Bucknell at Pennsylvania

Saturday, October 20, 1917

Pennsylvania beat Bucknell 20–⁠6. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Pennsylvania led the series 11–⁠0.

AwayBucknell3–⁠5–⁠1 in 1917
6
HomePennsylvania9–⁠2 in 1917
20

FinalHigh 50°F, low 28°F, 0.8 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: PENN UNIVERSITY BEATS BUCKNELL IN SCRAPPY TILT Work of Light and Berry Features VictOry-FOr- ward Pass Prevents ShutOut

    The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 21, 1917, page 14

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    PENN UNIVERSITY BEATS BUCKNELL IN SCRAPPY TILT Work of Light and Berry Features VictOry-FOr- ward Pass Prevents ShutOut Philadelphia. October 20-The Univer- aity of Pennsylvania eleven defeated Bucknen today, 20 to G. the visitors SCOT ing their single touchdown during the last minutes of play. Pennsylvania, With Berry and Light featuring the game with three touchdowns, the first by Light in tbe first period, finished strong with Kerry twice carrying the ball over Buck nels goal line. Ferry added two goals from touchdown, scoring B points in the final period. A forward pass to Grant, substitute left halfbaex, who had just entered the lone tally Lineup: Pennsylvania (20)-Weil, left end; May nard left tackle; Jerauld, left guard; Wray, center; Deiter. right guard; Cook, right tackle; Miller, right end; Lerch. quarterback Light. left halfback; Quig- lev, right halfback Berry, fullback. Pucknell (6)--Hall, left end; Dyer, left tackle Kline. left guard; Gerhart, cen ter; Boswell, right guard Newcompe, right tackle; Elliott, right end; Waddeli, squarterback: Spotts, left halfback; Nor rison, right halfback; Bortz, fullback. Score by periods: Fen0SylVanla .....,........... U lS--Zu Bncknell ...-................... Q c. Pennsylvania scoring: Touchdowns. Light. Berry ,. Goals from touchdown, Berry ? Bucknell scoring: Touchdown. Grant (sub for Spotts). Referee, Thomp- son, Georgetown. Umpire, Sigman, La- : Fayette. Headlinesman. Palmer.

  • The Harrisburg telegraph's story: Saturdays Scores in Big Football Games

    Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., October 22, 1917, page 13 (results column)

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    Saturdays Scores in Big Football Games Scholastic Steelton, 21; Central, 13. Tech, III; Altoona, 0. Enhaut, 6; Tech Scrubs. 0. Harrisburg Academy, 10; Lykens High, I. Penn, 20; Bucknell, 6. Pittsburgh, 2S; Syracuse, 0. Navy, 61 Indians, 0. Army, 26; Tufts, 8. Colgate, 90; Cornell, 0. Dartmouth. 6; w, Virginia, 2. Yale Fresh, 20; Exeter, o. u. S. Marines, 20; Ewing, 0. w. and j., 4 Penn State, o. Muhlenberg, Il; +. and NJ, 0. Columbia, 21; Union. 0. Carnegie, 81; Ohio, O. Swarthmore, II; Gettysburg, 0. Ursinus, 90; Haveford. o. Rutgers, 33; Lafayette, Z. Williamson, z: Northeast, 0. Friends c., q; Bordentown, 0. Georgetown, II; Lehigh, 6. Bowdoin, 1C: Colgate, Z. Allegheny, SO: Geneva, 0. st. Lawrence. 26; Hobart, O. Norwich. Z; Middlebury, o. williams, IL; Hamilton, O. Lebanon Valley, 16; Villanova, o. Dickinson, IA; Johns Hopkins, o. Bates, 6; Maine, 0. Andover, Z; Bumpkin, 0. Brown. Z; Boston Col. 2. Spring gneld, l3s Amherst, T.. Worcester, 6; Rensselaer,, 0. Fordham. IL; Holy Cross, 0. WESLEYAN. Z; New York, 8. Harvard, 10: Maine Artillery. 0. w. Maryland. 10; Delaware, 0. Trinity, 20: Camp Devens, 0. Carnegie. 21: Ohio, O. w. Va, Wesleyan, 81; Westminster Buffalo. 2S: Rochester, O. Rhode Island. 0; y. Hampshire, 0. Andover, z; Bumkin. 6. p. NJ. c., z: st. Johns, o. Western Reserve. 6: Kenyon, 0. Case, 16; Baldwin, 0. Miami. 81; Earlham, 0. Otterbein, 81; Marshall. O. Nebraska, {; Notre Dame, 0. Illinois, Z: Wisconsin. 0. Wooster. z; Akron, s. Minnesota, SO; Indiana, g. Camp Custer, Z; Great Lakes. 0. Michigan, 81; Aggies. 0. Chicago, 81: Perdue, 0. Miami. 81: Earlham. 0. Vanderbilt. 5; Kentucky. 0.

  • The Evening capital news's story: - - FOOTBALL RESULTS.

    Evening capital news, Boise, Idaho, October 21, 1917, page 1 (results column)

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    - - FOOTBALL RESULTS. Al Denver. Colorado u IL: Colo RADIO School of Mines o. At Champaign; Wisconsin o; Him DIS T. At Chicago: Purdue 0; Chicago 81. At Minneapolis: Indiana 9; Mime sofa 49, At st. Louis: Drury I; ST. Louis O. AT Cleveland: Case l6 Baldwin Wal lace O. At Cleveland: Reserve 6 Kenyon O.. At oxford, o.: Miami 81; Earlli?im At Dallas: Texas U 0: Oklahoma L a. At swarthmore: Gettysburg o; Swarthmore II. At South Bethlehem: Lehgh g. Georgetown a. At Huntington: Otterbein 81; Mar shall 0. At Philadelphia: Pennsylvania 20 Bucknell 6. At Haverford; Ursinus %; Haverford O. At washington, Pa: Washington and jefferson Z; state 0. At Ithaca: Colgate 90 Cornell 0, At West Pone: Army &c; Tufts 3. ~ fthlldpoliS. navy OIL, carlisle D., At Pittsburg: Syracuse 0. PiN burg %. At Hanover: Dartmouth 6; West Virginia 2. At Pittsburg: Carnegie 81: Ohio o. At New York: Columbia 81: Union o. At Cambridge: Harvard 10; Maine Artillery 0. At Fayetteville Ark: Arkansas u 80; Missouri School of Mines 0. At Pendleton, Ore: University of Idaho 6; Oregon Aggies &c. At Providence: Brown I; Boston College 2. At Milwaukee; Marquette L 1903: Oshkosh Normal 0. At Lincoln Nebraska I, Notre Dame At Easton: Rutgers SO; Lafayette !. At Marietta: Marietta 6; Cincinnatl 0. At Ann Arbor: Michigan 20; Az gies o. = At Salt Lake City: University of Utah II: University of Wyoming 0. At Seattle: Washington IA; Writ man College 6. At Pullman: oregon University 3; Washington State College 26 At Ames: Ames 10: Missouri 0. AT Iowa city: Iowa 0; Grinnell 10.

  • The The West Virginian's story: FOOTBALL RESULTS.

    The West Virginian, Fairmont, W. Va., October 22, 1917, page 8 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL RESULTS. Pitt rs, Syracuse D. Z Tech ~, Ohio University o. Syracuse Fresh z, Pitt Freshmen 0. s w. & j. z, State 0. Mercersburg 8, Penn Freshmen o. State Col. Fresh. z, Kiskimenetas Mhienburg 10, Franklin O. otterbein 81. Marshall o. Miami 81, Earlham 0. Drury z, st. Louis 0. = Vanderbilt s, Kentucky State o. Western Md. 10, Delaware 0. Bowd6in 10, Colby 2. Allegheny 80. Geneva o. ] st. Lawrence 90, Hobart 0. Norwich z, Middlebury O. Williams IL, Hamilton o. Lebanon 16, villa Nova o. Steens %, Naval Aviation o. Dickinson 4, Johns Hopkins 0. Bates 6, Maine 0. Andover Z, pumpkins l. n. s. Nebraska z. Notre Dame 0. Case is, Baldwin Wallace o. Penn 20; Bucknell 6. { Colgate 20, Cornell 0. Wese Point 20, Tufts 8. Annapolis 81, Carlisle 0. Rutgers SO, Lafayette z. Georgetown IA, Lehigh 6. Ursinus 20, Haverford o. Swarthmore II, Gettysburg o. Minnesota 80, Indiana z. Chicago q. Purdue o. Illinois Z, Wisconsin O. w. Va. Wesleyan %. Westminster 8

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Pennsylvania 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pennsylvania leads 27–⁠2 in 29 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Pennsylvania 20, Bucknell 7
2024Pennsylvania 31, Bucknell 21
2023Pennsylvania 37, Bucknell 21
2021Pennsylvania 30, Bucknell 6
2018Pennsylvania 34, Bucknell 17
2010Pennsylvania 31, Bucknell 10

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