Bucknell at Cornell
Saturday, October 27, 1917 Share
Cornell beat Bucknell 20–0. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Cornell led the series 17–1.
FinalHigh 58°F, low 44°F, 0.25 in. of rain
In the newspapers

New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 28, 1917, page 17
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Cornell Downs Bucknell, 20 to 0 ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 81. Bucknell held Cornell TO one touchdown in three periods on Schoellkopf Field here this afternoon and then went to pieces, being defeated by 20 to O. The rejuvenated Sharpe machine totalled two more touchdowns in the last quarter and was kept from a third when on the 2-yard line by the final whistle. Hoffman and Nethercott starred for Cornell with remarkable runs and Van Horn gained prominence by two spec tacular end dashes.

The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., October 28, 1917, page 5
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Cornell Oycrwhelms Buckncll. Ithaca. n. “, october 27.--A 6ghting Cornell football team. the first seen this year. defeated Bucknell this afternoon by a score OF 20 to 0. The reorganixed Cornell team showed much more tight than any combinaton DR. Sharp has put on the field this year After the nrst ave minutes OF play the result was never in doubt.

Evening capital news, Boise, Idaho, October 28, 1917, page 2 (results column)
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FOOTBALL RESULTS. At Marietta: Marietta 3; Heidelberg At South Bethlehem: Lebanon VAL ley Z; Lehigh 3S. At New York: williams 9; Column bia 6. At Swarthmore: Swarthmore 40; Franklin and Marshall 0. At West Point: Army 81; Villa Nova At Princeton: Princeton Freshmen 10; Exeter 0. At Philadelphia: Pittsburg IA; Pennsylvania 6. At Springfield: Springfield 2s; Wor-. cester Technical o. At Hanover: Dartmouth 81; New Hampshire 6. At Princeton: Princeton 7; Camp Dix 3. At Providence: Brown Z Colgate G. At Ithaca. Cornell 20; Bucknell 0. At Pittsburg: Carnegie Tech 0; AL legheny 0. At Hoboken Stevens 20; Middle bury 6. At Easton: Muhlenberg 6; Lafaycite o. At lewiston: Bowdoin 10, Bates 0. At Lewiston: Maine 0; Colby 0. At Annapolis: Navy SO: Haverford 0. At Aver Miss. Camp Devine 0; Harvard O. At Beaver Falls: w and ] SO; GEN eva 0. IN THE MIDDLE WEST. At Madison: Iowa o; Wisconsin 20 At Chicago: Northwestern 0; Chi cago I. At Ann Arbor Nebraska 0: Michtgan 20. At Champaign: Purdue 0; Illinois 81. At South Bend: South Dakota o; Notre Dame 40 At Cincinnati Ohio University 20; Cincinnati 0. At Columbus: Ohio State 81; Denison 0. At Lawrence: Ames o; Kansas 7. At Cleveland: Oberlin 10; Case o. At Oxford; Miami 20; Ohio Wesley an 0. At Alliance: Mount Union 6; Reserve AT ST. Louis: Washington University 0; Rose Polytechnic 0. At Milwaukee,: Haskell Indians 0; Marquette 81. IN The FAR WEST. AT Whittier: Redlands University 20; Whittier College 0. At Pomona: Pomona College IS; Throop 0. At Los Angeles: st. Marys college (Oakland Z; University Southern California O. At Portland: Fort Stevens 8; Null sc las club 26. At Eugene: University of Idaho 0; University Of Oregon ID.

Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 29, 1917, page 7 (results column)
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Saturday Football Results Portland, high 81; Bangor high o. Westbroo Seminary 10; Thornton c. Hebron I; Lewiston high 0. Cony high 20; Edward Little high O.. Gardiner Z: HalloWell 0. Bowdoin IS; Bates o. Maine o: Colby 0. Brown Z; Colgate 6. Holy Cross 10; Rhode Island estate Syracuse So; Tufts 0. Yale Freshmen Z: Pennsylvania. Freshmen Z Navy 80; Haverford O. Amherst IA; Wesleyan 9. Army. 81; Villanova Z. Williams 8; Columbia s. Rutgers 2s; Fordham 0, New York University o. Union 0. eLhigh 8; Lebanon Valley 7. Swarthmore s; Franklin and Mar. shall O. Ursinus 20: Albright Z Dickinson 9; Delaware College G. Pennsylvania Military College a.: Gallaudet g. Princeton Freshmen -: Exeter o. Camp Devens Depot Brigade 0: Harward q. Dartmouth 81; New Hampshire s. Cornell 20: Bucknell 0. Pittsburg IA; Pennsylvania 8. Notra Dame 40; South Dakota o. Kansas 7: Ames 0. Colorado College 81; University OF Utah 0. South Dakota State 10; North Dakota University s. st. Bonaventure 10; University Of Buffalo 6. Washington and Jefferson a.; Cen eva 0. Springfield 2s; Worcester Tech 0. Hervard Freshmen So; Worcester Academy Z. Hamilton IA: Rochester 0. Trinity S.: Co. A Signal Corps o. Rensselaer, IS: st. Lawrence 0. Stevens 20: MiddIebury s. Carnegie Tech o: Allegheny 0. Michigan %; Nebraska o. Illinois 81; Purdue 0. Wisconsin 90 Iowa o. West Virginia Wesleyan Z; Pennsvlvania State 8. GEORGETOWN %: Virginia Poly 0. Vanderbilt 50: Howard 0. Sewanee {: Kentucky q. Auburn IL: Mississippi Aggies s. Washington & Lee %: North Carolima Aggies :.
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)
Cornell 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Bucknell–Cornell gameCornell leads 39–10 in 49 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.
| 2025 | Cornell 30, Bucknell 20 | |
| 2024 | Cornell 34, Bucknell 21 | |
| 2023 | Bucknell 21, Cornell 13 | |
| 2021 | Bucknell 21, Cornell 10 | |
| 2017 | Bucknell 26, Cornell 18 | |
| 2016 | Cornell 24, Bucknell 16 |
Around this game
Bucknell
- Next gamevs. CarlisleNov. 3, 1917
- SeasonBucknell in 1917
- ProgramBucknell history and records
Cornell
- Next gamevs. Carnegie MellonNov. 3, 1917
- SeasonCornell in 1917
- ProgramCornell history and records

