Bucknell vs. Carlisle

Bucknell and Carlisle first met in 1901 and have played 9 times; Carlisle leads the series 6–⁠2–⁠1. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Carlisle 6–⁠2.

Bucknell wins
2
Carlisle wins
6
Ties
1
First meeting
1901
Longest streak
5 Carlisle
Current streak
1 Bucknell
Last 10 meetings
Carlisle 6–⁠2
Most recent
1917

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠5
1910s1–⁠1–⁠1
Average margin
15.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bucknell
2–⁠0 Bucknell’s record at home
At Carlisle
6–⁠0–⁠1 Carlisle’s record at home
Shutouts
5

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Bucknell’s biggest win1902: Bucknell 16, Carlisle 0by 16 points
  2. Carlisle’s biggest win1909: Carlisle 48, Bucknell 6by 42 points

Coach against coach

YearsBucknellSeriesCarlisle
1901–⁠1909George W. Hoskins1–⁠3Pop Warner

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Bucknell’s side (Hoskins 1–⁠3 against Warner). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Bucknell and Carlisle, 1901 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The farmer and mechanic's story of the 1902 game: Other Games on the Gridiron.

    1902 · The farmer and mechanic, Raleigh, N.C., Oct 14, 1902

  • The The St. Louis Republic's story of the 1904 game: INDIANS FIGHT WITH BuCKNELL. FoIlce Twice Clear Field, and Game Is Won by Carlisle, 10 to 4.

    1904 · The St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo., Oct 9, 1904

  • The The Montgomery advertiser's story of the 1907 game

    1907 · The Montgomery advertiser, Oct 20, 1907

  • The The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram's story of the 1915 game: Football Scores

    1915 · The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram, Richmond, Ind., Oct 25, 1915

  • The Evening star's story of the 1917 game: B|G GE[EVENS SHOW. STRENGTH OF PLAY Some Run Up High Scores on Weaker Teams, Others in Close Struggles. CORNELL is IMPROVING

    1917 · Evening star, Nov 4, 1917

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Nov 3, 1917Bucknell 10, Carlisle 0at Bucknell
Oct 23, 1915Carlisle 0, Bucknell 0at Carlisle
Oct 8, 1910Carlisle 39, Bucknell 0at Carlisle
Oct 2, 1909Carlisle 48, Bucknell 6at Carlisle
Oct 19, 1907Carlisle 15, Bucknell 0at Carlisle
Oct 8, 1904Carlisle 10, Bucknell 4at Carlisle
Oct 3, 1903Carlisle 12, Bucknell 0at Carlisle
Oct 11, 1902Bucknell 16, Carlisle 0at Bucknell
Oct 12, 1901Carlisle 6, Bucknell 5at Carlisle

Every game is listed as played on the field.