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. Share
- 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
- 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
- Bucknell’s biggest win1902: Bucknell 16, Carlisle 0by 16 points
- Carlisle’s biggest win1909: Carlisle 48, Bucknell 6by 42 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Bucknell | Series | Carlisle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901–1909 | George W. Hoskins | 1–3 | Pop 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
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

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

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

1907 · The Montgomery advertiser, Oct 20, 1907

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

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, 1917 | Bucknell 10, Carlisle 0 | at Bucknell | ||
| Oct 23, 1915 | Carlisle 0, Bucknell 0 | at Carlisle | ||
| Oct 8, 1910 | Carlisle 39, Bucknell 0 | at Carlisle | ||
| Oct 2, 1909 | Carlisle 48, Bucknell 6 | at Carlisle | ||
| Oct 19, 1907 | Carlisle 15, Bucknell 0 | at Carlisle | ||
| Oct 8, 1904 | Carlisle 10, Bucknell 4 | at Carlisle | ||
| Oct 3, 1903 | Carlisle 12, Bucknell 0 | at Carlisle | ||
| Oct 11, 1902 | Bucknell 16, Carlisle 0 | at Bucknell | ||
| Oct 12, 1901 | Carlisle 6, Bucknell 5 | at Carlisle |
Every game is listed as played on the field.