Bucknell vs. Fordham

Bucknell and Fordham have 27 meetings on file, the first in 1929; Fordham leads the series 17–⁠10 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Fordham 8–⁠2, and Bucknell has won the last 2.

Bucknell wins
10
Fordham wins
17
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1929
Longest streak
11 Fordham
Current streak
2 Bucknell
Last 10 meetings
Fordham 8–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠1
1930s1–⁠2
2000s5–⁠2
2010s2–⁠8
2020s2–⁠4
Average margin
12.9 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bucknell
5–⁠6 Bucknell’s record at home
At Fordham
6–⁠2 Fordham’s record at home
Neutral sites
3–⁠5 Bucknell first
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Bucknell’s biggest win2011: Bucknell 21, Fordham 0by 21 points
  2. Fordham’s biggest win2021: Fordham 66, Bucknell 21by 45 points
  3. Upset2007: Bucknell 38, Fordham 24Bucknell had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1931: Bucknell 14, Fordham 13Bucknell had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsBucknellSeriesFordham
1929–⁠1932Carl Snavely1–⁠3Frank Cavanaugh

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Bucknell’s side (Snavely 1–⁠3 against Cavanaugh). 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 Fordham, 1929 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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 Evening star's story of the 1929 game: FORDHAM DEFEATS BUCKNELL, "A TO Q Rams Close Season Unbeaten After a Mighty Battle at Polo Grounds.

    1929 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 24, 1929

  • The Evening star's story of the 1930 game: FORDHAM DEFEATS BUCKNELL, Z TO D Takes Final Game of Season With Display of Flashing Running Attack.

    1930 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 23, 1930

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 7, 2026Fordham at Bucknell upcomingat Bucknell
Nov 8, 2025Bucknell 37, Fordham 19at Fordham
Nov 9, 2024Bucknell 28, Fordham 27at Bucknell
Nov 4, 2023Fordham 27, Bucknell 21at Fordham
Nov 5, 2022Fordham 59, Bucknell 17at Bucknell
Oct 16, 2021Fordham 66, Bucknell 21at Fordham
Apr 10, 2021Fordham 31, Bucknell 17at Bucknell
Nov 23, 2019Fordham 31, Bucknell 14Coffey Field
Nov 17, 2018Fordham 17, Bucknell 14at Bucknell
Nov 18, 2017Fordham 20, Bucknell 9at Fordham
Nov 19, 2016Fordham 36, Bucknell 22at Bucknell
Nov 7, 2015Fordham 24, Bucknell 16Coffey Field
Nov 7, 2014Fordham 30, Bucknell 27at Bucknell
Nov 9, 2013Fordham 23, Bucknell 21Coffey Field
Nov 3, 2012Bucknell 27, Fordham 24at Bucknell
Nov 12, 2011Bucknell 21, Fordham 0Coffey Field
Nov 6, 2010Fordham 33, Bucknell 21at Bucknell
Nov 7, 2009Fordham 21, Bucknell 7Coffey Field
Nov 22, 2008Bucknell 24, Fordham 21at Bucknell
Nov 17, 2007Bucknell 38, Fordham 24Coffey Field
Oct 28, 2006Bucknell 13, Fordham 3at Bucknell
Nov 5, 2005Fordham 28, Bucknell 21Coffey Field
Nov 6, 2004Bucknell 21, Fordham 20at Bucknell
Oct 4, 2003Bucknell 31, Fordham 10Neutral site
Oct 8, 1932Fordham 30, Bucknell 0at Fordham
Nov 21, 1931Bucknell 14, Fordham 13at Fordham
Nov 22, 1930Fordham 12, Bucknell 0at Fordham
Nov 23, 1929Fordham 14, Bucknell 0at Fordham

Every game is listed as played on the field.