Bucknell vs. George Washington
Bucknell and George Washington first met in 1908 and have played 7 times; Bucknell leads the series 3–2–2. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Bucknell 3–2. Share
- Bucknell wins
- 3
- George Washington wins
- 2
- Ties
- 2
- First meeting
- 1908
- Longest streak
- 2 Bucknell
- Current streak
- 1 George Washington
- Last 10 meetings
- Bucknell 3–2
- Most recent
- 1952
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 6.1 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Bucknell
- 1–0 Bucknell’s record at home
- At George Washington
- 2–2–2 George Washington’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Bucknell’s biggest win1938: Bucknell 16, George Washington 0by 16 points
- George Washington’s biggest win1952: George Washington 21, Bucknell 7by 14 points
- Upset1909: Bucknell 12, George Washington 6Bucknell had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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

1908 · Daily Arizona silver belt, Arizona, Nov 27, 1908

1939 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 27, 1939
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 8, 1952 | George Washington 21, Bucknell 7 | at George Washington | ||
| Nov 15, 1941 | Bucknell 6, George Washington 0 | at George Washington | ||
| Nov 9, 1940 | George Washington 0, Bucknell 0 | at George Washington | ||
| Nov 25, 1939 | George Washington 7, Bucknell 6 | at George Washington | ||
| Nov 19, 1938 | Bucknell 16, George Washington 0 | at Bucknell | ||
| Nov 25, 1909 | Bucknell 12, George Washington 6 | at George Washington | ||
| Nov 26, 1908 | George Washington 5, Bucknell 5 | at George Washington |
Every game is listed as played on the field.