Bucknell vs. Georgetown

Bucknell and Georgetown have 31 meetings on file, the first in 1904; the series is tied 15–⁠15–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Georgetown 6–⁠4, and Georgetown has won the last 4.

Bucknell wins
15
Georgetown wins
15
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1904
Longest streak
4 Bucknell
Current streak
4 Georgetown
Last 10 meetings
Georgetown 6–⁠4
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠1
1910s0–⁠1
1930s1–⁠3–⁠1
2000s5–⁠2
2010s7–⁠3
2020s1–⁠5
Average margin
11.1 points; 17 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bucknell
6–⁠7 Bucknell’s record at home
At Georgetown
8–⁠9–⁠1 Georgetown’s record at home
Shutouts
7

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Bucknell’s biggest win2003: Bucknell 45, Georgetown 16by 29 points
  2. Georgetown’s biggest win1916: Georgetown 78, Bucknell 0by 78 points
  3. Upset2005: Georgetown 19, Bucknell 16Georgetown had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2007: Georgetown 20, Bucknell 17Georgetown had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2022: Bucknell 24, Georgetown 21Bucknell had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Bucknell and Georgetown, 1904 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 Washington times's story of the 1905 game: BUCKNELL WEIGHT BEAT GEORGETOWN Better Players Also Helped 1t Along. COULDN'T STOP LENHARDT Big Tackle waded Through Line With out Trouble-Blue and Gray Better in Second Half. COULDN'T STOP LENHARDT

    1905 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Nov 19, 1905

  • The Evening star's story of the 1932 game: Michigan Cnhes Championship Auburn Keeps Slate Clean in D HOyA, BISON EACH HELPED BY BREAK New Spirit Marks Play of DoWntrodden Blue and Gray in Muddy Fray.

    1932 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 20, 1932

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

Oct 10, 2026Georgetown 21, Bucknell 14at Georgetown
Oct 25, 2025Georgetown 31, Bucknell 24at Bucknell
Oct 26, 2024Georgetown 21, Bucknell 20at Georgetown
Nov 11, 2023Georgetown 50, Bucknell 47at Bucknell
Nov 12, 2022Bucknell 24, Georgetown 21at Georgetown
Oct 23, 2021Georgetown 29, Bucknell 21at Bucknell
Nov 16, 2019Bucknell 20, Georgetown 17at Bucknell
Nov 10, 2018Georgetown 14, Bucknell 3at Georgetown
Nov 11, 2017Bucknell 12, Georgetown 0at Bucknell
Nov 12, 2016Bucknell 21, Georgetown 7at Georgetown
Oct 24, 2015Georgetown 17, Bucknell 9at Bucknell
Oct 25, 2014Bucknell 22, Georgetown 17at Georgetown
Nov 16, 2013Bucknell 17, Georgetown 7at Bucknell
Nov 10, 2012Georgetown 10, Bucknell 3at Georgetown
Oct 1, 2011Bucknell 35, Georgetown 18at Bucknell
Oct 16, 2010Bucknell 24, Georgetown 21at Georgetown
Oct 3, 2009Bucknell 14, Georgetown 6at Bucknell
Oct 18, 2008Bucknell 27, Georgetown 24at Georgetown
Oct 20, 2007Georgetown 20, Bucknell 17at Bucknell
Oct 14, 2006Bucknell 17, Georgetown 7at Georgetown
Sep 3, 2005Georgetown 19, Bucknell 16at Bucknell
Oct 2, 2004Bucknell 35, Georgetown 19at Georgetown
Nov 22, 2003Bucknell 45, Georgetown 16at Bucknell
Oct 21, 1939Georgetown 13, Bucknell 7at Bucknell
Nov 5, 1938Georgetown 13, Bucknell 0at Georgetown
Oct 17, 1936Georgetown 19, Bucknell 0at Georgetown
Nov 19, 1932Georgetown 6, Bucknell 6at Georgetown
Nov 7, 1931Bucknell 7, Georgetown 0at Georgetown
Nov 25, 1916Georgetown 78, Bucknell 0at Georgetown
Nov 18, 1905Bucknell 18, Georgetown 0at Georgetown
Nov 12, 1904Georgetown 12, Bucknell 0at Georgetown

Every game is listed as played on the field.