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Bucknell vs. Gettysburg

Bucknell and Gettysburg first met in 1901 and have played 18 times; Bucknell leads the series 12–⁠5–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Bucknell 7–⁠2.

Bucknell wins
12
Gettysburg wins
5
Ties
1
First meeting
1901
Longest streak
4 Bucknell
Current streak
1 Bucknell
Last 10 meetings
Bucknell 7–⁠2
Most recent
1946

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s3–⁠2
1910s5–⁠2–⁠1
1930s3–⁠1
1940s1–⁠0
Average margin
16.7 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bucknell
7–⁠3 Bucknell’s record at home
At Gettysburg
2–⁠5–⁠1 Gettysburg’s record at home
Shutouts
10

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Bucknell’s biggest win1931: Bucknell 46, Gettysburg 0by 46 points
  2. Gettysburg’s biggest win1916: Gettysburg 17, Bucknell 0by 17 points
  3. Upset1906: Gettysburg 10, Bucknell 0Gettysburg had a 11% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1910: Gettysburg 9, Bucknell 6Gettysburg had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1908: Gettysburg 6, Bucknell 5Gettysburg had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Bucknell and Gettysburg, 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 Evening star's story of the 1907 game: FOOT BALL SCORES.

    1907 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Sep 29, 1907

  • The Norwich bulletin's story of the 1912 game: FOOTBALL RESULTS SATURDAY.

    1912 · Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, Nov 25, 1912

  • The The star-independent's story of the 1914 game: BUCKNELL EASILY wins FROM GETTYSBURG ESQ George CocHu's Crew Profits by Rough Tactics by Battlefield Stars-rop- ham Easily the Individual Star Of the Game

    1914 · The star-independent, Harrisburg, Pa., Nov 16, 1914

  • The Harrisburg telegraph's story of the 1915 game: NRAL AND BUCKNEIL WIN THEIR AND TECH LOSE Saturday Scores in Gridiron Games

    1915 · Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., Nov 15, 1915

  • The Harrisburg telegraph's story of the 1916 game: ROTE WINS GAME FOR GETTYSBURG Scores All Points Against Bucknell on Saturd "; Eman- uel Another Local Star

    1916 · Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., Nov 20, 1916

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 2, 1946Bucknell 19, Gettysburg 0at Bucknell
Sep 30, 1939Gettysburg 6, Bucknell 0at Gettysburg
Oct 1, 1938Bucknell 27, Gettysburg 14at Bucknell
Oct 24, 1931Bucknell 46, Gettysburg 0at Bucknell
Oct 25, 1930Bucknell 26, Gettysburg 6at Gettysburg
Nov 15, 1919Bucknell 17, Gettysburg 0at Bucknell
Nov 17, 1917Gettysburg 6, Bucknell 6at Gettysburg
Nov 18, 1916Gettysburg 17, Bucknell 0at Gettysburg
Nov 13, 1915Bucknell 16, Gettysburg 7at Bucknell
Nov 14, 1914Bucknell 25, Gettysburg 0at Gettysburg
Nov 15, 1913Bucknell 23, Gettysburg 0at Gettysburg
Nov 23, 1912Bucknell 35, Gettysburg 0at Gettysburg
Nov 5, 1910Gettysburg 9, Bucknell 6at Bucknell
Oct 9, 1909Bucknell 9, Gettysburg 3at Gettysburg
Oct 10, 1908Gettysburg 6, Bucknell 5at Bucknell
Sep 28, 1907Bucknell 5, Gettysburg 0at Bucknell
Nov 17, 1906Gettysburg 10, Bucknell 0at Bucknell
Nov 2, 1901Bucknell 51, Gettysburg 6at Bucknell

Every game is listed as played on the field.