Bucknell vs. New York University
Bucknell and New York University first met in 1915 and have played 7 times; the series is tied 3–3–1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s even at 3–3, and Bucknell has won the last 2. Share
- Bucknell wins
- 3
- New York University wins
- 3
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1915
- Longest streak
- 2 New York University
- Current streak
- 2 Bucknell
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 3–3
- Most recent
- 1950
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 16.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Bucknell
- 3–0 Bucknell’s record at home
- At New York University
- 3–0–1 New York University’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 4
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Bucknell’s biggest win1950: Bucknell 41, New York University 7by 34 points
- New York University’s biggest win1935: New York University 14, Bucknell 0by 14 points
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
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 4, 1950 | Bucknell 41, New York University 7 | at Bucknell | ||
| Oct 1, 1949 | Bucknell 14, New York University 0 | at Bucknell | ||
| Nov 11, 1947 | New York University 19, Bucknell 6 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 4, 1944 | Bucknell 26, New York University 0 | at Bucknell | ||
| Nov 2, 1935 | New York University 14, Bucknell 0 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 8, 1916 | New York University 13, Bucknell 0 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 30, 1915 | New York University 3, Bucknell 3 | at New York University |
Every game is listed as played on the field.

