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Bucknell vs. Princeton

Bucknell and Princeton have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1903; Princeton leads the series 8–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Princeton 8–⁠1.

Bucknell wins
1
Princeton wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1903
Longest streak
7 Princeton
Current streak
1 Princeton
Last 10 meetings
Princeton 8–⁠1
Most recent
2019

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠4
1910s0–⁠3
2010s1–⁠1
Average margin
30.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bucknell
0–⁠1 Bucknell’s record at home
At Princeton
7–⁠1 Princeton’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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 34, Princeton 9by 25 points
  2. Princeton’s biggest win1907: Princeton 52, Bucknell 0by 52 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Bucknell and Princeton, 1903 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 1903 game: PRINCETON DEFEATS BUCKNELL, II TO o

    1903 · The Washington times, Oct 22, 1903

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1905 game: TIGERS CRUSH BUCKNELL. Princeton Plays AggressiUe Game, and MOtgs Dozen Opponents.

    1905 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Oct 15, 1905

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1907 game: PLAYERS AND REFEREE ARE SEVERELY INJURED

    1907 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 13, 1907

  • The Evening star's story of the 1913 game: SCORES ON TIGERS BuckneII Crosses Princeton's Goal Line. JUNGALEERS WIN EASILY STREET. and Bakers Play Once More the Days Feature-Forward Passes Used by Bucknell.

    1913 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 12, 1913

  • The The sun's story of the 1914 game: PRINCETON HAS TASK TODEFEAT BUCKNELL Forward Pass Fails Often, but One Turns Into Spectacular Touchdown. FINAL SCORE Is 10 TO 0

    1914 · The sun, New York [N.Y.], Oct 4, 1914

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

Sep 28, 2019Princeton 56, Bucknell 23at Bucknell
Sep 24, 2011Bucknell 34, Princeton 9at Princeton
Nov 4, 1916Princeton 42, Bucknell 0at Princeton
Oct 3, 1914Princeton 10, Bucknell 0at Princeton
Oct 11, 1913Princeton 28, Bucknell 6at Princeton
Oct 9, 1907Princeton 52, Bucknell 0at Princeton
Oct 20, 1906Princeton 32, Bucknell 4at Princeton
Oct 14, 1905Princeton 48, Bucknell 0at Princeton
Oct 21, 1903Princeton 17, Bucknell 0at Princeton

Every game is listed as played on the field.