Bucknell vs. Susquehanna
Bucknell and Susquehanna first met in 1899 and have played 8 times; Bucknell leads the series 6–1–1. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Bucknell 6–1. Share
- Bucknell wins
- 6
- Susquehanna wins
- 1
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1899
- Longest streak
- 5 Bucknell
- Current streak
- 1 Bucknell
- Last 10 meetings
- Bucknell 6–1
- Most recent
- 1919
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 22.4 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Bucknell
- 6–0–1 Bucknell’s record at home
- At Susquehanna
- 1–0 Susquehanna’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 win1899: Bucknell 45, Susquehanna 0by 45 points
- Susquehanna’s biggest win1916: Susquehanna 10, Bucknell 9by 1 points
- Upset1916: Susquehanna 10, Bucknell 9Susquehanna had a 28% 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
1900 · Delaware gazette and state journal, Wilmington, Del., Nov 15, 1900
1908 · The sun, New York [N.Y.], Sep 27, 1908
1915 · New Britain herald, Connecticut, Oct 4, 1915
1916 · The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat, Keokuk, Iowa, Oct 16, 1916
1919 · Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], Nov 23, 1919
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 22, 1919 | Bucknell 20, Susquehanna 7 | at Bucknell | ||
| Oct 14, 1916 | Susquehanna 10, Bucknell 9 | at Susquehanna | ||
| Sep 29, 1915 | Bucknell 0, Susquehanna 0 | at Bucknell | ||
| Oct 24, 1914 | Bucknell 43, Susquehanna 0 | at Bucknell | ||
| Sep 25, 1909 | Bucknell 14, Susquehanna 5 | at Bucknell | ||
| Sep 26, 1908 | Bucknell 33, Susquehanna 0 | at Bucknell | ||
| Nov 10, 1900 | Bucknell 35, Susquehanna 0 | at Bucknell | ||
| Oct 28, 1899 | Bucknell 45, Susquehanna 0 | at Bucknell |
Every game is listed as played on the field.