Bucknell vs. Washington & Jefferson
Bucknell and Washington & Jefferson first met in 1901 and have played 16 times; Washington & Jefferson leads the series 10–5–1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Bucknell 5–4, and Bucknell has won the last 4. Share
- Bucknell wins
- 5
- Washington & Jefferson wins
- 10
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1901
- Longest streak
- 7 Washington & Jefferson
- Current streak
- 4 Bucknell
- Last 10 meetings
- Bucknell 5–4
- Most recent
- 1936
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 5–2 |
- Average margin
- 15.9 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Bucknell
- 3–2 Bucknell’s record at home
- At Washington & Jefferson
- 8–2–1 Washington & Jefferson’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
- Bucknell’s biggest win1933: Bucknell 38, Washington & Jefferson 6by 32 points
- Washington & Jefferson’s biggest win1913: Washington & Jefferson 52, Bucknell 0by 52 points
- Upset1901: Washington & Jefferson 11, Bucknell 5Washington & Jefferson had a 30% 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

1914 · Arizona republican, Arizona, Nov 27, 1914

1921 · Arizona republican, Arizona, Oct 3, 1921

1933 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Nov 27, 1933
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.