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1898 Bucknell

4–⁠4–⁠3, coached by George Jennings.

Schedule and results

Bucknell in 1898, game by game: won vs. Wyoming Seminary 6–0; tied at Bradford National Guard 0–0; lost at Navy 0–11; won at Maryland-Baltimore 6–0; won vs. Swarthmore 34–18; tied at Lehigh 0–0; lost at Penn State 0–16; won at Maryland A.C. 6–5; tied at Franklin & Marshall 11–11; lost at Lafayette 0–6; lost at Buffalo 5–36+16−31Won 6–0 vs. Wyoming Seminary+6Wyoming SeminaryTied 0–0 at Bradford National Guard0Bradford Nation…Lost 0–11 at Navy-11NavyWon 6–0 at Maryland-Baltimore+6Maryland-Baltim…Won 34–18 vs. Swarthmore+16SwarthmoreTied 0–0 at Lehigh0LehighLost 0–16 at Penn State-16Penn StateWon 6–5 at Maryland A.C.+1Maryland A.C.Tied 11–11 at Franklin & Marshall0Franklin & Mars…Lost 0–6 at Lafayette-6LafayetteLost 5–36 at Buffalo-31Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsWyoming SeminaryW 6–⁠086%
Oct 1atBradford National GuardT 0–⁠076%
Oct 8atNavyL 0–⁠1134%
Oct 12atMaryland-BaltimoreW 6–⁠074%
Oct 22vsSwarthmoreW 34–⁠1887%
Oct 29atLehighT 0–⁠076%
Nov 5atPenn StateL 0–⁠1647%
Nov 9atMaryland A.C.W 6–⁠574%
Nov 12atFranklin & MarshallT 11–⁠1161%
Nov 19atLafayetteL 0–⁠648%
Nov 24atBuffaloL 5–⁠3681%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Buffalo 36–⁠5.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
68–⁠103
Coach
George Jennings
Elo
1337 −113 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−12.0 No. 26 of 31 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Emmanuel Cober