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1916 Bucknell

3–⁠9, coached by George Johnson.

Schedule and results

Bucknell in 1916, game by game: won vs. Bloomsburg 31–0; won vs. Albright 37–0; lost at Penn State 7–50; lost at Susquehanna 9–10; lost at Cornell 0–19; lost at Muhlenberg 0–17; lost at Princeton 0–42; lost at New York University 0–13; lost at Washington and Lee 7–55; lost at Gettysburg 0–17; lost at Georgetown 0–78; won vs. Lebanon Valley 8–0+37−78Won 31–0 vs. Bloomsburg+31BloomsburgWon 37–0 vs. Albright+37AlbrightLost 7–50 at Penn State-43Penn StateLost 9–10 at Susquehanna-1SusquehannaLost 0–19 at Cornell-19CornellLost 0–17 at Muhlenberg-17MuhlenbergLost 0–42 at Princeton-42PrincetonLost 0–13 at New York University-13New York Univer…Lost 7–55 at Washington and Lee-48Washington and …Lost 0–17 at Gettysburg-17GettysburgLost 0–78 at Georgetown-78GeorgetownWon 8–0 vs. Lebanon Valley+8Lebanon Valley
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsBloomsburgW 31–⁠082%
Sep 30vsAlbrightW 37–⁠086%
Oct 7atPenn StateL 7–⁠5025%
Oct 14atSusquehannaL 9–⁠1072%
Oct 21atCornellL 0–⁠1914%
Oct 28atMuhlenbergL 0–⁠1769%
Nov 4atPrincetonL 0–⁠4211%
Nov 8atNew York UniversityL 0–⁠1363%
Nov 11atWashington and LeeL 7–⁠5511%
Nov 18atGettysburgL 0–⁠1761%
Nov 25atGeorgetownL 0–⁠788%
Nov 30vsLebanon ValleyW 8–⁠066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lebanon Valley 8–⁠0.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
99–⁠301
Coach
George Johnson
Elo
1263 −136 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−15.0 No. 69 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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