1939 Bucknell

3–⁠5, coached by Al Humphreys.

Schedule and results

Bucknell in 1939, game by game: lost at Gettysburg 0–6; lost at Penn State 3–13; won vs. Albright 15–0; lost vs. Georgetown 7–13; lost at Temple 0–16; won vs. McDaniel 32–6; won vs. Muhlenberg 25–3; lost at George Washington 6–7+26−16Lost 0–6 at Gettysburg-6GettysburgLost 3–13 at Penn State-10Penn StateWon 15–0 vs. Albright+15AlbrightLost 7–13 vs. Georgetown-6GeorgetownLost 0–16 at Temple-16TempleWon 32–6 vs. McDaniel+26McDanielWon 25–3 vs. Muhlenberg+22MuhlenbergLost 6–7 at George Washington-1George Washingt…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to George Washington 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
88–⁠64
Coach
Al Humphreys
Elo
1379 −44 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.7 No. 84 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1940

The 1940 draft
Rd 3George Kiick BPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Hal Pegg CPhiladelphia Eagles