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1945 Bucknell

2–⁠5, coached by J. Ellwood Ludwig.

Schedule and results

Bucknell in 1945, game by game: won vs. Scranton 20–6; lost vs. Villanova 7–19; lost at Cornell 8–19; lost at Pittsburgh 0–38; lost at Temple 0–64; lost vs. Penn State 7–46; won at Lafayette 26–2+24−64Won 20–6 vs. Scranton+14ScrantonLost 7–19 vs. Villanova-12VillanovaLost 8–19 at Cornell-11CornellLost 0–38 at Pittsburgh-38PittsburghLost 0–64 at Temple-64TempleLost 7–46 vs. Penn State-39Penn StateWon 26–2 at Lafayette+24Lafayette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsScrantonW 20–⁠685%
Sep 22vsVillanovaL 7–⁠1968%
Sep 29atCornellL 8–⁠1960%
Oct 6atPittsburghL 0–⁠3839%
Oct 13atTempleL 0–⁠6434%
Oct 20vsPenn StateL 7–⁠4635%
Oct 27atLafayetteW 26–⁠266%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lafayette 26–⁠2; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
2–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
68–⁠194
Coach
J. Ellwood Ludwig
Elo
1375 −119 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−17.5 No. 89 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Harold Stefl and Robert Williams