1944 Bucknell Bison football team

1944 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2–1
Head coach	J. Ellwood Ludwig (1st season)
Captains	Ralph Grant Gene Hubka
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1944 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					7	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Syracuse			–					2	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	4	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	8	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1944 college football season.

In its first season under head coach J. Ellwood Ludwig, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.^[1] Gene Hubka and Ralph Grant were the team captains.^[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Muhlenberg	Scotty Wood Stadium Allentown, PA	W 24–7	3,000	[3]
September 23	Muhlenberg	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 14–10		[1]
September 30	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–26	7,000	[4]
October 7	Franklin & Marshall	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 16–13		[1]
October 14	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 6–20	8,000	[5]
October 27	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	8,000	[6]
November 4	NYU	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 26–0		[7]
November 11	CCNY	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 78–0		[8]
November 17	at Villanova	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	W 27–6	5,000	[9]
November 23	at Franklin & Marshall	Sponaugle-Williamson Field Lancaster, PA	W 6–0	5,000	[10]

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 137. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Bucknell Tops Muhlenberg; Bucknell Defeats Mules in Opener, 24-7, Fumbles Bringing Bison Scores". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. September 17, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cornell Defeats Bucknell, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 1, 1944. p. S3.
5. "Penn State Beats Bucknell, 20-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 15, 1944. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Baumgartner, Stan (October 28, 1944). "Temple Ties Bucknell, 7-7, on Final-Period Touchdown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bucknell Beats N.Y.U., 26-0, Despite Losing 16 Players". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 5, 1944. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bucknell routs C.C.N.Y., 78–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1944. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. McNulty, Joe (November 18, 1944). "Bucknell Overpowers Villanova, 27-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bucknell Defeats F. & M., 6 to 0". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 24, 1944. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.