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The 1952 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1952 college football season.

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Headcoach
Captains
  • Harry McSorley
  • Abe Powelson
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1952 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Captains
  • Harry McSorley
  • Abe Powelson
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
 1951
1953 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Rochester  800
Hofstra  810
No. 19 Princeton  810
Franklin & Marshall  710
Villanova  711
Holy Cross  820
Yale  720
Penn State  721
No. 14 Syracuse  730
Bucknell  630
Colgate  630
Pittsburgh  630
Carnegie Tech  430
Harvard  540
Boston University  541
Penn  432
Army  441
Boston College  441
Tufts  341
Drexel  340
Fordham  251
NYU  251
Columbia  261
Brown  270
Cornell  270
Dartmouth  270
Temple  271
Buffalo  170
Rankings from AP Poll
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In its sixth season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1] Harry McSorley and Abe Powelson were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27LafayetteW 45–13 9,000 [3]
October 4at MuhlenbergW 46–12 9,000 [4]
October 10at Temple W 19–12 12,000 [5]
October 18at BuffaloW 22–0 1,000 [6]
October 25Colgatedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–28 12,000 [7]
November 1Lehigh
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 28–6 5,500 [8]
November 7at George WashingtonL 7–21 4,000 [9]
November 15Gettysburg
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 26–21[1]
November 22at DelawareL 0–13 2,500 [10]
  • daggerHomecoming
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