1935
Bucknell vs. Penn State

In this 1935 game, Bucknell defeated Penn State by the score of 2 to 0. At the close of the 1935 season, there was a deficit for football of $17,205.37. There was a loss of about $1,500.00 on home games. In 1935, Bucknell funded fourteen full scholarships and nineteen partial scholarships at a cost of $15,000.00, which was the amount that the Athletic Council felt was "the minimum amount necessary to maintain the football standard."


"the minimum amount..." BT '20-'50, 8/7/1936, pp. 2-3

The major source for the information on this page is the Minutes of the Board of Trustees of Bucknell University, 1920-1950 (BT '20-'50).