1947 Bucknell Bison football team

1947 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
Captains
  • Don Davidson
  • Edward J. Stec
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1947 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State    9 0 1
Muhlenberg    9 1 0
Buffalo    8 1 0
No. 11 Army    5 2 2
Villanova    6 3 1
Boston University    5 3 0
Hofstra    5 3 0
Tufts    5 3 0
Franklin & Marshall    4 3 1
Boston College    5 4 0
Holy Cross    4 4 2
Springfield    4 4 0
Syracuse    3 6 0
CCNY    2 5 1
NYU    2 5 1
Colgate    1 5 2
Temple    2 6 0
Bucknell    2 7 0
Duquesne    2 8 0
Fordham    1 6 1
Merchant Marine    2 9 0
Pittsburgh    1 8 0
Carnegie Tech    0 6 0
Drexel    0 8 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1947 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 2–7 record. Edward J. Stec and Don Davidson were the team captains.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Bucknell was ranked at No. 217 out of 500 college football teams.

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.