The 1952 Bucknell Bison football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

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. In its sixth season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 6–3 record. Harry McSorley and Abe Powelson were the team captains. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

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