1957 Bucknell Bison football team

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1957 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
1957 record3–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Bob Fitzsimmons
  • Rogers Frassenei
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra   910
Louisville   910
Rose Poly   710
Cal Poly Pomona   711
Montana State   820
Northern Michigan   620
Mississippi Southern   830
Sewanee   521
Tampa   630
Carnegie Tech   421
Franklin & Marshall   421
Washington University   530
Abilene Christian   531
Delaware   430
Carthage   431
Memphis State   640
Buffalo   540
Wabash   540
Hawaii   441
Chattanooga   451
Howard (AL)   450
Bucknell   360
Pepperdine   360
La Verne   371
UC Riverside   141
Baldwin–Wallace   161
Washington & Jefferson   161
Drexel   170
Temple   170

The 1957 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season.

In its 12th season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 3–6 record. [1] Bob Fitzsimmons and Rogers Frassenei were the team captains. [2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Albright W 16–0 4,000 [3]
September 28vs. Gettysburg L 0–19 10,000 [4]
October 5 Temple
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 19–6 5,000 [5]
October 12at Carnegie Tech W 13–7 [1]
October 19 Boston University Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–28 6,500 [6]
October 26at Lafayette L 13–35 7,000 [7]
November 2at Lehigh L 0–27 5,000 [8]
November 9at Colgate L 0–32 [1]
November 16 Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 13–34 4,000 [9]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 Downs Albright Eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. United Press. September 22, 1957. p. S3 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Three Touchdowns in Final Period Give Bullets 19-0 Win over Bisons in Opener". The Gettysburg Times . Gettysburg, Pa. September 30, 1957. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Wilson, Dave (October 6, 1957). "Story-Book TD by Temple Late as Bucknell Wins, 19-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S3 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Barto, Bill (October 20, 1957). "B.U. Thumps Bucknell by 28-0 Margin". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 45 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Boston U. Trims Bucknell, 28-0". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. October 20, 1957. sect. 4, p. 3.
  7. Martin, Ralph (October 27, 1957). "Lafayette Wallops Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 45 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Aubrey, Coulter (November 3, 1957). "Lehigh Rips Bisons, 27-0, Despite Penalties". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. 47 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Katzman, Izzy (November 18, 1957). "Hens Sorry Their Season Is Completed". Journal–Every Evening . Wilmington, Del. p. 30 via Newspapers.com.