1961 Bucknell Bison football team

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1961 Bucknell Bison football
Conference Middle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record6–3 (5–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainKirk Foulke
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1960
1962  
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 0 09 0 0
Bucknell 5 2 06 3 0
Delaware 3 2 04 4 0
No. 6 Lehigh 3 2 07 2 0
Gettysburg 2 2 13 5 1
Temple 1 2 22 5 2
Lafayette 1 5 12 6 1
Muhlenberg 0 4 02 7 0
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x 6 0 08 0 1
Albright 4 0 17 0 1
Moravian 4 1 14 3 1
Wagner 4 2 06 3 0
Lycoming 1 3 11 6 1
Wilkes 1 6 01 6 0
Hofstra * 2 0 07 2 0
Juniata * 1 2 03 4 0
Upsala * 0 4 00 7 0
Southern College Division
Lebanon Valley x 5 1 06 1 0
Swarthmore 4 2 05 2 0
Western Maryland 4 2 07 2 0
Dickinson 5 3 05 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 06 3 0
Johns Hopkins 2 3 13 4 1
Ursinus 2 5 02 5 0
Drexel 1 5 12 5 1
Haverford 0 6 10 6 1
West Chester * 0 0 07 2 0
Franklin & Marshall * 0 3 01 7 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from major college AP poll for Rutgers and small college AP poll for Lehigh

The 1961 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1961 college football season. Bucknell ranked second in the University Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference.

In its third season under head coach Bob Odell, the team compiled a 6–3 record, [1] and a 5–2 record against division opponents. Kirk Foulke was the team captain. [2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23vs. Gettysburg W 12–69,500 [3]
September 30at Temple W 8–79,500 [4]
October 7at Colgate *L 0–135,200 [5]
October 14 Rutgers Dagger-14-plain.pngL 6–218,000 [6]
October 21at Lafayette W 13–05,000 [7]
October 28 Muhlenberg
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 27–07,000 [8]
November 4at Buffalo *W 12–68,100–8,126 [9]
November 11at Lehigh L 7–1211,000 [10]
November 18 Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 22–146,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

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  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "9,500 Watch Bisons Notch 12-6 Win over Gettysburg". Sunbury Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. September 25, 1961. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Frush, Charlie (October 1, 1961). "Bucknell Tops Temple on Fourth-Period TD, Two-Point Conversion". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Half of Colgate Settles Bisons". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1961. p. 2D via Newspapers.com.
  6. Fleming, Jimmie (October 15, 1961). "Rutgers Dumps Bucknell, 21-6". The Sunday Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bucknell Defense Sparks 13-0 Win over Lafayette". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 22, 1961. p. 33 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bisons Bomb Mules, 27-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 29, 1961. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bisons Upset Buffalo 12-6". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 5, 1961. p. 40 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Buss, Jim (November 12, 1961). "Lehigh Escapes Bucknell Scare, 12-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Katzman, Izzy (November 20, 1961). "Brown Finishes Second in Ball-Toting". Evening Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. 35 via Newspapers.com.
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