1979 Bucknell Bison football team

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1979 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–2
Head coach
Captains
  • John Campana
  • Mike McDonald
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1978
1980  
1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Lehigh ^   10 3 0
Florida A&M   7 4 0
Portland State   6 5 0
Lafayette   5 3 2
Bucknell   4 4 2
Northwestern State   3 6 0
Northeastern   3 7 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their fourth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–4–2 record. [1] John Campana and Mike McDonald were the team captains. [2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Dayton
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 17–74,000 [3]
September 22at Rutgers L 14–1612,300 [4]
September 29 Davidson
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 33–02,217 [5]
October 6at Cornell No. T–7W 10–07,500 [6]
October 13at No. T–8 Lafayette No. 6T 0–010,700 [7]
October 20 Gettysburg^No. T–8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 7–146,018 [8]
October 27 Lehigh Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 13–148,000 [9]
November 3at Northeastern W 14–61,522 [10]
November 10at Colgate L 2–205,000 [11]
November 17at No. 2 Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
T 20–204,000 [12]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • ^ Parents Weekend
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 138. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. Nuhn, Gary (September 9, 1979). "Too Small Jenkins Jars Flyers". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  4. Smith, Paul (September 23, 1979). "Startzell and Blackwell Lead Rutgers' Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-D via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Davidson Falls 33-0 to Bucknell". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, N.C. September 30, 1979. p. 4C via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cornell Loss Like 1891". The Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. October 7, 1979. p. 5-B via Newspapers.com.
  7. Freedman, Lewis (October 14, 1979). "Bucknell, Lafayette: Zero". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9D via Newspapers.com.
  8. Kenworthy, Robert (October 22, 1979). "Bullets Stun Bucknell". The Gettysburg Times . Gettysburg, Pa. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Larimer, Terry (October 28, 1979). "Lehigh Wins, 14–13, in Last Minute". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Monahan, Bob (November 4, 1979). "Bad Day All Around for Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 54 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "2d-Half Marzo Story for Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. November 11, 1979. p. 4B via Newspapers.com.
  12. Monahan, Bob (November 18, 1979). "BU Ties Bucknell with 11 Seconds to Go". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 79 via Newspapers.com.