1988 Bucknell Bison football team

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1988 Bucknell Bison football
Conference Colonial League
Record3–7 (2–3 Colonial)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ed Foley
  • Chris Hackley
  • Steve Weiss
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1987
1989  
1988 Colonial League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lafayette $ 5 0 08 2 1
No. 19 Holy Cross 3 1 09 2 0
Lehigh 2 3 06 5 0
Bucknell 2 3 03 7 0
Colgate 2 3 02 9 0
Davidson 0 4 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It tied for third in the Colonial League.

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

History

In its third and final year under head coach George Landis, the Bison compiled a 3–7 record. [1] Ed Foley, Chris Hackley and Steve Weiss were the team captains. [2]

The Bison were outscored 323 to 229. Their 2–3 conference record placed Bucknell in a three-way tie for third (and for next-to-last) in the six-team Colonial League standings. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10 Villanova *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 17–30 5,800 [4]
September 17 Colgate
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 13–14 2,120 [5]
September 24 at Penn *L 35–38 9,456 [6]
October 1 at Army *L 10–58 38,924 [7]
October 8 No. 6 Lafayette^
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 35–52 9,820 [8]
October 15 Princeton Dagger-14-plain.png*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 35–41 8,645 [9]
October 22 at Columbia *W 21–7 3,825 [10]
October 29 Davidson
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 21–13 2,250 [11]
November 5 at Lehigh W 35–32 8,523 [12]
November 12 at Holy Cross L 7–38 9,111 [13]

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References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 139. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. Newman, Chuck (September 11, 1988). "After a Slow Start, Villanova Rips Bucknell, 30-17". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-G via Newspapers.com.
  5. Baker, Wayne (September 19, 1988). "Colgate Stops BU as Two-Point Conversion Fails". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. pp. 17, 18 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Missanelli, M.G. (September 25, 1988). "Quakers Outlast Bucknell, 38-35". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D via Newspapers.com.
  7. Hurley, Paul (October 2, 1988). "Army Explodes in a 58-10 Rout". Poughkeepsie Journal . Poughkeepsie, N.Y. p. 1D via Newspapers.com.
  8. Baker, Wayne (October 9, 1988). "Leopards Win Offensive Battle". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. 27 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Knobelman, Bob (October 16, 1988). "Tigers Rumble over Bison". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Guerrini Stars as Bucknell Downs Columbia 21-7". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. October 23, 1988. pp. 27, 39 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Brookhart, Wayne (October 30, 1988). "Bucknell Edges Davidson 21-13". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. pp. 31, 44 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bucknell Upsets Lehigh, 35-32". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 6, 1988. p. 78 via Newspapers.com.
  13. Monahan, Bob (November 13, 1988). "Holy Cross Dispatches Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 81 via Newspapers.com.