1989 Bucknell Bison football team

1989 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Colonial League
1989 record	5–5 (2–2 Colonial)
Head coach	Lou Maranzana (1st season)
Home stadium	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1988 1990  →

1989 Colonial League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–4 Holy Cross $	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Bucknell	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Lehigh	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Colgate	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University as a member of the Colonial League in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Lou Maranzana and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, rededicated as Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on September 30 in honor of one of the university's most famous alumni.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Fordham *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 31–7	3,012	[1]
September 23	Cornell *	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 9–20	2,433	[2]
September 30	Dartmouth *	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 36–20	4,280	[3]
October 7	at Towson State *	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 23–29
October 14	Lehigh	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 6–52	8,300	[4]
October 21	at Penn *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 24–25	21,807	[5]
October 28	at Columbia *	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 27–12	3,030	[6]
November 4	Lafayette	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 54–33	3,418	[7]
November 11	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 37–27	3,000	[8]
November 18	Holy Cross	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 6–35	4,662	[9]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Bucknell 31, Fordham 7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 17, 1989. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Fox, Mike (September 25, 1989). "Cornell Shoots Down Bison, 20-9". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Baker, Wayne (October 1, 1989). "Bucknell Rolls to Win". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. pp. 2C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
4. Fox, John Jay (October 15, 1989). "Bison Pay for Insult". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Juliano, Joe (October 22, 1989). "Quakers Hold Off Bucknell, 25-24". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
6. Raskin, David A. (October 29, 1989). "Lions Losing Hope". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. pp. S7, S8.
7. Baker, Wayne (November 5, 1989). "Erb's 2 Scores Help Bucknell Rout Lafayette". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hot QB Socks Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. November 12, 1989. pp. 10C, 12C – via Newspapers.com.
9. Abrahamsen, Mark (November 19, 1989). "Holy Cross Wins Colonial Crown". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "1989 Bucknell football schedule". BucknellBison.com.