1995 Bucknell Bison football team

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1995 Bucknell Bison football
Conference Patriot League
Record7–4 (4–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Rob Bird
  • Brian Gay
  • John Sakowski
Home stadium Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1994
1996  
1995 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lehigh $ 5 0 08 3 0
Bucknell 4 1 07 4 0
Lafayette 3 2 04 6 1
Fordham 2 3 04 6 1
Holy Cross 1 4 02 9 0
Colgate 0 5 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1995 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It finished second in the Patriot League.

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

History

In its first year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 7–4 record. [1] Rob Bird, Brian Gay and John Sakowski were the team captains. [2]

The Bison outscored opponents 195 to 174. Bucknell's 4–1 conference record placed second in the six-team Patriot League standings. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Southern Connecticut *W 20–0 [1]
September 16 at Fordham W 28–21 [1]
September 23 at Princeton *L 3–20 6,910 [4]
September 30 at No. 14 Penn *L 19–20 10,203 [5]
October 7 Lehigh Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 23–30 8,418 [6]
October 14 at Cornell *W 10–7 4,919 [7]
October 21 at Towson State *W 14–7 1,026 [8]
October 28 Lafayette
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 30–11 5,061 [9]
November 4 Holy Cross^
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 21–7 8,729 [10]
November 11 at Colgate W 21–14 OT 1,000 [11]
November 18 at Army *L 6–37 30,023 [12]

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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. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. Bruns, John (September 24, 1995). "Tigers Return to Run for Win". The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. B5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Juliano, Joe (October 1, 1995). "Field Goal Gets Penn by Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C16 via Newspapers.com.
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  7. Read, Dennis (October 15, 1995). "Red Comes Up Short Against Bison". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  8. Baker, Kent (October 22, 1995). "Bucknell's Break Helps End Towson's 3-Game Streak, 14-7". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 15C via Newspapers.com.
  9. Meixell, Ted (October 29, 1995). "Bucknell Puts Crimp in Self-Destructive 'Pards' Hopes". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C3 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Hummel, Todd (November 5, 1995). "Bucknell Clinches First Winning Mark Since '90". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. C3 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Fla. November 5, 1995. p. 5D.
  11. Hummel, Todd (November 5, 1995). "Bucknell Clinches First Winning Mark Since '90". The Daily Item . Sunbury, Pa. p. C3 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Bucknell 21, Colgate 14 (OT)". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, N.Y. November 12, 1995. p. 6D.
  12. "Army Gets Lift, Whips Bucknell". The Record . Hackensack, N.J. Associated Press. November 19, 1995. p. S-11 via Newspapers.com.