1979 Bucknell Bison football team

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.

1979 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record4–4–2
Head coach
Captains
  • John Campana
  • Mike McDonald
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Lehigh ^ 0 –0 –0  10 –3 –0
Portland State 0 –0 –0  6 –5 –0
Lafayette 0 –0 –0  5 –3 –2
Bucknell 0 –0 –0  4 –4 –2
Northwestern State 0 –0 –0  3 –6 –0
Northeastern 0 –0 –0  3 –7 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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 17–7 4,000 [3]
September 22 at Rutgers
L 14–16 12,300 [4]
September 29 Davidson
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 33–0 2,217 [5]
October 6 at Cornell No. 7
W 10–0 7,500 [6]
October 13 at Lafayette No. 6
T 0–0 10,700 [7]
October 20 Gettysburg ^ No. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 7–14 6,018 [8]
October 27 Lehigh
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 13–14 8,000 [9]
November 3 at Northeastern
W 14–6 1,522 [10]
November 10 at Colgate
L 2–20 5,000 [11]
November 17 at No. 2 Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
T 20–20 4,000 [12]

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.
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