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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