1980 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1980 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1980 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
1980 record6–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Joe Catalano
  • Dave Hibbard
  • Bruce Keltie
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Lehigh ^      9 1 2
No. 6 Delaware      9 2 0
Southeastern Louisiana      8 2 0
No. 8 Northwestern State      8 3 0
Portland State      8 3 0
Bucknell      6 4 0
James Madison      4 6 0
Lafayette      3 7 0
Nicholls State      2 9 0
Northeastern      2 9 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

In their sixth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 6–4 record.[1] Joe Catalano, Dave Hibbard and Bruce Keltie were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 at Connecticut L 7–38 7,670 [3]
September 20 Slippery Rock
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 25–6 [1]
September 27 at Brown W 28–20 7,000 [4]
October 4 at Davidson L 13–21 4,300 [5]
October 11 Lafayette
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 14–0 [1]
October 18 West Chester^
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 31–21 [1]
October 25 at No. 3 Lehigh L 0–13 5,000 [6]
November 1 Cornell
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 33–16 2,500 [7]
November 8 Colgate
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 14–17 2,500 [8]
November 15 at No. 4 Boston University W 30–17 2,200 [9]

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. pp. 138–139. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. Anderson, Woody (September 14, 1980). "Huskies Drub Bucknell, 38-7, to Keep Perfect Year Going". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bucknell 28, Brown 20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 1980. p. 80 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Scott, David (October 5, 1980). "Davidson, Piercy Recover in Time". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 4B via Newspapers.com.
  6. Larimer, Terry (October 26, 1980). "Lehigh Zips Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bucknell 33, Cornell 16". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 2, 1980. p. 48 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bomb at 0:12 Saves Colgate". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 9, 1980. pp. 2B, 6B via Newspapers.com.
  9. Eisenberg, Harry (November 16, 1980). "Bucknell Kills BU's Playoff Hopes". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 via Newspapers.com.
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