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American college football season

1979 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–2
Head coach
Captains
  • John Campana
  • Mike McDonald
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Lehigh ^   –   10 – 3 – 0
Florida A&M   –   7 – 4 – 0
Portland State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 2
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 2
Northwestern State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 7 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

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.

In their fourth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–4–2 record. John Campana and Mike McDonald were the team captains.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Dayton
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 17–74,000
September 22at RutgersL 14–1612,300
September 29Davidson
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 33–02,217
October 6at CornellNo. T–7W 10–07,500
October 13at No. T–8 LafayetteNo. 6T 0–010,700
October 20Gettysburg^No. T–8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 7–146,018
October 27Lehigh
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 13–148,000
November 3at NortheasternW 14–61,522
November 10at ColgateL 2–205,000
November 17at No. 2 Boston University
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
T 20–204,000
  • Homecoming
  • ^ Parents Weekend
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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