1977 Bucknell Bison football team

1977 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Bill Clifford
  • Dave Devonshuk
  • Tom Hislop
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Lehigh ^   –   12 – 2 – 0
UNLV   –   9 – 2 – 0
Kentucky State   –   8 – 2 – 1
No. T–5 Nevada   –   8 – 3 – 0
Central Connecticut   –   7 – 3 – 0
Northern Michigan ^   –   7 – 3 – 0
Youngstown State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Portland State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   6 – 3 – 1
Akron   –   6 – 4 – 1
American International   –   5 – 4 – 1
West Chester   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central State (OH)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   4 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 0
Cal State Los Angeles   –   4 – 5 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 6 – 1
Northern Colorado   –   3 – 7 – 0
Santa Clara   –   2 – 7 – 1
Eastern Illinois   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season.

In their third year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–5 record.[1] Bill Clifford, Dave Devonshuk and Tom Hislop were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Rutgers
L 14–36 14,500 [3]
September 24 Davidsondagger
W 44–12 2,500 [4]
October 1 C.W. Post
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–23 1,000 [5]
October 8 at Lafayette
L 7–34 7,500–8,000 [1][6]
October 15 West Chester
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 24–13 2,200 [1]
October 22 Gettysburg^
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 34–0 6,500 [7]
October 29 at Lehigh
L 13–47 11,000–11,500 [8]
November 5 at Colgate
L 17–49 6,500 [9]
November 12 Rochester
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 40–14 2,000 [1]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • ^ Parents Weekend

[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ Plumlee, Wendell (September 18, 1977). "Rutgers' Shakeup Pays Off with a 36-14 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 18E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucknell buries Wildcats in mud 44–12". The Charlotte Observer. September 25, 1977. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ranck, Jeff (October 3, 1977). "Post Outmuscles Bucknell". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "C.W. Post 23, Bucknell 0". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. October 2, 1977. p. C17.
  6. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Ranck, Jeff (October 24, 1977). "Boyd, Woody Set BU Football Records". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Bucknell Thunders over Outclassed Bullets". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 24, 1977. p. 15.
  8. ^ Ranck, Jeff (October 31, 1977). "Engineers Swamp Bisons". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Ranck, Jeff (November 7, 1977). "Undefeated Colgate Blasts Bucknell, 49-17". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Colgate 49, Bucknell 17". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. November 6, 1977. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Bucknell)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 14, 2024.