1989 Bucknell Bison football team

1989 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceColonial League
Record5–5 (2–2 Colonial)
Head coach
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Colonial League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–4 Holy Cross $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Bucknell 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Lehigh 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Colgate 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University as a member of the Colonial League in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Lou Maranzana and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, rededicated as Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on September 30 in honor of one of the university's most famous alumni.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Fordham*
W 31–73,012[1]
September 23Cornell*
L 9–202,433[2]
September 30Dartmouth*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 36–204,280[3]
October 7at Towson State*
L 23–29
October 14Lehigh
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 6–528,300[4]
October 21at Penn*
L 24–2521,807[5]
October 28at Columbia*
W 27–123,030[6]
November 4Lafayette
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 54–333,418[7]
November 11at Colgate
W 37–273,000[8]
November 18No. 4 Holy Cross
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 6–354,662[9]

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References

  1. ^ "Bucknell 31, Fordham 7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 17, 1989. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Fox, Mike (September 25, 1989). "Cornell Shoots Down Bison, 20-9". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Baker, Wayne (October 1, 1989). "Bucknell Rolls to Win". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. 2C, 11C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Fox, John Jay (October 15, 1989). "Bison Pay for Insult". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 22, 1989). "Quakers Hold Off Bucknell, 25-24". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Raskin, David A. (October 29, 1989). "Lions Losing Hope". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S7, S8.
  7. ^ Baker, Wayne (November 5, 1989). "Erb's 2 Scores Help Bucknell Rout Lafayette". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hot QB Socks Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 12, 1989. pp. 10C, 12C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Abrahamsen, Mark (November 19, 1989). "Holy Cross Wins Colonial Crown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1989 Bucknell football schedule". BucknellBison.com.


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