1980 Bucknell Bison football team

1980 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Joe Catalano
  • Dave Hibbard
  • Bruce Keltie
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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.

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 Lafayettedagger
  • 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. ^ a b c d "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.