The 2004 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It tied for third in the Patriot League.

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

In its second season under head coach Tim Landis, the Bison compiled a 7–4 record.^[1] Kevin Ransome and Daris Wilson were the team captains.^[2]

The Bison outscored opponents 296 to 221. Their 4–2 conference record tied for third place in the seven-team Patriot League standings.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at No. 9 Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 14–20	9,073	[4]
September 18	Cornell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 15–9	6,702	[5]
September 25	Columbia*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 42–13	8,233	[6]
October 2	at Georgetown	Harbin Field Washington, DC	W 35–19		[1]
October 9	Penn^*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 25–32 OT	10,602	[7]
October 16	Lafayette	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 13–14		[1]
October 23	at No. 16 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 17–40		[1]
October 30	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 42–27	4,091	[8]
November 6	Fordham	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 21–20	5,842	[9]
November 13	No. 22 Colgate	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 42–7	3,502	[10]
November 20	at Duquesne*	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 30–20	2,120	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Parents Weekend Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game