1978 Bucknell Bison football team
| 1978 Bucknell Bison football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–5 |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 3 Florida A&M ^ | – | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Nevada ^ | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Lehigh | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
History
[edit]During its fourth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 5–5 record.[1] John Cieslewicz, Mike Cosimano and Brian Shaffer were the team captains.[2]
This was the first year of competition for Division I-AA, later to be renamed the Football Championship Subdivision. Bucknell, along with its in-state rivals Lafayette and Lehigh, moved up to I-AA after having previously competed as independents in NCAA Division II.
The Bison's 1978 schedule included opponents from Division I-A, Division I-AA, Division II and Division III.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | at VMI | L 14–25 | [3] | ||||
| September 23 | Rutgers |
| L 13–27 | 9,500 | [4] | ||
| September 30 | at Davidson | W 21–20 | 4,600 | [5] | |||
| October 7 | at Cornell | L 0–24 | 12,500 | [6] | |||
| October 14 | Lafayette^ |
| L 7–14 | [7] | |||
| October 21 | at Gettysburg |
| W 37–7 | 5,286 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | at No. 3 Lehigh | W 13–6 | 11,000 | [9] | |||
| November 4 | Northeastern |
| W 34–9 | [10] | |||
| November 11 | Colgate |
| W 7–0 | 2,500 | [11] | ||
| November 18 | at Boston University | L 10–27 | 3,178 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 138. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "VMI rallies by Bucknell". The Daily News Leader. September 17, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ O'Brien, Ken (September 24, 1978). "Rutgers Easily Conquers Bucknell". The Home News Sunday. New Brunswick, N.J. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sink, Richard (October 1, 1978). "Davidson Drops Squeaker". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Holland Scores 2, Cornell Unscathed". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1978. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette hands Bisons 14–7 loss". The Scrantonian. October 15, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kenworthy, Robert (October 22, 1978). "Fourth Quarter a Nightmare for Bullets". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucknell 13, Lehigh 6". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. October 29, 1978. p. B-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bisons roll past Northeastern, 34–9". The Patriot-News. November 5, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucknell Blanks Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 1978. p. 10B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monahan, Bob (November 19, 1978). "BU Tops Bucknell, 27-10, Ends 6-4". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.