1959 Bucknell Bison football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1959 Bucknell Bison football Middle Atlantic Conference University Division MAC 4–5 3–3 Bob Odell 2nd Larry Mathias Memorial Stadium The 1959 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1959 college football season. Bucknell finished fourth in the University Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference. In its second season under head coach Bob Odell, the team compiled a 4–5 record,2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pa. 138 June 20, 2020 https://issuu.com/bucknellathletics/docs/2019_bucknell_football_media_guide 3–3 against division opponents. Larry Mathias was the team captain.2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide Captains Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pa. 121 June 20, 2020 https://issuu.com/bucknellathletics/docs/2019_bucknell_football_media_guide Following their defeat of Rutgers, an NCAA University Division team, Bucknell earned a national No. 11 ranking in the UPI small college poll. The following week, the Bison lost to unranked Lafayette, and were pushed out of the top 20. Bucknell remained unranked through the end of the season. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Schedule 1959 small college UPI y y September 26 vs 1959 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg Hershey Stadium Hershey, PA (Rotary Bowl) W 21-0 8,500 Bisons Outclass Bullets Throughout to Capture 21-0 Rotary Bowl Game September 28, 1959 5 The Gettysburg Times Gettysburg, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68268171/1959-bucknell-gettysburg/ October 3 at Harvard<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 6-20 9,000 Nelson, Boulris and Ravenel Score as Harvard Vanquishes Bucknell Team October 4, 1959 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10 #5 Buffalo<ncg> Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 26-21 5,000 Bucknell Beats Buffalo in 26-to-21 Grid Upset Associated Press October 11, 1959 8C Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68269429/1959-bucknell-buffalo/ Attendance figure in Bucknell Tops Buffalo, 26-21 October 11, 1959 sect. 4, p. 5 The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pa. October 17 Rutgers<hc> Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 15-8 10,000 Bucknell Defeats Rutgers Jimmie Fleming October 18, 1959 1 The Sunday Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68275674/1959-bucknell-rutgers/ October 24 at Lafayette Fisher Field Easton, PA L 6-12 8,000–9,500 Leopards Upend Bucknell, 12-6, Before 8,000 Fans October 26, 1959 14 The Daily Item Sunbury, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68276378/1959-bucknell-lafayette/ Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Lafayette) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/342/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2024 October 31 at Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 0-14 4,600 Lehigh Turns Back Bucknell, 14-0 Paul May November 1, 1959 35 Sunday Call-Chronicle Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68277648/1959-bucknell-lehigh/ November 7 at Colgate<ncg> Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY L 13-16 4,000 Colgate Wins; Bucknell at Both Ends of Streak Associated Press November 8, 1959 3D The Sunday Press Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68281035/1959-bucknell-colgate/ November 14 Temple Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA W 26-6 4,500 November 21 #4 Delaware Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA L 6-22 8,000 Delaware 22, Bucknell 6: Somebody Stole My Gal, but Not the Ball Game Al Cartwright November 23, 1959 39 Journal–Every Evening Wilmington, Del. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68284407/1959-bucknell-delaware/ Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Bucknell) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/83/stats/13013 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2024 References Bucknell Category:Bucknell Bison football seasons Bucknell Bison football