1959 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1959 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University in the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach Bob Odell, the team compiled a 4–5 record.[1]

1959 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
1959 record4–5 (3–3 MAC)
Head coachBob Odell (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
Delaware x 5 0 0  8 1 0
Gettysburg 3 2 0  5 4 0
Lafayette 4 3 0  5 4 0
Bucknell 3 3 0  4 5 0
Rutgers 2 2 0  6 3 0
Lehigh 2 3 0  4 5 0
Temple 0 5 0  0 9 0
Muhlenberg* 1 2 0  3 6 0
College–Northern
Albright x 6 1 0  7 3 0
Juniata 5 1 0  7 1 0
Wagner 5 1 0  6 2 0
Lebanon Valley 3 2 0  5 3 0
Susquehanna 3 2 0  4 3 0
Moravian 2 4 0  3 5 0
Wilkes 2 5 0  2 5 0
Lycoming 1 4 0  3 5 0
Scranton* 3 1 0  5 4 0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 6 0 0  7 1 0
Pennsylvania Military 6 2 0  6 2 0
Western Maryland 3 2 1  5 2 2
Ursinus 2 5 0  2 6 0
Dickinson 1 5 0  1 7 0
Haverford 0 5 0  1 5 0
Drexel 0 5 0  1 6 0
Franklin & Marshall* 1 2 1  4 3 1
Swarthmore* 1 3 0  ? ? ?
West Chester* 0 0 0  7 1 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26vs. GettysburgHershey, PAW 21–0
October 3at HarvardL 6–20
October 10BuffaloW 26–21
October 17RutgersW 15–8
October 24at LafayetteL 6–12
October 31at LehighL 0–14
November 7at ColgateL 13–16
November 14TempleW 26–6
November 21DelawareL 6–22
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
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