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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.

DivisionUniversity Division
Record4–5 (3–3 MAC)
Headcoach
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1959 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record4–5 (3–3 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainLarry Mathias
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
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1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
Delaware x5–0–08–1–0
Gettysburg3–2–05–4–0
Lafayette4–3–05–4–0
Bucknell3–3–04–5–0
Rutgers2–2–06–3–0
Lehigh2–3–04–5–0
Temple0–5–00–9–0
Muhlenberg *1–2–03–6–0
Northern College Division
Albright x6–1–07–3–0
Juniata5–1–07–1–0
Wagner5–1–06–2–0
Lebanon Valley3–2–05–3–0
Susquehanna3–2–04–3–0
Moravian2–4–03–5–0
Wilkes2–5–02–5–0
Lycoming1–4–03–5–0
Scranton *3–1–05–4–0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x6–0–07–1–0
Pennsylvania Military6–2–06–2–0
Western Maryland3–2–15–2–2
Ursinus2–5–02–6–0
Dickinson1–5–01–7–0
Haverford0–5–01–5–0
Drexel0–5–01–6–0
Franklin & Marshall *1–2–14–3–1
Swarthmore *1–3–02–5–0
West Chester *0–0–07–1–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
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In its second season under head coach Bob Odell, the team compiled a 4–5 record,[1] 3–3 against division opponents. Larry Mathias was the team captain.[2]

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26vs. GettysburgW 21–0 8,500 [3]
October 3at Harvard*L 6–20 9,000 [4]
October 10 No. 5 Buffalo*W 26–21 5,000 [5]
October 17Rutgersdagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 15–8 10,000 [6]
October 24at LafayetteL 6–12 8,000–9,500 [7][8]
October 31at LehighL 0–14 4,600 [9]
November 7at Colgate* L 13–16 4,000 [10]
November 14Temple
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 26–64,500[1]
November 21 No. 4 Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 6–22 8,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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