1959 Bucknell Bison football team

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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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More information Conf., Overall ...
1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
Delaware x500810
Gettysburg320540
Lafayette430540
Bucknell330450
Rutgers220630
Lehigh230450
Temple050090
Muhlenberg *120360
Northern College Division
Albright x610730
Juniata510710
Wagner510620
Lebanon Valley320530
Susquehanna320430
Moravian240350
Wilkes250250
Lycoming140350
Scranton *310540
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x600710
Pennsylvania Military620620
Western Maryland321522
Ursinus250260
Dickinson150170
Haverford050150
Drexel050160
Franklin & Marshall *121431
Swarthmore *130250
West Chester *000710
  • 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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