1975 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1975 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season.

1975 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Ralph Turri
  • Rick Wardrop
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1975 NCAA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^   –  13 –1 –0
American International   –  8 –1 –0
Lehigh ^   –  9 –3 –0
Delaware   –  8 –3 –0
Portland State   –  8 –3 –0
Akron   –  7 –4 –0
UNLV   –  7 –4 –0
Santa Clara   –  6 –5 –0
Tennessee State   –  5 –4 –0
Youngstown State   –  5 –4 –0
Chattanooga   –  5 –5 –1
Bucknell   –  5 –5 –0
Indiana State   –  5 –5 –0
Lafayette   –  5 –5 –0
Southern Connecticut State   –  5 –5 –0
Central Connecticut   –  4 –5 –0
Central State (OH)   –  4 –6 –0
Eastern Michigan   –  4 –6 –0
Eastern Illinois   –  3 –5 –2
Northeastern   –  3 –6 –0
Western Carolina   –  3 –7 –0
Nevada   –  3 –8 –0
Nebraska–Omaha   –  2 –9 –0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –  0 –11 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

In their first year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 5–4 record.[1] Ralph Turri and Rick Wardrop were the team captains.[2]

Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 at Rutgers
L 3–47 12,500 [3]
September 27 at Maine
L 0–17 6,000 [4]
October 4 Cornelldagger
L 6–21 9,500 [5]
October 11 at Lafayette
W 15–5 5,000 [6]
October 18 Boston University^
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–16 7,500 [7]
October 25 at Gettysburg
W 14–7 5,200 [8]
November 1 Washington & Lee
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 54–0 3,900 [9]
November 8 at Colgate
W 24–16 6,000 [10]
November 15 No. 4 Lehigh
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 32–25 7,500 [11]

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 138. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. Drogo, Ron (September 21, 1975). "Rutgers Stomps Bucknell, 47-3". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Osborne, Owen (September 29, 1975). "UMO Bears Best Bucknell Bisons". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Maine Rips Bucknell 17-0". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. September 28, 1975. p. Sports 3.
  5. "Cornell's First-Half 21 Plenty". The Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 5, 1975. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Ranck, Jeff (October 13, 1975). "Bisons Top Leopards, Get 1st Victory". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Ranck, Jeff (October 20, 1975). "Boston College Blanks BU". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Boston U. 16, Bucknell 0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 19, 1975. p. C7.
  8. "Bucknell Edges Gettysburg". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 26, 1975. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Ranck, Jeff (November 3, 1975). "Bucknell Crushes Washington & Lee". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Bucknell 54, Washington & Lee 0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 2, 1975. p. C7.
  10. Ranck, Jeff (November 10, 1975). "BU Upsets Colgate, 24-16". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Bucknell Upsets Colgate". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 9, 1975. p. S6.
  11. Ranck, Jeff (November 17, 1975). "Bucknell Stuns Lehigh, Finishes 5-4". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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