1985 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1985 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1985 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Captains
  • Will McFarland
  • Joe Shupp
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   –  13 –2 –0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^   –  9 –3 –0
No. 18 Richmond   –  8 –3 –0
Colgate   –  7 –3 –1
Delaware   –  7 –4 –0
Tennessee State   –  7 –4 –0
No. 16 William & Mary   –  7 –4 –0
Lafayette   –  6 –5 –0
James Madison   –  5 –6 –0
Lehigh   –  5 –6 –0
Holy Cross   –  4 –6 –1
Florida A&M   –  4 –7 –0
Western Kentucky   –  4 –7 –0
Bucknell   –  3 –7 –0
Northeastern   –  2 –8 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

In their eleventh and final year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 3–7 record.[1] Will McFarland and Joe Shupp were the team captains.[2]

This would be Bucknell's final year as an independent, before joining the Colonial League. Future league opponents on Bucknell's 1985 schedule included Davidson, Lafayette and Lehigh. The league was later renamed Patriot League, and continues to be the Bisons' home conference as of 2020.

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 at Carnegie Mellon
L 10–21 [1]
September 21 Davidson
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 34–14 4,500 [3]
September 28 Northeastern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 21–14 4,000 [4]
October 5 at Boston University
L 7–34 2,322 [5]
October 12 New Hampshire^
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–58 7,900 [6]
October 19 No. T–19 Delawaredagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 7–31 7,640 [7]
October 26 at Columbia
W 13–10 2,420 [8]
November 2 Cornell
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 13–26 2,260 [9]
November 9 at Lafayette
L 0–47 5,500 [10]
November 16 Lehigh
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–19 [1]

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 139. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Davidson Flattened by Bucknell 34-14". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. September 22, 1985. p. 12B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "NU Turnovers Costly in Loss to Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 1985. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Monahan, Bob (October 6, 1985). "BU Masters Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "UNH Batters Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 13, 1985. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Tomashek, Tom (October 20, 1985). "Hen Outburst Wipes Up Bison". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Rhoden, William C. (October 27, 1985). "Columbia Leads, but Bucknell Wins". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  9. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 4, 1985). "Big Red Football Squad Finally Notches a 'W'". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Meixell, Ted (November 10, 1985). "47-0 'Laugher' for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
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