1958 Bucknell Bison football team

American college football season

1958 Bucknell Bison football

Conference| Middle Atlantic Conference
Division| University Division
Record| 1–8 (1–5 MAC-University)
Head coach|

* Bob Odell (1st season)

Captains|

* Charles Apgar
* Lewis Hart

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1957

1959 ->

1958 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
University
No. 20 Rutgers x  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Lafayette | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Gettysburg | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Lehigh | 2  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 3
Delaware | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Bucknell | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Temple | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0
Muhlenberg *  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
College–Northern
Juniata x  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 1
Lycoming | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Lebanon Valley | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Susquehanna | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Moravian | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wagner | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Dickinson | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Albright | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Wilkes | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Scranton *  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
College–Southern
Pennsylvania Military x  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Johns Hopkins | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Haverford | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Western Maryland | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Swarthmore | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Drexel | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Ursinus | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0
West Chester *  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall *  | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0

* x - Division champion/co-champions
* * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Bucknell finished sixth in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.

In its first season under head coach Bob Odell, the team compiled a 1–8 record.[1] Charles Apgar and Lewis Hart were the team captains.[2] In the first year of football competition for the Middle Atlantic Conference, Bucknell was 1–5 against league opponents.

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

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| vs. Gettysburg|

* Hershey Stadium
* Hershey, PA (Rotary Bowl)

| L 0–6|  7,000 |  [3]
October 4| Carnegie Tech*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 13–19|  4,416 |  [4]
October 11| Colgate*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 0–7|  7,865 |  [5]
October 18| at Rutgers|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 12–57|  20,000 |  [6]
October 25| Lafayette|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 6–34|  6,000 |  [7]
November 1| Lehigh|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 14–35|  5,200 |  [8]
November 8| at Temple |

* Temple Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 44–6|  4,000 |  [9]
November 15| at Delaware|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| L 8–28|  4,464 |  [10]
November 22| at No. 11 Buffalo*|

* Rotary Field
* Buffalo, NY

| L 0–38|  9,500 |  [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from UPI Small College Poll

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 137. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. ^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. ^ "Bullets Blank Bucknell 6-0 in Bowl game; Allow Bisons Lone First Down". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. September 29, 1958. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Sullivan, Paul G. (October 5, 1958). "Tech Downs Bucknell 19-13 on Amazing Rally". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 4 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Bisons Drop Toughie to Colgate". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 13, 1958. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (October 19, 1958). "Rutgers Beats Bucknell, 57-12; Austin Sets Rushing Record". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Leopards Claw B.U., 34-6". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 27, 1958. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Lehigh Whips Bucknell, 35 to 14". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 2, 1958. sect. 4, p. 3 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Wilson, Dave (November 9, 1958). "Temple Drops 10th in Row as Bucknell Romps". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Katzman, Izzy (November 17, 1958). "Breyer Passing Sets High Loop Record; Hens Whip Bucknell". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 26 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Buffalo Belts Bucknell, 38-0". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 23, 1958. sect. 4, p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.

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