1985 Bucknell Bison football team

American college football season

1985 Bucknell Bison football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–7
Head coach|

* Bob Curtis (11th season)

Captains|

* Will McFarland
* Joe Shupp

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1984

1986 ->

1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | 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

The '1985 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 11th and final season under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 3–7 record.[1] Will McFarland and Joe Shupp were the team captains.[2] Bucknell played home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

This was Bucknell's final season 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 2024.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 14 | at Carnegie Mellon |

* Tech Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 10–21|  |  [3]
September 21 |  Davidson |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 34–14|  4,500 |  [4]
September 28 |  Northeastern |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 21–14|  4,000 |  [5]
October 5 | at Boston University |

* Nickerson Field
* Boston, MA

| L 7–34|  2,322 |  [6]
October 12 |  New Hampshire^ |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 0–58|  7,900 |  [7]
October 19 |  No. T–19 Delaware |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 7–31|  7,640 |  [8]
October 26 | at Columbia |

* Wien Stadium
* New York, NY

| W 13–10|  2,420 |  [9]
November 2 |  Cornell |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 13–26|  2,260 |  [10]
November 9 | at Lafayette |

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA

| L 0–47|  5,500 |  [11]
November 16 |  Lehigh |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 0–19|  |  [12]

* Homecoming
* ^ Parents Weekend
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

## References

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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. ^ "CMU avenges last year's loss with 21–10 defeat of Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Press. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Davidson Flattened by Bucknell 34-14". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. September 22, 1985. p. 12B - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "NU Turnovers Costly in Loss to Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 1985. p. 50 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 6, 1985). "BU Masters Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "UNH Batters Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 13, 1985. p. 65 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 20, 1985). "Hen Outburst Wipes Up Bison". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Rhoden, William C. (October 27, 1985). "Columbia Leads, but Bucknell Wins". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ Meixell, Ted (November 10, 1985). "47-0 'Laugher' for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Lehigh zips Bison as Horn sparkles". The Patriot-News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Bucknell Bison football

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* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (1924–present)

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* 1935 Orange Bowl

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* 2021 Patriot League Football Championship Game

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