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1964 Bucknell Bison football team

1964 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record7–2 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Barron
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Gettysburg x 5 1 0 7 2 0
Bucknell 4 1 0 7 2 0
Temple 4 1 0 7 2 0
Delaware 3 3 0 4 5 0
Lafayette 0 4 2 0 7 2
Hofstra 0 3 1 6 3 1
Lehigh 0 3 1 1 7 1
Northern College Division
Wagner x 5 0 0 10 0 0
Albright 6 1 0 8 1 0
Juniata 3 3 0 4 4 0
Moravian 3 4 0 4 4 0
Upsala 2 4 0 3 5 0
Wilkes 1 5 0 1 6 0
Lycoming 1 5 0 1 7 0
Susquehanna * 2 0 0 7 2 0
Southern College Division
Franklin & Marshall x 7 0 0 8 0 0
Drexel 4 1 0 7 2 0
Muhlenberg 5 3 0 5 4 0
Lebanon Valley 4 4 0 4 4 0
Pennsylvania Military 4 4 0 4 5 0
Swarthmore 3 3 0 3 4 0
Dickinson 4 5 0 4 5 0
Western Maryland 2 4 0 4 5 0
Johns Hopkins 2 4 0 2 6 0
Ursinus 2 5 0 2 6 0
Haverford 0 5 0 0 6 1
West Chester * 0 0 0 6 2 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1964 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Bucknell was awarded the Lambert Cup as the best small-college football team in the East.

In its seventh and final season under head coach Bob Odell, the team compiled a 7–2 record,[1] 4–1 against division opponents. Despite winning the Lambert Cup, Bucknell finished second in the University Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference. John Barron was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26GettysburgL 7–12 6,500–7,000 [3]
October 3at Harvard*W 24–21 14,000 [4]
October 10at Ohio Wesleyan*W 72–0 2,000 [5]
October 17Merchant Marine*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 37–0 7,000 [6]
October 24LafayettedaggerNo. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 54–12 7,500–8,000 [7]
October 31at TempleNo. 14W 31–28 11,000 [8]
November 7Colgate*No. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 6–14 9,000 [9]
November 14at LehighW 3–0 4,500 [10]
November 21at DelawareW 21–14 9,182 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References

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  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. ^ "Bullets Sting Favored Bisons 12-7 to Become Threat for MAC Crown". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. September 28, 1964. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Nason, Jerry (October 4, 1964). "Bucknell Shocks Harvard". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 77 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Bucknell 24, Harvard 21". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. October 4, 1964. p. 4C.
  5. ^ "Bucknell 72, O. Wesleyan 0". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. Associated Press. October 11, 1964. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucknell Bangs Foe, 37-0". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 18, 1964. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lafayette 54-12 Loser to Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 25, 1964. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Frush, Charlie (November 1, 1964). "FG by Bucknell with 1:09 Left Beats Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colgate Breaks Bucknell Streak". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 8, 1964. p. S2.
  10. ^ Buss, Jim (November 15, 1964). "Stubborn Lehigh Falls, 3-0, to Heavily-Favored Bisons". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bodley, Hal (November 23, 1964). "Bisons Flatten Hens in Finale, 21-14". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Bucknell)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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