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1955 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–1
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Kozlowski
  • Bob Sierer
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Eastern college football independents records
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Alfred     8 0 0
    Drexel     8 0 0
    Trinity (CT)     7 0 0
    Juniata     8 0 1
    Carnegie Tech     5 1 1
    Tufts     5 2 0
    Boston College     5 2 1
    No.20Army     6 3 0
    Colgate     6 3 0
    No.11Pittsburgh     7 4 0
    Holy Cross     6 4 0
    Syracuse     5 3 0
    Penn State     5 4 0
    Buffalo     4 4 1
    Hofstra     3 6 0
    Bucknell     2 6 1
    Boston University     2 6 0
    Franklin & Marshall     2 6 0
    Villanova     1 9 0
    Temple     0 8 0
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1955 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1955 college football season.

    In its ninth season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record.[1] Bob Sierer and Jim Kozlowski were the team captains.[2]

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

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 24Albright
  • Lewisburg, PA
  • W 25–14 3,000 [3]
    October 1vs. Gettysburg
  • Hershey, PA (Rotary Bowl)
  • L 6–27 7,000 [4]
    October 8atLehigh
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • L 20–27 6,500 [5]
    October 15Temple
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
  • W 38–0 6,200 [6]
    October 22atLafayette
  • Easton, PA
  • L 13–34 9,000 [7]
    October 29atHarvard
  • Boston, MA
  • T 26–26 9,000 [8]
    November 5Colgatedagger
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
  • L 7–35 6,800 [9]
    November 11atMiami (FL)
  • Miami, FL
  • L 0–46 30,240 [10]
    November 19Delaware
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
  • L 12–27 2,175 [11]
    • daggerHomecoming

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 137. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  • ^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  • ^ "Bisons Cop Opener". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. September 26, 1955. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Capitani Races for Three Scores as Bullets Wallop Bucknell 27-6 at Hershey". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 3, 1955. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Friedenheim, Jerry (October 9, 1955). "Lehigh Nips Bucknell, 27-20, before 6,500". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Wilson, Dave (October 16, 1955). "Bucknell Romps over Temple to Keep Shoe, 38-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Lafayette Routs Bucknell, 34-13, as Soph Has Hand in 4 of 5 Tallies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 23, 1955. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Late Harvard Surge Ties Bucknell, 26-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 30, 1955. p. S1.
  • ^ "Deming Averages 8 Yards as Colgate Routs Bucknell". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 6, 1955. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Evans, Luther (November 12, 1955). "Hurricanes Trample 'Buffaloed' Bisons, 46-0". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 18A – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Katzman, Izzy (November 21, 1955). "Nelson Calls '55 Hen Club His Best Yet". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.

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