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1982 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Marty Schaetzle
  • Mike Thompson
  • Steve Zenda
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Delaware ^     12 2 0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^     10 1 1
No. 13 Holy Cross     8 3 0
James Madison     8 3 0
No. 9 Colgate ^     8 4 0
No. 20 Lafayette     7 3 0
Nicholls State     7 4 0
No. 18 Northwestern State     6 5 0
Western Kentucky     5 5 0
Bucknell     4 6 0
Lehigh     4 6 0
Southeastern Louisiana     4 7 0
Northeastern     3 6 0
William & Mary     3 8 0
Richmond     0 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

The 1982 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their eighth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–6 record.[1] Marty Schaetzle, Mike Thompson and Steve Zenda were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 at Dayton W 19–17 10,751 [3]
September 25 Towson State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 18–22 [1]
October 2 Lafayette ^
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 6–37 7,100 [4]
October 9 at New Hampshire L 0–3 6,248 [5]
October 16 at Rochester
W 20–0 [1]
October 23 at Columbia W 42–25 3,250 [6]
October 30 at Lehigh L 10–21 [1]
November 6 at Davidson W 21–0 [1]
November 13 Boston Universitydagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 11–14 4,500 [7]
November 20 No. 2 Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 6–46 14,224 [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ Nuhn, Gary (September 12, 1982). "Bucknell Stifles UD". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Meixell, Ted (October 3, 1982). "Leopards Roll to 37-6 Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Foster's Boot All UNH Needs". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 10, 1982. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Brown, Brian (October 24, 1982). "Columbia Loses to Bucknell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S6, S4.
  7. ^ "BU Dispels Idea of Bucknell Hex". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 14, 1982. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Simmons, Bill (November 21, 1982). "Delaware Solidifies Playoff Standing by Running Over Bucknell, 46-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.