1981 Bucknell Bison football team

1981 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 8 Lafayette		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Delaware ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Tennessee State ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana		–		8	–	3	–	0
Lehigh		–		8	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northwestern State		–		4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	6	–	0
Northeastern		–		3	–	7	–	0
James Madison		–		3	–	8	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their sixth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–6 record.^[1] Ken Jenkins and Jeff Miller were the team captains.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 7–27	4,500	^[3]
September 19	at Merchant Marine	Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 35–6	3,015	^[4]
September 26	Rochester	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 27–0		^[1]
October 3	Davidson^	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 23–3	6,200	^[5]
October 10	at No. 10 Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–37	11,500	^[6]
October 17	at West Chester	John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	W 20–14		^[1]
October 24	No. 9 Lehigh	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–18	8,800	^[7]
October 31	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 15–22	4,100	^[8]
November 7	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 6–24		^[1]
November 14	at Boston University	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–27	3,214	^[9]
Homecoming ^ Parents Weekend Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

1981 Bucknell Bison football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`73`	Eric Andersen	Jr
QB	`3`	Joe Donato	Sr
RB	`31`	Ken Jenkins	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`67`	Britt Bassett	Sr
LB	`80`	Ken Durr	Sr
LB	`36`	Pat Paro	Sr
DE	`54`	Ed Zack	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 138. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ Anderson, Woody (September 13, 1981). "UConn Thumps Bucknell". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bucknell 35, M. Marine 6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 20, 1981. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bucknell Shuts Down Davidson, Wins 23-3". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. October 4, 1981. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lafayette 37, Bucknell 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 11, 1981. p. 14-F – via Newspapers.com.
^ Larimer, Terry (October 25, 1981). "Engineers Win 18-0 in a 'Typical' Lehigh-Bucknell Clash". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 2, 1981). "Harmon Rescues Cornell". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Craig, Jack (November 15, 1981). "Drew, BU Batter Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.

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