1961 Bucknell Bison football team

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1961 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record6–3 (5–2 MAC University)
Head coach
CaptainKirk Foulke
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Bucknell 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Delaware 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
No. 5 Lehigh 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Gettysburg
 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Temple 1 – 2 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Lafayette 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Muhlenberg 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
College–Northern
Susquehanna
x 		6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Albright
 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Moravian
 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Wagner 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lycoming
 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Wilkes
 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Hofstra * 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Juniata
* 		1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Upsala
* 		0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
College–Southern
Lebanon Valley
x 		5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Swarthmore 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Western Maryland
 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dickinson 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Pennsylvania Military
 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Johns Hopkins 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Ursinus
 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Drexel 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Haverford 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
West Chester
* 		0 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall * 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1961 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Bucknell ranked second in the University Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference.

In its third season under head coach Bob Odell, the team compiled a 6–3 record,[1] and a 5–2 record against division opponents. Kirk Foulke was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23vs.
Gettysburg
W 12–69,500[3]
September 30at Temple
W 8–79,500[4]
October 7at
Colgate Athletic Field
  • Hamilton, NY
    		• L 0–135,200[5]
    October 14Rutgersdagger
    		L 6–218,000[6]
    October 21at Lafayette
    		W 13–05,000[7]
    October 28Muhlenberg
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lewisburg, PA
    		W 27–07,000[8]
    November 4at Buffalo*
    		W 12–68,126[9]
    November 11at Lehigh
    		L 7–1211,000[10]
    November 18Delaware
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Lewisburg, PA
    		W 22–146,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming

    References

    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.
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