1966 Bucknell Bison football team

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1966 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record4–5 (2–3 MAC University)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bob Marks
  • Mike Vincent
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
Delaware x 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Gettysburg 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Temple 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Bucknell 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Hofstra 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
College–Northern
Wilkes
x 		7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Upsala
 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Delaware Valley
 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lycoming
 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Moravian
 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Albright
 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Juniata
 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wagner 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Susquehanna
* 		1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
College–Southern
Swarthmore x 6 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Drexel 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall 3 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Dickinson 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Western Maryland
 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Ursinus
 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Muhlenberg 2 – 6 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Lebanon Valley
 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Pennsylvania Military
 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Haverford 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Johns Hopkins 0 – 4 – 2 0 – 6 – 2
West Chester
* 		0 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1966 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Bucknell tied for fourth in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.

History

In its second year under head coach Carroll Huntress, the Bison compiled a 4–5 record.[1] Bob Marks and Mike Vincent were the team captains.[2]

The team's 2–3 record against MAC University Division opponents earned it a tie with Lafayette for fourth place in the seven-team circuit.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Gettysburg
W 16–10 6,000 [3]
October 1 at Maine*
L 6–7 4,439 [4]
October 8 at Temple
L 28–82 7,000 [5]
October 15 at Penn*
W 28–21 10,672 [6]
October 22 Lafayettedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 7–25 8,372 [7]
October 29 Rhode Island*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 33–7 6,243–7,000 [8][9]
November 5 Colgate^*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–20 8,963 [10]
November 12 at Lehigh
W 45–0 5,000 [11]
November 19 at Delaware
L 20–45 10,099 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • ^ Parents Weekend

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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  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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