1985 Bucknell Bison football team

1985 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Bob Curtis (11th season)
Captains	Will McFarland Joe Shupp
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^			–					13	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Richmond			–					8	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					7	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee State			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 16 William & Mary			–					7	–	4	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	6	–	1
Florida A&M			–					4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					4	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The '1985 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 11th and final season under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 3–7 record.^[1] Will McFarland and Joe Shupp were the team captains.^[2] Bucknell played home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

This was Bucknell's final season as an independent, before joining the Colonial League. Future league opponents on Bucknell's 1985 schedule included Davidson, Lafayette, and Lehigh. The league was later renamed Patriot League, and continues to be the Bisons' home conference as of 2024.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Carnegie Mellon	Tech Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 10–21		[3]
September 21	Davidson	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 34–14	4,500	[4]
September 28	Northeastern	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 21–14	4,000	[5]
October 5	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 7–34	2,322	[6]
October 12	New Hampshire^	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–58	7,900	[7]
October 19	No. T–19 Delaware	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 7–31	7,640	[8]
October 26	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 13–10	2,420	[9]
November 2	Cornell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 13–26	2,260	[10]
November 9	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–47	5,500	[11]
November 16	Lehigh	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–19		[12]
Homecoming ^ Parents Weekend Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "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. "CMU avenges last year's loss with 21–10 defeat of Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Press. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Davidson Flattened by Bucknell 34-14". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. September 22, 1985. p. 12B – via Newspapers.com.
5. "NU Turnovers Costly in Loss to Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 1985. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Monahan, Bob (October 6, 1985). "BU Masters Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "UNH Batters Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 13, 1985. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Tomashek, Tom (October 20, 1985). "Hen Outburst Wipes Up Bison". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Rhoden, William C. (October 27, 1985). "Columbia Leads, but Bucknell Wins". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
10. Van Sickle, Kenny (November 4, 1985). "Big Red Football Squad Finally Notches a 'W'". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Meixell, Ted (November 10, 1985). "47-0 'Laugher' for Lafayette". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Lehigh zips Bison as Horn sparkles". The Patriot-News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.