1955 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1955 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1955 college football season.

1955 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
1955 record	2–6–1
Head coach	Harry Lawrence (9th season)
Captains	Jim Kozlowski Bob Sierer
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1955 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Drexel			–					8	–	0	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					7	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Hofstra			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	6	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Temple			–					0	–	8	–	0
Penn			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In its ninth season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record.[1] Bob Sierer and Jim Kozlowski were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Albright	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 25–14	3,000	[3]
October 1	vs. Gettysburg	Hershey Stadium Hershey, PA (Rotary Bowl)	L 6–27	7,000	[4]
October 8	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 20–27	6,500	[5]
October 15	Temple	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 38–0	6,200	[6]
October 22	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 13–34	9,000	[7]
October 29	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	T 26–26	9,000	[8]
November 5	Colgate	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 7–35	6,800	[9]
November 11	at Miami (FL)	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	L 0–46	30,240	[10]
November 19	Delaware	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 12–27	2,175	[11]
Homecoming

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 137. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Bisons Cop Opener". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. September 26, 1955. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Capitani Races for Three Scores as Bullets Wallop Bucknell 27-6 at Hershey". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. October 3, 1955. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Friedenheim, Jerry (October 9, 1955). "Lehigh Nips Bucknell, 27-20, before 6,500". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Wilson, Dave (October 16, 1955). "Bucknell Romps over Temple to Keep Shoe, 38-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Lafayette Routs Bucknell, 34-13, as Soph Has Hand in 4 of 5 Tallies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 23, 1955. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Late Harvard Surge Ties Bucknell, 26-26". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 30, 1955. p. S1.
9. "Deming Averages 8 Yards as Colgate Routs Bucknell". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. November 6, 1955. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
10. Evans, Luther (November 12, 1955). "Hurricanes Trample 'Buffaloed' Bisons, 46-0". The Miami Herald. Miami, Fla. p. 18A – via Newspapers.com.
11. Katzman, Izzy (November 21, 1955). "Nelson Calls '55 Hen Club His Best Yet". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.