American college football season
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 |
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September 12 | Connecticut
| - Memorial Stadium
- Lewisburg, PA
| L 7–27 | 4,500 | [3]
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September 19 | at Merchant Marine
| | W 35–6 | 3,015 | [4]
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September 26 | Rochester
| - Memorial Stadium
- Lewisburg, PA
| W 27–0 | | [1]
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October 3 | Davidson^
| - Memorial Stadium
- Lewisburg, PA
| W 23–3 | 6,200 | [5]
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October 10 | at No. 10 Lafayette
| | L 0–37 | 11,500 | [6]
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October 17 | at West Chester
| | W 20–14 | | [1]
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October 24 | No. 9 Lehigh
| - Memorial Stadium
- Lewisburg, PA
| L 0–18 | 8,800 | [7]
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October 31 | at Cornell
| | L 15–22 | 4,100 | [8]
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November 7 | at Colgate
| | L 6–24 | | [1]
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November 14 | at Boston University
| - Memorial Stadium
- Lewisburg, PA
| L 0–27 | 3,214 | [9]
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Roster[]
1981 Bucknell Bison football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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T
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73
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Eric Andersen
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Jr
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QB
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3
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Joe Donato
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Sr
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RB
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31
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Ken Jenkins
|
Sr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DT
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67
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Britt Bassett
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Sr
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LB
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80
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Ken Durr
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Sr
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LB
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36
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Pat Paro
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Sr
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DE
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54
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Ed Zack
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Sr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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References[]
- ^ 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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