1998 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1998 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Bucknell tied for third in the Patriot League.

In their fourth year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 6–5 record.^[1] Erich Muzi, Jeremy Myers and Neal Thompson were the team captains.^[2]

The Bison outscored opponents 278 to 243. Their 3–3 conference record tied for third in the seven-team Patriot League standings.^[3]

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

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Duquesne*	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 38–10	5,210	[4]
September 12	Saint Mary's (CA)*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 30–14	4,572	[5]
September 19	Fordham	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 17–20	4,420	[6]
September 26	at Columbia^*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 27–20	9,000	[7]
October 3	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 10–20	10,809	[8]
October 17	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 19–23	13,188	[9]
October 24	at Lafayette	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 33–22	8,500	[10]
October 31	Colgate	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 21–38	6,250	[11]
November 7	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 30–14	8,125	[12]
November 14	at No. 20 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–49	9,178	[13]
November 21	Towson*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 46–13	2,423	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Parents Weekend Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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