1972 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1972 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season.

1972 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Fred Prender (4th season)
Captains	Steve Eck Gerry Solomon
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1972 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ashland			–					11	–	0	–	0
Bridgeport			–					11	–	0	–	0
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					11	–	1	–	0
Colorado College			–					8	–	1	–	0
Tampa			–					10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	2	–	0
Western Carolina			–					7	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	3	–	0
San Diego			–					6	–	3	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					4	–	2	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	3	–	2
Lake Forest			–					4	–	3	–	1
Nevada			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman			–					5	–	5	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Akron			–					3	–	4	–	2
St. Norbert			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	7	–	0
Portland State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					2	–	8	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	8	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	0
Madison			–					0	–	4	–	1
UNLV			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

In their fourth year under head coach Fred Prender, the Bison compiled a 6–3 record. Steve Eck and Gerry Solomon were the team captains.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Drexel	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 44–0	7,500
September 30	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	W 17–14	5,000–5,500
October 7	Gettysburg	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 23–0	8,100
October 14	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–21	14,000
October 21	Lafayette^	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 26–7	9,500
October 28	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 21–25	3,500–4,000
November 4	No. 6 UMass	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 28–15	6,800
November 11	Colgate	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 41–7	5,200
November 18	at No. 1 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 3–20	22,000–22,648
Homecoming ^ Parents Weekend Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game