1979 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1979 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

1979 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–2
Head coach	Bob Curtis (5th season)
Captains	John Campana Mike McDonald
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Lehigh ^			–					10	–	3	–	0
Florida A&M			–					7	–	4	–	0
Portland State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	3	–	2
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	2
Northwestern State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

In their fourth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–4–2 record. John Campana and Mike McDonald were the team captains.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Dayton		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 17–7	4,000
September 22	at Rutgers		Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 14–16	12,300
September 29	Davidson		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 33–0	2,217
October 6	at Cornell	No. T–7	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 10–0	7,500
October 13	at No. T–8 Lafayette	No. 6	Fisher Field Easton, PA	T 0–0	10,700
October 20	Gettysburg^	No. T–8	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 7–14	6,018
October 27	Lehigh		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 13–14	8,000
November 3	at Northeastern		Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 14–6	1,522
November 10	at Colgate		Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 2–20	5,000
November 17	at No. 2 Boston University		Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	T 20–20	4,000
Homecoming ^ Parents Weekend Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game