1962 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1962 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Bucknell finished second in the University Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference.

1962 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
	University Division
1962 record	6–3 (5–1 MAC-University)
Head coach	Bob Odell (4th season)
Captain	Richard Tyrrell
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1962 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
Delaware x	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Temple	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Lafayette	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Gettysburg	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Muhlenberg	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Moravian	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wagner	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Wilkes	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Upsala	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Albright	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra *	1	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Juniata *	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
College–Southern
Western Maryland x	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Drexel x	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Lebanon Valley	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Dickinson	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Johns Hopkins	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Haverford	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

In its fourth season under head coach Bob Odell, the team compiled a 6–3 record,[1] 5–1 against division opponents. Richard Tyrrell was the team captain.[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 22	Gettysburg	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 22–21	6,000	[3]
September 29	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 15–14	10,000	[4]
October 6	UMass*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 20–21	6,000	[5]
October 13	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 32–6	6,000	[6]
October 20	Lafayette	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 28–6	8,500	[7]
October 27	at Muhlenberg	Muhlenberg Field Allentown, PA	W 53–0	5,000	[8]
November 3	Buffalo*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–28	4,000	[9]
November 10	Colgate*	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 32–14	4,500	[10]
November 17	at No. 8 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 6–9	9,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from UPI Small College Coaches Poll

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 138. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Bullets Collapse in Last Half Before Bison Aerial Attack to Go Down 22-21". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. September 24, 1962. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Frush, Charlie (September 30, 1962). "Same Old Tale: Bucknell Tops Temple, 15-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Morelli Scores as Temple Bows". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. September 30, 1961. p. 43.
5. "UMass Nips Bucknell in Torrid Finish, 21-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. United Press International. October 7, 1962. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Buss, Jim (October 14, 1962). "Bucknell Smacks Engineers, 32-6". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bucknell Romps, 28-6; Thomas Scores Pair". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. United Press International. October 21, 1962. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
8. DeLong, Dave (October 28, 1962). "Bucknell Smacks Muhlenberg, 53-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Quarterback Leads Buffalo to 28-0 Win over Bucknell". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 4, 1962. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bucknell Belts Colgate as Giordano Sparkles". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. November 11, 1962. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.
11. Fachet, Bob (November 18, 1962). "Delaware Turns Back Bucknell for Crown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.