1958 Bucknell Bison football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1958
| team = Bucknell Bison
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Middle Atlantic Conference
| division = University Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 1–8
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Bob Odell
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Charles Apgar
| captain2 = Lewis Hart
| stadium= Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1958 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings}}
The 1958 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1958 college football season. Bucknell finished sixth in the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.
In its first season under head coach Bob Odell, the team compiled a 1–8 record.{{cite book |title=2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide |chapter=Year-by-Year Results |publisher=Bucknell University |location=Lewisburg, Pa. |page=137 |accessdate=June 20, 2020 |url=https://issuu.com/bucknellathletics/docs/2019_bucknell_football_media_guide}} Charles Apgar and Lewis Hart were the team captains.{{cite book |title=2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide |chapter=Captains |publisher=Bucknell University |location=Lewisburg, Pa. |page=121 |accessdate=June 20, 2020 |url=https://issuu.com/bucknellathletics/docs/2019_bucknell_football_media_guide}} In the first year of football competition for the Middle Atlantic Conference, Bucknell was 1–5 against league opponents.
The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1958
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = UPI
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 27|vs|{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Gettysburg Bullets|title=Gettysburg}}|Hershey Stadium|Hershey, PA (Rotary Bowl)|L 0-6| 7,000–9,000 | {{cite news |title=Bullets Blank Bucknell 6-0 in Bowl game; Allow Bisons Lone First Down |date=September 29, 1958 |page=5 |newspaper=The Gettysburg Times |location=Gettysburg, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68199624/1958-bucknell-gettysburg/ }}
|October 4||{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Carnegie Tech Tartans|title=Carnegie Tech}}
|October 11||Colgate
|October 18|at|Rutgers| Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ|L 12-57| 20,000 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Beats Bucknell, 57-12; Austin Sets Rushing Record |first=Jimmie |last=Fleming |date=October 19, 1958 |page=1 |newspaper=The Sunday Home News |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68202247/1958-bucknell-rutgers/ }}
|October 25||Lafayette
|November 1||Lehigh|Memorial Stadium|Lewisburg, PA|L 14-35| 5,200 | {{cite news |title=Lehigh Whips Bucknell, 35 to 14 |date=November 2, 1958 |at=sect. 4, p. 3 |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68204489/1958-bucknell-lehigh/ }}
|November 8|at|Temple | Temple Stadium | Philadelphia, PA|W 44-6| 4,000 | {{cite news |title=Temple Drops 10th in Row as Bucknell Romps |first=Dave |last=Wilson |date=November 9, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68205729/1958-bucknell-temple/ }}
|November 15|at|Delaware| Delaware Stadium | Newark, DE|L 8-28| 4,464–4,500 | {{cite news |title=Breyer Passing Sets High Loop Record; Hens Whip Bucknell |first=Izzy |last=Katzman |author-link=Izzy Katzman |date=November 17, 1958 |page=26 |newspaper=Journal–Every Evening |location=Wilmington, Del.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68207157/1958-bucknell-delaware/ }}
|November 22|at|#11 Buffalo
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Bucknell) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/83/stats/13325 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 16, 2024 }}