1965 Bucknell Bison football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1965
| team = Bucknell Bison
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Middle Atlantic Conference
| division = University Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–3
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Carroll Huntress
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = T. Geoffrey Traub
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
| champion = MAC University Division champion
}}
{{1965 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings}}
The 1965 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as a member of the University Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Carroll Huntress, the Bison compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the MAC University Division title.{{cite book |title=2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide |chapter=Year-by-Year Results |publisher=Bucknell University |location=Lewisburg, Pa. |page=138 |accessdate=June 20, 2020 |url=https://issuu.com/bucknellathletics/docs/2019_bucknell_football_media_guide}} T. Geoffrey Traub was the team captain.{{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}} After winning their first two games, the Bison were ranked No. 18 in the UPI small college poll, but lost that week to Penn and dropped out of the rankings. Despite recovering with a conference-winning record, they remained unranked through the end of the year. Bucknell played home games at Memorial Stadium on the university's campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1965
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = UPI
| attend = y
| source = y
| September 25 | @ | {{cfb link|year=1965|team=Gettysburg Bullets|title=Gettysburg}}
| Musselman Stadium | Gettysburg, PA | W 19 10
| 6,400–6,500 | {{cite news |title=Bucknell Spoils Dedication of New Bullet Stadium with 19-10 Win Before 6,400 Fans |date=September 27, 1965 |page=5 |newspaper=The Gettysburg Times |location=Gettysburg, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69026287/1965-bucknell-gettysburg/ }}
| October 9 | | Temple
| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | W 40 14
| 7,500 | {{cite news |title=Mitchell Stars as Bisons Rout Temple in Homecoming Tilt |date=October 11, 1965 |page=14 |newspaper=Sunbury Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69046057/1965-bucknell-temple/ }}
| October 16 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 13 16
| 12,667 | {{cite news |title=Penn's Field Goal in Final Seconds Salvages 16-13 Victory over Bucknell |agency=Associated Press |date=October 17, 1965 |page=S5 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 23 | @ | Lafayette
| Fisher Field | Easton, PA | L 13 14
| 7,000–7,200 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Surprises Bucknell, 14-13 |first=Paul |last=May |date=October 24, 1965 |page=D1 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69053221/1965-bucknell-lafayette/ }}
| October 30 | | #15 Hofstra
| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | W 33 6
| 9,250 | {{cite news |title=Bucknell Defeats Hofstra |agency=Associated Press |date=October 31, 1965 |page=40 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=Lancaster, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69054261/1965-bucknell-hofstra/ }}
| November 6 | @ | Colgate
| Colgate Athletic Field | Hamilton, NY | L 7 21
| 6,000 | {{cite news |title=Colgate Defeats Bucknell, 21 to 7 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y. |date=November 7, 1965 |page=S11}}
| November 13 | | Lehigh
| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | W 41 0
| 6,200–7,200 | {{cite news |title=Bucknell 1st in MAC as Mitchell Grabs 9 |agency=Associated Press |date=November 14, 1965 |at=sect. 3, p. 2 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69056263/1965-bucknell-lehigh/ }}
| November 20 | | Delaware
| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | W 26 14
| 7,700 | {{cite news |title=Hens Regain Prestige Lost During '64 Season |first=Hal |last=Bodley |date=November 22, 1965 |page=24 |newspaper=Wilmington Morning News |location=Wilmington, Del.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69063290/1965-bucknell-delaware/ }}
| {{tooltip|2=Thanksgiving|November 27}} | v | Davidson
| Memorial Stadium | Charlotte, NC (Carrousel Bowl) | W 22 14
| 5,000–7,200 | {{cite news |title=Davidson's Bid to Tie School Mark Erased by Amazing Bison Passing |first=Bill |last=Ballenger |date=November 26, 1965 |page=8A |newspaper=The Charlotte News |location=Charlotte, N.C.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69064149/1965-bucknell-davidson/ }} Attendance figure in "Smith Aptly Described Foe Before Losing to Bucknell" on same page.
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Bucknell) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/83/stats/13167 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 14, 2024 }}