1976 Bucknell Bison football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1976

| team = Bucknell Bison

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 4–5

| head_coach = Bob Curtis

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Karl Meyer

| captain2 = Jim Nesbitt

| captain3 = Kerry Snow

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

}}

The 1976 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season.

In their second year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–5 record.{{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}} Karl Meyer, Jim Nesbitt and Kerry Snow 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}}

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

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| attend = yes

| source = yes

| poll = UPI Division II Coaches Poll

| other-event = ^ Parents Weekend

| September 18 | | Rutgers

| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 14 36

| 8,500 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Beats Bucknell for Ninth Straight Victory |first=Ken |last=O'Brien |date=September 19, 1976 |page=B1 |newspaper=The Home News Sunday |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71822128/1976-bucknell-rutgers/ }}

| September 25 | @ | Davidson

| Richardson Stadium | Davidson, NC | W 16 0

| 3,500 | {{cite news |title=Cats Turn Game Over to Opportunistic Bisons |first=Bob |last=Clary |date=September 26, 1976 |page=3D |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |location=Charlotte, N.C.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71823703/1976-bucknell-davidson/ }}

| October 2 | | {{cfb link|year=1976|team=C.W. Post Pioneers|title=C.W. Post}}

| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 6 17

| 3,000 |

| October 9 | | #9 Lehigh^

| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | W 3 0

| 5,000 |

| October 16 | @ | {{cfb link|year=1976|team=West Chester Golden Rams|title=West Chester}}

| John A. Farrell Stadium | West Chester, PA | W 29 14

| 6,000 | {{cite news |title=Shaffer Leads Bucknell Past West Chester |first=Jeff |last=Ranck |date=October 18, 1976 |page=14 |newspaper=The Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71826147/1976-bucknell-wc/ }}

| October 23 | @ | {{cfb link|year=1976|team=Gettysburg Bullets|title=Gettysburg}}

| Musselman Stadium | Gettysburg, PA | L 7 10

| 4,800 | {{cite news |title=Gettysburg Stuns Bucknell Eleven, 10-7 |first=Jeff |last=Ranck |date=October 26, 1976 |page=18 |newspaper=The Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71827602/1976-bucknell-gettysburg/ }}

| October 30 | | Lafayette

| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 7 17

| 4,000 |

| November 6 | | Colgate

| Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 13 24

| 3,500 | {{cite news |title=Unbeaten Colgate Defeats Bucknell, 24-13 |first=Jeff |last=Ranck |date=November 8, 1976 |page=16 |newspaper=The Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71830742/1976-bucknell-colgate/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Colgate 24, Bucknell 13 |date=November 7, 1976 |page=Sports 4 |newspaper=Sunday News Journal |location=Wilmington, Del. }}

| November 13 | @ | {{cfb link|year=1976|team=Rochester Yellowjackets|title=Rochester}}

| Fauver Stadium | Rochester, NY | W 21 7

| 1,500 | {{cite news |title=Angry UR Players, Coaches Fall Short Against Bucknell |first=Bruno |last=Sniders |date=November 14, 1976 |pages=1D, 2D |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71833299/1976-bucknell-rochester/ }}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Bucknell) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/83/stats/13330 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 14, 2024 }}

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