1989 Bucknell Bison football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1989
| team = Bucknell Bison
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Colonial League
| short_conf= Colonial
| record = 5–5
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Lou Maranzana
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1989 Colonial League football standings}}
The 1989 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University as a member of the Colonial League in the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Lou Maranzana and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, rededicated as Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on September 30 in honor of one of the university's most famous alumni.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1989
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Fordham
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| score = 31–7
| attend = 3,012
| source = {{cite news |title=Bucknell 31, Fordham 7 |date=September 17, 1989 |page=61 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57645213/1989-bucknell-fordham/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| score = 9–20
| attend = 2,433
| source = {{cite news |title=Cornell Shoots Down Bison, 20-9 |first=Mike |last=Fox |date=September 25, 1989 |page=B1 |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57646474/1989-bucknell-cornell/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Dartmouth
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| score = 36–20
| attend = 4,280
| source = {{cite news |title=Bucknell Rolls to Win |first=Wayne |last=Baker |date=October 1, 1989 |pages=2C, 11C |newspaper=The Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57664269/1989-bucknell-dartmouth/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Towson State
| site_stadium = Minnegan Stadium
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| score = 23–29
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-item-tigers-beat-bucknell-for/162379924/|work=The Daily Item|title=Tigers beat Bucknell for first win of season|date=October 8, 1989|accessdate=January 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| score = 6–52
| attend = 8,300
| source = {{cite news |title=Bison Pay for Insult |first=John Jay |last=Fox |date=October 15, 1989 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57673371/1989-bucknell-lehigh/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Franklin Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 24–25
| attend = 21,807
| source = {{cite news |title=Quakers Hold Off Bucknell, 25-24 |first=Joe |last=Juliano |date=October 22, 1989 |page=11-E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57674165/1989-bucknell-penn/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Columbia
| site_stadium = Wien Stadium
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| score = 27–12
| attend = 3,030
| source = {{cite news |title=Lions Losing Hope |first=David A. |last=Raskin |date=October 29, 1989 |pages=S7, S8 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| score = 54–33
| attend = 3,418
| source = {{cite news |title=Erb's 2 Scores Help Bucknell Rout Lafayette |first=Wayne |last=Baker |date=November 5, 1989 |page=2C |newspaper=The Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57679682/1989-bucknell-lafayette/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Andy Kerr Stadium
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| score = 37–27
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Hot QB Socks Colgate |date=November 12, 1989 |pages=10C, 12C |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |location=Binghamton, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57681970/1989-bucknell-colgate/ }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| score = 6–35
| attend = 4,662
| source = {{cite news |title=Holy Cross Wins Colonial Crown |first=Mark |last=Abrahamsen |date=November 19, 1989 |page=67 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57682545/1989-bucknell-hc/ }}
}}
}}
References
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