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| Bucknell Bison football | |||
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| First season | 1883; 142 years ago | ||
| Head coach | Dave Cecchini 6th season, 19–41 (.317) | ||
| Stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (capacity: 13,100) | ||
| Location | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Patriot League | ||
| All-time record | 566–532–5 (.515) | ||
| Bowl record | 1–0 (1.000) | ||
| Conference titles | 1 | ||
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| Colors | Blue and orange[1] | ||
| Website | BucknellBison.com | ||
TheBucknell Bison football team representsBucknell University incollege football at theNCAADivision I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) level. Bucknell is a member of thePatriot League. Bucknell won thefirst Orange Bowl, 26–0, over theMiami Hurricanes on January 1, 1935.
The Bucknell football team was established in 1883 after a group of students fromLafayette College journeyed west to play a group of students from the University at Lewisburg, as Bucknell University was then called. The Lewisburg students lost the game, 59–0, and did not play another game until 1887. In 1918, Bucknell had its first of its three undefeated seasons. On October 10, 1925, Bucknell playedGeorge Washington at home on the day thatChristy Mathewson was buried inLewisburg. In his honor, there was no cheering in the first quarter. In 1931,Clarke Hinkle led Bucknell to a 6–0–3 record.[2] In 1960, the team won its firstLambert Cup. In 1989, the newly renovatedChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium was renamed in Mathewson's honor. In 1996, Bucknell won its first conference championship. Bucknell football celebrated its seventh-straight winning season in 2001.
| Year | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Results |
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| 1934 | Edward Mylin | Orange Bowl | Miami | W 26–0 |
| Player | Position | Career | Year inducted |
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| Clarke Hinkle | FB | 1929–1931 | 1971 |
| Player | Position | Bucknell career | NFL team(s) | NFL career | Year inducted |
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| Clarke Hinkle | FB | 1929–1931 | Green Bay Packers | 1932–1941 | 1964 |
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