1981 Bucknell Bison football team

1981 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–6
Head coach	Bob Curtis (7th season)
Captains	Ken Jenkins Jeff Miller
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1981 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Lafayette			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Delaware ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Tennessee State ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana			–					8	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					8	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State			–					5	–	5	–	1
Northwestern State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	7	–	0
James Madison			–					3	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

In their sixth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–6 record. Ken Jenkins and Jeff Miller were the team captains.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 7–27	4,500
September 19	at Merchant Marine	Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 35–6	3,015
September 26	Rochester	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 27–0
October 3	Davidson^	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 23–3	6,200
October 10	at No. 10 Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–37	11,500
October 17	at West Chester	John A. Farrell Stadium West Chester, PA	W 20–14
October 24	No. 9 Lehigh	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–18	8,800
October 31	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 15–22	4,100
November 7	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 6–24
November 14	at Boston University	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–27	3,214
Homecoming ^ Parents Weekend Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Bucknell Bison football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 73 Eric Andersen Jr QB 3 Joe Donato Sr RB 31 Ken Jenkins Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 67 Britt Bassett Sr LB 80 Ken Durr Sr LB 36 Pat Paro Sr DE 54 Ed Zack Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Curtis Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt