1961 Bucknell Bison football team

1961 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record6–3 (5–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainKirk Foulke
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 0 09 0 0
Bucknell 5 2 06 3 0
Delaware 3 2 04 4 0
No. 6 Lehigh 3 2 07 2 0
Gettysburg 2 2 13 5 1
Temple 1 2 22 5 2
Lafayette 1 5 12 6 1
Muhlenberg 0 4 02 7 0
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x 6 0 08 0 1
Albright 4 0 17 0 1
Moravian 4 1 14 3 1
Wagner 4 2 06 3 0
Lycoming 1 3 11 6 1
Wilkes 1 6 01 6 0
Hofstra * 2 0 07 2 0
Juniata * 1 2 03 4 0
Upsala * 0 4 00 7 0
Southern College Division
Lebanon Valley x 5 1 06 1 0
Swarthmore 4 2 05 2 0
Western Maryland 4 2 07 2 0
Dickinson 5 3 05 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 06 3 0
Johns Hopkins 2 3 13 4 1
Ursinus 2 5 02 5 0
Drexel 1 5 12 5 1
Haverford 0 6 10 6 1
West Chester * 0 0 07 2 0
Franklin & Marshall * 0 3 01 7 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from major college AP poll for Rutgers and small college AP poll for Lehigh

The 1961 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1961 college football season. Bucknell ranked second in the University Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference.

In its third season under head coach Bob Odell, the team compiled a 6–3 record, and a 5–2 record against division opponents. Kirk Foulke was the team captain.

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