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1955 Bucknell Bison football team

American college football team season

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ97355686 ↗
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The 1955 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1955 college football season.

In its ninth season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record. Bob Sierer and Jim Kozlowski were the team captains.

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

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1955—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Bucknell, Bison and football can be independently traced.
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