Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
During its fourth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 5–5 record.
[1] John Cieslewicz, Mike Cosimano and Brian Shaffer were the team captains.
[2] This was the first year of competition for Division I-AA, later to be renamed the Football Championship Subdivision.
Bucknell, along with its in-state rivals Lafayette and Lehigh, moved up to I-AA after having previously competed as independents in NCAA Division II.