The 1988 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
In its third and final year under head coach George Landis, the Bison compiled a 3–7 record.
[1] Ed Foley, Chris Hackley and Steve Weiss were the team captains.
Their 2–3 conference record placed Bucknell in a three-way tie for third (and for next-to-last) in the six-team Colonial League standings.