1997 Bucknell Bison football team

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

During its third year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 10–1 record.

[1] Hunter Adams, Wally Hurdley and Chris Peer were the team captains.

Bucknell's 5–1 conference record placed second in the seven-team Patriot League standings.

[3] Undefeated through the first ten games of the season, Bucknell did not appear in the national Division I-AA top 25 until the week before its final game, when it was ranked No.