1998 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1998 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It tied for third in the Patriot League.

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

In its fourth year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 6–5 record.^[1] Erich Muzi, Jeremy Myers and Neal Thompson were the team captains.^[2]

The Bison outscored opponents 278 to 243. Their 3–3 conference record tied for third in the seven-team Patriot League standings.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Duquesne*	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	W 38–10	5,210	[4]
September 12	Saint Mary's (CA)*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 30–14	4,572	[5]
September 19	Fordham	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 17–20	4,420	[6]
September 26	at Columbia^*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 27–20	9,000	[7]
October 3	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 10–20	10,809	[8]
October 17	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 19–23	13,188	[9]
October 24	at Lafayette	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 33–22	8,500	[10]
October 31	Colgate	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 21–38	6,250	[11]
November 7	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 30–14	8,125	[12]
November 14	at No. 20 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 7–49	9,178	[13]
November 21	Towson*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 46–13	2,423	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Parents Weekend Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game