1956 Bucknell Bison football team

1956 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Captains
  • Don Koppes
  • Ralph Riker
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1956 Eastern non-major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred     8 0 0
Hofstra     7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 2 1
Buffalo     5 3 0
Drexel     5 3 0
Washington & Jefferson     3 4 1
Bucknell     3 5 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0

The 1956 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1956 college football season.

In its 11th season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 3–5 record. Don Koppes and Ralph Riker were the team captains.

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