The 1982 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bob Curtis, the Bison compiled a 4–6 record. Marty Schaetzle, Mike Thompson and Steve Zenda were the team captains. Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.