1890 1941 1979 2012 2018 Bucknell Football Takes the Field Bucknell fielded its first football team, beginning a tradition of athletics at the university. See Full Story Bucknell Basketball Joins the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League In 1941 Bucknell joins the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL), which later becomes the Ivy League, putting the program on the national stage. See Full …