Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame
Peterson, Edward C.
Edward C. Peterson
- Induction:
- 2024
- Class:
- 1976
Ted Peterson was a three-year starting goalkeeper on some of Bucknell’s finest men’s soccer teams from 1973-75. The Bison went 31-7-5 in those three seasons and made NCAA Tournament appearances in 1974 and 1975. Two of the seven losses in that span came in overtime in NCAA Tournament matches.
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The 1974 side, coached by Hall-of-Famer Craig Reynolds, is considered one of Bucknell’s most successful teams in any sport. That squad was undefeated after beating La Salle in the East Coast Conference championship match, and then the Bison knocked off unbeaten Penn State 1-0 on its home field in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. A second-round double-overtime loss to Philadelphia Textile left the Bison at 12-1-2 with only five goals against on the season. The team set school records with 10 shutouts and 0.33 goals allowed per game, and the Bison were ranked No. 14 in the final Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America national poll.
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The 1975 squad went back to the NCAA Tournament but fell in penalty kicks (7-6) to Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round. Peterson and the Bison defense kept the Knights off the board for 150 minutes of play, including four overtime periods, in a match that took place over two days and was the longest in NCAA history at the time. That team finished 10-3-2 with 10 shutouts. Peterson, a Silver Spring, Md., native, joins fullback Gary Toubman ‘76 and the high-scoring brother tandem Bruce ‘75 and Scott Strasburg ‘77 from that era in the Hall of Fame.
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Peterson’s .943 save percentage in 1974 is still the Bucknell record, and he graduated with school marks for career shutouts (24) and saves (220). One year after graduation, Peterson and former teammate George Collins ‘77 founded a custom residential home construction company, and Peterson and Collins, Inc., became an award-winning firm located in the Washington, D.C., area.
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The 1974 side, coached by Hall-of-Famer Craig Reynolds, is considered one of Bucknell’s most successful teams in any sport. That squad was undefeated after beating La Salle in the East Coast Conference championship match, and then the Bison knocked off unbeaten Penn State 1-0 on its home field in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. A second-round double-overtime loss to Philadelphia Textile left the Bison at 12-1-2 with only five goals against on the season. The team set school records with 10 shutouts and 0.33 goals allowed per game, and the Bison were ranked No. 14 in the final Intercollegiate Soccer Association of America national poll.
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The 1975 squad went back to the NCAA Tournament but fell in penalty kicks (7-6) to Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round. Peterson and the Bison defense kept the Knights off the board for 150 minutes of play, including four overtime periods, in a match that took place over two days and was the longest in NCAA history at the time. That team finished 10-3-2 with 10 shutouts. Peterson, a Silver Spring, Md., native, joins fullback Gary Toubman ‘76 and the high-scoring brother tandem Bruce ‘75 and Scott Strasburg ‘77 from that era in the Hall of Fame.
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Peterson’s .943 save percentage in 1974 is still the Bucknell record, and he graduated with school marks for career shutouts (24) and saves (220). One year after graduation, Peterson and former teammate George Collins ‘77 founded a custom residential home construction company, and Peterson and Collins, Inc., became an award-winning firm located in the Washington, D.C., area.
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