1996 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1996 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Bucknell won the Patriot League championship, its first.

1996 Bucknell Bison football
Patriot League champion
ConferencePatriot League
1996 record6–5 (4–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • George Howanitz
  • Rich Lemon
  • Brandon Little
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
1996 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Bucknell $  4 –1     6 –5  
Colgate  3 –2     6 –5  
Lehigh  3 –2     5 –6  
Lafayette  2 –2     5 –5  
Fordham  1 –3     2 –8  
Holy Cross  1 –4     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion

In their second year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 6–5 record.[1] George Howanitz, Rich Lemon and Brandon Little were the team captains.[2]

The Bison outscored opponents 234 to 223. Their 4–1 conference record topped the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Towson State*
W 44–7 6,466 [4]
September 21 No. 22 William & Mary*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–47 5,108 [5]
September 28 Harvard*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 7–30 6,064 [6]
October 5 Penn ^*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 21–30 OT 9,166 [7]
October 12 at Yale*
L 21–23 14,502 [8]
October 19 Princeton*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 10–6 2,166 [9]
October 26 at Holy Cross*
W 38–7 10,671 [10]
November 2 at Lehigh
W 7–6 10,271 [11]
November 9 at Lafayette
L 7–23 [1]
November 16 Fordham
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 51–17 3,166 [12]
November 23 Colgate
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 28–27 OT 5,467 [13]

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 139. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. Courogen, Chris (September 15, 1996). "Towson State Errors Lead to 44-7 Rout by Bucknell". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 15C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Epler, Eric F. (September 22, 1996). "Dominant Tribe Smashes Bucknell". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Vellante, John (September 29, 1996). "Harvard Defense Puts Squeeze on Lemon, Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Juliano, Joe (October 6, 1996). "Penn Wakes Up in OT, Upends Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Yale Overcomes 14-Point Deficit, Edges Bucknell". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 13, 1996. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Hummel, Todd (October 20, 1996). "Bison Slide Past Tigers". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 20, 1996. p. D19.
  10. "Bison Dominate Holy Cross 38-7". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 27, 1996. pp. C4, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Blockus, Gary R. (November 3, 1996). "Missed PAT Costs Lehigh in 7-6 Loss to Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Lentz, Charlie (November 17, 1996). "Lemon Rushes BU Past Fordham". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C3, C10 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scoreboard". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. November 17, 1996. p. S-6.
  13. Hummel, Todd (November 24, 1996). "The Top of the Heap: OT Plays Give Bison Patriot League Title". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
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