2017 Bucknell Bison football team

The 2017 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Joe Susan and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 5–6, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.

2017 Bucknell Bison football
ConferencePatriot League
2017 record5–6 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike O'Connor
Defensive coordinatorMatt Borich
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 13,100)
2017 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Colgate +  5 1     7 4  
Lehigh +^  5 1     5 7  
Holy Cross  3 3     4 7  
Fordham  3 3     4 7  
Lafayette  3 3     3 8  
Bucknell  2 4     5 6  
Georgetown  0 6     1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant

Schedule

The 2017 schedule consists of five home and five away games. The Bison will host Patriot League foes Holy Cross, Lehigh, and Georgetown, and will travel to Lafayette, Colgate, and Fordham.

In 2017, Bucknell's non-conference opponents will be Marist of the Pioneer Football League, William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association, Sacred Heart of the Northeast Conference, and Cornell of the Ivy League.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Marist*STADIUMW 45–63,024
September 9NoonHoly Cross
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
STADIUML 0–201,987
September 166:00 p.m.at William & Mary*TATVL 9–308,315
September 236:00 p.m.Sacred Heart*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
STADIUMW 34–314,345
September 306:00 p.m.Monmouth*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
STADIUML 13–351,942
October 141:30 p.m.at Cornell*ILNW 26–184,202
October 213:30 p.m.at LafayetteSTADIUMW 13–7 OT5,512
October 281:00 p.m.at ColgateSTADIUML 3–406,763
November 4NoonLehigh
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Field
  • Lewisburg, PA
STADIUML 21–424,226
November 11NoonGeorgetown
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Field
  • Lewisburg, PA
STADIUMW 12–01,794
November 181:00 p.m.at FordhamSTADIUML 9–202,961

Game summaries

Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 0 6 0 0 6
Bison 28 7 3 7 45

Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 10 3 7 0 20
Bison 0 0 0 0 0

at William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 9 0 0 9
Tribe 7 3 20 0 30

Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 0 10 7 14 31
Bison 14 3 7 10 34

Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 7 14 14 0 35
Bison 0 6 0 7 13

at Cornell

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 3 13 3 26
Big Red 0 3 7 8 18

at Lafayette

1 2 3 4OT Total
Bison 7 0 0 06 13
Leopards 0 0 7 00 7

at Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 3 0 0 0 3
Raiders 6 27 0 7 40

Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 28 7 7 0 42
Bison 7 7 0 7 21

Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 0 0 0 0
Bison 0 3 9 0 12

at Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 3 6 9
Rams 0 7 0 13 20

References

  1. "2017 Bucknell Football Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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