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 | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| 2017 record | 5–6 (2–4 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike O'Connor |
| Defensive coordinator | Matt Borich |
| Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 13,100) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Marist* | STADIUM | W 45–6 | 3,024 | |
| September 9 | Noon | Holy Cross |
| STADIUM | L 0–20 | 1,987 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at William & Mary* | TATV | L 9–30 | 8,315 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart* |
| STADIUM | W 34–31 | 4,345 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth* |
| STADIUM | L 13–35 | 1,942 |
| October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at Cornell* | ILN | W 26–18 | 4,202 | |
| October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Lafayette | STADIUM | W 13–7 OT | 5,512 | |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | STADIUM | L 3–40 | 6,763 | |
| November 4 | Noon | Lehigh |
| STADIUM | L 21–42 | 4,226 |
| November 11 | Noon | Georgetown |
| STADIUM | W 12–0 | 1,794 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | STADIUM | L 9–20 | 2,961 | |
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Game summaries
Marist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Foxes | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bison | 28 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tribe | 7 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Bison | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Bison | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Cornell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| Big Red | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
at Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Bison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Raiders | 6 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Bison | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bison | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
at Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
References
- "2017 Bucknell Football Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved 7 April 2017.