2016 Bucknell Bison football team

2016 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–7 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Susan (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike O'Connor
Defensive coordinator	Matt Borich
Home stadium	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 13,100)

2016 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lehigh $^		6	–	0					9	–	3
Fordham		5	–	1					8	–	3
Colgate		4	–	2					5	–	5
Bucknell		3	–	3					4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4					4	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	5					2	–	9
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-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 4–7, 3–3 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	at Marist*	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	RFN	W 26–10	3,363
September 10	6:00 PM	at Duquesne*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	L 19–30	1,943
September 17	6:00 PM	Cornell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	PLN	L 16–24	4,628
September 24	3:00 PM	VMI*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	PLN	L 17–23 3OT	4,972
October 8	1:00 PM	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	PLN	W 21–20	6,184
October 15	1:00 PM	Colgate	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	PLN	L 7–27	2,793
October 22	1:00 PM	Lafayette	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	PLN	W 42–17	2,146
October 29	11:45 AM	at No. 9 Charleston Southern*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 28–49	2,356
November 5	12:30 PM	at No. 24 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	PLN	L 13–20	7,049
November 12	3:30 PM	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.	PLN	W 21–7	1,371
November 19	12:00 PM	Fordham	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ASN	L 22–36	2,079
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	13	0	6	26
Red Foxes	3	0	7	0	10

See also: 2016 Marist Red Foxes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–1	2015	BUCK, 17–0

at Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	7	12	19
Dukes	3	10	0	17	30

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–6	2015	DUQ, 26–7

Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	10	14	0	24
Bison	7	3	6	0	16

See also: 2016 Cornell Big Red football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–42	2015	BUCK, 19–14

VMI

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Keydets	6	0	8	3	0	0	6	23
Bison	0	7	7	3	0	0	0	17

See also: 2016 VMI Keydets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2015	BUCK, 28–22

at Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	7	7	21
Crusaders	7	13	0	0	20

See also: 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–21	2015	HC, 23–7

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	10	0	14	27
Bison	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2016 Colgate Raiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–47	2015	GATE, 14–10

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	3	0	14	0	17
Bison	7	7	7	21	42

See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–52–6	2015	BUCK, 35–24

at Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	7	7	7	28
#9 Buccaneers	7	14	21	7	49

See also: 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	6	0	0	13
#24 Mountain Hawks	7	0	13	0	20

See also: 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–45–3	2015	LEH, 21–10

at Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	7	7	21
Hoyas	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–11–1	2015	GU, 17–9

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	0	15	36
Bison	7	2	6	7	22

See also: 2016 Fordham Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–13	2015	FORD, 24–16