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2019 Bucknell Bison football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Miran (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRyan Manalac (1st season)
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 13,100)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Holy Cross $^   5 1     7 5  
Lafayette   4 2     4 8  
Bucknell   3 3     3 8  
Lehigh   3 3     4 7  
Colgate   3 3     4 8  
Fordham   2 4     4 8  
Georgetown   1 5     5 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Bucknell Bison football team represents Bucknell University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by first-year head coach Dave Cecchini and play their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They play as a member of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2018 season 1–10, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. In January 2019 the Bucknell Athletics Department announced that Joe Susan would be stepping down as head football coach to serve in a new position within the department.[1] Susan compiled a 38−61 record during his nine-year tenure with the Bison, winning the Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2014. On February 6 it was announced that Dave Cecchini, the former head coach of Valparaiso, would be the 27th Bob Odell Head Football Coach at Bucknell University.[2]

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Bison were picked to finish in seventh (last) place.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Colgate 72 (12)
2 Holy Cross 58 (2)
3 Georgetown 51
4 Fordham 39
5 Lehigh 38
6 Lafayette 21
7 Bucknell 15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Bison had two players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 p.m.at Temple*ESPN3L 12–5626,378
September 76:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart*NEC Front RowL 10–30 4,187
September 146:00 p.m.No. 22 Villanova*StadiumL 10–45 3,649
September 283:30 p.m.Princeton*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumL 23–56 3,795
October 52:00 p.m.Holy Crossdagger
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumL 14–21 2,693
October 121:00 p.m.at ColgateStadiumW 32–14 2,386
October 194:00 p.m.at No. 18 Towson*FloSportsL 7–56 6,114
October 263:30 p.m.at LafayetteStadiumL 17–21 5,325
November 91:00 p.m.Lehigh
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumW 20–10 2,051
November 161:00 p.m.Georgetown
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumW 20–17
November 231:00 p.m.at FordhamStadiumL 14–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source:[4]

Game summaries

at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 9 3 0 12
Owls 21 14 7 14 56


at Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 3 7 0 10
Pioneers 0 23 0 7 30


Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Wildcats 14 14 14 3 45
Bison 0 0 3 7 10


Princeton

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 21 14 14 56
Bison 7 7 3 6 23


Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 14 7 0 21
Bison 0 14 0 0 14


at Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 14 6 6 6 32
Raiders 7 0 7 0 14


at Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 7 0 0 7
No. 18 Tigers 21 21 14 0 56


at Lafayette

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


Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 3 0 7 10
Bison 0 10 7 3 20


Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 7 3 7 0 17
Bison 6 0 0 14 20


at Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 14 0 0 14
Rams 7 3 7 14 31


References

  1. ^ "Joe Susan Steps Down as Head Football Coach at Bucknell, Will Assume Role in Department of Athletics". Bucknell Athletics Department. January 14, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dave Cecchini Named Head Football Coach at Bucknell". Bucknell Athletics Department. February 6, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Bucknell Football Schedule". BucknellBison.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.