2018 Bucknell Bison football team

2018 Bucknell Bison football
Conference Patriot League
2018 record 1–5 (1–1 Patriot)
Head coach Joe Susan (9th season)
Offensive coordinator Bobby Acosta
Defensive coordinator Matt Borich
Home stadium Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 13,100)
2018 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 20 Colgate  3 –0     5 –0  
Georgetown  1 –0     2 –4  
Bucknell  1 –1     1 –5  
Lehigh  0 –0     1 –4  
Lafayette  0 –1     1 –4  
Fordham  0 –1     0 –5  
Holy Cross  0 –2     1 –5  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Bucknell Bison football team represents Bucknell University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by ninth-year head coach Joe Susan and play their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Patriot League.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2017 season 5–6, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Bison predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Colgate71 (11)
2Lehigh63 (3)
3Fordham45
4Holy Cross40
T–5Bucknell31
T–5Lafayette31
7Georgetown13

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Bison placed two players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.William & Mary*
StadiumL 7–145,042
September 83:00 p.m.Sacred Heart*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumL 14–301,872
September 153:00 p.m.at Penn*
ESPN+L 17–345,033
September 226:00 p.m.at No. 15 Villanova*
L 7–499,341
September 291:00 p.m.at Holy Cross
StadiumW 19–168,275
October 612:00 p.m.Colgate
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumL 3–272,007
October 131:00 p.m.at Monmouth*
ESPN+
October 2012:00 p.m.Lafayette
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
Stadium
November 312:30 p.m.at Lehigh
Stadium
November 1012:30 p.m.at Georgetown
Stadium
November 1712:00 p.m.Fordham
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
Stadium

[2]

Game summaries

William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 7 0 0 7 14
Bison 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–5 2017 W&M, 20–9

Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 7 7 7 9 30
Bison 0 14 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2017 BUCK, 34–31

at Penn

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 3 7 7 0 17
Quakers 17 10 0 7 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–29 2010 PENN, 31–10

at Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 7 0 0 7
No. 15 Wildcats 28 14 0 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–11–2 2005 NOVA, 38–10

at Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 6 6 7 19
Crusaders 7 0 0 9 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–22 2017 HOLY, 20–0

Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Raiders 0 17 3 7 27
Bison 0 0 3 0 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–49 2017 GATE, 40–3

at Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0
Hawks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 MON, 35–13

Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Leopards 0
Bison 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
37–52–6 2017 BUCK, 13–7OT

at Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0
Mountain Hawks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–47–3 2017 LEH, 42–31

at Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0
Hoyas 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–1–1 2017 BUCK, 12–0

Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0
Bison 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–15 2017 FORD, 20–19

References

  1. ↑ http://patriotleague.org/news/2018/7/26/patriot-league-football-preseason-major-awards-poll-and-all-league-announced-7-26-18.aspx
  2. ↑ "2018 Bucknell Football Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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