2016 Bucknell Bison football team
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.
| 2016 Bucknell Bison football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| 2016 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) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 PM | at Marist* | RFN | W 26–10 | 3,363 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 PM | at Duquesne* | NECFR | L 19–30 | 1,943 | |
| September 17 | 6:00 PM | Cornell* | PLN | L 16–24 | 4,628 | |
| September 24 | 3:00 PM | VMI* |
| PLN | L 17–23 3OT | 4,972 |
| October 8 | 1:00 PM | at Holy Cross | PLN | W 21–20 | 6,184 | |
| October 15 | 1:00 PM | Colgate |
| PLN | L 7–27 | 2,793 |
| October 22 | 1:00 PM | Lafayette |
| PLN | W 42–17 | 2,146 |
| October 29 | 11:45 AM | at No. 9 Charleston Southern* | ESPN3 | L 28–49 | 2,356 | |
| November 5 | 12:30 PM | at No. 24 Lehigh | PLN | L 13–20 | 7,049 | |
| November 12 | 3:30 PM | at Georgetown | PLN | W 21–7 | 1,371 | |
| November 19 | 12:00 PM | Fordham |
| ASN | L 22–36 | 2,079 |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at Marist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bison | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| Red Foxes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–13 | 2015 | FORD, 24–16 |
References
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