2019 Bucknell Bison football team

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
Uniform
2019 Patriot League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Holy Cross $^   5 – 1     7 – 5  
Lafayette   4 – 2     4 – 8  
  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 represented Bucknell University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They played as a member of the Patriot League.

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.[1]

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.[1]

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 Cross
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumL 14–21 2,693
October 121:00 p.m.at Colgate
StadiumW 32–14 2,386
October 194:00 p.m.at No. 18 Towson*
FloSportsL 7–56 6,114
October 263:30 p.m.at Lafayette
StadiumL 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 Fordham
StadiumL 14–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Game summaries

At Temple

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 9 3 0 12
Owls 21 14 7 14 56
See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team

At Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 3 7 0 10
Pioneers 0 23 0 7 30
See also: 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Wildcats 14 14 14 3 45
Bison 0 0 3 7 10
See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

Princeton

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 21 14 14 56
Bison 7 7 3 6 23
See also: 2019 Princeton Tigers football team

Holy Cross

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 14 7 0 21
Bison 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 14 6 6 6 32
Raiders 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

At Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 7 0 0 7
No. 18 Tigers 21 21 14 0 56
See also: 2019 Towson Tigers football team

At Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 7 3 0 17
Leopards 7 0 0 14 21
See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team

Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 3 0 7 10
Bison 0 10 7 3 20
See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 7 3 7 0 17
Bison 6 0 0 14 20
See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

At Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 14 0 0 14
Rams 7 3 7 14 31
See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team

References

  1. ^ a b "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Bucknell Football Schedule". BucknellBison.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
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