2019 Bucknell Bison football team

Bucknell Bison football
2019 Bucknell Bison football
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Conference	Patriot League
2019 record	( Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Cecchini (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Jason Miran (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Ryan Manalac (1st year)
Home stadium	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 13,100)
« 2018

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

Previous seasonEdit

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]

PreseasonEdit

Preseason coaches' pollEdit

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 teamEdit

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

Defense

Simeon Page – LB

Special teams

Alex Pechin – P

ScheduleEdit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 31	3:00 p.m.	at Temple*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Villanova*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Princeton*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[4]

Game summariesEdit

at TempleEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison					0
Owls					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–16–8	1970	TEMP, 10–3

at Sacred HeartEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison					0
Pioneers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2018	SHU, 30–14

VillanovaEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Bison					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–13–2	2018	NOVA, 49–7

PrincetonEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers					0
Bison					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–13	2011	BUCK, 34–9

Holy CrossEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders					0
Bison					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–22	2018	BUCK, 19–16

at ColgateEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison					0
Raiders					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–50	2018	GATE, 27–3

at TowsonEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison					0
Tigers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–8	2003	BUCK, 14–10

at LafayetteEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison					0
Leopards					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–53–6	2018	LAF, 29–27

LehighEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks					0
Bison					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–48–3	2018	LEH, 45–17

GeorgetownEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas					0
Bison					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–12–1	2018	GEORG, 14–3

at FordhamEdit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison					0
Rams					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–16	2018	FORD, 17–14

ReferencesEdit

↑ "Joe Susan Steps Down as Head Football Coach at Bucknell, Will Assume Role in Department of Athletics". Bucknell Athletics Department. January 14, 2019. https://bucknellbison.com/news/2019/1/14/joe-susan-steps-down-as-head-football-coach-at-bucknell-will-assume-role-in-department-of-athletics.aspx. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
↑ "Dave Cecchini Named Head Football Coach at Bucknell". Bucknell Athletics Department. February 6, 2019. https://bucknellbison.com/news/2019/2/6/dave-cecchini-named-head-football-coach-at-bucknell.aspx?path=football. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". July 30, 2019. https://www.patriotleague.org/news/2019/7/29/patriot-league-football-preseason-honors-announced-7-30-19.aspx. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
↑ "2019 Bucknell Football Schedule". https://bucknellbison.com/schedule.aspx?path=football. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

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[0] "Joe Susan Steps Down as Head Football Coach at Bucknell, Will Assume Role in Department of Athletics". Bucknell Athletics Department. January 14, 2019. https://bucknellbison.com/news/2019/1/14/joe-susan-steps-down-as-head-football-coach-at-bucknell-will-assume-role-in-department-of-athletics.aspx. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

[1] "Dave Cecchini Named Head Football Coach at Bucknell". Bucknell Athletics Department. February 6, 2019. https://bucknellbison.com/news/2019/2/6/dave-cecchini-named-head-football-coach-at-bucknell.aspx?path=football. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

[2019_PL_Coaches_Poll_and_Team-2] 3.0 ^3.1 "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". July 30, 2019. https://www.patriotleague.org/news/2019/7/29/patriot-league-football-preseason-honors-announced-7-30-19.aspx. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

[3] "2019 Bucknell Football Schedule". https://bucknellbison.com/schedule.aspx?path=football. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

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