2017 Bucknell Bison football team
American college football season
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Conference | Patriot League |
Record | 5–6 (2–4 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike O'Connor |
Defensive coordinator | Matt Borich |
Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium |
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Colgate + | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-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 5–6, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Marist* | Stadium | W 45–6 | 3,024 | |
September 9 | Noon | Holy Cross |
| Stadium | L 0–20 | 1,987 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at William & Mary* | TATV | L 9–30 | 8,315 | |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart* |
| Stadium | W 34–31 | 4,345 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth* |
| Stadium | L 13–35 | 1,942 |
October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at Cornell* | ILN | W 26–18 | 4,202 | |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Lafayette | Stadium | W 13–7 OT | 5,512 | |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate |
| Stadium | L 3–40 | 6,763 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Lehigh![]() |
| Stadium | L 21–42 | 4,226 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgetown |
| Stadium | W 12–0 | 1,794 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | Stadium | L 9–20 | 2,961 | |
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Game summaries
Marist
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Foxes | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Bison | 28 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
Holy Cross
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Crusaders | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At William & Mary
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Tribe | 7 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
Sacred Heart
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pioneers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Bison | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Monmouth
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hawks | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Bison | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
At Cornell
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
Big Red | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
At Lafayette
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Bison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Leopards | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At Colgate
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Raiders | 6 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
Lehigh
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mountain Hawks | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
Bison | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Georgetown
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bison | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
At Fordham
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |