2024 Bucknell Bison football team
American college football season
2024 Bucknell Bison football | |
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Conference | Patriot League |
Record | 1–1 (0–0 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | John Bear (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chris Bowers (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium |
Seasons ← 2023 2025 → |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Lafayette | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of September 8, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2024 Bucknell Bison football team will represent Bucknell University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison will be led by sixth-year head coach Dave Cecchini and play their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Navy* | CBSSN | L 21-49 | 28,763 | |
September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at VMI* | ESPN+ | W 35–28 | 6,295 | |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Merrimack* | ESPN+ | |||
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Marist* |
| ESPN+ | ||
September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Lehigh | ESPN+ | |||
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Penn* | TBA | |||
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Cornell* |
| ESPN+ | ||
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgetown | ESPN+ | |||
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Lafayette |
| ESPN+ | ||
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Fordham |
| ESPN+ | ||
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | ESPN+ | |||
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Colgate |
| ESPN+ | ||
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Game summaries
at Navy (FBS)
Game One – Bucknell Bison (0–0) vs Navy Midshipmen (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bucknell | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Navy (FBS) | 6 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
- Game time: 12:00 PM
- TV: CBSSN
Game information |
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Statistics | BUCK | NAVY |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bucknell | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Navy | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at VMI
Game Two – Bucknell Bison (0–0) vs VMI Keydets (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bucknell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alumni Memorial Field, Lexington, Virginia
- Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
- Game time: 1:30 PM
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | BUCK | VMI |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bucknell | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
VMI | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Merrimack
Game Three – Merrimack Warriors (0–2) at Bucknell Bison (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bucknell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
- Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
- Game time: 6:00 PM
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | MER | BUCK |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Merrimack | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Bucknell | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Cornell
Game Seven – Cornell Big Red (0–0) at Bucknell Bison (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bucknell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
- Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
- Game time: 1:00 PM
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | COR | BUCK |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Cornell | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Bucknell | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Colgate
Game Twelve – Colgate Raiders (0–0) at Bucknell Bison (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colgate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bucknell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
- Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
- Game time: 1:00 PM
- Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
- TV: ESPN+
Game information |
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Statistics | COL | BUC |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Colgate | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Bucknell | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |