2019 Bucknell Bison football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (3–3 Patriot)
Headcoach
- Dave Cecchini (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorJason Miran (1st season)
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 3–8 (3–3 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jason Miran (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ryan Manalac (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium |
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| Holy Cross $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Bison had two players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.[1]
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Defense Simeon Page – LB |
Special teams Alex Pechin – P |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | at Temple* | ESPN3 | L 12–56 | 26,378 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart* | NEC Front Row | L 10–30 | 4,187 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 Villanova* | Stadium | L 10–45 | 3,649 | |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Princeton* |
| Stadium | L 23–56 | 3,795 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Holy Cross |
| Stadium | L 14–21 | 2,693 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Colgate | Stadium | W 32–14 | 2,386 | |
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Towson* | FloSports | L 7–56 | 6,114 | |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Lafayette | Stadium | L 17–21 | 5,325 | |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Lehigh |
| Stadium | W 20–10 | 2,051 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown |
| Stadium | W 20–17 | |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fordham | Stadium | L 14–31 | ||
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Game summaries
At Temple
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Owls | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
At Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Pioneers | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Princeton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| Bison | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Bison | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
| Raiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 18 Tigers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
At Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Bison | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoyas | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Bison | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
At Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |