2007 Bucknell Bison football team

The 2007 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Bucknell tied for last in the Patriot League.

2007 Bucknell Bison football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jonathan Grainger
  • Ryan Slater
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
2007 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Fordham $^  5 –1   8 –4  
Colgate  4 –2   7 –4  
Holy Cross  4 –2   7 –4  
Lafayette  4 –2   7 –4  
Lehigh  2 –4   5 –6  
Bucknell  1 –5   3 –8  
Georgetown  1 –5   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their fifth year under head coach Tim Landis, the Bison compiled a 3–8 record.[1] Jonathan Grainger and Ryan Slater were the team captains.[2]

The Bison were outscored 346 to 231. Bucknell's 1–5 conference record tied with Georgetown for sixth the seven-team Patriot League standings.[3]

Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 at Duquesne*
W 28–19 3,208 [4]
September 8 Stony Brook*
L 20–48 [1]
September 15 at Cornell*
L 14–38 10,118 [5]
September 22 Richmond*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 14–45 2,474 [6]
September 29 Maristdagger*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 38–7 2,645 [7]
October 6 at Colgate
L 24–28 [1]
October 20 Georgetowndagger
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 17–20 [1]
October 27 Holy Cross^
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 21–45 5,892 [8]
November 3 at Lafayette
L 7–34 4,367 [9]
November 10 Lehigh
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 10–38 1,761 [10]
November 17 at No. 18 Fordham
W 38–24 [1]

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 140. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. "Bucknell 28, Duquesne 19". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa. September 2, 2007. p. D-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Delaney, Brian (September 17, 2007). "Big Red Flexes Defensive Muscles". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Packett, John (September 23, 2007). "Spider Runs Wild in Win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Va. p. C-1 – via NewsBank.
  7. Corvin, Matthew (September 30, 2007). "Marist Suffers Loss to Host Bucknell". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 3F, 2F – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Housenick, Tom (October 28, 2007). "Early Momentum Swing Sinks Bison". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 28, 2007. p. D14.
  9. Faust, Rory (November 4, 2007). "Inspired Leopards Won't Fade to Black". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  10. Sokoloski, Paul (November 11, 2007). "Lehigh Turns Its Focus Toward Lafayette". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C4 – via NewsBank.
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