2018 Bucknell Bison football team
The 2018 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-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 1–10, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in last place.
| 2018 Bucknell Bison football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 1–10 (1–5 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bobby Acosta |
| Defensive coordinator | Matt Borich |
| Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 13,100) |
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| No. 8 Colgate $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Preseason coaches poll
The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Bison predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Colgate | 71 (11) |
| 2 | Lehigh | 63 (3) |
| 3 | Fordham | 45 |
| 4 | Holy Cross | 40 |
| T–5 | Bucknell | 31 |
| T–5 | Lafayette | 31 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 13 |
Preseason All-Patriot League team
The Bison placed two players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.
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Offense Pat Finn – OL Special teams Alex Pechin – P |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | William & Mary* | Stadium | L 7–14 | 5,042 | |
| September 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart* |
| Stadium | L 14–30 | 1,872 |
| September 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Penn* | ESPN+ | L 17–34 | 5,033 | |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Villanova* | L 7–49 | 9,341 | ||
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | Stadium | W 19–16 | 8,275 | |
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Colgate |
| Stadium | L 3–27 | 2,007 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth* | ESPN+ | L 19–36 | 2,452 | |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Lafayette |
| Stadium | L 27–29 | 3,097 |
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | Stadium | L 17–45 | 4,203 | |
| November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgetown | Stadium | L 3–14 | 1,825 | |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Fordham |
| Stadium | L 14–17 | 1,126 |
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Game summaries
William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Bison | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Quakers | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
At Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 15 Wildcats | 28 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 49 |
At Holy Cross
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 Raiders | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
At Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Hawks | 0 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 36 |
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| Bison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
At Lehigh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
At Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hoyas | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
References
- "Patriot League Football Preseason Major Awards, Poll and All-League Honors Announced (7.26.18)".
- "2018 Bucknell Football Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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