The 2008 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It finished fifth in the Patriot League.
| 2008 Bucknell Bison football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 5–6 (2–4 Patriot) |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 16 Colgate $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
History
editIn its sixth season under head coach Tim Landis, the Bison compiled a 5–6 record.[1] Greg Jones, A.J. Kizekai, Kevin Mullen and Casey Williams were the team captains.[2]
The Bison were outscored 339 to 269. Their 2–4 conference record placed fifth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | Duquesne* | W 48–42 | 2,918 | [4] | |||
| September 13 | at Robert Morris* | W 17–14 | 2,347 | [5] | |||
| September 20 | Cornell* |
| L 20–21 | 5,173 | [6] | ||
| October 4 | at Marist* | W 21–17 | 3,522 | [7] | |||
| October 11 | Hofstra* |
| L 31–45 | [1] | |||
| October 18 | at Georgetown | W 27–24 | [1] | ||||
| October 25 | Colgate
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| L 28–52 | [1] | |||
| November 1 | at Holy Cross | L 17–34 | [1] | ||||
| November 8 | Lafayette |
| L 21–38 | 1,979 | [8] | ||
| November 15 | at Lehigh | L 15–31 | 4,659 | [9] | |||
| November 22 | Fordham |
| W 24–21 OT | 837 | [10] | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 140. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hummel, Todd (September 7, 2008). "Bison Withstand Dukes' Late Rally". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "District Summaries". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa. September 7, 2008. p. C-6.
- ^ Axelrod, Phil (September 14, 2008). "Robert Morris Kicks Away Chances in 17-14 Loss to Bucknell". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa. pp. D-3, D-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomas, Brandon (September 22, 2008). "Blocked PAT Lifts Cornell in Opener". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Strum, Phil (October 5, 2008). "Marist Stumbles". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1E, 2E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhard, Paul (November 9, 2008). "Road-Weary Lafayette Heads Home After Win over Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Groller, Keith (November 16, 2008). "Defense Lifts Lehigh to Win". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Crossley, Brett R. (November 23, 2008). "Carney's Kick Completes Bison Comeback". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Area Colleges: Football". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. November 23, 2008. p. 9C.