2012 Bucknell Bison football team

2012 Bucknell Bison football
2012 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–8 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Susan (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Bossard
Home stadium	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Bucknell Bison football team, who are a member of the Patriot League, represented Bucknell University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Joe Susan and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 3–8, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.

2012 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 24 Colgate $^	6	–	0	8	–	4
No. 13 Lehigh	5	–	1	10	–	1
Georgetown	2	–	4	5	–	6
Lafayette	2	–	4	5	–	6
Holy Cross	2	–	4	2	–	9
Bucknell	1	–	5	3	–	8
Fordham	0	–	0	6	–	5

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Fordham was ineligible for conference title because they offered football scholarships while other Patriot League members did not. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	6:00 pm	at Marist*	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		W 19–17	2,187
September 15	3:30 pm	at No. 13 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		L 3–19	18,118
September 22	12:00 pm	Lafayette	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	CBSSN	L 14–20	5,254
September 29	6:00 pm	Cornell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA		L 10–15	3,417
October 6	1:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA		L 6–13	3,297
October 13	3:30 pm	at No. 22 Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	CBSSN	L 7–35	9,558
October 20	12:30 pm	at No. 9 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	2 Sports	L 19–42	7,188
October 27	1:00 pm	Colgate	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA		L 33–47	4,132
November 3	1:00 pm	Fordham	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA		W 27–24	1,152
November 10	1:00 pm	at Georgetown	Multi-Sport Field Washington, D.C.		L 3–10	1,934
November 17	1:00 pm	Bryant*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA		W 24–21	1,718
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time