2015 Bucknell Bison football team

The 2015 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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 4–7, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.

2015 Bucknell Bison football
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–7 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike O'Connor
Defensive coordinatorMatt Borich
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Colgate $^   6 0     9 5  
No. 19 Fordham ^   5 1     9 3  
Lehigh   4 2     6 5  
Holy Cross   3 3     6 5  
Georgetown   2 4     4 7  
Bucknell   1 5     4 7  
Lafayette   0 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

edit
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmMarist*W 17–04,519
September 126:00 pmDuquesne*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
PLLL 7–262,123
September 193:00 pmat Cornell*W 19–1416,057
October 31:30 pmat VMI*W 28–22 OT3,713
October 101:00 pmLehigh
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 10–214,196
October 1712:00 pmat Army*CBSSNL 14–2133,257
October 241:00 pmGeorgetown 
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 9–173,429
October 313:30 pmat LafayetteASNW 35–245,783
November 71:00 pmat No. 16 FordhamL 16–249,192
November 141:00 pmHoly Cross
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
PLLL 7–232,011
November 211:00 pmat ColgatePLLL 10–142,970
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

edit

Marist

edit
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 0 0 0 0 0
Bison 3 0 14 0 17

Duquesne

edit
1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 6 7 6 7 26
Bison 0 0 0 7 7

At Cornell

edit
1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 7 3 9 19
Big Red 0 7 0 7 14

At VMI

edit
1 2 3 4OT Total
Bison 7 0 0 156 28
Keydets 7 6 0 90 22

Lehigh

edit
1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 7 7 7 0 21
Bison 7 0 3 0 10

At Army

edit
1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 14 0 0 14
Black Knights 0 7 7 7 21

Georgetown

edit
1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 10 0 0 7 17
Bison 6 3 0 0 9

At Lafayette

edit
1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 14 7 14 35
Leopards 14 3 0 7 24

At Fordham

edit
1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 3 0 6 16
#16 Rams 7 3 7 7 24

Holy Cross

edit
1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 13 7 0 3 23
Bison 0 0 7 0 7

At Colgate

edit
1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 7 3 10
Raiders 0 14 0 0 14

References

edit