2019 Bucknell Bison football team

The 2019 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They played as a member of the Patriot League.

2019 Bucknell Bison football
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–8 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Miran (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRyan Manalac (1st season)
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Holy Cross $^   5 1     7 5  
Lafayette   4 2     4 8  
Bucknell   3 3     3 8  
Lehigh   3 3     4 7  
Colgate   3 3     4 8  
Fordham   2 4     4 8  
Georgetown   1 5     5 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

Preseason

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Preseason coaches' poll

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The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Bison were picked to finish in seventh (last) place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Colgate 72 (12)
2 Holy Cross 58 (2)
3 Georgetown 51
4 Fordham 39
5 Lehigh 38
6 Lafayette 21
7 Bucknell 15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

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The Bison had two players selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 p.m.at Temple*ESPN3L 12–5626,378
September 76:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart*NEC Front RowL 10–30 4,187
September 146:00 p.m.No. 22 Villanova*StadiumL 10–45 3,649
September 283:30 p.m.Princeton*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumL 23–56 3,795
October 52:00 p.m.Holy Cross 
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumL 14–21 2,693
October 121:00 p.m.at ColgateStadiumW 32–14 2,386
October 194:00 p.m.at No. 18 Towson*FloSportsL 7–56 6,114
October 263:30 p.m.at LafayetteStadiumL 17–21 5,325
November 91:00 p.m.Lehigh
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumW 20–10 2,051
November 161:00 p.m.Georgetown
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
StadiumW 20–17
November 231:00 p.m.at FordhamStadiumL 14–31
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At Temple

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 9 3 0 12
Owls 21 14 7 14 56

At Sacred Heart

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 3 7 0 10
Pioneers 0 23 0 7 30

Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Wildcats 14 14 14 3 45
Bison 0 0 3 7 10

Princeton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 21 14 14 56
Bison 7 7 3 6 23

Holy Cross

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 14 7 0 21
Bison 0 14 0 0 14

At Colgate

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 14 6 6 6 32
Raiders 7 0 7 0 14

At Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 7 0 0 7
No. 18 Tigers 21 21 14 0 56

At Lafayette

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 7 3 0 17
Leopards 7 0 0 14 21

Lehigh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 3 0 7 10
Bison 0 10 7 3 20

Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 7 3 7 0 17
Bison 6 0 0 14 20

At Fordham

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 14 0 0 14
Rams 7 3 7 14 31

References

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  1. ^ a b "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Bucknell Football Schedule". BucknellBison.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.