2016 Bucknell Bison football team
American college football season
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Conference | Patriot League |
Record | 4–7 (3–3 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike O'Connor |
Defensive coordinator | Matt Borich |
Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium |
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No. 21 Lehigh $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-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, 3–3 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 pm | at Marist* | RFN | W 26–10 | 3,363 | |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Duquesne* | NECFR | L 19–30 | 1,943 | |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | Cornell* | PLN | L 16–24 | 4,628 | |
September 24 | 3:00 pm | VMI* |
| PLN | L 17–23 3OT | 4,972 |
October 8 | 1:00 pm | at Holy Cross | PLN | W 21–20 | 6,184 | |
October 15 | 1:00 pm | Colgate |
| PLN | L 7–27 | 2,793 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | Lafayette![]() |
| PLN | W 42–17 | 2,146 |
October 29 | 11:45 am | at No. 9 Charleston Southern* | ESPN3 | L 28–49 | 2,356 | |
November 5 | 12:30 pm | at No. 24 Lehigh | PLN | L 13–20 | 7,049 | |
November 12 | 3:30 pm | at Georgetown | PLN | W 21–7 | 1,371 | |
November 19 | 12:00 pm | Fordham |
| ASN | L 22–36 | 2,079 |
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Game summaries
At Marist
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Red Foxes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
At Duquesne
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
Dukes | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
Cornell
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Big Red | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Bison | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
VMI
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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Keydets | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
At Holy Cross
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Crusaders | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Colgate
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Raiders | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Bison | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Lafayette
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leopards | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Bison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
At Charleston Southern
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
#9 Buccaneers | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
At Lehigh
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
#24 Mountain Hawks | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
At Georgetown
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Fordham
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 7 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 36 |
Bison | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 |