2020 Bucknell Bison football team
American college football season
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Patriot League Championship Game, L 10–33 vs. Holy Cross | |
Conference | Patriot League |
Division | North Division |
Record | 2–2 (2–1 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jason Miran (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ryan Manalac (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium |
Seasons |
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Holy Cross $^ | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium as a member of the Patriot League.
Background
On July 13, 2020, the Patriot League announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league announced a spring schedule on February 5, with the first games set to be played on March 13.[2]
Schedule
Bucknell had games scheduled against Penn on September 19, Princeton on September 19, and Cornell on October 3, which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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March 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Lafayette | ESPN+ | W 38–13 | ||||
April 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Lehigh | ESPN+ | W 6–0 | ||||
April 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Fordham |
| ESPN+ | L 17–31 | |||
April 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Holy Cross |
| CBSSN | L 10–33 | |||
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References
- ^ "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin (February 5, 2021). "Patriot League releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Bucknell Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.