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
Conference	Patriot League
Record	3–8 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Cecchini (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jason Miran (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ryan Manalac (1st season)
Home stadium	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
Uniform
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2019 Patriot League football standings

v t e	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

Preseason coaches' poll

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

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

Defense Simeon Page – LB

Special teams Alex Pechin – P

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 p.m.	at Temple*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	L 12–56	26,378
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 10–30	4,187
September 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 Villanova*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 10–45	3,649
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Princeton*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 23–56	3,795
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Holy Cross	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 14–21	2,693
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	W 32–14	2,386
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	L 7–56	6,114
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	L 17–21	5,325
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	W 20–10	2,051
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	W 20–17
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 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

At Temple

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

See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team

At Sacred Heart

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

See also: 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Villanova

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

See also: 2019 Villanova Wildcats football team

Princeton

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

See also: 2019 Princeton Tigers football team

Holy Cross

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

See also: 2019 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At Colgate

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

See also: 2019 Colgate Raiders football team

At Towson

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

See also: 2019 Towson Tigers football team

At Lafayette

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

See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team

Lehigh

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

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Georgetown

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

See also: 2019 Georgetown Hoyas football team

At Fordham

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

See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team