Bucknell Football Notes (10/20 vs. Lafayette)

BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 2018 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA NOTES

Date Opponent Time/Result Sep. 01 WILLIAM & MARY L, 7-14 Sep. 08 SACRED HEART L, 14-30 Sep. 15 Penn L, 17-34 Sep. 22 #14/15 Villanova L, 7-49 Sep. 29 Holy Cross* W, 19-16 Oct. 06 #20/21 COLGATE* L, 3-27 Oct. 13 Monmouth L, 19-36 Oct. 20 LAFAYETTE* (HC) 12 p.m.

Nov. 03 Lehigh* 12:30 p.m.

Nov. 10 Georgetown* 12:30 p.m.

Nov. 17 FORDHAM* 12 p.m.

All times Eastern and subject to change Home games in CAPS and played at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium * Patriot League; (HC) Homecoming

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MEDIA INFORMATION BUCKNELL FOOTBALL LUNCHEONS: Every Monday at noon during the season, the Bison Gridiron Club Football Luncheon will be held at Matty’s Sporthouse Grill on Route 15 in Lewisburg. Head coach Joe Susan will speak at the event, and select members of the Bison team will also be in attendance.

Media members are invited free of charge.

MID-WEEK INTERVIEWS: All interview requests for Susan and Bison players should be directed to Jen Dobias at jmd056@bucknell.edu or 856-261-5620.

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS: After the NCAA-mandated 10-minute “cooling off” period, Susan and Bison players will be available for interviews. Check with the host SID for interview location. Please submit player requests to Dobias no later than five minutes before the end of regulation.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS: Requests for media credentials for Bucknell home games are required and are issued to working members of the press only. Season credentials will be granted to media members who cover Bucknell football on a regular basis. Requests for single-game credentials should arrive no later than three days prior to the game. All single-game credentials may be picked up in the Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium press box on game day. Please contact Dobias to request a credential.

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<<<< Game 8: Lafayette Leopards vs. Bucknell Bison >>>> Saturday, Oct. 20 >> 12 p.m. >> Lewisburg, Pa. >> Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium 1-6...................................................................... Overall...................................................................... 1-5 1-1 PL.................................................................League.................................................................0-2 PL 0-3....................................................................... Home....................................................................... 1-2 1-3........................................................................Away........................................................................ 0-3 Lost 2...................................................................Streak.................................................................. Lost 1 Joe Susan.......................................................Head Coach................................................... John Garrett 38-57 (9th season)..................................... Record at School...................................... 4-13 (2nd season) 48-57 (10th season)..................................... Career Record............................................................Same Logan Bitikofer (783 yards)......................... Leading Passer........................Sean O’Malley (1,170 yards) Jared Cooper (427 yards)............................ Leading Rusher.......................Selwyn Simpson (131 yards) Brandon Sanders (242 yards)....................Leading Receiver...........................Nick Pearson (465 yards) Joe Lauro (59 tackles)................................. Leading Tackler.............................Michael Root (47 tackles)

PROJECTED BUCKNELL STARTERS

Pos. No. Name Cl. QB 12 Logan Bitikofer So. RB 21 Jared Cooper Fr. FB 80 Andrew Owers Sr. WR 2 Alan Butler Sr. WR 11 Justin Bethea Jr. LT 75 Justis Peppers So. LG 57 Chuck Sanders Jr. C 73 Pat Finn Sr. RG 74 P.J. Barr So. 77 Simon Krizak So. RT TE 45 Alex Twiford So.

Ht. 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3

Pos. DE DT X DE SAM MIKE SS FS WHIP CB CB

No. 47 58 7 50 41 32 24 26 36 9 3

Name Roger Mellado Nnamdi Unachukwu Simeon Page Grayson Cherubino Sam Chitty Matt Robinson Gerrit Van Itallie Joe Lauro Brandon Benson Bryan Marine Fisayo Oluleye

Cl. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Sr.

Ht. 6-1 6-7 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-0

Pos. PK KO P PR

KR

LS H

No. 96 96 1 9 2 9 5 90 1

Name Ethan Torres Ethan Torres Alex Pechin Bryan Marine Alan Butler Bryan Marine Brandon Sanders Mike Colantuono Alex Pechin

Cl. So. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Sr.

Ht. 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-0

OFFENSE

Wt. 200 175 240 180 180 320 270 275 305 305 250

Fast Fact Started past four games, has passed for 783 yards and four TDs Team leader with 427 yards on 105 carries Caught first TD pass since October 2016 at Penn Team leader in TD catches (2), third in receiving yards (212) Set new career high with four receptions against Colgate Started first seven games at left tackle Made first 2018 start at Monmouth, started four times in 2017 Captain, owns 17 career starts at center Sophomore class leader with 15 career starts Started past four games at right tackle Posted career-best 33 receiving yards at Monmouth

Wt. 230 265 225 240 210 220 206 205 190 180 185

Fast Fact Started past 13 games dating back to 2017 Tied for second on team with Chitty and Cherubino in sacks (2.5) Team leader in sacks (4.5), second in tackles for a loss (9.0) Made career-best three tackles for a loss at Holy Cross Team leader in tackles for a loss (10.0), third in tackles (54) Made at least five tackles in each of past four games Blocked punt in end zone, recovering ball for TD, at Monmouth Captain, team leader with 59 tackles Forced fumble in end zone to save a TD at Monmouth Captain, 12th Bison with at least 10 career interceptions Returned from two-game absence in limited role at Monmouth

Wt. 180 180 200 180 180 180 195 230 200

Fast Fact 3-4 on field goals, 2-3 on PATs in career Has averaged 61.3 yards on 50 career kickoffs Third in FCS (45.3) this season, FCS active career leader (43.8) Team leader with 205 punt return yards Owns 106 career punt return yards; has none in 2018 Team leader with 374 kickoff return yards Returned a kickoff in each of past two games Handled all snaps for Bucknell’s past five games Captain, handles holds in addition to punting/kickoff duties

DEFENSE

SPECIAL TEAMS

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QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location..................................................................................................Lewisburg, Pa. Founded (Enrollment)................................................................................ 1846 (3,600) Affiliation............................................................................................... NCAA Division I Nickname.............................................................................................................. Bison Colors................................................................................................. Blue and Orange Conference......................................................................................The Patriot League President...................................................................................... Dr. John C. Bravman Director of Athletics................................................................................Jermaine Truax ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Football Contact.......................................................................................... Jen Dobias E-Mail.........................................................................................jmd056@bucknell.edu Office....................................................................................................... 570-577-3488 Cell.......................................................................................................... 856-261-5620 Press Box Phone..................................................................................... 570-577-1519 Web................................................................................................. BucknellBison.com Athletics Twitter (Football Twitter)...........................@Bucknell_Bison (@Bucknell_FB) Athletics Instagram (Football Instagram)......................... BucknellBison (Bucknell_FB) Athletics Facebook............................................................................ Bucknell Athletics COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach.................................................................................................. Joe Susan Alma Mater.............................................................................................. Delaware, ‘78 Record at Bucknell.......................................................................... 38-57 (9th season) Career Record............................................................................... 48-57 (10th season) Assistant Head Coach................................................................................. Matt Borich Assistant Coaches.................................. Bobby Acosta, Jake Flaherty, David Galante, .................................................. Khalid Jones, Steven King, Mike Weick, Eric Wicks Student Assistant Coach........................................................................ Cinjun Erskine Administrative Coordinator.......................................................................Frank DeNick Athletic Trainer................................................................................................ Ian Wood Equipment Manager................................................................................ Liel Karstetter Strength & Conditioning Coordinator.............................................................John Field FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season.......................................................................................................... 1883 All-Time Record........................................................................................... 602-590-51 All-Time Patriot League Record...................................................................... 74-105-1 Patriot League Championships........................................................................ 1 (1996) MAC Championships........................................................................................ 1 (1965) Lambert Cup Titles.................................................................................. 2 (1960,1964) AP All-Americans........................................... 57 (most recent Abdullah Anderson, ‘17) AFCA All-Americans......................................... 10 (most recent Julién Davenport, ‘16) Academic All-Americans.......................................24 (most recent Matt DelMauro, ‘15) NFL Draft Picks.................................................. 7 (most recent Julién Davenport, ‘17) TEAM INFORMATION 2018 Patriot League Preseason Poll...................................................................... t-5th 2017 Record............................................................................................................. 5-6 2017 Patriot League Record (Finish)................................................................2-4 (6th) Base Offense............................................................................................... Pro Spread Base Defense........................................................................................................ 4-2-5 Lettermen Returning/Lost..................................................................................... 41/21 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost............................................................................ 7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost............................................................................ 7/4 Newcomers................................................................................................................ 23 Captains.............................................Pat Finn, Joe Lauro, Bryan Marine, Alex Pechin Returning All-Americans..................................... Alex Pechin (STATS 3rd Team in ‘17) Returning All-Patriot League Selections................................ Bryan Marine (1st in ‘16), ............................................Simeon Page (2nd in ‘17), Alex Pechin (1st in ‘15 & 17) 2018 Preseason All-Americans.................................................................. Alex Pechin ...............................................................................STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports, ..............................College Sports Madness and FreeAgentFootball.com 1st Teams 2018 Preseason All-Patriot League Selections........................... Pat Finn, Alex Pechin

BISON NOTES The Bucknell football team welcomes Lafayette to Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium for its Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 12 p.m. The Bison, who have played the Leopards every year since 1945, will look to stretch their winning streak over their long-time Pennsylvania rivals to five games.

WITH A VICTORY THE BISON WOULD...

• move to 45-45-5 all-time on Homecoming • improve to 2-1 in Patriot League action • top Lafayette for the fifth-straight game, matching their second-longest winning streak in the all-time series BUCKNELL AT A GLANCE • The Bison are currently 1-6 (1-1 Patriot League) on the season. They finished winless in non-conference play, at 0-5, for the first time since 2010 (also 0-5).

• Bucknell finished 2017 with a 5-6 (2-4 PL) record. The Bison, who took sixth in the Patriot League a year ago, were chosen to tie for fifth with Lafayette in the 2018 preseason poll, as voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors.

• Bucknell returned a total of 41 letterwinners in 2018. That group includes 14 seniors, 17 juniors and 10 sophomores. Eight seniors—WR Alan Butler, DL Alex Jordan, S Joe Lauro, CB Bryan Marine, CB Fisayo Oluleye, TE/FB Andrew Owers, P Alex Pechin and LB Matt Robinson—are three-time letterwinners.

• OL Pat Finn, Lauro, Marine and Pechin are serving as team captains in 2018.

• The Bison have led the Patriot League in total defense six of the past seven seasons, including five years in a row from 2011 to 2015. In 2017, they finished fourth nationally in passing defense (148.3) and 11th in total defense (294.6).

• Bucknell is currently tied for second in the FCS with 19 turnovers gained on 11 fumble recoveries and eight interceptions. The Bison are just one outside of first.

• QB Logan Bitikofer has completed 84 of 160 passes for 783 yards and four touchdowns. RB Jared Cooper is the team leader in rushing yards (427) while he (228), WR Brandon Sanders (242) and Butler (212) have eclipsed 200 receiving yards.

• Through seven games, four Bison have made at least 50 tackles: Lauro (59), Marine (57), LB Sam Chitty (54) and LB Matt Robinson (51). Chitty has paced the Bison in tackles for a loss (10.0) while LB Simeon Page is the team leader in sacks (4.5).

INSIDE THE MONMOUTH BOX SCORE • Monmouth used three late touchdowns to down Bucknell, 36-19. Strong defensive and special teams play kept the Bison even with the high-powered Hawks for much of the game. Monmouth, which entered the tilt averaging 32 points per contest, scored three touchdowns in the final six minutes of regulation to move to 8-0 all-time at new Kessler Stadium.

• S Gerrit Van Itallie was a force for Bucknell, posting eight tackles (seven solo), three tackles for a loss of 14 yards, one sack for a loss of nine yards, two blocked punts and one forced fumble. He was recognized as the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week and the Bison Athlete of the Week for his efforts.

• Van Itallie blocked a punt in the end zone, and recovered the ball for a touchdown, to cut the Hawks’ edge to 16-13 with 7:22 left to play in the third quarter.

• RB Jared Cooper accounted for two touchdowns and a career-high 171 all-purpose yards (87 rushing, 84 receiving). The freshman opened the scoring at the second quarter’s 14:36 mark after taking a slant pass from Logan Bitikofer, finding a seam and racing 74 yards to the end zone. He later gave the Bison a 19-16 advantage at the fourth quarter’s 12:33 mark on a 13-yard rush.

• Cooper’s 74-yard touchdown reception was Bucknell’s first passing play of at least 50 yards since QB John Chiarolanzio found WR Jack Horan for a 64-yard gain at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017, nearly a year to the day of the Monmouth game.

• CB Bryan Marine picked off former Calvert Hall teammate Kenji Bahar; that interception was the 10th of his career, moving him into a tie for eighth in Bucknell history. Only 12 Bison have reached the double digits in career interceptions.

• Marine’s interception was one of three turnovers generated by the Bison defense.

• The Hawks held advantages in total offense (469-266), first downs (20-12) and time of possession (33:05-26:55).

LAFAYETTE AT A GLANCE • The Leopards are currently 1-5 (0-2 Patriot League) on the season. They most

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HEAD COACH JOE SUSAN Now in his ninth season on the Bucknell sideline, Joe Susan has profoundly impacted the culture of the football program. He and his staff strive to recruit strong citizens to Bucknell and work to develop them into even better people by the time they graduate.

His staff and players work to emulate the primary philosophy of the program in being selfless, accountable and mentally tough.

EDUCATION Delaware, B.A. in psychology, 1978 Delaware, M.S. in physical education, 1982 HEAD COACHING CAREER Year School Record Pct. 2000 Davidson 10-0 1.000 2010 Bucknell 1-10 .091 2011 Bucknell 6-5 .545 2012 Bucknell 3-8 .273 2013 Bucknell 6-5 .545 2014 Bucknell 8-3 .727 2015 Bucknell 4-7 .364 2016 Bucknell 4-7 .364 2017 Bucknell 5-6 .455 2018 Bucknell 1-6 .143 Totals 48-57 .457 ASSISTANT COACHING CAREER Year School Record Pct. 1977 Delaware 6-3-1 .650 1978 Delaware 10-4 .714 1979 Gettysburg 5-6 .455 1980 Delaware 9-2 .818 1981 Bucknell 4-6 .400 1982 Bucknell 4-6 .400 1983 Bucknell 4-5-1 .450 1984 Bucknell 5-5 .500 1985 Bucknell 3-7 .300 1986 Bucknell 3-7 .300 1987 Bucknell 4-5-1 .450 1988 Bucknell 3-7 .300 1989 Bucknell 5-5 .500 1990 Bucknell 7-4 .636 1991 Princeton 8-2 .800 1992 Princeton 8-2 .800 1993 Princeton 8-2 .800 1994 Princeton 7-3 .700 1995 Princeton 8-1-1 .850 1996 Princeton 3-7 .300 1997 Princeton 6-4 .600 1998 Princeton 5-5 .500 1999 Princeton 3-7 .300 2001 Rutgers 2-9 .182 2002 Rutgers 1-11 .083 2003 Rutgers 5-7 .417 2004 Rutgers 4-7 .364 2005 Rutgers 7-5 .583 2006 Rutgers 11-2 .846 2007 Rutgers 8-5 .615 2008 Rutgers 8-5 .615 2009 Rutgers 9-4 .692 Totals 183-160-4 .536

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Undefeated in first season as a collegiate head coach • Posted only undefeated season in Davidson history in 2000 • 2000 Division I-AA Independents Sports Information Directors Coach of the Year • 2000 New Jersey Sportswriters I-AA Coach of the Year • Earned Delaware Alumni Presidential Award in 2000 • Helped Rutgers to five-consecutive bowl games as an assistant coach • Enjoyed a 56-33 record while an assistant coach at Princeton • Spent close to a decade as an assistant at three different schools • In 2014, became Bucknell’s first Patriot League Coach of the Year since 1997 • In 2016, coached Bucknell’s first NFL Draft pick since 1969 in Julién Davenport PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE Delaware (1977-78, 80) - Graduate Assistant Coach Gettysburg (1979) - Part-Time Assistant Coach Bucknell (1981-90) - OL/Strength Coach (1981-88) - Assistant Head Coach/OL (1989-90) Princeton (1991-99) - Offensive Coordinator/OL Memphis (spring 2000) - OL Coach Davidson (2000) - Head Coach Rutgers (2001-09) - OL Coach (2001-03) - TE/Recruiting Coordinator (2003-09)

AP ALL-AMERICANS UNDER SUSAN Abdullah Anderson (2017, 2nd), Evan Byers (2014, 2nd), Julién Davenport (2016, 1st), Clayton Ewell (2015, 3rd), Bryce Robertson (2011, 2nd) AFCA ALL-AMERICANS UNDER SUSAN Evan Byers (2014), Julién Davenport (2016) ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS UNDER SUSAN Tim Bolte (2011, 1st), Matt DelMauro (2015, 1st), Travis Nissley (2010, 2nd)

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BISON NOTES recently fell to Georgetown, 13-6, on Oct. 13 in their Homecoming game.

• Lafayette finished 2017 with a 3-8 (3-3 PL) record. The Leopards, who tied for third in the Patriot League a year ago, were chosen to tie for fifth with Bucknell in the 2018 preseason poll.

• QB Sean O’Malley has completed 114 passes for 1,170 yards and two touchdowns. His favorite target has been WR Nick Pearson, who boasts 465 yards.

• Defensively, LB Michael Root has led the way with 47 tackles while DL Malik Hamm owns team-best totals in tackles for a loss (8.5) and sacks (4.5).

• Like the Bison, the Leopards have struggled to score in 2018, averaging just 10.50 points per game.

THE BUCKNELL/LAFAYETTE SERIES • Bucknell played Lafayette in its first ever game on Nov. 30, 1883, a 59-0 loss.

• Lafayette leads the all-time series, 52-37-6, but Bucknell has won five of the past seven meetings between the teams.

• The Bison and Leopards have met every season since 1945, a stretch that will reach 74-consecutive years with the 2018 contest.

• Bucknell rides a four-game winning streak over Lafayette into Saturday’s game, having won the 2017 (13-7 OT), 2016 (42-17), 2015 (35-24) and 2014 (27-24 OT) tilts. The Bison have previously enjoyed four winning streaks against the Leopards of equal or greater length: from 1929 to 1945 (6), 1968 to 1972 (5) and 1949 to 1952 (4).

THE LAST MEETING WITH THE LEOPARDS Bucknell 13 – Lafayette 7 (OT) (Oct. 21, 2017 – Easton, Pa.) • CB Colin Jonov returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown to lift Bucknell to a 13-7 overtime victory at Lafayette, which entered the game tied for first in the Patriot League with a 2-0 record.

• Jonov’s game-winning pick 6 was the sixth-longest touchdown in school history.

The five touchdowns ahead of it on the list all came on kickoff returns.

• S Drew Newcomb accounted for the Bison’s other touchdown, returning his first career interception 31 yards for a score on the fourth play of the Leopards’ first drive.

• The Bucknell defense limited Lafayette to just 186 yards of total offense. It was the second time in 2017 the Bison held their opponent under 200 yards; in their season opener on Sept. 2, they limited Marist to 154 yards in their 45-6 rout.

• CB Bryan Marine led the defense with nine (eight solo) tackles while DE Trevor Fennimore and LB Simeon Page each posted two tackles for a loss and a sack.

• Bucknell’s offense, which totaled 208 yards, was held scoreless for the second time in 2017. On Sept. 9, Holy Cross blanked the Bison, 20-0.

• Bucknell moved to 3-0 in games decided by 10 or fewer points in 2017. The Bison previously celebrated a walk-off win on Sept. 23 when K John Burdick booted a 46yard field goal as time expired to propel them past Sacred Heart, 34-31.

• Bucknell became the 19th NCAA FCS program to reach the 600-win plateau.

BUCKNELL ON HOMECOMING • The Bison are 44-45-5 (.495) all-time on Homecoming. They are 10-10 (.500) in Homecoming games over the past 20 years.

• Bucknell fell to rival Lehigh, 42-21, in its 2017 Homecoming contest. RB Chad Freshnock’s performance was a bright spot; he rushed for a career-high 174 yards and became the first Bison to run for three touchdowns since 2014. One of his scores was an 85-yard scamper, the fifth longest from the line of scrimmage in school history.

• Bucknell has won three of its past five Homecoming games, taking the 2016 (4217 over Lafayette), 2014 (27-24 OT over Lafayette) and 2013 (48-10 over then No. 15 Lehigh) renditions.

• This will be the 25th time the Bison will face Lafayette on Homecoming. They are 15-8-1 in their previous Homecoming contests against the Leopards.

• Bucknell played Lafayette in its first Homecoming game on Oct. 15, 1921.

INSIDE THE BUCKNELL DEPTH CHART • Bucknell’s 11 projected starters on offense have made a combined 127 starts.

• Bucknell’s 11 projected starters on defense have made a combined 119 starts, with CB Bryan Marine (31) and S Joe Lauro (24) accounting for over 46 percent of them.

• On offense, three seniors, two juniors, five sophomores and one freshman are expected to start. On defense, four seniors, one junior, five sophomores and one

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PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS

Colgate Georgetown Fordham Bucknell Lehigh Lafayette Holy Cross

League Overall Streak W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 3-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 W6 2-0 1.000 3-4 .429 W2 1-1 .500 1-5 .167 W1 1-1 .500 1-6 .143 L2 0-1 .000 1-5 .167 L5 0-2 .000 1-5 .167 L1 0-2 .000 1-6 .143 L4

PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Saturday, Oct. 20 Lafayette at Bucknell, 12 p.m.* Bryant at Fordham, 1 p.m.

Lehigh at Georgetown, 12 p.m.* Friday, Oct. 12 Holy Cross 31, Harvard 33 Saturday, Oct. 13 Fordham 43, Lehigh 14* Georgetown 13, Lafayette 6* Cornell 0, Colgate 31 Bucknell 19, Monmouth 36

PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL

‘17 League ‘17 Overall Points

W-L Place W-L Pct. 1 Colgate (11) 5-1 t-1st 7-4 .636 71 2 Lehigh (3) 5-1 t-1st 5-7 .417 63 3 Fordham 3-3 t-3rd 4-7 .364 45 4 Holy Cross 3-3 t-3rd 4-7 .364 40 5 Bucknell 2-4 6th 5-6 .455 31

Lafayette 3-3 t-3rd 3-8 .273 31 7 Georgetown 0-6 7th 1-10 .091 13

PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Week Sep. 10 Oct. 1 Oct. 15

Player Jared Cooper Jared Cooper Gerrit Van Itallie

Honor Rookie Rookie Special Teams

Statistics 96 rush yds, 26 rec yds 75 rush yds, 1 TD 2 blocked punts, 1 TD

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BISON NOTES freshman are projected to start.

• Thirteen seniors, nine juniors, 16 sophomores and 10 freshmen appear on the depth chart.

• Twelve players on Bucknell’s roster have made at least 10 career starts: Marine (31), WR Alan Butler (27), Lauro (24), OL Pat Finn (17), TE/FB Andrew Owers (17), OL P.J. Barr (15), OL Noah Stephenson (14), WR Justin Bethea (13), DE Roger Mellado (13), LB Simeon Page (12), TE Alex Twiford (12) and QB John Chiarolanzio (11). S Brandon Benson and OL Erik Lukner will join them with a start on Homecoming.

• Butler leads the team with 18 starts in a row. Barr (15), Finn (13), Mellado (13) and Page (11) are also in the double digits in consecutive starts.

• Marine became the first member of the class of 2019 to reach the 30-start plateau against Colgate on Oct. 6, 2018.

• LB Matt Robinson leads the senior class with 37 career games played.

• CB Mike Caruso earned his first career start while OL Chuck Sanders started for the first time this season at Monmouth.

• A total of 38 different Bison have started a game in 2018, a figure that represents just over 45 percent of the team’s 83-man roster.

• Ten Bison have started all seven games: Barr, Butler, LB Sam Chitty, Finn, Lauro, Marine, Mellado, Page, OL Justis Peppers and Robinson.

• To date, 17 Bison have earned their first career start in 2018, including four freshmen: DE Grayson Cherubino, RB Jared Cooper, CB Sterling Deary and WR Brandon Sanders.

BISON AMONG ACTIVE NCAA FCS CAREER LEADERS • P Alex Pechin: t-1st in punting average (43.8) • CB Bryan Marine: 2nd in passes defended (38), t-6th in interceptions (10) • LB Simeon Page: 1st in tackles for loss per game (1.38), 2nd in sacks per game (0.84) BISON IN THE NCAA FCS TOP 15 • CB Bryan Marine: 1st in solo tackles (44), 4th in combined kick returns (579), t-4th in fumbles recovered (2), 6th in solo tackles per game (6.3), t-8th in interceptions (3) • P Alex Pechin: 1st in punting yards (2,446), 3rd in punting average (45.3) • DE Roger Mellado: t-4th in fumbles recovered (2) • S Gerrit Van Itallie: t-6th in blocked kicks (2) • LB Sam Chitty: t-15th in tackles for loss (10.0) SCHOOL RECORD HOLDERS ON THE 2018 ROSTER • LB Simeon Page: Single Game Sacks (4.0, 11/18/17), Rookie Season Sacks (9.0, 2017) • P Alex Pechin: Career Punting Average (43.8), Season Punting Average (45.1, 2017) ALEX PECHIN: SETTING AN ALL-AMERICAN STANDARD • P Alex Pechin is currently third in the NCAA FCS ranks with a 45.3 punting average; the national leader in punting yards (2,446) and punts (54), he is one of five punters in the nation’s top 20 in punting average with at least 40 punts and the only one north of 50.

• Pechin’s career punting average of 43.8 is tied for first among all active FCS punters.

• After averaging a career-best 51.0 yards on nine punts at No. 14/15 Villanova, Pechin received Honorable Mention National Special Teams Player of the Week laurels from STATS. • Pechin’s 51.0 punting average against the Wildcats was a single yard shy of the school record, set in 1962; he had five punts sail for at least 50 yards, including a 71-yard bomb.

• Pechin owns Bucknell’s third- (71, 2018), seventh- (67, 2017) and 10th- (64, 2017) longest punts in school history.

• Pechin was named to 2018 Preseason All-America First Teams by STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports, College Sports Madness and FreeAgentFootball.com • Pechin was honored on the 2017 STATS All-America Third Team after finishing third in the NCAA FCS ranks with a 45.1 punting average. His average shattered his previous school record, set in 2015 as a freshman, by three full yards.

BRYAN MARINE: BUCKNELL’S 13TH-STRAIGHT CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST • CB Bryan Marine was among 179 semifinalists for the 2018 William V. Campbell Trophy®, commonly known as the “Academic Heisman.”

• Only Bucknell and Dayton have had a Campbell Trophy semifinalist each of the past 13 years. Previous Bison honorees include David Frisbey (2006), Nick Mozal (2007), Kevin Mullen (2008), Sam Nana-Sinkam (2009), Travis Nissley (2010), Tim Bolte (2011), Samuel Oyekoya (2012), Tracey Smith (2013), Derek Maurer (2014), Matt DelMauro (2015), Cary Hess (2016) and Mark Pyles (2017).

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BUCKNELL’S RECORD WHEN...

BISON NOTES

Home.................................................................................................... 0-3 Away..................................................................................................... 1-3 Patriot League...................................................................................... 1-1 Non-Conference................................................................................... 0-5 Ranked Opponent................................................................................ 0-2

MILESTONES MET AT MONMOUTH • CB Bryan Marine: Became the 12th Bison to reach the double digits in career interceptions

Leading after one quarter...........................................................................

Trailing after one quarter...................................................................... 1-4 Tied after one quarter........................................................................... 0-2 Leading at halftime.....................................................................................

Trailing at halftime................................................................................ 1-5 Tied at halftime..................................................................................... 0-1 Leading after three quarters................................................................. 1-0 Trailing after three quarters.................................................................. 0-6 Tied after three quarters.............................................................................

Games decided in overtime........................................................................

Bison score first.................................................................................... 0-1 Opponent scores first........................................................................... 1-5 Bison lead in time of possession.......................................................... 1-1 Opponent leads in time of possession.................................................. 0-5 Bison run more plays............................................................................ 0-1 Opponent runs more plays................................................................... 1-5 Bison run at least 65 plays................................................................... 0-2 Bison run fewer than 65 plays.............................................................. 1-4 Bison outgain opponent..............................................................................

Opponent outgains Bison..................................................................... 1-6 Bison rush for 200+ yards..........................................................................

Opponent rushes for 200+ yards.......................................................... 0-2 Bison pass for 200+ yards..........................................................................

Opponent passes for 200+ yards......................................................... 1-4 Bison have 400+ total yards.......................................................................

Opponent has 400+ total yards............................................................ 0-3 Bison win turnover battle...................................................................... 0-3 Opponent wins turnover battle.............................................................. 0-1 Bison force at least two turnovers........................................................ 0-5 Opponent forces at least two turnovers................................................ 0-6 Bison commit no turnovers.........................................................................

Opponent commits no turnover..................................................................

Game is decided by more than 10 points............................................. 0-5 Game is decided by 10 or fewer points................................................ 1-1 Bison score 25 or more points....................................................................

Opponent scores 25 or more points..................................................... 0-5 Bison held under 25 points................................................................... 1-6 Opponent held under 25 points............................................................ 1-1 Day games........................................................................................... 1-4 Night games......................................................................................... 0-2 Games following a win.......................................................................... 0-1 Games following a loss......................................................................... 1-4 Playing on grass................................................................................... 1-0 Playing on Astroturf....................................................................................

Playing on Fieldturf............................................................................... 0-6

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MILESTONE WATCH • S Brandon Benson: Needs six tackles to reach 100 in his career • WR Alan Butler: Needs 119 receiving yards to reach 1,000 in his career • CB Bryan Marine: Needs one interception to enter tie for seventh with 11 • CB Bryan Marine: Needs 36 tackles to reach 250 in his career • LB Simeon Page: Needs three sacks to crack Bucknell’s career top 10 with 16.5 • LB Simeon Page: Needs 16 tackles to reach 100 in his career • P Alex Pechin: Needs 1,062 punting yards to reach 10,000 in his career • LB Matt Robinson: Needs 26 tackles to reach 100 in his career • S Brice Sydnor: Needs 23 tackles to reach 100 in his career HEAD COACH JOE SUSAN • Joe Susan, the 26th head coach in program history, is in his ninth season at the helm and currently ranks third in career games (95) and sixth in career victories (38).

• Susan broke a tie with Bob Odell, who coached the Bison from 1958 to 1964, for sixth in career wins with Bucknell’s victory at Holy Cross on Sept. 29, 2018. He now needs two wins to tie George Hoskins (1899-1906, 1909) for fifth.

INSIDE THE 2018 SCHEDULE • This is the 133rd season of football at Bucknell. The Bison played their first game in 1883 and have played continuously since 1887.

• Bucknell’s 2018 opponents went a combined 50-72 (.410) in 2017. Of that group, Monmouth (9-3), Colgate (7-4) and Penn (6-4) finished at or above .500. At 5-6, the Bison had a better 2017 record than seven of their opponents and matched one other’s mark.

• Bucknell’s five non-conference opponents hail from four different conferences: the Big South Conference (Monmouth), the Colonial Athletic Association (Villanova and William & Mary), the Ivy League (Penn) and the Northeast Conference (Sacred Heart).

• The Bison entered the campaign with a 151-244-12 (.371) record against their 2018 opponents, including winning marks against Fordham (18-15), Georgetown (18-11-1) and Sacred Heart (2-1).

HOW TO FOLLOW THE BISON • Every game will be broadcast on Eagle 107 (WEGH 107.3) and BucknellBison.com.

• All five of Bucknell’s home games and its road contests at Holy Cross, Lehigh and Georgetown will air on the Patriot League Network (PatriotLeague.tv).

• Bucknell’s home contests against Sacred Heart and Fordham and away game at Lehigh are among 10 Patriot League tilts that will be carried on Stadium’s family of over-the-air channels and streaming services. All three will also be carried on Facebook Watch.

• In addition, Bucknell’s home game against Colgate and away contest at Georgetown will be streamed on Facebook Watch.

• The Bison are active on Twitter (@Bucknell_FB) and Instagram (Bucknell_FB). Interact with the team using the hashtag #BandOfBison.

UP NEXT • After enjoying their bye week, the Bison resume Patriot League play at rival Lehigh on Saturday, Nov. 3. Kickoff is slated for 12:30 p.m.

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WEEK 8 BISON TWO DEEP OFFENSE

DEFENSE

WIDE RECEIVER 11 — Justin Bethea (Jr. / 6-1 / 180 / Sanford, N.C.) 13 — Dominic Lyles (Fr. / 6-2 / 185 / Washington, D.C.)

ANCHOR 50 — Grayson Cherubino (Fr. / 6-4 / 240 / Hampton Bays, N.Y.) 42 — Jimmy Sheehan (Jr. / 6-2 / 245 / Hershey, Pa.)

KICKOFFS 96 — Ethan Torres (So. / 6-0 / 180 / Great Falls, Va.) 83 — Jack Chambers (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Wellsboro, Pa.)

LEFT TACKLE 75 — Justis Peppers (So. / 6-4 / 320 / King George, Va.) 72 — Noah Sansalone (Fr. / 6-4 / 255 / Vineland, N.J.)

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 59 — Nnamdi Unachukwu (So. / 6-7 / 265 / Morganville, N.J.) 42 — Jimmy Sheehan (Jr. / 6-2 / 245 / Hershey, Pa.)

PLACE KICKER 96 — Ethan Torres (So. / 6-0 / 180 / Great Falls, Va.) 83 — Jack Chambers (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Wellsboro, Pa.)

LEFT GUARD 57 — Chuck Sanders (Jr. / 6-0 / 270 / Wexford, Pa.) 68 — Erik Lukner (Jr. / 6-1 / 285 / Sedro Woolley, Wash.)

X 7 — Simeon Page (So. / 6-0 / 225 / Riverton, Utah) 52 — Rick Mottram (So. / 6-1 / 220 / Cream Ridge, N.J.)

PUNTER 1 — Alex Pechin (Sr. / 6-0 / 200 / Kennett Square, Pa.) 12 — Logan Bitikofer (So. / 6-3 / 200 / New Philadelphia, Ohio)

CENTER 73 — Pat Finn (Sr. / 6-3 / 275 / Pottstown, Pa.) 64 — Jacob Russ (Fr. / 6-3 / 270 / Arlington, Texas)

DEFENSIVE END 47 — Roger Mellado (So. / 6-1 / 230 / Lorton, Va.) 38 — Joe Schiano (Sr. / 6-2 / 230 / Tampa, Fla.)

LONG SNAPPER 90 — Mike Colantuono (So. / 6-2 / 230 / Warren, N.J.) 15 — Renn Lints (Fr. / 6-3 / 190 / Norwalk, Conn.)

RIGHT GUARD 74 — P.J. Barr (So. / 6-3 / 305 / North Brunswick, N.J.) 77 — Simon Krizak (So. / 6-4 / 305 / Stuttgart, Germany)

SAM LINEBACKER 41 — Sam Chitty (Jr. / 6-0 / 210 / West Linn, Ore.) 52 — Rick Mottram (So. / 6-1 / 220 / Cream Ridge, N.J.)

SHORT SNAPPER 90 — Mike Colantuono (So. / 6-2 / 230 / Warren, N.J.) 74 — P.J. Barr (So. / 6-3 / 305 / North Brunswick, N.J.)

RIGHT TACKLE 77 — Simon Krizak (So. / 6-4 / 305 / Stuttgart, Germany) 66 — Michael Killiri (Fr. / 6-4 / 255 / Allentown, Pa.)

MIKE LINEBACKER 32 — Matt Robinson (Sr. / 6-0 / 220 / Oakton, Va.) 7 — Simeon Page (So. / 6-0 / 225 / Riverton, Utah) 52 — Rick Mottram (So. / 6-1 / 220 / Cream Ridge, N.J.)

KICKOFF RETURN 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.) 5 — Brandon Sanders (Fr. / 5-11 / 195 / Downingtown, Pa.)

TIGHT END 45 — Alex Twiford (So. / 6-3 / 250 / Sinking Spring, Pa.) 87 — Dylan DeMarco (Fr. / 6-4 / 225 / Princeton, N.J.) WIDE RECEIVER 2 — Alan Butler (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Erial, N.J.) 5 — Brandon Sanders (Fr. / 5-11 / 195 / Downingtown, Pa.) RUNNING BACK 21 — Jared Cooper (Fr. / 5-7 / 175 / West Chester, Pa.) 6 — Stefone Moore-Green (Jr. / 5-8 / 150 / Sicklerville, N.J.) 31 — Joe Fex (So. / 5-9 / 185 / Coppell, Texas) QUARTERBACK 12 — Logan Bitikofer (So. / 6-3 / 200 / New Philadelphia, Ohio) 10 — Tarrin Earle (Fr. / 6-3 / 185 / Montclair, N.J.) 4 — John Chiarolanzio (Jr. / 6-3 / 215 / Florham Park, N.J.) FULLBACK 80 — Andrew Owers (Sr. / 6-3 / 240 / Jupiter, Fla.) 85 — John Reedy (Jr. / 6-3 / 240 / Wyomissing, Pa.)

STRONG SAFETY 24 — Gerrit Van Itallie (So. / 5-10 / 206 / Mahwah, N.J.) 39 — Drew Newcomb (Sr. / 5-11 / 194 / Lewisburg, Pa.) FREE SAFETY 26 — Joe Lauro (Sr. / 5-11 / 205 / Bradenton, Fla.) 33 — Conner Romango (So. / 5-11 / 190 / Pittsburgh, Pa.) WHIP 36 — Brandon Benson (So. / 6-0 / 190 / Triangle, Va.) 22 — Chanse Riley (Sr. / 5-10 / 175 / Montclair, N.J.) 8 — Brice Sydnor (Sr. / 6-0 / 190 / Rosemont, Pa.) CORNERBACK 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.) 28 — Eric Butler (So. / 5-10 / 170 / Altamonte Springs, Fla.) CORNERBACK 3 — Fisayo Oluleye (Sr. / 6-0 / 185 / Lititz, Pa.) 25 — Mike Caruso (Jr. / 5-9 / 180 / Rumson, N.J.)

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SPECIAL TEAMS

PUNT RETURN 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.) 2 — Alan Butler (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Erial, N.J.) HOLDER 1 — Alex Pechin (Sr. / 6-0 / 200 / Kennett Square, Pa.)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bobby Acosta.....................................................uh-COST-uh Mike Balzofiore........................................ BAL-zo-fee-OR-ee Simon Behr.................................................................. BEAR Justin Bethea........................................................ buh-THAY Logan Bitikofer................................................ BIT-i-KOFF-er Alex Bolinger..................................................... BOWL-in-jer Ryan Brida.............................................................BRIDE-uh Max Bunzel............................................................ bun-ZELL Mike Caruso....................................................cuh-ROO-soe John Chiarolanzio........................................ cher-LON-zee-o Grayson Cherubino.................... gray-SUN cher-uh-BEE-no Mike Colantuono.......................................ca-LONT-too-a-no Brandon Crkvenac............................................. SERV-en-ak Sterling Deary............................................................DEERY Micah Dennis.............................................................MY-cah Tarrin Earle.................................................... TEAR-in EARL Cinjun Erskine......................................... SIN-jun ERR-skun Justin Falcone....................................................... fal-CONE Michael Killiri.................................................... kah-LEER-ee Simon Krizak.........................................................KRISH-ak Maanik Lal.................................................. MAHN-ick LAWL Joe Lauro................................................................ LAUR-oh Erik Lukner...........................................................LUKE-nurr Bryan Marine.......................................................muh-REEN Roger Mellado.................................................. me-YAH-doe Stefone Moore-Green.............................................. ste-FON Sean Naiman..........................................................NAY-mun Drew Newcomb...................................................NEW-come Fisayo Oluleye............................ Fuh-SAY-oh oh-luh-LAY-uh Andrew Owers......................................................OWW-urrs Alex Pechin.............................................................PEE-chin Chanse Riley............................................................ Chance Conner Romango.............................................row-MAIN-go Joe Schiano..................................................... shee-ANN-oh Jimmy and Daniel Sheehan....................................SHEE-un Brice Sydnor............................................................ SID-norr Alex Twiford....................................................... twigh-FORD Nnamdi Unachukwu...............NAHM-dee oo-na-CHOO-koo Gerrit Van Itallie...................................... GARE-it van ITALY Steven Walier........................................................ WALL-yer Mike Weick...................................................................WIKE Nick Zarkoski..................................................zar-KOSS-kee

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2018 BUCKNELL ROSTER No. Name 1 *** Alex Pechin (C) 2 *** Alan Butler 3 *** Fisayo Oluleye 4 ** John Chiarolanzio 5 Brandon Sanders 6 * Stefone Moore-Green 7 * Simeon Page 8 ** Brice Sydnor 9 *** Bryan Marine (C) 10 Tarrin Earle 11 ** Justin Bethea 12 Logan Bitikofer 13 Dominic Lyles 14 * Mike Balzofiore 15 Renn Lints 16 Sterling Deary 17 Sam Hildebrand 18 Jake Wilson 19 John McGuire 20 ** Chad Freshnock 21 Jared Cooper 22 ** Chanse Riley 23 Micah Dennis 24 * Gerrit Van Itallie 25 * Mike Caruso 26 *** Joe Lauro (C) 28 Eric Butler 29 Alex Jones 30 ** Blake Fletcher 31 Joe Fex 32 *** Matt Robinson 33 Conner Romango 34 ** Jon Fox 35 * Marquis Carter 36 * Brandon Benson 38 Joe Schiano 39 ** Drew Newcomb 40 Ryan Betz 41 ** Sam Chitty 42 Jimmy Sheehan 43 Cole McCabe 44 Luke Hamper 45 * Alex Twiford 46 Daniel Sheehan 47 * Roger Mellado 48 Maanik Lal 49 Max Bunzel 50 Grayson Cherubino 51 Ryan Brida 52 * Rick Mottram 54 Sean Norton 55 ** John Hunt 56 Derek Bastinck 57 * Chuck Sanders 58

Alex Bolinger 59 Nnamdi Unachukwu 64 Jacob Russ 66 Michael Killiri 68 * Erik Lukner 71 * Justin Falcone 72 Noah Sansalone 73 ** Pat Finn (C) 74 * P.J. Barr 75 Justis Peppers

Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School Sr. P/K 6-0 200 Kennett Square, Pa. / Unionville Sr. WR 6-0 180 Erial, N.J. / Timber Creek Regional Sr. CB 6-0 185 Lititz, Pa. / Manheim Township Jr. QB 6-3 215 Florham Park, N.J. / Delbarton/Kent School (Conn.)

Fr. WR 5-11 195 Downingtown, Pa. / St. Joseph’s Prep Jr. RB 5-8 150 Sicklerville, N.J. / Paul VI So. LB 6-0 225 Riverton, Utah / Riverton/USAFA Prep (Colo.)

Sr. S 6-0 190 Rosemont, Pa. / Radnor/Mercersburg Academy Sr. CB 5-10 180 Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall Fr. QB 6-3 185 Montclair, N.J. / Montclair Jr. WR 6-1 180 Sanford, N.C. / Lee County So. QB 6-3 200 New Philadelphia, Ohio / New Philadelphia Fr. WR 6-2 185 Washington, D.C. / DeMatha Catholic Jr. WR 5-9 180 Holmdel, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic

Fr. QB 6-3 190 Norwalk, Conn. / King School Fr. CB 5-10 160 Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound/Jireh Prep (N.C.) Fr. S 5-11 185 Cincinnati, Ohio / La Salle Jr. QB 6-2 210 Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch So. WR/LS 6-1 210 Franklin Lakes, N.J. / Don Bosco Prep Jr. RB 6-0 220 Middletown, N.J. / Middletown North Fr. RB 5-7 175 West Chester, Pa. / West Chester East Sr. S 5-10 175 Montclair, N.J. / Montclair Fr. CB 5-9 175 Frisco, Texas / Independence So. S 5-10 206 Mahwah, N.J. / St. Joseph Regional Jr. CB 5-9 180 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson Fair Haven Sr. S 5-11 205 Bradenton, Fla. / Manatee So. CB 5-10 170 Altamonte Springs, Fla. / Lake Brantley Fr. RB 6-0 200 Wadsworth, Ohio / Wadsworth/Taft School (Conn.)

Jr. DE 6-1 225 West Linn, Ore. / West Linn So. RB 5-9 185 Coppell, Texas / Coppell Sr. LB 6-0 220 Oakton, Va. / Flint Hill So. S 5-11 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel Area Jr. LB/LS 6-0 195 Wyomissing, Pa. / Wilson So. RB 6-0 210 Rochester, N.Y. / Pittsford Sutherland So. S 6-0 190 Triangle, Va. / C.D. Hylton Sr. DE 6-2 230 Tampa, Fla. / Berkeley Prep Sr. S 5-11 194 Lewisburg, Pa. / Lewisburg Area Fr. DL 6-3 255 Phoenixville, Pa. / Malvern Prep Jr. LB 6-0 210 West Linn, Ore. / West Linn Jr. DL 6-2 245 Hershey, Pa. / Hershey Fr. LB 5-11 210 Norristown, Pa. / Malvern Prep Fr. DE 6-3 230 West Linn, Ore. / West Linn

So. TE 6-3 250 Sinking Spring, Pa. / Wilson Fr. DE 6-2 230 Hershey, Pa. / Hershey So. DE 6-1 230 Lorton, Va. / Gonzaga College High School (D.C.) So. S 6-0 190 Bethesda, Md. / Landon School Fr. LB 5-10 205 Scarsdale, N.Y. / Scarsdale Fr. DE 6-4 240 Hampton Bays, N.Y. / Saint Anthony’s So. LB 5-11 200 West Chester, Pa. / Henderson So. LB 6-1 220 Cream Ridge, N.J. / Allentown Fr. OL 6-5 240 Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City Jr. DL 6-0 295 Braselton, Ga. / Mill Creek Sr. OL 6-5 280 Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Hills Jr. OL 6-0 270 Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny So. OL 6-2 270 Haddonfield, N.J. / Haddonfield Memorial

So. DE 6-7 265 Morganville, N.J. / Marlboro Fr. OL 6-3 270 Arlington, Texas / Arlington Fr. OL 6-4 255 Allentown, Pa. / Salisbury Jr. OL 6-1 285 Sedro Woolley, Wash. / Sedro Woolley Jr. OL 6-4 260 Haddonfield, N.J. / Haddonfield Memorial

Fr. OL 6-4 255 Vineland, N.J. / Vineland Sr. OL 6-3 275 Pottstown, Pa. / Pottsgrove So. OL 6-3 305 North Brunswick, N.J. / St. Joseph So. OL 6-4 320 King George, Va. / King George

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No. 77 78 * 79 * 80 *** 82 * 83 * 85 * 86 87 89 * 90 91 *** 92 93 94 * 96 * 97 * 98 99

Name Simon Krizak Noah Stephenson Josh Yoder Andrew Owers Steven Walier Jack Chambers John Reedy Blais Herman Dylan DeMarco Sean Naiman Mike Colantuono Alex Jordan Brandon Crkvenac Alex Apgar Simon Behr Ethan Torres Nick Zarkoski Chandler Turner Clay Myers

Cl. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Fr. So.

Pos. OL OL OL TE/FB WR P/K TE/FB WR TE DE DE/LS DL DL P/K TE P/K DL P/K DL

Ht. 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-1

Wt. 305 285 275 240 185 180 240 200 225 220 230 290 250 185 230 180 245 220 275

Hometown / High School Stuttgart, Germany / Eschbach-Gymnasium/Hill School (Pa.) Palmyra, N.J. / Palmyra Paxinos, Pa. / Southern Columbia Jupiter, Fla. / Cardinal Newman Holmdel, N.J. / Holmdel Wellsboro, Pa. / Wellsboro Area Wyomissing, Pa. / Berks Catholic Austin, Texas / St. Andrew’s Epsicopal/Loomis Chaffee (Conn.)

Princeton, N.J. / Lawrenceville Little Silver, N.J. / Red Bank Regional Warren, N.J. / Immaculata Furlong, Pa. / Central Bucks East Hockessin, Del. / Salesianum School Andover, Mass. / Phillips Academy Andover Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional Great Falls, Va. / Bishop O’Connell Spring City, Pa. / Malvern Prep Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery Pittsburgh, Pa. / Central Catholic

* Varsity letters earned; (C) Captain

COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Joe Susan (Delaware ’78) Offensive Assistant Coaches: Bobby Acosta (Rowan ’00) (Offensive Coordinator/QB); Jake Flaherty (Bucknell ’14) (Assistant Recruiting Coordinator/RB); David Galante (Kean University ’13) (OL); Steven King (Buffalo ’07) (Special Teams Coordinator/WR) Defensive Assistant Coaches: Matt Borich (Bucknell ’01) (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/DL); Khalid Jones (Saint Francis (Pa.) ’15) (CB); Mike Weick (McDaniel College, ’10) (Recruiting Coordinator/LB); Eric Wicks (West Virginia ’07) (Defensive Secondary/S) Student-Assistant Coach: Cinjun Erskine (Bucknell ’19) Support Staff: Frank DeNick (Bucknell ’12) (Administrative Coordinator); Jen Dobias (Boston College ’14) (Athletic Communications); John Field (Texas Lutheran ’99) (Strength & Conditioning); Kaiti Hager (Cal U (Pa.) ’12) (Assistant Athletic Trainer); Liel Karstetter (Lock Haven ’10) (Equipment Manager); Ian Wood (Purdue ’94) (Associate AD/Head Athletic Trainer)

ROSTER BREAKDOWN SUPERLATIVES Oldest...................................... Brice Sydnor (9/15/95) Youngest...................... Grayson Cherubino (9/30/00) Tallest................................. Nnamdi Unachukwu (6-7) Shortest.........................................Jared Cooper (5-7) Heaviest..................................... Justis Peppers (320) Lightest............................Stefone Moore-Green (150) IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYS September 2......................................................Bryan Marine (21) 8......................................................Simon Krizak (21) 9..................................................... Jared Cooper (19) 15..................................................... Brice Sydnor (23) 16.................................................Jack Chambers (22) 19................................................Chad Freshnock (21) 30...................................................... Simon Behr (20) ..............................................Grayson Cherubino (18) October 8......................................................... Alex Jones (20) 9.........................................................Tarrin Earle (19) 10....................................................... John Reedy (21) 17.................................................... Blais Herman (20) 26....................................................Rick Mottram (20) November 3................................................ Brandon Benson (20) ................................................... Chandler Turner (19) 4........................................Stefone Moore-Green (21) 10.........................................................Maanik Lal (20) 11........................................................ Clay Myers (20) 14..........................................................John Hunt (21) 18....................................................... Alex Pechin (22)

BY COUNTRY Germany................................................................1 United States.......................................................82

BY STATE USA Connecticut...................................... 1 (Renn Lints) Delaware............................. 1 (Brandon Crkvenac) Florida...................................................................4 Georgia............................................. 1 (John Hunt) Maryland...............................................................2 Massachusetts.................................1 (Alex Apgar) New Jersey..........................................................23 New York...............................................................4 North Carolina..............................1 (Justin Bethea) Ohio.......................................................................3 Oregon..................................................................3 Pennsylvania....................................................... 24 Texas.....................................................................5 Utah..............................................1 (Simeon Page) Virginia..................................................................6 Washington..................................... 1 (Erik Lukner) Washington, D.C......................... 1 (Dominic Lyles) Germany Baden-Württemberg.................... 1 (Simon Krizak)

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BY CLASS Seniors................................................................ 16 Juniors.................................................................20 Sophomores........................................................ 24 Freshmen............................................................23

BY LETTERWINNERS Seniors................................................................ 14 Juniors................................................................. 17 Sophomores........................................................ 10 Three-Time Letterwinners.....................................8

BY POSITION Offense............................................................... 39 Quarterbacks........................................................5 Running Backs......................................................6 Tight Ends/Fullbacks.............................................5 Wide Receivers.....................................................8 Offensive Linemen.............................................. 15 Defense...............................................................39 Defensive Linemen.............................................. 7 Defensive Ends.....................................................9 Linebackers...........................................................8 Safeties.................................................................9 Cornerbacks..........................................................6 Special Teams...................................................... 5 Punters/Kickers.....................................................5

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START CHART Bryan Marine............................................................... 31 (7) Alan Butler................................................................. 27 (18) Joe Lauro..................................................................... 24 (7) Pat Finn..................................................................... 17 (13) Andrew Owers............................................................. 17 (0) P.J. Barr..................................................................... 15 (15) Noah Stephenson........................................................ 14 (0) Roger Mellado........................................................... 13 (13) Justin Bethea............................................................... 13 (4) Simeon Page..............................................................12 (11) Alex Twiford................................................................. 12 (6) John Chiarolanzio.........................................................11 (0) Brandon Benson............................................................ 9 (2) Erik Lukner.................................................................... 9 (0) Sam Chitty..................................................................... 8 (7) Drew Newcomb............................................................. 8 (2) Chanse Riley................................................................. 8 (0) Josh Yoder..................................................................... 8 (0) Justis Peppers............................................................... 7 (7) Matt Robinson............................................................... 7 (7) Nick Zarkoski................................................................. 7 (0) Jared Cooper................................................................. 6 (6) Fisayo Oluleye............................................................... 6 (0) Brice Sydnor.................................................................. 6 (0) Chuck Sanders.............................................................. 5 (1) Blake Fletcher................................................................ 5 (0) Chad Freshnock............................................................ 5 (0) Logan Bitikofer............................................................... 4 (4) Grayson Cherubino....................................................... 4 (4) Simon Krizak................................................................. 4 (4) Nnamdi Unachukwu...................................................... 4 (4) Brandon Sanders........................................................... 4 (1) Jon Fox.......................................................................... 4 (0) Stefone Moore-Green.................................................... 3 (0) Jimmy Sheehan............................................................. 3 (0) Sterling Deary................................................................ 2 (0) Alex Jordan.................................................................... 2 (0) Sean Naiman................................................................. 2 (0) Conner Romango.......................................................... 2 (0) Mike Caruso.................................................................. 1 (1) Marquis Carter............................................................... 1 (0) John McGuire................................................................ 1 (0) Joe Schiano................................................................... 1 (0) Gerrit Van Itallie............................................................. 1 (0)

INDIVIDUAL HONORS & AWARDS BRANDON BENSON (36) ................................. 2017..........................................

• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (11/6) JARED COOPER (21) ................................. 2018..........................................

• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/10, 10/1) • HM STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Week (10/1) PAT FINN (73) ................................. 2018..........................................

• Team Captain • Preseason All-Patriot League CHAD FRESHNOCK (20) ................................. 2016..........................................

• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/5, 10/24, 11/14)

JOE LAURO (26) ................................. 2018..........................................

• Team Captain • Bison Athlete of the Week (10/1) BRYAN MARINE (9) ................................. 2018..........................................

• Team Captain • William V. Campbell Trophy® Semifinalist ................................. 2017..........................................

• College Sports Madness Preseason All-American • Preseason All-Patriot League ................................. 2016..........................................

• All-Patriot League First Team ................................. 2015..........................................

• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (10/5)

SIMEON PAGE (7) ................................. 2017..........................................

• All-Patriot League Second Team • STATS National Freshman of the Week (11/20) • Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (11/20)

• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/4, 11/20) • Bison Athlete of the Week (11/20)

ALEX PECHIN (1) ................................. 2018..........................................

• Team Captain • Preseason All-America First Team (STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports, College Sports Madness, FreeAgentFootball.com) • Preseason All-Patriot League

• HM STATS FCS Special Teams Player of the Week (9/24)

................................. 2017..........................................

• STATS All-America Third Team • All-Patriot League First Team • All-ECAC First Team • Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year • Academic All-Patriot League Team • FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team ................................. 2016..........................................

• Preseason All-Patriot League ................................. 2015..........................................

• All-Patriot League First Team

• Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week (11/21)

GERRIT VAN ITALLIE (24) ................................. 2018..........................................

• Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week (10/15)

• Bison Athlete of the Week (10/15)

Number in parentheses indicate streak of consecutive starts

GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Opponent William & Mary Sacred Heart Penn Villanova Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth Lafayette Lehigh Georgetown Fordham

Opponent William & Mary Sacred Heart Penn Villanova Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth Lafayette Lehigh Georgetown Fordham

WR LT LG C Bethea Peppers Lukner Finn Bethea Peppers Lukner Finn McGuire Peppers Lukner Finn Bethea Peppers Lukner Finn Bethea Peppers Lukner Finn Bethea Peppers Lukner Finn Bethea Peppers C. Sanders Finn

RG RT TE WR RB QB FB Barr Stephenson B. Sanders (WR) A. Butler Carter Chiarolanzio Owers Barr Stephenson Twiford A. Butler Cooper Chiarolanzio B. Sanders (WR) Barr Stephenson Twiford A. Butler Cooper Chiarolanzio Owers Barr Krizak Twiford A. Butler Cooper Bitikofer Moore-Green (RB) Barr Krizak Twiford A. Butler Cooper Bitikofer B. Sanders (WR) Barr Krizak Twiford A. Butler Cooper Bitikofer Moore-Green (RB) Barr Krizak Twiford A. Butler Cooper Bitikofer B. Sanders (WR)

DE DT DT DE SAM MIKE SS FS WHIP CB CB Mellado J. Sheehan Page (LB) Naiman Chitty Robinson Newcomb Lauro Riley Marine Oluleye Mellado J. Sheehan Page (LB) Schiano Chitty Robinson Benson Lauro Riley Marine Oluleye Mellado J. Sheehan Page (LB) Naiman Chitty Robinson Van Itallie Lauro Riley Marine Oluleye Cherubino Unachukwu Page (LB) Mellado Chitty Robinson Sydnor Lauro Romango Marine Oluleye Cherubino Unachukwu Page (LB) Mellado Chitty Robinson Sydnor Lauro Romango Marine Deary Cherubino Unachukwu Page (LB) Mellado Chitty Robinson Newcomb Lauro Benson Marine Deary Cherubino Unachukwu Page (LB) Mellado Chitty Robinson Newcomb Lauro Benson Marine Caruso

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THE LAST TIME A BUCKNELL TEAM...

Shut out an opponent..................................................................................................................... Nov. 11, 2017 vs. Georgetown (12-0) Was shut out by an opponent............................................................................................................Sept. 9, 2017 vs. Holy Cross (0-20) Finished a game with a tie score........................................................................................................... Nov. 14, 1987 vs. Lehigh (21-21) Scored 40 points....................................................................................................................................... Sept. 2, 2017 vs. Marist (45-6) Scored 50 points...............................................................................................................................Nov. 1, 2003 vs. Holy Cross (53-31) Scored 60 points................................................................................................................................Oct. 24, 1987 vs. Columbia (62-20) Scored 70 points.............................................................................................. Oct. 10, 1964 vs. Ohio Wesleyan in Newark, Del. (72-0) Allowed 40 points.................................................................................................................Sept. 22, 2018 at No. 14/15 Villanova (7-49) Allowed 50 points............................................................................................................................ Oct. 12, 2013 vs. Holy Cross (27-51) Allowed 60 points.................................................................................................................................... Oct. 12, 1945 at Temple (0-64) Allowed 70 points..............................................................................................................................Nov. 25, 1916 at Georgetown (0-78) Allowed 80 points.....................................................................................................................................Oct. 8, 1966 at Temple (28-82) Did not commit a turnover.............................................................................................................. Nov. 11, 2017 vs. Georgetown (12-0) Forced five turnovers.................................................................................................. Sept. 15, 2018 at Penn (2 INT, 3 fumbles) (17-34) Forced six turnovers................................................................................................... Sept. 3, 2016 at Marist (4 INT, 2 fumbles) (26-10) Forced seven turnovers......................................................................................... Oct. 29, 2011 at Lafayette (3 INT, 4 fumbles) (39-13) Committed five or more turnovers.......................................................................Oct. 12, 2013 vs. Holy Cross (4 INT, 1 fumble) (27-51) Did not commit a penalty........................................................................................................................ Sept. 19, 2009 at Cornell (9-33) Was penalized for at least 100 yards............................................................................. Oct. 17, 2015 at Army West Point (105) (14-21) Won an overtime game.......................................................................................................................... Oct. 21, 2017 at Lafayette (13-7) Played an overtime game...................................................................................................................... Oct. 21, 2017 at Lafayette (13-7) Had two 100-yard rushers in the same game.............Sept. 26, 2007 vs. Marist (Terrance Wilson 108 & Justin Pulgrano 101) (17-16) Had two 100-yard receivers in the same game..............Nov. 1, 2014 vs. Lafayette (Jake Hartman 134 & Will Carter 104) (27-24 OT) Defeated a nationally ranked opponent.....................................................................................Oct. 26, 2013 vs. No. 15 Lehigh (48-10) Played a nationally ranked opponent......................................................................................Oct. 6, 2018 vs. No. 20/21 Colgate (3-27) Won 10 games......................................................................................................................................................................... 1997 (10-1) Won eight games....................................................................................................................................................................... 2014 (8-3) Had a winning season............................................................................................................................................................... 2014 (8-3)

THE LAST TIME A BUCKNELL PLAYER...

Had 30 rushing attempts..................................................................................Nov. 12, 2016 (Joey DeFloria (31) at Georgetown, 21-7) Had 40 rushing attempts......................................................................................... Oct. 29, 2011 (Tyler Smith (42) at Lafayette, 39-13) Had 100 yards rushing...................................................................................... Nov. 4, 2017 (Chad Freshnock (174) vs. Lehigh, 21-42) Had 200 yards rushing............................................................................................ Nov. 12, 2011 (Tyler Smith (204) at Fordham, 21-0) Had a 60+ yard run..............................................................................................Nov. 4, 2017 (Chad Freshnock (85) vs. Lehigh, 21-42) Had a 70+ yard run..............................................................................................Nov. 4, 2017 (Chad Freshnock (85) vs. Lehigh, 21-42) Had three rushing touchdowns.................................................................................. Nov. 4, 2017 (Chad Freshnock vs. Lehigh, 21-42) Had four rushing touchdowns..................................................................................Sept. 30, 2000 (Jabu Powell vs. Duquesne, 35-14) Had five rushing touchdowns......................................................................................... Nov. 13, 2004 (Daris Wilson vs. Colgate, 42-7) Completed a 50+ yard pass................................................ Oct. 13, 2018 (Logan Bitikofer to Jared Cooper (74) at Monmouth, 19-36) Had three passing touchdowns......................................................................................Oct. 31, 2015 (R.J. Nitti (4) at Lafayette, 35-24) Had four passing touchdowns.............................................................................................Oct. 31, 2015 (R.J. Nitti at Lafayette, 35-24) Had five passing touchdowns.............................................................................................Sept. 24, 1994 (Rob Glus at Harvard, 42-23) Had 20 completions..............................................................................Sept. 1, 2018 (John Chiarolanzio (20) vs. William & Mary, 7-14) Had 30 completions..............................................................................................Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (36) at Fordham, 12-17) Had 50 passing attempts......................................................................................Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (67) at Fordham, 12-17) Had 60 passing attempts......................................................................................Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (67) at Fordham, 12-17) Had 200 yards passing.................................................................................................. Sept. 2, 2017 (Matt Muh (205) vs. Marist, 45-6) Had 300 yards passing..........................................................................................Oct. 24, 2015 (R.J. Nitti (338) vs. Georgetown, 9-17) Had 100 yards receiving..............................................................................................Nov. 5, 2016 (Will Carter (120) at Lehigh, 13-20) Had 200 yards receiving............................................................................................. Oct. 11, 2014 (Will Carter (246) at Lehigh, 45-24) Had 10 receptions.................................................................................................Oct. 24, 2015 (Will Carter (12) vs. Georgetown, 9-17) Had two touchdown receptions.....................................................................................Sept. 24, 2016 (Will Carter vs. VMI, 17-23 3OT) Had three touchdown receptions......................................................................... Nov. 1, 2014 (Jake Hartman vs. Lafayette, 27-24 OT) Made a 40-yard field goal...........................................................................Sept. 23, 2017 (John Burdick (46) vs. Sacred Heart, 34-31) Made a 50-yard field goal............................................................................................ Oct. 3, 1981 (Al Yuknus (52) vs. Davidson, 23-3) Had three field goals in a game......................................................................................Nov. 18, 2017 (John Burdick at Fordham, 9-20) Had four field goals in a game......................................................................................... Oct. 14, 2017 (John Burdick at Cornell, 26-18) Passed for a two-point conversion................................................... Sept. 2, 2017 (Jack Horan to Andrew Podbielski vs. Marist, 45-6) Rushed for a two-point conversion.........................................................................................Oct. 3, 2015 (R.J. Nitti at VMI, 28-22 OT) Made seven extra points...................................................................................... Oct. 16, 1999 (Chris Lundberg vs. Duquesne, 49-20) Made 10 extra points..............................................................Oct. 10, 1964 (Mike Seigfried vs. Ohio Wesleyan in Newark, Del., 72-0) Had 10+ punts........................................................................................................... Nov. 18, 2017 (Alex Pechin (10) at Fordham, 9-20) Had a 70+ yard punt...............................................................................Sept. 22, 2018 (Alex Pechin (71) at No. 14/15 Villanova, 7-49) Had an 80+ yard punt.................................................................................. Sept. 22, 1984 (Mike Morrow (80) at Northeastern, 33-34) Returned a punt for a touchdown.................................................................................. Aug. 30, 2014 (Josh Brake (62) vs. VMI, 42-38) Returned a kickoff for a touchdown........................................................................Oct. 3, 2015 (Joey DeFloria (85) at VMI, 28-22 OT) Returned an interception for a touchdown................................................Sept. 8, 2018 (Fisayo Oluleye (54) vs. Sacred Heart, 14-30) Returned a fumble for a touchdown.......................................................................... Sept. 2, 2017 (Blake Fletcher (0) vs. Marist, 45-6) Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown......................................................Oct. 13, 2018 (Gerrit Van Itallie (0) at Monmouth, 19-36) Recorded two interceptions in a game............................................................................ Sept. 15, 2018 (Bryan Marine at Penn, 17-34) Recorded three interceptions in a game.....................................................................Nov. 20, 2004 (Dante Ross at Duquesne, 30-20) Recorded four interceptions in a game....................................................................Sept. 30, 2000 (Kevin Eiben vs. Duquesne, 35-14) Recorded a safety............................................................................................................................. Nov. 19, 2016 vs. Fordham (22-36) Had two sacks in a game.................................................................................. Sept. 29, 2018 (Simeon Page (2) at Holy Cross, 19-16) Had three sacks in a game.......................................................................................Nov. 18, 2017 (Simeon Page (4) at Fordham, 9-20) Had four sacks in a game.........................................................................................Nov. 18, 2017 (Simeon Page (4) at Fordham, 9-20) Had four tackles for a loss........................................................................................Nov. 18, 2017 (Simeon Page (6) at Fordham, 9-20) Blocked a punt.................................................................................................Oct. 13, 2018 (Gerrit Van Itallie (2) at Monmouth, 19-36) Blocked an extra point attempt..........................................................Oct. 28, 2017 (Abdullah Anderson & Joe Lauro at Colgate, 3-40) Blocked a field goal attempt....................................................................... Nov. 19, 2016 (Abdullah Anderson (2) vs. Fordham, 22-36)

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BISON IN THE RED ZONE Opponent William & Mary Sacred Heart Penn Villanova Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth Lafayette Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Total

Efficiency 1-1 (1.000) 1-2 (.500) 3-4 (.750) 1-2 (.500) 2-3 (.667) 1-1 (1.000) 1-1 (1.000)

10-14 (.714)

Summary 1 TD 1 TD, 1 INT 2 TDs, 1 FG, 1 MFG 1 TD, 1 DWNS 2 FGs, 1 INT 1 FG 1 TD

TD%: 6-14 (.429)

OPPONENTS IN THE RED ZONE Opponent William & Mary Sacred Heart Penn Villanova Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth Lafayette Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Total

Efficiency 1-2 (.500) 3-4 (.750) 3-3 (1.000) 5-7 (.714) 1-2 (.500) 4-5 (.800) 3-4 (.750)

20-27 (.741)

Summary 1 TD, 1 INT 2 TDs, 1 FG, DWNS 3 TDs 5 TDs, 1 INT, 1 FUM 1 TD, 1 DWNS 2 TDs, 2 FGs, 1 FUM 3 TDs, 1 FUM

TD%: 17-27 (.630)

FCS PLAYER RANKINGS Individual (Top 30) Bryan Marine (Solo Tackles) Bryan Marine (Combined Kick Returns) Bryan Marine (Fumbles Recovered) Bryan Marine (Solo Tackles/Game) Bryan Marine (Interceptions) Bryan Marine (Punt Returns) Bryan Marine (Interceptions/Game) Bryan Marine (Total Tackles) Alex Pechin (Punting Yards) Alex Pechin (Punts) Alex Pechin (Punting Average) Roger Mellado (Fumbles Recovered) Gerrit Van Itallie (Blocked Kicks) Sam Chitty (Tackles For Loss) Joe Lauro (Solo Tackles) Joe Lauro (Total Tackles) Top-10 marks in bold

Rank No./Avg. 1st 44 4th 579 t-4th 2 6th 6.3 t-8th 3 t-21st 10.8 t-27th 0.4 t-30th 57 1st 2,446 1st 54 3rd 45.3 t-4th 2 t-6th 2 t-15th 10.0 t-21st 35 t-26th 59

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OPPONENT SCHEDULE/RESULTS WILLIAM & MARY (2-4, 1-2 CAA) Sept. 1 at Bucknell....................................... W, 14-7 Sept. 8 at #12/14 Virginia Tech......................L, 17-62 Sept. 15 vs. Elon*........................................Canceled Sept. 22 at #2 James Madison*.......................L, 0-51 Sept. 29 vs. #23 Colgate.................................L, 0-23 Oct. 6 vs. Albany*........................................ W, 25-22 Oct. 13 at #17/18 Towson*............................L, 13-29 Oct. 20 vs. Maine*.......................................3:30 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Rhode Island*................................12 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Villanova*........................................1 p.m.

Nov. 17 vs. Richmond*.....................................2 p.m.

HOLY CROSS (1-6, 0-2 PL) Sept. 1 at Colgate*.........................................L,17-24 Sept. 8 at Boston College..............................L, 14-62 Sept. 15 vs. Yale.................................. W, 31-28 (OT) Sept. 22 vs. Dartmouth..................................L, 14-34 Sept. 29 vs. Bucknell*................................ L, 16-19 Oct. 6 at New Hampshire................................L, 0-28 Oct. 12 at Harvard.........................................L, 31-33 Oct. 27 vs. Lehigh*......................................1:05 p.m.

Nov. 3 at Lafayette*...................................12:30 p.m.

Nov. 10 vs. Fordham*..................................1:05 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Georgetown*............................12:30 p.m.

LEHIGH (1-5, 0-1 PL) Sept. 1 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)..................... W, 21-19 Sept. 8 vs. #12/11 Villanova............................L, 9-31 Sept. 15 at Navy............................................L, 21-51 Sept. 22 at Penn............................................L, 10-30 Oct. 6 at #23 Princeton....................................L, 7-66 Oct. 13 vs. Fordham*.....................................L, 14-43 Oct. 20 at Georgetown*....................................2 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Holy Cross*......................................1 p.m.

Nov. 3 vs. Bucknell*................................ 12:30 p.m.

Nov. 10 vs. Colgate*..................................12:30 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Lafayette*.................................12:30 p.m.

SACRED HEART (3-3, 1-0 NEC) Sept. 1 vs. Lafayette...................................... W, 35-6 Sept. 8 at Bucknell..................................... W, 30-14 Sept. 22 at Wagner*.................................... W, 41-14 Sept. 29 at Cornell.........................................L, 24-43 Oct. 6 vs. Penn..............................................L, 27-31 Oct. 13 at Dartmouth.......................................L, 0-42 Oct. 20 at Central Connecticut State*...............1 p.m.

Oct. 27 vs. Bryant*............................................1 p.m.

Nov. 3 vs. Robert Morris*................................12 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Duquesne*.....................................12 p.m.

Nov. 17 vs. Saint Francis*..............................12 p.m.

COLGATE (6-0, 3-0 PL) Sept. 1 vs. Holy Cross*................................ W, 24-17 Sept. 8 at #20 New Hampshire...................... W, 10-3 Sept. 15 at Furman......................................Canceled Sept. 22 vs. Lafayette*.................................. W, 45-0 Sept. 29 at William & Mary............................ W, 23-0 Oct. 6 at Bucknell*....................................... W, 27-3 Oct. 13 vs. Cornell......................................... W, 31-0 Oct. 27 vs. Georgetown*..................................1 p.m.

Nov. 3 at Fordham*...........................................1 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Lehigh*.....................................12:30 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Army West Point............................12 p.m.

GEORGETOWN (3-4, 2-0 PL) Sept. 1 at Marist.......................................... W, 39-14 Sept. 8 vs. Campbell.......................................L, 8-13 Sept. 15 at Dartmouth.....................................L, 0-41 Sept. 22 vs. Columbia...................................L, 15-23 Sept. 29 at Brown............................................L, 7-35 Oct. 6 at Fordham*.......................................W, 23-11 Oct. 13 at Lafayette*...................................... W, 13-6 Oct. 20 vs. Lehigh*...........................................2 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Colgate*.........................................12 p.m.

Nov. 10 vs. Bucknell*.............................. 12:30 p.m.

Nov. 17 vs. Holy Cross*.............................12:30 p.m.

PENN (4-1, 1-1 IVY) Sept. 15 vs. Bucknell................................. W, 34-17 Sept. 22 vs. Lehigh...................................... W, 30-10 Sept. 29 at Dartmouth*..................................L, 14-37 Oct. 6 at Sacred Heart................................. W, 31-27 Oct. 13 vs. Columbia*.................................. W, 13-10 Oct. 19 vs. Yale*...............................................7 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Brown*.............................................1 p.m.

Nov. 2 at Cornell*..............................................6 p.m.

Nov. 10 vs. Harvard*.........................................1 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Princeton*........................................1 p.m.

MONMOUTH (4-2, 0-0 BS) Aug. 31 at Eastern Michigan.........................L, 17-51 Sept. 8 vs. Hampton.................................... W, 56-28 Sept. 15 at Lafayette................................... W, 24-20 Sept. 22 at Princeton.......................................L, 9-51 Sept. 29 vs. Wagner.................................... W, 54-47 Oct. 13 vs. Bucknell................................... W, 36-19 Oct. 20 vs. Campbell*.......................................1 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Presbyterian*..............................2:30 p.m.

Nov. 3 vs. Charleston Southern*......................1 p.m.

Nov. 10 vs. Kennesaw State*.........................12 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Gardner-Webb*..........................1:30 p.m.

FORDHAM (1-5, 1-1 PL) Sept. 1 at Charlotte........................................L, 10-34 Sept. 8 at Richmond........................................L, 7-52 Sept. 15 vs. #21/24 Stony Brook.....................L, 6-28 Sept. 22 vs. Central Connecticut State..........L, 13-24 Oct. 6 vs. Georgetown*.................................L, 11-23 Oct. 13 at Lehigh*........................................ W, 43-14 Oct. 20 vs. Bryant.............................................1 p.m.

Oct. 27 vs. Lafayette*.......................................1 p.m.

Nov. 3 vs. Colgate*...........................................1 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Holy Cross*...................................12 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Bucknell*.................................... 12 p.m.

VILLANOVA (3-4, 0-4 CAA) Sept. 1 at Temple......................................... W, 19-17 Sept. 8 at Lehigh........................................... W, 31-9 Sept. 15 vs. Towson*.....................................L, 35-45 Sept. 22 vs. Bucknell................................... W, 49-7 Sept. 29 at #18 Stony Brook*........................L, 27-29 Oct. 6 at #25 Maine*......................................L, 10-13 Oct. 13 vs. #6 James Madison*.......................L, 0-37 Oct. 27 vs. New Hampshire*............................2 p.m.

Nov. 3 at Richmond*.........................................3 p.m.

Nov. 10 vs. William & Mary*.............................1 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Delaware*......................................12 p.m.

LAFAYETTE (1-5, 0-2 PL) Sept. 1 at Sacred Heart...................................L, 6-35 Sept. 8 at Delaware.........................................L, 0-37 Sept. 15 vs. Monmouth..................................L, 20-24 Sept. 22 at Colgate*........................................L, 0-45 Sept. 29 vs. Central Connecticut State........ W, 31-24 Oct. 13 vs. Georgetown*.................................L, 6-13 Oct. 20 at Bucknell*..................................... 12 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Fordham*.........................................1 p.m.

Nov. 3 vs. Holy Cross*...............................12:30 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Army West Point............................12 p.m.

Nov. 17 vs. Lehigh*....................................12:30 p.m.

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ABOUT LAFAYETTE FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: John Garrett Record at Lafayette: 4-13 (2nd season) Career Record: Same Conference: Patriot League Stadium: Fisher Stadium Capacity: 13,132 Surface: FieldTurf 2017 Record: 3-8 Conference Record: 3-3 (t-3rd PL) GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Easton, Pa. Founded: 1826 Enrollment: 2,533 Nickname: Leopards Colors: Maroon and White President: Alison Byerly Athletic Director: Sherryta Freeman Website: GoLeopards.com

SERIES INFORMATION Series record................................................................... 37-52-6 Last 10 meetings.................................................................... 5-5 First meeting........................................................................ 1883 Last meeting........................................................................ 2017 Record at home............................................................... 21-20-1 Record on road................................................................ 16-32-5 Record at neutral site............................................................. 0-0 Streak.............................................................. Bucknell won four Last meeting................................. Oct. 21, 2017 (in Easton, Pa.) ...................................................................... BU 13 – LC 7 (OT) Last meeting in Lewisburg......................................Oct. 22, 2016 .............................................................................BU 42 – LC 17 Last Bison win.............................. Oct. 21, 2017 (in Easton, Pa.) ...................................................................... BU 13 – LC 7 (OT) Last Leopard win............................ Oct. 5, 2013 (in Easton, Pa.) ...............................................................................BU 7 – LC 31

ALL-TIME RESULTS Year Site Result 1883 Lewisburg, PA LC, 59-0 1888 Easton, PA LC, 54-0 1890 Easton, PA tie, 0-0 1891 Easton, PA BU, 16-10 1894 Easton, PA LC, 44-0 1898 Easton, PA LC, 6-0 1899 Easton, PA LC, 12-0 1905 Easton, PA LC, 47-0 1907 Easton, PA LC, 34-0 1908 Easton, PA tie, 6-6 1910 Easton, PA LC, 12-0 1911 Easton, PA LC, 6-0 1912 Easton, PA tie, 0-0 1920 Easton, PA LC, 10-7 1921 Lewisburg, PA LC, 20-7 1922 Easton, PA LC, 28-7 1924 Lewisburg, PA LC, 21-3 1928 Lewisburg, PA tie, 0-0 1929 Easton, PA BU, 6-3 1932 Lewisburg, PA BU, 14-6 1933 Easton, PA BU, 21-0 1942 Lewisburg, PA BU, 13-7 1945 Easton, PA BU, 26-2 1946 Lewisburg, PA BU, 29-0 1947 Easton, PA LC, 27-7 BucknellBison.com >> @Bucknell_FB >> #BandOfBison

TALE OF THE TAPE BUCKNELL 1-6 Overall Record 1-1 PL League Record 213.9 (123rd) Total Offense 66.7 (117th) Rushing Offense 147.1 (109th) Passing Offense 130.74 (65th) Passing Efficiency 12.3 (118th) Scoring Offense .714 (t-105th) Red Zone Offense 418.9 (80th) Total Defense 184.1 (78th) Rushing Defense 234.7 (72nd) Passing Defense 29.4 (63rd) Scoring Defense .741 (25th) Red Zone Defense 38.54 (16th) Net Punting 10.35 (47th) Punt Returns 20.21 (68th) Kickoff Returns 0.29 (t-42nd) Turnover Margin 2.29 (t-44th) Team Sacks 26:18 (119th) Time of Possession Logan Bitikofer (783 yards) Leading Passer Jared Cooper (427 yards) Leading Rusher Brandon Sanders (242 yards) Leading Receiver Joe Lauro (59 tackles) Leading Tackler FCS rank in parenthesis Top-30 marks in bold

LAFAYETTE 1-5 0-2 PL 261.2 (118th) 50.7 (122nd) 210.5 (71st) 138.50 (76th) 10.5 (124th) .538 (121st) 379.2 (t-46th) 187.7 (82nd) 191.5 (29th) 29.7 (66th) .920 (116th) 36.03 (50th) 8.00 (67th) 23.86 (21st) -1.67 (t-121st) 1.83 (t-62nd) 27:08 (105th) Sean O’Malley (1,170 yards) Selwyn Simpson (131 yards) Nick Pearson (465 yards) Michael Root (47 tackles)

ALL-TIME RESULTS (CONT.) 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA

LC, 19-7 BU, 21-14 BU, 32-0 BU, 40-21 BU, 45-13 LC, 7-6 BU, 7-0 LC, 34-13 LC, 13-7 LC, 35-13 LC, 34-6 LC, 12-6 BU, 28-0 BU, 13-0 BU, 28-6 LC, 14-13 BU, 54-12 LC, 14-13 LC, 25-7 LC, 21-6 BU, 13-10 BU, 21-20 BU, 30-28 BU, 33-0 BU, 26-7 tie, 0-0 BU, 10-6 BU, 15-5 LC, 17-7 LC, 34-7 LC, 14-7 tie, 0-0 BU, 14-0 LC, 37-0 LC, 37-6

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA Lewisburg, PA Easton, PA

LC, 33-3 BU, 10-3 LC, 47-0 LC, 52-34 LC, 42-21 LC, 52-35 BU, 54-33 BC, 24-14 LC, 20-16 LC, 49-7 LC, 31-14 LC, 56-14 BU, 30-11 LC, 23-7 BU, 23-21 BU, 33-22 LC, 22-21 BU, 42-30 BU, 17-16 LC, 19-3 LC, 35-17 LC, 14-13 LC, 33-20 LC, 31-0 LC, 34-7 LC, 38-21 LC, 35-14 LC, 33-22 BU, 39-13 LC, 20-14 LC, 31-7 BU, 27-24 OT BU, 35-24 BU, 42-17 BU, 13-7 OT

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THE LAST TIME THE BISON AND LEOPARDS MET...

BUCKNELL 7 0 0 0 6 13 LAFAYETTE 0 0 7 0 0 7 Oct. 21, 2017 >> Easton, Pa. >> Fisher Stadium >> 3:30 p.m. >> Attendance: 5,512

TEAM STATISTICS

BUCKNELL LAFAYETTE FIRST DOWNS 12 10 Rushing 5 5 Passing 7 5 Penalty 0 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 79 96 Rushing Attempts 34 32 Average Per Rush 2.3 3.0 Rushing Touchdowns 0 1 Yards Gained Rushing 100 125 Yards Lost Rushing 21 29 NET YARDS PASSING 129 90 Completions-Attempts-Int 14-25-1 16-30-2 Average Per Attempt 5.2 3.0 Average Per Completion 9.2 5.6 Passing Touchdowns 0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 208 186 Total offense plays 59 62 Average Gain Per Play 3.5 3.0 Fumbles: Number-Lost 3-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-35 3-25 PUNTS-YARDS 8-341 10-411 Average Yards Per Punt 42.6 41.1 Net Yards Per Punt 42.0 38.4 Inside 20 2 4 50+ Yards 1 1 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 3 3 KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-127 2-121 Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.5 60.5 Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.5 45.0 Touchbacks 1 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 4-7-0 2-5-0 Average Per Return 1.8 2.5 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-31-0 1-17-0 Average Per Return 15.5 17.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-126-2 1-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 28:31 31:29 1st Quarter 3:53 11:07 2nd Quarter 6:00 9:00 3rd Quarter 7:42 7:18 4th Quarter 10:56 4:04 OT Quarter 0:00 0:00 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 7 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 1-1 Touchdowns 0-0 1-1 Field goals 0-0 0-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-22 2-9 PAT Kicks 1-1 1-1 Field Goals 0-1 0-0 Points off turnovers 13 0

GAME NOTES • Bucknell became the 19th NCAA FCS program to reach the 600-win plateau.

• CB Colin Jonov’s interception return for a touchdown was the sixth-longest touchdown in program history. Bucknell’s longest pick 6, it is one of only six scoring plays of at least 95 yards. The other five were all kickoff returns.

• Of Bucknell’s 17 scoring plays of at least 90 yards, 12 were kickoff returns, three were runs from the line of scrimmage and two were interception returns.

Joe Glenn owned the previous school record for longest interception return for a touchdown, a 90-yard score in a 33-28 win over Delaware State in 2003.

Jonov’s 95-Yard Pick Six Lifts Bucknell Football to 13-7 Overtime Victory Colin Jonov returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown in overtime to lift the Bucknell football team to a 13-7 victory over Lafayette at Fisher Stadium.

“It’s an indescribable feeling,” Jonov said. “Initially, I saw a cutback, and I took it. And then, after I saw and took the cutback, I saw nothing but green. I was just thinking, ‘Do not go down no matter what. Just stay on your feet and score.’ And that’s what happened.”

The game was a defensive struggle, with the Bison and Leopards combining for 394 yards of total offense and 22 first downs. With its victory, its 600th in program history, Bucknell improved to 4-3 (1-1 Patriot League) on the season.

The Bison jumped out to a 7-0 lead at the 12:56 mark of the first quarter. With Lafayette (2-5, 2-1 Patriot League) facing a 3rd and 8 on its 32-yard line, Drew Newcomb stepped in front of Sean O’Malley’s pass to the out-route receiver and raced 31 yards down the Bucknell sideline for a touchdown.

The Bison defense was the story of the first quarter. While the Leopards held an 11:07 to 3:53 advantage in time of possession, Bucknell limited them to just 64 yards of total offense, 57 of which came through the air.

Neither team could get into a rhythm offensively in the second quarter. Lafayette’s best chance to even the score came with 9:07 on the clock after Demetrius Breedlove’s strip sack gave its offense the ball on Bucknell’s 39. But the Bison defense forced the Leopards to go three and out; during that sequence, Simeon Page tied up Dylan Wadsworth for no gain and an aggressive blitz hurried O’Malley into throwing back-to-back incompletions.

On its first drive of the second half, Lafayette covered 60 yards in eight plays to score the equalizing touchdown. Highlights of that drive included lengthy rushes by C.J. Amill (24 yards to the Bucknell 29) and Selwyn Simpson (19 yards to the Bucknell 7). Simpson ultimately capped the drive with a two-yard touchdown rush, the first of his career.

With 9:39 remaining in regulation, the Bison took over on their six-yard line after a 49-yard punt. John Chiarolanzio orchestrated a 17-play, 69-yard drive, highlighted by his 13-yard pass to Marquis Carter while under pressure on a 3rd and 8. That play brought Bucknell into field-goal range, at the Lafayette 25, but John Burdick ultimately missed his 42-yard field goal attempt with 1:19 left to play.

After the teams traded three and outs, they went into bonus time. The Bison won the toss and elected to start on defense. On the first play of the Leopards’ possession, Jonov leaped to pick off O’Malley’s pass and raced 95 yards for the game-winning score.

Bucknell led Lafayette in total offense (208-186). Chiarolanzio completed 14 of 25 passes for 129 yards. Jack Horan led the Bison with 43 receiving yards while Chad Freshnock paced the team on the ground with 50 rushing yards.

Bryan Marine led Bucknell with nine tackles (eight solo) while Mark Pyles was next with eight (six solo). Page and Trevor Fennimore each posted a sack.

With its victory, Bucknell stretched its winning streak over Lafayette to four games. The Bison have previously enjoyed four winning streaks against the Leopards of equal or greater length: from 1929 to 1945 (6), 1968 to 1972 (5) and 1949 to 1952 (4).

SCORING SUMMARY

• Jonov’s interception return was later featured on ESPN’s College Football Live.

Team BU LC BU

• Bucknell last went to overtime on Sept. 24, 2016. VMI won that game, which went to triple overtime, 23-17. The Bison last won an overtime game on Oct. 3, 2015 at VMI, a 28-22 victory.

TEAM LEADERS

• S Drew Newcomb’s pick 6 was his first career interception.

It was Bucknell’s second interception return for a touchdown in 2017; in the season opener against Marist, Jonov had a 64-yard pick 6. Both Jonov and Newcomb’s interceptions opened the scoring.

• P Alex Pechin had another strong game, averaging 42.6 yards per punt. He dropped two punts inside of the 20 and also posted a 55-yard punt.

• DE Trevor Fennimore’s first-quarter sack, which was for a loss of 13 yards, was the first of his collegiate career.

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QT Time 1st 12:56 3rd 07:50 OT

Scoring Play Conversion Plays-Yds Newcomb 31yd interception return Burdick kick - Simpson 2yd run Kordenbrock kick 8-60 Jonov 95yd interception return -

TOP - 4:50 -

Score 7-0 7-7 13-7

BUCKNELL

LAFAYETTE

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Freshnock 15 50 0 12 3.3 Carter 14 31 0 12 2.2

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Amill 13 48 0 24 3.7 Simpson 12 45 1 19 3.8

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Chiarolanzio 14-25-1 129 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack O’Malley 16-30-2 90 0 15 2

Lg Sack 28 2

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Podbielski 4 35 0 11 Horan 3 43 0 28 Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Marine 8 1 9 - Pyles 6 2 8 1.0 1 Richard 4 3 7 - Page 5 1 6 2.0 12 Benson 4 2 6 - -

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Amill 6 22 0 9 Palumbo 4 25 0 11 Mrazek 2 10 0 8 Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Bryant 8 9 17 1.5 2 Crossan 5 5 10 0.5 0 Powe 4 2 6 0.5 0 Giudice 2 4 6 1.0 3

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2018 GAME REPORTS

GAME 1

Bucknell Football Edged by William & Mary, 14-7, in 2018 Opener

WILLIAM & MARY 7 0 0 7 14 BUCKNELL 0 0 0 7 7 Sept. 1 >> Lewisburg, Pa. >> Mathewson-Memorial Stadium >> 6 p.m. >> Attendance: 5,042

TEAM STATISTICS

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yards Touchbacks Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Fair Catch Yards Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Miscellaneous Yards Possession Time 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers

W&M BUCKNELL 20 11 10 4 9 6 1 1 81 114 41 26 2.0 4.4 1 1 126 114 45 0 267 143 21-32-1 20-32-1 8.3 4.5 12.7 7.2 1 0 348 257 73 58 4.8 4.4 2-1 1-1 8-80 4-30 6-200 7-247 33.3 35.3 30.3 33.4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3-195 2-110 65.0 55.0 40.0 36.5 3 1 0 0 2-13-0 2-18-0 6.5 9.0 1-12-0 0-0-0 12.0 0.0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-9-0 0-0-0 0 0 37:25 22:35 10:46 4:14 11:57 3:03 9:25 5:35 5:17 9:43 5 of 15 4 of 14 1 of 1 0 of 2 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-2 0-1 0-0 4-31 2-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0 7

GAME NOTES • With the loss, the Bison had their winning streak in season openers snapped at seven games. They are now 7-2 in season openers under head coach Joe Susan.

• Bucknell moved to 92-40-1 in season openers and 97-34-1 in home openers all time.

• This was the first time the Bison held the Tribe under 30 points; William & Mary dispatched Bucknell by a combined margin of 183-45 in their previous five meetings, an average spread of 27.6 points.

• S Joe Lauro made his 150th career tackle and 100th career solo tackle during the game.

• QB John Chiarolanzio started his first career season opener; the junior had started eight games previously but never Bucknell’s first of the season.

• WR Brandon Sanders was the lone freshman to start the 2018 opener. He ultimately led the Bison with 59 receiving yards on four catches, bolstered by a 21-yard reception on Bucknell’s final drive of the game.

• Six Bison earned their first career start in the 2018 opener: RB Marquis Carter, OL Justis Peppers, DE Sean Naiman, LB Matt Robinson, Sanders and DL Jimmy Sheehan. Sheehan, a junior, and Peppers, a sophomore, had yet to appear in a game before their start against William & Mary.

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The Bucknell football team’s defense stood tall all night, but William & Mary prevailed, 14-7, in the season opener for both teams at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

The Tribe entered the fourth quarter with a 7-0 lead thanks to an early touchdown. On the first play of that frame, Joe Schiano came up with a strip sack to give the Bison the ball at William & Mary’s 36-yard line. Five plays later, Marquis Carter scampered 12 yards into the end zone; a good extra point by Jack Chambers made it a 7-7 game.

But the Tribe was quick to respond. On the second play of its next drive, Shon Mitchell connected with DeVonte Dedmon for a 75-yard score that proved to be the difference in a defensive battle played in front of 5,042 fans.

After Dedmon’s go-ahead touchdown, Bucknell had three drives and advanced as far as William & Mary’s 36-yard line. Near the middle of the frame, John Chiarolanzio led the Bison from their one-yard line to their 47 in 12 plays, but a fumble ultimately stalled that promising possession.

Bucknell later got the ball back with 1:14 left to play, and Chiarolanzio found Brandon Sanders for a 21-yard gain and Jared Cooper for a 10-yard gain on back-to-back plays to bring the Bison faithful to their feet. But the game ended when Cooper caught a pass over the middle and was tackled in bounds short of a first down. On that play, a Bucknell player was injured; because there was 10 seconds left on the clock and Bucknell was out of timeouts, the game came to an end on the 10-second runoff rule.

The Tribe controlled the first quarter, using a lengthy game-opening drive to build a 10:46 to 4:14 edge in time of possession. William & Mary’s first touchdown came at the 6:13 mark, with Mitchell capping a 15-play, 68-yard drive that began 11 seconds into the game with a two-yard quarterback keeper score. Early in that drive, Albert Funderburke rushed for 14 yards and Owen Wright dashed for a 13-yard gain on back-to-back plays to bring the Tribe from its 44 to the Bison 29.

Bucknell had an opportunity to tie the game on its next possession after Chiarolanzio orchestrated a seven-play, 54-yard drive to William & Mary’s 21-yard line. Isaiah Laster ultimately intercepted a Chiarolanzio pass intended for Stefone Moore-Green in the corner of the end zone to keep the Bison off the board.

During the second quarter, the teams traded possessions, one of which ended in a Tribe missed field goal, before William & Mary rattled off another long march. From the 10:54 to the 1:44 mark of that quarter, the Tribe traversed 55 yards in 16 plays, most of which were short rushes. But that drive came to an end at Bucknell’s 10-yard line after Fisayo Oluleye forced Funderburke out of bounds for a loss of four yards and then picked off a Mitchell pass in the end zone.

After forcing a quick three and out, William & Mary got the ball back with 1:18 remaining in regulation. The Tribe had a 43-yard Dedmon touchdown catch called back due to an illegal block with 16 seconds left to play, and the Bison went to the locker room down by only a touchdown despite being outgained 226-93 and having the ball for just seven minutes and 17 seconds.

Chiarolanzio finished with 143 yards on 20-for-32 passing, connecting with eight different receivers. Sanders, a freshman, led all Bison receivers with 59 yards on four receptions. On the ground, Carter ran for a career-best 81 yards on 18 carriers; he also posted 13 receiving yards on three catches.

Defensively, Joe Lauro (11) and Bryan Marine (10) reached the double digits in tackles. Four Bison recorded a sack: Schiano, Blake Fletcher, Simeon Page and Nnamdi Unachukwu. Schiano and Unachukwu were both making their collegiate debut.

William & Mary held advantages in total offense (348-257), first downs (20-11) and time of possession (37:25-22:35). Bucknell chipped into its deficit during the second half; at halftime, the Tribe was up 226-93 in total offense, 15-3 in first downs and 22:43-7:17 in time of possession

SCORING SUMMARY Team WM BU WM

QT 1st 4th 4th

Time 06:13 12:53 11:55

Scoring Play Mitchell 2yd run Carter 12yd run Dedmon 75yd pass from Mitchell

Conversion Plays-Yds Hooper kick 15-68 Chambers kick 4-36 Hooper kick 2-75

TOP 8:36 2:01 0:58

Score 7-0 7-7 14-7

TEAM LEADERS WILLIAM & MARY Rushing Att Yds TD Funderburke 17 61 0 Wright 8 25 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Mitchell 21-32-1 267 1

BUCKNELL Lg Avg 14 3.6 13 3.1

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Carter 18 81 1 21 4.5 Cooper 4 22 0 11 5.5

Lg Sack 75 4

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Chiarolanzio 20-32-1 143 0

Lg Sack 21 0

Receiving Rec Yds TD B. Sanders 4 59 0 A. Butler 3 32 0

Lg 21 13

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Dedmon 3 125 1 75 Armstrong 5 50 0 15 Muse 5 48 0 16 Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Jones 6 4 10 1.0 1 Laster 4 1 5 - Johnson 3 2 5 -

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Lauro 6 5 11 - Marine 7 3 10 - Robinson 3 5 8 0.5 1 Fox 4 4 8 - -

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2018 GAME REPORTS

GAME 2

SACRED HEART BUCKNELL

Bucknell Football Falls to Sacred Heart, 30-14

7 7 7 9 30 0 14 0 0 14

Sept. 8 >> Lewisburg, Pa. >> Mathewson-Memorial Stadium >> 3 p.m. >> Attendance: 1,872

TEAM STATISTICS

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside 20 50+ Yards Touchbacks Fair catch KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks Fair Catch Yards Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Miscellaneous Yards Possession Time 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers

SHU BUCKNELL 17 8 9 3 7 5 1 0 261 78 50 28 5.2 2.8 2 1 315 126 54 48 138 100 12-32-1 17-36-1 4.3 2.8 11.5 5.9 1 0 399 178 82 64 4.9 2.8 3-0 2-2 7-50 6-30 9-355 8-387 39.4 48.4 33.6 44.6 1 3 1 5 0 0 3 1 5-247 3-187 49.4 62.3 26.0 41.0 0 1 0 0 3-30-0 4-53-0 10.0 13.2 2-39-0 5-117-0 19.5 23.4 1-48-0 1-54-1 1-32-1 0-0-0 0 0 35:00 25:00 8:06 6:54 9:35 5:25 7:39 7:21 9:40 5:20 9 of 21 3 of 16 0 of 2 1 of 3 3-4 1-2 2-4 1-2 1-4 0-2 5-36 1-4 3-3 2-2 1-1 0-1 9 7

GAME NOTES • In his first collegiate start, freshman RB Jared Cooper ran for 96 yards on 15 carries. He added a team-high 28 receiving yards on two catches to pace Bucknell with 124 all-purpose yards.

• QB John Chiarolanzio finished with 100 yards on 17 for 35 passing, connecting with six different receivers.

• Defensively, CB Bryan Marine led the Bison, matching his career high with 12 tackles (nine solo). LBs Matt Robinson and Sam Chitty each registered his first sack and set a new career high in tackles, at eight and nine respectively.

• For Sacred Heart, QB Kevin Duke posted 138 passing yards and 104 yards on the ground while RB Jordan Meachum set a new career high with 178 rushing yards. Their efforts helped the Pioneers build a 399-178 edge in total offense.

• Bucknell’s game against Sacred Heart was the 100th of Joe Susan’s head coaching career.

• Throughout the game, Bucknell paid tribute to military veterans, active duty servicemen and women, Gold Star Families and first responders.

These local heroes were involved in presenting a garrison flag during the national anthem and delivering the game ball to the referees; the Bison also recognized veterans who were wounded in combat at halftime through their partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project.

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The Bucknell football team fell to Sacred Heart, 30-14, in its Hero Appreciation Game on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

The Pioneers (2-0) powered past the Bison (0-2) behind strong showings by running back Jordan Meachum and quarterback Kevin Duke, who combined for 282 yards on the ground. While Bucknell took a 14-7 lead on a 54-yard pick 6 by Fisayo Oluleye in the middle of the second quarter, Sacred Heart scored 23 unanswered points the rest of the way to knock off its second-straight Patriot League opponent.

The Pioneer defense had a strong showing, limiting the Bison to 178 yards of total offense and eight first downs over the course of the contest. Salaam Horne led the way with 10 tackles (six solo) while Chris Agyemang added three tackles for a loss and two sacks. In total, the Sacred Heart defense recorded five sacks for a loss of 36 yards and 11 tackles for a loss of 48 yards.

Defense was the story of the first quarter as Bucknell and Sacred Heart combined for just five first downs and 91 yards of total offense. The Pioneers opened the scoring at the 10:23 mark, with Meachum breaking free for a 30-yard touchdown rush to cap their first drive of the game.

While Stefone Moore-Greene returned the kickoff following Meachum’s touchdown a career-long 66 yards to the Sacred Heart 34, the Bison couldn’t take advantage of their favorable field position to even the score. The Pioneer defense stood tall, with Robert Steffe sacking John Chiarolanzio for a loss of eight yards to bring up fourth down and force Bucknell to go three and out.

The Bison got on the board with 13:24 on the clock in the second quarter. Brandon Sanders became the first Bucknell freshman to find the end zone, taking a handoff from Chiarolanzio and bursting through a seam for a four-yard touchdown rush. Sanders’s run capped a nine-play, 36yard drive that began at the first quarter’s 2:05 mark following an explosive 31-yard punt return

by Bryan Marine.

On their next possession, the Bison took over at Sacred Heart’s 19-yard line thanks to a muffed snap on a punt. But consecutive false start penalties pushed them back to the Pioneer 28, and two passes fell incomplete. Ultimately, a 41-yard field goal attempt by Jack Chambers was short, keeping the score at 7-7.

Bucknell took the lead less than two minutes later when Oluleye stepped in front of a Duke pass and returned it 54 yards to the end zone. It was Oluleye’s second interception of the young season and the Bison’s first pick 6 since Colin Jonov and Drew Newcomb both returned interceptions for touchdowns at Lafayette on Oct. 21, 2017.

The Pioneers got the ball back with 1:59 left in the first half and ultimately evened the score on a seven-yard touchdown catch by Nathan Balthazard. A highlight of their seven-play, 60-yard scoring drive was a 48-yard catch by Andrew O’Neill that brought them from their 37-yard line to Bucknell’s 15.

Sacred Heart carried the momentum from its last-minute scoring drive into the third quarter.

On back-to-back plays, Meachum rushed for 29- and 33-yard gains to bring the Pioneers from their 28-yard line to the Bison 10. Two plays later, with 12:48 on the clock, Duke scored on a nineyard quarterback keeper to give his team the lead for good.

Sacred Heart controlled the fourth quarter, holding onto the ball for nearly 10 minutes to finish the game with a 35:00 to 25:00 advantage in time of possession. The Pioneers extended their advantage to 30-14 on a 30-yard Josh Freiria field goal at the 7:06 mark and a 32-yard Noel Hijazi fumble recovery score as time expired.

SCORING SUMMARY Team SH BU BU SH SH SH SH

QT 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 4th

Time 10:23 13:24 06:27 00:10 12:48 07:06 00:00

Scoring Play Conversion Plays-Yds Meachum 30yd run Freiria kick 7-57 Sanders 4yd run Chambers kick 9-36 Oluleye 54yd interception return Chambers kick - Balthazard 7yd pass from Duke Freiria kick 7-60 Duke 9yd run Freiria kick 7-80 Freiria 30yd field goal

7-29 Hijazi 32yd fumble recovery -

TOP 2:53 3:41 - 1:49 2:07 3:59 -

Score 7-0 7-7 14-7 14-14 21-14 24-14 30-14

TEAM LEADERS SACRED HEART Rushing Att Yds TD Meachum 28 178 1 Duke 11 104 1

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Duke 12-32-1 138 1

BUCKNELL Lg Avg 38 6.4 24 9.5

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Cooper 15 96 0 37 6.4 B. Sanders 2 5 1 4 2.5

Lg Sack 48 1

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Chiarolanzio 17-35-1 100 0

Lg Sack 19 5

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg O’Neill 3 62 0 48 Trimble-Edwards 2 22 0 13 Snelling 2 22 0 19

Receiving A. Butler B. Sanders Cooper

Rec Yds TD Lg 4 26 0 10 3 23 0 11 2 28 0 19

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Horne 6 4 10 - Lukert 4 3 7 1.0 2 Wilen 3 3 6 - Donalson 3 2 5 2.5 11

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Marine 9 3 12 1.0 2 Robinson 6 3 9 1.0 4 Lauro 5 3 8 - Chitty 4 4 8 1.0 1

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2018 GAME REPORTS

GAME 3

Bucknell Football Downed at Penn, 34-17

BUCKNELL 3 7 7 0 17 PENN 17 10 0 7 34 Sept. 15 >> Philadelphia, Pa. >> Franklin Field >> 3 p.m. >> Attendance: 5,033

TEAM STATISTICS

BUCKNELL FIRST DOWNS 13 Rushing 5 Passing 8 Penalty 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 35 Rushing Attempts 36 Average Per Rush 1.0 Rushing Touchdowns 0 Yards Gained Rushing 98 Yards Lost Rushing 63 NET YARDS PASSING 154 Completions-Attempts-Int 21-38-2 Average Per Attempt 4.1 Average Per Completion 7.3 Passing Touchdowns 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 189 Total offense plays 74 Average Gain Per Play 2.6 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 7-81 PUNTS-YARDS 9-324 Average Yards Per Punt 36.0 Net Yards Per Punt 28.3 Inside 20 3 50+ Yards 2 Touchbacks 0 Fair catch 2 KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-228 Average Yards Per Kickoff 57.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 44.8 Touchbacks 1 Fair Catch Yards 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 4-37-0 Average Per Return 9.2 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-137-0 Average Per Return 19.6 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-34-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 30:22 1st Quarter 6:02 2nd Quarter 11:03 3rd Quarter 4:46 4th Quarter 8:31 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 Touchdowns 2-4 Field goals 1-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 PAT Kicks 2-2 Field Goals 1-2 Points off turnovers 14

PENN 17 7 8 2 136 42 3.2 2 156 20 138 12-21-2 6.6 11.5 2 274 63 4.3 3-3 6-34 6-221 36.8 30.7 1 0 0 1 7-424 60.6 41.0 0 0 5-69-0 13.8 3-24-0 8.0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0 29:38 8:58 3:57 10:14 6:29 4 of 13 0 of 0 3-3 3-3 0-3 10-60 4-4 2-2 10

GAME NOTES • CB Bryan Marine became the first Bison to intercept two passes in a single game since S Connor Golden did so against Charleston Southern in 2016. Marine previously intercepted two passes as a freshman at Lafayette on Oct. 31, 2015.

• Marine’s two interceptions gave him nine in his career. He became the Patriot League’s active leader and moved one interception away from entering Bucknell’s top eight.

• S Joe Lauro and LB Simeon Page tied for the team lead with eight tackles apiece. In addition, Lauro and LB Sam Chitty each registered a team-best 1.5 tackles for a loss.

• Bucknell forced five turnovers for the first time since Sept.

3, 2016 at Marist. Beyond Marine’s two interceptions, CB Sterling Deary, S Chanse Riley and S Brice Sydnor recovered fumbles. Deary, a freshman, also forced the fumble that was recovered by Riley.

• Despite enduring eight sacks, QB Logan Bitikofer only lost a net of 16 yards. He gained 29 yards on the ground, with a long of seven.

• Penn held a 10-0 advantage in sacks. DL Cooper Gardner paced the Quakers with three sacks for a loss of 18 yards.

• With its victory, Penn stretched its winning streak over Bucknell to seven games.

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The Bucknell football team battled back from a 24-point deficit to draw as close as 10, but Penn held on for a 34-17 victory in its season opener on Saturday afternoon at historic Franklin Field.

While the Bison scored two unanswered touchdowns to make it a two-possession game early in the third quarter, the Quakers’ lead proved insurmountable. Logan Bitikofer, who took over at quarterback halfway through the second frame, energized Bucknell, completing 19 of 35 passes for two touchdowns and 150 yards.

After the teams combined for 37 points on four touchdowns and three field goals in an explosive first half, each team scored one touchdown apiece during the second half. Penn completed the scoring at the 10:21 mark of the fourth quarter on an 11-yard touchdown catch by Kolton Huber; the Quakers held the Bison off the scoreboard the rest of the way, forcing three three and outs and intercepting a pass with 22 seconds remaining in regulation to ice the game.

For Bucknell, Bryan Marine picked off two passes, returning them a combined 34 yards. Also the primary kickoff and punt return man, he finished with a game- and career-high total of 156 all-purpose yards. Jared Cooper also eclipsed 100 all-purpose yards, finishing with 109 on team-best totals in rushing (58) and receiving (51) yards.

In the first five minutes of the game, Penn raced out to a 17-0 lead by taking advantage of two Bison turnovers and a blocked punt. After Jacob Martin picked off John Chiarolanzio’s first pass, the Quakers took over at the Bucknell 36; Karekin Brooks ultimately capped that abbreviated drive with a five-yard touchdown rush.

On the resulting kickoff, Justin Morrison recovered a fumble at the Bison 27 to again give Penn a short field to work with. Bucknell’s defense held fast, with Joe Lauro tying up Abe Willows for a loss of five yards and Marine coming up with a critical pass breakup to force the Quakers to settle for a 49-yard field goal.

After the Bison went three and out on their next possession, Patrick McGettigan blocked a punt and James McCarthy came up with the ball to set up the Penn offense on Bucknell’s seven-yard line. One play later, at the 10:12 mark, Brooks broke free for his second touchdown run.

A 34-yard field goal by Jack Chambers got the Bison on the board with 4:58 on the clock in the first quarter. But, by the 11:59 mark of the second quarter, the Quakers had extended their lead to 27-3 thanks to a 48-yard field goal and an acrobatic, 33-yard touchdown catch by Tyler Herrick.

Bucknell found the end zone for the first time with 3:37 remaining in the first half. After Sterling Deary forced a fumble, and Chanse Riley recovered it at the Penn 32, Bitikofer capped the abbreviated drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Alan Butler. It was Butler’s first touchdown catch of the season and third of his career.

The Bison had an opportunity to cut further into their deficit in the final minutes of the frame, marching to the Quaker’s 16-yard line on a drive highlighted by a 25-yard Cooper rush. But Bitikofer was sacked for a loss of six yards, and back-to-back incomplete passes forced Bucknell to try for a 36-yard field goal. Chambers’s bid went wide left, and Penn went to the locker room up, 27-10.

The Bison scored the third quarter’s lone touchdown two minutes into the frame. Marine set up the score by intercepting his first pass of the game and returning it 26 yards to the Penn 14. Two plays later, Bitikofer found Andrew Owers for an 11-yard touchdown, his first score since October 2016.

Bucknell held a slim lead in time of possession (30:22-29:38) but was outgained by a 274-189 margin. The Quaker defense totaled 10 sacks for a loss of 60 yards and 14 tackles for a loss of 65 yards, cutting significantly into the Bison’s offensive totals.

SCORING SUMMARY Team UP UP UP BU UP UP BU BU UP

QT 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th

Time 13:14 11:39 10:12 04:58 14:13 11:59 03:37 13:00 10:21

Scoring Play Brooks 5yd run Soslow 49yd field goal Brooks 7yd run Chambers 34yd field goal Soslow 48yd field goal Herrick 33yd pass from Glover Butler 11yd pass from Bitikofer Owers 11yd pass from Bitikofer Huber 11yd pass from Glover

Conversion Plays-Yds Soslow kick 4-36

4--5 Soslow kick 1-7

7-14

12-45 Soslow kick 3-51 Chambers kick 4-32 Chambers kick 2-14 Soslow kick 2-32

TOP 1:42 1:29 0:08 2:43 5:39 1:19 1:42 0:36 0:56

Score 0-7 0-10 0-17 3-17 3-20 3-27 10-27 17-27 17-34

TEAM LEADERS BUCKNELL

PENN

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Cooper 13 58 0 25 4.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Bitikofer 19-35-1 150 2 21 8 Chiarolanzio 2-3-1 4 0 4 2

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Brooks 22 72 2 10 3.3 Glover 9 48 0 13 5.3

Receiving Cooper Owers Butler

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Herrick 2 46 1 33 Farrell 3 37 0 17 Willows 5 35 0 15

Rec Yds TD Lg 7 51 0 20 4 32 1 13 3 29 1 15

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Page 3 5 8 1.0 4 Lauro 7 1 8 1.5 7 Riley 4 3 7 - Chitty 1 6 7 1.5 4

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Glover 12-21-2 138 2

Lg Sack 33 0

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds O’Neill 8 3 11 2.0 5 Miller 3 7 10 0.5 3 Evans 2 7 9 0.5 1 Bostian 3 3 6 2.0 10

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2018 GAME REPORTS

GAME 4 BUCKNELL

No. 14/15 Villanova Storms Past Bucknell Football

0 7 0 0 7 #14/15 VILLANOVA 28 14 0 7 49 Sept. 22 >> Villanova, Pa. >> Villanova Stadium >> 6 p.m. >> Attendance: 9,341

TEAM STATISTICS

BUCKNELL FIRST DOWNS 8 Rushing 3 Passing 3 Penalty 2 NET YARDS RUSHING 41 Rushing Attempts 27 Average Per Rush 1.5 Rushing Touchdowns 1 Yards Gained Rushing 79 Yards Lost Rushing 38 NET YARDS PASSING 87 Completions-Attempts-Int 11-24-3 Average Per Attempt 3.6 Average Per Completion 7.9 Passing Touchdowns 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 128 Total offense plays 51 Average Gain Per Play 2.5 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 9-85 PUNTS-YARDS 9-459 Average Yards Per Punt 51.0 Net Yards Per Punt 48.4 Inside 20 4 50+ Yards 5 Touchbacks 1 Fair catch 3 KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-130 Average Yards Per Kickoff 65.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 41.0 Touchbacks 1 Fair Catch Yards 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-0-0 Average Per Return 0.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-118-0 Average Per Return 19.7 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 22:50 1st Quarter 8:34 2nd Quarter 7:16 3rd Quarter 2:05 4th Quarter 4:55 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 Touchdowns 1-2 Field goals 0-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 PAT Kicks 1-1 Field Goals 0-0 Points off turnovers 7

NOVA 28 15 12 1 302 58 5.2 6 323 21 307 13-22-1 14.0 23.6 1 609 80 7.6 3-3 8-70 2-94 47.0 47.0 0 1 0 0 8-499 62.4 41.4 2 0 3-3-0 1.0 1-23-0 23.0 3-21-0 0-0-0 0 37:10 6:26 7:44 12:55 10:05 8 of 13 0 of 2 5-7 5-7 0-7 3-23 7-7 0-0 28

GAME NOTES • S Conner Romango made a career-high 12 tackles in his first career start. Entering the game, he owned just two career tackles.

• A game after matching his career high with two interceptions at Penn, CB Bryan Marine recovered a career-high two fumbles, doubling his career total in the process.

• P Alex Pechin’s 51.0 punting average was one yard shy of Bucknell’s school record, which was set in 1962.

• Pechin’s 71-yard bomb is tied for the third longest punt in school history. He now owns Bucknell’s third- (71, 2018), seventh- (67, 2017) and 10th(64, 2017) longest punts.

• For Villanova, QB Zach Bednarczyk completed 11 of 17 passes for 281 yards while WR Josh McGrigg finished with 187 yards. Six Wildcats rushed for at least 30 yards.

• Villanova held a 28-8 edge in first downs and a 37:10-22:50 advantage in possession time.

• Entering the game, the Wildcats ranked in the FCS’s top 30 in passing efficiency (18th, 163.53), rushing defense (19th, 95.3), total defense (23rd, 318.3) and passing offense (26th, 286.0). They were averaging 433.3 yards of offense per game, a mark good for 32nd. Bednarczyk had thrown for 858 yards in Villanova’s first three games, good for 12th nationally.

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No. 14/15 Villanova downed the Bucknell football team, 49-7, at Villanova Stadium in the first meeting between the Pennsylvania programs since 2005.

The Bison, who last faced a ranked opponent during the 2016 campaign, were stymied by a slow start for the second-straight game. During the first quarter, the high-powered Wildcats stormed out to a 28-0 lead. They needed just 12 offensive plays to score their four touchdowns, three of which came on the ground and one of which was a school-record 90-yard bomb by Zach Bednarczyk to Josh McGrigg. In total, they racked up 230 yards of offense and limited the Bison to just 32, all but three of which came through the air.

Bucknell got on the board at the 7:56 mark of the second quarter, capitalizing on a Villanova fumble during a punt return. Ryan Brida forced the fumble, and Mike Colantuono came up with the ball at the Wildcat 12. Three plays later, Logan Bitikofer scored his first career rushing touchdown on a one-yard quarterback keeper.

In total, the Bison defense forced three turnovers during the second frame. First, Brice Sydnor picked off a pass in the end zone to halt a promising Villanova drive. Then came Colantuono’s clutch recovery in the red zone. Finally, Matt Robinson forced a fumble, which was recovered by Bryan Marine, a play after Bednarczyk found McGrigg for a 48-yard gain to the Bucknell 16. But, one play later, a Bitikofer pass was intercepted by Jaquan Amos and returned to the one-yard line; Aaron Forbes ran for his second touchdown one play later to make it a 35-7 game.

The Wildcats covered 86 yards in seven plays, five of which were passes for at least 10 yards, to extend their lead to 42-7 entering the locker room. A two-yard quarterback keeper by Bednarczyk capped that drive with 16 seconds left in the half.

At the half, Villanova held a 434-61 lead in total offense. Bednarczyk had 266 yards on just nine passes, five of which went to McGrigg for 187 yards. In addition, four Wildcats had at least 35 yards on the ground. Bucknell only allowed 400 yards once in 2017, in a 35-13 loss to FCS Championship participant Monmouth.

Villanova, which pulled Bednarczyk early in the third quarter, completed the game’s scoring at the 14:56 mark of the fourth quarter. A four-yard touchdown rush by D’Andre Pollard capped a 10-play, 40-yard drive. In the dying minutes of the game, the Bison had an opportunity to find the end zone once again. After Simeon Page and Sam Chitty combined for a sack on 4th and 9, Bucknell took over at its 39 with 4:48 on the clock. Bitikofer led the Bison to the Wildcat 12, most notably finding Stefone Moore-Greene for 29 yards on three-straight passes. But the Bison came up just short of a first down on 4th and 11 at the Villanova 13, with Bitikofer connecting with Dominic Lyles for only eight yards.

For the Bison, Bitikofer completed 11 of 24 passes for 87 yards. Moore-Green’s 29 receiving yards, all of which came in succession in the fourth quarter, led the team. Jared Cooper paced Bucknell with 28 yards on the ground.

Defensively, Conner Romango led the Bison with a career-best 12 tackles (nine solo) while Chitty was next with a career-high 11 (six solo). Chitty also made a team season-best 3.5 tackles for a loss while Page posted a team-high 1.5 sacks.

Preseason All-American Alex Pechin had a sensational game, averaging a career-high 51 yards on nine punts. He landed four inside the 20 and had five sail for at least 50 yards, including a career-long 71-yard bomb that pinned Villanova at its two-yard line.

The Wildcats finished with a 609-128 advantage in total offense; they had near equal totals of rushing (302) and receiving (307) yards.

SCORING SUMMARY Team VU VU VU VU BU VU VU VU

QT 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th

Time 13:49 04:52 02:33 02:10 07:56 03:46 00:16 14:56

Scoring Play Forbes 7yd run Gudzak 3yd run McGrigg 90yd pass from Bednarczyk DaSilva 29yd run Bitikofer 1yd run Forbes 1yd run Bednarczyk 2yd run Pollard 4yd run

Conversion Kresge kick Kresge kick Kresge kick Kresge kick Torres kick Kresge kick Kresge kick Kresge kick

Plays-Yds 3-20 7-80 1-90 1-33 3-12 1-1 7-86 10-40

TOP 1:07 4:07 0:14 0:08 1:17 0:04 1:36 5:15

Score 0-7 0-14 0-21 0-28 7-28 7-35 7-42 7-49

TEAM LEADERS BUCKNELL

VILLANOVA

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Cooper 13 28 0 7 2.2

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Bitikofer 11-24-3 87 0 17 3

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Gudzak 8 60 1 26 7.5 Forbes 10 41 2 8 4.1 Schetelich 10 39 0 18 3.9 Bednarczyk 8 38 1 12 4.8

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Moore-Green 3 29 0 17 Lyles 2 16 9 8

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Bednarczyk 11-17-1 281 1 90 1 Schetelich 2-5-0 26 0 16 1

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Romango 9 3 12 - Chitty 6 5 11 3.5 8 Marine 8 1 9 - Lauro 4 4 8 - Page 3 5 8 3.0 15 Robinson 3 5 8 -

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg McGrigg 5 187 1 90 Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Wiley 3 3 6 - Benford 4 1 5 - -

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2018 GAME REPORTS

GAME 5

BUCKNELL HOLY CROSS

Bucknell Football Tops Holy Cross, 19-16, in Patriot League Opener

0 6 6 7 19 7 0 0 9 16

Sept. 29 >> Worcester, Mass. >> Fitton Field >> 1 p.m. >> Attendance: 8,275

TEAM STATISTICS

BUCKNELL FIRST DOWNS 15 Rushing 4 Passing 8 Penalty 3 NET YARDS RUSHING 87 Rushing Attempts 35 Average Per Rush 2.5 Rushing Touchdowns 1 Yards Gained Rushing 106 Yards Lost Rushing 19 NET YARDS PASSING 193 Completions-Attempts-Int 19-29-1 Average Per Attempt 6.7 Average Per Completion 10.2 Passing Touchdowns 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 280 Total offense plays 64 Average Gain Per Play 4.4 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-60 PUNTS-YARDS 6-291 Average Yards Per Punt 48.5 Net Yards Per Punt 44.2 Inside 20 2 50+ Yards 3 Touchbacks 1 Fair catch 2 KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-388 Average Yards Per Kickoff 64.7 Net Yards Per Kickoff 46.0 Touchbacks 1 Fair Catch Yards 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 5-75-0 Average Per Return 15.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-51-0 Average Per Return 17.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 30:30 1st Quarter 4:36 2nd Quarter 7:49 3rd Quarter 7:10 4th Quarter 10:55 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 Touchdowns 0-3 Field goals 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-27 PAT Kicks 1-1 Field Goals 2-3 Points off turnovers 7

HC 21 9 11 1 120 46 2.6 1 169 49 265 18-32-0 8.3 14.7 1 385 78 4.9 1-1 9-106 8-317 39.6 30.2 2 1 0 3 3-181 60.3 43.3 0 0 3-6-0 2.0 4-87-0 21.8 1-27-0 0-0-0 0 29:30 10:24 7:11 7:50 4:05 6 of 17 0 of 3 1-2 1-2 0-2 2-13 2-2 0-0 0

GAME NOTES • QB Logan Bitikofer completed 19 of 29 passes for a career-high 193 yards while WR Brandon Sanders totaled a career-best 97 yards on six catches, one of which was a career-long 46 reception.

• K Ethan Torres kicked the first two field goals of his career during the first half.

• CB Bryan Marine registered 75 yards on five punt returns, bolstered by his clutch 67-yard run which set up Torres’s second field goal.

• S Joe Lauro and LB Sam Chitty paced Bucknell’s defense with 11 tackles (seven solo) apiece, with Chitty matching his career high set a week earlier at No. 14/15 Villanova.

• In total, the Bison registered 12 tackles for a combined loss of 50 yards, with DE Grayson Cherubino and LB Simeon Page leading the way with three apiece.

• Preseason All-American P Alex Pechin had yet another strong game, averaging 48.5 yards on six punts with a long of 54. Two landed inside the 20.

• Holy Cross led in total offense (385-280) and first downs (21-15) while Bucknell held a slim 30:30-29:30 edge in time of possession.

• The Bison have now topped the Crusaders in three-straight games at Fitton Field dating back to 2014.

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The Bucknell football team withstood a furious Holy Cross comeback to win its Patriot League opener, 19-16, at Fitton Field. The Bison (1-4, 1-0 PL) built a 19-7 lead on a 36-yard touchdown rush by Jared Cooper and a 22-yard touchdown throw by Logan Bitikofer to Alan Butler. While the Crusaders (1-4, 0-2 PL) responded with a safety and a touchdown of their own to draw within a field goal at the 6:57 mark of the fourth quarter, Bucknell’s offense drained 6:13 off the clock by marching from its 18-yard line to Holy Cross’s 26 in 13 plays.

Following a missed 43-yard field goal attempt, the Crusaders got the ball back with 36 seconds remaining in regulation. After Geoff Wade had three passes fall incomplete, Holy Cross went for it on 4th and 10. Joe Lauro came up with his second pass breakup of the sequence to seal the victory, leveling Richie DeNicola at midfield and knocking the ball away in the process.

Cooper, who was awarded the Johnny Turco Memorial Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player of Holy Cross’s Homecoming Day Game, led the Bison with 75 yards on 24 carries. All but 19 of his yards came during the Bison’s second-half surge, which saw them post 205 of their season-best 280 yards of total offense.

At halftime, Bucknell trailed by a 7-6 margin. The Bison took their first lead of the game at the third quarter’s 9:25 mark on Cooper’s first career touchdown. The freshman broke two tackles and then outraced two Crusaders to the end zone, giving Bucknell a 12-7 advantage; the Bison attempted a two-point conversion, but Bitikofer’s pass fell incomplete.

A clutch fumble recovery by Roger Mellado at Holy Cross’s 27-yard line set up Butler’s second touchdown of the season. That score, which came with 11:06 remaining in regulation, proved to be the difference as the Crusaders came roaring back.

On the possession after Butler’s diving touchdown, Wade hit DeNicola in stride for a 72-yard gain.

DeNicola appeared destined for the end zone, but Lauro and Bryan Marine caught him at the Bison’s 10-yard line, setting up their goal-line stand. After Domenic Cozier picked up nine yards on two carries to bring the Crusaders to the one-yard line, Mellado stopped Wade on 3rd and 1 and Marine and Page teamed to halt Cozier on 4th and 1 to give Bucknell the ball back.

Holy Cross ultimately picked up a safety two plays later to cut its deficit to 19-9. After forcing the Bison to go three and out on their next possession, Wade found DeNicola for a 59-yard touchdown to make it a 19-16 game.

During the first quarter, the Crusaders limited the Bison to 21 yards of total offense and a single first down. They jumped out to the lead at the 4:46 mark, with Cozier muscling his way into the end zone from seven yards out to cap an 11-play, 81-yard drive.

Bucknell regrouped in the second frame, using the first two field goals of Ethan Torres’s career to trim Holy Cross’s advantage to 7-6. Both of Torres’s field goals, which came from 26 and 18 yards out, were set up by big plays.

First, Bitikofer found Brandon Sanders for a 46-yard gain to set up the Bison at the Crusaders’ nine-yard line. Torres was ultimately called out to kick a field goal with 12:49 on the clock after a pair of Bitikofer passes fell incomplete and Cooper was tied up by Chris Riley for no gain.

Bucknell forced Holy Cross to punt on its next possession. And Marine returned that 50-yard bomb

by Derek Ng a career-long and team season-best 67 yards. Marine slipped free of an early tackle, found open field and flew down the visiting sideline all the way to the Crusaders’ 13-yard line before being dragged down.

A pass interference penalty brought the Bison to the two-yard line, but the Holy Cross defense held fast to keep them out of the end zone. After Cooper gained one yard on a pair of carries, the Crusaders stuffed Bitikofer on third and goal; Torres then kicked his second field goal with 7:34 left in the half to pull Bucknell within a single point.

The Bison defense was the story of the second quarter. They held Holy Cross to just 11 yards of total offense and four first downs. Grayson Cherubino and Simeon Page led the defensive surge, each recording 1.5 sacks for a combined loss of 27 yards in the frame.

SCORING SUMMARY Team HC BU BU BU BU HC HC

QT 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 4th

Time 04:46 12:49 07:34 09:25 11:06 08:10 06:57

Scoring Play Conversion Plays-Yds Cozier 7yd run Ng kick 11-81 Torres 26yd field goal

6-45 Torres 18yd field goal

5-12 Cooper 36yd run Bitikofer pass failed 5-60 Butler 22yd pass from Bitikofer Torres kick 3-27 Vorster 1yd safety - DeNicola 59yd pass from Wade Ng kick 4-80

TOP 3:58 1:36 2:32 1:40 1:18 - 1:07

Score 0-7 3-7 6-7 12-7 19-7 19-9 19-16

TEAM LEADERS BUCKNELL Rushing Att Yds TD Cooper 24 75 1

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Bitikofer 19-29-1 193 1

HOLY CROSS Lg Avg 36 3.1

Rushing Cozier

Lg Sack 46 2

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Wade 18-32 265 1 0 3

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Sanders 6 97 0 46 Butler 3 43 1 22 Bethea 3 24 0 10 Cooper 4 15 0 8 Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Lauro 7 4 11 1 7 Chitty 7 4 11 2 2 Sydnor 8 1 9 - Marine 7 2 9 1 4 Deary 8 1 9 -

Att Yds TD Lg Avg 21 87 1 15 4.1

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Dorsey 10 167 0 72 DeNicola 2 67 1 59 Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Stefanik 6 2 8 1 2 Baker 6 2 8 - Vorster 4 4 8 1 1 Johnson 4 3 7 - -

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2018 GAME REPORTS

GAME 6

Bucknell Football Dropped by No. 20/21 Colgate

#20/21 COLGATE 0 17 3 7 27 BUCKNELL 0 0 3 0 3 Oct. 6 >> Lewisburg, Pa. >> Mathewson-Memorial Stadium >> 12 p.m. >> Attendance: 2,007

TEAM STATISTICS

COLGATE BUCKNELL FIRST DOWNS 22 12 Rushing 10 1 Passing 12 8 Penalty 0 3 NET YARDS RUSHING 194 35 Rushing Attempts 48 25 Average Per Rush 4.0 1.4 Rushing Touchdowns 2 0 Yards Gained Rushing 209 74 Yards Lost Rushing 15 39 NET YARDS PASSING 254 164 Completions-Attempts-Int 16-28-2 17-37-1 Average Per Attempt 9.1 4.4 Average Per Completion 15.9 9.6 Passing Touchdowns 1 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 448 199 Total offense plays 76 62 Average Gain Per Play 5.9 3.2 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 3-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 9-77 3-23 PUNTS-YARDS 4-175 9-441 Average Yards Per Punt 43.8 49.0 Net Yards Per Punt 43.2 35.2 Inside 20 2 3 50+ Yards 1 7 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 1 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-363 2-106 Average Yards Per Kickoff 60.5 53.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.5 39.5 Touchbacks 3 0 Fair Catch Yards 24 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 4-104-0 1-2-0 Average Per Return 26.0 2.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-27-0 2-33-0 Average Per Return 27.0 16.5 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 2-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 34:04 25:56 1st Quarter 9:51 5:09 2nd Quarter 4:36 10:24 3rd Quarter 7:52 7:08 4th Quarter 11:45 3:15 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 3 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 1-1 Touchdowns 2-5 0-1 Field goals 2-5 1-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-14 3-11 PAT Kicks 3-3 0-0 Field Goals 2-2 1-1 Points off turnovers 0 3

GAME NOTES • QB Logan Bitikofer finished with 164 yards on 17 for 37 passing while WR Alan Butler paced the Bison with 70 receiving yards. RB Jared Cooper added 61 yards on the ground, bolstered by a 31-yard carry in the third quarter.

• Defensively, CB Bryan Marine made a game-best 10 tackles, forced a fumble and broke up two passes.

• S Brandon Benson, who was returning from a three-game absence, and LB Matt Robinson added nine tackles apiece.

• DE Roger Mellado and DL Nnamdi Unachukwu each posted 1.5 sacks. Unachukwu’s two tackles for a loss doubled his career high.

• P Alex Pechin averaged 49.0 yards on nine punts, with a career-high seven sailing for at least 50 yards.

• Colgate, which was Bucknell’s second ranked opponent of the 2018 campaign, has now won 10-straight games dating back to 2017. The Raiders improved to 5-0 in 2018; as of Oct. 8, they were one of four unbeaten teams remaining in the FCS, joining Dartmouth (4-0), Princeton (4-0) and North Dakota State (5-0).

• With its victory, Colgate stretched its winning streak over Bucknell to five games. In addition, the Raiders have now topped the Bison six-straight times at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

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The Bucknell football team fell to No. 20/21 Colgate, 27-3, at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

While the Bison (1-5, 1-1 Patriot League) held the unbeaten Raiders (5-0, 3-0 Patriot League) scoreless through the first quarter, they couldn’t secure their first 2-0 start to Patriot League play since 2014. Colgate, which blanked its past two opponents by a combined margin of 68-0, scored two touchdowns in the second quarter’s final 10 minutes to break open what had been a defensive battle.

The Bison got on the board at the third quarter’s 8:42 mark, snapping the Raiders’ shutout streak at 12 quarters. Ethan Torres’s 25-yard field goal was set up by a Brandon Benson interception at the Colgate 33, the first of his collegiate career. After Bryan Marine tipped a Grant Breneman pass, Benson made a diving play to catch the ball before it touched the ground.

On a 3rd and 11, Logan Bitikofer found Alan Butler for a 24-yard gain to set up Bucknell at the Raiders’ 10-yard line. A penalty later gave the Bison a first down at the five-yard line, negating a Nick Wheeler sack for a loss of seven yards that would have brought up 4th and long. Colgate’s stalwart defense ultimately held fast, and Bucknell settled for Torres’s third field goal in two games.

Benson’s interception was one of three turnovers the Bison defense forced over the course of the contest. Early in the first quarter, Joe Lauro became the second player to pick off a Breneman pass in 2018, fighting off Nick Diaco to stall a promising Colgate drive deep in Bison territory.

During the second frame, Lauro came up with a fumble forced by Marine at Bucknell’s two-yard line; Marine managed to knock the ball away from Breneman as he was diving towards the end zone, and Lauro dove on the ball before Breneman could recover it.

At halftime, the Raiders held a 246-76 advantage in total offense, bolstered by a second quarter that saw them rack up 174 yards. Colgate opened the scoring at the second quarter’s 14:07 mark on a Chris Puzzi field goal; Puzzi’s 37 yarder was set up by a dynamic 60-yard punt return

by Abu Daramy-Swaray in the dying minutes of the first quarter.

On the Raiders’ next possession following Lauro’s clutch fumble recovery, Breneman orchestrated a scoring drive that spanned 52 seconds. After Breneman completed three-straight passes for 35 yards, James Holland ran three yards into the end zone to make it a 10-0 game with 9:11 left in the half. As before, Daramy-Swaray set up the scoring drive with a dynamic punt return, this one of 22 yards to the Bison 38.

Colgate extended its advantage to 17-0 at the second quarter’s 4:17 mark when Breneman found Owen Rockett wide open in the secondary. Rockett then raced down the field for an 86-yard touchdown, tied for the second-longest passing play in Raider history.

Colgate added a 42-yard Puzzi field goal at the third quarter’s 2:17 mark and a one-yard Holland touchdown rush that capped a 14-play, 93-yard march with 8:58 remaining in regulation to bring the final score to 27-3.

The Raiders held advantages in total offense (448-199), first downs (22-12) and time of possession (34:04-25:56). They have allowed an average of just 4.6 points per game in 2018, a figure which leads the FCS.

SCORING SUMMARY Team CU CU CU BU CU CU

QT 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th

Time 14:07 09:11 04:17 08:42 02:17 08:58

Scoring Play Puzzi 37yd field goal Holland 3yd run Rockett 86yd pass from Breneman Torres 25yd field goal Puzzi 42yd field goal Holland 1yd run

Conversion

Puzzi kick Puzzi kick

Puzzi kick

Plays-Yds 4-1 4-38 1-86 9-25 12-41 14-93

TOP 1:17 0:52 0:13 2:53 6:25 6:02

Score 3-0 10-0 17-0 17-3 20-3 27-3

TEAM LEADERS COLGATE Rushing Att Yds TD Holland 14 64 2 Twyman 8 50 0 Breneman 17 47 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Breneman 16-28-2 254 1

BUCKNELL Lg Avg 12 4.6 15 6.3 16 2.8 Lg Sack 86 3

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Cooper 14 61 0 36 4.4 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Bitikofer 17-37-1 164 0

Lg Sack 29 3

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Rockett 4 132 1 86

Receiving Butler Bethea Cooper

Rec Yds TD Lg 4 70 0 29 4 45 0 21 5 25 0 16

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Holl 3 3 6 1.0 1 Wisniewski 5 1 6 1.0 2 DeIuliis 5 1 6 1.5 4

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Marine 7 3 10 - Robinson 5 4 9 - Benson 4 5 9 - -

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2018 GAME REPORTS

GAME 7

BUCKNELL MONMOUTH

Monmouth Downs Bucknell Football Behind Late Touchdowns

0 6 7 6 19 0 9 7 20 36

Oct. 13 >> West Long Branch, N.J. >> Kessler Stadium >> 1 p.m. >> Attendance: 2,452

TEAM STATISTICS

BUCKNELL MONMOUTH FIRST DOWNS 12 20 Rushing 5 10 Passing 7 10 Penalty 0 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 77 195 Rushing Attempts 30 33 Average Per Rush 2.6 5.9 Rushing Touchdowns 1 3 Yards Gained Rushing 108 254 Yards Lost Rushing 31 59 NET YARDS PASSING 189 274 Completions-Attempts-Int 18-35-1 23-37-1 Average Per Attempt 5.4 7.4 Average Per Completion 10.5 11.9 Passing Touchdowns 1 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 266 469 Total offense plays 65 70 Average Gain Per Play 4.1 6.7 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 4-2 Penalties: Number-Yards 2-15 5-31 PUNTS-YARDS 8-300 7-224 Average Yards Per Punt 37.5 32.0 Net Yards Per Punt 36.8 28.9 Inside 20 4 1 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 3 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS 4-188 6-324 Average Yards Per Kickoff 47.0 54.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 35.0 32.3 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair Catch Yards 0 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 3-22-1 3-6-0 Average Per Return 7.3 2.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-130-0 2-48-0 Average Per Return 21.7 24.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-27-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 26:55 33:05 1st Quarter 9:01 5:59 2nd Quarter 5:35 9:25 3rd Quarter 4:57 10:03 4th Quarter 7:22 7:38 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-4 Touchdowns 1-1 3-4 Field goals 0-1 0-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-27 2-15 PAT Kicks 1-3 4-5 Field Goals 0-0 0-0 Points off turnovers 0 7

GAME NOTES • CB Bryan Marine picked off former Calvert Hall teammate Kenji Bahar during the third quarter; that interception was the 10th of his career, moving him into a tie for eighth in Bucknell history. Only 12 Bison have reached the double digits in career interceptions.

• QB Logan Bitikofer threw for 189 yards and one touchdown while RB Cooper posted team highs in rushing yards (87) and receiving yards (84). Cooper’s totals of all-purpose (171) and receiving yards represented new career highs.

• Cooper’s 74-yard touchdown reception was Bucknell’s first passing play of at least 50 yards since QB John Chiarolanzio found WR Jack Horan for a 64-yard gain at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017, nearly a year to the day of the Monmouth game.

• The Bucknell defense forced three fumbles, recovering two, and totaled six tackles for a loss of 37 yards and three sacks for a loss of 27 yards.

• S Brandon Benson, LB Matt Robinson and Monmouth’s Kyle Gregory tied for the game high with nine tackles apiece.

Benson also forced a fumble in the end zone that kept the Hawks from extending their lead to 16-6 with 6:31 left to play in the first half.

• With their loss to the Hawks, the Bison went winless in non-conference action, at 0-5, for the first time since the 2010 campaign (also 0-5).

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Monmouth used three late touchdowns to down the Bucknell football team, 36-19, at Kessler Stadium. Strong defensive and special teams play kept the Bison (1-6, 1-1 Patriot League) even with the high-powered Hawks (4-2, 0-0 Big South) for much of the game. Monmouth, which entered the tilt averaging 32 points per contest, scored three touchdowns in the final six minutes of regulation to move to 8-0 all-time at new Kessler Stadium.

Jared Cooper scored two touchdowns for Bucknell, which matched its season high with 19 points. The freshman opened the scoring at the second quarter’s 14:36 mark after taking a slant pass from Logan Bitikofer, finding a seam and racing 74 yards to the end zone. He later gave the Bison a 19-16 advantage at the fourth quarter’s 12:33 mark on a 13-yard rush; that five-play, 30yard scoring drive was set up by Bryan Marine’s dynamic 23-yard punt return.

Gerrit Van Itallie was a force for Bucknell, posting a career-best eight tackles (seven solo), three tackles for a loss of 14 yards, one sack for a loss of nine yards, two blocked punts and one forced fumble. He blocked a punt in the end zone, and recovered the ball for a touchdown, to cut the Hawks’ edge to 16-13 with 7:22 left to play in the third quarter. It was Bucknell’s first punt return for a touchdown since the first game of the 2014 campaign.

After Cooper’s go-ahead touchdown, the Bison forced Monmouth to go three and out on its next possession. While Bucknell took over at its own 41-yard line following a short punt, Evan Powell stepped in front of a Bitikofer pass at the Hawk 36 and returned it 27 yards to the Bison 37.

That play was the turning point of the contest; Monmouth capitalized on the turnover, with Kenji Bahar orchestrating an eight-play scoring drive capped by a one-yard touchdown throw to Gene Scott with 5:40 on the clock.

On the first play of the Hawks’ next possession, Juwon Farri broke free for a 79-yard touchdown rush to extend their edge to 29-19 (due to a failed extra point). They completed the scoring with 1:17 left to play on a 12-yard Devell Jones touchdown rush that capped a three-play, 55-yard drive highlighted by a 42-yard Farri carry.

At halftime, Monmouth held a slim 9-6 lead. All of the first half’s scoring occurred in the first five minutes of the second quarter. After Cooper’s 74-yard scamper, Justin Terry blocked Bucknell’s point-after attempt and returned the ball 98 yards to the end zone to get two points on the board for his team. The Hawks carried the momentum from Terry’s clutch play into their next drive; on the first play, Bahar hit Reggie White Jr. in stride for a 35-yard gain to the Bucknell 35. Jones ultimately completed that six-play, 70-yard scoring drive with a one-yard touchdown rush at the 11:23 mark.

Monmouth opened the second half with a seven-play, 70-yard scoring drive; at the third quarter’s 12:19 mark, Bahar found White Jr. for a 23-yard touchdown to make it a 16-6 game. Van Itallie and Cooper’s touchdowns then flipped the score to 19-16 in Bucknell’s favor.

The Hawks held advantages in total offense (469-266), first downs (20-12) and time of possession (33:05-26:55).

SCORING SUMMARY Team BU MU MU MU BU BU MU MU MU

QT 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th

Time 14:36 14:36 11:23 12:19 07:22 12:33 05:40 04:00 01:17

Scoring Play Conversion Plays-Yds Cooper 74yd pass from Bitikofer Torres kick blocked 8-91 Terry 98yd PAT return - Jones 1yd run Mosquera kick 6-70 White Jr. 23yd pass from Bahar Mosquera kick 7-70 Van Itallie 0yd punt return Chambers kick - Cooper 13yd run Chambers kick failed 5-30 Scott 1yd pass from Bahar Mosquera kick 8-37 Farri 79yd run Team rush fumbled 1-79 Jones 12yd run Mosquera kick 3-55

TOP 3:39 - 3:00 2:41 - 1:53 3:27 0:15 1:06

Score 6-0 6-2 6-9 6-16 13-16 19-16 19-23 19-29 19-36

TEAM LEADERS BUCKNELL Rushing Att Yds TD Cooper 22 87 1

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Bitikofer 18-35-1 189 1

MONMOUTH Lg Avg 14 4.0 Lg Sack 74 2

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Cooper 4 84 1 74 Twiford 5 33 0 8 Sanders 4 32 0 12 Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Robinson 7 2 9 - Benson 8 1 9 - Van Itallie 7 1 8 3.0 14 Lauro 4 3 7 -

Rushing Farri Jones

Att Yds TD Lg Avg 18 183 1 79 10.2 6 33 2 12 5.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Bahar 23-37-1 274 2

Lg Sack 37 3

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg White Jr. 7 93 1 35 Moore 5 65 0 21 Parham 2 53 0 37 Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Gregory 9 - 9 - Budd 6 - 6 - Pendarvis 1 4 5 - -

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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES

LOGAN BITIKOFER

JARED COOPER

12

QB

RB

New Philadelphia, Ohio New Philadelphia Undeclared

West Chester, Pa. West Chester East Civil Engineering

SO | 6-3 | 200

FR | 5-7 | 175

NOTES • Started Bucknell’s past four games at quarterback • Led the Bison to a 19-16 victory at Holy Cross in second career start on Sept.

29, 2018; set new career bests in passing yards (193) and long rush (11) while also matching career high in completions (19) • Connected with Jared Cooper for a 74-yard touchdown on Oct. 13, 2018; it was Bucknell’s longest passing play since Oct. 14, 2017 at Cornell • Made first career start at Villanova on Sept. 22, 2018; scored first career rushing touchdown during that game • Made first career appearance at Penn the week before; took over at quarterback halfway through the second frame, completing 19 of 35 passes for two touchdowns and 150 yards CAREER HIGHS Passing Attempts: 37 vs. Colgate (10/6/18) Pass Completions: 19 at Holy Cross (9/29/18), at Penn (9/15/18) Passing Yards: 193 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Long Pass: 74 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Passing TDs: 2 at Penn (9/15/18) Rushing Attempts: 15 at Penn (9/15/18) Rushing Yards: 6 at Villanova (9/22/18) Long Rush: 11 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Rushing TDs: 1 at Villanova (9/22/18) CAREER STATISTICS PASSING Year GP-GS C-A-I 2017 2018 5-4 84-160-7 Totals 5-4 84-160-7

Pct. DNP .525 .525

Yds. TD Lg. 783 783

4 4

21

74 74

RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2017 DNP 2018 5-4 45 -41 1 -0.9 11 0 0 0 0.0 0 Totals 5-4 45 -41 1 -0.9 11 0 0 0 0.0 0

NOTES • Posted career-best 171 all-purpose yards on Oct. 13, 2018 at Monmouth; his total of 84 receiving yards represented a new career high • Took a slant pass from Logan Bitikofer and scored a 74-yard touchdown against the Hawks; it was Bucknell’s longest passing play since Oct. 14, 2017 at Cornell and his first career touchdown catch • Also scored a 13-yard rushing touchdown during the Monmouth game • Captured his second Patriot League Rookie of the Week award after posting 75 rushing yards and a touchdown on 24 carries in 19-16 victory at Holy Cross; was also awarded the Johnny Turco Memorial Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player of the Crusaders’ Homecoming Day Game and named an Honorable Mention STATS Freshman Player of the Week for his efforts • Again led the Bison in rushing yards (58), long rush (25) and receiving yards (51) at Penn • Made first career start against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018 and led the Bison in rushing yards (96), receiving yards (28), long rush (37), long reception (19) and all-purpose yards (124); named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/10) following that performance • 75 of his rushing yards and all of his receiving yards against the Pioneers came during the second half • Totaled 37 all-purpose yards (22 rushing, 15 receiving) in collegiate debut against William & Mary • One of six freshmen to appear in 2018 opener against William & Mary, joining Grayson Cherubino, Sterling Deary, Micah Dennis, Cole McCabe and Brandon Sanders CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 24 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Rushing Yards: 96 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Long Rush: 37 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Rushing TDs: 1 at Monmouth (10/13/18), at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Receptions: 7 at Penn (9/15/18) Receiving Yards: 84 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Long Reception: 74 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Receiving TDs: 1 at Monmouth (10/13/18) All-Purpose Yards: 171 at Monmouth (10/13/18) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2018 7-6 105 427 2 4.1 37 26 228 1 8.8 74 Totals 7-6 105 427 2 4.1 37 26 228 1 8.8 74

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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES

JUSTIN BETHEA

ALAN BUTLER

11

WR

WR

Sanford, N.C. Lee County Undeclared

Erial, N.J. Timber Creek Regional Economics

JR | 6-1 | 180

NOTES • Set new career high with four receptions against Colgate on Oct. 6, 2018; a week earlier, matched previous career high with three receptions at Holy Cross • Missed Penn game due to injury but returned to lineup at Villanova a week later • Finished 2017 on a high note, recording career highs in receptions (3), receiving yards (61) and long reception (31) in finale at Fordham • Made first 2017 start against Lehigh on Nov. 4 in place of injured Jack Horan • Led Bucknell freshmen with four starts in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 4 vs. Colgate (10/6/18) Receiving Yards: 61 at Fordham (11/18/17) Long Reception: 31 at Fordham (11/18/17) Kickoff Returns: 4 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 81 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Long Kickoff Return: 25 at Colgate (10/15/16) All-Purpose Yards: 106 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2016 10-4 0 0 0 0.0 0 8 88 0 11.0 24 2017 8-3 0 0 0 0.0 0 10 138 0 13.8 31 2018 6-6 0 0 0 0.0 0 12 104 0 8.7 21 Totals 24-13 0 0 0 0.0 0 30 330 0 11.0 31 KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY 2016 10-4 8 167 20.9 0 25 260 2017 8-3 0 0 0.0 0 0 138 2018 6-6 0 0 0.0 0 0 104 Totals 24-13 8 167 20.9 0 25 502

SR | 6-0 | 180

NOTES • Led the Bison with season-best 70 yards on four receptions against Colgate on Oct. 6, 2018; had a 24-yard and a 29-yard catch during the third quarter • Caught touchdown passes at Penn in week three and at Holy Cross in week five, giving him four in his career • Ranks second behind Bryan Marine with 27 career starts • Team leader with 18-consecutive starts • One of six Bison to start every game in 2017 • Caught first touchdown pass since freshman year on Oct. 14, 2017 at Cornell • Posted multiple receptions in nine 2017 games, including Bucknell’s first seven • Caught multiple passes in seven of his eight 2016 contests CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 5 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Receiving Yards: 91 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Long Reception: 41 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Receiving TDs: 1, 4 times (last at Holy Cross, 9/29/18) Punt Returns: 6 at VMI (10/3/15) Punt Return Yards: 30 at VMI (10/3/15) Long Punt Return: 11 at VMI (10/3/15) Kickoff Return: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 19 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Long Kickoff Return: 19 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) All-Purpose Yards: 91 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2015 9-2 0 0 0 0.0 0 13 200 1 15.4 44 2016 8-7 0 0 0 0.0 0 20 232 0 11.6 24 2017 11-11 0 0 0 0.0 0 27 237 1 8.8 22 2018 7-7 1 2 0 2.0 2 19 212 2 11.2 29 Totals 35-27 1 2 0 2.0 2 79 881 4 11.2 44 PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS 2015 9-2 2016 8-7 2017 11-11 2018 7-7 Totals 35-27

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No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY 13 78 6.0 0 11 278 2 3 1.5 0 3 254 11 25 2.3 0 10 262 0 0 0.0 0 0 214 26 106 4.1 0 11 1008

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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES

BRANDON SANDERS

ANDREW OWERS

5

WR

FB

Downingtown, Pa. St. Joseph’s Prep Undeclared

Jupiter, Fla. Cardinal Newman Economics

FR | 5-11 | 195

SR | 6-3 | 240

NOTES • Set career highs in receptions (6), receiving yards (97) and long reception (46) at Holy Cross on Sept. 29, 2018 • Became the first member of the class of 2022 to score a touchdown, rushing for a four-yard score against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018 • Only freshman to start 2018 opener against William & Mary • Led the Bison in receptions (4) and receiving yards (59) against the Tribe • One of six freshmen to appear in 2018 opener against William & Mary CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 2 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Rushing Yards: 6 at Villanova (9/22/18) Long Rush: 9 at Villanova (9/22/18) Rushing TDs: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Receptions: 6 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Receiving Yards: 97 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Long Reception: 46 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) All-Purpose Yards: 97 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2018 6-4 6 18 1 3.0 9 20 242 0 12.1 46 Totals 6-4 6 18 1 3.0 9 20 242 0 12.1 46

ALEX TWIFORD

45

TE

SO | 6-3 | 250 Sinking Spring, Pa. Wilson Undeclared NOTES • Topped career highs in receptions (5) and receiving yards (33) at Monmouth on Oct. 13, 2018 • Became one of the first two members of the class of 2021 to start for Bucknell against Sacred Heart on Sept. 23, 2017, along with P.J. Barr • In 2017, started six of the Bison’s final eight games at tight end CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 5 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Receiving Yards: 33 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Long Reception: 18 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) All-Purpose Yards: 33 at Monmouth (10/13/18) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2017 10-6 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 61 0 10.2 18 2018 7-6 0 0 0 0.0 0 11 51 0 4.6 8 Totals 17-12 0 0 0 0.0 0 17 112 0 6.6 18

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80

NOTES • Returned from one-game absence against Colgate last week • Recorded first touchdown reception since his sophomore year at Penn on Sept.

15, 2018; it was his second-straight game with four receptions • Caught four passes against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2017, his most since Sept. 9, 2017 against Holy Cross (also four) • Battled injuries throughout the 2017 campaign, playing in seven games at a hybrid tight end/fullback position • Six of his 10 catches and 27 of his 41 yards came in Bucknell’s first two games • Played in eight games, starting six, before losing the 2016 season to injury • Only freshman who started the 2015 season opener against Marist • Caught at least one pass in each of the first 10 games of his career • Was one of only two members of the class of 2019 who entered 2017 with at least 10 career starts, joining Bryan Marine CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 7 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Receiving Yards: 74 vs. Duquesne (9/12/15) Long Reception: 43 at Colgate (11/21/15) Receiving TDs: 1, 6 times (last at Penn, 9/15/18) All-Purpose Yards: 74 vs. Duquesne (9/12/15) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2015 10-8 0 0 0 0.0 0 28 386 3 13.8 43 2016 8-6 0 0 0 0.0 0 18 142 2 7.9 24 2017 7-1 0 0 0 0.0 0 10 41 0 4.1 9 2018 6-2 0 0 0 0.0 0 13 77 1 5.9 13 Totals 31-17 0 0 0 0.0 0 69 646 6 9.4 43

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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES

JUSTIS PEPPERS

75

P.J. BARR

LT

RG

King George, Va. King George Undeclared

North Brunswick, N.J. St. Joseph Undeclared

SO | 6-4 | 320

SO | 6-3 | 305

NOTES • Started Bucknell’s first seven 2018 games at left tackle • One of three Bison who started his first career game in the 2018 opener, joining Brandon Sanders and Jimmy Sheehan • Earned Bucknell’s starting left tackle spot out of 2018 preseason camp • Made first career appearance at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017; one of two appearances that season

CHUCK SANDERS

74

57

NOTES • Started first seven 2018 games at right guard, running starting streak to 15 games • Became the first member of the class of 2021 to reach the double digits in career starts against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018; now has 15 starts • Became one of the first two members of the class of 2021 to start for Bucknell against Sacred Heart on Sept. 23, 2017, along with Alex Twiford • Started the Bison’s final eight games of the 2017 campaign at left guard • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist

SIMON KRIZAK

77

LG

RT

Wexford, Pa. North Allegheny Accounting & Financial Management

Stuttgart, Germany Eschbach-Gymnasium/Hill School (Pa.) Undeclared

JR | 6-0 | 270

SO | 6-4 | 305

NOTES • Started for the first time in 2018 at left guard at Monmouth on Oct. 13 • Started first career game at center against Monmouth on Sept. 30, 2017 • Started 2017’s final three games at right guard • Versatile offensive lineman who can play in all five spots

PAT FINN

73

C

SR | 6-3 | 275 Pottstown, Pa. Pottsgrove Mechanical Engineering NOTES • Serving as team captain with Joe Lauro, Bryan Marine and Alex Pechin • 2018 Preseason All-Patriot League selection • Started first seven 2018 games at center, running starting streak to 13 games • Started 10 of Bucknell’s 11 2017 games at center, missing one due to injury • Made first career start in the 2017 opener against Marist • One of two offensive linemen, joining then senior Chase Watkins, who entered 2017 with game experience • In 2015, appeared in final four games during extra-point situations BucknellBison.com >> @Bucknell_FB >> #BandOfBison

NOTES • Started Bucknell’s past four games at right tackle • Made first career appearance at Penn on Sept. 15, 2018

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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES

GRAYSON CHERUBINO

NNAMDI UNACHUKWU

50

DE

DT

Hampton Bays, N.Y. Saint Anthony’s Undeclared-Management

Morganville, N.J. Marlboro Undeclared

FR | 6-4 | 240

SO | 6-7 | 230

NOTES • Made a career-high three tackles for a loss at Holy Cross; also posted first career sack and pass breakup in that Sept, 29, 2018 contest • Became the third freshman to start a game at Villanova on Sept. 22, 2018, joining Jared Cooper and Brendan Sanders; was the first member of his class to start on the defensive side of the ball

CAREER STATISTICS

CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS 7-4 7-4

UT-AT-TT 9-16-25 9-16-25

TFL-Yds. 5.5-26 5.5-26

Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 2.5-16 1 0 0 1 2.5-16 1 0 0 1

ROGER MELLADO

47

DE

SO | 6-1 | 230 Lorton, Va. Gonzaga College High School (D.C.) Undeclared NOTES • Started first seven games of 2018 and final six games of 2017 at defensive end • Made career-high seven tackles in back-to-back games at Holy Cross on Sept.

29 and at Villanova on Sept. 22, 2018 • Recovered first career fumble against the Crusaders; his recovery, which came just outside the red zone, set up Bucknell’s game-deciding touchdown • Started first game at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017; made first career sack and set season high with six tackles in that contest • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 opener against Marist CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7 at Holy Cross (9/29/18), at Villanova (9/22/18) Tackle for Loss: 2.0 at Cornell (10/14/17) Sacks: 1.5 vs. Colgate (10/6/18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Monmouth (10/13/18), at Holy Cross (9/29/18) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 2018 Totals

GP-GS 11-6 7-7 18-13

UT-AT-TT 7-9-16 6-17-23 13-26-39

TFL-Yds. 3-10 3-11 6-21

NOTES • Set new career highs in tackles for loss (2) and sacks (1.5) against Colgate on Oct. 6, 2018; also matched career high with six tackles • Tripled career high with six tackles in first career start at Villanova on Sept. 22, 2018; also posted first career pass breakup in that game CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6 vs. Colgate (10/6/18) at Villanova (9/22/18) Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Colgate (10/6/18) Sacks: 1.5 vs. Colgate (10/6/18) Pass Breakups: 1 at Villanova (9/22/18)

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Tackles for Loss: 3 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Sacks: 1.5 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Pass Breakups: 1 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Monmouth (10/13/18)

DEFENSE Year 2018 Totals

59

Sacks-Yds. 1-4 1.5-8 2.5-12

FF FR 0 0 0 2 0 2

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Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 0

DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2017 2018 7-4 14-6-20 Totals 7-4 14-6-20

TFL-Yds. DNP 4-16 4-16

Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 2.5-12 2.5-12

0 0

0 0

0 0

1 1

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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES

SAM CHITTY

SIMEON PAGE

41

LB - SAM

LB - X

West Linn, Ore. West Linn Political Science

Riverton, Utah Riverton/USAFA Prep (Colo.)

Undeclared

JR | 6-0 | 210

SO | 6-0 | 225

NOTES

• Third among Bison with 54 tackles; team leader with 10 tackles for a loss • Sack at Monmouth on Oct. 13, 2018 forced the Hawks to punt from their own end zone, leading to Gerrit Van Itallie’s block and subsequent touchdown • Set new career highs in tackles (11) and tackles for a loss (3.5) at Villanova on Sept.

22, 2018; 3.5 tackles for a loss the most posted by a Bison this season • Made 11 tackles for the second-straight game at Holy Cross on Sept. 29, 2018 • Against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018, posted first career sack and doubled career high with eight tackles • Made first start since freshman year at Sam linebacker in the 2018 opener against William & Mary after spending 2017 in a special teams role • Was the only freshman to start the 2016 season opener at Marist • One of six Bison to star as a freshman in 2016 • Injured in week two at Duquesne and missed the rest of the 2016 campaign

CAREER HIGHS

Tackles: 11 at Holy Cross (9/29/18), at Villanova (9/22/18) Tackles for Loss: 3.5 at Villanova (9/22/18) Sacks: 1 at Monmouth (10/13/18), vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Pass Breakups: 1, 3 times (last at Penn, 9/15/18)

CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2016 2017 2018 Totals

GP-GS 2-1 11-0 7-7 20-8

UT-AT-TT 2-2-4 3-3-6 25-29-54 30-34-64

7

TFL-Yds. 0.5-1 0-0 10-27 10.5-28

Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 2.5-12 2.5-12

FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

NOTES • Needs three sacks to crack Bucknell’s career top 10 with 16.5 • Made at least five tackles in Bucknell’s first four games, including eight at Penn and Villanova • Posted a season-best 3.0 tackles for a loss in back-to-back games at Villanova and Holy Cross; had a season-best two sacks against the Crusaders • 2017 All-Patriot League Second Team • Set Bison rookie record with nine sacks in 2017 • Named STATS National Freshman of the Week, Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, Patriot League Rookie of the Week and Bison Athlete of the Week after recording eight tackles, six tackles for a loss of 33 yards, four sacks for a loss of 27 yards and one forced fumble in the red zone in the 2017 finale at Fordham on Nov. 18 • His four sacks tied a Bucknell record last equaled in 1998 while his six tackles for a loss was the highest total posted by an FCS player in 2017 • Reached the double digits in tackles for first time at Colgate on Oct. 28, 2017, posting 11 • Made first career start at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017 and set then career highs in tackles (8), tackles for a loss (2) and sacks (2) • Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Sept. 4, 2017 for his role in Bucknell’s 45-6 rout of Marist • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 opener against Marist; had a sack for a loss of seven yards in that game • One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross • After 2017 spring camp, was named Bucknell’s Strength & Conditioning MVP CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 11 at Colgate (10/28/17) Tackles for Loss: 6 at Fordham (11/18/17) Sacks: 4 at Fordham (11/18/17) Pass Breakups: 1, 5 times (last at Holy Cross, 9/29/18) Forced Fumbles: 1, 3 times (last at Villanova, 9/22/18) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 2018 Totals

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GP-GS 9-5 7-7 16-12

UT-AT-TT 29-17-46 20-18-38 49-35-84

TFL-Yds. 13-74 9-53 22-127

Sacks-Yds. 9-63 4.5-40 13.5-103

FF FR 1 0 2 0 3 0

Int. PD 0 4 0 1 0 5

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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES

MATT ROBINSON

BRANDON BENSON

32

LB - MIKE

WHIP

Oakton, Va. Flint Hill Political Science

Triangle, Va. C.D. Hylton Undeclared

SR | 6-0 | 220

SO | 6-0 | 190

NOTES • Senior class leader in career games played (37) • Has made at least eight tackles in five of Bucknell’s first seven games; ranks fourth among Bison with career-best 51 • Against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018, forced first career fumble, made first career sack and topped career high with nine tackles • Made first career start in the 2018 opener against William & Mary and set new career high with eight tackles, three more than his previous best • Key member of the Bucknell special teams from 2015 to 2017 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 9, 3 times (last at Monmouth, 10/13/18) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18), at Cornell (10/14/17) Sacks: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Villanova (9/22/18), vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Pass Breakups: 1, 3 times (last at Monmouth, 10/13/18) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals

GP-GS 8-0 11-0 11-0 7-7 37-7

UT-AT-TT 1-4-5 4-7-11 4-3-7 28-23-51 37-37-74

TFL-Yds. 0-0 0-0 1-20 1.5-5 2.5-25

Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 1-4

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FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0

Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

NOTES • Returned from three-game absence against Colgate on Oct. 6, 2018; picked off first career pass and tied for second on the team with nine tackles • Forced a fumble in the end zone and posted career-best two pass breakups during the next game at Monmouth • Finished third among Bison with 68 tackles (32 solo) in 2017 • 67 of his 68 tackles came in Bucknell’s final seven games; had three double-digit tackle outings over that span • Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 6, 2017 after totaling 10 tackles against Lehigh • Made first career start on Oct. 14, 2017 at Cornell • Matched Ben Richard’s team season best of 15 tackles against Monmouth on Sept. 30, 2017; also posted first career tackle for a loss, sack and forced fumble • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist • One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 15 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Tackles for Loss: 1, 3 times (last vs. William & Mary, 9/1/18) Sacks: 1vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Colgate (10/6/18) Pass Breakups: 2 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Monmouth (10/13/18), vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 2018 Totals

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GP-GS 11-6 3-2 14-8

UT-AT-TT 32-36-68 15-11-26 47-47-94

TFL-Yds. 2.5-9 1.5-3 4-12

Sacks-Yds. 1-8 0-0 1-8

FF FR 1 0 1 0 2 0

Int. PD 0 1 1-0 3 1-0 4

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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES

JOE LAURO

GERRIT VAN ITALLIE

26

FS

SS

Bradenton, Fla. Manatee Sociology

Mahwah, N.J. St. Joseph Regional Undeclared

SR | 5-11 | 205

SO | 5-10 | 206

NOTES • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Bryan Marine and Alex Pechin • Team leader with 59 tackles; made at least eight tackles in Bucknell’s first five 2018 games • Named the Bison Athlete of the Week for his efforts in Bucknell’s 19-16 victory at Holy Cross on Sept. 29, 2018 • Came up big for the Bison during the Crusaders’ final drive of the game, breaking up two passes; sealed the victory on a Holy Cross 4th and 10 by leveling wide receiver Richie DeNicola at midfield, knocking the ball away in the process • Also tied Sam Chitty for the game high with 11 tackles (seven solo) • Made the 200th tackle of his career against Colgate on Oct. 6, 2018 • Also intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble on Bucknell’s two-yard line against the Raiders • Recorded the 150th tackle and 100th solo tackle against William & Mary in the 2018 opener; led the Bison with 11 tackles (six solo) in that contest • Finished fourth on the team with 58 tackles (36 solo) in 2017 despite missing three games • Enjoyed first double figure tackle game of 2017 against Sacred Heart, posting 10 (seven solo); also set career high with two pass breakups in that game • Made the 100th tackle of his collegiate career in 2017 game against Holy Cross • Had three double-figure tackle outings in 2016 • Tied Brice Syndor for the 2016 Bison high with 14 tackles against VMI CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 14 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Tackles for Loss: 1.5 at Penn (9/15/18) Sacks: 1 at Colgate (10/28/17), at Georgetown (11/12/16) Pass Breakups: 2 at Holy Cross (9/29/18), vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Interceptions: 1, 3 times (last vs. Colgate, 10/6/18) Forced Fumbles: 1, 3 times (last vs. Sacred Heart, 9/8/18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Colgate (10/6/18), vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Blocked Extra Points: 1 at Colgate (10/28/17)

GP-GS 10-0 9-9 8-8 7-7 34-24

UT-AT-TT 21-8-29 39-23-62 36-22-58 35-24-59 131-77-208

TFL-Yds. 0-0 1-10 4-9 2.5-14 7.5-33

Sacks-Yds. 0-0 1-10 1-5 0-0 2-15

FF FR 0 0 1 0 1 1-0 1 1-0 3 2-0

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NOTES • Named the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week and Bison Athlete of the Week (10/15) after filling the stat sheet with eight tackles, three tackles for a loss, two blocked punts, one sack and one forced fumble at Monmouth • Recovered first blocked punt in the end zone to trim the Hawks’ lead to 16-13 with 7:22 left to play in the third quarter • Sack and forced fumble were the first of his career; eight tackles and three tackles for a loss represented new-career best totals • Made first career start at Penn on Sept. 15, 2018; projected to make second start against Lafayette on Homecoming • Key special teams player in 2017 • Downed a punt on Cornell’s one-yard line on Oct. 14, 2017; downed another punt on Sacred Heart’s one-yard line on Sept. 8, 2018 • Appeared in first game on Sept. 30, 2017 against Monmouth, making one assisted tackle in that contest CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Tackles for Loss: 3 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Sacks: 1 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18), vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Blocked Punts: 2 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Punt Return TDs: 1 at Monmouth (10/13/18) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 2018 Totals

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Int. PD 0 1 1-0 3 1-0 6 1-0 3 3-0 13

GP-GS 7-0 7-1 14-1

UT-AT-TT 7-3-10 16-7-23 23-10-33

TFL-Yds. 1-4 4-15 5-19

Sacks-Yds. 0-0 1-9 1-9

FF FR 0 0 1 0 1 0

Int. PD 0 1 0 1 0 2

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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES

BRYAN MARINE

FISAYO OLULEYE

9

CB

CB

Baltimore, Md. Calvert Hall Geography

Lititz, Pa. Manheim Township Economics

SR | 5-10 | 180

3

SR | 6-0 | 185

NOTES • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Joe Lauro and Alex Pechin • Semifinalist for the 2018 NFF William V. Campbell Trophy, a.k.a. the “Academic Heisman.”

• Posted his 10th career interception at Monmouth on Oct. 13, 2018; became 12th Bison to reach the double digits in this career category • Picked off two passes at Penn in week three; first Bison with two picks in a game since 2016 • Second among active FCS players with 38 career passes defended; tied for sixth in career interceptions • Made the 200th tackle of collegiate career at Holy Cross on Sept. 29, 2018 • Topped career high in all-purpose yards (156) at Penn • A week after picked off two passes at Penn, recovered two fumbles at Villanova • Set career highs in punt returns (5), punt return yards (75) and long punt return (67) at Holy Cross on Sept. 29, 2018; 67-yard return set up Bucknell’s second field goal • Matched career high set in 2015 with 12 tackles against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018 • First among Bison with 31 career starts, four more than second-place Alan Butler • Made 30th career start against Colgate on Oct. 6, 2018; became first member of his class to achieve this milestone • 2017 College Sports Madness Preseason All-American • 2017 Preseason All-Patriot League • 2017 team leader with 41 solo tackles; made at least five in five of nine games • 2016 All-Patriot League First Team • In 2016, finished in the FCS’s top 20 in the following categories: passes defended per game (1.7) and forced fumbles per game (.33) • In 2015, was the Patriot League leader and 29th nationally with an average of .36 interceptions per game • Was one of only two members of the class of 2019 who entered 2017 with at least 10 career starts, joining Andrew Owers

NOTES • Started Bucknell’s first four 2917 games at cornerback before missing two to injury; returned in a limited role at Monmouth on Oct. 13 • Returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018; it was his second-straight game with an interception • In the 2018 opener against William & Mary, intercepted a pass in the end zone to stall a threatening drive with the Bison trailing by a touchdown • In the 2017 finale at Fordham, made a career-high eight tackles, five more than previous best • Made first career start at VMI in 2016 and had first interception in that game

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 12 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18), vs. Holy Cross (11/14/15) Tackles for Loss: 1, 8 times (last at Holy Cross, 9/29/18) Pass Breakups: 3, 3 times (last vs. Cornell, 9/17/16) Interceptions: 2 at Penn (9/15/18), at Lafayette (10/31/15) Interception Return Yards: 57 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Long Interception Return: 57 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Forced Fumbles: 2 at Marist (9/3/16) Fumble Recoveries: 2 at Villanova (9/22/18) Long Fumble Return: 12 at Marist (9/3/16) Blocked Extra Points: 1 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Punt Returns: 5 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Punt Return Yards: 75 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Long Punt Return: 67 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Kickoff Returns: 5 at Monmouth (10/13/18), at Villanova (9/22/18) Kickoff Return Yards: 112 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Long Kickoff Return: 34 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards: 156 at Penn (9/15/18)

CAREER STATISTICS

CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8 at Fordham (11/18/17) Tackles for Loss: 1, 5 times (last at Penn, 9/15/18) Pass Breakups: 2 at Fordham (11/18/17) Interceptions: 1, 3 times (last vs. Sacred Heart, 9/8/18) Interception Return Yards: 54 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Long Interception Return: 54 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Interception Return TDs: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18)

DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals

CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 2015 11-6 43-10-53 1-1 0-0 0 1-0 4-30 9 2016 9-9 39-15-54 1.5-3 0-0 3 1-12 2-57 15 2017 9-9 41-9-50 4-6 0-0 2 0-0 1-10 6 2018 7-7 44-13-57 2-6 0-0 1 2-0 3-34 8 Totals 36-31 167-47-214 8.5-16 0-0 6 4-12 10-131 38 PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS 2015 11-6 2016 9-9 2017 9-9 2018 7-7 Totals 36-31

No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 19 205 10.8 0 67 19 205 10.8 0 67

KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS 2015 11-6 2016 9-9 2017 9-9 2018 7-7 Totals 36-31

No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY 0 0 0.0 0 0 30 4 104 26.0 0 34 161 5 65 13.0 0 21 75 18 374 20.8 0 28 613 27 543 20.1 0 34 879

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GP-GS 9-0 10-2 11-0 5-4 35-6

UT-AT-TT 4-0-4 5-2-7 7-8-15 9-3-12 25-13-38

TFL-Yds. 0-0 1-6 1-1 3-9 5-16

Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int. PD 0 0 1-0 1 0 3 2-54 4 3-54 8

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BUCKNELL SPECIAL TEAMS CAPSULES

ALEX PECHIN

ETHAN TORRES

1

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K

Kennett Square, Pa. Unionville

Great Falls, Va. Bishop O’Connell Undeclared

SR | 6-0 | 200

SO | 6-0 | 180

Biomedical Engineering/Management for Engineers NOTES • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Joe Lauro and Bryan Marine • Tied for first among active FCS punters in career punting average (43.8) • Currently fourth in the NCAA FCS ranks with a 45.3 punting average; one of five punters in the national top 20 with at least 40 punts (only above 50) • National leader in punting yards (2,446) and punts (50) • Through six games, had 23 punts of 50+ yards, three shy of 2017 total • Received Honorable Mention National Special Teams Player of the Week accolades from STATS (9/24) after averaging a career-best 51.0 yards on nine punts at Villanova • 51.0 punting average against the Wildcats was a single yard shy of Bucknell’s school record, which was set in 1962; landed four punts inside the 20 and had five sail for at least 50 yards, including a career-long 71-yard bomb that pinned Villanova at its two-yard line • After that 71-yard bomb, now owns Bucknell’s third- (71, 2018), seventh- (67, 2017) and 10th- (64, 2017) longest punts in school history • Booted career-best seven punts of 50+ yards against Colgate on Oct. 6, 2018 • Saved a touchdown against the Raiders by chasing down elite punt return man Abu Daramy-Swaray at the Bucknell 20 • Averaged 48.4 yards per punt against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018, bolstered by five punts of 50+ yards (one shy of previous career high set in 2017 finale at Fordham) • Named a First Team Preseason All-American by STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports, College Sports Madness and FreeAgentFootball.com in 2018 • 2017 STATS Third Team All-American • 2017 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year • Two-time All-Patriot League First Team (2017 & 2015) • 2017 Academic All-Patriot League Team • 2017 FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team • Two-time Preseason All-Patriot League (2018 & 2016) • Finished third in the NCAA FCS ranks with a 45.1 punting average in 2017, shattering his own school record by a full three yards • Averaged a then career-high 50.9 yards per punt in the 2017 finale at Fordham, bolstered by the then sixth- (67) and ninth- (64) longest punts in school history; also became the first Bison since 2010 to boot 10 punts in a single game • Surpassed 5,000 career punting yards at Lafayette on Oct. 21, 2017 • Through four games in 2017, had 10 50+ yard punts, the same number he posted in 2015 when he made the All-Patriot League First Team • Initially set school record for single-season punting average (42.1) in 2015; ranked 17th nationally that season • Suffered season-ending injury in second game of 2016 campaign CAREER HIGHS Punt Average: 51.0 at Villanova (9/22/18) Long Punt: 71 at Villanova (9/22/18) Punt Attempts: 10 at Fordham (11/18/17) Punts of 50+ Yards: 7 vs. Colgate (10/6/18) Punts Inside the 20: 6 at Fordham (11/18/17) PATs: 5 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Field Goals: 2 at Marist (9/3/16) Long Field Goal: 46 at Marist (9/3/16) Points: 8 at Marist (9/3/16) CAREER STATISTICS PUNTING Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals

96

GP No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TB FC 50+ I20 11 64 2695 42.1 60 3 8 10 17 2 14 550 39.3 60 0 2 1 8 11 72 3247 45.1 67 5 22 26 34 7 54 2446 45.3 71 3 14 23 20 31 204 8938 43.8 71 11 46 60 79

KICKING Year GP PAT-Att. FG-FGA Lg. Pts. 2015 11 8-8 2-4 37 14 2016 2 3-5 2-4 46 9 2017 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 2018 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 Totals 31 11-13 4-8 46 23

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NOTES • Booted first two career field goals, from 26 and 18 yards out, at Holy Cross on Sept. 29, 2018; also kicked extra point to finish with career high seven points • Was expected to serve as Bucknell’s primary place kicker but missed first three games due to illness; returned at No. 14/15 Villanova and kicked first career extra point • In 2018, has averaged 62.1 yards on nine kickoffs • Exclusively handled kickoff duties in 2017, averaging 61.0 yards on 40 kickoffs • Best single-game average of 65.0 came at Colgate on Oct. 28 • Played in nine 2017 games, missing two due to injury • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist CAREER HIGHS PATs: 1 at Holy Cross (9/29/18), at Villanova (9/22/18) Field Goals: 2 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Long Field Goal: 26 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Points: 7 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Kickoff Attempts: 8 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Kickoff Average: 65.0 vs. Colgate (10/28/17) CAREER STATISTICS KICKING Year GP PAT-Att. 2017 9 0-0 2018 4 2-3 Totals 13 2-3

FG-FGA 0-0 3-4 3-4

Lg. Pts. 0 0 26 11 26 11

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BUCKNELL RESERVE CAREER HIGHS MIKE BALZOFIORE (14) WR | JR | 5-9 | 180 Receptions: 2 at Colgate (10/28/17) Receiving Yards: 41 at Colgate (10/28/17) Long Reception: 29 at Colgate (10/28/17) All-Purpose Yards: 41 at Colgate (10/28/17) RYAN BRIDA (51) LB | SO | 5-11 | 200 Tackles: 3 vs. Colgate (10/6/18) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Villanova (9/22/18) ERIC BUTLER (28) CB | SO | 5-10 | 170 Tackles: 1 at Villanova (9/22/18) MIKE CARUSO (25) CB | JR | 5-9 | 180 Tackles: 5 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Fordham (11/18/17) MARQUIS CARTER (35) - INJ RB | SO | 6-0 | 210 Rushing Attempts: 18 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Rushing Yards: 81 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Long Rush: 21 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Rushing TDs: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18), vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Receptions: 3 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Receiving Yards: 18 at Lafayette (10/21/17) Long Reception: 19 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) All-Purpose Yards: 94 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) JACK CHAMBERS (83) P/K | SR | 6-0 | 180 PATs: 3 at Holy Cross (10/8/16), at Georgetown (11/12/16) Field Goals: 1, 3 times (last at Penn, 9/15/18) Long Field Goal: 34 at Penn (9/15/18) Points: 5 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Kickoff Attempts: 3 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Kickoff Average: 50.0 at Penn (9/15/18) JOHN CHIAROLANZIO (4) QB | JR | 6-3 | 215 Passing Attempts: 43 at Fordham (11/18/17) Pass Completions: 21 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Passing Yards: 204 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Long Pass: 76 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Passing TDs: 2 at Cornell (10/14/17) Rushing Attempts: 11 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Rushing Yards: 20 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Long Rush: 17 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17), vs. Fordham (11/19/16) MIKE COLANTUONO (90) DE/LS | SO | 6-2 | 230 Tackles: 1, 4 times (last at Holy Cross, 9/29/18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Villanova (9/22/18) STERLING DEARY (16) CB | FR | 5-10 | 160 Tackles: 9 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Pass Breakups: 1 at Holy Cross (9/29/18), vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Penn (9/15/18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Penn (9/15/18) MICAH DENNIS (23) CB | FR | 5-9 | 175 Tackles: 2 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) JOE FEX (31) RB | SO | 5-9 | 185 Rushing Attempts: 4 at Penn (9/15/18) Rushing Yards: 10 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Long Rush: 10 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Receptions: 2 at Penn (9/15/18), vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Receiving Yards: 11 at Holy Cross (9/29/18)

Long Reception: 11 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) All-Purpose Yards: 21 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) Tackles: 2 at Holy Cross (9/29/18), vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) BLAKE FLETCHER (30) - INJ DE | JR | 6-1 | 225 Tackles: 6 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Sacks: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18), vs. Marist (9/2/17) Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) JON FOX (34) LB/LS | JR | 6-0 | 195 Tackles: 8 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18), at William & Mary (9/16/17) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18), at William & Mary (9/16/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Interception Return Yards: 6 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Long Interception Return: 6 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) CHAD FRESHNOCK (20) - INJ RB | JR | 6-0 | 220 Rushing Attempts: 33 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Rushing Yards: 174 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) Long Rush: 85 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) Rushing TDs: 3 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) Receptions: 4 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Receiving Yards: 27 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Long Reception: 13 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) All-Purpose Yards: 184 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) BLAIS HERMAN (86) WR | SO | 6-1 | 200 Receptions: 2 at Penn (9/15/18) Receiving Yards: 9 at Penn (9/15/18) Long Reception: 5 at Penn (9/15/18) SAM HILDEBRAND (17) S | FR | 5-11 | 185 Tackles: 1 at Holy Cross (9/29/18) JOHN HUNT (55) DL | JR | 6-0 | 295 Tackles: 1, 5 times (last at Penn, 9/15/18) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Fordham (11/18/17) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17) ALEX JORDAN (91) - INJ DL | SR | 6-1 | 290 Tackles: 4 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Tackles for Loss: 0.5 at Duquesne (9/10/16) Blocked Extra Points: 1 vs. Holy Cross (11/14/15) DOMINIC LYLES (13) WR | FR | 6-2 | 185 Receptions: 2 at Villanova (9/22/18) Receiving Yards: 16 at Villanova (9/22/18) Long Reception: 8 at Villanova (9/22/18) STEFONE MOORE-GREEN (6) RB | JR | 5-8 | 150 Receptions: 3 at Villanova (9/22/18) Receiving Yards: 29 at Villanova (9/22/18) Long Reception: 17 at Villanova (9/22/18) Kickoff Returns: 4 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17), vs. VMI (9/24/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 92 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Long Kickoff Return: 66 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Punt Returns: 3 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) Punt Return Yards: 4 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) Long Punt Return: 5 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) All-Purpose Yards: 92 at William & Mary (9/16/17) RICK MOTTRAM (52) LB | SO | 6-1 | 220 Tackles: 5 at Monmouth (10/13/18) Tackles for Loss: 0.5 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18)

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SEAN NAIMAN (89) DE | JR | 6-3 | 220 Tackles: 2 at Penn (9/15/18) Tackles for Loss: 1.0 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) DREW NEWCOMB (39) S | SR | 5-11 | 194 Tackles: 4, 3 times (last at Monmouth, 10/13/18) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17), at Fordham (11/18/17) Sacks: 1 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17), at Lafayette (10/21/17) Interception Return Yards: 31 at Lafayette (10/21/17) Long Interception Return: 31 at Lafayette (10/21/17) Interception Return TDs: 1 at Lafayette (10/21/17) CHANSE RILEY (22) S | SR | 5-10 | 175 Tackles: 8 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Tackles for Loss: 1.5 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Pass Breakups: 1, 4 times (last vs. Sacred Heart, 9/8/18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Penn (9/15/18) CONNER ROMANGO (33) S | SO | 5-11 | 190 Tackles: 12 at Villanova (9/22/18) JOE SCHIANO (38) DE | SR | 6-2 | 230 Tackles: 5 at Villanova (9/22/18) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Sacks: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) JIMMY SHEEHAN (42) DL | JR | 6-2 | 245 Tackles: 3 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) BRICE SYDNOR (8) S | SR | 6-0 | 190 Tackles: 14 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) Interceptions: 1, 3 times (last at Villanova, 9/22/18) Long Interception Return: 15 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17), vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Penn (9/15/18), vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) All-Purpose Yards: 15 vs. VMI (9/24/16) STEVEN WALIER (82) WR | JR | 6-0 | 185 Receptions: 1, 3 times (last at Penn, 9/15/18) Receiving Yards: 45 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Long Reception: 45 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) All-Purpose Yards: 45 vs. Marist (9/2/17) NICK ZARKOSKI (97) DL | SR | 6-5 | 245 Tackles: 4 at Cornell (10/14/17), vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Tackles for Loss: 1, 3 times (last at Cornell, 10/14/17) Sacks: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) INJ - injured

2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters Bucknell Opponents

1st 2nd

3rd

4th

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3 66

23 17

20 66

0 0

40 57

Total 86 206

BUCKNELL

OPP

86 12.3 45 79 25 45 9 467 705 238 207 2.3 66.7 5 1030 123-231-10 4.5 8.4 147.1 4 1497 438 3.4 213.9 29-586 20-207 8-88 20.2 10.4 11.0 10-7 35-324 46.3 56-2449 43.7 38.5 23-1337 58.1 41.4 26:18 24/107 22% 2/11 18% 16-114 0 11 4-7 0-0 (10-14) 71% (6-14) 43% (8-10) 80% 8921 3/2974

206 29.4 54 145 70 69 6 1289 1552 263 318 4.1 184.1 17 1643 115-204-8 8.1 14.3 234.7 9 2932 522 5.6 418.9 14-260 23-231 10-123 18.6 10.0 12.3 17-11 52-448 64.0 42-1586 37.8 32.8 38-2233 58.8 38.1 33:42 40/105 38% 3/12 25% 25-161 0 27 5-6 0-0 (20-27) 74% (17-27) 63% (25-26) 96% 25101 4/6275 0/0

2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games

Rushing

Cooper, Jared Carter, Marquis Fex, Joe Sanders, B. Butler, Alan Moore-Green, S. TEAM Chiarolanzio, J Bitikofer, L. Total Opponents Passing

Bitikofer, L. Chiarolanzio, J Sanders, B. Total Opponents Receiving

Cooper, Jared Sanders, B. Butler, Alan Owers, Andrew Bethea, Justin Twiford, Alex Moore-Green, S. Fex, Joe Lyles, Dominic Carter, Marquis Herman, Blais Walier, Steven Total Opponents

gp-gs

att

gain loss

net avg td

7-6 105 467 40 427 1-1 18 81 0 81 6-0 11 26 5 21 6-4 6 21 3 18 7-7 1 2 0 2 7-2 3 2 6 -4 6-0 5 0 5 -5 3-3 13 19 51 -32 5-4 45 87 128 -41 7 207 705 238 467 7 318 1552 263 1289 gp-gs

effic comp-att-int

5-4 93.11 84-160-7 3-3 76.78 39-70-3 6-4 0.00 0-1-0 7 87.76 123-231-10 7 130.74 115-204-8 gp-gs

no.

4.1 2 4.5 1 1.9 0 3.0 1 2.0 0 -1.3 0 -1.0 0 -2.5 0 -0.9 1 2.3 5 4.1 17

pct

lg avg/g

Punt Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

37 21 10 9 2 2 0 7 11 37 79

Marine, Bryan Van Itallie, G. Total Opponents

19 1 20 23

205 2 207 231

67 0 67 60

Interceptions

no.

yds avg td

lg

Marine, Bryan Oluleye, Fisayo Sydnor, Brice Lauro, Joe Benson, Brandon Total Opponents

3 2 1 1 1 8 10

34 54 0 0 0 88 123

26 54 0 0 0 54 48

Kick Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

Marine, Bryan Moore-Green, S. Sanders, B. Twiford, Alex McGuire, John Total Opponents

18 7 2 1 1 29 14

374 164 34 8 6 586 260

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

28 66 18 8 6 66 29

Fumble Returns

no.

yds avg td

lg

yds td

52.5 783 55.7 247 0.0 0 53.2 1030 56.4 1643

yds

avg

td

lg avg/g

7-6 26 228 6-4 20 242 7-7 19 212 6-2 13 77 6-6 12 104 7-6 11 51 7-2 7 33 6-0 5 24 5-0 3 15 1-1 3 13 5-0 3 10 6-0 1 21 7 123 1030 7 115 1643

8.8 12.1 11.2 5.9 8.7 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.3 3.3 21.0 8.4 14.3

1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9

74 46 29 13 21 8 17 11 8 19 5 21 74 90

32.6 40.3 30.3 12.8 17.3 7.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 13.0 2.0 3.5 147.1 234.7

4 0 0 4 9

61.0 81.0 3.5 3.0 0.3 -0.6 -0.8 -10.7 -8.2 66.7 184.1 lg avg/g

74 21 0 74 90

156.6 82.3 0.0 147.1 234.7

Total Opponents

0 2

10.8 2.0 10.4 10.0

11.3 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.0 12.3

20.8 23.4 17.0 8.0 6.0 20.2 18.6

0 0.0 41 20.5

0 1 1 0

0 1 0 0 0 1 0

0 1

0 32

2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games

Scoring

td

fg

kick

Cooper, Jared Butler, Alan Torres, Ethan Chambers, Jack Carter, Marquis Bitikofer, L. Oluleye, Fisayo Owers, Andrew Van Itallie, G. Sanders, B. Total Opponents

3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 27

3-4 1-3 4-7 5-6

2-3 6-7 8-10 25-26

Field Goals

fg

Chambers, Jack Torres, Ethan

1-3 3-4

PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf

-

- - - - - - 0-1 - - - - - 0-1 - -

1

pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99

33.3 0-0 75.0 1-1

0-0 2-2

1-2 0-0

0-1 0-1

FG Sequence

Bucknell

Opponents

William & Mary Sacred Heart Penn Villanova Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth

41 (34),36 (26),(18),43 (25) -

44 (30) (49),(48) (37),(42) -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

0-0 0-0

pts

- 18 - 12 - 11 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 - 86 1 206

Total Offense

g plays

Bitikofer, L. Cooper, Jared Chiarolanzio, J Carter, Marquis Fex, Joe Sanders, B. Butler, Alan Moore-Green, S. TEAM Total Opponents

5 7 3 1 6 6 7 7 6 7 7

rush pass

total avg/g

205 -41 783 742 105 427 0 427 83 -32 247 215 18 81 0 81 11 21 0 21 7 18 0 18 1 2 0 2 3 -4 0 -4 5 -5 0 -5 438 467 1030 1497 522 1289 1643 2932

148.4 61.0 71.7 81.0 3.5 3.0 0.3 -0.6 -0.8 213.9 418.9

lg blk

Punting

no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

34 26

Pechin, Alex TEAM Total Opponents

54 2446 2 3 56 2449 42 1586

Kickoffs

no. yds avg tb ob retn

Torres, Ethan Pechin, Alex Chambers, Jack Total Opponents

10 623 8 490 5 224 23 1337 38 2233

0 0

45.3 71 1.5 3 43.7 71 37.8 57

62.3 61.2 44.8 58.1 58.8

2 3 0 5 8

3 14 20 23 0 0 0 0 3 14 20 23 0 10 8 5

1 1 2 2

net ydln

2 0 0 2 18.6 41.4 0 20.2 38.1

23 26

2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games All Purpose

g

rcv

pr

kr

Cooper, Jared Marine, Bryan Sanders, B. Butler, Alan Moore-Green, S. Bethea, Justin Carter, Marquis Owers, Andrew Twiford, Alex Oluleye, Fisayo Fex, Joe Walier, Steven Lyles, Dominic Herman, Blais McGuire, John Van Itallie, G. TEAM Chiarolanzio, J Bitikofer, L. Total Opponents

7 427 228 7 0 0 6 18 242 7 2 212 7 -4 33 6 0 104 1 81 13 6 0 77 7 0 51 5 0 0 6 21 24 6 0 21 5 0 15 5 0 10 4 0 0 7 0 0 6 -5 0 3 -32 0 5 -41 0 7 467 1030 7 1289 1643

rush

0 205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 207 231

0 374 34 0 164 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 586 260

ir

total avg/g

0 655 93.6 34 613 87.6 0 294 49.0 0 214 30.6 0 193 27.6 0 104 17.3 0 94 94.0 0 77 12.8 0 59 8.4 54 54 10.8 0 45 7.5 0 21 3.5 0 15 3.0 0 10 2.0 0 6 1.5 0 2 0.3 0 -5 -0.8 0 -32 -10.7 0 -41 -8.2 88 2378 339.7 123 3546 506.6

2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games

# 26 9 41 32 7 36 50 8 47 24 33 59 16 22 3 38 34 52 39 42 25 51 31 89 90 23 30 97 55 74 28 17 73 1 2 12 21 TM

Defensive Leaders

gp-gs

Lauro, Joe Marine, Bryan Chitty, Sam Robinson, Matt Page, Simeon Benson, Brandon Cherubino, G. Sydnor, Brice Mellado, Roger Van Itallie, G. Romango, Conner Unachukwu, N. Deary, Sterling Riley, Chanse Oluleye, Fisayo Schiano, Joe Fox, Jon Mottram, Rick Newcomb, Drew Sheehan, Jimmy Caruso, Mike Brida, Ryan Fex, Joe Naiman, Sean Colantuono, M. Dennis, Micah Fletcher, Blake Zarkoski, Nick Hunt, John Barr, P.J. Butler, Eric Hildebrand, Sam Finn, Pat Pechin, Alex Butler, Alan Bitikofer, L. Cooper, Jared TEAM Total Opponents

7-7 7-7 7-7 7-7 7-7 4-3 7-4 7-2 7-7 7-1 6-2 7-4 6-2 3-3 5-4 7-1 2-0 6-0 3-3 7-3 5-1 7-0 6-0 5-2 7-0 4-0 3-0 1-0 4-0 7-7 4-0 4-0 7-7 7-0 7-7 5-4 7-6 6-0 7 7

ua

Tackles a tot

35 24 44 13 25 29 28 23 20 18 15 11 9 16 17 7 6 17 16 7 16 5 14 6 13 7 11 5 9 3 5 6 5 6 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 1 4 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 .

2 1 . .

1 1 .

1 .

1 .

1 .

1 .

1 . . .

328 231 272 181

59 57 54 51 38 26 25 24 23 23 21 20 20 16 12 11 11 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .

559 453

tfl/yds

2.5-14 2.0-6 10.0-27 1.5-5 9.0-53 1.5-3 5.5-26 0.5-0 3.0-11 4.0-15 .

4.0-16 .

2.5-11 3.0-9 1.5-11 1.0-4 0.5-3 . . . . .

1.0-2 . .

1.0-5 . . . . . . . . . . .

54-221 59-237

Sacks no-yds

Pass defense Fumbles blkd int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick

.

1-0 .

3-34 2.5-12 .

1.0-4 .

4.5-40 . .

1-0 2.5-16 . .

1-0 1.5-8 .

1.0-9 . . .

2.5-12 . . . . . .

2-54 1.0-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.0-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16-114 8-88 25-161 10-123

2 5 3 3 1 2 1 . .

1 .

1 2 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24 24

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1 . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 16

1-0 2-0 . . . . .

1-0 2-0 . . .

1-0 1-0 .

1-0 . . . . . . . .

1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-0 11-0 7-41

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1 . .

1 . .

1 . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes

Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions

Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions

24 96 1 1 1 1 1 37 37 20 193 2 74 7 97 1 1 1 1 74 2 34 9 9 51.0 71 4 4 67 66 12 12 2.0 3.5 2

Cooper, Jared at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Cooper, Jared vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Carter, Marquis vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Sanders, B. vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Bitikofer, L. at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Cooper, Jared at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Cooper, Jared at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Cooper, Jared vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Bitikofer, L. vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) Chiarolanzio, J vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Bitikofer, L. at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Bitikofer, L. at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Bitikofer, L. at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Cooper, Jared at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Sanders, B. at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Butler, Alan at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Owers, Andrew at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Butler, Alan at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Cooper, Jared at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Cooper, Jared at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Torres, Ethan at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Chambers, Jack at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Pechin, Alex at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Pechin, Alex vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) Pechin, Alex at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Pechin, Alex at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Pechin, Alex at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Pechin, Alex at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Marine, Bryan at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Moore-Green, S. vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Marine, Bryan vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Romango, Conner at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Page, Simeon at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Chitty, Sam at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Marine, Bryan at Penn (Sep 15, 2018)

2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes

Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts

Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

36 114 4.4 1 1 1 1 1 38 21 193 6.7 2 74 280 4.4 19 19 4 15 9 85 4 2 2 9 9 9 51.0 71 4 4 67

at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018)

2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes

Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions

Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss

Interceptions

28 183 2 2 2 2 79 37 23 281 2 2 90 10 187 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 90 2 2 49 9 47.0 57 2 2 60 29 29 11 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Meachum, Jordan, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Farri, Juwon, at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Brooks, Karekin, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Forbes, A., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Holland, James, vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) Jones, Devell, at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Farri, Juwon, at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Bahar, Kenji, at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Bahar, Kenji, at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Bednarczyk, Z., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Glover, Ryan, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Bahar, Kenji, at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Bednarczyk, Z., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Dorsey,Martin, at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) McGrigg, J., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) DeVonte Dedmon, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Balthazard, N., vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Huber, Kolton, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Herrick, Tyler, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) McGrigg, J., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) DeNicola,Richie, at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Rockett, Owen, vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) White Jr, R., at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) Scott, Gene, at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) McGrigg, J., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Soslow, Jack, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Puzzi, Chris, vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) Soslow, Jack, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Gettman, Noah, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Fondacaro, N., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Halkyard, Tommy, vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) Ng,Derek, at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Halkyard, Tommy, vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) Daramy-Swaray,A, vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) Gilliam,Spencer, at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Grasso, Vinny, at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) O'Neill, Brian, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Gardner, Cooper, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Agyemang, Chris, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Gardner, Cooper, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Capsis,Teddy, at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Isaiah Laster, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Sears, Kevin, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Markes, Eric, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Martin, Jacob, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Amos, J., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Trent, E., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Benford, C., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Riley,Chris, at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) Castillo, Tyler, vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) Powell, Evan, at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018)

2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

58 302 5.9 6 37 23 307 14.0 2 2 82 609 7.6 49 10 28 9 9 106 5 3 9 47.0 57 2 2 60

at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Monmouth (Oct 13, 2018) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) at Holy Cross (Sep 29, 2018) vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018) vs Colgate (Oct 06, 2018)

2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Games Played (as of Oct 15, 2018) All games ## 74 36 11 12 51 2 28 35 25 83 50 4 41 90 21 16 87 23 31 73 30 34 86 17 55 66 77 26 15 68 13 9 43 19 47 6 52 99 89 39 3 80 7 1 75 85 22

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GP-GS 7/7 4/3 6/6 5/4 7/7/7 4/1/1 5/1 4/7/4 3/3 7/7 7/7/6 6/2 4/4/6/7/7 3/2/5/4/4/1/5/4 7/7 1/6/6 5/7/7 1/4/1 7/7 7/2 6/3/5/2 3/3 5/4 6/2 7/7 7/7/7 5/3/3

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