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* 1:05 p.m. Oct. 06 COLGATE* 12 p.m. Oct. 13 Monmouth 1 p.m. 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 5: Bucknell Bison at Holy Cross Crusaders >>>> Saturday, Sept. 29 >> 1:05 p.m. >> Worcester, Mass. >> Fitton Field 0-4...................................................................... Overall...................................................................... 1-3 0-0 PL.................................................................League.................................................................0-1 PL 0-2....................................................................... Home....................................................................... 1-1 0-2........................................................................Away........................................................................ 0-2 Lost 4...................................................................Streak.................................................................. Lost 1 Joe Susan.......................................................Head Coach..................................................Bob Chesney 37-55 (9th season)..................................... Record at School......................................... 1-3 (1st season) 47-55 (10th season)..................................... Career Record....................................... 68-28 (9th season) John Chiarolanzio (247 yards)..................... Leading Passer............................... Geoff Wade (465 yards) Jared Cooper (204 yards)............................ Leading Rusher........................Miles Alexander (174 yards) Jared Cooper (104 yards)...........................Leading Receiver............................... Blaise Bell (136 yards) Joe Lauro (35 tackles)................................. Leading Tackler...............................Ryan Brady (57 tackles)
PROJECTED BUCKNELL STARTERS Pos. No. Name Cl. QB 4 John Chiarolanzio Jr. 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 68 Erik Lukner Jr. 57 Chuck Sanders Jr. C 73 Pat Finn Sr. RG 74 P.J. Barr So. RT 78 Noah Stephenson Jr. 77 Simon Krizak So. TE 45 Alex Twiford So.
Ht. 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-3 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 8 26 22 33 9 3
Name Roger Mellado Nnamdi Unachukwu Simeon Page Grayson Cherubino Sam Chitty Matt Robinson Brice Sydnor Joe Lauro Chanse Riley Conner Romango Bryan Marine Fisayo Oluleye
Cl. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr/ Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr.
Ht. 6-1 6-7 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10 6-0
Pos. PK KO P PR KR LS H
No. 96 96 1 2 9 6 9 90 1
Name Cl. Ethan Torres So. Ethan Torres So. Alex Pechin Sr. Alan Butler Sr. Bryan Marine Sr. Stefone Moore-Green Jr. Bryan Marine Sr. Mike Colantuono So. Alex Pechin Sr.
Ht. 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-10 6-2 6-0
OFFENSE
Wt. 215 175 240 180 180 320 285 270 275 305 285 305 250
Fast Fact Started first three games, owns 1,680 career passing yards Team leader in rushing (204) and receiving (104) yards Caught first touchdown pass since October 2016 at Penn Second to Bryan Marine (28) with 24 career starts Posted three career highs in 2017 finale at Fordham Started first four games at left tackle Owns seven career starts at left guard OR In 2017, started once at center and three times at right guard Captain, owns 14 career starts at center Sophomore class leader with 12 career starts Had starting streak snapped at 14 games at Villanova OR Made first career start at Villanova Started nine of past 12 games dating back to 2017
Wt. 230 265 225 240 210 220 190 205 175 190 180 185
Fast Fact Has started 10-straight games dating back to 2017 Made career-high six tackles in first career start at Villanova Needs five sacks to crack Bucknell’s career top 10 with 16.5 Became first freshman to start on defense at Villanova Made team season-best 3.5 tackles for a loss at Villanova Made at least eight tackles in three of first four games Made first start and picked off first pass since 2016 at Villanova Captain, team leader with 35 tackles Made at least six tackles in two of first three games OR Made career-high 12 tackles in first career start at Villanova
Wt. 180 180 200 180 180 150 180 230 200
Fast Fact Returned from illness at Villanova and kicked first career PAT Has averaged 61.2 yards on 42 career kickoffs 51.0 punting average at Penn was one yard shy of school record Owns 106 career punt return yards; has none in 2018 Team leader with 108 punt return yards
DEFENSE
Captain, tied for second among active FCS players with 34 career PDs
Intercepted a pass in first two tilts, including a 54-yard pick 6
SPECIAL TEAMS
Had a team season-best 66-yard kickoff return against Sacred Heart
Team leader with 226 kickoff return yards Handled all snaps for Bucknell’s past two games Captain, handles holds in addition to punting/kickoff duties
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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
The Bucknell football team begins Patriot League action at Holy Cross on Saturday, Sept. 29. The Bison, who have won the past two meetings at Fitton Field, will face the Crusaders at 1:05 p.m.
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BUCKNELL AT A GLANCE • The Bison are currently 0-4 (0-0 Patriot League) on the season. This is only the fourth time the Bison have started 0-4 in program history; they previously started 0-6 in both 1958 and 1988 and 0-5 in 2010. • 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 with Eastern Kentucky (OVC), Morgan State (MEAC) Northern Arizona (Big Sky) and Weber State (Big Sky) for the NCAA FCS lead with 12 turnovers gained on seven fumble recoveries and five interceptions. • QB John Chiarolanzio started the first three games and has thrown for 247 yards while QB Logan Bitikofer has thrown for 237 yards in his two appearances, one of which was his first career start at No. 14/15 Villanova. Freshman RB Jared Cooper is the team leader in both rushing (204) and receiving (104) yards. • Through four games, three Bison have made at least 30 tackles: Lauro (35), Marine (34) and LB Sam Chitty (30). Chitty is the team leader with 6.0 tackles for a loss.
COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach.................................................................................................. Joe Susan Alma Mater.............................................................................................. Delaware, ‘78 Record at Bucknell.......................................................................... 37-55 (9th season) Career Record............................................................................... 47-55 (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........................................................................................... 601-588-51 All-Time Patriot League Record...................................................................... 73-104-1 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
WITH A VICTORY THE BISON WOULD... • improve to 19-14 in Patriot League openers • move to 3-2 in their past five Patriot League openers • run their winning streak over Holy Cross at Fitton Field to three games
INSIDE THE VILLANOVA BOX SCORE • No. 14/15 Villanova downed Bucknell, 49-7. 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 QB Zach Bednarczyk to WR Josh McGrigg. • The Bison got on the board at the 7:56 mark of the second quarter, capitalizing on a fumble during a punt return. LB Ryan Brida forced the fumble, and LS Mike Colantuono came up with the ball at the Wildcat 12. Three plays later, QB Logan Bitikofer scored his first career rushing touchdown on a one-yard quarterback keeper. • The Bison forced four turnovers, including three in the second quarter alone. In addition to Colantuono’s clutch fumble recovery, S Brice Sydnor picked off his first pass since his sophomore year while LBs Simeon Page and Matt Robinson forced fumbles that were recovered by CB Bryan Marine. • Marine doubled his career total with his two fumble recoveries a game after matching his career high with two interceptions at Penn. • S Conner Romango made a career-high 12 tackles in his first career start. He entered the game with two career tackles, both of which came against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018. • P Alex Pechin’s career-high 51.0 punting average was one yard shy of Bucknell’s school record, which was set in 1962. Of his nine punts, four landed inside the 20 and five sailed for at least 50 yards. • Pechin’s 71-yard bomb that pinned the Wildcats at their two-yard line during the fourth quarter is tied for the third-longest punt in school history. It is also tied for the longest punt by an NCAA FCS punter this season. • Villanova held advantages in total offense (609-128), first downs (28-8) and time of possession (37:10-22:50). At the half, the Wildcats were up, 434-61, in total offense. HOLY CROSS AT A GLANCE • The Crusaders are currently 1-3 (0-1 Patriot League) on the season. Their lone victory came in dramatic fashion; on Sept. 15, they downed defending Ivy League champion Yale, 31-28, in overtime after roaring back from a 21-0 first-quarter deficit.
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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 0-4 .000 Totals 47-55 .461 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 • Holy Cross was selected to finish fourth in the 2018 Patriot League preseason poll. • LB Ryan Brady leads the FCS in tackles (57) and is tied for seventh in tackles for a loss (10); he stands second in tackles per game (14.3) and tied for 13th in tackles for a loss per game (2.0). • QB Geoff Wade has completed 43 of 69 passes for 465 yards and four touchdowns while RB Miles Alexander has added 174 rushing yards and a score. • Brady, WR Blaise Bell and DL Teddy Capsis were the Crusaders’ 2018 Preseason All-Patriot League selections. • First-year head coach Bob Chesney has many ties to Pennsylvania. A native of Kulpmont, he attended Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School. He then graduated in 2000 from Dickinson College (Carlisle), where he was a two-time Second Team All-Centennial Conference defensive back. He also held coaching positions at King’s College (Wilkes-Barre) and Delaware Valley College (Doylestown). His father, also named Bob, was the head football coach at Mount Carmel Area High School and Shamokin Area High School. THE BUCKNELL/HOLY CROSS SERIES • Bucknell and Holy Cross first met on Oct. 31, 1925, with the Crusaders emerging a 23-7 victor in Worcester, Mass. • The Crusaders and Bison have squared off annually since 1986, the year the Patriot League was founded as the Colonial League. • Between 1925 and 1986, Bucknell and Holy Cross met only once: in 1953. • The Crusaders lead the series, 22-12, and hold a 13-5 edge on their home turf. • Bucknell has won two of the past four games. The Bison took the 2014 (31-24 OT) and 2016 (21-20) meetings, both of which occurred at Fitton Field. • This is the third-straight season the Bison will open Patriot League play against the Crusaders. • Last year, Bucknell and Holy Cross faced off in September for the first time. Previously, the earliest date they had played was Oct. 6 (2012). They have squared off 20 times in November and 13 times in October. THE LAST MEETING WITH THE CRUSADERS Holy Cross 20 – Bucknell 0 (Sept. 9, 2017 – Lewisburg, Pa.) • Holy Cross toppled Bucknell, 20-0, in the Patriot League opener for both teams at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. • After recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff, the Crusaders started their drive on the Bison 22. While they took three penalties on that drive, which pushed them back to the Bucknell 32, QB Peter Pujals connected with WR Richie DeNicola for a 30-yard gain that set up RB Diquan Walker for his first of two touchdown rushes. • The Bison limited Pujals, who threw for 358 yards and one touchdown against FBS foe UConn on Aug. 28, to 178 yards and no touchdowns. • For the second-straight game, Bucknell held its opponent to 20 or fewer points and 200 or less passing yards. • S Aaron Brown and S Jon Fox each hauled in his first career interception. • S Joe Lauro led the Bison defense with eight tackles (five solo) while S Chanse Riley was close behind with a then career-best seven (two solo). • QB Matt Muh totaled 138 yards on 22-for-39 passing. • The Crusaders scored 13 of their 20 points off of turnovers. • Before this game, Bucknell last suffered a shutout on Sept. 28, 2013, a 16-0 loss to Sacred Heart. • The Bison held a slim 30:48 to 29:12 advantage in time of possession. They were bolstered by a 9:37 fourth quarter drive that covered 71 yards in 18 plays. • This game marked the first time since 2012 Bucknell began Patriot League play in September. It was also the second time the Bison had their Patriot League opener on Sept. 9, which is the second earliest date they have kicked off league action. PATRIOT LEAGUE OPENERS • Bucknell holds an 18-14 record in Patriot League openers. • In 2017, the Bison fell to the Crusaders, 20-0, in their first Patriot League game. • Bucknell has met Holy Cross in its Patriot League opener four times: 2017 (0-20), 2016 (21-20), 1996 (38-7) and 1992 (12-27). • The Bison are starting Patriot League play in September for the second year in a row. INSIDE THE BUCKNELL DEPTH CHART • Bucknell’s 11 projected starters on offense have made a combined 125 starts.
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PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS
BISON NOTES
League Overall Streak W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Colgate 2-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 W3 Georgetown 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 L3 Lehigh 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 L3 Bucknell 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 L4 Fordham 0-0 .000 0-4 .000 L4 Holy Cross 0-1 .000 1-3 .250 L1 Lafayette 0-1 .000 0-4 .000 L4
• Bucknell’s 11 projected starters on defense have made a combined 98 starts, with CB Bryan Marine (28) and S Joe Lauro (21) accounting for 50 percent of them. • On offense, three seniors, four juniors, three sophomores and one freshman are expected to start. On defense, six seniors, one junior, three sophomores and one freshman are projected to start. • Twelve seniors, 12 juniors, 17 sophomores and nine freshmen appear on the depth chart. • Ten players on Bucknell’s roster have made at least 10 career starts: Marine (28), WR Alan Butler (24), Lauro (21), TE/FB Andrew Owers (17), OL Pat Finn (14), OL Noah Stephenson (14), OL P.J. Barr (12), QB John Chiarolanzio (11), WR Justin Bethea (10) and DE Roger Mellado (10). • Butler leads the team with 15-consecutive starts while Barr (12), Finn (10) and Mellado (10) round out the top three. Stephenson had his starting streak snapped at 14 games at Villanova on Sept. 22. • Barr became the first member of the class of 2021 to start at least 10 contests against Sacred Heart in week two. Mellado became the second at Villanova in week four. • No member of the class of 2019 has played in all 37 of Bucknell’s games during his time in Lewisburg to date. CB Fisayo Oluleye and LB Matt Robinson are tied for first in their class with 34 career games played. • Five Bison earned their first career start at Villanova last week: QB Logan Bitikofer, DE Grayson Cherubino, OL Simon Krizak, S Conner Romango and DE Nnamdi Unachukwu. • So far in 2018, 15 Bison have earned their first career start: Bitikofer, RB Marquis Carter, Cherubino, RB Jared Cooper, Krizak, OL Justis Peppers, WR John McGuire, DE Sean Naiman, Robinson, Romango, WR Brendan Sanders, DE Joe Schiano, DL Jimmy Sheehan, Unachukwu and S Gerrit Van Itallie. • Cherubino, Cooper and Sanders are the only freshmen who have started to date.
PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Saturday, Sept. 29 Bucknell at Holy Cross, 1 p.m.* Georgetown at Brown, 1 p.m. Colgate at William & Mary, 6 p.m. Central Connecticut State at Lafayette, 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 Lafayette 0, Colgate 45* Dartmouth 34, Holy Cross 14 Central Connecticut State 24, Fordham 13 Columbia 23, Georgetown 15 Lehigh 10, Penn 30 Bucknell 7, Villanova 49
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 Player Honor Sep. 10 Jared Cooper Rookie
Statistics 96 rushing yards 28 receiving yards
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BISON IN THE NCAA FCS TOP 15 • P Alex Pechin: 1st in punting yards (1,414), 6th in punting average (45.6) • CB Bryan Marine: t-1st in fumbles recovered (2), 2nd in combined kick returns (334), t-4th in solo tackles (27) and t-8th in solo tackles per game (6.8) • CB Fisayo Oluleye: t-3rd in interception return touchdowns (1) • LBs Simeon Page and Matt Robinson: t-9th in forced fumbles per game (0.50) 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 (43.7), Season Punting Average (45.1, 2017) ALEX PECHIN: SETTING AN ALL-AMERICAN STANDARD • P Alex Pechin is currently sixth in the NCAA FCS ranks with a 45.6 punting average; the national leader in punts (31) and punting yards (1,414), he is one of only three punters in nation’s top 15 in punting average with at least 25 punts. • 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 Bucknell’s school record, set in 1962; he landed four punts inside the 20 and had five sail for at least 50 yards, including a 71-yard bomb that is tied for the longest in the FCS this season. • After that 71-yard bomb, Pechin now 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. MILESTONES MET AT VILLANOVA • CB Bryan Marine: Made 150th career solo tackle; now has 150 • P Alex Pechin: Tied Ryan Gutowski for Bucknell’s third-longest punt (71); now owns the third- (71, 2018), seventh- (67, 2017) and 10th- (64, 2017) longest punts in school history
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MILESTONE WATCH • S Brandon Benson: Needs 24 tackles to reach 100 in his career • WR Alan Butler: Needs 41 receiving yards to reach 800 in his career • S Joe Lauro: Needs 16 tackles to reach 200 in his career • CB Bryan Marine: Needs one interception to crack Bucknell’s career top eight with 10 • CB Bryan Marine: Needs nine tackles to reach 200 in his career
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BUCKNELL’S RECORD WHEN... Home.................................................................................................... 0-2 Away..................................................................................................... 0-2 Patriot League............................................................................................ Non-Conference................................................................................... 0-4 Ranked Opponent................................................................................ 0-1 Leading after one quarter........................................................................... Trailing after one quarter...................................................................... 0-4 Tied after one quarter................................................................................. Leading at halftime..................................................................................... Trailing at halftime................................................................................ 0-3 Tied at halftime..................................................................................... 0-1 Leading after three quarters....................................................................... Trailing after three quarters.................................................................. 0-4 Tied after three quarters............................................................................. Games decided in overtime........................................................................ Bison score first.......................................................................................... Opponent scores first........................................................................... 0-4 Bison lead in time of possession.......................................................... 0-1 Opponent leads in time of possession.................................................. 0-3 Bison run more plays............................................................................ 0-1 Opponent runs more plays................................................................... 0-3 Bison run at least 65 plays................................................................... 0-1 Bison run fewer than 65 plays.............................................................. 0-3 Bison outgain opponent.............................................................................. Opponent outgains Bison..................................................................... 0-4 Bison rush for 200+ yards.......................................................................... Opponent rushes for 200+ yards.......................................................... 0-2 Bison pass for 200+ yards.......................................................................... Opponent passes for 200+ yards......................................................... 0-2 Bison have 400+ total yards....................................................................... Opponent has 400+ total yards............................................................ 0-1 Bison win turnover battle...................................................................... 0-1 Opponent wins turnover battle.............................................................. 0-1 Bison force at least two turnovers........................................................ 0-3 Opponent forces at least two turnovers................................................ 0-4 Bison commit no turnovers......................................................................... Opponent commits no turnover.................................................................. Game is decided by more than 10 points............................................. 0-3 Game is decided by 10 or fewer points................................................ 0-1 Bison score 25 or more points.................................................................... Opponent scores 25 or more points..................................................... 0-3 Bison held under 25 points................................................................... 0-4 Opponent held under 25 points............................................................ 0-1 Day games........................................................................................... 0-2 Night games......................................................................................... 0-2 Games following a win................................................................................ Games following a loss......................................................................... 0-3 Playing on grass......................................................................................... Playing on Astroturf.................................................................................... Playing on Fieldturf............................................................................... 0-4
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BISON NOTES • LB Simeon Page: Needs five sacks to crack Bucknell’s career top 10 with 16.5 • LB Simeon Page: Needs 27 tackles to reach 100 in his career • P Alex Pechin: Needs 2,094 punting yards to reach 10,000 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 (92) and tied for sixth in career victories (37). • Sept. 8’s contest with Sacred Heart was Susan’s 100th career game. Before his time at Bucknell, he was the head coach at Davidson in 2000; that season, he led the Wildcats to a 10-0 mark, a school record for wins in a season. • Susan tied Bob Odell, who coached the Bison from 1958 to 1964 and was enshrined in the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987, for sixth in career wins with Bucknell’s Senior Day shutout of Georgetown on Nov. 11, 2017. • At the conclusion of the 2017 campaign, Susan took sole possession of fourth place in career seasons, passing legendary coaches Odell and Tom Gadd. 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. • Nine of Bucknell’s 11 opponents from 2017 remained on its 2018 schedule, with Penn and Villanova taking the place of Marist and Cornell. • 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. • Two of the Bison’s 2018 foes reached the 2017 NCAA FCS Playoffs. Lehigh fell to Stony Brook, 59-29, while Monmouth was dispatched by Northern Iowa, 46-7, in the first round. • 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). • Fans can watch the Bison’s games at Penn and Monmouth on ESPN+. Their game at Villanova will be streamed on Villanova.com. • 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 • The Bison return to Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium to face Patriot League Preseason favorite Colgate on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 12 p.m.
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WEEK 5 BISON TWO DEEP OFFENSE
DEFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
WIDE RECEIVER 11 — Justin Bethea (Jr. / 6-1 / 180 / Sanford, N.C.) 19 — John McGuire (So. / 6-1 / 210 / Franklin Lakes, N.J.) 86 — Blais Herman (So. / 6-1 / 200 / Austin, Texas)
ANCHOR 50 — Grayson Cherubino (Fr. / 6-4 / 240 / Hampton Bays, N.Y.) 89 — Sean Naiman (Jr. / 6-3 / 220 / Little Silver, N.J.)
KICKOFFS 1 — Alex Pechin (Sr. / 6-0 / 200 / Kennett Square, Pa.) 83 — Jack Chambers (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Wellsboro, Pa.)
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.)
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)
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.) 19 — John McGuire (So. / 6-1 / 210 / Franklin Lakes, N.J.)
SAM LINEBACKER 41 — Sam Chitty (Jr. / 6-0 / 210 / West Linn, Ore.) 52 — Rick Mottram (So. / 6-1 / 220 / Cream Ridge, N.J.)
KICKOFF RETURN 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.) 6 — Stefone Moore-Green (Jr. / 5-8 / 150 / Sicklerville, N.J.)
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.)
PUNT RETURN 2 — Alan Butler (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Erial, N.J.) 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.)
LEFT TACKLE 75 — Justis Peppers (So. / 6-4 / 320 / King George, Va.) 72 — Noah Sansalone (Fr. / 6-4 / 255 / Vineland, N.J.) LEFT GUARD 68 — Erik Lukner (Jr. / 6-1 / 285 / Sedro Woolley, Wash.) OR 57 — Chuck Sanders (Jr. / 6-0 / 270 / Wexford, Pa.) CENTER 73 — Pat Finn (Sr. / 6-3 / 275 / Pottstown, Pa.) 64 — Jacob Russ (Fr. / 6-3 / 270 / Arlington, Texas) RIGHT GUARD 74 — P.J. Barr (So. / 6-3 / 305 / North Brunswick, N.J.) 77 — Simon Krizak (So. / 6-4 / 305 / Stuttgart, Germany) RIGHT TACKLE 78 — Noah Stephenson (Jr. / 6-3 / 285 / Palmyra, N.J.) OR 77 — Simon Krizak (So. / 6-4 / 305 / Stuttgart, Germany) 66 — Michael Killiri (Fr. / 6-4 / 255 / Allentown, 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.) 13 — Dominic Lyles (Fr. / 6-2 / 185 / Washington, D.C.) 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 4 — John Chiarolanzio (Jr. / 6-3 / 215 / Florham Park, N.J.) 12 — Logan Bitikofer (So. / 6-3 / 200 / New Philadelphia, Ohio) FULLBACK 80 — Andrew Owers (Sr. / 6-3 / 240 / Jupiter, Fla.) 85 — John Reedy (Jr. / 6-3 / 240 / Wyomissing, Pa.)
STRONG SAFETY 8 — Brice Sydnor (Sr. / 6-0 / 190 / Rosemont, Pa.) 36 — Brandon Benson (So. / 6-0 / 190 / Triangle, Va.) 24 — Gerrit Van Itallie (So. / 5-10 / 206 / Mahwah, N.J.) FREE SAFETY 26 — Joe Lauro (Sr. / 5-11 / 205 / Bradenton, Fla.) 33 — Conner Romango (So. / 5-11 / 190 / Pittsburgh, Pa.) WHIP 22 — Chanse Riley (Sr. / 5-10 / 175 / Montclair, N.J.) OR 33 — Conner Romango (So. / 5-11 / 190 / Pittsburgh, Pa.) CORNERBACK 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.) 16 — Sterling Deary (Fr. / 5-10 / 160 / Flower Mound, Texas) CORNERBACK 3 — Fisayo Oluleye (Sr. / 6-0 / 185 / Lititz, Pa.) 25 — Mike Caruso (Jr. / 5-9 / 180 / Rumson, N.J.) 28 — Eric Butler (So. / 5-10 / 170 / Altamonte Springs, Fla.)
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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............................................................... 28 (4) Alan Butler................................................................. 24 (15) Joe Lauro..................................................................... 21 (4) Andrew Owers............................................................. 17 (0) Pat Finn..................................................................... 14 (10) Noah Stephenson........................................................ 14 (0) P.J. Barr..................................................................... 12 (12) John Chiarolanzio.........................................................11 (0) Roger Mellado........................................................... 10 (10) Justin Bethea............................................................... 10 (1) Simeon Page................................................................. 9 (8) Alex Twiford................................................................... 9 (3) Chanse Riley................................................................. 8 (0) Josh Yoder..................................................................... 8 (0) Erik Lukner.................................................................... 7 (4) Brandon Benson............................................................ 7 (0) Nick Zarkoski................................................................. 7 (0) Fisayo Oluleye............................................................... 6 (4) Drew Newcomb............................................................. 6 (0) Sam Chitty..................................................................... 5 (4) Brice Sydnor.................................................................. 5 (1) Blake Fletcher................................................................ 5 (0) Chad Freshnock............................................................ 5 (0) Justis Peppers............................................................... 4 (4) Matt Robinson............................................................... 4 (4) Jon Fox.......................................................................... 4 (0) Chuck Sanders.............................................................. 4 (0) Jared Cooper................................................................. 3 (3) Jimmy Sheehan............................................................. 3 (0) Stefone Moore-Green.................................................... 2 (1) Sean Naiman................................................................. 2 (0) Alex Jordan.................................................................... 2 (0) Brandon Sanders........................................................... 2 (0) Logan Bitikofer............................................................... 1 (1) Grayson Cherubino....................................................... 1 (1) Simon Krizak................................................................. 1 (1) Conner Romango.......................................................... 1 (1) Nnamdi Unachukwu...................................................... 1 (1) Marquis Carter............................................................... 1 (0) John McGuire................................................................ 1 (0) Joe Schiano................................................................... 1 (0) Gerrit Van Itallie............................................................. 1 (0) Number in parentheses indicate streak of consecutive starts
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) 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
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)
BRYAN MARINE (9) ................................. 2018.......................................... • Team Captain ................................. 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)
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR RB QB FB William & Mary Bethea Peppers Lukner Finn Barr Stephenson Sanders (WR) A. Butler Carter Chiarolanzio Owers Sacred Heart Bethea Peppers Lukner Finn Barr Stephenson Twiford A. Butler Cooper Chiarolanzio Sanders (WR) Penn McGuire Peppers Lukner Finn Barr Stephenson Twiford A. Butler Cooper Chiarolanzio Owers Villanova Bethea Peppers Lukner Finn Barr Krizak Twiford A. Butler Cooper Bitikofer Moore-Green (RB) Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth Lafayette Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Opponent DE DT DT DE SAM MIKE SS FS WHIP CB CB William & Mary Mellado J. Sheehan Page (LB) Naiman Chitty Robinson Newcomb Lauro Riley Marine Oluleye Sacred Heart Mellado J. Sheehan Page (LB) Schiano Chitty Robinson Benson Lauro Riley Marine Oluleye Penn Mellado J. Sheehan Page (LB) Naiman Chitty Robinson Van Itallie Lauro Riley Marine Oluleye Villanova Cherubino Unachukwu Page (LB) Mellado Chitty Robinson Sydnor Lauro Romango Marine Oluleye Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth Lafayette Lehigh Georgetown Fordham
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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..................................................................................Sept. 22, 2018 at No. 14/15 Villanova (7-49) 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. 14, 2017 (John Chiarolanzio to Jack Horan (64) at Cornell, 26-18) 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) 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.........................................................................................Nov. 18, 2017 (Simeon Page (4) at Fordham, 9-20) 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. 14, 2017 (Jared Morse at Cornell, 26-18) 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)
Summary 1 TD 1 TD, 1 INT 2 TDs, 1 FG, 1 MFG 1 TD, 1 DWNS
6-9 (.667)
TD%: 5-9 (.556)
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)
12-16 (.750)
Summary 1 TD, 1 INT 2 TDs, 1 FG, DWNS 3 TDs 5 TDs, 1 INT, 1 FUM
TD%: 11-16 (.688)
FCS PLAYER RANKINGS Individual (Top 50) Rank No./Avg. Alex Pechin (Punting Yards) 1st 1,414 Alex Pechin (Punting) 6th 45.6 Bryan Marine (Fumbles Recovered) t-1st 2 Bryan Marine (Combined Kick Returns) 2nd 334 Bryan Marine (Solo Tackles) t-4th 27 Bryan Marine (Solo Tackles/Game) t-8th 6.8 Bryan Marine (Punt Returns) t-23rd 9.8 Bryan Marine (Interceptions/Game) t-25th 0.5 Fisayo Oluleye (INT Return TDs) t-3rd 1 Fisayo Oluleye (Interceptions/Game) t-25th 0.5 Simeon Page (Forced Fumbles/Game) t-9th 0.50 Matt Robinson (Forced Fumbles/Game) t-9th 0.50 Mike Colantuono (Fumbles Recovered) t-17th 1 Sterling Deary (Fumbles Recovered) t-17th 1 Chanse Riley (Fumbles Recovered) t-17th 1 Joe Schiano (Fumbles Recovered) t-17th 1 Brice Sydnor (Fumbles Recovered) t-17th 1 Joe Lauro (Solo Tackles) t-19th 22 Joe Lauro (Total Tackles/Game) t-43rd 8.8 Joe Lauro (Solo Tackles/Game) t-44th 5.5 Stefone Moore-Green (Kickoff Returns) 20th 26.4 Sam Chitty (Tackles For Loss/Game) t-33rd 1.5 Top-10 marks in bold
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OPPONENT SCHEDULE/RESULTS WILLIAM & MARY (1-2, 0-1 CAA) Sept. 1 at Bucknell....................................... W, 14-7 Sept. 8 at #12/14 Virginia Tech......................L, 17-62 Sept. 15 vs. Elon*......................................Postponed Sept. 22 at #2 James Madison*.......................L, 0-51 Sept. 29 vs. Colgate.........................................6 p.m. Oct. 6 vs. Albany*........................................3:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Towson*...........................................4 p.m. 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 (1-3, 0-1 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*.............................. 1:05 p.m. Oct. 6 at New Hampshire.................................1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Harvard............................................7 p.m. 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 (1-3, 0-0 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 Princeton............................................1 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. Fordham*.................................12:30 p.m. 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 (3-0, 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.......................................1:30 p.m. Oct. 6 vs. Penn.................................................3 p.m. Oct. 13 at Dartmouth........................................6 p.m. 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 (3-0, 2-0 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...............................6 p.m. Oct. 6 at Bucknell*....................................... 12 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. Cornell..........................................12 p.m. 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 (1-3, 0-0 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.............................................1 p.m. Oct. 6 at Fordham*...........................................1 p.m. Oct. 13 at Lafayette*....................................3:30 p.m. 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 (2-0, 0-0 IVY) Sept. 15 vs. Bucknell................................. W, 34-17 Sept. 22 vs. Lehigh...................................... W, 30-10 Sept. 29 at Dartmouth*................................1:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Sacred Heart......................................3 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. Columbia*.......................................1 p.m. 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 (2-2, 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.........................................1 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. Bucknell....................................... 1 p.m. 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 (0-4, 0-0 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*....................................1 p.m. Oct. 13 at Lehigh*......................................12:30 p.m. 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 (3-1, 0-1 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 Stony Brook*..................................6 p.m. Oct. 6 at Maine*...........................................3:30 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. James Madison*.............................1 p.m. 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 (0-4, 0-1 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.............6 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. Georgetown*.............................3:30 p.m. 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 HOLY CROSS FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Bob Chesney Record at Holy Cross: 1-3 (1st season) Career Record: 68-28 (9th season) Conference: Patriot League Stadium: Fitton Field Capacity: 23,500 Surface: Natural Grass 2017 Record: 4-7 Conference Record: 3-3 (t-3rd in PL) GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Worcester, Mass. Founded: 1843 Enrollment: 2,912 Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Royal Purple President: Philip L. Boroughs Athletic Director: Nathan Pine Website: GoHolyCross.com
SERIES INFORMATION Series record...................................................................... 12-22 Last 10 meetings.................................................................... 3-7 First meeting........................................................................ 1925 Last meeting........................................................................ 2017 Record at home...................................................................... 7-9 Record on road..................................................................... 5-13 Record at neutral site............................................................. 0-0 Streak.......................................................... Holy Cross won one Last meeting........................................................... Sept. 9, 2017 .............................................................................. BU 0 – HC 20 Last meeting in Worcester........................................Oct. 8, 2016 ............................................................................ BU 21 – HC 20 Last Bison win..........................................................Oct. 8, 2016 ............................................................................ BU 21 – HC 20 Last Crusader win................................................... Sept. 9, 2017 .............................................................................. BU 0 – HC 20
TALE OF THE TAPE BUCKNELL 0-4
Overall Record
1-3
0-0 PL
League Record
0-1 PL
188.0 (123rd)
Total Offense
303.3 (99th)
67.0 (114th)
Rushing Offense
136.5 (71st)
121.0 (110th)
Passing Offense
166.8 (96th)
78.66 (121st)
Passing Efficiency
113.45 (91st)
11.3 (115th)
Scoring Offense
19.0 (t-97th)
.667 (t-102nd)
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Red Zone Offense
.667 (t-102nd)
407.5 (63rd)
Total Defense
463.3 (98th)
195.0 (t-78th)
Rushing Defense
235.0 (106th)
212.5 (t-45th)
Passing Defense
228.3 (t-63rd)
31.8 (74th)
Scoring Defense
37.0 (93rd)
.750 (t-27th)
Red Zone Defense
.733 (26th)
38.85 (20th)
Net Punting
35.26 (61st)
9.82 (48th)
Punt Returns
13.14 (29th)
20.67 (52nd)
Kickoff Returns
17.39 (90th)
0.00 (t-55th)
Turnover Margin
-1.50 (t-111th)
1.75 (t-70th)
Team Sacks
2.00 (t-53rd)
25:12 (114th)
Time of Possession
26:41 (t-104th)
John Chiarolanzio (247 yards)
Leading Passer
Geoff Wade (465 yards)
Jared Cooper (204 yards)
Leading Rusher
Miles Alexander (174 yards)
Jared Cooper (104 yards)
Leading Receiver
Blaise Bell (136 yards)
Joe Lauro (35 tackles)
Leading Tackler FCS rank in parenthesis Top-30 marks in bold
ALL-TIME RESULTS Year Site Result 1925 Worcester, MA HC, 23-7 1953 Worcester, MA HC, 40-0 1986 Worcester, MA HC, 17-10 1987 Lewisburg, PA HC, 48-10 1988 Worcester, MA HC, 38-7 1989 Lewisburg, PA HC, 35-6 1990 Worcester, MA HC, 43-14 1991 Lewisburg, PA HC, 42-6 1992 Worcester, MA HC, 27-12 1993 Lewisburg, PA BU, 33-23 1994 Worcester, MA HC, 27-20 1995 Lewisburg, PA BU, 21-7 1996 Worcester, MA BU, 38-7 1997 Lewisburg, PA BU, 18-6 1998 Worcester, MA BU, 30-14 1999 Lewisburg, PA BU, 32-21 2000 Worcester, MA HC, 10-9 2001 Lewisburg, PA BU, 21-14 2002 Worcester, MA HC, 38-21 2003 Lewisburg, PA BU, 53-31 2004 Worcester, MA BU, 42-27 2005 Lewisburg, PA HC, 51-33
HOLY CROSS
ALL-TIME RESULTS (CONT.) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Worcester, MA Lewisburg, PA Worcester, MA Lewisburg, PA Worcester, MA Lewisburg, PA Worcester, MA Lewisburg, PA Worcester, MA Lewisburg, PA Worcester, MA Lewisburg, PA
HC, 27-10 HC, 45-21 HC, 34-17 BU, 23-17 HC, 34-9 HC, 16-13 HC, 13-6 HC, 51-27 BU, 31-24 OT HC, 23-7 BU, 21-20 HC, 20-0
Ryan Brady (57 tackles)
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THE LAST TIME THE BISON AND CRUSADERS MET... HOLY CROSS 10 3 7 0 20 BUCKNELL 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 9, 2017 >> Lewisburg, Pa. >> Mathewson-Memorial Stadium >> 12 p.m. >> Attendance: 1,987
TEAM STATISTICS
HC BUCKNELL FIRST DOWNS 17 13 Rushing 7 4 Passing 8 7 Penalty 2 2 NET YARDS RUSHING 134 76 Rushing Attempts 33 27 Average Per Rush 4.1 2.8 Rushing Touchdowns 2 0 Yards Gained Rushing 151 107 Yards Lost Rushing 17 31 NET YARDS PASSING 178 138 Completions-Attempts-Int 16-33-2 22-39-1 Average Per Attempt 5.4 3.5 Average Per Completion 11.1 6.3 Passing Touchdowns 0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 312 214 Total offense plays 66 66 Average Gain Per Play 4.7 3.2 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 4-3 Penalties: Number-Yards 9-65 5-44 PUNTS-YARDS 7-265 6-250 Average Yards Per Punt 37.9 41.7 Net Yards Per Punt 33.7 37.2 Inside 20 1 1 50+ Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair catch 3 4 KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-295 1-65 Average Yards Per Kickoff 59.0 65.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 45.2 40.0 Touchbacks 1 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-27-0 3-9-0 Average Per Return 13.5 3.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 3-44-0 Average Per Return 0.0 14.7 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 2-6-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 29:12 30:48 1st Quarter 8:27 6:33 2nd Quarter 6:46 8:14 3rd Quarter 8:48 6:12 4th Quarter 5:11 9:49 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 3 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 3 of 5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 0-1 Touchdowns 2-4 0-1 Field goals 2-4 0-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 1-6 PAT Kicks 2-2 0-0 Field Goals 2-2 0-1 Points off turnovers 13 0
GAME NOTES • S Aaron Brown and S Jon Fox each hauled in his first career interception during the game. • QB Matt Muh finished with 138 yards on 22-for-39 passing, connecting with eight different receivers. WR Jack Horan (48) and WR Alan Butler (36) each exceeded 30 receiving yards. • During the contest, S Joe Lauro made his 100th career tackle while LB Ben Richard recorded his 100th career solo tackle. Lauro led the Bison defense with eight tackles (five solo) against the Crusaders. • The Bison limited Holy Cross QB Peter Pujals, who threw for 358 yards and one touchdown against FBS foe UConn on Aug. 28, to 178 yards and no touchdowns. • The Crusaders stretched their winning streak over the Bison in Lewisburg to four games. • Bucknell last suffered a shutout on Sept. 28, 2013, a 16-0 loss to Sacred Heart. • The Crusaders scored 13 of their 20 points off of turnovers. They recovered three fumbles and picked off one pass. • Bucknell held a slim 30:48 to 29:12 advantage in time of possession. The Bison were bolstered by a 9:37 fourth quarter drive that covered 71 yards in 18 plays. • This was the first time the Bison and Crusaders met in September. • This was the second time the Bison had their Patriot League opener on Sept. 9, which is the second earliest date they have begun league action.
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Holy Cross Tops Bucknell Football in Patriot League Opener Holy Cross toppled the Bucknell football team, 20-0, in the Patriot League opener for both teams at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. Diquan Walker rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns while Peter Pujals, a two-time All-Patriot League selection, threw for 178 yards to lead the Crusaders (1-1) past the Bison (1-1). After recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff, Holy Cross started its first drive on the Bucknell 22. While the Crusaders took three penalties on that drive, which pushed them as far back as the Bison 32, Pujals connected with Richie DeNicola for a 30-yard gain that set up Walker for a two-yard touchdown rush. The Bison had a prime opportunity to even the score after Bryan Marine tipped a Pujals pass to Aaron Brown, setting up the offense on the Bucknell 45 with 10:27 on the clock. The Bison reached the Holy Cross 23 thanks to a pass interference penalty and a six-yard Jack Horan reception. But, on a 4th and 4, Matt Muh’s pass to Horan fell just short. With 7:01 remaining in the first, Jack Kutschke forced a fumble, and Tyler Ahmad recovered it to give Holy Cross the ball on the Bucknell 44. The Bison defense came up big, forcing the Crusaders to settle for a 25-yard field goal. During that Holy Cross possession, Chanse Riley had a pair of tackles and a pass breakup. On Bucknell’s first drive of the second quarter, Teddy Capsis sacked Muh deep in the Bison end, and the ball came loose. While Akeem Walcott recovered it on the 13-yard line, the Bucknell defense held fast to force Holy Cross to settle for a 31-yard field goal. The Bison’s longest drive of the first half started at the 6:53 mark of the second quarter. On the second play, Chad Freshnock broke free for a 30-yard gain that advanced Bucknell to the Crusader 34. Freshnock later caught a seven-yard pass on a 4th and 7 to keep the drive alive, but the Bison couldn’t get past the Holy Cross 24. John Burdick’s 41-yard field goal attempt ultimately sailed wide left. At the midpoint of the third quarter, the Crusaders were threatening to extend their lead. In five plays, they went from their nine-yard line to Bucknell’s 30. After Abdullah Anderson and Blake Fletcher teamed to sack Pujals for a loss of six yards, bringing up a 3rd and 11, a pass interference penalty gave Holy Cross a first down. But Jon Fox stepped in front of a Pujals pass on the next play to regain the ball for the Bison. Bucknell went three and out on the resulting drive, and the Crusaders took over on the Bison 35 after a 19-yard punt return by Alim Muhammad. Walker capped the abbreviated drive by rushing for his second touchdown, a two-yard score, at 1:48 of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Bison had the longest drive of the game, an 18-play, 71-yard drive that drained 9:37 off the clock. Muh opened that drive by connecting with Horan for a 14-yard gain and later found Kinner on back-to-back plays for 13 yards. At the Holy Cross 46, Bucknell faced a 4th and 2, but Andrew Podbielski caught a four-yard pass to keep the drive alive. Right after Podbielski’s reception, Muh scrambled 16 yards for a first down. Five plays later, Joey DeFloria nearly found the end zone, but Ryan Brady tackled him a yard shy. Brady’s shoestring tackle ended up being the reason the Crusaders earned their shutout since Oct. 24, 2015 against Lafayette. Holy Cross held strong on the goal line, stuffing two DeFloria rushing attempts short of the end zone and hurrying Muh into throwing an incomplete pass. On 4th and goal from the Crusader nine-yard line, Ahmad tipped Muh’s pass out of Andrew Owers’s reach.
SCORING SUMMARY Team HC HC HC HC
QT 1st 1st 2nd 3rd
Time 13:32 02:49 11:27 01:48
Scoring Play Walker 2yd run Wells 25yd field goal Wells 31yd field goal Walker 2yd run
Conversion Wells kick Wells kick
Plays-Yds 4-22 9-36 4--1 7-35
TOP 1:21 4:12 1:18 3:05
Score 7-0 10-0 13-0 20-0
TEAM LEADERS HOLY CROSS Rushing Att Walker 10 Guild 7 Alexander 9 Passing C-A-I Pujals 16-33-2 Receiving Bell Lacy DeNicola
BUCKNELL Yds TD 72 2 35 0 30 0
Lg 17 24 18
Yds TD 178 0
Lg Sack 30 1
Rec Yds 4 45 4 41 3 55
TD 0 0 0
Avg 7.2 5.0 3.3
Lg 15 16 30
Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Brady 7 3 10 1.0 2 McBeath 6 3 9 2.0 9
Rushing Att Freshnock 7
Yds TD 38 0
Lg Avg 30 5.4
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Muh 22-39-1 138 0
Lg Sack 17 2
Receiving Horan Butler Kinner
Lg 16 17 7
Rec Yds 5 48 4 36 4 21
TD 0 0 0
Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Lauro 5 3 8 - Riley 5 2 7 - Richard 4 2 6 0.5 1 Anderson 1 5 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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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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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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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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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
JOHN CHIAROLANZIO
LOGAN BITIKOFER
4
QB
QB
Florham Park, N.J. Delbarton/Kent School (Conn.) Accouting & Financial Management
New Philadelphia, Ohio New Philadelphia Undeclared
JR | 6-3 | 215
12
SO | 6-3 | 200
NOTES • Won starting job in 2018 preseason camp and started first career season opener against William & Mary; started Bucknell’s first three games • In second start of 2017 against Monmouth, set a new career high in passing yards (204) and matched his then career best in passing attempts • Made first start of 2017 against Sacred Heart and exceeded then career highs in passing attempts (34), completions (21) and passing yards (187); also matched career-long rush (17) • Threw for two touchdowns for the first time in his career at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017; one was a 64-yard scoring pass to Jack Horan • Also found Horan for a 76-yard pass in that game, 34 more than his previous career long set on Oct. 15, 2016 against Colgate • Entered 2016 Fordham game in place of injured R.J. Nitti and threw for a season-best 140 yards on a season-high 33 attempts • At Georgetown in 2016, became the first Bison freshman to start at quarterback since Nitti in 2013 • One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016
NOTES • 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: 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)
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER STATISTICS PASSING Year 2016 2017 2018 Totals
GP-GS 5-1 9-7 3-3 17-11
C-A-I Pct. 37-77-0 .481 109-200-6 .545 39-70-3 .557 185-347-9 .533
Yds. TD Lg. 364 1 42 1069 5 76 247 0 21 1680 6 76
RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2016 5-1 20 -7 0 -0.3 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 2017 9-7 38 -33 0 -0.9 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 2018 3-3 13 -32 0 -2.5 7 0 0 0 0.0 0 Totals 17-11 71 -72 0 -1.0 17 0 0 0 0.0 0
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CAREER HIGHS Passing Attempts: 35 at Penn (9/15/18) Pass Completions: 19 at Penn (9/15/18) Passing Yards: 150 at Penn (9/15/18) Long Pass: 21 at Penn (9/15/18) 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: 10 at Villanova (9/22/18) Rushing TDs: 1 at Villanova (9/22/18)
PASSING Year GP-GS C-A-I 2017 2018 2-1 30-59-4 Totals 2-1 30-59-4
Pct. Yds. TD Lg. DNP .508 237 2 21 .508 237 2 21
RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2017 DNP 2018 2-1 25 -10 1 -0.4 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 Totals 2-1 25 -10 1 -0.4 10 0 0 0 0.0 0
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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
JARED COOPER
JUSTIN BETHEA
21
RB
WR
West Chester, Pa. West Chester East Civil Engineering
Sanford, N.C. Lee County Undeclared
FR | 5-7 | 175
NOTES • 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: 15 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Rushing Yards: 96 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Long Rush: 37 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Receptions: 7 at Penn (9/15/18) Receiving Yards: 51 at Penn (9/15/18) Long Reception: 20 at Penn (9/15/18) All-Purpose Yards: 124 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2018 4-3 45 204 0 4.5 37 13 104 0 8.0 20 Totals 4-3 45 204 0 4.5 37 13 104 0 8.0 20
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11
JR | 6-1 | 180
NOTES • 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: 3, 3 times (last at Fordham, 11/18/17) 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 3-3 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 16 0 5.3 6 Totals 21-10 0 0 0 0.0 0 21 242 0 11.5 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 3-3 0 0 0.0 0 0 16 Totals 21-10 8 167 20.9 0 25 414
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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
ALAN BUTLER
BRANDON SANDERS
2
WR
WR
Erial, N.J. Timber Creek Regional Economics
Downingtown, Pa. St. Joseph’s Prep Undeclared
SR | 6-0 | 180
5
FR | 5-11 | 195
NOTES • Caught his first touchdown pass of 2018 at Penn in week three • Ranks second behind Bryan Marine with 24 career starts • Team leader with 15-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
NOTES • Missed Penn game due to injury but returned to lineup at Villanova a week later • 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, joining Grayson Cherubino, Jared Cooper Sterling Deary, Micah Dennis and Cole McCabe
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, 3 times (last at Penn, 9/15/18) 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 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: 4 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Receiving Yards: 59 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Long Reception: 21 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) All-Purpose Yards: 63 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18)
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 4-4 1 2 0 2.0 2 11 90 1 8.2 15 Totals 32-24 1 2 0 2.0 2 71 759 3 10.7 44 PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS 2015 9-2 2016 8-7 2017 11-11 2018 4-4 Totals 32-24
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 92 26 106 4.1 0 11 886
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CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2018 3-2 5 15 1 3.0 9 9 93 0 10.3 21 Totals 3-2 5 15 1 3.0 9 9 93 0 10.3 21
2018 Bucknell Football Media Notes >>>> 21
BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
ALEX TWIFORD
ANDREW OWERS
45
TE
FB
Sinking Spring, Pa. Wilson Undeclared
Jupiter, Fla. Cardinal Newman Economics
SR | 6-3 | 240
SO | 6-3 | 250
NOTES • 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, including six in a row from week four to week eight CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 3 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Receiving Yards: 24 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Long Reception: 18 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) All-Purpose Yards: 24 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) 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 4-3 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 18 0 3.0 8 Totals 14-9 0 0 0 0.0 0 12 79 0 6.6 18
80
NOTES • 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 4-2 0 0 0 0.0 0 9 60 1 6.7 13 Totals 29-17 0 0 0 0.0 0 65 629 6 9.7 43
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2018 Bucknell Football Media Notes >>>> 22
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 four 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
ERIK LUKNER
68
NOTES • Started first four 2018 games at right guard, running starting streak to 12 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 • 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
NOAH STEPHENSON
LG
RT
Sedro Woolley, Wash. Sedro Woolley Anthropology
Palmyra, N.J. Palmyra Political Science
JR | 6-1 | 285
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 four 2018 games at center, running starting streak to 10 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
78
JR | 6-3 | 285
NOTES • Started Bucknell’s first four 2018 games at left guard • Started first three games of 2017 campaign at left guard before losing season to injury • One of three offensive lineman who started his first career game in the 2017 opener against Marist
PAT FINN
74
NOTES • Started first three 2018 games at right tackle • Missed Villanova game on Sept. 22, 2018 to injury, snapping starting streak at 14 games; was tied with Alan Butler for the team lead in consecutive starts at the time • Started all 11 of Bucknell’s 2017 contests at right guard; lone Bison underclassmen to start every game that season • Entered 2018 fifth among returnees in career starts (11) behind four seniors • First member of the class of 2020 to reach the double digits in starts; accomplished that on Nov. 11, 2017 against Georgetown • One of three offensive lineman who started his first career game in the 2017 opener against Marist
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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
59
SO | 6-7 | 230
NOTES • 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
NOTES • 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 • Recorded a tackle for a loss in Bucknell’s first two 2018 games
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 5 at Penn (9/15/18) Tackles for Loss: 0.5, 3 times (last at Penn, 9/15/18)
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6 at Villanova (9/22/18) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18), vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Sacks: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Pass Breakups: 1 at Villanova (9/22/18)
CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2018 Totals
GP-GS 4-1 4-1
UT-AT-TT 3-8-11 3-8-11
TFL-Yds. 1.5-6 1.5-6
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
ROGER MELLADO
CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2017 2018 4-1 8-3-11 Totals 14-9 8-3-11
Lorton, Va. Gonzaga College High School (D.C.) Undeclared
West Linn, Ore. West Linn Political Science
JR | 6-0 | 210
NOTES • 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 most by a Bison in 2018 to date • 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 start as freshman in 2016 • Injured in week two at Duquesne and missed the rest of the 2016 campaign CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 11 at Villanova (9/22/18) Tackles for Loss: 3.5 at Villanova (9/22/18) Sacks: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Pass Breakups: 1, 3 times (last at Penn, 9/15/18)
CAREER STATISTICS TFL-Yds. 3-10 0.5-2 3.5-12
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
41
LB
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7 at Villanova (9/22/18) Tackle for Loss: 2.0 at Cornell (10/14/17) Sacks: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17)
UT-AT-TT 7-9-16 0-11-11 7-20-27
1-9 1-9
DE
NOTES • Started first four games of 2018 and final six games of 2017 at defensive end • Made career-high seven tackles at Villanova on Sept. 22, 2018 • 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 • One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross; picked up first career tackle and tackle for loss in that contest
GP-GS 11-6 4-4 15-10
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD
SAM CHITTY
47
SO | 6-1 | 230
DEFENSE Year 2017 2018 Totals
TFL-Yds. DNP 2-11 2-11
Sacks-Yds. 1-4 0-0 1-4
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2016 2017 2018 Totals
GP-GS 2-1 11-0 4-4 17-5
UT-AT-TT 2-2-4 3-3-6 14-16-30 19-21-40
TFL-Yds. 0.5-1 0-0 6-13 6.5-14
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 1.5-3 1.5-3
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
SIMEON PAGE
MATT ROBINSON
7
LB
LB
Riverton, Utah Riverton/USAFA Prep (Colo.) Undeclared
Oakton, Va. Flint Hill Political Science
SO | 6-0 | 225
SR | 6-0 | 220
NOTES • Has made at least five tackles in every 2018 game to date, including eight in each of Bucknell’s past two tilts • Posted season-best 3.0 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks at Villanova on Sept. 22, 2018 • 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, 4 times (last at Fordham, 11/18/17) Forced Fumbles: 1, 3 times (last at Villanova, 9/22/18) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 2018 Totals
GP-GS 9-5 4-4 13-9
UT-AT-TT 29-17-46 11-16-27 40-33-73
TFL-Yds. 13-74 5-28 18-102
Sacks-Yds. 9-63 2.5-20 11.5-83
32
FF FR 1 0 2 0 3 0
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Int. PD 0 4 0 0 0 4
NOTES • Has made at least eight tackles in three of Bucknell’s first four games; ranks fourth among Bison with career-best 28 • 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 • Tied with Fisayo Oluleye for the Bison lead in career games played (34) • Key member of the Bucknell special teams that past three seasons CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 9 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) 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 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals
GP-GS 8-0 11-0 11-0 4-4 34-4
UT-AT-TT 1-4-5 4-7-11 4-3-7 12-16-28 21-30-51
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
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
JOE LAURO
CHANSE RILEY
26
FS
WHIP
Bradenton, Fla. Manatee Sociology
Montclair, N.J. Montclair Political Science
SR | 5-11 | 205
SR | 5-10 | 175
NOTES • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Bryan Marine and Alex Pechin • Team leader with 35 tackles; has made at least eight tackles in each of Bucknell’s first four 2018 games • Recorded the 150th tackle and 100th solo tackle against William & Mary in the 2018 opener; led the Bison with 11 tackles (6 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 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17), at Marist (9/3/16) Forced Fumbles: 1, 3 times (last vs. Sacred Heart, 9/8/18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Blocked Extra Points: 1 at Colgate (10/28/17)
NOTES • Missed Villanova game due to injury; could return at Holy Cross this week • Started first five games of 2017 before suffering season-ending injury • Led team in tackles at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 • Played mainly on special teams in 2016 CAREER HIGHS 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) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals
GP-GS 2-0 11-0 5-5 3-3 21-8
UT-AT-TT 0-0-0 1-1-2 21-5-26 11-5-16 33-11-44
GP-GS 10-0 9-9 8-8 4-4 31-21
UT-AT-TT 21-8-29 39-23-62 36-22-58 22-13-35 118-66-184
TFL-Yds. 0-0 1-10 4-9 1.5-7 6.5-26
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 1-10 1-5 0-0 2-15
TFL-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 2.5-11 2.5-11
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
BRICE SYDNOR
Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4
8
SS
CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals
22
FF FR 0 0 1 0 1 1-0 1 0 3 1-0
SR | 6-0 | 190
Int. PD 0 1 1-0 3 1-0 6 0 0 2-0 10
Rosemont, Pa. Radnor/Mercersburg Academy Political Science NOTES • At Villanova in week four, made first start and picked off first pass since 2016 • Recovered a fumble in the red zone against Georgetown on Nov. 11, 2017; that play led to Bucknell’s first field goal • Tied Joe Lauro for the 2016 Bison high with 14 tackles against Fordham • Reached the double digits in tackles in three of his four 2016 starts CAREER HIGHS 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) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2015 2016 11-4 24-25-49 2017 8-0 4-0-4 2018 4-1 8-4-12 Totals 23-5 36-29-65
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TFL-Yds. DNP 2-8 0-0 0.5-0 2.5-8
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
1 1 0 2
0 1-0 1-0 2-0
2-15 2 0-0 0 1-0 1 3-15 3
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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
NOTES
• Picked off two passes at Penn on Sept. 15, 2018; now has nine career interceptions, making him the Patriot League active leader (tied with Colgate’s Tyler Castillo) and placing him in a tie for fifth among active FCS players • Needs one more interception to become the 12th Bison with at least 10 in his career • Tied for second among active FCS players with 34 career passes defended • Also topped career high in all-purpose yards (156) at Penn • A week after picked off two passes at Penn, recovered two fumbles at Villanova • Matched career high set in 2015 with 12 tackles against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018; also set career highs in punt return yards (53) and long punt return (31) during that game • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Joe Lauro and Alex Pechin • First among Bison with 27 career starts, four more than second-place Alan Butler • Bucknell’s nominee for the 2018 NFF Scholar-Athlete Awards • 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
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 12 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18), vs. Holy Cross (11/14/15) Tackles for Loss: 1, 7 times (last vs. Sacred Heart, 9/8/18) 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: 4 at Penn (9/15/18), vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Punt Return Yards: 53 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Long Punt Return: 31 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Kickoff Returns: 5 at Villanova (9/22/18) Kickoff Return Yards: 104 at Villanova (9/22/18) Long Kickoff Return: 34 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards: 156 at Penn (9/15/18)
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 4-4 27-7-34 1-2 0-0 0 2-0 2-34 4 Totals 33-28 150-41-191 7.5-12 0-0 5 4-12 9-131 34 PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS 2015 11-6 2016 9-9 2017 9-9 2018 4-4 Totals 33-28
No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 11 108 9.8 0 31 11 108 9.8 0 31
KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS 2015 11-6 2016 9-9 2017 9-9 2018 4-4 Totals 33-28
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 11 226 20.5 0 27 368 20 395 19.8 0 34 634
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NOTES • 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 • Tied with Matt Robinson for the Bison lead in career games played (34) • 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: 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) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals
GP-GS 9-0 10-2 11-0 4-4 34-6
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
P/K
P/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 • Currently sixth in the NCAA FCS ranks with a 45.6 punting average; one of only three punters in the national top 15 with at least 25 punts • National leader in punts (31) and punting yards (1,414) • Received Honorable Mention National Special Teams Player of the Week accolades from STATS (9/24) after averaging a career-best 51 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 • Averaged 48.4 yards per punt against Sacred Heart on Sept. 8, 2018, bolstered by five punts of 50+ yards (one shy of career high set in 2017 finale) • 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 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: 6 at Fordham (11/18/17) 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 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 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 Totals 28 11-13 4-8 46 23 PUNTING Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals
GP No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TB 11 64 2695 42.1 60 3 2 14 550 39.3 60 0 11 72 3247 45.1 67 5 4 31 1414 45.6 71 1 28 181 7906 43.7 71 9
FC 50+ I20 8 10 17 2 1 8 22 26 34 8 13 11 40 50 70
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CAREER HIGHS • 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 • 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 Villanova (9/22/18) Points: 1 at Villanova (9/22/18) Kickoff Average: 65.0 vs. Colgate (10/28/17) Kickoff Attempts: 8 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Kickoff Average: 65.0 vs. Colgate (10/28/17) CAREER STATISTICS KICKING Year GP PAT-Att. FG-FGA Lg. Pts. 2017 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 2018 1 1-1 0-0 0 1 Totals 10 1-1 0-0 0 1
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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) BRANDON BENSON (36) S | SO | 6-0 | 190 Tackles: 15 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Tackles for Loss: 1, 3 times (last vs. William & Mary, 9/1/18) Sacks: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) RYAN BRIDA (51) LB | SO | 5-11 | 200 Tackles: 2 at Villanova (9/22/18) 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: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17), vs. Marist (9/2/17) 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: 2 at Penn (9/15/18) Kickoff Average: 50.0 at Penn (9/15/18) MIKE COLANTUONO (90) DE/LS | SO | 6-2 | 230 Tackles: 1, 3 times (last at Villanova, 9/22/18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Villanova (9/22/18) STERLING DEARY (16) CB | FR | 5-10 | 160 Tackles: 3 at Penn (9/15/18) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Penn (9/15/18) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Penn (9/15/18) JOE FEX (31) RB | SO | 5-9 | 185 Rushing Attempts: 4 at Penn (9/15/18) Rushing Yards: 4 at Penn (9/15/18) Long Rush: 5 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Receptions: 2 at Penn (9/15/18), vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18) Receiving Yards: 10 at Penn (9/15/18) Long Reception: 6 at Penn (9/15/18) Tackles: 2 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18)
BLAKE FLETCHER (30) 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) 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: 2 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) 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) - INJ S | SR | 5-11 | 194 Tackles: 4 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17), at Lafayette (10/21/17) 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) 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) GERRIT VAN ITALLIE S | SO | 5-10 | 206 Tackles: 3 at Fordham (11/18/17) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/8/18), vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) 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 Sep 24, 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
3 59
28 31
3rd
4th
OT
7 7
7 30
0 0
Total 45 127
BUCKNELL
OPP
45 11.2 35 40 15 22 3 268 417 149 117 2.3 67.0 3 484 69-130-7 3.7 7.0 121.0 2 752 247 3.0 188.0 18-372 11-108 5-88 20.7 9.8 17.6 5-5 26-226 56.5 33-1417 42.9 38.8 11-655 59.5 41.5 25:12 14/62 23% 1/8 12% 7-49 0 6 1-3 0-0 (6-9) 67% (5-9) 56% (6-6) 100% 13828 4/3457
127 31.8 47 82 41 36 5 780 920 140 191 4.1 195.0 11 850 58-107-5 7.9 14.7 212.5 5 1630 298 5.5 407.5 7-98 13-115 7-69 14.0 8.8 9.9 11-7 29-234 58.5 23-870 37.8 33.1 23-1365 59.3 37.7 34:48 26/62 42% 1/5 20% 18-119 0 17 3-4 0-0 (12-16) 75% (11-16) 69% (16-16) 100% 28748 4/7187 0/0
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 24, 2018) All games
Rushing
Cooper, Jared Carter, Marquis Sanders, B. Fex, Joe Butler, Alan Moore-Green, S. TEAM Bitikofer, L. Chiarolanzio, J Total Opponents Passing
Chiarolanzio, J Bitikofer, L. Sanders, B. Total Opponents Receiving
Cooper, Jared Butler, Alan Sanders, B. Owers, Andrew Twiford, Alex Moore-Green, S. Fex, Joe Bethea, Justin Carter, Marquis Herman, Blais Lyles, Dominic Walier, Steven Total Opponents
gp-gs
att
gain loss
net avg td
lg avg/g
Punt Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
4-3 45 1-1 18 3-2 5 4-0 7 4-4 1 4-1 1 4-0 2 2-1 25 3-3 13 0 117 0 191
222 18 81 0 18 3 14 5 2 0 2 0 0 3 59 69 19 51 417 149 920 140
204 81 15 9 2 2 -3 -10 -32 268 780
37 51.0 21 81.0 9 5.0 5 2.2 2 0.5 2 0.5 0 -0.8 10 -5.0 7 -10.7 37 0.0 38 0.0
Marine, Bryan Total Opponents
11 11 13
108 9.8 108 9.8 115 8.8
31 31 40
Interceptions
no.
yds avg td
gp-gs
effic comp-att-int
3-3 76.78 39-70-3 2-1 82.22 30-59-4 3-2 0.00 0-1-0 0 78.66 69-130-7 0 127.01 58-107-5
4.5 0 4.5 1 3.0 1 1.3 0 2.0 0 2.0 0 -1.5 0 -0.4 1 -2.5 0 2.3 3 4.1 11
pct
55.7 50.8 0.0 53.1 54.2
yds td
lg avg/g
247 237 0 484 850
21 82.3 21 118.5 0 0.0 21 0.0 90 0.0
0 2 0 2 5
Marine, Bryan Oluleye, Fisayo Sydnor, Brice Total Opponents
34 54 0 88 69
17.0 27.0 0.0 17.6 9.9
0 1 0 1 0
lg
26 54 0 54 48
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
Marine, Bryan Moore-Green, S. Twiford, Alex McGuire, John Total Opponents
11 5 1 1 18 7
226 132 8 6 372 98
0 0 0 0 0 0
27 66 8 6 66 25
no.
yds avg td
lg
gp-gs
no.
yds
avg
td
lg avg/g
Fumble Returns
4-3 4-4 3-2 4-2 4-3 4-1 4-0 3-3 1-1 4-0 2-0 3-0 0 0
13 11 9 9 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 69 58
104 8.0 90 8.2 93 10.3 60 6.7 18 3.0 30 6.0 13 3.2 16 5.3 13 4.3 10 3.3 16 8.0 21 21.0 484 7.0 850 14.7
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5
20 15 21 13 8 17 6 6 19 5 8 21 21 90
Total Opponents
26.0 22.5 31.0 15.0 4.5 7.5 3.2 5.3 13.0 2.5 8.0 7.0 0.0 0.0
2 2 1 5 7
0 0 0
0 2
20.5 26.4 8.0 6.0 20.7 14.0
0 0.0 41 20.5
0 1
0 32
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 24, 2018) All games
Scoring
td
Chambers, Jack Oluleye, Fisayo Bitikofer, L. Owers, Andrew Butler, Alan Sanders, B. Carter, Marquis Torres, Ethan Total Opponents
- 1-3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 6 1-3 17 3-4
Field Goals
fg
Chambers, Jack
1-3
fg
kick
5-5 1-1 6-6 16-16
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
-
-
-
-
pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99
33.3 0-0
0-0
1-2
0-1
FG Sequence
Bucknell
Opponents
William & Mary Sacred Heart Penn Villanova
41 (34),36 -
44 (30) (49),(48) -
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
0-0
pts
8 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 - 45 - 127
Total Offense
g plays
rush pass
Bitikofer, L. Chiarolanzio, J Cooper, Jared Carter, Marquis Sanders, B. Fex, Joe Butler, Alan Moore-Green, S. TEAM Total Opponents
2 3 4 1 3 4 4 4 4 0 0
-10 -32 204 81 15 9 2 2 -3 268 780
84 83 45 18 6 7 1 1 2 247 298
total avg/g
237 227 247 215 0 204 0 81 0 15 0 9 0 2 0 2 0 -3 484 752 850 1630
113.5 71.7 51.0 81.0 5.0 2.2 0.5 0.5 -0.8 0.0 0.0
lg blk
Punting
no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
34
Pechin, Alex TEAM Total Opponents
31 1414 2 3 33 1417 23 870
Kickoffs
no. yds avg tb ob retn
Pechin, Alex Chambers, Jack Torres, Ethan Total Opponents
7 425 2 100 2 130 11 655 23 1365
0
45.6 71 1.5 3 42.9 71 37.8 51
60.7 50.0 65.0 59.5 59.3
3 0 1 4 5
1 0 1 0
8 11 13 0 0 0 8 11 13 5 3 2
1 1 2 0
net ydln
0 0 0 0 14.0 41.5 0 20.7 37.7
23 27
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 24, 2018) All games All Purpose
g
rush
rcv
pr
kr
Marine, Bryan Cooper, Jared Moore-Green, S. Sanders, B. Carter, Marquis Butler, Alan Owers, Andrew Oluleye, Fisayo Twiford, Alex Fex, Joe Walier, Steven Bethea, Justin Lyles, Dominic Herman, Blais McGuire, John TEAM Bitikofer, L. Chiarolanzio, J Total Opponents
4 4 4 3 1 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 4 3 4 2 3 0 0
0 204 2 15 81 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -10 -32 268 780
0 104 30 93 13 90 60 0 18 13 21 16 16 10 0 0 0 0 484 850
108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 115
226 0 132 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 372 98
ir
total avg/g
34 368 0 308 0 164 0 108 0 94 0 92 0 60 54 54 0 26 0 22 0 21 0 16 0 16 0 10 0 6 0 -3 0 -10 0 -32 88 1320 69 1912
92.0 77.0 41.0 36.0 94.0 23.0 15.0 13.5 6.5 5.5 7.0 5.3 8.0 2.5 2.0 -0.8 -5.0 -10.7 0.0 0.0
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 24, 2018) All games
# 26 9 41 32 7 22 33 8 3 47 34 59 50 38 36 24 16 89 42 51 30 90 97 31 39 55 52 74 2 21 28
Defensive Leaders
gp-gs
Lauro, Joe Marine, Bryan Chitty, Sam Robinson, Matt Page, Simeon Riley, Chanse Romango, Conner Sydnor, Brice Oluleye, Fisayo Mellado, Roger Fox, Jon Unachukwu, N. Cherubino, G. Schiano, Joe Benson, Brandon Van Itallie, G. Deary, Sterling Naiman, Sean Sheehan, Jimmy Brida, Ryan Fletcher, Blake Colantuono, M. Zarkoski, Nick Fex, Joe Newcomb, Drew Hunt, John Mottram, Rick Barr, P.J. Butler, Alan Cooper, Jared Butler, Eric Total Opponents
4-4 4-4 4-4 4-4 4-4 3-3 4-1 4-1 4-4 4-4 2-0 4-1 4-1 4-1 2-1 4-1 4-0 4-2 4-3 4-0 3-0 4-0 2-0 4-0 1-1 4-0 3-0 4-4 4-4 4-3 3-0 0 0
ua
Tackles a tot
22 13 27 7 14 16 12 16 11 16 11 5 10 4 8 4 9 3 . 11 5 6 8 3 3 8 4 5 3 5 5 3 3 4 3 1 2 2 3 . 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 . 2 . 2 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 173 144 141 126
35 34 30 28 27 16 14 12 12 11 11 11 11 9 8 8 7 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 317 267
tfl/yds
Sacks no-yds
1.5-7 1.0-2 6.0-13 1.5-5 5.0-28 2.5-11 . 0.5-0 3.0-9 0.5-2 1.0-4 2.0-11 1.5-6 1.0-8 1.5-3 . . 1.0-2 . . 1.0-5 . . . . . 0.5-3 . . . . 31-119 35-156
. . 1.5-3 1.0-4 2.5-20 . . . . . . 1.0-9 . 1.0-8 . . . . . . 1.0-5 . . . . . . . . . . 7-49 18-119
Pass defense Fumbles blkd int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick
. 2-34 . . . . . 1-0 2-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88 7-69
. 2 3 1 . 1 . . 2 . . 1 . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 11
. . . 1 2 . . . . . . 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 11
. 2-0 . . . 1-0 . 1-0 . . . . . 1-0 . . 1-0 . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . 7-0 5-41
1 . . 2 2 . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
saf
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Sep 24, 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
18 96 1 1 1 37 35 35 20 150 2 21 21 7 59 1 1 21 21 1 34 9 51.0 71 4 31 66 12 12 1.5 3.5 2
Carter, Marquis vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 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 vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Chiarolanzio, J vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Bitikofer, L. at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Chiarolanzio, J vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Bitikofer, L. at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Bitikofer, L. at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Chiarolanzio, J vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Bitikofer, L. at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Cooper, Jared at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Sanders, B. vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Butler, Alan at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Owers, Andrew at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Sanders, B. vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Walier, Steven at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Chambers, Jack at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Chambers, Jack at Penn (Sep 15, 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 Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Marine, Bryan vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 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 Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Chitty, Sam at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Marine, Bryan at Penn (Sep 15, 2018)
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Sep 24, 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 38 21 154 4.5 2 74 257 4.4 17 4 13 9 85 4 2 9 9 51.0 71 4 31
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 Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018)
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Sep 24, 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
28 178 2 2 38 32 32 21 281 2 90 5 5 5 5 187 1 1 1 1 1 90 2 49 9 47.0 51 51 1 1 1 40 25 11 3.0 3.0 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Meachum, Jordan, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Meachum, Jordan, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Brooks, Karekin, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Forbes, A., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Meachum, Jordan, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Shon Mitchell, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Duke, Kevin, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Shon Mitchell, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Bednarczyk, Z., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Glover, Ryan, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Bednarczyk, Z., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Jack Armstrong, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Nick Muse, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Willows, Abe, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) McGrigg, J., at Villanova (Sep 22, 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) McGrigg, J., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Soslow, Jack, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Soslow, Jack, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Gettman, Noah, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Fondacaro, N., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Gettman, Noah, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Fondacaro, N., at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) Will Michael, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Gettman, Noah, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) Brennan, Drew, at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Malcolme, I., at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) Nunez, Lucas, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 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) 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)
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Sep 24, 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 5.2 6 32 32 21 307 14.0 2 82 609 7.6 49 10 28 8 8 80 5 3 9 47.0 51 51 1 1 1 40
at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 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) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) at Villanova (Sep 22, 2018) vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 08, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018) at Penn (Sep 15, 2018)
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Games Played (as of Sep 24, 2018) All games ## 74 36 11 12 51 2 28 35 25 83 50 4 41 90 21 16 23 31 73 30 34 86 17 55 77 26 15 68 13 9 43 19 47 6 52 99 89 39 3 80 7 1 75 85 22 32 33
PLAYER Barr, P.J. Benson, Brandon Bethea, Justin Bitikofer, L. Brida, Ryan Butler, Alan Butler, Eric Carter, Marquis Caruso, Mike Chambers, Jack Cherubino, G. Chiarolanzio, J Chitty, Sam Colantuono, M. Cooper, Jared Deary, Sterling Dennis, Micah Fex, Joe Finn, Pat Fletcher, Blake Fox, Jon Herman, Blais Hildebrand, Sam Hunt, John Krizak, Simon Lauro, Joe Lints, Renn Lukner, Erik Lyles, Dominic Marine, Bryan McCabe, Cole McGuire, John Mellado, Roger Moore-Green, S. Mottram, Rick Myers, Clay Naiman, Sean Newcomb, Drew Oluleye, Fisayo Owers, Andrew Page, Simeon Pechin, Alex Peppers, Justis Reedy, John Riley, Chanse Robinson, Matt Romango, Conner
GP-GS 4/4 2/1 3/3 2/1 4/4/4 3/1/1 2/3/4/1 3/3 4/4 4/4/3 4/1/4/4/4 3/2/4/3/4/2/1 4/4 1/4/4 2/4/4 1/3/1 4/4 4/1 3/3/4/2 1/1 4/4 4/2 4/4 4/4/4 2/3/3 4/4 4/1
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2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Games Played (as of Sep 24, 2018) All games ## 5 57 38 42 78 8 96 45 59 24 82 79 97
PLAYER Sanders, B. Sanders, Chuck Schiano, Joe Sheehan, Jimmy Stephenson, N. Sydnor, Brice Torres, Ethan Twiford, Alex Unachukwu, N. Van Itallie, G. Walier, Steven Yoder, Josh Zarkoski, Nick
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