BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 2018 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA NOTES
Date Opponent Time/Result Sep. 01 WILLIAM & MARY L, 7-14 Sep. 08 SACRED HEART 3 p.m. Sep. 15 Penn 3 p.m. Sep. 22 Villanova 6 p.m. 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 2: Sacred Heart Pioneers vs. Bucknell Bison >>>> Saturday, Sept. 8 >> 3 p.m. >> Lewisburg, Pa. >> Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium 0-1...................................................................... Overall...................................................................... 1-0 0-0 PL.................................................................League..............................................................0-0 NEC 0-1....................................................................... Home....................................................................... 1-0 0-0........................................................................Away........................................................................ 0-0 Lost 1...................................................................Streak..................................................................Won 1 Joe Susan.......................................................Head Coach.......................................................Mark Nofri 37-52 (9th season)..................................... Record at School..................................... 38-32 (7th season) 47-52 (10th season)..................................... Career Record............................................................Same John Chiarolanzio (143 yards)..................... Leading Passer................................Kevin Duke (146 yards) Marquis Carter (81 yards)............................ Leading Rusher..................... Jordan Meachum (132 yards) Brandon Sanders (59 yards)......................Leading Receiver........................ Andrew O’Neill (103 yards) Joe Lauro (11 tackles)................................. Leading Tackler..........................Aaron Donalson (7 tackles)
PROJECTED BUCKNELL STARTERS Pos. No. Name Yr. QB 4 John Chiarolanzio Jr. RB 21 Jared Cooper Fr. FB 85 John Reedy Jr. WR 2 Alan Butler Sr. WR 11 Justin Bethea Jr. LT 75 Justis Peppers So. LG 68 Erik Lukner Jr. C 73 Pat Finn Sr. RG 74 P.J. Barr So. RT 78 Noah Stephenson Jr. TE 45 Alex Twiford So.
Ht. 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3
OFFENSE Wt. Fast Fact 215 Won starting job in camp, owns 1,576 career passing yards 175 Expected to become second freshman to start in 2018 240 Missed 2017 to injury, expected to make first start against SHU 180 Second among all Bison with 21 career starts 180 Posted three career highs in 2017 finale at Fordham 320 Started first career game against Tribe in 2018 opener 285 Owns four career starts at left guard 275 Team captain, owns 11 career starts at center 305 Owns nine career starts, eight of which came at left guard 285 Only underclassman to start all 11 games in 2017 250 Started six of Bucknell’s final eight 2017 games
DEFENSE Pos. DE DT DT DE SAM MIKE SS FS WHIP CB CB
No. 47 42 97 89 41 32 36 26 22 9 3
Name Roger Mellado Jimmy Sheehan Nick Zarkoski Sean Naiman Sam Chitty Matt Robinson Brandon Benson Joe Lauro Chanse Riley Bryan Marine Fisayo Oluleye
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Ht. 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-0
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No. 83 1 1 2 9 6 9 34 90 1
Name Jack Chambers Alex Pechin Alex Pechin Alan Butler Bryan Marine Stefone Moore-Green Bryan Marine Jon Fox Mike Colantuono Alex Pechin
Yr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr.
Ht. 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0
Wt. 230 245 245 220 210 220 190 205 175 180 185
Fast Fact Has started seven-straight games dating back to 2017 Started first career game against Tribe in 2018 opener Started first seven 2017 games before losing season to injury Made first career start against Tribe Made first start since 2016 against Tribe
Made first career start against Tribe, posted career-high eight tackles
67 of his 68 2017 tackles came in final seven games Team captain, made 150th career tackle in 2018 opener Started first five 2017 games before losing season to injury Team captain, first among Bison with 25 career starts Intercepted a pass in the end zone during 2018 opener
SPECIAL TEAMS Wt. 180 200 200 180 180 150 180 195 230 200
Fast Fact 14-16 on PATs and 2-5 on field goals in career Averaged 59.5 yards on 48 career kickoffs, 36 came in 2015 All-American, 45.1 2017 punting average third nationally Owns 106 career punt return yards Returned first two career punts for 18 yards in 2018 opener Led team with 388 kickoff return yards in 2017 Owns 169 carer kickoff return yards, 104 came in 2016 Also a converted linebacker, began snapping in 2017 Made first career appearance against Tribe Team captain, handles holds in addition to punting 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 welcomes Sacred Heart to Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium for a 3 p.m. game on Saturday, Sept. 8. The Bison, who fell in a defensive battle to William & Mary in their season opener, will look to run their winning streak against the Pioneers to three games.
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BucknellBison (Bucknell_FB) Athletics Facebook............................................................................ Bucknell Athletics COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach.................................................................................................. Joe Susan Alma Mater.............................................................................................. Delaware, ‘78 Record at Bucknell.......................................................................... 37-52 (9th season) Career Record............................................................................... 47-52 (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........................................................................................... 601-585-51 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 and College Sports Madness 1st Teams 2018 Preseason All-Patriot League Selections........................... Pat Finn, Alex Pechin
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WITH A VICTORY THE BISON WOULD... • take a 3-1 series lead over Sacred Heart • improve to 1-1 in non-conference action this season • move to 16-9 all-time against Northeast Conference teams • give Joe Susan a win in his 100th career game as a collegiate head coach BUCKNELL AT A GLANCE • The Bison are currently 0-1 (0-0 Patriot League) on the season following their tight 14-7 loss to William & Mary. • 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 returns 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 returns its top passer (John Chiarolanzio, 1,069 yards) from a year ago. The Bison lost their top receiver (Jack Horan, 377 yards) and top two tacklers (Ben Richard, 77, and Mark Pyles, 73) to graduation and their top rusher (Chad Freshnock, 525 yards) to a season-ending injury. INSIDE THE WILLIAM & MARY BOX SCORE • The Bison defense stood tall all night, but the Tribe prevailed, 14-7, thanks to a fourth-quarter touchdown. • On the first play of the fourth quarter, DE Joe Schiano came up with a strip sack to give Bucknell the ball at William & Mary’s 36-yard line. Five plays later, RB Marquis Carter scampered 12 yards into the end zone; a good extra point by K Jack Chambers made it a 7-7 game. • The Tribe was quick to respond. On the second play of its next drive, QB Shon Mitchell connected with WR DeVonte Dedmon for a 75-yard score that proved to be the difference in the game. • QB John Chiarolanzio finished with 143 yards on 20-for-32 passing, connecting with eight different receivers. • WR Brandon Sanders, a freshman, led all Bison with 59 yards on four receptions. On the ground, Carter ran for a career-best 81 yards on 18 carriers. • Defensively, S Joe Lauro (11) and CB Bryan Marine (10) reached the double digits in tackles. Four Bison recorded a sack: Schiano, DE Blake Fletcher, LB Simeon Page and DE Nnamdi Unachukwu. • 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. SACRED HEART AT A GLANCE • The Pioneers are currently 1-0 (0-0 Northeast Conference) on the season following their 35-6 victory over Lafayette. • QB Kevin Duke went 17-for-22 for 146 yards and two touchdowns while RB Jordan Meachum rushed for a career-best 132 yards on 17 carries. WR Andrew O’Neill added 103 yards and one touchdown on nine receptions. • Sacred Heart finished 2017 with a 4-7 (2-4 NEC) record. The Pioneers, who tied Wagner for fifth in the NEC a year ago, were picked to place sixth in the 2018 preseason poll. • Sacred Heart returned six offensive starters, including Duke and O’Neill, and three defensive starters.
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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 0-1 .000 Totals 47-52 .475 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 • The Pioneers won back-to-back NEC titles in 2013 and 2014, the first two years they faced the Bison. • Before 2017, Sacred Heart had posted a winning record for four-straight seasons, including a 10-3 record in 2013 and a 9-3 ledger in 2014. THE BUCKNELL/SACRED HEART SERIES • This is the fourth meeting between Bucknell and Sacred Heart. • Last year at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, the Bison toppled the Pioneers, 34-31, on a walk-off field goal. • The Pioneers won the 2013 game in Lewisburg,16-0, while the Bison took the 2014 meeting in Fairfield, Conn., 36-20. • Before Holy Cross shut out Bucknell in week two of the 2017 campaign, Sacred Heart was the most recent team to blank the Bison. That shutout ended a program-record streak of 77-straight games with a point. THE LAST MEETING WITH THE PIONEERS Sacred Heart 31 – Bucknell 34 (Sept. 23, 2017 – Lewisburg, Pa.) • K John Burdick booted a career-best 46-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Bison to a 34-31 victory over the Pioneers. • Sacred Heart rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter and tied the game at 31 apiece when Kevin Duke found Lawrence Nembhard for a 41-yard touchdown with 4:12 remaining in regulation. • With 1:29 left on the clock, LB Ben Richard and DL Nick Zarkoski stuffed Duke inches short of a first down on a 4th and 1, giving the Bison a chance to win it. • QB John Chiarolanzio set career highs in passing yards (187), completions (21) and attempts (34) in his first 2017 start. He also matched his career-long rush with a 17-yard run that helped set up RB Chad Freshnock’s fourth-quarter touchdown • The career highs that Chiarolanzio set in completions and long rush still stand. • In his first game as one of Bucknell’s captains, RB Joey DeFloria rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns. • A trio of Bison reached the double figures in tackles: Richard (15), LB Mark Pyles (12) and S Joe Lauro (10). Richard also recovered a fumble while Lauro and S Aaron Brown picked off passes. • Burdick’s 46-yard field goal was eight yards longer his previous career long. It capped a perfect night for the senior, as he made both of his field-goal attempts and all four of his point-after bids for a career-high 10 points. • For their efforts against Sacred Heart, Burdick and Richard captured weekly awards. Burdick was named the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week while Richard was honored as the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week and the Bison Athlete of the Week. BISON VS. THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE • Bucknell is 15-9 all-time against current members of the Northeast Conference: Bryant (1-1), Duquesne (10-7), Robert Morris (2-0) and Sacred Heart (2-1). INSIDE THE BUCKNELL DEPTH CHART • Bucknell’s 11 projected starters on offense have made a combined 81 starts. • Bucknell’s 11 projected starters on defense have made a combined 77 starts, with CB Bryan Marine (25) and S Joe Lauro (18) accounting for almost 56 percent of them. • On offense, two seniors, five juniors, three sophomores and one freshman are expected to start. • On defense, six seniors, three juniors and two sophomores are projected to start. • Thirteen seniors, 14 juniors, 17 sophomores and 10 freshmen appear on this week’s depth chart. • Six players on Bucknell’s roster have made at least 10 career starts: Marine (25), WR Alan Butler (21), Lauro (18), TE/FB Andrew Owers (16), OL Noah Stephenson (12) and OL Pat Finn (11). All but Stephenson, a junior who was the lone underclassmen to start all 11 of Bucknell’s 2017 contests, are seniors. • With a start against Sacred Heart, QB John Chiarolanzio and OL P.J. Barr will reach the double digits. Barr will become the first member of the class of 2021 to start at least 10 contests. • Butler and Stephenson lead the team with 12 consecutive starts. Barr rounds out the top three with nine.
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PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS
BISON NOTES
League Overall Streak W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Colgate 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 W1 Georgetown 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1 Lehigh 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1 Bucknell 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 Fordham 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 Lafayette 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 Holy Cross 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 L1
• No member of the class of 2019 played in all 34 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 31 career games played. • Six Bison earned their first career start in the 2018 opener: RB Marquis Carter, OL Justis Peppers, DE Sean Naiman, Robinson, WR Brandon Sanders and DL Jimmy Sheehan. Sanders was the lone freshman to start while Sheehan, a junior, and Peppers, a sophomore, had yet to appear in a game before their start against William & Mary. • RB Jared Cooper is expected to become the second freshman to start against the Pioneers. • Six freshmen appeared in Bucknell’s season opener: Sanders, Cooper, CB Sterling Deary, CB Micah Dennis, DE Grayson Cherubino and LB Cole McCabe. • Seven returning Bison played in their first collegiate game against William & Mary: Peppers, Sheehan, LB Ryan Brida, LS Mike Colantuono, S Conner Romango, DE Joe Schiano and DE Nnamdi Unachukwu.
PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Saturday, Sept. 8 Campbell at Georgetown, 12:30 p.m. Villanova at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m. Holy Cross at Boston College, 1 p.m. Sacred Heart at Bucknell, 3 p.m. Lafayette at Delaware, 3:30 p.m. Colgate at New Hampshire, 6 p.m. Fordham at Richmond, 6 p.m Saturday, Sept. 1 Holy Cross 17, Colgate 24* Saint Francis (Pa.) 19, Lehigh 21 Georgetown 39, Marist 14 William & Mary 14, Bucknell 7 Fordham 10, Charlotte 34 Lafayette 6, Sacred Heart 35
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
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BISON ALL-AMERICANS • The Bison return an All-American in P Alex Pechin. 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. • Pechin’s 45.1 punting average shattered his previous school record, set in 2015 as a freshman, by three full yards. • Pechin has been since named to 2018 Preseason All-America First Teams by STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports, College Sports Madness and FreeAgentFootball.com BISON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE SELECTIONS • Bucknell returns three All-Patriot League players in CB Bryan Marine (1st in ‘16), LB Simeon Page (2nd in ‘17) and P Alex Pechin (1st in ‘17 & ‘15). • The Bison lost six of their eight 2017 all-league honorees: DL Abdullah Anderson, also the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, K John Burdick, CB Colin Jonov, LB Mark Pyles, LB Ben Richard and OL Chase Watkins. In addition, RB Joey DeFloria, a 2016 All-Patriot League Second Team pick, also graduated in the class of 2018. BISON PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE HONOREES • Bucknell had two players voted to the 2018 Preseason All-Patriot League Team: OL Pat Finn and P Alex Pechin. • It was Pechin’s second preseason accolade, as he was also named to the 2016 squad, and Finn’s first ever Patriot League award. 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 (43.2), Season Punting Average (45.1, 2017) MILESTONES MET AGAINST WILLIAM & MARY • WR Alan Butler: Reached 700 career receiving yards; now has 701 • QB John Chiarolanzio: Reached 1,500 career passing yards; now has 1,576 • S Joe Lauro: Reached 150 career tackles; now has 160 • S Joe Lauro: Reached 100 career solo tackles; now has 102 MILESTONE WATCH • S Brandon Benson: Needs 29 tackles to reach 100 in his career • CB Bryan Marine: Needs three interceptions to crack Bucknell’s career top eight with 10 • CB Bryan Marine: Needs 20 solo tackles to reach 150 in his career • LB Simeon Page: Needs 6.5 sacks to crack Bucknell’s career top 10 with 16.5 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 (89) and tied for sixth in career victories (37). • Saturday’s tilt with Sacred Heart will be 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.
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BUCKNELL’S RECORD WHEN...
BISON NOTES
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BISON SCHOLAR-ATHLETES • In 2017, P Alex Pechin became the eighth Bison to be honored as the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was joined on the Academic All-Patriot League Team by three seniors, giving Bucknell double the number of selections as the other Patriot League teams. It was also the highest number of Bison voted to the 14-man squad since 2010, when four were honored. • Bucknell placed a program-record 48 student-athletes on the 2017 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Previously, the record stood at 46, which was set the year before. • The team combined for a 3.09 GPA during the 2017 fall semester, bolstered by FB Cinjun Erskine (now a student assistant coach) and LB Rick Mottram’s perfect 4.0s.
Leading after one quarter........................................................................... Trailing after one quarter...................................................................... 0-1 Tied after one quarter................................................................................. Leading at halftime..................................................................................... Trailing at halftime................................................................................ 0-1 Tied at halftime........................................................................................... Leading after three quarters....................................................................... Trailing after three quarters.................................................................. 0-1 Tied after three quarters............................................................................. Games decided in overtime........................................................................ Bison score first.......................................................................................... Opponent scores first........................................................................... 0-1 Bison lead in time of possession................................................................ Opponent leads in time of possession.................................................. 0-1 Bison run more plays.................................................................................. Opponent runs more plays................................................................... 0-1 Bison run at least 65 plays......................................................................... Bison run fewer than 65 plays.............................................................. 0-1 Bison outgain opponent.............................................................................. Opponent outgains Bison..................................................................... 0-1 Bison rush for 200+ yards.......................................................................... Opponent rushes for 200+ yards................................................................ Bison pass for 200+ yards.......................................................................... Opponent passes for 200+ yards......................................................... 0-1 Bison have 400+ total yards....................................................................... Opponent has 400+ total yards.................................................................. Bison win turnover battle............................................................................ Opponent wins turnover battle.................................................................... Bison force at least two turnovers........................................................ 0-1 Opponent forces at least two turnovers................................................ 0-1 Bison commit no turnovers......................................................................... Opponent commits no turnover.................................................................. Game is decided by more than 10 points................................................... Game is decided by 10 or fewer points................................................ 0-1 Bison score 25 or more points.................................................................... Opponent scores 25 or more points........................................................... Bison held under 25 points................................................................... 0-1 Opponent held under 25 points............................................................ 0-1 Day games................................................................................................. Night games......................................................................................... 0-1 Games following a win................................................................................ Games following a loss............................................................................... Playing on grass......................................................................................... Playing on Astroturf.................................................................................... Playing on Fieldturf............................................................................... 0-1
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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 remain on its 2018 schedule, with Penn and Villanova taking the place of Marist and Cornell. The Bison have faced the two new additions to their slate a combined 59 times but most recently took on the Quakers in 2010 and the Wildcats in 2005. • 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+. • Bucknell’s home contest 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 • Bucknell begins a three-game road stretch by squaring off against Penn on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 3 p.m. It will be the first meeting between the Bison and Quakers since 2010, head coach Joe Susan’s first season at the helm. • Bucknell has faced at least one Ivy League opponent every year since 1978, a streak of 40-consecutive seasons.
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WEEK 2 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 47 — Roger Mellado (So. / 6-1 / 230 / Lorton, Va.) 50 — Grayson Cherubino (Fr. / 6-4 / 240 / Hampton Bays, N.Y.)
KICKOFFS 1 — Alex Pechin (Sr. / 6-0 / 200 / Kennett Square, Pa.) 93 — Alex Apgar (Fr. / 5-10 / 185 / Andover, Mass.)
DEFENSIVE TACKLE 42 — Jimmy Sheehan (Jr. / 6-2 / 245 / Hershey, Pa.) 59 — Nnamdi Unachukwu (So. / 6-7 / 265 / Morganville, N.J.)
PLACE KICKER 83 — Jack Chambers (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Wellsboro, Pa.) 98 — Chandler Turner (Fr. / 6-2 / 220 / Skillman, N.J.)
NOSE GUARD 97 — Nick Zarkoski (Sr. / 6-5 / 245 / Spring City, Pa.) 99 — Clay Myers (So. / 6-1 / 275 / Pittsburgh, Pa.)
PUNTER 1 — Alex Pechin (Sr. / 6-0 / 200 / Kennett Square, Pa.) 12 — Logan Bitikofer (So. / 6-3 / 200 / New Philadelphia, Ohio)
CENTER 73 — Pat Finn (Sr. / 6-3 / 275 / Pottstown, Pa.) 57 — Chuck Sanders (Jr. / 6-0 / 270 / Wexford, Pa.)
DEFENSIVE END 89 — Sean Naiman (Jr. / 6-3 / 220 / Little Silver, N.J.) 38 — Joe Schiano (Sr. / 6-2 / 230 / Tampa, Fla.) 30 — Blake Fletcher (Jr. / 6-1 / 225 / West Linn, Ore.)
LONG SNAPPER 34 — Jon Fox (Jr. / 6-0 / 195 / Wyomissing, Pa.) 90 — Mike Colantuono (So. / 6-2 / 230 / Warren, N.J.)
RIGHT GUARD 74 — P.J. Barr (So. / 6-3 / 305 / North Brunswick, N.J.) 77 — Simon Krizak (So. / 6-4 / 305 / Stuttgart, Germany)
SAM LINEBACKER 41 — Sam Chitty (Jr. / 6-0 / 210 / West Linn, Ore.) 34 — Jon Fox (Jr. / 6-0 / 195 / Wyomissing, Pa.)
RIGHT TACKLE 78 — Noah Stephenson (Jr. / 6-3 / 285 / Palmyra, N.J.) 66 — Michael Killiri (Fr. / 6-4 / 255 / Allentown, Pa.)
MIKE LINEBACKER 32 — Matt Robinson (Sr. / 6-0 / 220 / Oakton, Va.) 7 — Simeon Page (So. / 6-0 / 225 / Riverton, Utah) 52 — Rick Mottram (So. / 6-1 / 220 / Cream Ridge, N.J.)
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.) 64 — Jacob Russ (Fr. / 6-3 / 270 / Arlington, Texas)
TIGHT END 45 — Alex Twiford (So. / 6-3 / 250 / Sinking Spring, Pa.) 87 — Dylan DeMarco (Fr. / 6-4 / 225 / Princeton, N.J.) WIDE RECEIVER 2 — Alan Butler (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Erial, N.J.) 5 — Brandon Sanders (Fr. / 5-11 / 195 / Downingtown, Pa.) RUNNING BACK 21 — Jared Cooper (Fr. / 5-7 / 175 / West Chester, Pa.) 6 — Stefone Moore-Green (Jr. / 5-8 / 150 / Sicklerville, N.J.) 31 — Joe Fex (So. / 5-9 / 185 / Coppell, Texas)
STRONG SAFETY 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.) 8 — Brice Sydnor (Sr. / 6-0 / 190 / Rosemont, Pa.)
QUARTERBACK 4 — John Chiarolanzio (Jr. / 6-3 / 215 / Florham Park, N.J.) 12 — Logan Bitikofer (So. / 6-3 / 200 / New Philadelphia, Ohio)
CORNERBACK 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.) 16 — Sterling Deary (Fr. / 5-10 / 160 / Flower Mound, Texas)
FULLBACK 85 — John Reedy (Jr. / 6-3 / 240 / Wyomissing, Pa.) 80 — Andrew Owers (Sr. / 6-3 / 240 / Jupiter, Fla.)
CORNERBACK 3 — Fisayo Oluleye (Sr. / 6-0 / 185 / Lititz, Pa.) 25 — Mike Caruso (Jr. / 5-9 / 180 / Rumson, N.J.)
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SHORT SNAPPER 90 — Mike Colantuono (So. / 6-2 / 230 / Warren, N.J.) 34 — Jon Fox (Jr. / 6-0 / 195 / Wyomissing, Pa.) KICKOFF RETURN 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.) 6 — Stefone Moore-Green (Jr. / 5-8 / 150 / Sicklerville, N.J.) PUNT RETURN 2 — Alan Butler (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Erial, N.J.) 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.)
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-ee Andrew Owers......................................................OWW-urrs Alex Pechin............................................................PEE-chun Chanse Riley............................................................ Chance Conner Romango.............................................row-MAIN-go Joe Schiano..................................................... shee-ANN-oh Jimmy and Daniel Sheehan....................................SHEE-un Brice Sydnor............................................................ SID-norr Nnamdi Unachukwu...............NAHM-dee oo-na-CHOO-koo 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.....................................................25 (1) Alan Butler.......................................................21 (12) Joe Lauro...........................................................18 (1) Andrew Owers...................................................16 (1) Noah Stephenson............................................12 (12) Pat Finn............................................................. 11 (7) P.J. Barr...............................................................9 (9) John Chiarolanzio................................................9 (3) Justin Bethea.......................................................8 (4) Josh Yoder...........................................................8 (0) Roger Mellado.....................................................7 (7) Nick Zarkoski.......................................................7 (0) Brandon Benson..................................................6 (0) Simeon Page.......................................................6 (5) Drew Newcomb...................................................6 (4) Chanse Riley.......................................................6 (1) Alex Twiford.........................................................6 (0) Blake Fletcher......................................................5 (0) Chad Freshnock..................................................5 (0) Erik Lukner..........................................................4 (1) Jon Fox................................................................4 (0) Chuck Sanders....................................................4 (0) Brice Sydnor........................................................4 (0) Fisayo Oluleye.....................................................3 (1) Sam Chitty...........................................................2 (1) Alex Jordan..........................................................2 (0) Marquis Carter.....................................................1 (1) Sean Naiman.......................................................1 (1) Justis Peppers.....................................................1 (1) Matt Robinson.....................................................1 (1) Brandon Sanders.................................................1 (1) Jimmy Sheehan...................................................1 (1) Stefone Moore-Green..........................................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) 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 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)
ALEX PECHIN (1) ................................. 2018.......................................... • Team Captain • Preseason All-America First Team (STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports, College Sports Madness) • Preseason All-Patriot League ................................. 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)
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 William & Mary Sacred Heart Penn Villanova Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth Lafayette Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Opponent William & Mary Sacred Heart Penn Villanova Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth Lafayette Lehigh Georgetown Fordham
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR RB QB FB Bethea Peppers Lukner Finn Barr Stephenson Sanders (WR) A. Butler Carter Chiarolanzio Owers
DE DT DT DE SAM MIKE SS FS WHIP CB CB Mellado J. Sheehan Page (LB) Naiman Chitty Robinson Newcomb Lauro Riley Marine Oluleye
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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..................................................................................................................................... Nov. 4, 2017 vs. Lehigh (21-42) 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. 3, 2016 at Marist (4 INT, 2 fumbles) (26-10) 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..................................................................................... Nov. 5, 2016 vs. No. 21/24 Lehigh (13-20) 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................................................................................................ Oct. 8, 2011 (Ryan Gutowski (71) vs. Lehigh, 6-30) 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..........................Oct. 21, 2017 (Colin Jonov (95) & Drew Newcomb (31) at Lafayette, 13-7) Returned a fumble for a touchdown.......................................................................... Sept. 2, 2017 (Blake Fletcher (0) vs. Marist, 45-6) Recorded two interceptions in a game.................................................Oct. 29, 2016 (Connor Golden at Charleston Southern, 28-49) 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 Efficiency William & Mary 1-1 (1.000) Sacred Heart Penn Villanova Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth Lafayette Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Total 1-1 (1.000)
Summary 1 TD
TD%: 1-1 (1.000)
OPPONENTS IN THE RED ZONE Opponent Efficiency William & Mary 1-2 (.500) Sacred Heart Penn Villanova Holy Cross Colgate Monmouth Lafayette Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Total 1-2 (.500)
Summary 1 TD, 1 INT
TD%: 1-2 (.500)
FCS PLAYER RANKINGS Individual (Top 50) Joe Schiano (Fumbles Recovered) Joe Schiano (Forced Fumbles) Joe Schiano (Sacks/Game) Fisayo Oluleye (Interceptions/Game) Bryan Marine (Punt Returns) Bryan Marine (Solo Tackles/Game) Bryan Marine (Total Tackles/Game) Joe Lauro (Total Tackles/Game) J. Chiarolanzio (Completions/Game) J. Chiarolanzio (Completion %) Blake Fletcher (Sacks/Game) Simeon Page (Sacks/Game) Nnamdi Unachukwu (Sacks/Game) Alex Pechin (Punting) Marquis Carter (Rushing Yards/Game) Marquis Carter (Rushing Yards)
Rank No./Avg. t-3 1 t-4 1 t-28 1.0 t-5 1.0 15 9.0 t-27 7.0 t-36 10.0 t-23 11.0 t-24 20.00 t-40 .625 t-28 1.0 t-28 1.0 t-28 1.0 t-40 40.7 t-48 81.0 t-50 81
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OPPONENT SCHEDULE/RESULTS WILLIAM & MARY (1-0, 0-0 CAA) Sept. 1 at Bucknell....................................... W, 14-7 Sept. 8 at Virginia Tech.....................................2 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Elon*.............................................6 p.m. Sept. 22 at James Madison*........................3:30 p.m. 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 (0-1, 0-1 PL) Sept. 1 at Colgate*........................................L, 17-24 Sept. 8 at Boston College.................................1 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Yale..........................................1:05 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Dartmouth................................1:05 p.m. 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 (1-0, 0-0 PL) Sept. 1 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)..................... W, 21-19 Sept. 8 vs. Villanova..................................12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Navy..........................................3:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Penn...............................................3 p.m. 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 (1-0, 0-0 NEC) Sept. 1 vs. Lafayette...................................... W, 35-6 Sept. 8 at Bucknell......................................... 3 p.m. Sept. 22 at Wagner*.........................................6 p.m. 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 (1-0, 1-0 PL) Sept. 1 vs. Holy Cross*................................ W, 24-17 Sept. 8 at New Hampshire................................6 p.m. Sept. 15 at Furman...........................................1 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Lafayette*.....................................1 p.m. 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 (1-0, 0-0 PL) Sept. 1 at Marist.......................................... W, 39-14 Sept. 8 vs. Campbell.................................12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Dartmouth.................................1:30 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Columbia......................................2 p.m. 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 Sept. 15 vs. Bucknell..................................... 3 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Lehigh...........................................3 p.m. 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 (0-1, 0-0 BS) Aug. 31 at Eastern Michigan.........................L, 17-51 Sept. 8 vs. Hampton.........................................3 p.m. Sept. 15 at Lafayette........................................6 p.m. Sept. 22 at Princeton...................................4:30 p.m. 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 (0-1, 0-0 PL) Sept. 1 at Charlotte........................................L, 10-34 Sept. 8 at Richmond.........................................6 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Stony Brook..................................6 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Central Connecticut State.............1 p.m. 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 (1-0, 0-0 CAA) Sept. 1 at Temple......................................... W, 19-17 Sept. 8 at Lehigh.......................................12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Towson*...................................3:30 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Bucknell..................................... 6 p.m. 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 (0-1, 0-0 PL) Sept. 1 at Sacred Heart...................................L, 6-35 Sept. 8 at Delaware.....................................3:30 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Monmouth.....................................6 p.m. Sept. 22 at Colgate*.........................................1 p.m. 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 SACRED HEART FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Mark Nofri Record at Sacred Heart: 38-32 (7th season) Career Record: Same Conference: Northeast Conference Stadium: Campus Field Capacity: 3,334 Surface: SprinTurf 2017 Record: 4-7 Conference Record: 2-4 (t-5th in NEC) GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Fairfield, Conn. Founded: 1963 Enrollment: 8,532 Nickname: Pioneers Colors: White and Red President: John J. Petillo Athletic Director: Bobby Valentine Website: SacredHeartPioneers.com
SERIES INFORMATION Series record.......................................................................... 2-1 Last 10 meetings.......................................................4th meeting First meeting........................................................................ 2013 Last meeting........................................................................ 2017 Record at home...................................................................... 1-1 Record on road....................................................................... 1-0 Record at neutral site............................................................. 0-0 Streak...............................................................Bucknell won two Last meeting......................................................... Sept. 23, 2017 ..........................................................................BU 34 – SHU 31 Last meeting in Lewisburg.................................... Sept. 23, 2017 ..........................................................................BU 34 – SHU 31 Last Bison win...................................................... Sept. 23, 2017 ..........................................................................BU 34 – SHU 31 Last Pioneer win................................................... Sept. 28, 2013 ............................................................................BU 0 – SHU 16
ALL-TIME RESULTS Year Site Result 2013 Lewisburg, PA SH, 16-0 2014 Fairfield, CT BU, 36-20 2017 Lewisburg, PA BU, 34-31
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TALE OF THE TAPE BUCKNELL
SACRED HEART
0-1
Overall Record
1-0
0-0 PL
League Record
0-0 NEC
114.0 (68th)
Rushing Offense
261.0 (14th)
143.0 (80th)
Passing Offense
146.0 (79th)
93.79 (81st)
Passing Efficiency
257.0 (83rd)
Total Offense
407.0 (35th)
7.0 (t-91st)
Scoring Offense
35.0 (t-26th)
1.000 (t-1st)
Red Zone Offense
.750 (t-58th)
81.0 (t-23rd)
Rushing Defense
117.0 (42nd)
267.0 (81st)
Passing Defense
136.0 (25th)
348.0 (t-50th)
Total Defense
253.0 (21st)
147.23 (32nd)
14.0 (27th)
Scoring Defense
6.0 (6th)
.500 (t-16th)
Red Zone Defense
.500 (t-16th)
33.43 (78th)
Net Punting
44.00 (11th)
9.00 (t-20th)
Punt Returns
NR
NR
Kickoff Returns
24.00 (t-26th)
0.00 (t-42nd)
Turnover Margin
0.00 (t-42nd)
4.00 (t-12th)
Team Sacks
3.00 (t-21st)
22:35 (101st)
Time of Possession
33:49 (19th)
John Chiarolanzio (143 yards)
Leading Passer
Kevin Duke (146 yards)
Marquis Carter (81 yards)
Leading Rusher
Jordan Meachum (132 yards)
Brandon Sanders (59 yards)
Leading Receiver
Andrew O’Neill (103 yards)
Leading Tackler
Aaron Donalson (7 tackles)
Joe Lauro (11 tackles)
FCS rank in parenthesis Top 30 marks in bold
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THE LAST TIME THE BISON AND PIONEERS MET... SACRED HEART BUCKNELL
0 10 7 14 31 14 3 7 10 34
Sept. 23, 2017 >> Lewisburg, Pa. >> Mathewson-Memorial Stadium >> 6 p.m. >> Attendance: 4,345
TEAM STATISTICS
SHU BUCKNELL FIRST DOWNS 15 17 Rushing 6 8 Passing 9 8 Penalty 0 1 NET YARDS RUSHING 95 125 Rushing Attempts 33 45 Average Per Rush 2.9 2.8 Rushing Touchdowns 1 3 Yards Gained Rushing 130 145 Yards Lost Rushing 35 20 NET YARDS PASSING 244 193 Completions-Attempts-Int 14-29-2 22-35-1 Average Per Attempt 8.4 5.5 Average Per Completion 17.4 8.8 Passing Touchdowns 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 339 318 Total offense plays 62 80 Average Gain Per Play 5.5 4.0 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 10-77 6-46 PUNTS-YARDS 6-200 9-436 Average Yards Per Punt 33.3 48.4 Net Yards Per Punt 33.3 43.0 Inside 20 0 5 50+ Yards 0 4 Touchbacks 0 1 Fair catch 2 2 KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-330 6-371 Average Yards Per Kickoff 55.0 61.8 Net Yards Per Kickoff 42.5 29.2 Touchbacks 0 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 5-29-0 1-0-0 Average Per Return 5.8 0.0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-171-1 5-75-0 Average Per Return 42.8 15.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-60-1 2-19-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 21:35 38:25 1st Quarter 6:27 8:33 2nd Quarter 5:25 9:35 3rd Quarter 3:54 11:06 4th Quarter 5:49 9:11 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 7 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4 Touchdowns 1-2 3-4 Field goals 1-2 1-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 0-0 PAT Kicks 4-4 4-4 Field Goals 1-1 2-2 Points off turnovers 7 14
GAME NOTES • The 46-yard field goal was eight yards longer than K John Burdick’s previous career long. It capped a perfect night for him, as he made both of his field-goal attempts and all four of his point-after bids to finish with a career-high 10 points. • P Alex Pechin averaged a career-high 48.4 yards on nine attempts to round out a big night for the Bison kickers. • QB John Chiarolanzio set career highs in passing yards (187), completions (21) and attempts (34) in his first 2017 start. He also matched his career-long rush with a 17-yard run that helped set up RB Chad Freshnock’s fourth-quarter touchdown. • In his first game as one of Bucknell’s captains, RB Joey DeFloria rushed for a season-best 80 yards and two touchdowns. • A trio of Bison reached the double figures in tackles: LB Ben Richard (15), LB Mark Pyles (12) and S Joe Lauro (10). Through the first three games, Bucknell’s single-season high in tackles was eight. • Richard also recovered a fumble while Lauro and S Aaron Brown picked off passes. • Richard made his 200th career tackle during the game while Pechin recorded his 100th career punt. • With the win, their second at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium in 2017, the Bison exceeded their home win total from 2016 and 2015.
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John Burdick’s Last-Second Field Goal Lifts Bucknell Football to 34-31 Win John Burdick booted a career-best 46-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Bucknell football team to a thrilling 34-31 victory over Sacred Heart at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. Joey DeFloria rushed for two touchdowns, Chad Freshnock added another, and John Chiarolanzio threw for 187 yards and a touchdown in his first start of the campaign to help the Bison improve to 2-2. Sacred Heart (2-2) rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter and tied the game at 31 apiece when Kevin Duke found Lawrence Nembhard for a 41-yard touchdown with 4:12 remaining in regulation. The Pioneers forced a Bison punt and advanced the ball near midfield, but Ben Richard and Nick Zarkoski teamed up to stuff Duke inches short of a first down on a 4th and 1, giving the Bison a chance to win it. A 24-yard pass from Chiarolanzio to Marcus Ademilola on 3rd-and-8 put the Bison into field goal range, but an incompletion, a one-yard loss and a holding penalty pushed them back to the Sacred Heart 35. Then, Matt Muh, in at quarterback after Chiarolanzio was shaken up, hit Jack Horan for a six-yard gain to the 29 with two seconds remaining. After the Pioneers called two timeouts to ice the kicker, Burdick drilled the 46-yard field goal and sprinted to the opposite end zone in celebration while the bench emptied in pursuit. At the end of the first quarter, Bucknell held a 14-0 advantage. The Bison opened the scoring with 10:45 on the clock when Chiarolanzio found a wide-open Horan for a 38-yard touchdown. Less than two minutes later, after Trevor Fennimore forced a fumble and Ben Richard recovered it at the Sacred Heart 16, DeFloria capped the abbreviated drive with a 12-yard touchdown run. Early in the second quarter, the Bison extended their lead to 17-0 on a 30-yard Burdick field goal. The Pioneers got on the board with 1:38 left in the frame, with Josh Freiria capping a 12-play, 73-yard drive with a 34-yard field goal. Just when it looked like Bucknell would carry a two-touchdown lead into the locker room, Kevin Barry picked off a Chiarolanzio pass and raced 60 yards for a score with just 58 seconds on the clock. The Pioneers carried the momentum from Barry’s pick six into the third quarter, with Ezekiel Ennis returning the opening kickoff 98 yards for a score that tied the game at 17 apiece. On Sacred Heart’s next drive, Aaron Brown intercepted a Duke pass and returned it 19 yards to the Pioneer 13. The Bison took advantage; DeFloria again did the honors, rushing three yards for a score. After the teams traded three and outs, Bucknell took over with 4:39 remaining in the third quarter. Chiarolanzio appeared to hit Alex Twiford for a 48-yard touchdown, but an illegal block in the back penalty brought the ball back to the Sacred Heart 40. The Bison then marched to the red zone, with Chiarolanzio breaking free for a 17-yard gain that brought them to the three-yard line just as time expired in the quarter. Freshnock ultimately punched the ball into the end zone from one yard out 41 seconds into the final fame, giving the Bison a 31-17 lead. The Pioneers cut Bucknell’s edge to a touchdown on their next drive, covering 79 yards in six plays. After Duke found Byron Barney for a 47-yard gain, Eli Terry scampered 11-yards for a score that made it a 31-24 game.
SCORING SUMMARY Team BU BU BU SH SH SH BU BU SH SH BU
QT Time Scoring Play Conversion 1st 10:45 Horan 38yd pass from Chiarolanzio Burdick kick 1st 09:04 DeFloria 12yd run Burdick kick 2nd 11:43 Burdick 30yd field goal 2nd 01:38 Freiria 34yd field goal 2nd 00:58 Barry 60yd interception return Freiria kick 3rd 14:47 Ennis 98yd kickoff return Freiria kick 3rd 09:18 DeFloria 3yd run Burdick kick 4th 14:19 Freshnock 1yd run Burdick kick 4th 12:13 Terry 11yd run Freiria kick 4th 04:12 Nembhard 45yd pass from Duke Freiria kick 4th 00:00 Burdick 46yd field goal
Plays-Yds 8-70 2-16 4-0 12-73 - - 5-13 10-48 6-79 2-61 7-20
TOP 4:15 0:40 1:45 2:49 - - 2:16 5:20 1:59 0:22 1:26
Score 0-7 0-14 0-17 3-17 10-17 17-17 17-24 17-31 24-31 31-31 31-34
TEAM LEADERS SACRED HEART
BUCKNELL
Rushing Att Yds TD Terry 16 66 1 Meachum 11 47 0 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Duke 14-29-2 244 1
Lg Avg 11 4.1 17 4.3
Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg DeFloria 26 80 2 12 3.1 Freshnock 13 31 1 9 2.4
Lg Sack 47 0
Receiving Rec Yds TD Barney 4 91 0 Nembhard 3 77 1
Lg 47 45
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Chiarolanzio 21-34-1 1 87 1 Muh 1-1-0 6 0
Lg Sack 38 2 6 0
Receiving Rec Yds TD Horan 5 54 1 Ademilola 4 34 0
Lg 38 24
Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Sears 9 7 16 0.5 0 Parvelus 4 10 14 1.5 6 Whitaker 7 3 10 - Barry 5 5 10 -
Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Richard 4 11 15 - Pyles 5 7 12 - Lauro 7 3 10 1.0 1
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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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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
JOHN CHIAROLANZIO
JARED COOPER
4
QB
RB
Florham Park, N.J. Delbarton/Kent School (Conn.) Accouting & Financial Management
West Chester, Pa. West Chester East Civil Engineering
JR | 6-3 | 215
21
FR | 5-7 | 175
NOTES • Won starting job in 2018 preseason camp and started first career season opener against William & Mary • 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 • Expected to become second member of the class of 2022 to start against Sacred Heart • 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 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 1-1 15-9
C-A-I Pct. 37-77-0 .481 109-200-6 .545 20-32-1 .625 166-309-7 .537
Yds. TD Lg. 364 1 42 1069 5 76 143 0 21 1576 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 1-1 3 7 0 2.3 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 Totals 15-9 61 -33 0 -0.5 17 0 0 0 0.0 0
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CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 4 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Rushing Yards: 22 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Long Rush: 11 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Receptions: 3 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Receiving Yards: 15 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Long Reception: 10 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) All-Purpose Yards: 37 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18)
RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2018 1-0 4 22 0 5.5 11 3 15 0 5.0 10 Totals 1-0 4 22 0 5.5 11 3 15 0 5.0 10
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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
JUSTIN BETHEA
ALAN BUTLER
11
WR
WR
Sanford, N.C. Lee County Undeclared
Erial, N.J. Timber Creek Regional Economics
JR | 6-1 | 180
NOTES • 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 1-1 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 10 0 5.0 6 Totals 19-8 0 0 0 0.0 0 20 236 0 11.8 31 KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS 2016 10-4 2017 8-3 2018 1-1 Totals 19-8
No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY 8 167 20.9 0 25 260 0 0 0.0 0 0 138 0 0 0.0 0 0 10 8 167 20.9 0 25 408
SR | 6-0 | 180
NOTES • Ranks second behind Bryan Marine with 21 career starts • Tied with Noah Stephenson for the Bison lead with 12-consecutive starts • One of six Bison to start every game in 2017 • Caught first touchdown pass since freshman year on Oct. 14, 2017 at Cornell • Posted multiple receptions in nine 2017 games, including Bucknell’s first seven • Caught multiple passes in seven of his eight 2016 contests CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 5 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Receiving Yards: 91 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Long Reception: 41 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Receiving TDs: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17), vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Punt Returns: 6 at VMI (10/3/15) Punt Return Yards: 30 at VMI (10/3/15) Long Punt Return: 11 at VMI (10/3/15) Kickoff Return: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 19 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Long Kickoff Return: 19 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) All-Purpose Yards: 91 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2015 9-2 0 0 0 0.0 0 13 200 1 15.4 44 2016 8-7 0 0 0 0.0 0 20 232 0 11.6 24 2017 11-11 0 0 0 0.0 0 27 237 1 8.8 22 2018 1-1 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 32 0 10.7 13 Totals 29-21 0 0 0 0.0 0 63 701 2 11.1 44 PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS 2015 9-2 2016 8-7 2017 11-11 2018 1-1 Totals 29-21
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2
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 32 26 106 4.1 0 11 826
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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
BRANDON SANDERS
ALEX TWIFORD
5
WR
TE
Downingtown, Pa. St. Joseph’s Prep Undeclared
Sinking Spring, Pa. Wilson Undeclared
FR | 5-11 | 195
NOTES • 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 Rushing Attempts: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Rushing Yards: 4 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Long Rush: 4 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) 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 2018 1-1 1 4 0 4.0 4 4 59 0 14.8 21 Totals 1-1 1 4 0 4.0 4 4 59 0 14.8 21
45
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 • Started six of the Bison’s final eight games at tight end, including six in a row from week four to week eight • One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross; made his collegiate debut in that game 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 1-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 15 0 5.0 8 Totals 11-6 0 0 0 0.0 0 9 76 0 8.4 18
JOHN REEDY
85
FB
JR | 6-3 | 240 Wyomissing, Pa. Berks Catholic Political Science NOTES • After missing 2017 due to injury, appeared in first game since freshman year in 2018 opener against William & Mary • Mainly played on special teams in 2016 • One of three freshmen to appear in all 11 games in 2016, joining Blake Fletcher and Chad Freshnock CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2016 11-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2017 DNP 2018 1-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 Totals 12-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
JUSTIS PEPPERS
75
P.J. BARR
LT
RG
King George, Va. King George Undeclared
North Brunswick, N.J. St. Joseph Undeclared
SO | 6-4 | 320
SO | 6-3 | 305
NOTES • 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 2018 opener at right guard, running starting streak to nine games • 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 2018 opener at center, running starting streak to seven 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
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78
JR | 6-3 | 285
NOTES • Started 2018 opener 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 2018 opener at right tackle, running starting streak to 12 games • Tied with Alan Butler for the Bison lead with 12-consecutive starts • 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 Bison sophomore 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
ROGER MELLADO
JIMMY SHEEHAN
47
DE
DL
Lorton, Va. Gonzaga College High School (D.C.) Undeclared
Hershey, Pa. Hershey Biology
SO | 6-1 | 230
42
JR | 6-2 | 245
NOTES • Started final six games of 2017 campaign at defensive end • Started first game at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017; made first career sack and set career 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 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6 at Cornell (10/14/17) Tackle for Loss: 2.0 at Cornell (10/14/17) Sacks: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17)
NOTES • One of three Bison who started his first career game in the 2018 opener, joining Justis Peppers and Brandon Sanders CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2016 2017 2018 1-1 0-0-0 Totals 1-1 0-0-0
TFL-Yds. DNP DNP 0-0 0-0
Sacks-Yds.
FF
FR
Int. PD
0-0 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NICK ZARKOSKI
97
CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 2018 Totals
GP-GS 11-6 1-1 12-7
UT-AT-TT 7-9-16 0-0-0 7-9-16
TFL-Yds. 3-10 0-0 3-10
Sacks-Yds. 1-4 0-0 1-4
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEAN NAIMAN
Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 0
89
DE
DL
Little Silver, N.J. Red Bank Regional Environmental Studies
Spring City, Pa. Malvern Prep Economics
JR | 6-3 | 220
SR | 6-5 | 245
NOTES • Made first career start against William & Mary in the 2018 opener • Appeared in first career game on Sept. 30, 2017 against Monmouth and made one assisted tackle in that contest CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1, 3 times (last vs. William & Mary, 9/1/18) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2016 2017 4-0 1-1-2 2018 1-1 1-0-1 Totals 5-1 2-1-3
TFL-Yds. DNP 0-0 0-0 0-0
Sacks-Yds.
FF
FR
Int. PD
0-0 0-0 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NOTES • Started Bucknell’s first seven 2017 games at defensive tackle; missed final four due to injury • In the 2017 opener, forced a fumble with a sack on the Marist five-yard line, which resulted in a Bison touchdown (scored by Blake Fletcher) • The sack against Marist was the first of his career CAREER HIGHS 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) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2015 1-0 0-0-0 2016 2017 7-7 7-9-16 2018 0-0 0-0-0 Totals 8-7 7-9-16
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TFL-Yds. 0-0 DNP 3-11 0-0 3-11
Sacks-Yds. 0-0
FF FR Int. PD 0 0 0 0
1-9 0-0 1-9
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
SAM CHITTY
SIMEON PAGE
41
LB
LB
West Linn, Ore. West Linn Political Science
Riverton, Utah Riverton/USAFA Prep (Colo.) Undeclared
JR | 6-0 | 210
SO | 6-0 | 225
NOTES • 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 Bison freshman to start the 2016 season opener at Marist • Injured in week two at Duquesne and missed the rest of the 2016 campaign • One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18), at Marist (9/3/16) Tackles for Loss: 0.5 at Marist (9/3/16) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2016 2017 2018 Totals
GP-GS 2-1 11-0 1-1 14-2
UT-AT-TT 2-2-4 3-3-6 3-1-4 8-6-14
TFL-Yds. 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0.5-1
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MATT ROBINSON
Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
32
LB
SR | 6-0 | 220 Oakton, Va. Flint Hill Political Science
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Tackles for Loss: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS 8-0 11-0 11-0 1-1 31-1
UT-AT-TT 1-4-5 4-7-11 4-3-7 3-5-8 12-19-31
TFL-Yds. 0-0 0-0 1-20 0.5-1 1.5-21
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
NOTES • 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 at Fordham (11/18/17) CAREER STATISTICS
NOTES • 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 set against Marist in 2016 • Tied with Fisayo Oluleye for the Bison lead in career games played (31) • Key member of the Bison special teams unit for past three seasons
DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals
7
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
DEFENSE Year 2017 2018 Totals
GP-GS 9-5 1-1 10-6
UT-AT-TT 29-17-46 3-2-5 32-19-51
TFL-Yds. 13-74 1-9 14-83
Sacks-Yds. 9-63 1-9 10-72
FF FR 1 0 0 0 1 0
Int. PD 0 4 0 0 0 4
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BUCKNELL STARTER CAPSULES
JOE LAURO
BRANDON BENSON
26
FS
SS
Bradenton, Fla. Manatee Sociology
Triangle, Va. C.D. Hylton Undeclared
SR | 5-11 | 205
SO | 6-0 | 190
NOTES • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Bryan Marine and Alex Pechin • 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, 3 times (last at Colgate, 10/28/17) 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 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17), at Duquesne (9/10/16) Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Blocked Extra Points: 1 at Colgate (10/28/17)
GP-GS 10-0 9-9 8-8 1-1 28-18
UT-AT-TT 21-8-29 39-23-62 36-22-58 6-5-11 102-58-160
TFL-Yds. 0-0 1-10 4-9 0-0 5-19
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 1-10 1-5 0-0 2-15
FF FR 0 0 1 0 1 1-0 0 0 2 1-0
NOTES • Finished third among Bison with 68 tackles (32 solo) in 2017 • 67 of his 68 tackles came in Bucknell’s final seven games; had three double-digit tackle outings over that span • Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 6, 2017 after totaling 10 tackles against Lehigh • Made first career start on Oct. 14, 2017 at Cornell • Matched Ben Richard’s team season best of 15 tackles against Monmouth on Sept. 30, 2017; also posted first career tackle for a loss, sack and forced fumble • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 15 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Tackles for Loss: 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) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 2018 Totals
CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals
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GP-GS 11-6 1-0 12-6
UT-AT-TT 32-36-68 0-3-3 32-39-71
TFL-Yds. 2.5-9 1-2 3.5-11
Sacks-Yds. 1-8 0-0 1-8
CHANSE RILEY
Int. PD 0 1 1-0 3 1-0 6 0 0 2-0 10
FF FR 1 0 0 0 1 0
Int. PD 0 1 0 0 0 1
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WHIP
SR | 5-10 | 175 Montclair, N.J. Montclair Political Science NOTES • 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, 3 times (last vs. Monmouth, 9/30/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals
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GP-GS 2-0 11-0 5-5 1-1 19-6
UT-AT-TT 0-0-0 1-1-2 21-5-26 4-2-6 26-8-34
TFL-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1.5-9 1.5-9
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 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 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
SR | 6-0 | 185
NOTES • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Joe Lauro and Alex Pechin • With seven career interceptions, needs three to crack Bucknell’s top eight • First among Bison with 25 career starts, four more than second-place Alan Butler • Bucknell’s nominee for the 2018 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Awards • 2017 College Sports Madness Preseason All-American • 2017 Preseason All-Patriot League • 2016 All-Patriot League First Team • 2017 team leader with 41 solo tackles; made at least five in five of nine games • 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 STATISTICS GP-GS 11-6 9-9 9-9 1-1 30-25
UT-AT-TT 43-10-53 39-15-54 41-9-50 7-3-10 130-37-167
TFL-Yds. 1-1 1.5-3 4-6 0-0 6.5-10
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FF 0 3 2 0 5
PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. 2015 11-6 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 9-9 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 9-9 0 0 0.0 0 0 2018 1-1 2 18 9.0 0 10 Totals 30-25 2 18 9.0 0 10 KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY 2015 11-6 0 0 0.0 0 0 30 2016 9-9 4 104 26.0 0 34 161 2017 9-9 5 65 13.0 0 21 75 2018 1-1 0 0 0.0 0 0 18 Totals 30-25 9 169 18.8 0 34 284
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FR 1-0 1-12 0-0 0-0 2-12
NOTES • Tied with Matt Robinson for the Bison lead in career games played (31) • In the 2018 opener against William & Mary, intercepted a pass in the end zone to stall a threatening drive with the Bison trailing by a touchdown • In the 2017 finale at Fordham, made a career-high eight tackles, five more than previous best • Made first career start at VMI in 2016 and had first interception in that game CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8 at Fordham (11/18/17) Tackles for Loss: 1, 3 times (last vs. William & Mary, 9/1/18) Pass Breakups: 2 at Fordham (11/18/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18), vs. VMI (9/24/16) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 12 vs. Holy Cross (11/14/15) Tackles for Loss: 1, 6 times (last vs. Lehigh 11/4/17) Pass Breakups: 3, 3 times (last vs. Cornell, 9/17/16) Interceptions: 2 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: 1 at Marist (9/3/16), at Army West Point (10/17/15) Long Fumble Return: 12 at Marist (9/3/16) Blocked Extra Points: 1 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Punt Returns: 2 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Punt Return Yards: 18 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Long Punt Return: 10 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Kickoff Returns: 3 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 70 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Long Kickoff Return: 34 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards: 70 vs. Colgate (10/15/16)
DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 Totals
3
Int. PD 4-30 9 2-57 15 1-10 6 0 1 7-97 31
GP-GS 9-0 10-2 11-0 1-1 31-3
UT-AT-TT 4-0-4 5-2-7 7-8-15 3-1-4 19-11-30
TFL-Yds. 0-0 1-6 1-1 1-4 3-11
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 1-0 1 2-0 5
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BUCKNELL SPECIAL TEAMS CAPSULES
ALEX PECHIN
JACK CHAMBERS
1
P/K
P/K
Kennett Square, Pa. Unionville
Wellsboro, Pa. Wellsboro Area Mechanical Engineering
SR | 6-0 | 185
SR | 6-0 | 180
Biomedical Engineering/Management for Engineers
NOTES • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Joe Lauro and Bryan Marine • Named a First Team Preseason All-American by STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports and College Sports Madness 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 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: 50.9 at Fordham (11/18/17) Long Punt: 67 at Fordham (11/18/17) 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 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Totals 25 11-13 4-8 46 23 PUNTING Year GP No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TB FC 50+ I20 2015 11 64 2695 42.1 60 3 8 10 17 2016 2 14 550 39.3 60 0 2 1 8 2017 11 72 3247 45.1 67 5 22 26 34 2018 1 6 244 40.7 56 0 2 1 1 Totals 25 156 6736 43.2 67 8 34 38 60
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NOTES • Made at least one extra point in all six of his 2016 appearances • Named Bucknell’s Most Improved Special Teams Player after 2017 spring practice CAREER HIGHS PATs: 3 at Holy Cross (10/8/16), at Georgetown (11/12/16) Field Goals: 1 vs. Cornell (9/17/16), vs. VMI (9/24/16) Long Field Goal: 22 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Points: 5 vs. VMI (9/24/16) CAREER STATISTICS KICKING Year GP PAT-Att. 2015 2016 6 12-14 2017 1 1-1 2018 1 1-1 Totals 8 14-16
FG-FGA DNP 2-5 0-0 0-0 2-5
Lg. Pts. 22 0 0 22
18 1 1 20
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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) 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) GRAYSON CHERUBINO (50) DE | FR | 6-4 | 240 Tackles: 3 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Tackles for Loss: 0.5 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) STERLING DEARY (16) CB | FR | 5-10 | 160 Tackles: 2 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) 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: 1.0 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)
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)
GERRIT VAN ITALLIE (24) 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. Georgetown (11/11/17)
STEFONE MOORE-GREEN (6) RB | JR | 5-8 | 150 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: 47 at William & Mary (9/16/17) 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)
STEVEN WALIER (82) WR | JR | 6-0 | 185 Receptions: 1 at Colgate (10/28/17), vs. Marist (9/2/17) 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)
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) 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 Touchdowns: 1 at Lafayette (10/21/17) ANDREW OWERS TE/FB | SR | 6-3 | 240 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, 5 times (last at Charleston Southern, 10/29/16) All-Purpose Yards: 74 vs. Duquesne (9/12/15) JOE SCHIANO (38) DE | SR | 6-2 | 230 Tackles: 3 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) 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)
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)
BRICE SYDNOR (8) S | SR | 6-0 | 190 Tackles: 14 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) Interceptions: 1 vs. Colgate (10/15/16), vs. VMI (9/24/16) 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 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) All-Purpose Yards: 15 vs. VMI (9/24/16)
BLAIS HERMAN (86) WR | SO | 6-1 | 200 Receptions: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Receiving Yards: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Long Reception: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18)
ETHAN TORRES (96) - INJ P/K | SO | 6-0 | 180 Kickoff Average: 65.0 vs. Colgate (10/28/17) Kickoff Attempts: 8 vs. Marist (9/2/17)
JOHN HUNT (55) DL | JR | 6-0 | 295 Tackles: 1, 3 times (last at Fordham, 11/18/17) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Fordham (11/18/17) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17)
NNAMDI UNACHUKWU DE | SO | 6-7 | 265 Tackles: 2 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18) Sacks: 1 vs. William & Mary (9/1/18)
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2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 03, 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
0 7
0 0
3rd
4th
OT
0 0
7 7
0 0
Total 7 14
BUCKNELL
OPP
7 7.0 7 11 4 6 1 114 114 0 26 4.4 114.0 1 143 20-32-1 4.5 7.2 143.0 0 257 58 4.4 257.0 0-0 2-18 1-0 0.0 9.0 0.0 1-1 4-30 30.0 7-247 35.3 33.4 2-110 55.0 36.5 22:35 4/14 29% 0/2 0% 4-31 0 1 0-0 0-0 (1-1) 100% (1-1) 100% (1-1) 100% 5042 1/5042
14 14.0 0 20 10 9 1 81 126 45 41 2.0 81.0 1 267 21-32-1 8.3 12.7 267.0 1 348 73 4.8 348.0 1-12 2-13 1-0 12.0 6.5 0.0 2-1 8-80 80.0 6-200 33.3 30.3 3-195 65.0 40.0 37:25 5/15 33% 1/1 100% 0-0 0 2 0-1 0-0 (1-2) 50% (1-2) 50% (2-2) 100% 0 0/0 0/0
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
Rushing
Carter, Marquis Cooper, Jared Chiarolanzio, J Sanders, B. Total Opponents Passing
Chiarolanzio, J Total Opponents Receiving
Sanders, B. Butler, Alan Twiford, Alex Cooper, Jared Carter, Marquis Bethea, Justin Herman, Blais Moore-Green, S. Total Opponents
gp-gs
att
gain loss
net avg td
lg avg/g
Punt Returns
1-1 1-0 1-1 1-1 1 1
18 4 3 1 26 41
81 22 7 4 114 126
81 22 7 4 114 81
21 11 3 4 21 14
Marine, Bryan Total Opponents
gp-gs
0 0 0 0 0 45
effic comp-att-int
1-1 93.79 1 93.79 1 139.77
20-32-1 20-32-1 21-32-1
4.5 5.5 2.3 4.0 4.4 2.0
pct
62.5 62.5 65.6
1 0 0 0 1 1
81.0 22.0 7.0 4.0 114.0 81.0
yds td
lg avg/g
143 143 267
21 143.0 21 143.0 75 267.0
gp-gs
no.
yds
avg
td
lg avg/g
1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1 1
4 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 20 21
59 14.8 32 10.7 15 5.0 15 5.0 13 4.3 10 5.0 1 1.0 -2 -2.0 143 7.2 267 12.7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
21 13 8 10 19 6 1 0 21 75
59.0 32.0 15.0 15.0 13.0 10.0 1.0 -2.0 143.0 267.0
0 0 1
Interceptions
Oluleye, Fisayo Total Opponents Kick Returns
Total Opponents Fumble Returns
Total Opponents
no.
2 2 2 no.
1 1 1 no.
0 1 no.
0 1
yds avg td
18 9.0 18 9.0 13 6.5
lg
0 0 0
10 10 8
yds avg td
lg
0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
0 0 0
0 0 0
yds avg td
lg
0 0.0 12 12.0
0 0
0 12
yds avg td
lg
0 0.0 9 9.0
0 0
0 9
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
Scoring
td
fg
kick
Carter, Marquis Chambers, Jack Total Opponents
1 - 1 2 0-1
1-1 1-1 2-2
Field Goals
fg
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
-
-
-
-
pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99
FG Sequence
Bucknell
Opponents
William & Mary
-
44
-
pts
Total Offense
g plays
rush pass
total avg/g
6 1 7 14
Chiarolanzio, J Carter, Marquis Cooper, Jared Sanders, B. Total Opponents
1 1 1 1 1 1
7 81 22 4 114 81
150 81 22 4 257 348
lg blk
Punting
Pechin, Alex TEAM Total Opponents
35 18 4 1 58 73
143 0 0 0 143 267
150.0 81.0 22.0 4.0 257.0 348.0
no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
6 244 40.7 56 1 3 3.0 3 7 247 35.3 56 6 200 33.3 47
0 0 0 0
2 0 2 1
1 0 1 1
1 0 1 0
0 1 1 0
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Kickoffs
Pechin, Alex Total Opponents
no. yds avg tb ob retn
2 110 55.0 2 110 55.0 3 195 65.0
1 1 3
net ydln
0 0 12.0 36.5 0 0.0 40.0
28 25
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games All Purpose
g
rush
rcv
pr
kr
ir
total avg/g
Carter, Marquis Sanders, B. Cooper, Jared Butler, Alan Marine, Bryan Twiford, Alex Bethea, Justin Chiarolanzio, J Herman, Blais Moore-Green, S. Total Opponents
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
81 4 22 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 114 81
13 59 15 32 0 15 10 0 1 -2 143 267
0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 13
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 63 37 32 18 15 10 7 1 -2 275 373
94.0 63.0 37.0 32.0 18.0 15.0 10.0 7.0 1.0 -2.0 275.0 373.0
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games
# 26 9 32 34 22 7 3 41 38 50 36 59 39 52 16 24 8 2 89 30 31
Defensive Leaders
Lauro, Joe Marine, Bryan Robinson, Matt Fox, Jon Riley, Chanse Page, Simeon Oluleye, Fisayo Chitty, Sam Schiano, Joe Cherubino, G. Benson, Brandon Unachukwu, N. Newcomb, Drew Mottram, Rick Deary, Sterling Van Itallie, G. Sydnor, Brice Butler, Alan Naiman, Sean Fletcher, Blake Fex, Joe Total Opponents
gp-gs
ua
1-1 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1 1
6 7 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 . . 2 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 43 30
Tackles a tot
5 3 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 . 1 2 1 . 1 . . . 1 36 28
11 10 8 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 79 58
tfl/yds
Sacks no-yds
. . 0.5-1 . 1.5-9 1.0-9 1.0-4 . 1.0-8 0.5-2 1.0-2 1.0-9 . 0.5-3 . . . . . 1.0-5 . 9-52 3-8
. . . . . 1.0-9 . . 1.0-8 . . 1.0-9 . . . . . . . 1.0-5 . 4-31 0-0
Pass defense Fumbles blkd int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick
. . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 1-0
. 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 4 3
. . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . 3 5
. . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 1-9
. . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
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2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving Long Reception Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Tackles Sacks
Tackles For Loss Interceptions
18 81 1 21 32 20 143 21 4 59 21 6 40.7 56 1 10 11 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1
Carter, Marquis vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Carter, Marquis vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Carter, Marquis vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Carter, Marquis vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Chiarolanzio, J vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Chiarolanzio, J vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Chiarolanzio, J vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Chiarolanzio, J vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Sanders, B. vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Sanders, B. vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Sanders, B. vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Pechin, Alex vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Pechin, Alex vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Pechin, Alex vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Pechin, Alex vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Marine, Bryan vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Lauro, Joe vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Fletcher, Blake vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Schiano, Joe vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Unachukwu, N. vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Page, Simeon vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Riley, Chanse vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Oluleye, Fisayo vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018)
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass 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
26 114 4.4 1 32 20 143 4.5 58 257 4.4 7 4 11 4 30 2 1 7 35.3 56 1 10
vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs
William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William
& & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & &
Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary
(Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep
01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01,
2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018)
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Sep 03, 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 Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Tackles For Loss Interceptions
17 61 1 14 32 21 267 1 75 5 5 125 1 75 6 33.3 47 1 8 12 10 1.0 1
A. Funderburke, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) A. Funderburke, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Shon Mitchell, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) A. Funderburke, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Shon Mitchell, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Shon Mitchell, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Shon Mitchell, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Shon Mitchell, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Shon Mitchell, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Jack Armstrong, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Nick Muse, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) DeVonte Dedmon, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) DeVonte Dedmon, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) DeVonte Dedmon, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Will Michael, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Will Michael, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Will Michael, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Will Michael, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) DeVonte Dedmon, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Nick Muse, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Arman Jones, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Arman Jones, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018) Isaiah Laster, vs William & Mary (Sep 01, 2018)
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Sep 03, 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 First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return
41 81 2.0 1 32 21 267 8.3 1 73 348 4.8 14 20 8 80 2 1 6 33.3 47 1 8
vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs vs
William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William William
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Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary
(Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep (Sep
01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01,
2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018) 2018)
2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Games Played (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games ## 74 36 11 51 2 35 83 50 4 41 90 21 16 23 31 73 30 34 86 55 26 68 9 43 19 47 6 52 99 89 39 3 80 7 1 75 85 22 32 33 5 57 38 42 78 8 45
PLAYER Barr, P.J. Benson, Brandon Bethea, Justin Brida, Ryan Butler, Alan Carter, Marquis 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 Hunt, John Lauro, Joe Lukner, Erik 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 Sanders, B. Sanders, Chuck Schiano, Joe Sheehan, Jimmy Stephenson, N. Sydnor, Brice Twiford, Alex
GP-GS 1/1 1/1/1 1/1/1 1/1 1/1/1/1 1/1 1/1/1/1/1/1/1 1/1/1/1/1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1/1/1 1/1/1/1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1/1 1/1/1 1/1 1/1/1 1/1/1/1 1/1 1/1/-
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2018 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Games Played (as of Sep 03, 2018) All games ## 59 24
PLAYER Unachukwu, N. Van Itallie, G.
GP-GS 1/1/-
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