Bucknell Football notes 10/29/22

Head

Record at

Stan Dakosty

(2nd season)

Career Record 7-11 (2nd season)

Grady (609 yards)

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off” period, Cecchini and Bison

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the end of

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Leading Passer Michael Brescia (776 yards) Rushawn Baker (393 yards)

Harris (185

(67

Leading Rusher Michael Brescia (511 yards)

Leading Receiver Garrett Oakey (270 yards)

Leading Tackler Tyler Flick (61)

two of the last three games, including

Second on the roster with 154 rush

week’s

and one

Team leader in receiving (17 rec., 185 yards)

at

Leading receiver in 2021, nine receptions for 109 yards this year

Started last two games, eight

for

Team captain, has made 20 career starts at left tackle

Has made 15 career starts, including four this season

12 career starts at center, missed two games this season

Eight career starts, including all seven games this season

career starts, including two this season

Three starts this season,

all six

for

SPECIAL TEAMS

8: Bucknell Bison vs. Colgate Raiders

Pa.

Christy Mathewson-Memorial

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location Lewisburg, Pa. Founded (Enrollment) 1846 (3,724)

Affiliation NCAA Division I Nickname Bison Colors Blue and Orange Conference The Patriot League President Dr. John C. Bravman Director of Athletics Jermaine Truax

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Football Contact Ben Blumenthal E-Mail beb019@bucknell.edu Office 570-577-1835 Cell 703-618-5139

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COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF

Head Coach Dave Cecchini Alma Mater Lehigh University, ‘95 Record at Bucknell 7-26 (4th season) Career Record 24-64 (9 seasons)

Offensive Coordinator Jason Miran Defensive Coordinator Chris Bowers Special Teams Coordinator Colin Schaeffer Assistant Coaches Kevin Bracken, Marco Butler, Vinny Giacalone, Jordan Johnson, Greg Parker, Erik Pratt, Ryan Redd

Strength & Conditioning Coach Mark Kulbis Student Assistants Daniel Docal, Robert Schwartz, Thomas Vella Video Coordinator Zach Fanelli Athletic Trainers Kaiti Hager, Rayna Murphy Equipment Manager Liel Karstetter

Bucknell returns to Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium on Saturday, fresh off its first

of the season. The Bison will challenge the Colgate Raiders in search of a second

WITH A VICTORY BUCKNELL WOULD...

• win back-to-back

win

game

the first time since April 2021

season

improve to 19-51 in the all-time series with Colgate

BUCKNELL AT A GLANCE

• Bucknell (1-6, 1-2 PL) is looking to win back-to-back games for the first time since the spring 2021 season when it challenges Colgate at home on Saturday. The Bison are com ing off a dramatic 19-17 win at Lehigh.

• The Bison are back at home for the first time since Oct. 1 after going 1-2 over its three-game road swing.

• Bucknell currently sits fifth in the Patriot League standings with four games remaining on the schedule. The Bison play three of their final four at home, and three of the games are against league opponents.

• Bucknell’s defense has forced eight turnovers over the last two games. Leading the charge has been S Brent Jackson, who earned his first Patriot League weekly award of the season with two turnovers at Lehigh. He alone has forced three turnovers in the last two games.

• Bucknell was picked to finish seventh in the Patriot League based on a vote by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors ahead of the 2022 season.

• The Bison finished 1-10 overall in the 2021 season and went 0-6 against league oppo nents. They were picked in the same spot prior to the shortened 2021 spring season before capturing the Patriot League South Division title and earning a spot in the first-ever Patriot League Championship. Bucknell eventually fell to Holy Cross in the title game that spring, and the Crusaders were picked to win the league again in 2022 as the three-time defending champions.

• Senior DB Gavin Pringle was voted to the 2022 Preseason All-Patriot League Team for a third time in his career. Pringle is a two-time All-Patriot League selection and tied for the team lead in pass breakups last year despite missing more than half the season with injury.

• The Bison returned a staggering 51 letterwinners in 2022, as dozens of underclassmen gained playing experience during an injury-plagued season last fall. The young group of returning lettermen include 18 sophomores, 23 juniors and 10 seniors. Five seniors are three-time letterwinners: Pringle, DB Jonathan Searcy, LB Ben Allen, Jackson and DL Cooper Kim.

• Bucknell’s lone victory during the 2021 campaign came at home in week 4 against Cornell. The Bison scored two unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter and generated four turnovers during Homecoming Weekend. Quarterback Nick Semptimphelter connected with tight end Christian Spugnardi for the go-ahead touchdown. Semptimphelter later ran for a two-yard touchdown.

• Bucknell is in its fourth season under head coach Dave Cecchini, who spent the previous five years at Valparaiso. For leading the Bison to a spot in the Patriot League Champion ship Game during the 2021 spring season, he was voted as the Patriot League Dick Biddle Coach of the Year.

• Searcy, Allen, Jackson and junior OL Ethan Pitzel were selected as team captains for the 2022 season.

INSIDE THE LEHIGH BOX SCORE

• K Matt Schearer made a 19-yard field goal with 18 seconds remaining to give Bucknell a 19-17 win over the Mountain Hawks. It was his second made field goal of the quarter after he drilled a 48-yarder with 14:20 remaining. It was Bucknell’s longest made field goal since Al Yuknas’ 49-yard make against Davidson on oct. 20, 1984.

• Bucknell recovered an onside kick with 2:01 remaining to set up the game-winning drive.

The Bison had an extra point blocked on the previous drive that would have tied the game.

• RB Rushawn Baker rushed for both of Bucknell’s touchdowns and finished with 48 yards on the ground.

• QB Nick Semptimphelter completed 13 of 28 pass attempts for 146 yards. 95 of his yards came in the fourth quarter, and he completed passes of 24 and 39 yards on the last two scoring drives.

• Defensively, the Bison generated three turnovers in the second quarter and allowed just 10 points to the Lehigh offense. Brent Jackson put together a standout performance, grab bing an interception, forcing and recovering a fumble and posting one sack with five tackles. Alex Smith Jr. intercepted his third pass of the season, and both Ben Allen and Blake Leake led the Bison with seven tackles each.

• The Mountain Hawks scored on a blocked punt in the third quarter and added a rushing touchdown and a field goal.

• RB Gaige Garcia led the Mountain Hawks on the ground with 41 yards on 16 carries. QB

COLEMAN BENNETT (3) 2022

• Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar 2021

• Preseason All-Patriot League

MIKE BRIGHT JR. (48) 2021 Spring

• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (4/5)

JUSTIN FISHER (99) 2021

• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/6)

• HM STATS National Freshman of the Week (9/6)

ETHAN GRADY (12) 2021

• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (10/25)

BRENT JACKSON (31) 2022

• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (10/24)

• William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist

• Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar 2021

• Academic All-Patriot League

GAVIN PRINGLE (17) 2022

• Preseason All-Patriot League 2021

• Preseason All-Patriot League 2021 Spring

• All-Patriot League 1st Team

• Preseason All-Patriot League 2019

• All-Patriot League 2nd Team

• HM Hero Sports Freshman All-America Team

• HM STATS National Freshman of the Week (11/18)

MATT SCHEARER (62) 2022

• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (10/24)

JONATHAN SEARCY (21) 2021

• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (10/4)

• Bison Athlete of the Week (10/4)

• HM STATS Defensive Player of the Week (10/4)

CHART

Gavin Pringle 23 (7)

Ethan Pitzel 20 (7)

Brent Jackson 19 (18)

Ben Allen 18 (18) Connor Carretta 17 (15) Damian Harris 17 (9) Jonathan Searcy 17 (8) Blake Leake 16 (14) Mike Bright Jr. 16 (0)

Coleman Bennett 15 (0) R.J. Mehan 15 (0) Tyler Alston 14 (6) Zack Tarburton 14 (0) Ethan Robinson 13 (13) Aneesh Vyas 11 (7) Jake Guy 11 (4)

Harrison Shepherd 10 (3) Will Ohler 10 (1) Ethan Grady 10 (0) Fredrick Sturgis 8 (7) John Schlendorf 7 (7) Connor Holmes 7 (0) Mason Taylor 7 (0) Casey Stephenson ......................... 6 (3) Marques Owens 6 (0) Christian Spugnardi 6 (0) Rushawn Baker 5 (2) Josh Gary 4 (2) Nick Semptimphelter 4 (1) Sean Quarterman 4 (0)

Kyle Fontes 3 (1) Mason Muir 3 (0) Alex Smith Jr. 3 (0) Tyler Beverett 3 (0) Matt McCreight 3 (0) Christian Tait 2 (2) Okeyo Ayungo 2 (0) Adam Barakat 2 (0)

Colby Grames 2 (0) Nathaniel Carson 2 (0) Charlie Shadek 2 (0) Charlie Kreinbucher 1 (0) Danny Meuser 1 (0)

Note:

Dante Perri completed 19 of 34 passes for 160 yards.

COLGATE AT A GLANCE

• Colgate is 2-5 overall and 1-1 against Patriot League teams. The Raiders have wins over Maine and Georgetown. Its league loss was a 35-10 defeat by Holy Cross at home.

• The Raiders were picked to finish third in the Patriot League, receiving one first-place vote, based on a vote by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors ahead of the 2022 season. Colgate OL AJ DeSantis was voted to the 2022 Preseason All-Patriot League Team.

• QB Michael Brescia was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after rushing for 173 yards and three touchdowns in the team’s win over Georgetown last weekend. The reigning PL Rookie of the Year also completed 8 of 15 passes for 70 yards.

• Colgate went 5-1 in league play in 2021 and finished the season 5-6 overall.

• The Raiders won the 2018 Patriot League title outright and shared the 2017 crown with Holy Cross. They went a perfect 6-0 against Patriot League opponents during the 2018 campaign; they also advanced to the 2018 FCS quarterfinals as the No. 8 seed with a 23-20 victory over perennial power James Madison.

• Colgate is led by head coach Stan Dakosty, who over two seasons is 7-11 with the team. He’s been a part of seven of Colgate’s Patriot League titles, both as a player and a coach.

THE BUCKNELL/COLGATE SERIES

• Colgate leads the all-time series 51-18 and has won eight of the past 10 meetings. The Bison are 8-22 when facing the Raiders at home.

• Colgate won the most recent meeting 33-10 in Hamilton.

• In 2019 at Andy Kerr Stadium, the Bison snapped a five-game losing streak to the Raiders with a commanding 32-14 victory. Entering that contest, Bucknell had last downed Colgate on Nov. 2, 2013, a 28-7 victory at Andy Kerr Stadium. That was the Bison’s first win over the Raiders since 2006 and their first in Hamilton, N.Y. since 1999.

THE LAST MEETING WITH THE RAIDERS

• Bucknell was downed at Colgate, 33-10, on Oct. 30, 2021. The Raiders broke open the game in the second half, scoring four unanswered touchdowns and outgaining the Bison by a 260-113 margin.

• QB Michael Brescia led Colgate’s offensive charge, completing 13 of 15 passes for 162 yards and running for a game-best 75 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries.

• The first half proved to be a defensive battle, with the Raiders carrying a slim 7-3 advan tage into the locker room.

• The Bison opened the game’s scoring on their second possession with a 24-yard field goal by K Ryan Schatzel, and they capped the game with 54 seconds remaining in regulation. QB Nick Semptimphelter orchestrated a 10-play, 75-yard scoring march; he found WR Mason Muir for his first collegiate touchdown catch.

• QB Ethan Grady completed 10 passes for 118 yards while Semptimphelter posted 66 yards and one touchdown on five for seven passing.

• Colgate finished with advantages in total offense (406-247), first downs (24-14) and time of possession (30:01-29:58). Neither team turned over the ball, with Bucknell also not giving up a sack.

INSIDE THE BUCKNELL DEPTH CHART

• Bucknell’s projected starters on offense have made a combined 115 starts. All 11 projected offensive starters have made at least one start.

• Bucknell’s projected starters on defense have made a combined 165 starts. All 11 project ed starters on defense have made at least one start.

• On offense, one senior (OL R.J. Mehan), six juniors and four sophomores are expected to start. Junior LT Ethan Pitzel leads the offensive group with 20 starts under his belt.

• On defense, four seniors, three juniors and four sophomores are expected to start. DB

Gavin Pringle leads the entire roster in career starts (23).

• 19 Bison currently have at least 10 career starts.

• Only Allen and Jackson started all 11 of Bucknell’s 2021 games. On the offensive side of the ball, Harris, Pitzel and Mehan each made 10 starts last season.

• 12 Bison have started all seven games this season: Allen, Carretta, Harris, Jackson, Leake, Pitzel, Pringle, Robinson, Schlendorf, Searcy, Sturgis and Vyas.

• Five Bison currently boast starting streaks in the double digits: Allen (18), Jackson (18), Carretta (15), Leake (14) and Robinson (13).

• Only two seniors have played in all 33 of Bucknell’s games during their time in Lewisburg to date: Allen and Searcy.

• Two juniors have played in all 22 of Bucknell’s games during their time in Lewisburg to date: DL Tyler Alston and P/K Ruben Anderson.

• In 2021, a staggering 30 players each made their first career start. The total of 30 rep

Overall Patriot League Streak W-L Pct. W-L Pct.

Holy Cross 7-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 W7

Fordham 6-1 .857 2-0 1.000 W3

Colgate 2-5 .286 1-1 .500 W1

Lafayette 2-5 .286

Bucknell 1-6 .143

Lehigh 1-7 .125

Georgetown 1-6 .143

Saturday, Oct. 15

Yale 29, Bucknell

Army

Cornell 17,

Fordham

Saturday, Oct. 22

Bucknell 19,

Colgate

Holy Cross

Georgetown

Saturday, Oct. 29

Georgetown at Lafayette, 12:30 Fordham at Holy Cross, 1 Colgate at Bucknell, 1

Saturday, Nov.

Lehigh at Holy Cross, 12 Saint Francis at Georgetown, 12:30 Lafayette at Colgate, 1 Fordham at Bucknell, 1

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BISON

resented just over 34 percent of that team’s roster; two were seniors, four were juniors, 12 were sophomores and 12 were freshmen.

MILESTONES MET LAST WEEK

• CB Gavin Pringle recorded the 30th pass breakup of his career

• WR Marques Owens reached 300 receiving yards for his career

BISON AWARD WINNERS

• S Brent Jackson was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.

• K Matt Schearer was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Monday.

• Jackson was named a semifinalist for the 2022 William V. Campbell Trophy®, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced last week. Only Bucknell and Dayton have had a Campbell Trophy semifinalist each of the past 17 years.

• The Bison returned one All-Patriot League player in DB Gavin Pringle (1st in ‘21S, 2nd in ‘19).

• Pringle has been voted to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team in three consecutive seasons, and RB Coleman Bennett was voted to the 2021 Preseason All-Patriot League Team, representing Bucknell as a return specialist.

• The Bison graduated All-Patriot League honorees RB Jared Cooper and WR Dominic Lyles following the 2021 season.

• DB Brent Jackson was voted to the 2021 Academic All-Patriot League Team, earning the award for the first time in his career.

• Bennett and Jackson were named 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars by the publication Diverse: Issues in Higher Education in May. The award recognizes undergraduate students of color who have excelled in the classroom as well as on the athletic fields.

HEAD COACH DAVE CECCHINI

• Dave Cecchini, one of the all-time great wide receivers in Patriot League history who has since gone on to achieve tremendous success in the coaching ranks, was named the 27th Bob Odell Head Football Coach at Bucknell University on February 6, 2019.

• Cecchini was voted as the 2021 Spring Patriot League Dick Biddle Coach of the Year for guiding the team to a spot in the Patriot League Championship Game. In addition, he was selected as a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, presented by STATS to the FCS Coach of the Year, for the second time in his career.

• In his first season at the helm, Cecchini led the Bison to a third-place finish in the Patriot League, their highest placement since they were the 2014 runners-up. Their Patriot League victories came over defending champion Colgate (32-14), rival Lehigh (20-10) and Georgetown (20-17); two of their three league losses came by a touchdown or less.

• In 2017 while at Valparaiso, Cecchini was a finalist for the American Football Coaches Associa tion’s FCS National Coach of the Year and the STATS FCS Coach of the Year awards; he was also voted as the Pioneer Football League Coach of the Year and the AFCA FCS Region 4 Coach of the Year.

INSIDE THE 2022 SCHEDULE

• This is the 137th season of football at Bucknell. The Bison played their first game in 1883 and have played continuously since 1887.

• Bucknell’s challenging 2022 schedule includes trips to FBS program Central Michigan and Ivy League opponent Yale. Central Michigan marks the third FBS team the Bison have scheduled in four seasons.

• Bucknell’s 2022 opponents went a combined 58-64 in 2021, with Central Michigan winning its Sun Bowl game and Holy Cross advancing to the FCS playoffs for the third-straight season. VMI earned a spot in the 2021 spring FCS playoffs on the strength of its first conference title since 1977 while Towson, which did not compete during the 2020-21 school year, won seven games in both 2019 and 2018, advancing to the 2018 FCS playoffs.

• Bucknell begins Patriot League action at home against Lafayette on Oct. 1.

• Bucknell’s other home contests include on Colgate on Oct. 29, Fordham on Nov. 5, and Pioneer Football League member Marist for Senior Day on Nov. 19 to close out the regular season on 19.

FACILITY UPGRADES

• Thanks to the support of the Pascucci family, Bucknell’s new artificial turf practice field was broken in during preseason camp. Offering additional training and practice space for several men’s and women’s teams, the new field provides even greater training opportunities for a variety of programs beyond the ones that call Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium home.

• The stadium’s new, state-of-the-art video board made its debut last season, greatly heightening the fan experience at home events.

• Future additions to The Pascucci Team Center include a new strength and conditioning center, a men’s lacrosse locker room, and a team meeting and event space.

• In recognition of Pascucci’s historic commitment to both financial aid and athletics, the area of campus that includes the stadium and the Christy Mathewson Gates has been named the Pascucci

Ryan Sakamoto, Patriot League Media Relations Director (FB) rsakamoto@patriotleague.com

BISON NOTES

PLAYERS

Okeyo Ayungo

uh-KAY-oh uh-YOUNG-go

Adam Barakat BEAR-a-CAT

Tyler Beverett BEV-er-it.

Aidan Catania cuh-TAN-ee-ah

Duncan Cloniger

CLAW-ni-jer

Kieran Coscia KAH-shuh

Kyle Fontes

FON-tess

Brad Jamison JAM-uh-sin

Ryan Jedlicka jed-LICK-uh

Matt Karic CARE-ic

Charlie Kreinbucher KRINE-bucker

Matt McCreight mic-CRATE

Danny Meuser MUE-ser

Mason Muir MEWR

Nathan Natoli na-TOLL-ee

Nick Niemynski Na-MIN-ski

Jeff Odongo Oh-DONG-oh

Will Ohler OH-ler

John Ohnegian oh-NEE-gin

Marques Owens MARCUS

Bradley Pao POW

Ethan Pitzel PIT-zuhl

James Poulos POO-los

Patrick Quinlivan quin-LIV-in

Ryan Schatzel SHAT-zul

John Schlendorf SCHLEN-dorf

Jonathan Searcy SEAR-see

Ashton Sempervive semper-VEE-vay

Nick Semptimphelter SEMP-tim-fel-ter

Charlie Shadek SHAD-eck

Daniel Sierk SEER-k

Finn Sposato spo-SA-to Christian Spugnardi spug-NAR-dee

Aneesh Vyas uh-NEESH VEE-yas

COACHES

Dave Cecchini cha-KEE-nee

Vinny Giacalone JACK-a-loan

Mark Kulbis KUL-bis

Jason Miran MEER-in

Family Athletics Complex.

• The picturesque Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium was dedicated in 1924 and was known originally as Memorial Stadium as a tribute to Bucknell’s numerous war veterans. The stadium underwent a major renovation in 1989, and at that time it was rededicated to honor the iconic Christy Mathewson, who was a three-sport star and model student-athlete during his playing days at Bucknell.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE BISON

• All of Bucknell’s home games and its road contests at VMI, Yale, Holy Cross, Lehigh and George town will air on ESPN+, which became home of the Patriot League Network ahead of the 2020-21 school year.

• The Bison’s game at FBS foe Central Michigan will be broadcast on ESPN3.

• All of the Bison’s games will be broadcast on 100.9 The Valley (WVLY). The broadcast will also be available on WVLY.com/The__Valley and BucknellBison.com.

• Bucknell is active on Twitter (@Bucknell_FB) and Instagram (Bucknell_FB). Interact with the team using the hashtags #ACT and #rayBucknell.

UP NEXT

• Bucknell remains home next weekend to host Fordham at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5.

RECEIVER

Harris (Jr. / 6-0 / 185 / Durham, N.C.)

Ayungo (Fr. / 6-1 / 185 / Rockville, Md.)

TACKLE

Pitzel (Jr. / 6-4 / 275 / Solon, Ohio)

Kennedy (Fr. / 6-5 / 295 / Turnersville, N.J.)

GUARD

Mehan (Sr. / 6-4 / 305 / Worthington, Ohio)

Stephenson (Jr. / 6-2 / 290 / Philadelphia, Pa.)

Guy (So. / 6-2 / 285 / Philadelphia, Pa.)

Quarterman (Jr. / 6-3 / 260 / Chicago, Ill.)

Sturgis (So. / 6-4 / 285 / Cincinnati, Ohio)

D.K. Kim (Fr. / 6-5 / 290 / Gimpo, South Korea)

TACKLE

Tarburton (Jr. / 6-3 / 275 / Perkasie, Pa.)

Harrison Shepherd (Jr. / 6-5 / 280 / Wyoming, Ohio)

Fontes (So. / 6-4 / 220 / York, Pa.)

Christian Spugnardi (So. / 6-6 / 215 / Bethlehem, Pa.)

WIDE RECEIVER

Christian Tait (Jr. / 6-3 / 185 / Staten Island, N.Y.)

Derrick Anderson Jr. (Fr. / 6-3 / 175 / Fort Washington, Md.)

WIDE RECEIVER (FLANKER)

Marques Owens (So. / 5-10 / 170 / Austell, Ga.)

Josh Gary (Fr. / 5-11 / 190 / Upper Marlboro, Md.)

RUNNING BACK

3

Coleman Bennett (Jr. / 5-11 / 185 / Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

Rushawn Baker (So. / 5-11 / 225 / Victor, N.Y.)

QUARTERBACK

Nick Semptimphelter (Jr. / 6-1 / 190 / Franklin, Tenn.)

Ethan Grady (So. / 6-2 / 215 / Manhattan Beach, Calif.)

DEFENSIVE END

51

44

Will Ohler (So. / 6-3 / 235 / Sudbury, Mass.)

Mike Bright Jr. (Jr. / 6-4 / 225 / Woodland Park, N.J.)

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

0

Connor Carretta (Jr. / 6-2 / 280 / Columbus, Ohio)

Cade Rooney (So. / 6-3 / 250 / Berwyn, Pa.)

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

90

Aneesh Vyas (So. / 6-2 / 265 / West Chester, Pa.)

Grant Laws (So. / 6-3 / 280 / Halifax, Mass.)

DEFENSIVE END

Tyler Alston (Jr. / 6-2 / 230 / Downingtown, Pa.)

Jack Barnes (So. / 6-2 / 220 / Fayetteville, N.C.)

INSIDE LINEBACKER

34

Blake Leake (Jr. / 6-1 / 215 / Culpeper, Va.)

Brad Jamison (So. / 6-2 / 220 / Upper Township, N.J.)

INSIDE LINEBACKER

30

Ben Allen (Sr. / 6-1 / 220 / Whitehouse, Ohio)

Cooper Kim (Sr. / 6-1 / 230 / Moorestown, N.J.)

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

45

John Schlendorf (So. / 5-10 / 180 / Toms River, N.J.)

Chris Sims (So. / 5-9 / 170 / Haverford, Pa.)

STRONG SAFETY

21 — Jonathan Searcy (Sr. / 6-2 / 190 / Medford, N.J.)

6 — Alex Smith Jr. (So. / 6-2 / 185 / Charlotte, N.C.)

FREE SAFETY

31 — Brent Jackson (Sr. / 6-2 / 205 / Denton, Texas)

36 — Justin Murray (Sr. / 6-1 / 225 / Coppell, Texas)

CORNERBACK

17 — Gavin Pringle (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.)

14 — Roman Pearson (Fr. / 6-2 / 180 / Pickerington, Ohio)

CORNERBACK

26 — Ethan Robinson (So. / 6-0 / 175 / Montgomery, N.Y.)

16 — Caleb Gillen (Jr. / 5-11 / 185 / White Plains, N.Y.)

PLACE KICKER

62 — Matt Schearer (Fr. / 5-11 / 170 / Canonsburg, Pa.)

94 — Nick Niemynski (So. / 6-2 / 180 / Blue Bell, Pa.)

PUNTER

98 — Ruben Anderson (Jr. / 6-2 / 215 / Lenexa, Kan.)

62 — Matt Schearer (Fr. / 5-11 / 170 / Canonsburg, Pa.)

LONG SNAPPER

93 — Aidan Davenport (Jr. / 6-3 / 210 / Chatham, N.J.)

61 — Ryan Jedlicka (Fr. / 5-10 / 180 / Greenwich, Conn.)

HOLDER

98 — Ruben Anderson (Jr. / 6-2 / 215 / Lenexa, Kan.)

91 — Matt Karic (Fr. / 5-8 / 170 / Los Altos, Calif.)

KICKOFF RETURN 1

11 — Damian Harris (Jr. / 6-0 / 185 / Durham, N.C.)

3 — Coleman Bennett (Jr. / 5-11 / 185 / Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)

KICKOFF RETURN 2

24 — Josh Gary (Fr. / 5-11 / 190 / Upper Marlboro, Md.)

17 — Gavin Pringle (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.)

PUNT RETURN

17 — Gavin Pringle (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.)

11 — Damian Harris (Jr. / 6-0 / 185 / Durham, N.C.)

2022 BUCKNELL ROSTER

Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School

Connor Carretta Jr. DL 6-2 280 Columbus, Ohio / St. Charles Prep

Marques Owens So. WR 5-10 170 Austell, Ga. / Harrison

Tyler Alston Jr. DL 6-2 230 Downingtown, Pa. / Archbishop Carroll

Coleman Bennett Jr. RB 5-11 185 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons

Danny Meuser Jr. RB 6-0 200 Dallas, Pa. / Dallas

Christian Tait Jr. WR 6-3 185 Staten Island, N.Y. / Monsignor Farrell

Alex Smith Jr. So. S 6-2 185 Charlotte, N.C. / Hickory Ridge

Quentin Lemon Jr. S 6-1 200 West Orange, N.J. / Saint Peter’s Prep

Jeff Odongo Jr. S 6-2 190 Tampa, Fla. / Berkeley Prep

Alex Brown Fr. QB 6-3 195 Rumson, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic

Connor Holmes Sr. WR 5-10 170 Parlin, N.J. / Sayreville War Memorial

Ryan Schatzel Jr. P/K 6-0 160 Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. / Sleepy Hollow

Damian Harris Jr. WR 6-0 185 Durham, N.C. / Hillside

Ethan Grady So. QB 6-2 215 Manhattan Beach, Calif. / St. Monica Catholic

Luke Freeman Fr. S 6-2 190 Tulsa, Okla. / Victory Christian School

Matt McCreight Sr. WR 6-3 190 Chandler, Ariz. / Valley Christian

Nick Semptimphelter Jr. QB 6-1 190 Franklin, Tenn. / Battle Ground Academy

Roman Pearson Fr. CB 6-2 180 Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central

Cade Rooney So. DL 6-3 250 Berwyn, Pa. / St. Joseph’s Prep

Caleb Gillen Jr. CB/S 5-11 185 White Plains, N.Y. / White Plains

Gavin Pringle Sr. CB/S 6-0 180 Baltimore, Md. / Mount Saint Joseph

Tyler Beverett Jr. QB 6-3 205 Scottsdale, Ariz. / Saguaro

Bradley Pao Fr. CB 6-0 175 Mays Landing, N.J. / St. Augustine Prep

Michael Hardyway So. QB 6-0 180 Oceanside, Calif. / Oceanside

Mason Taylor So. S 6-2 185 San Pedro, Calif. / Adelanto

Jonathan Searcy (C) Sr. S 6-2 190 Medford, N.J. / Shawnee

Mikey Neal Sr. RB 5-6 170 Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall

Rushawn Baker So. RB 5-11 225 Victor, N.Y. / Victor

Josh Gary Fr. WR 5-11 190 Upper Marlboro, Md. / St. John’s College HS

Derrick Anderson Jr. Fr. WR 6-3 175 Fort Washington, Md. / Episcopal (Va.)

Ethan Robinson So. CB 6-0 175 Montgomery, N.Y. / Iona Prep

Ray Russell So. CB 6-1 185 Broadlands, Va. / Briar Woods

Chris Sims So. CB 5-9 170 Haverford, Pa. / Haverford School

Okeyo Ayungo Fr. WR 6-1 185 Rockville, Md. / Rockville

Ben Allen (C) Sr. LB 6-1 220 Whitehouse, Ohio / Anthony Wayne

Brent Jackson (C) Sr. S 6-2 205 Denton, Texas / John H. Guyer

Duncan Cloniger Fr. QB 6-2 190 St. Louis, Mo. / John Burroughs

Brad Jamison So. LB 6-2 220 Upper Township, N.J. / Ocean City

Blake Leake Jr. LB 6-1 215 Culpeper, Va. / Eastern View

Paul Neel So. RB 5-10 190 Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic

Justin Murray Sr. S 6-1 225 Coppell, Texas / Coppell

Dowgin Jr.

Sposato Fr.

DeLuca Fr.

Parker Fr.

Bright Jr. Jr.

5-10 195 Hamilton, N.J. / Notre Dame HS

5-11 195 Farmington, Conn. / Farmington

6-2 210 Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg Area

6-1 220 Durham, N.C. / Hillside

6-4

Woodland Park, N.J. / Hotchkiss School (Conn.)

Toms River, N.J.

Whippany, N.J.

Weston, Conn. /

Fishers, Ind. /

Catholic/Olympus (Utah)

Seton Hall

Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury Regional

Fayetteville,

Jake Guy So. OL 6-2 285 Philadelphia, Pa. / Don Bosco Prep (N.J.)

Ashton Sempervive Fr. DL 6-2 260 New Egypt, N.J. / New Egypt

Ethan Pitzel (C) Jr. OL 6-4 275 Solon, Ohio / Solon

John Ohnegian Fr. OL 6-2 285 Ramsey, N.J. / Saint Joseph Regional

Rowan McGwin Fr. OL 6-6 274 Rochester, N.Y. / Irondequoit

Christian Spugnardi So. TE 6-6 215 Bethlehem, Pa. / Allentown Central Catholic

Charlie Kreinbucher Fr. TE 6-5 230 Butler, Pa. / Butler Area

Mason Muir So. WR 6-5 195 Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich

Adam Barakat Jr. WR 6-3 220 Los Angeles, Calif. / St. Francis

Charlie Shadek Sr. TE 6-3 225 Wellesley, Mass. / Kent School (Conn.)

Kyle Fontes So. TE 6-4 220 York, Pa. / Central York

Colby Grames Jr. TE 6-3 225 Redlands, Calif. / Citrus Valley

Aneesh Vyas So. DL 6-2 265 West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West

Matt Karic Fr. P/K 5-8 170 Los Altos, Calif. / Saint Francis

Daniel Sierk Fr. DL 6-5 250 Greensburg, Pa. / Hempfield Area

Aidan Davenport Jr. LS 6-3 210 Chatham, N.J. / Chatham

Nick Niemynski So. P/K 6-2 180 Blue Bell, Pa. / Germantown Academy

Grant Laws So. DL 6-3 280 Halifax, Mass. / Xaverian Brothers / UMass

Patrick Quinlivan So. DL 6-2 205 Medway, Mass. / Milton Academy

Nathaniel Carson Jr.

6-6 270 Winston-Salem, N.C. / Reagan

Ruben Anderson Jr. P/K 6-2 215 Lenexa, Kan. / Shawnee Mission West

Justin Fisher So.

6-6

King of Prussia, Pa. / Upper Merion Area

Head Coach: Dave Cecchini (Lehigh ’95)

Chris Bowers (Wittenberg ’99) (Defensive); Jason Miran (Penn ’09) (Offensive/QB); Colin Schaeffer (Juniata College ‘16) (Special Teams/DL)

Assistant Coaches: Vinny Giacalone (Carnegie Mellon ’10) (OL/Operations); Jordan Johnson (Buffalo ’16) (RB); Erik Pratt (East Stroudsburg ‘16) (TE/Recruiting Coordinator/Tackles) Ryan Redd (Miami of Ohio ’06) (WR)

Defensive Assistant Coaches: Kevin Bracken (Moravian ’15) (LB/Run Game); Marco Butler (Western Carolina ‘00) (DB); Greg Parker (University of Phoenix) (OLB)

Student Assistants: Daniel Docal, Robert Schwartz, Thomas Vella

Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mark Kulbis (Bowling Green ’13)

Sport Administrator: Tim Pavlechko (Bucknell ’91) (Deputy AD)

Support Staff: Doug Birdsong (Marshall ’87) (Voice of the Bison); Ben Blumenthal (Longwood ’16) (Athletic Communications); Jon Terry (Bucknell ‘93) (Athletic Communi cations); Zach Fanelli (William Paterson ’20) (Video); Kaiti Hager (Cal U (Pa.) ’12) (Athletic Training); Rayna Murphy (Ball State ’17) (Athletic Training); Liel Karstetter (Lock Haven ’10) (Equipment); Tom Ford (Cazenovia College ’19) (Ticketing)

(9/1/04)

Neal (5-6)

Mehan

Schatzel

State

Murray

Grady

Pearson

Sturgis

Ayungo

Goheen

Kreinbucher

Nathan Natoli

Sims

Bennett

Colby Grames

Stephenson

75 Jake Guy Undeclared

19 Michael Hardyway Undeclared

11 Damian Harris Education

9 Connor Holmes Psychology

31 Brent Jackson Finance

33 Brad Jamison Mechanical Engineering

61 Ryan Jedlicka Undeclared

73 Mason Jones Biophysics

91 Matt Karic Undeclared Management

72 Gavin Kennedy

Undeclared

53 Cooper Kim Psychology

68 D.K. Kim Undeclared

82 Charlie Kreinbucher Undeclared-Management

95 Grant Laws Undeclared

34 Blake Leake Undeclared-Management

7 Quentin Lemon Psychology

48 Aidan Mack Undeclared-Management

13 Matt McCreight Management & Organizations

79 Rowan McGwin Undeclared-Management

70 R.J. Mehan Managing for Sustainability

4 Danny Meuser Geology/Environmental Science

83 Mason Muir Undeclared

36 Justin Murray

Environmental Studies

67 Nathan Natoli Undeclared-Management

22 Mikey Neal Finance

35 Paul Neel Undeclared-Management

94 Nick Niemynski Undeclared-Management

8 Jeff Odongo International Relations

51 Will Ohler Undeclared

78 John Ohnegian Undeclared

1 Marques Owens Computer Science

18 Bradley Pao Undeclared

43 Donquarius Parker Undeclared

14 Roman Pearson Undeclared

77 Ethan Pitzel Finance

69 James Poulos

Undeclared

Gavin Pringle Economics

Sean Quarterman Finance

Pat Quinlivan Computer Science

Ethan Robinson Undeclared-Management

Cade Rooney Undeclared-Management

Ray Russel Computer Engineering

Ryan Schatzel Finance

Matt Schearer Mechanical Engineering

John Schlendorf Undeclared

Kenneth Scott Undeclared-Management

Jonathan Searcy Economics

Ashton Sempervive Undeclared-Management

Nick Semptimphelter Business Analytics

Charlie Shadek History

Harrison Shepherd Finance

Daniel Sierk Mechanical Engineering

Chris Sims Undeclared

Alex Smith

Animal Behavior

Benji Smith Undeclared

Finn Sposato

Christian Spugnardi

Engineering

Undeclared

Casey Stephenson Undeclared

Fredrick Sturgis

Engineering

Christian Tait Environmental Science

Zack Tarburton Environmental Science

Mason Taylor Undeclared

Aneesh Vyas Undeclared-Management

HEAD COACH DAVE CECCHINI

Dave Cecchini, one of the all-time great wide re ceivers in Patriot League history who has since gone on to achieve tremendous success in the coaching ranks, was named the 27th Bob Odell Head Football Coach at Bucknell University on February 6, 2019.

During the 2021 spring campaign, Cecchini was voted as the Patriot League Dick Biddle Coach of the Year for leading the Bison to a spot in the first-ever Patriot League Championship Game. Bucknell, which was picked to finish last in the Patriot League presea son poll, knocked off Pennsylvania rivals Lafayette (38-13) and Lehigh (6-0) to earn a date with defend ing champion Holy Cross. In addition, Cecchini was selected as a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, presented by STATS to the FCS Coach of the Year, for the second time in his career.

Cecchini’s Bison placed 11 on the 2021 Spring All-Patriot League Team, headlined by a school-re cord seven First Team selections. Senior linebacker Simeon Page became the fifth Bison to make four All-Patriot League Teams; he later joined Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year Rick Mottram on the Academic All-Patriot League Team.

In 2019, Cecchini led the Bison to a third-place finish in the Patriot League, their highest placement since they were the 2014 runners-up. Their Patriot League victories came over defending champion Colgate (32-14), rival Lehigh (20-10) and Georgetown (20-17); two of their three league losses came by a touchdown or less. Bucknell faced a grueling non-conference schedule, featuring FBS opponent Temple and three nationally ranked FCS teams; the Bison ultimately finished the year with a 3-8 overall record.

Cecchini’s offense set school records in completions (229) and passing attempts (426) during the 2019 season. All-Patriot League First Team wide receiver Brandon Sanders became the sixth Bison to make at least 50 catches in a single campaign while quarterback Logan Bitikofer cracked Bucknell’s top 10 in single-season completions (8th, 175) and single-season passing attempts (t-8th, 305). Defensively, the Bison excelled, leading the Patriot League in conference action in yards per play allowed (4.4), takeaways (14), sacks (32) and defensive touchdowns (4); they also finished second in total defense (319.7) and rushing defense (96.3).

The head coach at Valparaiso University from 2014 to 2018, Cecchini has a long track record of building explosive offenses at elite academic institutions. Previously the offensive coordinator at Lehigh University, The Citadel and Harvard University, his offenses have shattered school records at his every stop, propelling his teams to a combined seven conference championships. An All-American wide receiver at Lehigh during his playing days in the early 1990s, Cecchini spent 13 of his previous 24 seasons as a coach at his alma mater.

In 2014, Cecchini took over a Valparaiso football program that had won just three games, all against the same opponent, in the four seasons before his arrival. The 2017 campaign saw Valparaiso reach new heights thanks to a potent offense that totaled 330 points and 4,398 yards, both good for second in school history. Picked to finish 10th of 11 teams in the Pioneer Football League, Valparaiso tied for third with a 5-3 record, its most league wins since 1961. Overall, Valparaiso finished above .500, at 6-5, for the first time since 2003.

For guiding Valparaiso’s turnaround, Cecchini was a finalist for the American Football Coaches Association’s FCS National Coach of the Year and the STATS FCS Coach of the Year awards; he was also voted as the Pio neer Football League Coach of the Year and the AFCA FCS Region 4 Coach of the Year.

Cecchini left Valparaiso as the program’s winningest coach through 50 games since 1986. Other highlights of his time at Valparaiso included defeating rival Butler in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2005, go ing 4-0 in conference games at Brown Field in 2017 and sending two student-athletes to the 2018 FCS National Bowl, which showcases the FCS’s top players.

Before becoming the 17th head football coach in Valparaiso history, Cecchini spent four seasons as the of fensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Lehigh. During his second stint on the Mountain Hawk staff, Cecchini built one of the most proficient and explosive offenses in the nation. In 2011, Lehigh ranked in the FCS’s top five in total offense (469.6) and passing offense (340.6) while averaging a Patriot League-best 32.5 points per game. Ten offensive players captured All-Patriot League laurels that season, headlined by Offensive Player of the Year Chris Lum. Lum, who was also the runner-up for the Walter Payton Award, broke the Patriot League’s single-season record for passing yards (4,378) and touchdown passes (32). For his role in Lehigh’s success, Cecchini was a finalist for the FootballScoop FCS Coordinator of the Year award.

With Cecchini guiding the offense, the Mountain Hawks went a combined 39-9 and won two Patriot League titles. Wide receiver Lee Kurfis led the nation in receiving yards per game (122.8) in 2013 while quarterback Mike Colvin finished fifth nationally in total offense (326.64) the year before. Under Cecchini’s watch, four Mountain Hawks garnered All-America honors.

From 2007 to 2009, Cecchini served as The Citadel’s offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach. During his first season in Charleston, the Bulldogs finished with their best record in 15 years, bolstered by an offense that set 16 school records, including points per game (39.5) and total offense (437.6). Cecchini mentored wide receiver Andre Roberts, a First Team All-American who set Citadel records in single-season receptions (95), receiving yards (1,334) and touchdown catches (15). Roberts, who was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2010 National Football League Draft, is currently a member of the Houston Texans.

Beginning in 2003, Cecchini spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks and wide receiv ers coach at Harvard. His fast-paced offense paid immediate dividends, as the Crimson averaged 461 yards per game during his first campaign, a figure good for fourth nationally. The next season, Harvard went 10-0 and won the Ivy League championship. After the Crimson led the Ivy League in aggregate offense, the AFCA selected Cecchini as its 2005 Mike Campbell Top Assistant Coach Award winner.

Under Cecchini’s tutelage, 14 Harvard records fell, including points per game (33.9). Among his charges was quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, the 2004 Ivy League Player of the Year who was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 2005 NFL Draft. Fitzpatrick, who is currently a member of the Washington Football Team, has also spent time in eight other NFL organizations.

Before his tenure in Cambridge, Cecchini spent nine seasons on his alma mater’s staff. In 2000, Cecchini’s first campaign as offensive coordinator, Lehigh went 11-0 during the regular season and reached the Division I-AA (now FCS) quarterfinals. Following that season, Cecchini was promoted to assistant head coach while retaining his responsibilities as offensive coordinator. In 2001, his up-tempo offense averaged 38.3 points per game, helping the Mountain Hawks secure their second-straight undefeated regular season and championship quarterfinal appearance. In Cecchini’s first three seasons directing the offense, Lehigh posted a combined 31-6 record and captured two Patriot League titles.

During his playing days at Lehigh, Cecchini became a consensus First Team All-American after leading the nation in receptions and receiving yards per game in 1993. That season, he set Patriot League records in receptions (88), receiving yards (1,318) and touchdown receptions (15); his 15 touchdown catches remain the Patriot League standard to this day. Cecchini, who was later named to the Patriot League 15th Anniversary Team, graduated from Lehigh in 1995 with a bachelor of science degree in marketing.

Cecchini first joined the Mountain Hawk football staff as a tight ends coach. He also served as a running backs coach, quarterbacks coach and wide receiv ers coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator. During Cecchini’s first stint in Bethlehem, Lehigh averaged more than 350 yards of offense and over 26 points per game.

Cecchini and his wife, Tammy, have two sons: Evan and Will. Tammy is currently the head women’s tennis coach at Bucknell.

PERSONAL

Date of Birth: March 9, 1972

Hometown: Bloomington, Minnesota

Wife: Tammy (head women’s tennis coach at Bucknell)

Children: Sons Evan and Will

EDUCATION

Lehigh University, B.S. in marketing, 1995

HEAD COACHING CAREER

Year School Record Pct.

2014 Valparaiso 4-8 .333

2015 Valparaiso 1-9 .100

2016 Valparaiso 4-7 .364

2017 Valparaiso 6-5 .545

2018 Valparaiso 2-9 .182

2019 Bucknell 3-8 .273

2021 Spring Bucknell 2-2 .500

2021 Bucknell 1-10 .091

2022 Bucknell 1-6 .143

Totals 24-64 .273

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Years School Position 1994-02 Lehigh Tight Ends (1994)

Running Backs (1995) Quarterbacks (1996)

Wide Receivers (1997-99)

Offensive Coordinator/WR (2000) Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Coordinator/QB (2001-02)

2003-05 Harvard Offensive Coordinator/QB/WR

2006-09 The Citadel Offensive Coordinator/WR

2010-13 Lehigh Offensive Coordinator/QB

2014-18 Valparaiso Head Coach

2019-pres. Bucknell Head Coach

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Winner of seven conference championships

• 2021 Spring Patriot League Dick Biddle Coach of the Year

• 2021 Spring STATS FCS National Coach of the Year Finalist

• 2017 AFCA FCS National Coach of the Year Finalist

• 2017 STATS FCS National Coach of the Year Finalist

• 2017 FCA FCS Region 4 Coach of the Year

• 2017 Pioneer Football League Coach of the Year

• 2011 FootballScoop FCS Coordinator of the Year

• Coached WR Andre Roberts, a 2010 NFL Draft pick, at The Citadel

• 2005 AFCA Mike Campbell Top Assistant Coach Award

• Coached QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, a 2005 NFL Draft pick, at Harvard

• 1993 consensus First Team All-American as Lehigh wide receiver

• Voted to the Patriot League 15th Anniversary Team

Shut out an opponent Apr. 3, 2021 at Lehigh (6-0)

Was shut out by an opponent Oct. 8, 2022 at Holy Cross (0-57)

Finished a game with a tie score Nov. 14, 1987 vs. Lehigh (21-21)

Scored 40-49 points Sept. 2, 2017 vs. Marist (45-6)

Scored 50-59 points Nov. 1, 2003 vs. Holy Cross (53-31)

Scored 60-69 points Oct. 24, 1987 vs. Columbia (62-20)

Scored 70-79 points Oct. 10, 1964 vs. Ohio Wesleyan in Newark, Del. (72-0)

Allowed 40-49 points Sept. 17, 2022 at Central Michigan (0-41)

Allowed 50-59 points Oct. 8, 2022 at Holy Cross (0-57)

Allowed 60-69 points Nov. 13, 2021 at Army West Point (10-63)

Allowed 70-79 points Nov. 25, 1916 at Georgetown (0-78)

Allowed 80+ points Oct. 8, 1966 at Temple (28-82)

Did not commit a turnover Oct. 15, 2022 at Yale (9-29)

Forced five turnovers Oct. 15, 2022 at Yale (4 INT, 1 fumble) (9-29)

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 Apr. 17, 2021 vs. Holy Cross (5 INT) (10-33)

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 Sept. 3, 2022 vs. Towson (13-14)

Had two 100-yard rushers in the same game Sept. 26, 2007 vs. Marist (Terrance Wilson 108 & Justin Pulgrano 101) (17-16)

Had two 100-yard receivers in the same game Nov. 1, 2014 vs. Lafayette (Jake Hartman 134 & Will Carter 104) (27-24 OT)

Defeated a nationally ranked opponent Oct. 26, 2013 vs. No. 15 Lehigh (48-10)

Played a nationally ranked opponent Oct. 8, 2022 at No. 9/10 Holy Cross (0-57)

Played an FBS opponent Sept. 17, 2022 at Central Michigan (0-41)

Won 10 games 1997 (10-1)

Won eight games 2014 (8-3)

Had a winning season 2014 (8-3)

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 Oct. 15, 2022 (Rushawn Baker (113) at Yale, 9-29)

Had 200 yards rushing Nov. 12, 2011 (Tyler Smith (204) at Fordham, 21-0)

Had a 60+ yard run Oct. 15, 2022 (Rushawn Baker (75) at Yale, 9-29)

Had a 70+ yard run Oct. 15, 2022 (Rushawn Baker (75) at Yale, 9-29)

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 Sept. 28, 2019 (Logan Bitikofer to Dominic Lyles (52) at Towson, 7-56)

Had three passing touchdowns Oct. 23, 2021 (Ethan Grady vs. Georgetown, 21-29)

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 Oct. 1, 2022 (Ethan Grady (20) vs. Lafayette, 14-24)

Had 30 completions Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (36) at Fordham, 12-17)

Had 50 passing attempts Nov. 23, 2019 (Logan Bitikofer (50) at Fordham, 14-31)

Had 60 passing attempts Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (67) at Fordham, 12-17)

Had 200 yards passing Nov. 23, 2019 (Logan Bitikofer (230) at Fordham, 14-31)

Had 300 yards passing Oct. 24, 2015 (R.J. Nitti (338) vs. Georgetown, 9-17)

Had 100 yards receiving Oct. 23, 2021 (Dominic Lyles (110) vs. Georgetown, 21-29)

Had 200 yards receiving Oct. 11, 2014 (Will Carter (246) at Lehigh, 45-24)

Had 10 receptions Apr. 3, 2021 (Dominic Lyles (14) at Lehigh, 6-0)

Had two touchdown receptions Sept. 3, 2022 (Christian Spugnardi vs. Towson, 13-14)

Had three touchdown receptions Oct. 23, 2021 (Dominic Lyles vs. Georgetown, 21-29)

Made a 40-yard field goal Oct. 22, 2022 (Matt Schearer (48) at Lehigh, 19-17)

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 Oct. 1, 2022 (Ethan Grady to Coleman Bennett vs. Lafayette, 14-24)

Rushed for a two-point conversion Nov. 3, 2018 (Jared Cooper at Lehigh, 17-45)

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 Oct. 19, 2019 (Alex Pechin (11) at Towson, 7-56)

Had a 70+ yard punt Nov. 23, 2019 (Alex Pechin (70) at Fordham, 14-31)

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 Mar. 27, 2021 (Blake Leake (41) vs. Lafayette, 38-13)

Returned a fumble for a touchdown Nov. 23, 2019 (Rick Mottram (5) at Fordham, 14-31)

Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown

Home 0-2 Away 1-4

Patriot League 1-2 Ranked Opponent 0-1

Leading after one quarter 0-1

Trailing after one quarter 0-2

Tied after one quarter 1-3

Leading at halftime 1-0

Trailing at halftime 0-5 Tied at halftime 0-1

Leading after three quarters 0-0

Trailing after three quarters 1-6 Tied after three quarters 0-0 Games decided in overtime 0-1

Bison score first 1-1

Opponent scores first 0-5

Bison lead in time of possession 1-1

Opponent leads in time of possession 0-5

Bison run more plays 0-1

Opponent runs more plays 1-5

Bison run at least 65 plays 0-3

Bison run fewer than 65 plays 1-3

Bison outgain opponent 0-1

Opponent outgains Bison 1-5

Bison rush for 200+ yards 0-0

Opponent rushes for 200+ yards 0-3 Bison pass for 200+ yards 0-0

Opponent passes for 200+ yards 0-3

Bison have 400+ total yards 0-0

Opponent has 400+ total yards 0-3

Bison win turnover battle 1-3

Opponent wins turnover battle 0-2 Bison force at least two turnovers 1-3

Opponent forces at least two turnovers 0-4 Bison commit no turnovers 0-2 Opponent commits no turnover 0-0

Game is decided by more than 10 points 0-3 Game is decided by 10 or fewer points 1-3

Bison score 25 or more points 0-0

Opponent scores 25 or more points 0-3

Bison held under 25 points 1-6

Opponent held under 25 points 1-3

Day games 1-5

Night games 0-1

Games following a win 0-0 Games following a loss 1-5

Playing on grass 1-1

Playing on Astroturf 0-0 Playing on Fieldturf 0-5

Oct. 13, 2018 (Gerrit Van Itallie (0) at Monmouth, 19-36)

Recorded two interceptions in a game Sept. 15, 2018 (Bryan Marine at Penn, 17-34)

Recorded three interceptions in a game Nov. 20, 2004 (Dante Ross at Duquesne, 30-20)

Recorded four interceptions in a game Sept. 30, 2000 (Kevin Eiben vs. Duquesne, 35-14)

Forced two fumbles in a game Oct. 16, 2021 (Ben Allen at Fordham, 22-66)

Recovered two fumbles in a game Oct. 16, 2021 (Aneesh Vyas at Fordham, 22-66)

Had 15 tackles in a game Nov. 20, 2021 (Blake Leake (16) vs. Holy Cross, 6-45)

Had two sacks in a game Sept. 10, 2022 (Patrick Quinlivan at VMI, 14-24)

Had three sacks in a game Nov. 23, 2019 (Grayson Cherubino at Fordham, 14-31)

Had four sacks in a game Nov. 18, 2017 (Simeon Page at Fordham, 9-20)

Had four tackles for a loss in a game Nov. 23, 2019 (Gerrit Van Itallie at Fordham, 14-31)

Blocked a punt Nov. 20, 2021 (Jack Barnes vs. Holy Cross, 6-45)

Blocked an extra point attempt Oct. 28, 2017 (Abdullah Anderson & Joe Lauro at Colgate, 3-40)

Blocked a field goal attempt Sept. 3, 2022 (Aneesh Vyas vs. Towson, 13-14)

Recorded a safety Nov. 19, 2016 vs. Fordham (22-36)

Brent

TALE OF THE TAPE

Head Coach: Stan Dakosty Record at Colgate: 7-1 (2nd season)

Career Record: 7-1 (2nd season)

Conference: Patriot League Stadium: Andy Kerr Stadium Capacity: 10,221

Surface: FieldTurf 2021 Record: 5-6

Conference Record: 5-1 (2ne,

Location:

Nickname:

President: Brian

Athletic Director: Nicki Moore Website: ColgateAthletics.com

ALL-TIME RESULTS

PA

Hamilton, NY

Hamilton, NY

Hamilton, NY

Lewisburg, PA

Hamilton, NY

Lewisburg, PA

Hamilton, NY

13-0

32-14

14-0

14-6

21-7

Lewisburg, PA CU, 20-0

1967 Hamilton, NY CU, 38-0

1968 Lewisburg, PA CU, 48-34

1969 Hamilton, NY CU, 28-7

Lewisburg, PA

44-14

COLGATE 1-6

BUCKNELL

Overall Record 2-5 1-2 PL League Record 1-1 PL 231.0 (121st) Total Offense 291.3 (108th) 92.9 (111th) Rushing Offense 172.4 (34th) 138.1 (116th) Passing Offense 118.9 (121st) 83.99 (122nd) Passing Efficiency 82.07 (123rd) 9.9 (123rd) Scoring Offense 19.6 (97th) .647 (111th) Red Zone Offense .778 (64th) 386.6 (63rd) Total Defense 412.9 (79th) 195.7 (98th) Rushing Defense 174.0 (75th) 190.9 (22nd) Passing Defense 238.9 (75th) 29.4 (71st) Scoring Defense 31.3 (75th) .846 (83rd) Red Zone Defense .867 (99th) 34.36 (79th) Net Punting 38.45 (25th) 5.70 (82nd) Punt Returns 9.44 (40th) 18.36 (90th) Kickoff Returns 20.72 (52nd) 0.71 (14th)

Turnover Margin 0.57 (24th) 1.43 (94th) Team Sacks 0.57 (123rd) 28:13 (90th) Time of Possession 28:30 (83rd)

Ethan Grady (609 yards)

Leading Passer Michael Brescia (776 yards) Rushawn Baker (393 yards)

Leading Rusher Michael Brescia (511 yards) Damian Harris (185 yards)

Leading Receiver Garrett Oakey (270 yards) Brent Jackson (67 tackles) Leading Tackler Tyler Flick (61 tackes)

FCS rank in parenthesis Top-30 marks in bold

ALL-TIME RESULTS

1971 Hamilton, NY CU, 47-24

Lewisburg, PA BU, 41-7

1973 Hamilton, NY CU, 41-23

1974 Lewisburg, PA CU, 34-21

1975 Hamilton, NY BU, 24-16

1976 Lewisburg, PA CU, 24-13

1977 Hamilton, NY CU, 49-17

1978 Lewisburg, PA BU, 7-0

1979 Hamilton, NY CU, 20-2

1980 Lewisburg, PA CU, 17-14

1981 Hamilton, NY CU, 24-6

1986 Lewisburg, PA BU, 40-39

1987 Hamilton, NY CU, 31-28

1988 Lewisburg, PA CU, 14-13

1989 Hamilton, NY BU, 37-27

1990 Lewisburg, PA CU, 28-27

1991 Hamilton, NY CU, 38-6

1992 Lewisburg, PA BU, 28-21

1993 Hamilton, NY CU, 13-8

1994 Lewisburg, PA CU, 31-7

1995 Hamilton, NY BU, 21-14 OT

1996 Lewisburg, PA BU, 28-27 OT

1997 Hamilton, NY CU, 48-14

1998 Lewisburg, PA CU, 38-21

1999 Hamilton, NY BU, 21-16

2000 Lewisburg, PA CU, 24-21

2001 Hamilton, NY CU, 15-13

2002 Lewisburg, PA CU, 13-10 OT

2003 Hamilton, NY CU, 50-6

2004 Lewisburg, PA BU, 42-7

2005 Hamilton, NY CU, 16-10

2006 Lewisburg, PA BU, 31-28

2007 Hamilton, NY CU, 28-24

2008 Lewisburg, PA CU, 52-28

2009 Hamilton, NY CU, 29-14

2010 Lewisburg, PA CU, 31-7

2011 Hamilton, NY CU, 21-6

2012 Lewisburg, PA CU, 47-33

2013 Hamilton, NY BU, 28-7

2014 Lewisburg, PA CU, 21-6

2015 Hamilton, NY CU, 14-10

2016 Lewisburg, PA CU, 27-7

2017 Hamilton, NY CU, 40-3

2018 Lewisburg, PA CU, 27-3

2019 Hamilton, NY BU, 32-14

2021 Hamilton, NY CU, 33-10

Colgate Downs Bucknell Football Behind Strong Second Half

The Bucknell football team was downed by Colgate, 33-10, at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Sta dium. The Raiders (3-6, 3-1 PL) broke open the game in the second half, scoring four unanswered touchdowns and outgaining the Bison (1-7, 0-4 PL) by a 260-113 margin.

“Today was a battle of attrition, with players going down on both sides,” said head coach Dave Cecchini. “We found ourselves putting young players out there who probably weren’t ready for this caliber of play yet in their careers. I’m okay with freshman mistakes. That’s going to happen, but our guys never quit. They were chomping at the bit in the locker room at halftime. Moving forward, we need to make plays on the offensive side and get stops defensively.”

Freshman quarterback Michael Brescia led Colgate’s offensive charge, completing 13 of 15 passes for 162 yards and running for a game-best 75 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. The first half proved to be a defensive battle, with the Raiders carrying a slim 7-3 advantage into the locker room.

The Bison opened the game’s scoring on their second possession, which began at the first quarter’s 6:02 mark and ended with a 24-yard Ryan Schatzel field goal three seconds into the second frame. That 11-play, 47-yard drive was extended by a face mask penalty that kept them from going a quick three and out. Two plays after the penalty, Jared Cooper broke free for a 14yard gain that brought them within a single yard of the red zone.

With 4:27 remaining before the break, Colgate took the lead on a 28-yard quarterback keeper score by Brescia, his first of the game.

Bucknell responded with a march to the Raiders’ 24-yard line, with Danny Meuser picking up a first down on a 4th and 2 with a five-yard rush and Ethan Grady finding fellow freshman Mason Muir for a 26-yard gain on back-to-back plays. The Colgate defense ultimately held fast, bringing up a 4th and eight. Bucknell again went for it, but a pass fell beyond the receivers’ reach.

GAME

Semptimphelter

• WR Marques Owens (69), RB/WR Coleman Bennett (34)

WR Mason Muir (30) were Bucknell’s top three receivers, with Owens and Muir setting new career high totals in yards.

• S Jonathan Searcy made a career-best 10 tackles; this was the second-straight game that he set a new career-high total in tackles, as he logged nine against Georgetown the Saturday before.

• DL Mike Bright Jr. picked up a sack for the second game in a row.

• For Colgate, RB John Cox ran for two touchdowns and finished second to QB Michael Brescia with 50 yards on nine carries. WR Garrett Oakey led all players with 84 yards on five receptions while LB Milton Braasch II logged game-best totals in tackles (11) and tackles for a loss (3).

• The Bison opened the game’s scoring for the first time during the 2021 campaign with K Ryan Schatzel’s 24-yard field goal.

• Bucknell didn’t commit any turnovers for the fourth time this season; the Bison previ ously accomplished this feat at Sacred Heart, against Cornell and at Lafayette.

• No Bison made his first career start against the Raiders, representing the first time in the fall of 2021 that no first-time starters took the field.

At halftime, the Raiders led in total offense (146-134) while the Bison held edges in both first downs (8-6) and time of possession (17:55-12:04). Colgate began to distance itself from Bucknell in the third quarter, scoring two unanswered touchdowns to build a 20-3 lead. The Raiders also held the Bison to just 34 yards of total offense during that frame; Bucknell notably ceded four yards on the ground.

Colgate first found the end zone at the third quarter’s 12:18 mark, with a 19-yard John Cox run finishing off a quick four-play, 59-yard drive highlighted by a 27-yard catch by Garrett Oakey. The Raiders then put together an eight-play, 64-yard scoring drive that was completed by a one-yard Brescia touchdown rush. That score was set up by a diving 22-yard catch by Oakey that came up one yard shy of the end zone.

Colgate added two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, which came at the 11:35 and 5:06 marks. Both were short rushes that capped lengthy marches, with each draining at least five minutes off of the clock. The first of the two drives notably covered 92 yards in 13 plays.

Bucknell completed the game’s scoring with 54 seconds remaining in regulation. Nick Semp timphelter, who relieved Grady, orchestrated a 10-play, 75-yard scoring march; he found Muir for his first collegiate touchdown catch, an acrobatic four-yard grab in the corner of the end zone.

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offense (406-247), first downs (24-14) and time of possession (30:01-29:58). They held the Bison to just 64 rushing yards while racking up 235 of their own. Neither team turned over the ball, with Bucknell also not giving up a sack.

BEN ALLEN (30)

LB | SR | 6-1 | 220

Tackles: 11 vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Tackles for Loss: 2 at Fordham (10/16/21)

Sacks: 1, 3 times (last vs. Holy Cross, 11/20/21)

Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Forced Fumbles: 2 at Fordham (10/16/21)

Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Georgetown (10/23/21), vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

TYLER ALSTON (42)

LB | JR | 6-2 | 230

Tackles: 9 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Sacks: 1.5 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22), vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

DERRICK ANDERSON JR. (25)

WR | FR | 6-3 | 175

Receptions: 3 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Receiving Yards: 32 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Long Reception: 14 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

RUBEN ANDERSON (98)

P/K | JR | 6-2 | 215

Punt Average: 43.7 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Long Punt: 58 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Punt Attempts: 9 at Fordham (10/16/21)

Punts of 50+ Yards: 3 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Punts Inside the 20: 3, 3 times (last at VMI, 9/10/22)

Kickoff Attempts: 1 vs. Holy Cross (4/17/21)

Kickoff Average: 52.0 vs. Holy Cross (4/17/21)

OKEYO AYUNGO (29)

WR | FR | 6-1 | 185

Receptions: 3 at Central Michigan (9/17/22)

Receiving Yards: 35 at VMI (9/10/22)

Long Reception: 34 at VMI (9/10/22)

RUSHAWN BAKER (23)

RB | SO | 5-11 | 225

Rushing Attempts: 20 at Yale (10/15/22)

Rushing Yards: 113 at Yale (10/15/22)

Long Rush: 75 at Yale (10/15/22)

Rushing TDs: 2 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

Receptions: 4 at VMI (9/10/22)

Receiving Yards: 20 at VMI (9/10/22)

Receiving TDs: 1 at VMI (9/10/22)

Long Reception: 13 at VMI (9/10/22)

All-Purpose Yards: 122 at Yale (10/15/22)

ADAM BARAKAT (85)

TE | JR | 6-3 | 220

Receptions: 4 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

Receiving Yards: 44 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

Long Reception: 14 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21), at Army West Point (11/13/21)

JACK BARNES (52)

DL | SO | 6-2 | 220

Tackles: 7 at Villanova (9/11/21)

Tackles for Loss: 1 at Yale (10/15/22)

Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Blocked Punts: 1 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

COLEMAN BENNETT (3)

RB/WR | JR | 5-11 | 185

Rushing Attempts: 15 at Lafayette (10/9/21)

Rushing Yards: 60 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Long Rush: 23 vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

Rushing TDs: 1 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22), vs. Fordham

(4/10/21)

Receptions: 4 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Receiving Yards: 52 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Long Reception: 38 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Kickoff Returns: 4, 3 times (last vs. Georgetown, 10/23/21)

Kickoff Return Yards: 128 vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

Long Kickoff Return: 76 vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

Punt Returns: 1 at Lafayette (10/9/21)

Punt Return Yards: 4 at Lafayette (10/9/21)

Long Punt Return: 4 at Lafayette (10/9/21)

All-Purpose Yards: 186 vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

TYLER BEVERETT (18)

QB | JR | 6-3 | 205

Passing Attempts: 12 at Central Michigan (9/17/22), vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Passing Completions: 6 at Central Michigan (9/17/22), vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Passing Yards: 61 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Long Pass: 28 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Rushing Attempts: 8 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Rushing Yards: 28 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Long Rush: 25 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Rushing TDs: 1 vs. Cornell (10/2/21), vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

TYLER BOWER (49)

LB | JR | 5-11 | 215

Tackles: 1 at Villanova (9/11/21)

MIKE BRIGHT JR. (44)

DL | JR | 6-4 | 225

Tackles: 6 vs. Lehigh (11/6/21)

Tackles for Loss: 2 at Lehigh (4/3/21) Sacks: 2 at Lehigh (4/3/21)

Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Georgetown (10/23/21)

ALEX BROWN (8)

QB | FR | 6-3 | 195

Passing Attempts: 2 at Yale (10/15/22)

Rushing Attempts: 6 at Yale (10/15/22)

Rushing Yards: 19 at Holy Cross (10/8/22)

Long Rush: 14 at Holy Cross (10/8/22)

CONNOR CARRETTA (57)

DL | JR | 6-2 | 280

Tackles: 7 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21), at Colgate (10/30/21)

Tackles for Loss: 1.5 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21) Sacks: 1.5 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

NATHANIEL CARSON (97)

DL | JR | 6-6 | 270

Tackles: 3 at Colgate (10/30/21)

Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Sacred Heart (9/4/21)

AIDAN DAVENPORT (93)

LS | JR | 6-3 | 210

Tackles: 1 at Central Michigan (9/17/22)

SAM DELUCA (42)

LB | FR | 6-2 | 210 Tackles: 1 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

MARK DUNCKLE (55)

DL | JR | 5-9 | 220

Tackles: 1 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

JUSTIN FISHER (99)

DL | SO | 6-6 | 235

Tackles: 9 at Sacred Heart (9/4/21)

KYLE FONTES (87)

TE | SO | 6-4 | 220

Receptions: 3 at VMI (9/10/22)

Receiving Yards: 13 at VMI (9/10/22)

Receiving TDs: 1 at VMI (9/10/22)

Long Reception: 7 at Central Michigan (9/17/22)

LUKE FREEMAN (12)

S | FR | 6-2 | 190

Tackles: 2 at Central Michigan (9/17/22), at VMI (9/10/22)

JOSH GARY (24)

WR | FR | 5-11 | 190

Receptions: 3 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Receiving Yards: 41 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Long Reception: 22 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

CALEB GILLEN (16)

DB | JR | 5-11 | 185

Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

JACK GOHEEN (50)

LB | FR | 6-2 | 210

Tackles: 1 at Yale (10/15/22)

ETHAN GRADY (12)

QB | SO | 6-2 | 215

Passing Attempts: 40 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Passing Completions: 20 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Passing Yards: 199 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Long Pass: 43 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Passing TDs: 3 vs. Georgetown (10/23/21)

Rushing Attempts: 4 at Central Michigan (9/17/22)

COLBY GRAMES (88)

TE | JR | 6-3 | 225

Receptions: 1 vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

Receiving Yards: 1 vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

Long Reception: 1 vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

MICHAEL HARDYWAY (19)

QB | SO | 6-0 | 180

Rushing Attempts: 1 at Lafayette (10/9/21)

Rushing Yards: 6 at Lafayette (10/9/21)

Long Rush: 6 at Lafayette (10/9/21)

DAMIAN HARRIS (11)

WR | JR | 6-0 | 185

Rushing Attempts: 5 vs. Georgetown (10/23/21)

Rushing Yards: 19 vs. Georgetown (10/23/21)

Long Rush: 8 vs. Georgetown (10/23/21)

Receptions: 4 at Yale (10/15/22), at Villanova (9/11/21)

Receiving Yards: 48 vs. Towson (9/3/22), vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Long Reception: 48 vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Punt Return Yards: 6 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Kickoff Returns: 5 at Yale (10/15/22)

Kickoff Return Yards: 117 at Yale (10/15/22)

CONNOR HOLMES (9)

WR | SR | 5-10 | 170

Receptions: 8 vs. Princeton (9/28/19)

Receiving Yards: 88 vs. Princeton (9/28/19)

Long Reception: 21 vs. Princeton (9/28/19)

Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Princeton (9/28/19)

BRENT JACKSON (31)

S | SR | 6-2 | 205

Tackles: 12, 3 times (last at Yale, 10/15/22)

Tackles for Loss: 1, 6 times (last at Lehigh, 10/22/22)

Sacks: 1, 3 times (last at Lehigh, 10/22/22)

Interceptions: 1 at Lehigh (10/22/22), at Yale (10/15/22)

Pass Breakups: 2 at Central Michigan (9/17/22)

Forced Fumbles: 1 at Lehigh (10/22/22), at Fordham (10/16/21)

Fumble Recoveries: 1, 3 times (last at Lehigh, 10/22/22)

BRAD JAMISON (33)

LB | SO | 6-2 | 220

Tackles: 6 at Colgate (10/30/21)

Tackles for Loss: 0.5 at Villanova (9/11/21)

COOPER KIM (53)

LB | SR | 6-1 | 230

Tackles: 7 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

Tackles for Loss: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/22), at Temple (8/31/19)

CHARLIE KREINBUCHER (34)

TE | FR | 6-5 | 230

Receptions: 1, 4 times (last at Lehigh, 10/22/22)

Receiving Yards: 24 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

Long Reception: 24 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

GRANT LAWS (95)

DL | SO | 6-3 | 280

Tackles: 1 at VMI (9/10/22)

Tackles for Loss: 0.5 at VMI (9/10/22)

BLAKE LEAKE (34)

LB | JR | 6-1 | 215

Tackles: 16 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

Tackles for Loss: 1.5 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Sacks: 1 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

Pass Breakups: 1, 4 times (last at Holy Cross, 10/8/22)

Interceptions: 1 vs. Lafayette (3/27/21)

Interception Return Yards: 41 vs. Lafayette (3/27/21)

Long Interception Return: 41 vs. Lafayette (3/27/21)

Interception Return TDs: 1 vs. Lafayette (3/27/21)

Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Georgetown (10/23/21)

Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Fordham (10/16/21)

QUENTIN LEMON (7)

S | JR | 6-1 | 200

Tackles: 3 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

Tackles for Loss: 0.5 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

Sacks: 0.5 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

MATT McCREIGHT (13)

WR | SR | 6-3 | 190

Receptions: 4 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Receiving Yards: 31 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Long Reception: 15 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

DANNY MEUSER (4)

RB | SO | 6-0 | 200

Rushing Attempts: 21 vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Rushing Yards: 90 vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Long Rush: 36 at Yale (10/15/22)

Rushing TDs: 1 at Fordham (10/16/21), vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Receptions: 2 vs. Penn (9/18/21)vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

Receiving Yards: 12 vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

Long Reception: 10 vs. Fordham (4/10/21)

Kickoff Returns: 1 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Kickoff Return Yards: 11 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Long Kickoff Return: 11 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Punt Returns: 1 vs. Lehigh (11/6/21)

Punt Return Yards: 19 vs. Lehigh (11/6/21)

Long Punt Return: 19 vs. Lehigh (11/6/21)

All-Purpose Yards: 92 vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Blocked Punts: 1 vs. Lehigh (11/6/21)

MASON MUIR (83)

WR | SO | 6-5 | 195

Receptions: 5 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

Receiving Yards: 50 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

Long Reception: 26 at Colgate (10/30/21)

Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21), at Colgate (10/30/21)

JUSTIN MURRAY (36)

S | SR | 6-1 | 225

Tackles: 1 at Central Michigan (9/17/22)

MIKEY NEAL (22)

RB | SR | 5-6 | 170

Rushing Attempts: 3 at Villanova (9/11/21)

Rushing Yards: 15 at Holy Cross (10/8/22)

Long Rush: 11 at Holy Cross (10/8/22)

PAUL NEEL (35)

RB | SO | 5-10 | 190

Rushing Attempts: 3 vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Rushing Yards: 15 at Villanova (9/11/21)

Long Rush: 12 at Villanova (9/11/21)

Receptions: 1 vs. Penn (9/18/21), at Villanova (9/11/21)

Receiving Yards: 6 vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Long Reception: 6 vs. Penn (9/18/21)

JEFF ODONGO (8)

S | JR | 6-2 | 190

Tackles: 2 at Villanova (9/11/21)

WILL OHLER (51)

DL | SO | 6-3 | 235

Tackles: 6 at Lafayette (10/9/21), at VMI (9/10/22)

Tackles for Loss: 1, 3 times (last at Lehigh, 10/22/22)

Pass Breakups: 1 at Lafayette (10/9/21)

Forced Fumbles: 1 at Yale (10/15/22), vs. Towson (9/3/22)

MARQUES OWENS (1)

WR | SO | 5-10 | 170

Receptions: 4 vs. Lehigh (11/6/21)

Receiving Yards: 69 at Colgate (10/30/21)

Long Reception: 39 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

Kickoff Returns: 7 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

Kickoff Return Yards: 111 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

Long Kickoff Return: 21 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

All-Purpose Yards: 128 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

ROMAN PEARSON (14)

CB | FR | 6-2 | 180

Tackles: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/22)

GAVIN PRINGLE (17)

CB/S | SR | 5-11 | 175

Tackles: 9, 3 times (last vs. Fordham, 4/10/21)

Tackles for Loss: 1.5 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Pass Breakups: 4 at VMI (9/10/22)

Interceptions: 1, 4 times, last at Yale (10/15/22)

Interception Return Yards: 36 at Temple (8/31/19)

Long Interception Return: 36 at Temple (8/31/19)

Interception Return TDs: 1 at Temple (8/31/19)

Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/16/19)

Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/16/19)

Fumble Return Yards: 55 vs. Georgetown (11/16/19)

Long Fumble Return: 55 vs. Georgetown (11/16/19)

Fumble Return TDs: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/16/19)

Kickoff Returns: 2 at Holy Cross (10/8/22)

Kickoff Return Yards: 31 at Holy Cross (10/8/22)

Long Kickoff Return: 18 vs. Villanova (9/14/19)

Punt Returns: 4 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Punt Return Yards: 27 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Long Punt Return: 18 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

SEAN QUARTERMAN (59)

OL/DL | JR | 6-3 | 260

Tackles: 2 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

PATRICK QUINLIVIAN (96)

DL | SO | 6-2 | 205

Tackles: 2 at VMI (9/10/22)

Sacks: 2 at VMI (9/10/22)

Tackles for Loss: 2 at VMI (9/10/22)

Forced Fumbles: 1 at VMI (9/10/22)

Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Yale (10/15/22), at VMI (9/10/22)

ETHAN ROBINSON (26)

CB | SO | 6-0 | 175

Tackles: 15 at Fordham (10/16/21)

Tackles for Loss: 0.5 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Pass Breakups: 3 vs. Georgetown (10/23/21)

Interceptions: 1 vs. Towson (9/3/22), vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Forced Fumbles: 1 at Fordham (10/16/21), vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

CADE ROONEY (15)

DE | SO | 6-3 | 250

Tackles: 6 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

RAY RUSSELL (27)

CB | SO | 6-1 | 185

Tackles: 1, 3 times (last at Lehigh, 10/22/22)

RYAN SCHATZEL (10)

P/K | JR | 6-0 | 160

PATs: 3 at Fordham (10/16/21), vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Field Goals: 2 vs. Lehigh (11/6/21)

Long Field Goal: 45 vs. Lehigh (11/6/21)

Points: 6 vs. Lehigh (11/6/21)

Kickoff Attempts: 4, 4 times (last at Lehigh, 10/22/22)

Kickoff Average: 65.0 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

MATT SCHEARER (62)

K | FR | 5-11 | 170

Field Goals: 2 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

Long Field Goal: 48 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

PATs Made: 1 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

JOHN SCHLENDORF (45)

S | SO | 5-10 | 180

Tackles: 14 vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

Sacks: 1 at Yale (10/15/22), vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Tackles for Loss: 1, 3 times (last at Yale, 10/15/22)

Pass Breakups: 2 at VMI (9/10/22)

Forced Fumbles: 1 at Yale (10/15/22)

Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

JONATHAN SEARCY (21)

S | SR | 6-2 | 190

Tackles: 10 at Colgate (10/30/21)

Tackles for Loss: 1.5 at Fordham (10/16/21)

Sacks: 1 at Fordham (10/16/21), at Lafayette (10/9/21)

Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Interceptions: 1 at Yale (10/15/22), vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Interception Return Yards: 11 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Long Interception Return: 11 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

NICK SEMPTIMPHELTER (14)

QB | JR | 6-1 | 190

Passing Attempts: 28 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

Pass Completions: 14 at Lafayette (10/9/21)

Passing Yards: 146 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

Long Pass: 48 vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Passing TDs: 2 at VMI (9/10/22)

Rushing Attempts: 9 at Holy Cross (10/8/22)

Rushing Yards: 11 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

Long Rush: 12 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

Rushing TDs: 1 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

DANIEL SIERK (92)

DL | FR | 6-5 | 250

Tackles: 1 at Central Michigan (9/17/22)

CHRIS SIMS (28)

CB | SO | 5-9 | 170

Tackles: 5 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Towson (9/3/22), at VMI (9/10/22)

Interceptions: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/22)

Interception Return Yards: 17 at Holy Cross (10/8/22)

ALEX SMITH JR. (6)

S | SO | 6-2 | 185

Tackles: 8 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Cornell (10/2/21), vs. Penn (9/18/21)

Interceptions: 1, 3 times (last at Lehigh, 10/22/22)

Interception Return Yards: 20 at Lehigh (10/22/22)

Sacks: 1 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Towson (9/3/22), vs. Holy Cross (11/20/21)

Forced Fumbles: 1 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

CHRISTIAN SPUGNARDI (81)

TE | SO | 6-6 | 215

Receptions: 5 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

Receiving Yards: 30 at Army West Point (11/13/21)

Long Reception: 9 vs. Lehigh (11/6/21)

Receiving TDs: 2 vs. Towson (9/3/22)

CHRISTIAN TAIT (5)

WR | JR | 6-3 | 185

Receptions: 4 at Central Michigan (9/17/22)

Receiving Yards: 35 at Central Michigan (9/17/22)

Long Reception: 17 at Villanova (9/11/21)

MASON TAYLOR (20)

S | SO | 6-2 | 185

Tackles: 4 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Tackles for Loss: 0.5 vs. Cornell (10/2/21)

Pass Breakups: 1, 3 times (last vs. Georgetown, 10/23/21)

ANEESH VYAS (90)

DL | SO | 6-2 | 265

Tackles: 6 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Tackles for a Loss: 1 vs. Georgetown (10/23/21)

Sacks: 0.5 vs. Lafayette (10/1/22)

Forced Fumbles: 1 at Fordham (10/16/21)

Fumble Recoveries: 2 at Fordham (10/16/21)

Pass Breakup: 1 at Yale (10/15/22)

GAME NOTES

• Towson scored a touchdown

its first

Bucknell followed with a touchdown

its first possession, but the Bison missed the PAT to end the game.

• Both teams went scoreless until just over two minutes remained in the third quarter, when Bucknell and Towson swapped touchdowns in quick succession.

• Bucknell QB Eathan Grady hooked up with TE Christian Spugnardi for two touchdown passes.

• A 1-yard TD pass from Grady to Spugnardi, set up by a 69-yard run by Rushawn Baker down to the one, drew the Bison even 39 seconds into the fourth quarter.

• Towson converted a big 4th-and-8 on the first possession of overtime and then cashed in on a Devin Matthews touchdown to take a 14-7 lead.

• Bucknell RBs Baker and Coleman Bennett combined to get the Bison to the 4-yard line, and on 3rd-and-goal Grady dropped a pass over a defender to Spugnardi in the end zone in OT.

• Bucknell played turn over-free. while CB Ethan Robinson picked off a Towson pass.

Football Drops Overtime Heartbreaker to Towson, 14-13 in Season Opener

Ethan Grady hooked up with tight end Christian Spugnardi for the duo’s second touchdown of the night, pulling Bucknell within one point on the second possession of overtime, but the extra point was off the mark and Towson escaped with a 14-13 victory on Saturday night before a spirited crowd at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

The 2022 season opener for both teams was a defensive struggle throughout. The game re mained scoreless until just over two minutes remained in the third quarter, when Bison and Tigers swapped touchdowns in quick succession. A 1-yard TD pass from Grady to Spugnardi, set up by a 69yard run by Rushawn Baker down to the one, drew the Bison even 39 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Towson converted a big 4th-and-8 on the first possession of overtime and then cashed in on a Devin Matthews touchdown to take a 14-7 lead. Running backs Baker and Coleman Bennett com bined to get the Bison to the 4-yard line, and on 3rd-and-goal Grady dropped a pass over a defender to Spugnardi in the end zone.

Bucknell ran for 149 yards on the night, with Baker gaining 95 yards on 15 carries and Bennett 60 yards on 14 totes. Grady completed 12 of 31 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns. The Bison did not turn the ball over.

Brent Jackson and Blake Leake made 12 tackles and Ethan Robinson picked off a pass to lead a stout defensive effort.

Bucknell’s defense forced Towson to punt on five of its 13 drives in the game and made two crucial fourth down stops.

Getting the Bucknell offense going in the first quarter, Grady connected with Damian Harris on a 43-yard flea flicker that set the Bison up at the Towson 29-yard line for Bucknell’s longest play of the first half. The second drive of the game stalled, however, and Bucknell failed to convert on fourth down.

Grady’s second-longest pass of the night was a 38-yard heave to Bennett down the sideline in the third quarter, and Bennett followed it up with a 12-yard scamper that took Bucknell to the Towson 31-yard line. Still, the game remained scoreless after a narrowly missed 45-yard field goal attempt.

Towson broke the tie following a seven-play, 72-yard drive as Matthews rushed five yards up the middle for a touchdown with 2:07 to go in the third.

On Bucknell’s next possession, Baker set up the tying touchdown by breaking a tackle and bounc ing it outside for the 69-yard rush, which was the longest play by either team throughout the night.

Towson threatened again on its next possession, driving 48 yards on 13 plays to the Bucknell 20-yard line, but Aneesh Vyas blocked a Tigers field goal attempt to preserve the 7-7 tie. Bucknell saw two more drives in the fourth quarter that each ended with punts.

Bucknell, which hadn’t played an overtime game since 2017, elected to give Towson the first of fensive series. The Tigers suffered a false start on 3rd-and-three, and after an incompletion faced the 4th-and-long. Tyrell Pigrome converted a 15-yard pass to set up the go-ahead 3-yard rush.

Baker ran for 11 yards in Bucknell’s overtime drive to put the Bison in position for the second Spugnardi touchdown. It was the sophomore’s third career TD reception.

Bucknell finished the game with three sacks for 20 yards, including 1.5 for Tyler Alston. Mean while, Robinson and Alex Smith Jr. combined for four of the team’s seven pass breakups.

TOWSON

•

• Bucknell

24-0

Bucknell Football Downed at VMI, 24-14

Junior quarterback Nick Semptimphelter came off the bench to throw two second-half touchdown passes, but Bucknell could not climb all the way back from a 24-point deficit and fell 24-14 at VMI on Saturday at rain-soaked Foster Stadium.

Down 21-0 at the half and 24-0 after Jerry Rice’s 39-yard field goal with 9:33 left in the third quarter, the Bison got back into the game with a couple of scoring drives.

Semptimphelter capped an eight-play drive with a 13-yard touchdown pass to Rushawn Baker out of the backfield with 1:05 left in the third period. The two-point conversion was off the mark.

QB Seth Morgan had the ball slip out of his throwing hand on the second play of VMI’s next possession, and Patrick Quinlivan recovered at the Keydets’ 40-yard line. Moments after the turnover, Akeyo Ayungo made a spectacular catch on the right sideline with a defender in his face, moving the ball to the 5-yard line. On 3rd-and-goal from the 4, Semptimphelter picked out tight end Kyle Fontes in the back of the end zone.

This time the Bison hit the two-point conversion, with Josh Gary catching a pass in the flat before powering through a defender into the end zone to make it 24-14 with 13:04 to play.

The Bucknell defense forced a turnover on downs and a punt later in the fourth quarter but could not get any closer.

Semptimphelter ended up 9 for 18 passing while accumulating 95 yards, including 34 yards on the Ayungo connection. Ethan Grady, who started the game at quarterback, was 10 for 20 with 54 yards.

VMI ended up out-gaining the Bison 326 to 178, racking up 178 yards on the ground and 148 through the air. Bucknell ended up winning the turnover battle thanks to a Gavin Pringle interception with under two minutes remaining in the first half. The senior finished with four pass breakups as well.

Freshman Charlie Kreinbucher corralled a 19-yard pass during Bucknell’s opening series, but the drive ended with the Bison throwing an interception. The Keydets were forced to punt on their opening possession, but they marched 67 yards down the field on their second and were helped by a roughing the passer penalty that kept the drive alive. VMI opened the scoring with a 9-yard rushing touchdown up the middle with 7:37 to play in the quarter.

NOTES

the Bison

unable to complete the

Semptimphelter

the game in the second half

threw two

passes as well as a 2-point conversion to get within 10 points of tying.

• Bucknell’s defense settled in during the second half and limited VMI to just three points over the final two quarters.

• Bucknell won the turnover battle for a second consec utive week by recovering two VMI fumbles as well as a Gavin Pringle intercep tion.

• The Bison saw a number of chunk plays on offense, including a 34-yard recep tion by Okeyo Ayungo, a 21-yard reception by Damian Harris, a 19-yard completion to Charlie Krein bucher, and a 15-yard run by Rushawn Baker.

• The Keydets led 326 to 183 in total yards, racking up 195 on the ground.

VMI doubled its lead three minutes later when Morgan threw a short pass out wide on 4th-and-2 from their own 45-yard line to Max Brimigion, who went 55 yards to the end zone. Opening the second quarter, VMI drove 73 yards on 11 plays and scored on a 2-yard rush by Hunter Rice to make it a 21-0 Bucknell deficit.

Pringle’s interception kept the VMI lead at three touchdowns in the first half as he stepped in front of a Keydet receiver and returned the pick 17 yards to midfield with 1:14 remaining.

After Bucknell turned it over on downs to open the second half, VMI added three more points with Rice’s only field goal attempts of the day, which capped a 9-play, 46-yard drive.

Momentum began to swing in Bucknell’s favor once the quarter hit the five-minute mark. Semptimphelter led a 43-yard drive that culminated with the Baker score with 1:05 to play in the third quarter. Baker finished the game with four receptions for 20 yards. It was just three minutes later that Fontes caught the first touchdown of his career. The two-point conversion brought Bucknell within 10.

Bucknell was forced to punt on its next drive and turned it over on downs on the next two, resulting in the 24-14 final.

Senior safety Brent Jackson led the Bison with eight tackles, including six solo stops and a tackle for a loss. Blake Leake was second with seven tackles, including one for a loss. Also notable were three receptions for 38 yards for Damien Harris, one of which went for 21 yards.

GAME

Bucknell

points

game, but the Chippewas

away with 34 points in the second

hand Bucknell its third loss of the season.

• Bucknell QB Ethan Grady went down in the third quarter and replaced by Tyler Beverett, who completed six passes for 57 yards. Grady finished the day with 96 yards on 11 completions.

• Bucknell struggled to run the ball, ending up with 21 net yards after being sacked three times for -16 yards and fumbling four times, losing one.

• Alex Smith Jr. grabbed his first career interception in the game, while Gavin Pringle stood out with three pass breakups. Also on the defensive side, Brent Jackson matched a career high with 12 tackles.

• The game saw a total of five missed kicks, including three field goals and a PAT by the Chippewas.

• CMU’s Daniel Richardson tossed two TDs, while Lew Nichols and Jase Bauer combined for four TDs on the ground.

Football Drops Road Game at FBS Opponent Central Michigan

The Bucknell defense limited Central Michigan to just seven points and grabbed an interception in a stout defensive effort over the first two quarters, but the Chippewas got hot in the second half and rattled off touchdowns on five consecutive drives to secure a 41-0 victory at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Saturday.

After Central Michigan punted, threw an interception and missed two field goals on its first four drives, the Chippewas broke the scoreless tie with 4:37 to play in the second quarter on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Daniel Richardson to Joel Wilson. It was the first of two passing TDs for the sophomore.

Bucknell’s best scoring chance was on a 10-play, 42-yard drive in the second quarter that ended up at the Central Michigan 28, but the Bison’s field goal attempt went wide. It was one of four missed field goals in the game, with the Chippewas missing the mark on three of them.

Central Michigan’s leading rusher, Lew Nichols III, cashed in on two rushing touchdowns in the third quarter, and quarterback Jase Bauer ran for two more in the fourth.

Ethan Grady, who started the game at quarterback for the Bison, finished 11 of 24 with 96 yards through the air and an interception. Tyler Beverett played most of the second half and went 6 for 12 for 57 yards. Christian Tait hauled in four receptions for 35 yards. Meanwhile, Rushawn Baker ran for a team-high 31 yards on eight attempts.

Safety Brent Jackson matched his career high with 12 tackles and two pass breakups. Alex Smith Jr. had the Bison interception, and Gavin Pringle posted three pass breakups and five tackles.

Bucknell saw several extended drives that ended in Central Michigan territory over the first half. The offense crossed midfield on its second possession of the game thanks to a 13-yard completion to Okeyo Ayungo, a seven-yard pass to Damian Harris and 11 yards on the ground by Coleman Bennett. The drive stalled at the CMU 47 and the Bison punted it away.

Bucknell’s next drive began with an 18-yard run by Beverett. Beverett later hit Josh Gary on an 18-yard completion down to the 19-yard line, but a fumbled snap backed the offense up to the 28, resulting in the 48-yard field goal attempt.

Central Michigan’s first scoring drive went 80 yards and took 12 plays as well as two fourth-down conversions. Richardson’s pass initially bounced off one reciever’s hands and into another’s in the end zone.

The Bison piled up 103 yards to Central Michigan’s 177 over the first two quarters and posted nine first downs to CMU’s 12.

Central Michigan missed a field goal and punted on its first two possessions of the second half, but the Chippewas got right back into scoring position when a blocked punt set their offense up and Buck nell’s 25-yard line. It look Nichols just two rushes to get in the end zone and extend the lead to 13-0.

The Chippewas then scored on a six-play, 43-yard drive, a seven-play, 71-yard drive, a five-play, 72-yard drive and an eight-play, 67-yard drive on consecutive possessions. Sandwiched between the four rushing TDs by Nichols III and Bauer, Richardson connected with Langston Lewis for a 45-yard heave deep down the middle of the field.

The Bison nearly got on the board in the fourth quarter when Baker broke free down the sideline for a

he narrowly stepped out of bounds at the Central Michigan 35-yard line. Buck

TEAM LEADERS

CENTRAL

Rushing

Bauer

Passing

Tackles

GAME NOTES

The Bison

Football Falls 24-14 at Home to Lafayette Rushawn Baker barreled two yards into the end zone to give Bucknell a 6-3 lead late in the second quarter of Saturday’s Homecoming game against Lafayette, but the Leopards went on to score 21 unanswered. Coleman Bennett added another Bison touchdown and a two-point conversion late, but it wasn’t enough as the Leopards held on for a 24-14 victory at a rain-soaked Christy Mathewson-Me morial Stadium.

Lafayette quarterback Rent Montie ran for touchdowns in the second and third quarters, including one of 42 yards 3:11 into the second half. Lafayette put the lead just out of reach when defensive back A.T. Ntantang returned an interception 80 yards with 8:01 to play in the game to make the score 24-6.

Bucknell quarterback Ethan Grady completed 20 of 40 attempts for 199 yards and three intercep tions. Baker finished with 71 yards rushing on 15 attempts. Marques Owens hauled in three catches for 44 yards, and Josh Gary caught three for 41 yards.

Bucknell piled up 307 yards for the game compared to 257 for the Leopards.

Bucknell saw several opportunities to score points in the first quarter, including on the opening kickoff of the game when Bennett ran it back 97 yards to the end zone, but a holding penalty wiped it off the board and pushed the Bison all the way back to their own 10-yard line. After forcing a Lafayette punt, Bucknell drove 45 yards on eight plays down to the five, but again it couldn’t capitalize and turned it over on downs.

The Leopards opened the scoring on their second possession, moving the ball 88 yards on 13 plays and settling for a 24-yard field goal to make it 3-0 at the 13:42 mark in the second quarter. La fayette had a chance to add on another field goal on its following drive, but the attempt hi the upright from 21 yards out.

The Bison caught a break when they punted the ball away from their own 27-yard line with 4:12 to go in the half and Lafayette’s returner dropped it, allowing Caleb Gillen to recover it at the Leopards’ 20. Bucknell took advantage, as Bennett hauled in a one-handed catch for 14 yards, and two plays later Baker turned in his second touchdown of the season. The extra point attempt was missed, how ever, and the Bison settled for a 6-3 lead.

With just 2:05 to play in the half, Lafayette drove 45 yards on seven plays and scored on a 1-yard run by Montie to make it 10-6 going into the locker rooms.

a

by RB Rushawn Baker later in the second quarter and a 13-yarder by RB Coleman Bennett in the fourth quar ter. Bennett also caught a 2-point conversion.

• QB Ethan Grady took ev ery snap under center

completed a career-high 20 passes on 40 attempts while throwing for 199 yards.

Grady threw three inter ceptions, and it was the first time the Bison lost the turnover battle this season.

• Nine different Bison caught passes, including three each for Marques Owens, Josh Gary and Derrick Anderson Jr. Owens led the way with 44 yards receiving, including a 20-yard catch.

• Bucknell posted three sacks in the game, includ ing 1.5 for Tyler Alston. Ben Allen led the team in tackles with 10.

• Lafayette QB Rent Montie scored two rushing touch downs in the game while throwing for 122 yards.

• Lafayette RB Jamar Curtis posted a team-high 56 rush yards.

After forcing Lafayette to punt on its opening drive of the third quarter, the Bison gave it back three plays later as Ntantang grabbed his first of two interceptions in the game. It was on Lafayette’s second drive of the half that Montie ripped off the 42-yard run up the middle of the defense to push the lead to 17-6.

Bucknell saw another chance to score points two possessions later after moving the ball 36 yards on 13 plays down to the Lafayette 23, but a 40-yard field goal attempt was blocked with 4:14 to go in the third.

Lafayette added its final touchdown on the pick-six with just over eight minutes to play in the game. On Bucknell’s final drive, Grady connected with Derrick Anderson Jr. for 23 yards, Christian Tait for 12 yards, and Josh Gary for 14 yards down to the Lafayette 13. Bennett ran it in from there for his first score of the season. He also caught the two-point conversion and ran it in, making it 24-14 with 2:16

go. The Bison were unable to get the ball back the rest of the way.

Ben Allen led Bucknell in tackles with 10, including one for a loss. Tyler Alston, who finished with nine tackles, posted 1.5 sacks. Patrick Quinlivan had a sack for 12 yards as well.

GAME NOTES

• Bucknell was held

Bison

• RB Danny Meuser

Football Falls to No. 9/10 Holy Cross on the Road at EBW Classic

The Bucknell football team took on three-time defending Patriot League Champion Holy Cross in the second-ever EBW Classic, which was hosted at the home of the Worcester Red Sox, Polar Park. No. 9/10 Holy Cross won 57-0 to remain undefeated on the season at 6-0 (2-0 PL).

The Crusaders opened up a 21-point lead in the first quarter and added 16 more by halftime to carry a 37-0 lead into the locker rooms. Holy Cross would tack on 20 more in the second half.

Holy Cross piled up 511 total yards of offense, including 314 yards rushing. Quarterback Matthew Sluka tossed three touchdowns and ran for one more. He also led the Crusaders on the ground with 72 yards.

Bucknell fumbled twice and threw one interception while also turning it over twice on downs. The Bison had one takeaway themselves as Chris Sims picked off Holy Cross quarterback Joe Pesansky in the fourth quarter and returned it 17 yards. It was the first interception of Sims’ career. Senior Brent Jackson posted a game-high nine tackles, and Gavin Pringle supplied a pair of pass breakups.

Bison quarterback Nick Semptimphelter was 7 of 15 passing for 60 yards.

Danny Meuser had one of the better days for the Bison, rushing for a season-high 73 yards on 14 carries for an average of 5.2. Freshman quarterback Alex Brown ran twice for 19 yards.

Sluka opened the scoring on Holy Cross’ first possession, plunging into the end zone from one yard out following a six-play, 56-yard drive. The Crusaders added a special teams touchdown minutes later after blocking a Bison punt and returning it eight yards.

Holy Cross made it 21-0 with under two minutes remaining in the opening quarter as Sluka led the team on another six-play drive that concluded with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Dominik Thomas.

The Crusaders opened the second quarter with another touchdown pass, this one of 32 yards, to Jalen Coker. Coker led all players with five catches for 88 yards in the game. Holy Cross added anoth er one-yard touchdown run in the second as well as a 19-yard field goal by Derek Ng as time expired.

Holy Cross drove 75 yards on eight plays on its opening drive of the second half and punched one in from a yard out to go up by 44.

The Bison were moving the ball on their first possession of the third and picked up a pair of first downs thanks to an eight-yard pass to Christian Spugnardi, a seven-yard pass to Adam Barakat, and 23 yards on five consecutive runs. The Bison were stopped trying to convert on 4th-and-1 at the Holy Cross 36, however, and handed the ball back to the Crusaders. Holy Cross threw for a 40-yard touchdown on the following drive.

The Crusaders added one last touchdown on a three-yard rush up the middle with under a minute gone in the fourth quarter. The Bison moved to 0-5 on the season and 0-2 in Patriot League play with the loss.

73 yards

14 carries, averaging 5.2.

• QB Nick Semptimphelter completed seven of 15 attempts with one intercep tion. Hi longest pass of the day was a 27-yard comple tion to Damian Harris.

• S Brent Jackson led all Bison with nine tackles.

Chris Sims grabbed his first career interception and returned it 17 yards.

• Holy Cross QB Matthew Sluka completed 10 passes on 17 attempts for 183 yards and threw two TDs. He also ran for another TD, racking up 72 yards on 11 rushing attempts.

• Crusaders RB Jordan Fuller scored two TDs on the ground, and RB Jordan Forrest ran for another.

• Three different Crusaders hauled in receiving TDs.

WR Spencer Gilliam had the longest, hauling in a 40-yard TD reception.

• Devin Haskins blocked a Bucknell punt and returned it eight yards for a score.

SCORING SUMMARY

Team QT Time Scoring Play

Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score HC 1st 10:51 Sluka 1 yd rush Ng kick 6-56 2:18 0-7

HC 1st 07:23 Haskins 8 yd punt block return Ng kick 0-14

HC 1st 01:29 Thomas 14 yd pass from Sluka Ng kick 6-70 3:36 0-21

HC 2nd 13:26 Coker 32 yd pass from Sluka Ng kick 7-74 2:37 0-28

HC 2nd 05:46 Fuller 1 yd rush Ng kick missed 9-27 5:30 0-34

HC 2nd 00:00 NG 19 yd field goal 14-93 3:10 0-37

HC 3rd 09:52 Fuller 1 yd rush Ng k 8-75 5:04 0-44

HC 3rd 03:08 Gilliam 40 yd pass Ng kick missed 3-64 1:42 0-50

HC 4th 14:14 Forrest 3 yd rush Norris kick 8-40 2:49 0-57

TEAM LEADERS

183 3 40 0 Pesansky 1-4-1 14 0 14 0

Receiving

Coker 5 88 1

Gilliam 2 76 1

Thomas 2 28

Asante

9 0

Tackles Solo Ast Total

Harris-Lopez 5 0 5 2.0 19 Prince 1 3 4 Jarmolowich 3 1 4 Bolden 2 2 4 1.5 8 Monte 2 2 4

GAME

Bison

Five Takeaways Not Enough in Fotball’s Loss at Yale

The Bucknell defense came up with five takeaways, including four interceptions, but it wasn’t enough as Yale went on to win 29-9 at the historic Yale Bowl on Saturday. Bucknell trailed by just a touchdown heading into the final quarter at 16-9 before the Bulldogs added a safety and two touch downs late in the game.

It was the first time since Sept. 30, 2000 that Bucknell intercepted four passes in a game. Bison running back Rushawn Baker put together a strong game on the ground, rushing for 113 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. Quarterback Ethan Grady completed 13 of 26 pass attempts for 102 yards, and Damian Harris hauled in four catches for 38 yards.

Brent Jackson led all Bison with 12 tackles and grabbed the first interception of his career. Alex Smith Jr., Jonathan Searcy, and Gavin Pringle also ended up with picks, and John Schlendorf finished with seven tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. Bucknell last forced five total turnovers against Penn in 2018.

Baker’s 75-yard run in the opening quarter set up kicker Matt Schearer for a 39-yard field goal that gave the Bison an early 3-0 lead. The Bulldogs then scored 14 unanswered points before Baker rushed for a 13-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The Bison were unable to find the end zone again. Yale quarterback Nolan Grooms ran for 95 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. He also threw for one more.

The Bison ended up with 260 yards of total offense while the Bulldogs picked up 433.

The defense forced Yale to punt on its first three drives and forced the fumble on its fourth drive. As the defense came up with stops, the offense scored first in the game for the first time this season. On Bucknell’s second possession of the opening quarter, Baker caught a pass out of the backfield and ran for nine yards to set up a 3rd-and-1 at the Bison’s 14-yard line. Baker found a hole on the third down attempt and rushed up the middle for a career-long 75-yard gain to the Yale 11. From there, Schearer drilled the first field goal of his career.

The long run, as well as a 36-yard scamper by Danny Meuser, helped the Bison rack up 123 of their 158 rushing yards in just the first 15 minutes.

Bucknell had a chance to take a two-score lead after Schlendorf forced a fumble while sacking Groom and Patrick Quinlivan recovered at the Yale 16-yard line. The Bison drove down to the three, but they were unable to punch it in and turned it over on downs with 8:34 to play in the half.

Yale capitalized drove the length of the field on 12 plays as Groom threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to give the Bulldogs a 7-3 lead. Jackson intercepted a pass on Yale’s next possession with 1:11 to go, giving the Bison a chance at a hail Mary as time expired, but the four-point deficit remained as the team’s entered the locker rooms.

Yale drove 70 yards on nine plays to open the second half, and Groom finished it off with a three-yard touchdown run to grow the deficit to 14-3. The Bison responded immediately, however, going 55 yards on eight plays running Baker up the middle for a 15-yard touchdown. Grady was 3 for 4 for 38 yards on the drive.

• Bucknell

three in the second half.

Brent Jackson, S Alex Smith Jr., S Jonathan Searcy, CB Gavin Pringle and S John Schlendorf all forced turnovers. Jackson also matched a career high with 12 tackles.

• RB Rushawn Baker rushed for a career-high 113 yards on 20 carries, including a 75-yard run that set up a go-ahead field goal for the Bison in the first quarter. Baker later scored Bucknell’s only touchdown of the game with a 15-yard rush.

• K Matt Schearer kicked a 39-yard field goal in the first quarter to give Bucknell a 3-0 lead. It was his first collegiate attempt.

• While turning the ball over five times, Yale QB Nolan Grooms also ran for three touchdowns and threw for one more.

• The Bulldogs led by just a touchdown heading into the fourth quarter.

Searcy grabbed his interception on Yale’s ensuing drive, picking a deep ball out of the air on 4th-and-10 down at Bucknell’s two-yard line. Backed up at their own end zone, Grady was flagged for intentional grounding for a safety, giving Yale a 16-9 lead.

Bucknell got the ball right back two plays later with Pringle’s interception on the first play of the fourth quarter, but the Bison were unable to take advantage.

The Bulldogs went on to score touchdowns on their next two possessions, going 90 yards on 10 plays to make it 23-9 and 28 yards on three plays to get it to 29-9.

•

GAME NOTES

• Bucknell

2:05

Last-Minute Field Goal Lifts Bucknell to 19-17 Win at Lehigh Freshman kicker Matt Schearer sent a 19-yard field goal through the uprights with 18 seconds left to give the Bucknell football team a 19-17 win over Lehigh at Goodman Stadium on Saturday. It was Schearer’s second field goal of the game as he highlighted a special teams performance that provided plenty of drama in Bucknell’s Patriot League victory. The game-winning drive was only made possible by a successful onside kick attempt by the Bison with 2:01 remaining that they recovered at the Lehigh 47. Quarterback Nick Semp timphelter then led Bucknell down the field and hit tight end Charlie Kreinbucher with a 24-yard pass to the Lehigh 2-yard line to set up Schearer.

Bucknell was forced to attempt the onside kick because its extra-point attempt was blocked following a Rushawn Baker touchdown with 2:05 to play that would have tied the game at 17-17.

Schearer also booted a 48-yarder earlier in the quarter.

Bucknell’s defense was also outstanding in the game as it limited the Mountain Hawks to just 10 points. Lehigh’s first touchdown was scored on a blocked punt early in the third quarter. The defense came up with two interceptions and a forced fumble, all in the second quarter. Bucknell has now forced eight turnovers over its last two games.

Linebackers Blake Leake and Ben Allen each finished with seven tackles. Safety Brent Jackson posted five tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and an interception.

Baker scored both of Bucknell’s touchdowns on runs of three yards and one yard. He finished with 48 yards on the ground. Semptimphelter threw for 146 yards, completing 18 of 28 passes. 95 of his passing yards came during the fourth quarter.

Bucknell punted nine times, including on each of its first five drives as the game remained scoreless throughout the first quarter. The excitement picked up in the second quarter when the Bison generated their three turnovers and opened the scoring with 2:15 to go in the half.

Jackson grabbed his second interception in as many games on a deep pass down at the Bucknell 5-yard line, ending a 10-play drive for the Mountain Hawks. The senior then forced a fumble on Lehigh’s following drive, knocking the ball out of the quarterback’s hand on a sack. Jackson, who leads the FCS in solo tackles this season, recovered the fumble as well. Two drives later, Alex Smith Jr. picked off his third pass of the season and returned it 20 yards into Lehigh territory. This time the Bison took advantage as Baker capped a four-play drive with his first score of the game to make it 7-0.

Lehigh closed out the quarter with an 11-play, 48-yard drive and kicked a 34-yard field goal to make it 7-3 going into halftime.

Bucknell started the second half backed up at its own 8-yard line and tried to punt it away after a 3-andout, but the Mountain Hawks broke through the line and blocked it back into the end zone where they recov ered to go up 10-7. It was the only score of the third quarter by either team.

Schearer’s 48-yard field goal tied the game on the second play of the fourth quarter. It was just the third attempt of his career and Bucknell’s longest make in over three decades.

Lehigh

first win of

• Matt Schearer

19-yard game-winning field goal with 18 seconds remaining. He also made a 48-yarder earlier in the quarter, which was the lon gest by a Bucknell kicker in more than three decades.

game-winning

set up by a Bucknell onside kick, which they had to recover after the extra point that would have tied the game with 2:05 remaining was blocked.

• RB Rushawn Baker scored two touchdowns in the game and finished with 48 yards on 18 carries.

• QB Nick Semptimphelter completed 5 of 11 passes for 95 yards in the fourth quarter, including a 39-yard pass and a 24-yard pass that set up the final two scores.

• Bucknell came up with three takeaways in the second quarter, including an interception and a forced fumble by S Brent Jackson.

Bucknell’s defense continued to do its part, forcing Lehigh punts on the next two possessions, but a Bucknell fumble with 9:28 to play in the game set the Mountain Hawks up at the Bison 24, and seven plays later they punched it in with a one-yard touchdown run to take a 17-10 lead.

Bucknell took over with 4:54 to play, and Semptimphelter and the offense played some of their best football over that final stretch. On the touchdown drive that cut the deficit to 17-16, Semptimphelter connected with Coleman Bennett up the middle for 16 yards, hit Damian Harris for an 8-yard gain, and threw a 39-yard bomb to Marcus Owens on fourth down that put Bucknell at the goal line for Baker’s second touchdown run.

After the blocked extra point, Bucknell elected to go for the onside kick with just two minutes on the clock. Kicker Ryan Schatzel played it beautifully as the ball bounced 18 yards down field before being recovered by Ethan Robinson.

Now with the momentum of potentially

the game on a final drive, Semptimphelter connected with

rushed for a 12-yard gain, and threw 24 yards down field to Kreinbucher on a gutsy call that placed Bucknell at the 2-yard line.

After Schearer kicked the go-ahead field goal, Lehigh was left with 12 seconds on offense but was unable

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25,

BUCK

Scoring 69 206

9.9 29.4

17

First

88 162

76

Rushing

Rushing

Average per

Average per

Passing

Average per

650 1370

861 1508

211 138

220 301

3.0 4.6

92.9 195.7

5 18

967 1336

101-216-7 125-220-10

4.5 6.1

9.6 10.7

138.1 190.9

4 7

2706

521

Rushing

Player

Rushawn Baker

Coleman Bennett

Danny Meuser

Alex Brown

Mikey Neal

Marques Owens

Nick Semptimphelter

Beverett

Grady

Passing

Ethan Grady

Nick Semptimphelter

90

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Statistics

Punt Returns

Receiving

Damian Harris

Bennett

Okeyo Ayungo

Josh

Marques Owens

Tait

Rushawn Baker

Christian Spugnardi

Adam Barakat

Kyle Fontes

Charlie Kreinbucher

Derrick Anderson Jr.

Danny Meuser

Mason Muir

Sims

80.7

Interceptions

Kick Returns

Fumble Returns

FG

(48),(19)

(24),21

(39)

Total Offense

Player g plays rush pass total avg/g Ethan Grady 5 147 -43 609 566 113.2

Rushawn Baker 7 90 393 0 393 56.1

Nick Semptimphelter 3 82 -7 301 294 98.0

Coleman Bennett 6 56 149 0 149 24.8

Danny Meuser 6 25 127 0 127 21.2

Tyler Beverett 2 18 -11 57 46 23.0

Alex Brown 3 13 31 0 31 10.3 Mikey Neal 6 3 18 0 18 3.0

Marques Owens 7 1 -2 0 -2 -0.3

Team 7 0 -5 0 -5 -0.7

Total 7 436 650 967 1617 231.0

Opponents 7 521 1370 1336 2706 386.6

Punting

Player no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Ruben Anderson 43 1737 40.4 58 1 10 13 6 0 Ethan Grady 1 33 33.0 33 0 0 1 0 0

Team 3 11 3.7 0 0 0 0 0 3

Total 47 1781 37.9 58 1 10 14 6 3

Opponents 28 1097 39.2 55 2 4 10 3 0

Kickoffs Player no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Ryan Schatzel 16 949 59.3 0 2 Ruben Anderson 1 62 62.0 0 0

Total 17 1011 59.5 0 2 14 35.9 29

Opponents 37 2185 59.1 8 1 26 40.7 24

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All Purpose

Player

Coleman Bennett 6 149 109

Rushawn Baker 7 393 46

471 78.5

439 62.7

Damian Harris 7 0 185 6 183 0 374 53.4

Danny Meuser 6 127 9 0 0 0 136 22.7

Okeyo Ayungo 6 0 123

Josh Gary 7 0 118

Marques Owens 7 -2 109

0 123 20.5

0 0 118 16.9

107 15.3

Gavin Pringle 7 0 0

Charlie Kreinbucher 5 0 58

Adam Barakat 4 0 39

75 10.7

90 12.9 Christian Tait 7 0 75

0 0 58 11.6

0

39 9.8

Connor Carretta 7 0 0 0 32 0 32 4.6

Derrick Anderson Jr. 2 0 32

0 0 32 16.0

Alex Brown 3 31 0 0 0 0 31 10.3

Christian Spugnardi 7 0 26 0 0 0 26 3.7

Chris Sims 6 0 9 0 0 14 23 3.8

Kyle Fontes 5 0 20 0 0 0 20 4.0

Alex Smith Jr. 7 0 0 0 0 20 20 2.9 Mikey Neal 6 18 0 0 0 0 18 3.0 Mason Muir 2 0 9 0 0 0 9 4.5 Nick Semptimphelter 3 -7 0 0 0 0 -7 -2.3

Tyler Beverett 2 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -5.5 Ethan Grady 5 -43

-5

-43 -8.6

-0.7

Brad Jamison

Aneesh Vyas

Mike Bright Jr.

0 Connor Carretta

Chris Sims

Justin Fisher

Cade

Cooper Kim

Luke Freeman

. . . . .

. . . . . . . . .

0.5-2 . 1 . . . 1 .

. . . 2 . . . .

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Bucknell - Game Highs

RUSHES 36 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

YARDS

YARDS

TD

PASS

PASS

YARDS

YARDS

TD

TOTAL

TOTAL

YARDS

158 at Yale (10/15/2022)

5.0 Towson (09/03/2022)

2 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

2 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

40 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

20 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

199 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

5.2 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

2 Towson (09/03/2022) 2 at VMI (09/10/2022)

67 Lafayette (10/01/2022) 67 at VMI (09/10/2022)

307 Towson (09/03/2022) 307 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

5.0 Towson (09/03/2022)

POINTS 19 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

SACKS

FIRST

3 at Yale (10/15/2022)

3 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

3 Towson (09/03/2022)

18 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

PENALTIES 9 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

PENALTY

91 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

TURNOVERS 3 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

3 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

PUNTS 9 at Lehigh (10/22/2022) 9 at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

PUNTING

43.7 Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG PUNT 58 Towson (09/03/2022)

PUNTS

LONG PUNT

3 at Yale (10/15/2022) 3 at VMI (09/10/2022)

3 Towson (09/03/2022)

18 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

2022-23 Bucknell

as of Oct 25, 2022

Opponent - Game Highs

RUSHES

YARDS

YARDS

TD

PASS

PASS

YARDS

YARDS

TD

TOTAL

TOTAL

YARDS

Towson (09/03/2022)

315 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

6.4 at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

4 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

Towson (09/03/2022)

Towson (09/03/2022)

242 at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

9.4 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

3 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

94 Towson (09/03/2022)

529 at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

7.2 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

POINTS 57 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

SACKS

4 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

FIRST DOWNS 32 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

PENALTIES 12 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

PENALTY

110 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

TURNOVERS 5 at Yale (10/15/2022)

PUNTS 6 at Lehigh (10/22/2022) 6 at VMI (09/10/2022)

PUNTING

46.0 at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

LONG PUNT 55 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

PUNTS INSIDE 20 3 at Lehigh (10/22/2022) 3 at Yale (10/15/2022) 3 Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG PUNT

26 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

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RUSHES

YARDS

TD

LONG

PASS

PASS

YARDS

TD

LONG

RECEPTIONS

YARDS

TD

LONG

PUNTS

PUNTING

Rushawn Baker at Yale (10/15/2022)

Rushawn Baker at Yale (10/15/2022)

Rushawn Baker at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

Rushawn Baker at Yale (10/15/2022)

Ethan Grady vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

Ethan Grady vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

Ethan Grady vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

Nick Semptimphelter at VMI (09/10/2022)

2 Ethan Grady vs Towson (09/03/2022)

Ethan Grady vs Towson (09/03/2022)

4 Damian Harris at Yale (10/15/2022)

4 Coleman Bennett vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

4 Christian Tait at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

4 Rushawn Baker at VMI (09/10/2022)

52 Coleman Bennett vs Towson (09/03/2022)

2 Christian Spugnardi vs Towson (09/03/2022)

43 Damian Harris vs Towson (09/03/2022)

8 Ruben Anderson at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

8 Ruben Anderson at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

43.7 Ruben Anderson vs Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG PUNT 58 Ruben Anderson vs Towson (09/03/2022)

PUNTS

LONG

LONG KICKOFF

TACKLES

SACKS

TACKLES

3 Ruben Anderson at VMI (09/10/2022)

3 Ruben Anderson vs Towson (09/03/2022)

18 Gavin Pringle at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

39 Coleman Bennett vs Towson (09/03/2022)

12 Brent Jackson at Yale (10/15/2022)

12 Brent Jackson at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

12 Brent Jackson vs Towson (09/03/2022)

12 Blake Leake vs Towson (09/03/2022)

1.5 Will Ohler at Yale (10/15/2022)

1.5 Tyler Alston vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

1.5 Tyler Alston vs Towson (09/03/2022)

2 Tyler Alston vs Towson (09/03/2022)

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Opponent - Individual Game Highs

RUSHES

YARDS

TD

LONG

PASS

PASS

YARDS

TD

LONG

RECEPTIONS

YARDS

TD

LONG

FIELD

LONG

PUNTS

PUNTING

30 Lew Nichols at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

Lew Nichols at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

3 Nolan Grooms at Yale (10/15/2022)

Rent Montie vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

Tyrrell Pigrome vs Towson (09/03/2022)

Tyrrell Pigrome vs Towson (09/03/2022)

Nolan Grooms at Yale (10/15/2022)

3 Matthew Sluka at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

55 Seth Morgan at VMI (09/10/2022)

9 Geoffrey Jamiel at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

David Pantelis at Yale (10/15/2022)

1 David Pantelis at Yale (10/15/2022)

1 Spencer Gilliam at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

1 Jalen Coker at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

1 Dominik Thomas at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

1 Langston Lewis at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

1 Joel Wilson at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

1 Max Brimigion at VMI (09/10/2022)

55 Max Brimigion at VMI (09/10/2022)

1 Dylan Van Dusen at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

1 Derek Ng at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

1 Jakob Trestik vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

1 Jerry Rice at VMI (09/10/2022)

Jerry Rice at VMI (09/10/2022)

Ben Banks-Altekruse at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

6 Jack Culbreath at VMI (09/10/2022)

Luke Elzinga at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

Ben Banks-Altekruse at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

Ben Banks-Altekruse at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

Jack Bosman at Yale (10/15/2022)

Riley Williams vs Towson (09/03/2022)

Jamar Curtis vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

Neriyan Brown vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

Mike DeNucci at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

Stone Snyder at VMI (09/10/2022)

Michael Heldman at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

Michael Heldman at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

A.T. Ntantang vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

Josh Knapp at VMI (09/10/2022)

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1 Marques

2

Coleman

Danny Meuser

Tait

Alex Smith

Quentin

Alex

Jeff

Ryan

Damian

Luke

Ethan Grady

Matt McCreight

Semptimphelter

Roman

Cade

Gillen

Pringle

Beverett

Pao

Michael Hardyway

Mason Taylor

Jonathan Searcy

Mikey Neal

Rushawn Baker 7/3

Josh Gary 7/3

Derrick Anderson Jr.

D.K.

Tarburton

Natoli

James Poulos

R.J. Mehan 6/4

Fredrick Sturgis 7/7

Mason

Ashton Sempervive

Ethan Pitzel 7/7

John Ohnegian

Clay Morris

Christian Spugnardi 7/0

Charlie Kreinbucher

Mason Muir 2/2

Adam Barakat 4/1

Charlie Shadek 3/0

Kyle Fontes 5/3

Colby Grames 5/2

Reed Signer

Aneesh Vyas 7/7

Matt Karic

Daniel Sierk 5/0

Aidan Davenport 6/0

Nick Niemynski 0/0

Grant Laws 4/0

Patrick Quinlivan 6/0

Nathaniel Carson 5/0

Ruben Anderson 7/0

Justin Fisher 5/0