Bucknell Football Notes 11/5/22

Date

SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Sept. 3 TOWSON L, 13-14 (OT)

Sept. 10 at VMI L, 14-24

Sept. 17 at Central Michigan L, 0-41

Oct. 1 LAFAYETTE* (HC) L, 14-24

Oct. 8 at Holy Cross* L, 0-57

Oct. 15 at Yale L, 9-29

Oct. 22 at Lehigh* W, 19-17

Oct. 29 COLGATE* L, 7-13

Nov. 5 FORDHAM* 1 p.m.

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

Nov. 19 MARIST 1 p.m.

BUCKNELL

1-7

BISON

Lost 1

Dave Cecchini

7-27 (4th season)

24-65 (9th season)

Ethan Grady (694 yards)

Rushawn Baker (439 yards)

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MEDIA INFORMATION

MID-WEEK INTERVIEWS: All interview requests for Cecchini and Bison players should be directed to Ben Blumenthal at beb019@bucknell.edu or 570-577-1835.

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

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

Damian Harris (236 yards)

Brent Jackson (83 tackles)

Pos. No. Name

MEDIA NOTES

Overall 6-2

Conference 2-1

Home

3-0

Away 3-2

Streak Lost 1

Head Coach

Joe Conlin

Record at School 20-25 (5th season)

Career Record 20-25 (5th season)

Leading Passer Tim DeMorat (3,279 yards)

Leading Rusher Julius Loughridge (657 yards)

Leading Receiver Fotis Kokosioulis (861 yards)

Leading Tackler James Conway (81)

PROJECTED BUCKNELL STARTERS

Cl. Ht. Wt.

Fast Fact

QB 14 Nick Semptimphelter Jr. 6-1 190 Started two games, including the win over Lehigh, 301 passing yards

RB 3 Coleman Bennett Jr. 5-11 185 Second on the team with 225 rush yards, team-high 71 yards last week

WR 11 Damian Harris Jr. 6-0 185 Team leader in receiving (20 rec., 236 yards)

WR 1 Marques Owens So. 5-10 170 Leading receiver in 2021, 11 receptions for 149 yards this year

WR 5 Christian Tait Jr. 6-3 185 Started two games, nine receptions for 79 yards

LT 77 Ethan Pitzel Jr. 6-4 275 Team captain, has made 21 career starts at left tackle

LG 70 R.J. Mehan Sr. 6-4 305 Has made 15 career starts, including four this season

C 75 Jake Guy So. 6-2 285 13 career starts at center, missed two games this season

RG 71 Fredrick Sturgis So. 6-4 285 Nine career starts, including all eight games this season

RT 65 Zack Tarburton Jr. 6-3 275 15 career starts, including two this season

TE 87 Kyle Fontes So. 6-4 220 Three starts this season, four receptions for 20 yards

DEFENSE

Pos. No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Fast Fact

DE 2 Tyler Alston Jr. 6-2 230 37 tackles and team leader in sacks with four

DT 0 Connor Carretta Jr. 6-2 280 17 career starts, 20 tackles and three QB hurries this year

DT 90 Aneesh Vyas So. 6-2 265 Started all eight games this season, 18 tackles

DE 51 Will Ohler So. 6-3 235 Five starts this season, 4.5 tackles for loss

ILB 34 Blake Leake Jr. 6-1 215 Third on the team in tackles (55), 3.5 TFLs in 2022

ILB 30 Ben Allen Sr. 6-1 220 Team captain, second in tackles (57), 19 straight starts

OLB 45 John Schlendorf So. 5-10 180 40 tackles and eight pass breakups, one forced fumble

SS 21 Jonathan Searcy Sr. 6-2 190 Team captain, 28 tackles and one TFL, one interception at Yale

FS 31 Brent Jackson Sr. 6-2 205 Leads FCS in solo tackles/game, back-to-back PL DPOTW

CB 17 Gavin Pringle Sr. 6-0 180 Preseason All-League, two INTs, league-best 12 pass breakups

CB 26 Ethan Robinson So. 6-0 175 14 straight starts, four pass breakups and an interception in 2022

SPECIAL TEAMS

Pos. No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. Fast Fact

PK 62 Matt Schearer Fr. 5-11 170 4-for-4 on kicks last three weeks, 48-yard game-winning FG at Lehigh

KO 95 Ryan Schatzel Jr. 6-0 160 Averaging 58.5 yards on 18 kickoffs this season

P 98 Ruben Anderson Jr. 6-2 215 16 punts inside the 20 this season, averaging 40.22 yards

PR 17 Gavin Pringle Sr. 6-0 180 12 returns, averaging 6.17 yards with a long of 27

11 Damian Harris Jr. 6-0 185 One return for six yards in opener

KR 11 Damian Harris Jr. 6-0 185 Averaging 18.3 yards on 10 returns, season long of 33

3 Gavin Pringle Sr. 6-0 180 Two returns for an average of 15.5 yards, long of 13

LS 93 Aidan Davenport Jr. 6-3 210 In second season as Bucknell’s primary long snapper

H 98 Ruben Anderson Jr. 6-2 215 Punter assuming holding duties for the second time

Game 9: Bucknell Bison vs. Fordham Rams >>>>

p.m. >> Lewisburg, Pa. >> Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium

OFFENSE

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

Web BucknellBison.com

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COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF

Head Coach Dave Cecchini Alma Mater Lehigh University, ‘95 Record at Bucknell 7-27 (4th season) Career Record 24-65 (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

FOOTBALL HISTORY

First Season 1883

All-Time Record 609-620-51 All-Time Patriot League Record 80-122-1

Patriot League Championships 1 (1996)

MAC Championships 1 (1965)

Lambert Cup Titles 2 (1960,1964)

AP All-Americans 59 (most recent Alex Pechin, ‘19)

AFCA All-Americans 12 (most recent Alex Pechin, ‘19)

Academic All-Americans 25 (most recent Rick Mottram, ‘19)

NFL Draft Picks...........................................7 (most recent Julién Davenport, ‘17)

TEAM INFORMATION

2022 Patriot League Preseason Poll

2021 Record

7th

1-10

2021 Patriot League Record (Finish) 0-6 (7th)

Base Offense Multiple O

Base Defense 4-2-5

Offensive Starters Returning/Lost 8/3

Defensive Starters Returning/Lost 8/3

Letterwinners Returning/Lost 51/14

Newcomers 29

Captains Ben Allen, Brent Jackson, Ethan Pitzel, Jonathan Searcy

Returning All-Patriot League Selections Gavin Pringle (1st in ‘21S; 2nd in ‘19)

2021 Preseason All-Patriot League Selections Gavin Pringle

Bucknell hosts the No. 24/18 Fordham Rams at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium for its fourth Patriot League game of the season on Saturday. The Bison are challenged with stopping the nation’s top scoring offense in their 38th all-time meeting with the Rams.

The Bucknell defense has limited its last two opponents to 16 points per game, Fordham represents the second ranked opponent the Bison have faced this season. Saturday’s game against Fordham is one of two home games remaining on the schedule for the Bison.

WITH A VICTORY BUCKNELL WOULD...

• defeat the Rams for the first time since 2012

• beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2013

• win its first home game this season

• even the all-time series with the Rams at 19-19

BUCKNELL AT A GLANCE

• Bucknell (1-7, 1-3 PL) seeks its second Patriot League win and its first victory at home when it hosts Fordham at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Bison are coming off a loss to Colgate, which proved to be a defensive battle featuring just three scores.

• 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 COLGATE BOX SCORE

• S Brent Jackson led a Bison defense that limited the Raiders to just 13 points as the senior captain posted a career-high 16 tackle, including 12 solo stops and three tackles for loss, along with a sack and a pass breakup. Tyler Alston added a sack for Bucknell as well.

• Bucknell punched it into the end zone on a 1-yard Rushawn Baker rushing touchdown to draw within six of tying in the fourth quarter, but the Bison were unable to score again in the 13-7 loss. It was Baker’s fourth touchdown in the last three weeks and his sixth overall this season.

• QBs Ethan Grady and Alex Brown combined for 147 passing yards, while RB Coleman Bennett led the rushing attack with 71 yards on 12 carries. The Bison saw a number of long completions, including a 31-yard reception by WR Damian Harris, a 23-yard catch by Bennett, a 39-yard reception by WR Marques Owens and a 22-yard catch by TE Charlie Kreinbucher.

• Along with his two completions for 62 yards, Brown added 29 yards on 11 rushing attempts.

• DL Aneesh Vyas blocked his second kick of the season, getting his hand on Colgate’s first PAT attempt of the game. It was Bucknell’s first blocked PAT since 2017.

• The only turnover of the game was on a muffed punt by the Bison in the first quarter that gave Colgate possession at their own 47-yard line.

• QB Michael Brescia rushed for both of Colgate’s touchdowns, finishing with 66 yards on the ground. He also completed 20 of 28 pass attempts for 176 yards. He hooked up with

BISON NOTESINDIVIDUAL HONORS & AWARDS

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, 2X, (10/24), (10/31)

• 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)

START CHART

Gavin Pringle 24 (8)

Ethan Pitzel 21 (8)

Brent Jackson 20 (19) Ben Allen 19 (19) Connor Carretta 18 (16) Damian Harris 18 (10) Jonathan Searcy 18 (9) Blake Leake 17 (15) Coleman Bennett 16 (1) Mike Bright Jr. 16 (0) Tyler Alston 15 (7) R.J. Mehan 15 (0) Ethan Robinson 14 (14) Zack Tarburton 14 (0)

Aneesh Vyas 12 (8) Jake Guy 12 (5)

Harrison Shepherd 11 (4) Will Ohler 11 (2) Ethan Grady 11 (1) Fredrick Sturgis 9 (8) John Schlendorf 8 (8) Casey Stephenson 7 (4) Christian Spugnardi 7 (1) Connor Holmes............................... 7 (0) Mason Taylor 7 (0) Rushawn Baker 6 (3) Marques Owens 6 (0) Josh Gary 5 (3) Nick Semptimphelter 4 (0) Sean Quarterman 4 (0)

Kyle Fontes 3 (0) Mason Muir 3 (0) Alex Smith Jr. 3 (0) Tyler Beverett 3 (0) Matt McCreight 3 (0) Christian Tait 2 (0) 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: Number in parentheses indicates streak of consecutive starts

WR Brady Hutchison on a 46-yard pass for the longest play of the game by either team.

• Colgate RB Jaedon Henry contributed 66 yards on 12 carries in the game.

• The Colgate defense was led by Mikey Jarmolowich, who totaled 11 tackles and four pass breakups.

FORDHAM AT A GLANCE

• The Rams enter the weekend ranked No. 24 in the Stats Perform FCS rankings and No. 18 in the FCS Coaches Poll with a 6-2 overall record and a 2-1 mark in Patriot League play. Fordham is coming off a dramatic 53-52 overtime loss at Holy Cross. The Crusaders opted to go for the two-point conversion and won the game on a reverse sweep, handing the Rams their first league loss.

• Fordham currently leads the nation in total offense (605.8), passing offense (414.2) and scoring offense (49.5).

• QB Tim DeMorat is in the midst of an eye-popping statistical season, ranking first in the nation in passing touchdowns (38) and passing yards (3,279) while tossing just four interceptions.

• Three Fordham receivers have eclipsed 700 yards this season, and all three have hauled in eight touchdown passes. Senior Fotis Kokosioulis leads the group with 861 yards and is third in the nation in the category. In total, 10 different Rams have caught touchdown passes this fall.

• The Rams were picked second only behind Holy Cross in the Patriot League preseason poll following a 6-4 (4-2 PL) 2021 season.

• Fordham is led by fifth-year head coach Joe Conlin, who possesses a 20-25 overall record since taking over the reins of the program in 2018.

THE BUCKNELL/FORDHAM SERIES

• Fordham took a 19-18 lead in the all-time series with Bucknell last season by winning its ninth straight game against the Bison. The series stands at 10-10 in Lewisburg, Pa. and at 9-8 in favor of the Rams in the Bronx.

• The Rams are currently riding a nine-game winning streak over the Bison. In three of those contests, their margin of victory was less than 10 points.

• Bucknell’s last win over the Rams was in 2012 when RB Tyler Smith rushed 29 times for 179 yards and the Bison scored 20 unanswered points in the second half to defeat Fordham 27-24 at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

• The two teams first met in 1929 and have met each year over the past 33 seasons.

• Bucknell won five straight over Fordham between 1993 and 1997.

THE LAST MEETING WITH THE RAMS

• Fordham won 66-21 in the Bronx, N.Y. last season after finding the end zone on its first four drives of the game and converting on five of its first six overall.

• QB Tim DeMorat threw for 318 yards and a school-record six touchdowns in just two and a half quarters of work.

• For Bucknell, RBs Rushawn Baker, Jared Cooper and Danny Meuser rushed for touch downs. In addition, Ethan Robinson made 15 solo tackles in his first collegiate start while Aneesh Vyas recovered a pair of fumbles; Vyas also forced the first, which led to Baker’s touchdown run.

•’ Fordham led 21-7 at the end of the first quarter and 45-14 entering halftime. DeMorat matched his school’s record by throwing six touchdown passes in the first half alone, with half being hauled in by Fotis Kokosioulis.

• Fordham added three rushing touchdowns in the second half, all of at least 39 yards.

INSIDE THE BUCKNELL DEPTH CHART

• Bucknell’s projected starters on offense have made a combined 120 starts. All 11 projected offensive starters have made at least one start.

• Bucknell’s projected starters on defense have made a combined 176 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 21 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 (24).

• 19 Bison currently have at least 10 career starts.

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

• 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.

• Six Bison currently boast starting streaks in the double digits: Allen (18), Jackson (18), Carretta (15), Leake (14) and Robinson (13) and Harris (10).

• Only two seniors have played in all 34 of Bucknell’s games during their time in Lewisburg

BISON NOTES

Overall Patriot League Streak W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Holy Cross 8-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 W8 Fordham 6-2 .750 2-1 .667 L1 Colgate 3-5 .375 2-1 .667 W2 Lafayette 2-6 .250 1-2 .333 L3 Lehigh 1-7 .125 1-2 .333 L6 Georgetown 2-6 .250 1-3 .250 W1 Bucknell 1-7 .125 1-3 .250 L1

PATRIOT LEAGUE

Saturday, Oct. 22 Bucknell 19, Lehigh 17 Colgate 34, Georgetown 24 Holy Cross 24, Lafayette 21

Saturday, Oct. 29 Georgetown 30, Lafayette 20 Holy Cross 53, Fordham 52 (OT) Colgate 13, Bucknell 7

Saturday, Nov. 5 Lehigh at Holy Cross, 12 Saint Francis at Georgetown, 12:30 Lafayette at Colgate, 1 Fordham at Bucknell, 1

to date: Allen and Searcy.

• Two juniors have played in all 23 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 represented just over 34 percent of that team’s roster; two were seniors, four were juniors, 12 were sophomores and 12 were freshmen.

MILESTONES TO WATCH

• RB Coleman Bennett needs 66 rush yards to reach 500 in his career

• WB Damian Harris needs 76 receiving yards to reach 500 in his career

• RB Rushawn Baker needs 61 rush yards for 500 on the season

• S Brent Jackson needs 17 tackles to reach 100 on the season

BISON AWARD WINNERS

• S Brent Jackson has been named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week each of the last two weeks. He’s the first Bucknell player to earn back-to-back weekly awards since Alex Peachin was named Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 14, 2019 and Oct. 21, 2019.

• K Matt Schearer was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Oct. 24.

• 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

Ryan Sakamoto, Patriot League Media Relations Director (FB)

610-289-1963

• 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

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

BISON NOTES

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 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 plays its final road game of the season at Georgetown on Saturday, Nov. 12.

OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS

WIDE RECEIVER (SPLIT END)

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

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

LEFT TACKLE

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

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

LEFT GUARD

70 — R.J. Mehan (Sr. / 6-4 / 305 / Worthington, Ohio) OR

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

CENTER

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

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

RIGHT GUARD

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

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

RIGHT TACKLE

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

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

TIGHT END

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

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

WIDE RECEIVER

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

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

WIDE RECEIVER (FLANKER)

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

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

RUNNING BACK

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

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

QUARTERBACK

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

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

DEFENSIVE END

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

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

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

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

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

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

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

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

DEFENSIVE END

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

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

INSIDE LINEBACKER

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

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

INSIDE LINEBACKER

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

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

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

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

28 — 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.)

GAME-BY-GAME

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.)

Georgetown Marist

Bright Jr. Carretta

Alston Leake Allen Schlendorf Searcy Jackson Pringle Robinson

BUCKNELL

Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR RB QB Towson Muir Pitzel Mehan Guy Sturgis Shepherd Grames Owens Harris Bennett Grady VMI Gary Pitzel Mehan Quarterman Sturgis Shepherd Grames Owens Harris Bennett Grady Central Michigan Ayungo Pitzel Mehan Quarterman Sturgis Tarburton Fontes Owens Harris Bennett Grady Lafayette Ayungo Pitzel Mehan Guy Sturgis Tarburton Fontes Gary Harris Baker Grady Holy Cross Barakat Pitzel Stephenson Guy Sturgis Shepherd Kreinbucher Owens Harris Bennett Semptimphelter Yale Tait Pitzel Stephenson Guy Sturgis Shepherd Kreinbucher Gary Harris Baker Grady Lehigh Tait Pitzel Stephenson Guy Sturgis Shepherd Fontes Gary Harris Baker Semptimphelter Colgate Bennett Pitzel Stephenson Guy Sturgis Shepherd Spugnardi Gary Harris Baker Grady Fordham Georgetown Marist

Opponent DE DT DT DE WILL MIKE

OLB SS FS CB CB Towson Ohler Carretta Vyas Bright Jr. Leake Allen Schlendorf Searcy Jackson Pringle Robinson VMI Ohler Carretta Vyas Alston Leake Allen Schlendorf Searcy Jackson Pringle Robinson Central Michigan Ohler Carretta Vyas Alston Leake Allen Schlendorf Searcy Jackson Pringle Robinson Lafayette Bright Jr. Carretta

Alston Leake Allen Schlendorf Searcy Jackson Pringle Robinson Holy Cross Bright Jr. Carretta

Alston Leake Allen Schlendorf Searcy Jackson Pringle Robinson Lehigh Ohler Carretta Vyas Alston Leake Allen Schlendorf Searcy Jackson Pringle Robinson Colgate Ohler Carretta Vyas Alston Leake Allen Schlendorf Searcy Jackson Pringle Robinson Fordham

2022 BUCKNELL ROSTER

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School

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

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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

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

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** 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

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

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14

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

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

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

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

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** 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

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

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

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* 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

24 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

Kyle Dowgin Jr. LS 5-10 195 Hamilton, N.J. / Notre Dame HS

Finn Sposato Fr. DB 5-11 195 Farmington, Conn. / Farmington

Sam DeLuca Fr. LB 6-2 210 Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg Area

Donquarius Parker Fr. DL 6-1 220 Durham, N.C. / Hillside

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

John Schlendorf So. S 5-10 180 Toms River, N.J. / Donovan Catholic/Olympus (Utah)

Aidan Mack Fr. TE 6-3 200 Whippany, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep

Tyler Bower Jr. LB 5-11 215 Weston, Conn. / Weston

Jack Goheen Fr. LB 6-2 210 Fishers, Ind. / Cathedral

Will Ohler So. DL 6-3 235 Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury Regional

Jack Barnes So. DL 6-2 220 Fayetteville, N.C. / Blair Academy (N.J.)

Cooper Kim Sr. LB 6-1 230 Moorestown, N.J. / St. Joseph’s Prep (Pa.)

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

Mark Dunckle Jr. DL 5-9 220 Factoryville, Pa. / Lackawanna Trail

Smith Fr. OL 6-3 270 Sudbury, Mass. / Lincoln-Sudbury Regional

Kenneth Scott Fr. OL 6-1 290 Washington, D.C. / Bell

Catania So. LB 5-11 200 West Chester, Pa. / Malvern Prep

Sean Quarterman Jr. OL 6-3 260 Chicago, Ill. / Marist H.S.

Kieran Coscia Fr. OL 6-3 260 Pittsfield, Mass. / Pittsfield

Ryan Jedlicka Fr. LS 5-10 180 Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich

Matt Schearer Fr. P/K 5-11 170 Canonsburg, Pa. / Central Catholic

Zack Tarburton Jr. OL 6-3 275 Perkasie, Pa. / Pennridge

Nathan Natoli Fr. OL 6-6 260 Olney, Md. / Sherwood

D.K. Kim Fr. OL 6-5 290 Gimpo, South Korea / Allentown Central Catholic (Pa.)

James Poulos Fr. OL 6-2 280 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Calvary Christian Academy

R.J. Mehan Sr. OL 6-4 305 Worthington, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne

Fredrick Sturgis So. OL 6-4 285 Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller

Gavin Kennedy Fr. OL 6-5 295 Turnersville, N.J. / St. Augustine Prep

Mason Jones So. OL 6-6 295 Franklin, Tenn. / Franklin

Casey Stephenson Jr. OL 6-2 290 Philadelphia, Pa. / St. Joseph’s Prep

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

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

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

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

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

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* 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.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* Nathaniel Carson Jr. DL 6-6 270 Winston-Salem, N.C. / Reagan

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

* Justin Fisher So. DL 6-6 235 King of Prussia, Pa. / Upper Merion Area

* Varsity letters earned; (C) Captain

Head Coach: Dave Cecchini (Lehigh ’95)

COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF

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

Offensive 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)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

30 Allen, Ben

Alston, Tyler DL

11 Harris, Damian WR

77 Pitzel, Ethan

Anderson Jr., Derrick

WR 98 Anderson, Ruben P/K 29 Ayungo, Okeyo WR 23 Baker, Rushawn RB 85 Barakat, Adam

WR 52 Barnes, Jack DL 3 Bennett, Coleman RB 18 Beverett, Tyler QB 49 Bower, Tyler

LB 44 Bright Jr., Mike DL 8 Brown, Alex QB 0 Carretta, Connor DL 97 Carson, Nathaniel

DL 58 Catania, Aidan LB 32 Cloniger, Duncan QB

Coscia, Kieran OL

Davenport, Aidan LS

DeLuca, Sam LB

Dowgin, Kyle LS 55 Dunckle, Mark DL 99 Fisher, Justin DL 87 Fontes, Kyle TE 12 Freeman, Luke S 24 Gary, Josh WR 16 Gillen, Caleb CB/S 50 Goheen, Jack LB 12 Grady, Ethan QB 88 Grames, Colby TE 75 Guy, Jake OL 19 Hardyway, Michael QB

9 Holmes, Connor WR 31 Jackson, Brent

S

33 Jamison, Brad LB 61 Jedlicka, Ryan LS 73 Jones, Mason OL 91 Karic, Matt....................................................P/K 72 Kennedy, Gavin OL 53 Kim, Cooper LB 68 Kim, D.K. OL 82 Kreinbucher, Charlie

TE 95 Laws, Grant DL 34 Leake, Blake LB 7 Lemon, Quentin S 48 Mack, Aidan

TE 13 McCreight, Matt WR 79 McGwin, Rowan OL 70 Mehan, R.J. OL 4 Meuser, Danny RB 83 Muir, Mason WR 36 Murray, Justin S 67 Natoli, Nathan OL 22 Neal, Mikey RB 35 Neel, Paul RB 94 Niemynski, Nick P/K 8 Odongo, Jeff S 51 Ohler, Will DL 78 Ohnegian, John OL

1 Owens, Marques WR

18 Pao, Bradley CB 43 Parker, Donquarius DL 14 Pearson, Roman CB

OL 69 Poulos, James OL 17 Pringle, Gavin

CB/S 59 Quarterman, Sean OL 96 Quinlivan, Patrick DL 26 Robinson, Ethan CB 15 Rooney, Cade

DL 27 Russell, Ray CB 10 Schatzel, Ryan P/K 62 Schearer, Matt P/K 45 Schlendorf, John

S 57 Scott, Kenneth OL 21 Searcy, Jonathan S 76 Sempervive, Ashton DL 14 Semptimphelter, Nick ................................... QB 86 Shadek, Charlie TE 54 Shepherd, Harrison OL 92 Sierk, Daniel DL 28 Sims, Chris CB 6 Smith Jr., Alex S 56 Smith, Benji OL 41 Sposato, Finn S 81 Spugnardi, Christian TE 74 Stephenson, Casey OL 71 Sturgis, Fredrick OL 5 Tait, Christian WR 65 Tarburton, Zack OL 20 Taylor, Mason S 90 Vyas, Aneesh

Bold

DL

Superlatives

Oldest Charlie Shadek (11/18/99)

Youngest Bradley Pao (9/1/04)

Tallest Nathaniel Carson, Justin Fisher, Mason Jones, Rowan McGwin, Nathan Natoli, Christian Spugnardi (6-6)

Shortest

Mikey Neal (5-6)

R.J. Mehan (305) Lightest Ryan Schatzel (160)

Defense 40 Defensive Linemen 15 Linebackers 8

Safeties 10

Cornerbacks 5

Cornerbacks/Safeties 2

Special Teams 8 Punters/Kickers 5 Long Snappers 3

By State

Murray

Grady

Ayungo

Goheen

Kreinbucher

Nathan Natoli

Sims

Arizona 2

California 6

Connecticut 4

Florida 3

Georgia 1 (Marques Owens)

Illinois 1

Indiana 1 (Jack Goheen)

Kansas

1 (Ruben Anderson)

Maryland 6

Massachusetts 6

Missouri 1 (Duncan Cloniger)

Bennett

Grames

Lemon

Mehan

Schlendorf

Bright Jr.

Kennedy

Russell

Bower

New Jersey 15 New York 6 North Carolina 6 Ohio 8

Oklahoma 1 (Luke Freeman)

Pennsylvania 17 South Korea 1 (D.K. Kim)

Tennessee 2 Texas 2

Virginia

Rooney

2

Washington, D.C. 1 (Kenneth Scott)

BISON MAJORS

Alston Economics

Derrick Anderson Jr. Undeclared

Ruben Anderson Mechanical Engineering

Okeyo Ayungo Undeclared Management

Rushawn Baker Undeclared

Adam Barakat Markets, Innovation & Design

Jack Barnes

Undeclared

Coleman Bennett Sociology

Tyler Beverett Finance

Tyler Bower Computer Science

Mike Bright Jr. Psychology

Alex Brown Undeclared

Connor Carretta Accounting

Nathaniel Carson Civil Engineering

Aidan Catania

Undeclared

Duncan Cloniger Undeclared Management

Kieran Coscia Undeclared

Aidan Davenport Computer Science

Sam DeLuca Undeclared

Kyle Dowgin Mechanical Engineering

Mark Dunckle Chemical Engineering

Justin Fisher Undeclared

Kyle Fontes Undeclared

Luke Freeman Undeclared

Gary

Caleb Gillen Civil Engineering

Jack Goheen Undeclared

Ethan Grady

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 17 Gavin Pringle Economics 59 Sean Quarterman Finance 96 Pat Quinlivan Computer Science 26 Ethan Robinson Undeclared-Management 15 Cade Rooney Undeclared-Management 27 Ray Russel Computer Engineering 10 Ryan Schatzel Finance 62 Matt Schearer Mechanical Engineering 45 John Schlendorf Undeclared 57 Kenneth Scott Undeclared-Management 21 Jonathan Searcy Economics 76 Ashton Sempervive Undeclared-Management

14 Nick Semptimphelter Business Analytics 86 Charlie Shadek History 54 Harrison Shepherd Finance 92 Daniel Sierk Mechanical Engineering 28 Chris Sims Undeclared 6 Alex Smith Jr. Animal Behavior 56 Benji Smith Undeclared 41 Finn Sposato Mechanical Engineering 81 Christian Spugnardi ......................... Undeclared 74 Casey Stephenson Undeclared 71 Fredrick Sturgis Civil Engineering 5 Christian Tait Environmental Science 65 Zack Tarburton Environmental Science 38 Mason Taylor Undeclared 90 Aneesh Vyas Undeclared-Management

Undeclared

Colby Grames Biology

HEAD

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 1-7 .125

Totals 24-65 .270

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)

THE LAST TIME A BUCKNELL PLAYER...

Had 30 rushing attempts

Nov. 12, 2016 (Joey DeFloria (31) at Georgetown, 21-7)

Had 40 rushing attempts Oct. 29, 2011 (Tyler Smith (42) at Lafayette, 39-13)

Had 100 yards rushing 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

Made 10 extra points

Oct. 16, 1999 (Chris Lundberg vs. Duquesne, 49-20)

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

Returned a kickoff for a touchdown

Aug. 30, 2014 (Josh Brake (62) vs. VMI, 42-38)

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

Returned a blocked punt for a touchdown

Recorded two interceptions in a game

Recorded three interceptions in a game

Recorded four interceptions in a game

Forced two fumbles in a game

Recovered two fumbles in a game

Had 15 tackles in a game

Had two sacks in a game

Had three sacks in a game

Had four sacks in a game

Had four tackles for a loss in a game

Blocked a punt

Blocked an extra point attempt

Home 0-3 Away 1-4

Patriot League 1-3 Ranked Opponent 0-1

Leading after one quarter 0-1 Trailing after one quarter 0-2 Tied after one quarter 1-4 Leading at halftime 1-0 Trailing at halftime 0-6 Tied at halftime 0-1

Leading after three quarters 0-0 Trailing after three quarters 1-7 Tied after three quarters 0-0 Games decided in overtime 0-1

Bison score first 1-1

Opponent scores first 0-6 Bison lead in time of possession 1-1 Opponent leads in time of possession 0-6 Bison run more plays 0-2 Opponent runs more plays 1-5 Bison run at least 65 plays 0-4 Bison run fewer than 65 plays 1-3 Bison outgain opponent 0-1 Opponent outgains Bison 1-6 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 0-3 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 0-1

Game is decided by more than 10 points 0-3 Game is decided by 10 or fewer points 1-4

Bison score 25 or more points 0-0

Opponent scores 25 or more points 0-3 Bison held under 25 points 1-7 Opponent held under 25 points 1-4

Day games 1-6 Night games 0-1 Games following a win 0-1 Games following a loss 1-5

Playing on grass 1-1 Playing on Astroturf 0-0 Playing on Fieldturf 0-6

FCS PLAYER RANKINGS

Individual (Top 30) Rank No./Avg.

Gavin Pringle (Passes Defended/Game) T-7th 1.5

Brent Jackson (Passes Defended/Game) T-30th 1.1

Brent Jackson (Solo Tackles/Game) 1st 7.4

Brent Jackson (Total Tackles/Game) 6th 10.4

Nov. 23, 2019 (Rick Mottram (5) at Fordham, 14-31)

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

Sept. 15, 2018 (Bryan Marine at Penn, 17-34)

Nov. 20, 2004 (Dante Ross at Duquesne, 30-20)

Sept. 30, 2000 (Kevin Eiben vs. Duquesne, 35-14)

Oct. 16, 2021 (Ben Allen at Fordham, 22-66)

Oct. 16, 2021 (Aneesh Vyas at Fordham, 22-66)

Oct. 29, 2022 (Brent Jackson (16) vs. Colgate, 7-13)

Sept. 10, 2022 (Patrick Quinlivan at VMI, 14-24)

Nov. 23, 2019 (Grayson Cherubino at Fordham, 14-31)

Nov. 18, 2017 (Simeon Page at Fordham, 9-20)

Nov. 23, 2019 (Gerrit Van Itallie at Fordham, 14-31)

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

Oct. 29, 2022 (Aneesh Vyas vs. Colgate, 7-13)

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

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

FOOTBALL INFORMATION

Head Coach: Joe Conlin

Record at Fordham: 20-25 (5th season)

Career Record: 20-25 (5th season)

Conference: Patriot League Stadium: Jack Coffey Field Capacity: 7,000 Surface: FieldTurfTM 2021 Record: 6-5 Conference Record: 4-2 (3rd, Patriot League)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location: Bronx, N.Y. Founded: 1841 Enrollment: 15,286

Nickname: Rams

Colors: Maroon and White

President: Joseph M. McShane Athletic Director: Ed Kull Website: FordhamSports.com

SERIES INFORMATION

Series record 18-19

Last 10 meetings ................................................................... 1-9

First meeting 1929

Last meeting 2021 Record at home 8-8 Record on road 10-11 Record at neutral site 0-0

Streak Fordham won nine

Last meeting................................. Oct. 16, 2021 (in Bronx, N.Y.)

..............................................................................FU 66 - BU 21

Last meeting in Lewisburg April 10, 2021 ..............................................................................FU 31 - BU 17

Last Bison win ......................... Nov. 3, 2012 (in Lewisburg, Pa.) BU 27 - FU 24

Last Ram win Oct. 16, 2021 in Bronx, N.Y. FU 66 - BU 21

ALL-TIME RESULTS

Year Site Result

1929 Bronx, NY FU, 14-0

1930 Bronx, NY FU, 12-0

1931 Bronx, NY BU, 14-13

1932 Bronx, NY FU, 30-0

1989 Bronx, NY BU, 31-7

1990 Lewisburg, PA BU, 44-7

1991 Bronx, NY BU, 21-14

1992 Lewisburg, PA FU, 21-0

1993 Bronx, NY BU, 27-21

1994 Lewisburg, PA BU, 29-26

1995 Bronx, NY BU, 28-21

1996 Lewisburg, PA BU, 51-17

1997 Bronx, NY BU, 36-10

1998 Lewisburg, PA FU, 20-17

1999 Bronx, NY BU, 45-15

2000 Lewisburg, PA BU, 27-13

2001 Bronx, NY FU, 17-12

2002 Lewisburg, PA FU, 34-7

2003 Bronx, NY BU, 31-10

2004 Lewisburg, PA BU, 21-20

2005 Bronx, NY FU, 28-21

2006 Lewisburg, PA BU, 13-3

2007 Bronx, NY BU, 38-24

2008 Lewisburg, PA BU 24-21 OT

TALE OF THE TAPE

BUCKNELL FORDHAM

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Overall Record 6-2 1-3 PL League Record 2-1 PL 239.2 (120th) Total Offense 605.8 (1st) 100.0 (107th) Rushing Offense 191.5 (25th) 139.2 (117th) Passing Offense 414.2 (1st) 82.31 (123rd) Passing Efficiency 192.11 (3rd) 9.5 (122nd)

Scoring Offense 49.5 (1st) .632 (116th) Red Zone Offense .769 (74th) 379.1 (60th) Total Defense 489.0 (119th) 190.1 (94th) Rushing Defense 163.2 (68th) 189.0 (24th) Passing Defense 325.8 (123rd) 27.4 (58th) Scoring Defense 39.6 (116th) .828 (73rd) Red Zone Defense .968 (123rd) 34.69 (72nd) Net Punting 40.38 (4th) 6.15 (79th) Punt Returns 6.17 (72nd) 18.58 (86th) Kickoff Returns 21.61 (39th) 0.50 (22nd) Turnover Margin 0.00 (55th) 1.50 (94th) Team Sacks 2.25 (43rd) 28:19 (94th) Time of Possession 28:55 (80th)

Ethan Grady (694 yards) Leading Passer Tim DeMorat (3279 yards) Rushawn Baker (439 yards) Leading Rusher Julius Loughridge (657 yards)

Damian Harris (236 yards) Leading Receiver Fotis Kokosioulis (861 yards) Brent Jackson (83 tackles) Leading Tackler James Conway (81 tackes)

FCS rank in parenthesis Top-30 marks in bold

ALL-TIME RESULTS

2009 Bronx, NY FU, 21-7

2010 Lewisburg, PA FU, 33-21

2011 Bronx, NY BU, 21-0

2012 Lewisburg, PA BU, 27-24 2013 Bronx, NY FU, 23-21

2014 Lewisburg, PA FU, 30-27 OT

2015 Bronx, NY FU, 24-16

2016 Lewisburg, PA FU, 36-22

2017 Bronx, NY FU, 20-9

2018 Lewisburg, PA FU, 17-14 2019 Bronx, NY FU, 31-14

2021 spring Lewisburg, PA FU, 31-17

2021 Bronx, NY FU, 66-21

Average

Touchbacks

Punt returns:

Average Per

Kickoff returns:

Average Per

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD

Fumble Returns:

Field Goals

Points off turnovers

MEETING

Bucknell Football Toppled by Fordham

The Bucknell football team was downed by Fordham, 66-21, at Jack Coffey Field. The Rams (4-3, 2-0 PL) found the end zone on their first four drives of the game, and converted on five of their first six overall, en route to their ninth-straight victory over the Bison (1-5, 0-2 PL). Reigning Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Tim DeMorat threw for 318 yards and a school-record six touchdowns in just two and a half quarters of work to lead the offensive onslaught.

For Bucknell, running backs Rushawn Baker, Jared Cooper and Danny Meuser rushed for touchdowns, with Baker’s being the first of his collegiate career. In addition, Ethan Robinson made 15 solo tackles in his first collegiate start while Aneesh Vyas recovered a pair of fumbles; Vyas also forced the first, which led to Baker’s touchdown run.

Fordham led 21-7 at the end of the first quarter and 45-14 entering halftime. DeMorat matched his school’s record by throwing six touchdown passes in the first half alone, with half being hauled in by Fotis Kokosioulis.

With the Rams out to an early 14-0 lead, the Bison responded with an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive that cut their deficit to 14-7 at the first quarter’s 4:53 mark. That drive, which saw Nick Semptimphelter complete a 36-yard pass to Coleman Bennett, was capped by Cooper’s two-yard touchdown run, his first of the season and fourth of his career.

Fordham answered Bucknell’s touchdown with two more of its own, extending its advantage to 28-7 by the second quarter’s 14:14 mark. A 24-yard field goal made it a 31-7 game with 9:46 on the clock.

Baker’s touchdown, a 22-yard rumble, was set up by Vyas, who forced and recovered a fum ble at the Rams’ 35-yard line. The Bison took advantage of the short field, needing just three plays to find the end zone.

The Rams tacked on two more touchdowns in the second quarter’s final four minutes, with the first coming after a Bucknell fumble and the second on three quick passes.

GAME NOTES

• Fordham’s 66 points was the fifth-most ever allowed by Bucknell in a single game.

• The Bison last gave up at least 60 points in 1966, an 82-28 loss at Temple. They last allowed be tween 60 and 69 points in 1945, a 64-0 loss also at Temple.

• For Bucknell, RBs Rushawn Baker (78), Jared Cooper (49) and Danny Meuser (38) all ran for at least 35 yards in addition to scoring a touchdown.

• QB Nick Semptimphelter completed 13 passes for 100 yards while QB Ethan Grady connected on five for 45. RB Coleman Bennett started at WR and caught two passes for a team-best 48 yards.

• With nine tackles, LB Ben Allen finished among Bison. He also forced his first two career fumbles and made a career-high two tackles for a loss.

• For Fordham, RB Trey Sneed finished with 137 yards on 15 carries. His fellow RBs Antonio Cortez Feria (87), Trey Wilson III (72) and Taj Barnes (61) also eclipsed 60 rushing yards while running for a touchdown.

• WRs Garrett Cody (89), Dequece Carter (87) and Fotis Kokosioulis (76) surpassed 75 receiving yards, with Kokosioulis catching three touchdown pass es, Carter two and Cody one.

• LB James Conway led Fordham with 10 tackles while DL Alfonzo Dixon IV logged eight and two sacks; Dixon IV’s two sacks equaled Bucknell’s overall total.

At halftime, Fordham led in first downs (18-9) and total offense (376-164), also going 6-for-6 on its trips to the red zone. DeMorat completed 19 passes for 271 yards and his six touchdowns, while Trey Sneed stood two yards shy of 100 on 13 carries. Four of the Rams’ seven scoring drives were covered in five plays or less, with the opening march being the longest at eight.

In the second half, Fordham added three rushing touchdowns, all of at least 39 yards. Meus er completed the game’s scoring with a five-yard touchdown run that capped the Bison’s final drive of the game, a 13-yard, 75-yard march orchestrated by Ethan Grady in his first collegiate appearance.

The Rams held overall leads in first downs (33-17), rushing offense (343-124), passing yards

SCORING SUMMARY

Team QT Time Scoring Play

Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score

FU 1st 10:50 Carter 2yd pass from DeMorat Leinenweber kick 8-45 2:48 0-7

FU 1st 08:18 Cody 46yd pass from DeMorat Leinenweber kick 3-65 0:50 0-14

BU 1st 04:53 Cooper 2yd run Schatzel kick 8-75 3:25 7-14

FU 1st 02:15 Kokosioulis 5yd pass from DeMorat Leinenweber kick 6-73 2:38 7-21 FU 2nd 14:14 Kokosioulis 17yd pass from DeMorat Leinenweber kick 5-69 0:54 7-28

FU 2nd 09:46 Leinenweber 24yd field goal 5-18 1:15 7-31

BU 2nd 07:26 Baker 22yd run Schatzel kick 3-35 1:16 14-31

FU 2nd 03:27 Kokosioulis 1yd pass from DeMorat Leinenweber kick 6-30 2:24 14-38 FU 2nd 01:18 Carter 9yd pass from DeMorat Leinenweber kick 4-52 0:33 14-45 FU 3rd 08:24 Wilson III 39yd run Leinenweber kick 2-54 0:46 14-52 FU 4th 09:48 Feria 60yd run Leinenweber kick 5-75 2:28 14-59 FU 4th 05:34 Barnes 45yd run Leinenweber kick 7-68 3:04 14-66 BU 4th 00:42 Meuser 5yd run Schatzel kick 13-75 4:52 21-66

TEAM LEADERS

BUCKNELL

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Baker 7 78 1 37 11.1 Cooper 14 49 1 23 3.5 Meuser 10 38 1 9 3.8

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Sempt. 13-24-1 100 0 36 4 Grady 5-10-1 45 0 13 0

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Bennett 2 48 0 36 Tait 3 30 0 13

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Robinson 15 15 Allen 7 2 9 2.0 10 Jackson 5 2 7

FORDHAM

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Sneed 15 137 0 25 9.1 Feria 7 87 1 60 12.4 Wilson III 8 72 1 39 9.0 Barnes 6 61 1 45 10.2

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack DeMorat 26-36-0 318 6 46 2 Wilson 4-4-0 36 0 19 0

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Cody 4 89 1 46 Carter 10 87 2 21 Kokosioulis 6 76 3 25

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Conway 5 5 10 0.5 1 Dixon IV 4 4 8 2.5 11

BUCKNELL

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, 4 times (last vs. Colgate, 10/29/22)

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: 71 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

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: 5 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

Passing Completions: 2 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

Passing Yards: 62 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

Long Pass: 39 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

Rushing Attempts: 11 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

Rushing Yards: 39 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

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: 51 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

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: 16 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

Tackles for Loss: 3 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

Sacks: 1, 4 times (last vs. Colgate, 10/29/22)

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 vs. Colgate (10/29/22), 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: 27 vs. Colgate (10/29/22)

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)

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.

FIRST

Average Yards Per

Net Yards Per Kickoff

Touchbacks

Fair Catch Yards

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD

Average Per Return

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD

Average Per Return

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD

Miscellaneous

1st

4th

Third-Down

Fourth-Down

Red-Zone

Touchdowns

Field

Sacks By: Number-Yards

PAT Kicks

1-2

2Pts Conversions 0-0 0-0

Field Goals 0-2 0-2

Points off Turnover 0 0

GAME NOTES

• Towson scored a touchdown on its first possession of overtime, and Bucknell followed with a touchdown on 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.

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.

SCORING SUMMARY

Team QT Time Scoring Play

Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score TU 3rd 02:07 Matthews 5 yd rush Vaughan kick 6-72 2:37 0-7 BU 4th 14:21 Spugardi 1 yd pass from Grady Schatzel kick 6-74 2:38 7-7 TU OT 00:00 Matthews 3 yd rush Vaughan kick 6-25 7-14 BU OT 00:00 Spugnardi 4 yd pass from Grady Schatzel kick missed 7-25 14-13

TEAM LEADERS

TOWSON

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Matthews 26 112 2 13 4.3 Pigrome 12 31 0 13 2.6 Smith III 6 18 0 7 3.0

Receiving Rec Yds TD

Bennett

Harris

Ayungo

Gary

Spugnardi

Tackles Solo

Jackson

Leake

Allen

Pringle

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Pigrome 21-36-1 195 0 26 2 Smith III 4-6-0 30 0 16 1

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg James 7 51 0 16 Perkins 6 81 0 26 Thompson IV 3 37 0 25

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Steed 4 3 7 Kearney 2 4 6 Woods 2 4 6 0.5 1 Shaffer 1 5 6 1.0 1

TOWSON BUCKNELL

TEAM STATISTICS

TEAM STATISTICS

FIRST

Net Yards Per

Touchbacks

Fair Catch Yards

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD

Average Per Return

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD

Average Per Return

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD

Miscellaneous

1st

Third-Down

Fourth-Down

Touchdowns

Field

Sacks By:

PAT

2Pts Conversions 1-2 0-0

Field Goals 0-0 1-1

Points off Turnover 0 0

GAME NOTES

• Bucknell responded to a 21-0 halftime deficit and a 24-0 deficit in the third quarter with 14 unanswered points, but the Bison were unable to complete the comeback attempt.

• Nick Semptimphelter entered the game in the second half and threw two touchdown 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.

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.

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.

SCORING SUMMARY

Team QT Time Scoring Play

Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score VMI 1st 07:37 Raymond 9 yd rush Rice kick 6-67 2:53 0-7 VMI 1st 04:13 Brimigion 55 yd pass from Morgan Rice kick 4-63 1:42 0-14 VMI 2nd 13:51 Rice 2 yd rush Rice kick 11-73 3:49 0-21

VMI 3rd 09:33 Rice 39 yd FG 9-46 3:50 0-24

BU 3rd 01:05 Baker 13 yd pass from Semptimphelter Semptimphelter pass failed 8-43 3:33 6-24 BU 4th 13:04 Fontes 4 yd pass from Semptimphelter Grady pass from Semptimphelter 5-40 2:33 14-24

TEAM LEADERS

BUCKNELL

Passing

1 Allen 3 4 7 0.5 1 Ohler 4 2 6 Searcy 4 1 5 Jamison 2 2 4

TOWSON Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Rice 23 112 1 31 4.9 Raymond 13 70 1 14 5.4

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Morgan 13-22-1 138 1 55 2 Ironside 2-6-0 10 0 8 0

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Knox 8 57 0 14 Thomas 2 3 0 6 Brimigion 1 55 1 55 Twombly 1 16 0 16 Cooper 1 16 0 16

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Snyder 6 5 11 Oliver 4 5 9 Eller 4 5 9 1.5 3 Dunn 5 2 7 2.0 14 Knapp 1 4 5 1.0 1 Marly 1 3 4 1.0 1

GAME NOTES

• The Bucknell defense limited Central Michigan to seven points in the first half and came away with two turnovers in the game, but the Chippewas ran away with 34 points in the second half to 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.

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 14-yard gain, but he narrowly stepped out of bounds at the Central Michigan 35-yard line. Buck nell later turned it over on downs.

SCORING SUMMARY

Team QT Time Scoring Play

Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score

CMU 2nd 04:37 Wilson 10 yd pass from Richardson Rolston kick 12-80 4:49 0-7 CMU 3rd 06:26 Nichols 3 yd rush Rolston kick missed 2-34 0:17 0-13

CMU 3rd 02:24 Nichols 15 yd rish Meeder kick 6-43 1:46 0-20

Average

Punt

Average

Average

Interceptions:

Fumble Returns:

Miscellaneous

Sacks

2Pts

0-0 0-0

Field Goals 0-1 0-3

Points off Turnover 0 0

• 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.

CMU 4th 11:56 Lewis 45 yd pass from Richardson Meeder kick 7-71 2:54 0-27 CMU 4th 05:12 Bauer 10 yd rush Meeder kick 5-72 1:49 0-34

CMU 4th 01:15 Bauer 8 yd rush Meeder kick 8-67 2:59 0-41

TEAM LEADERS

CENTRAL MICHIGAN

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Nichols 30 166 2 31 5.5 Lukes 3 47 0 30 15.7 Bauer 6 47 2 10 7.8

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Richardson 15-32-1 198 2 45 0 Bauer 1-1-0 44 0 44 0

Harris 3 20 0 9 Bennett 2 15 0 13

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Jackson 6 6 12 Allen 4 3 7 1.0 2 Leake 4 3 7 Pringle 3 2 5 0.5 Robinson 5 5

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg McGaughy 4 69 0 26 Lewis 1 45 1 45 Temple 1 44 0 44 Wilson 3 28 1 10 Hogan 4 25 0 9

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Moretti 3 2 5 Davis 4 1 5 Heldman 4 1 5 3.5 10 Spann 3 1 4 1.0 2 Whiteside 3 1 4 2.5 9

TEAM STATISTICS

Football Drops Road Game at FBS Opponent Central Michigan

TEAM STATISTICS

GAME NOTES

• The Bison scored two rushing touchdowns, including a 2-yarder 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 and 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.

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.

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 to 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.

SCORING SUMMARY

Team QT Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score

LC 2nd 13:42 Trestik 24 yd field goal 13-88 6:12 0-3

BU 2nd 02:13 Baker 2 yd rush Schatzel kick missed 4-20 1:59 6-3

LC 2nd 00:04 Montie 1 yd rush Trestik kick 7-45 2:01 6-10

LC 3rd 11:49 Montie 42 yd rush Trestik kick 3-45 0:56 6-17

LC 4th 08:01 Ntantang 80 yd interception Trestik kick 6-24

Average

Punt

Average

Kickoff

Average

Interceptions:

Fumble Returns:

Third-Down

Sacks

Kicks 3-3 0-1

2Pts Conversions 0-0 1-1

Field Goals 1-2 0-1

Points off Turnover 14 6

• 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.

BU 4th 02:16 Bennett 13 yd rush Bennett pass from Grady 6-62 1:33 14-24

TEAM LEADERS

BUCKNELL

Rushing

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Grady 20-40-3 199 0 22 0

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Owens 3 44 0 20 Gary 3 41 0 22 Anderson Jr. 3 32 0 14 Barakat 2 19 0 11 Bennett 4 18 0 14

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Allen 4 6 10 1.0 3 Alston 4 5 9 1.5 14 Jackson 7 2 9 Leake 1 6 7

LAFAYETTE

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Curtis 17 56 0 17 3.3 Conyers 13 46 0 12 3.5 Montie 9 34 2 42 3.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Montie 16-21-0 122 0 20 3

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Steward 5 42 0 18 Gilbert 2 35 0 20 Carasia 4 34 0 14 Curtis 2 15 0 9

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds White 4 3 7 0.5 3 Gilbert 3 3 6 Olivas 3 3 6 1.0 4 Crossen 3 2 5 1.0 6

LAFAYETTE

Kickoff

GAME NOTES

• Bucknell was held off the scoreboard, gaining 169 yards of total offense. The Bison rushed for 109 and passed for 60.

• RB Danny Meuser rushed for 73 yards on 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. CB Chris Sims grabbed his first career interception and returned it 17 yards.

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.

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

Net Yards Per

Touchbacks

Fair Catch Yards

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD

Average Per Return

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD

Average Per Return

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD

Miscellaneous Yards

Possession

Third-Down

Fourth-Down

Sacks

PAT

2Pts

0-0

Field Goals 0-0 1-1

Points off Turnover 0 3

• 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.

Meuser 1 5 0 5 Kreinbucher 1 5 0 5

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Jackson 7 2 9 Alston 4 2 6 Smith Jr. 2 3 5 Rooney 4 1 5 Pringle 2 2 4

HOLY CROSS

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Sluka 11 72 1 16 6.5 Oliver 9 67 0 21 7.4 Fuller 11 59 2 11 5.4 Shorter 3 48 0 30 16.0 Forrest 8 38 1 10 4.8

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Sluka 10-17-0 183 3 40 0 Pesansky 1-4-1 14 0 14 0

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Coker 5 88 1 32 Gilliam 2 76 1 40 Thomas 2 28 1 14 Asante 1 9 0 9

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds 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

BUCKNELL

TEAM STATISTICS

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.

FIRST

Average

Rushing

Average

60.5 60.4

Net Yards Per Kickoff 43.8 37

Touchbacks 0 0 Fair Catch Yards 7 0

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-5-0 4-41-0

Average Per Return 5.0 10.2

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-117-0 3-60-0

Average Per Return 23.4 20.0

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 4--9-0 0-0-0

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0

Miscellaneous Yards 0 0

Possession

1st

2nd

4th Quarter

Third-Down Conversions

Fourth-Down

Red-Zone

Touchdowns

Field goals

Sacks By: Number-Yards

PAT Kicks

2Pts Conversions

0-0

Field Goals 1-1 0-0

Points off Turnover 0 0

GAME NOTES

• The Bison came away with five takeaways, but they managed to score just nine points in the 29-9 loss to Yale.

• Bucknell grabbed four interceptions, including three in the second half. S 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.

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.

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.

SCORING SUMMARY

Team QT Time Scoring Play

2nd

3rd

Schearer

Pantelis

9

kick 7-73 2:47 3-0

Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score BU 1st

from Grooms Bosman kick 12-97 5:20 3-7

Bosman kick 9-70 3:51 3-14

BU

Baker

Grady pass failed 8-55 3:31 9-14

Safety 9-16

Bosman kick 10-90 4:36 9-23

Bosman missed kick 3-28 1:34 9-29

TEAM LEADERS

YALE

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Grooms 14 95 3 21 6.8 Peterson 14 84 0 28 6.0 Pitsenberger 7 40 0 20 5.7

Passing

Receiving

Tackles

15

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Grooms 19-33-4 209 1 32 3

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Pantelis 8 106 1 32 Tipton 3 49 0 26 Lindley 3 21 0 12 Shipp 2 16 0 9

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Ayo-Dur. 1 9 10 2.5 6 Moore 5 4 9 Vaughn 1 6 7 Raine 1 6 7 2.0 2 Owens 5 1 6 1.0 2 Patterson 2 4 6 1.5 11

BUCKNELL

TEAM STATISTICS

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.

FIRST

61.2 59.5

Net Yards Per Kickoff 36 45.5

Touchbacks 0 0 Fair Catch Yards 0 0

Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-18-0 8-52-1

Average Per Return 18.0 6.5

Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-64-0 3-67-0

Average Per Return 16.0 22.3

Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 2-20-0 0-0-0

Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0

Miscellaneous Yards 0 32

Possession

1st

4th

Third-Down

Fourth-Down

Red-Zone

Touchdowns

Field

Sacks By:

PAT Kicks

2Pts Conversions

0-0

Field Goals 2-2 1-1

Points off Turnover 7 0

GAME NOTES

• Bucknell scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, including nine points in the final 2:05 of the game to beat Lehigh for its first win of the season.

• Matt Schearer kicked a 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.

• The game-winning drive was 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.

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.

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 sealing the game on a final drive, Semptimphelter connected with Harris for eight yards, 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 to get past midfield.

SCORING SUMMARY

Team QT Time Scoring Play

Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score

BU 2nd 02:02 Baker 3 yd rush Schearer kick 4-20 2:15 7-0

LU 2nd 00:27 Van Dusen 34 yd field goal 11-48 1:45 7-3

LU 3rd 12:58 Lucien 0 yd punt return (block) Van Dusen kick 7-10

BU 4th 14:20 Schearer 48 yd field goal 12-63 5:57 10-10

LU 4th 04:49 Garcia 1 yd rush Van Dusen kick 7-24 3:20 10-17

BU 4th 02:05 Baker 1 yd rush Schearer kick failed 7-60 2:49 16-17

BU 4th 00:18 Schearer 19 yd field goal 11-45 1:43 19-17

TEAM LEADERS

BUCKNELL

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Baker 18 48 2 24 2.7 Semptimphelter 8 11 0 12 1.4

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Semptimphelter 13-28-0 148 0 39 3

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Owens 2 51 0 39 Kreinbucher 1 24 0 24 Tait 2 19 0 10

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Allen 6 1 7 Leake 7 0 7 1.0 2 Jackson 5 0 5 1.0 8

LEHIGH

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Garcia 16 41 1 10 2.6 DiPietro 6 15 0 6 2.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Perri 19-34-1 160 0 23 0 Silbor 3-6-1 24 0 14 1

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Jamiel 9 70 0 20 Johnson 4 40 0 14

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds DeNucci 7 4 11 1.0 1 Jones 7 2 9 0.5

BUCKNELL

TEAM STATISTICS

Average

Punt

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Average

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Fumble

2Pts Conversions

Field Goals

Points off Turnover

Football Falls at Home to Colgate in 13-7 Defensive Battle

The Bison defense limited Colgate to 13 points, and running back Rushawn Baker scored a touch down midway through the fourth quarter to draw within six points of tying, but the Raiders held on to capture a 13-7 win over Bucknell football at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

Colgate quarterback Michael Brescia rushed for two touchdowns, including one just before half time and one during the third quarter. The Raiders’ first extra point was blocked by Aneesh Vyas. Colgate led in total offense (327-297), gaining 151 yards on the ground and 176 through the air. Bucknell rushed for 150 yards and passed for 147. Running back Coleman Bennett accumulated 71 yards on the ground, and Baker added 46.

Ethan Grady completed 10 of 29 passes for 85 yards. Alex Brown also passed for 62 yards, adding 39 more rushing.

Brent Jackson led the Bison defensive effort with a career-high 16 tackles and had one of Buck nell’s two sacks. Tyler Alston also added a sack. Ethan Robinson and Blake Leake finished with eight tackles each, and John Schlendorf posted two of Bucknell’s four pass breakups.

The Bison offense converted seven of 19 third downs on the day, but it had several scoring op portunities negated by penalties and started many of its drive backed up in its own territory. The Bison ended up punting seven times, while Colgate punted it away on eight of its possessions. The Bucknell defense also made a stop on one of Colgate’s three fourth down plays.

The two teams went scoreless through the first quarter, as Bucknell forced three punts and stuffed a Colgate run on 4th-and-1 at the Bison 39-yard line. The offense was unable to take advantage, however, as Bucknell started two of its first three drives inside its own 10. The lone turnover in the game came on Colgate’s second punt, which the Bison muffed at midfield.

The Bison saw one of their better offensive possessions at the start of the second quarter with Brown leading the team on a 14-play drive that included a 39-yard pass to Marques Owens and a 23-yard completion to Bennett. Brown also ran for 27 yards on the drive, and Bucknell got down to the Colgate 10, but penalties and an 11-yard loss on a reverse backed the Bison up to the 36 and they were forced to punt.

GAME NOTES

• The Bucknell defense limited Colgate to just 13 points, but the Bison managed just one touchdown in the fourth quarter.

• S Brent Jackson posted a career-high 16 tackles and had one of Bucknell’s two sacks in the game. He finished with three tackles for loss. Tyler Alston also finished with a sack.

• RB Rushawn Baker scored his fifth rushing TD of the season and his fourth in three games to get the Bison within six points in the fourth quarter. RB Coleman Bennett led all Bison with 71 yards rushing on 12 attempts.

• QB Ethan Grady completed 10 of 29 pass attempts for 85 yards, including a 31-yard completion to WR Damian Harris. Harris led the team with 51 yards receiving.

• Bucknell’s freshman QB Alex Brown saw his highest snap count of the season, completing two passes for 62 yards and rushing for 39 more yards on 11 attempts.

• DL Aneesh Vyas blocked his second kick of the season, getting a hand on Colgate’s PAT in the second quarter.

• Colgate QB Michael Brescia ran for both of his team’s TDs. He finished with 66 yards on the ground and 176 through the air, including a 46-yard completion.

The Raiders eventually made their way onto the scoreboard with 2:31 left to play in the first half, as Brescia rushed for a 5-yard score to cap a 16-play 91-yard drive that chewed nearly eight minutes of game clock. Brescia ended up with 66 yards on 21 carries in the game.

Colgate managed to get the ball back again with 1:17 left in the half and drove another 63 yards on 12 plays, but the Raiders missed a field goal from 35 yards out as time expired and took a 6-0 lead into the locker rooms.

Colgate added to its lead on its second possession of the third quarter after Brescia hit a receiver on a 46-yard pass down to the Bucknell 1-yard line and then ran it in to make it 13-0.

Bucknell cut into the lead on its first drive of the fourth quarter, which included a 14-yard rush by Baker, a 17-yard run by Bennett and a 31-yard completion from Grady to Damian Harris that set the offense up at the Colgate 14. The offense ran 10 more plays in the red zone and eventually punched it in on Baker rush up the middle. It was the sophomore’s fourth touchdown in three games and fifth overall this season.

The Bison got the ball back two more times but was unable to score again. They got as close as the Colgate 41 but were unable to convert on a fourth down and had just 36 seconds left in the game on their final possession.

Harris finished with three receptions for 51 yards, Owens had two catches for 40 yards, and Charlie Kreinbucher hauled in one 22-yard reception.

SCORING SUMMARY

Biscoe kick blocked 16-91 7:37 0-6

Biscoe kick 3-48 0:37 0-13

Schearer kick 13-74 6:50 7-13

TEAM LEADERS

BUCKNELL

Rushing

Passing

Brown

Receiving Rec

Kreinbucher

Bennett

23

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Jackson 12 4 16 3.0 9 Robinson 6 2 8 Leake 2 6 8

COLGATE

Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Henry 10 66 0 15 6.6 Brescia 21 66 2 12 3.1 Hurleman 5 12 0 3 2.4

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Brescia 20-28-0 176 0 46 2

Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Hutchison 6 78 0 46 Oakey 4 37 0 13 Ryan 2 22 0 16 Sawyer 1 11 0 11

Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Jarmolowich 7 4 11 1.0 2 Flick 2 7 9 0.5 Coco 2 4 6 1.0 11 Sweeney 4 2 6

COLGATE

TEAM STATISTICS

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BUCK OPP

Scoring 76 219

Points per game 9.5 27.4

Points Off Turnovers 21 17

First Downs 105 179

Rushing 43 84 Passing 51 81 Penalty 11 14

Rushing Yardage 800 1521

Yards gained rushing 1025 1670

Yards lost rushing 225 149

Rushing attempts 259 342

Average per rush 3.1 4.4

Average per game 100.0 190.1

TDs Rushing 6 20

Passing Yardage 1114 1512

Comp-Att-Int 113-250-7 145-250-10

Average per pass 4.5 6.0 Average per catch 9.9 10.4 Average per game 139.3 189.0 TDs Passing 4 7

Total offense 1914 3033 Total plays 509 592

Average per play 3.8 5.1

Average per game 239.3 379.1

Kick returns: #-Yards 26-483 16-370

Punt returns: #-Yards 13-80 24-162 Int returns: #-Yards 10-42 7-110

Kick return average 18.6 23.1

Punt return average 6.2 6.8 Int return average 4.2 15.7

Fumbles-Lost 12-5 9-6

Penalties-Yards 43-361 54-497

Average per game 45.1 62.1

Punts-Yards 54-2055 36-1447

Average per punt 38.1 40.2 Net punt average 35.3 36.3

Kickoffs-Yards 19-1121 40-2375

Average per kick 59.0 59.4 Net kick average 35.9 40.6

Time of possession / game 28:19 31:40

3rd-down conversion 34/124 51/117 3rd-down pct 27% 44%

4rd-down conversion 4/19 9/16

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BUCK OPP

4rd-down pct 21% 56%

Sacks by-Yards 12-75 12-78

Misc Yards 0 0

Touchdowns

Field goals -

On-Side

10 30

3-7 4-11

0-0 0-0

Red-zone scores (12-19) 63% (24-29) 83%

Red-zone touchdowns (10-19) 53% (21-29) 72%

PAT-attempts (3-6) 50% (25-30) 83%

2-point conversion-attempts (2-4) 50% (0-0) 0%

Attendance 4483 41651 Games / Avg

3/1494 5/8330 Neutral site games 0/0

Score by Periods

Bucknell Football Individual Statistics

All games

of Nov 02,

Rushing

Player gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Rushawn Baker 8 103 473 34 439 4.3 5 75 54.9

Coleman Bennett 7 68 251 31 220 3.2 1 18 31.4

Danny Meuser 7 27 139 7 132 4.9 0 36 18.9

Alex Brown 4 22 83 13 70 3.2 0 14 17.5 Mikey Neal 7 3 18 0 18 6.0 0 11 2.6

Marques Owens 8 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3

Nick Semptimphelter 3 21 47 54 -7 -0.3 0 12 -2.3

Tyler Beverett 2 6 14 25 -11 -1.8 0 14 -5.5 Damian Harris 8 1 0 11 -11 -11.0 0 0 -1.4 Ethan Grady 6 6 0 43 -43 -7.2 0 0 -7.2 Team 8 1 0 5 -5 -5.0 0 0 -0.6

Total 8 259 1025 225 800 3.1 6 75 100.0

Opponents 8 342 1670 149 1521 4.4 20 42 190.1

Passing

Player gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Ethan Grady 6 77.0 76-170-5 44.7 694 2 43 115.7 Nick Semptimphelter 3 93.3 29-61-2 47.5 301 2 39 100.3 Tyler Beverett 2 89.9 6-12-0 50.0 57 0 18 28.5

Alex Brown 4 103.0 2-7-0 28.6 62 0 39 15.5

Total 8 82.3 113-250-7 45.2 1114 4 43 139.3

Opponents 8 110.0 145-250-10 58.0 1512 7 55 189.0

Receiving

Player gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Damian Harris 8 20 236 11.8 0 43 29.5

Coleman Bennett 7 16 130 8.1 0 38 18.6 Okeyo Ayungo 7 12 123 10.3 0 34 17.6 Josh Gary 8 12 121 10.1 0 22 15.1

Marques Owens 8 11 149 13.5 0 39 18.6

Christian Tait 8 9 79 8.8 0 13 9.9 Rushawn Baker 8 8 52 6.5 1 13 6.5

Christian Spugnardi 8 5 26 5.2 2 8 3.3 Charlie Kreinbucher 6 5 80 16.0 0 24 13.3

Adam Barakat 4 4 39 9.8 0 13 9.8 Kyle Fontes 6 4 20 5.0 1 7 3.3

Derrick Anderson Jr. 3 3 32 10.7 0 14 10.7 Danny Meuser 7 2 9 4.5 0 5 1.3

Mason Muir 2 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5

Chris Sims 7 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.3

Total 8 113 1114 9.9 4 43 139.3 Opponents 8 145 1512 10.4 7 55 189.0

Punt Returns

Player no. yds avg td lg

Gavin Pringle 12 74 6.2 0 27 Damian Harris 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 13 80 6.2 0 27 Opponents 24 162 6.8 2 26

Interceptions

Player no. yds avg td lg

Alex Smith Jr. 3 20 6.7 0 20 Brent Jackson 2 0 0.0 0 0 Gavin Pringle 2 8 4.0 0 17 Jonathan Searcy 1 0 0.0 0 0 Ethan Robinson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Chris Sims 1 14 14.0 0 14 Total 10 42 4.2 0 20 Opponents 7 110 15.7 1 80

Kick Returns

Player no. yds avg td lg Coleman Bennett 12 237 19.8 0 39 Damian Harris 10 183 18.3 0 33 Gavin Pringle 2 31 15.5 0 13 Connor Carretta 1 32 32.0 0 32 Christian Spugnardi 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 26 483 18.6 0 39 Opponents 16 370 23.1 0 50

Fumble Returns

Player no. yds avg td lg Patrick Quinlivan 2 0 0.0 0 0 Brent Jackson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Caleb Gillen 1 0 0.0 0 0 Jack Barnes 1 0 0.0 0 0 Okeyo Ayungo 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 6 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 5 0 0.0 0 0

2022-23 Bucknell Football Individual Statistics

All games

Scoring

PAT

Player td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Rushawn Baker 6 36 Christian Spugnardi 2 12 Matt Schearer 3-4 2-3 11 Coleman Bennett 1 1 8 Kyle Fontes 1 6 Josh Gary 1 2 Ryan Schatzel 0-3 1-3 1

Total 10 3-7 3-6 0 2 2 0 0 76

Opponents 30 4-11 25-30 0 0 0 0 1 219

Field Goals

Player fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

Matt Schearer 3-4 75.0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 48 1 Ryan Schatzel 0-3 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0 0 Opponents 4-11 36.4 1-1 1-2 2-5 0-2 0-1 39 1

FG Sequence

Team Name Bucknell Opponents

Towson 41,45 39,37

Central Mich. 44 48,50,44 Lafayette 40 (24),21 Yale (39)

Lehigh (48),(19) (34) VMI (39) Holy Cross (19) Colgate 35

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made

as of Nov 02, 2022

Total Offense

Player g plays rush pass total avg/g

Ethan Grady 6 176 -43 694 651 108.5 Rushawn Baker 8 103 439 0 439 54.9 Nick Semptimphelter 3 82 -7 301 294 98.0 Coleman Bennett 7 68 220 0 220 31.4 Danny Meuser 7 27 132 0 132 18.9 Alex Brown 4 29 70 62 132 33.0 Tyler Beverett 2 18 -11 57 46 23.0 Mikey Neal 7 3 18 0 18 2.6 Marques Owens 8 1 -2 0 -2 -0.3 Damian Harris 8 1 -11 0 -11 -1.4 Team 8 0 -5 0 -5 -0.6

Total 8 509 800 1114 1914 239.3 Opponents 8 592 1521 1512 3033 379.1

Punting

Player no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Ruben Anderson 50 2011 40.2 58 1 15 16 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 54 2055 38.1 58 1 15 17 6 3 Opponents 36 1447 40.2 56 3 6 13 6 0

Kickoffs

Player no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

Ryan Schatzel 18 1059 58.8 0 2 Ruben Anderson 1 62 62.0 0 0 Total 19 1121 59.0 0 2 16 35.9 29 Opponents 40 2375 59.4 10 1 27 40.6 24

Individual Statistics

All games

All Purpose

Player g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

Coleman Bennett 7 220 130 0 237 0 587 83.9

Rushawn Baker 8 439 52 0 0 0 491 61.4

Damian Harris 8 -11 236 6 183 0 414 51.8

Marques Owens 8 -2 149 0 0 0 147 18.4

Danny Meuser 7 132 9 0 0 0 141 20.1

Okeyo Ayungo 7 0 123 0 0 0 123 17.6

Josh Gary 8 0 121 0 0 0 121 15.1

Gavin Pringle 8 0 0 74 31 8 113 14.1

Charlie Kreinbucher 6 0 80 0 0 0 80 13.3

Christian Tait 8 0 79 0 0 0 79 9.9

Alex Brown 4 70 0 0 0 0 70 17.5

Adam Barakat 4 0 39 0 0 0 39 9.8

Connor Carretta 8 0 0 0 32 0 32 4.0

Derrick Anderson Jr. 3 0 32 0 0 0 32 10.7

Christian Spugnardi 8 0 26 0 0 0 26 3.3

Chris Sims 7 0 9 0 0 14 23 3.3 Kyle Fontes 6 0 20 0 0 0 20 3.3

Alex Smith Jr. 8 0 0 0 0 20 20 2.5

Mikey Neal 7 18 0 0 0 0 18 2.6

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 6 -43 0 0 0 0 -43 -7.2

Team 8 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -0.6

Total 8

Opponents 8

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

## Player gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh fr-yds ff kick saf

31 Brent Jackson 8 59 24 83 6-20 2-13 2-0 7 . 1-0 1 . .

30 Ben Allen 8 28 29 57 3-7 0.5-1 . . . . . . .

34 Blake Leake 8 30 26 56 3.5-8 0.5-4 2 1

45 John Schlendorf 8 25 15 40 3-13 2-12 8 1

2 Tyler Alston 8 20 17 37 5-30 4-27 1

26 Ethan Robinson 8 27 7 34 0.5-2 1-0 4

17 Gavin Pringle 8 21 10 31 1.5-3 2-8 10

21 Jonathan Searcy 8 20 8 28 1-3 1-0

0 Connor Carretta 8 10 10 20 0.5-1 . . . 3 . . . .

6 Alex Smith Jr. 8 10 9 19 . . 3-20 3 . . . . .

52 Jack Barnes 7 12 6 18 1-2 . . . 3 1-0 1 . .

90 Aneesh Vyas 8 5 13 18 1-2 0.5-2 . 1 . . . 2 .

51 Will Ohler 7 12 6 18 3.5-22 1.5-4 . . . . 1 . .

44 Mike Bright Jr. 6 10 7 17 1-3 . . . 2 . . . .

33 Brad Jamison 7 10 6 16

28 Chris Sims 7 10 1 11 1-14 2

15 Cade Rooney 6 5 5 10

99 Justin Fisher 5 7 2 9

53 Cooper Kim 8 5 1 6 1-4

7 Quentin Lemon 6 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .

12 Luke Freeman 3 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .

96 Patrick Quinlivan 7 3 . 3 2-17 1-12 . . . 2-0 . . .

13 Matt McCreight 6 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

27 Ray Russell 4 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

22 Mikey Neal 7 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

97 Nathaniel Carson 6 1 1 2

81 Christian Spugnardi 8 2 2

50 Jack Goheen 5 2 2

93 Aidan Davenport 6 2 2

11 Damian Harris 8 1 1

9 Connor Holmes 2 1 1

92 Daniel Sierk 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

42 Sam DeLuca 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

95 Grant Laws 5 . 1 1 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .

36 Justin Murray 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

16 Caleb Gillen 6 . 1 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

14 Roman Pearson 3 1 1

23 Rushawn Baker 8 1 1 1

29 Okeyo Ayungo 7 1-0

Totals 8 357 210 567 34-137 12-75 10-42 37 10 6-0 5 2 0 Opponents 8 275 216 491 60-211 12-78 7-110 39 26 5-0 4 5 1

2022-23 Bucknell Football Team Game Highs

All games

Bucknell - Game Highs

RUSHES 39 Colgate (10/29/2022)

YARDS RUSHING 158 at Yale (10/15/2022)

YARDS PER RUSH 5.0 Towson (09/03/2022)

TD RUSHES 2 at Lehigh (10/22/2022) 2 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

PASS ATTEMPTS 40 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

PASS COMPLETIONS 20 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

YARDS PASSING 199 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

YARDS PER PASS 5.2 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

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

TOTAL PLAYS 73 Colgate (10/29/2022)

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

YARDS PER PLAY 5.0 Towson (09/03/2022)

POINTS 19 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

SACKS BY 3 at Yale (10/15/2022) 3 Lafayette (10/01/2022) 3 Towson (09/03/2022)

FIRST DOWNS 18 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

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

PENALTY YARDS 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 AVG 43.7 Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG PUNT 58 Towson (09/03/2022)

PUNTS INSIDE 20 3 Colgate (10/29/2022) 3 at Yale (10/15/2022) 3 at VMI (09/10/2022) 3 Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG PUNT RETURN 27 Colgate (10/29/2022)

as of Nov 02, 2022

2022-23 Bucknell Football Opponent Match Highs

All games

Opponent - Game Highs

RUSHES 51 Towson (09/03/2022)

YARDS RUSHING 315 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

YARDS PER RUSH 6.4 at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

TD RUSHES 4 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022) 4 at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

PASS ATTEMPTS 43 Towson (09/03/2022)

PASS COMPLETIONS 25 Towson (09/03/2022)

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

YARDS PER PASS 9.4 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

TD PASSES 3 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

TOTAL PLAYS 94 Towson (09/03/2022)

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

YARDS PER PLAY 7.2 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

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

SACKS BY 4 at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

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

PENALTIES 12 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

PENALTY YARDS 110 at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

TURNOVERS 5 at Yale (10/15/2022)

PUNTS 8 Colgate (10/29/2022)

PUNTING AVG 46.0 at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

LONG PUNT 56 Colgate (10/29/2022)

PUNTS INSIDE 20 3 Colgate (10/29/2022) 3 at Lehigh (10/22/2022) 3 at Yale (10/15/2022) 3 Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG PUNT RETURN 26 Lafayette (10/01/2022)

as of Nov 02, 2022

2022-23 Bucknell Football Individual Game Highs

All games

Bucknell - Individual Game Highs

RUSHES 20 Rushawn Baker at Yale (10/15/2022)

YARDS RUSHING 113 Rushawn Baker at Yale (10/15/2022)

TD RUSHES 2 Rushawn Baker at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

LONG RUSH 75 Rushawn Baker at Yale (10/15/2022)

PASS ATTEMPTS 40 Ethan Grady vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

PASS COMPLETIONS 20 Ethan Grady vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

YARDS PASSING 199 Ethan Grady vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

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TD PASSES 2 Nick Semptimphelter at VMI (09/10/2022) 2 Ethan Grady vs Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG PASS 43 Ethan Grady vs Towson (09/03/2022)

RECEPTIONS 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)

YARDS RECEIVING 52 Coleman Bennett vs Towson (09/03/2022)

TD RECEPTIONS 2 Christian Spugnardi vs Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG RECEPTION 43 Damian Harris vs Towson (09/03/2022)

PUNTS 8 Ruben Anderson at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

8 Ruben Anderson at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

PUNTING AVG 43.7 Ruben Anderson vs Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG PUNT 58 Ruben Anderson vs Towson (09/03/2022)

PUNTS INSIDE 20

3 Ruben Anderson vs Colgate (10/29/2022)

3 Ruben Anderson at VMI (09/10/2022)

3 Ruben Anderson vs Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG PUNT RETURN 27 Gavin Pringle vs Colgate (10/29/2022)

LONG KICKOFF RETURN 39 Coleman Bennett vs Towson (09/03/2022)

TACKLES 16 Brent Jackson vs Colgate (10/29/2022)

SACKS

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)

TACKLES FOR LOSS 3 Brent Jackson vs Colgate (10/29/2022)

2022-23 Bucknell Football Opponent Individual Match Highs All games

Opponent - Individual Game Highs

as of Nov 02, 2022

RUSHES 30 Lew Nichols at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

YARDS RUSHING 166 Lew Nichols at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

TD RUSHES 3 Nolan Grooms at Yale (10/15/2022)

LONG RUSH 42 Rent Montie vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

PASS ATTEMPTS 36 Tyrrell Pigrome vs Towson (09/03/2022)

PASS COMPLETIONS 21 Tyrrell Pigrome vs Towson (09/03/2022)

YARDS PASSING 209 Nolan Grooms at Yale (10/15/2022)

TD PASSES 3 Matthew Sluka at Holy Cross (10/08/2022)

LONG PASS 55 Seth Morgan at VMI (09/10/2022)

RECEPTIONS 9 Geoffrey Jamiel at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

YARDS RECEIVING 106 David Pantelis at Yale (10/15/2022)

TD RECEPTIONS 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)

LONG RECEPTION 55 Max Brimigion at VMI (09/10/2022)

FIELD GOALS

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)

LONG FIELD GOALS 39 Jerry Rice at VMI (09/10/2022)

PUNTS 8 Shelby Pruett vs Colgate (10/29/2022)

PUNTING AVG 46.0 Luke Elzinga at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

LONG PUNT 56 Shelby Pruett vs Colgate (10/29/2022)

PUNTS INSIDE 20 3 Shelby Pruett vs Colgate (10/29/2022)

3 Ben Banks-Altekruse at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

3 Jack Bosman at Yale (10/15/2022)

3 Riley Williams vs Towson (09/03/2022)

LONG PUNT RETURN 26 Jamar Curtis vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

LONG KICKOFF RETURN 50 Neriyan Brown vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

TACKLES

11 Mikey Jarmolowich vs Colgate (10/29/2022)

11 Mike DeNucci at Lehigh (10/22/2022)

11 Stone Snyder at VMI (09/10/2022)

SACKS 1.5 Michael Heldman at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

TACKLES FOR LOSS 3.5 Michael Heldman at Central Mich. (09/17/2022)

INTERCEPTIONS

2 A.T. Ntantang vs Lafayette (10/01/2022)

2 Josh Knapp at VMI (09/10/2022)

2022-23 Bucknell Football Games Played All games

## Player GP-GS Towson VMI CMU Laf HolyCr Yale Lehigh Colg

0 Connor Carretta 8/8 START START START START START START START START

1 Marques Owens 8/4 START START START XXX START XXX XXX XXX

2 Tyler Alston 8/7 XXX START START START START START START START

3 Coleman Bennett 7/5 START START START XXX START XXX START

4 Danny Meuser 7/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

5 Christian Tait 8/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START XXX

6 Alex Smith Jr. 8/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

7 Quentin Lemon 6/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

8 Alex Brown 4/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX

8 Jeff Odongo 0/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

9 Connor Holmes 2/0 XXX XXX

10 Ryan Schatzel 8/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

11 Damian Harris 8/8 START START START START START START START START

12 Luke Freeman 3/0 XXX XXX XXX

12 Ethan Grady 6/6 START START START START START START

13 Matt McCreight 6/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

14 Nick Semptimphelter 3/2 ... XXX ... ... START ... START ...

14 Roman Pearson 3/0 XXX XXX XXX

15 Cade Rooney 6/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

16 Caleb Gillen 6/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

17 Gavin Pringle 8/8 START START START START START START START START

18 Tyler Beverett 2/0 XXX XXX

18 Bradley Pao 0/0

19 Michael Hardyway 0/0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

20 Mason Taylor 1/0 XXX

21 Jonathan Searcy 8/8 START START START START START START START START

22 Mikey Neal 7/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

23 Rushawn Baker 8/4 XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START START

24 Josh Gary 8/4 XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START START

25 Derrick Anderson Jr. 3/0 XXX XXX XXX

26 Ethan Robinson 8/8 START START START START START START START START

27 Ray Russell 4/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX

28 Chris Sims 7/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

29 Okeyo Ayungo 7/2 XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX

30 Ben Allen 8/8 START START START START START START START START

31 Brent Jackson 8/8 START START START START START START START START

32 Duncan Cloniger 0/0

33 Brad Jamison 7/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

34 Blake Leake 8/8 START START START START START START START START

Paul Neel 2/0 XXX XXX

36 Justin Murray 1/0 XXX

37 Ethan Dominick 0/0

39 Kyle Dowgin 1/0 XXX

Finn Sposato 0/0

42 Sam DeLuca 6/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

Donquarius Parker 0/0

44 Mike Bright Jr. 6/4 START XXX START START START XXX

45 John Schlendorf 8/8 START START START START START START START START

Aidan Mack 0/0

Tyler Bower 0/0

Jack Goheen 5/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

Will Ohler 7/5 START START START XXX XXX START START

Jack Barnes 7/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

Cooper Kim 8/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

Harrison Shepherd 7/5 START XXX XXX START START START START

Mark Dunckle 0/0

Benji Smith 0/0

Kenneth Scott 0/0

Aidan Catania 0/0

Sean Quarterman 5/2 START START XXX XXX XXX

Nov 02,

Bucknell Football Games Played All games

## Player GP-GS Towson VMI CMU Laf HolyCr Yale Lehigh Colg

60 Kieran Coscia 0/0

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

61 Ryan Jedlicka 2/0 XXX XXX

62 Matt Schearer 4/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX

65 Zack Tarburton 3/3 START START START

67 Nathan Natoli 0/0

68 D.K. Kim 0/0

69 James Poulos 0/0

70 R.J. Mehan 7/4 START START START START XXX XXX XXX

71 Fredrick Sturgis 8/8 START START START START START START START START

72 Gavin Kennedy 3/0 XXX XXX XXX

73 Mason Jones 0/0

74 Casey Stephenson 6/4 XXX XXX START START START START

75 Jake Guy 6/6 START START START START START START

76 Ashton Sempervive 0/0

77 Ethan Pitzel 8/8 START START START START START START START START

78 John Ohnegian 0/0

80 Clay Morris 0/0

81 Christian Spugnardi 8/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START

82 Charlie Kreinbucher 6/2 XXX XXX START START XXX XXX

83 Mason Muir 2/2 START START

85 Adam Barakat 4/1 XXX XXX XXX START

86 Charlie Shadek 3/0 XXX XXX XXX

87 Kyle Fontes 6/3 XXX XXX START START START XXX

88 Colby Grames 5/2 START START XXX XXX XXX

89 Reed Signer 0/0

90 Aneesh Vyas 8/8

91 Matt Karic 0/0

START START START START START START START START

92 Daniel Sierk 6/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

93 Aidan Davenport 6/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

94 Nick Niemynski 0/0

95 Grant Laws 5/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

96 Patrick Quinlivan 7/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

97 Nathaniel Carson 6/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

98 Ruben Anderson 8/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

99 Justin Fisher 5/0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

Nov 02,