1996 Bucknell Bison football team
| 1996 Bucknell Bison football | |
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Patriot League champion | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 6–5 (4–1 Patriot) |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium |
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| Bucknell $ | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Bucknell won the Patriot League championship, its first.
In their second year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 6–5 record.[1] George Howanitz, Rich Lemon and Brandon Little were the team captains.[2]
The Bison outscored opponents 234 to 223. Their 4–1 conference record topped the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]
Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | Towson State* | W 44–7 | 6,466 | [4] | |||
| September 21 | No. 22 William & Mary* |
| L 0–47 | 5,108 | [5] | ||
| September 28 | Harvard* |
| L 7–30 | 6,064 | [6] | ||
| October 5 | Penn^* |
| L 21–30 OT | 9,166 | [7] | ||
| October 12 | at Yale* | L 21–23 | 14,502 | [8] | |||
| October 19 | Princeton *
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| W 10–6 | 2,166 | [9] | ||
| October 26 | at Holy Cross* | W 38–7 | 10,671 | [10] | |||
| November 2 | at Lehigh | W 7–6 | 10,271 | [11] | |||
| November 9 | at Lafayette | L 7–23 | [1] | ||||
| November 16 | Fordham |
| W 51–17 | 3,166 | [12] | ||
| November 23 | Colgate |
| W 28–27 OT | 5,467 | [13] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 139. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Courogen, Chris (September 15, 1996). "Towson State Errors Lead to 44-7 Rout by Bucknell". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 15C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Epler, Eric F. (September 22, 1996). "Dominant Tribe Smashes Bucknell". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vellante, John (September 29, 1996). "Harvard Defense Puts Squeeze on Lemon, Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (October 6, 1996). "Penn Wakes Up in OT, Upends Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yale Overcomes 14-Point Deficit, Edges Bucknell". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 13, 1996. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hummel, Todd (October 20, 1996). "Bison Slide Past Tigers". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 20, 1996. p. D19.
- ^ "Bison Dominate Holy Cross 38-7". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 27, 1996. pp. C4, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blockus, Gary R. (November 3, 1996). "Missed PAT Costs Lehigh in 7-6 Loss to Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lentz, Charlie (November 17, 1996). "Lemon Rushes BU Past Fordham". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C3, C10 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scoreboard". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. November 17, 1996. p. S-6.
- ^ Hummel, Todd (November 24, 1996). "The Top of the Heap: OT Plays Give Bison Patriot League Title". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.