2000 Bucknell Bison football team

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2000 Bucknell Bison football
ConferencePatriot League
Record6–5 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Vince Ficca
  • Justin Lustig
  • Lucas Phillips
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Lehigh $^   6 – 0     12 – 1  
Colgate   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Holy Cross   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Towson   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Bucknell   2 – 4     6 – 5  
Fordham   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Lafayette   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It finished fifth in the Patriot League.

Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

History

In its sixth year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 6–5 record.[1] Vince Ficca, Justin Lustig and Lucas Phillips were the team captains.[2]

The Bison outscored opponents 242 to 172. Their 2–4 conference record placed fifth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 at Richmond*
L 7–10 [1]
September 16 Cornell*
W 38–15 3,866 [4]
September 23 Columbia^*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 12–10 6,119 [5]
September 30 Duquesne*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 35–14 2,779 [6]
October 7 at Georgetown*
W 24–10 1,302 [7]
October 14 Lafayette
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 42–30 [1]
October 21 at No. 13 Lehigh
L 14–21 16,906 [8]
October 28 Fordhamdagger
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 27–13 5,128 [9]
November 4 at Holy Cross
L 9–10 [1]
November 11 at Towson
L 13–15 4,332 [10]
November 18 Colgate
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 21–24 2,814 [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. pp. 139–140. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Feaver, Christopher (September 18, 2000). "Bison Rumble Over Cornell". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 3B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Housenick, Tom (September 24, 2000). "Late Score Lifts Bucknell Past Columbia". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Housenick, Tom (October 1, 2000). "Eiben Gets Picky as Bison Handle Dukes". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. D1, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Emerson, Seth (October 8, 2000). "Hoyas Can't Get Anything Moving". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. D11 – via ProQuest. Attendance figure in "Scoreboard: Others". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. October 8, 2000. p. 14H.
  8. ^ Larimer, Terry (October 22, 2000). "L.U. Tames Bison in Grande Fashion". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Housenick, Tom (October 29, 2000). "Defensive Posture Restores Bison's Confidence". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. D1, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Baker, Kent (November 12, 2000). "Tigers Beat Wind, Bucknell on Late Field Goal by Kulic". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Forks' Grad Sparks Colgate". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. November 19, 2000. pp. 6B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
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