2018 Bucknell Bison football team

The 2018 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Joe Susan and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 1–10, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in last place.

2018 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Patriot League
2018 record	1–10 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Susan (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Acosta
Defensive coordinator	Matt Borich
Home stadium	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 13,100)
Uniform

2018 Patriot League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Colgate $^		6	–	0					10	–	2
Holy Cross		4	–	2					5	–	6
Georgetown		4	–	2					5	–	6
Lehigh		2	–	4					3	–	8
Lafayette		2	–	4					3	–	8
Fordham		2	–	4					2	–	9
Bucknell		1	–	5					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2017 season 5–6, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Bison predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	71 (11)
2	Lehigh	63 (3)
3	Fordham	45
4	Holy Cross	40
T–5	Bucknell	31
T–5	Lafayette	31
7	Georgetown	13

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Bison placed two players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

Offense Pat Finn – OL Special teams Alex Pechin – P

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	William & Mary*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 7–14	5,042
September 8	3:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 14–30	1,872
September 15	3:00 p.m.	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 17–34	5,033
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		L 7–49	9,341
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	Stadium	W 19–16	8,275
October 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Colgate	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 3–27	2,007
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth*	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	L 19–36	2,452
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 27–29	3,097
November 3	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	L 17–45	4,203
November 10	12:30 p.m.	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.	Stadium	L 3–14	1,825
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Fordham	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 14–17	1,126
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	0	0	7	14
Bison	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2018 William & Mary Tribe football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–5	2017	W&M, 20–9

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	7	7	9	30
Bison	0	14	0	0	14

See also: 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2017	BUCK, 34–31

at Penn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	3	7	7	0	17
Quakers	17	10	0	7	34

See also: 2018 Penn Quakers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–29	2010	PENN, 31–10

at Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	0	0	7
No. 15 Wildcats	28	14	0	7	49

See also: 2018 Villanova Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–12–2	2005	NOVA, 38–10

at Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	6	6	7	19
Crusaders	7	0	0	9	16

See also: 2018 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–22	2017	HOLY, 20–0

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Raiders	0	17	3	7	27
Bison	0	0	3	0	3

See also: 2018 Colgate Raiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–49	2017	GATE, 40–3

at Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	6	7	6	19
Hawks	0	9	7	20	36

See also: 2018 Monmouth Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2017	MON, 35–13

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	7	0	13	9	29
Bison	7	7	7	6	27

See also: 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–52–6	2017	BUCK, 13–7^OT

at Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	14	3	0	17
Mountain Hawks	7	14	10	14	45

See also: 2018 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–47–3	2017	LEH, 42–31

at Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	3	0	3
Hoyas	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–11–1	2017	BUCK, 12–0

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	3	0	17
Bison	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2018 Fordham Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–15	2017	FORD, 20–19

References

1. http://patriotleague.org/news/2018/7/26/patriot-league-football-preseason-major-awards-poll-and-all-league-announced-7-26-18.aspx
2. "2018 Bucknell Football Schedule". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2018.