Bucknell Bison men's lacrosse

Bucknell Bison
Founded1968
UniversityBucknell University
Head coachFrank Fedorjaka (16th season)
StadiumChristy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 13,100)
LocationLewisburg, Pennsylvania
ConferencePatriot League
NicknameBison
ColorsBlue and orange[1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
(2) – 2001, 2011
Conference Tournament championships
(1) – 2011
Conference regular season championships
(12) – 1969, 1978, 1985, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2018

The Bucknell Bison men's lacrosse team represents Bucknell University in the Patriot League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Bucknell has played lacrosse at the varsity level since 1968.

History

A lacrosse game between Bucknell and Army in 2013

The Bucknell lacrosse team was founded in 1968, as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC). They went 6-3 that year and undefeated in conference. They won the MAC title the next year. In 1975, they joined the East Coast Conference, which they won twice, in 1978 and 1985. In 1991, they joined the Patriot League. They have won the Patriot League regular season title nine times, in 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, and 2018. In 2001, they played in their first NCAA tournament game, which Notre Dame won 12–7. In 2005, the only coach they had ever had, Sid Jamieson, retired. He was replaced with Frank Fedorjaka, who has been their coach ever since. They won their only Patriot League championship in 2011, defeating Colgate University 10–3. They reached their second ever NCAA lacrosse tournament game that year, which they lost to the University of Virginia 13–12 in overtime.[2] They currently compete as a member of the Patriot League and play their home games in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

Bucknell Lacrosse undefeated 1996 season (12–0)

Mount Saint Mary's, 15–10
Penn, 6–4
Holy Cross, 18–3
Army, 14–10
Villanova, 10–5
Navy, 6–5
Hobart, 12–8
Lehigh, 9–7
Penn State, 11–6
Colgate, 11–3
UMBC, 13–8
Lafayette, 21–5

Season results

The following is a list of Bucknell's results by season since the institution of NCAA Division I in 1971:

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Sid Jamieson (Middle Atlantic Conference) (1968–1974)
1968 Sid Jamieson 6–3 4–0 N/A
1969 Sid Jamieson 10–1 7–0 1st
1970 Sid Jamieson 7–3 4–2 4th
1971 Sid Jamieson 6–5 6–2 4th
1972 Sid Jamieson 4–7 4–3 7th
1973 Sid Jamieson 5–8 5–2 6th
1974 Sid Jamieson 6–6 5–2 5th
Sid Jamieson (East Coast Conference) (1975–1990)
1975 Sid Jamieson 5–6 3–1 2nd
1976 Sid Jamieson 6–5 3–1 2nd
1977 Sid Jamieson 6–6 3–1 2nd
1978 Sid Jamieson 7–4 3–1 1st
1979 Sid Jamieson 7–4 3–1 2nd
1980 Sid Jamieson 7–5 3–1 2nd
1981 Sid Jamieson 3–10 1–3 4th
1982 Sid Jamieson 3–9 3–1 2nd
1983 Sid Jamieson 6–8 2–3 4th
1984 Sid Jamieson 6–6 2–3 4th
1985 Sid Jamieson 8–5 4–1 1st
1986 Sid Jamieson 4–7 1–4 3rd
1987 Sid Jamieson 7–7 4–2 3rd
1988 Sid Jamieson 4–10 2–4 4th
1989 Sid Jamieson 7–7 3–3 4th
1990 Sid Jamieson 5–9 3–3 4th
Sid Jamieson (Patriot League) (1991–2005)
1991 Sid Jamieson 6–7 3–2 3rd
1992 Sid Jamieson 7–6 3–2 2nd
1993 Sid Jamieson 6–9 1–4 5th
1994 Sid Jamieson 6–7 3–2 3rd
1995 Sid Jamieson 7–6 2–3 4th
1996 Sid Jamieson 12–0 5–0 1st
1997 Sid Jamieson 3–10 2–3 4th
1998 Sid Jamieson 6–8 2–3 4th
1999 Sid Jamieson 7–6 3–2 3rd
2000 Sid Jamieson 8–4 5–1 T–1st
2001 Sid Jamieson 10–4 6–0 1st NCAA Division I First Round
2002 Sid Jamieson 6–7 5–1 T–1st
2003 Sid Jamieson 9–4 5–1 T–1st
2004 Sid Jamieson 6–8 4–3 3rd
2005 Sid Jamieson 8–5 5–1 T–1st
Sid Jamieson: 242–232 (.511) 142–72 (.664)
Frank Fedorjaka (Patriot League) (2006–Present)
2006 Frank Fedorjaka 7–7 2–4 5th
2007 Frank Fedorjaka 11–4 4–2 3rd
2008 Frank Fedorjaka 10–5 4–2 T–3rd
2009 Frank Fedorjaka 9–7 6–0 1st
2010 Frank Fedorjaka 8–6 3–3 4th
2011 Frank Fedorjaka 14–3 6–0 1st NCAA Division I First Round
2012 Frank Fedorjaka 9–7 3–3 4th
2013 Frank Fedorjaka 12–4 5–1 2nd
2014 Frank Fedorjaka 7–8 4–4 T–4th
2015 Frank Fedorjaka 9–6 5–3 T–3rd
2016 Frank Fedorjaka 10–5 5–3 T–3rd
2017 Frank Fedorjaka 5–8 3–5 T–7th
2018 Frank Fedorjaka 11–4 7–1 T–1st
2019 Frank Fedorjaka 6–9 4–4 6th
2020 Frank Fedorjaka 5–1 0–0 † †
2021 Frank Fedorjaka 2–6 1–5 4th (South)
2022 Frank Fedorjaka 9–6 3–5 T–6th
2023 Frank Fedorjaka 3–10 2–6 T–7th
2024 Frank Fedorjaka 2–3 1–0
Frank Fedorjaka: 149–109 (.578) 68–51 (.571)
Total: 391–341 (.534)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

†NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.

Bucknell Lacrosse Hall of Fame

James W. McKee, M
C. Edwin Farver, M
Louis L. Kissling, Jr., A
Ralph Turri, M[3]
Thomas H. Sanders, G
Peter W. von Hoffman, A
Rodney Brown, M/D
Thomas E. Cusick, A
Justin W. Zackey, A
Hugh Donovan, D
Chris Cara, A
Sid Jamieson, Coach

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bucknell University Brand Guidelines". Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bucknell Men's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ralph M. Turri". Bucknell Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2019.