2009 Bucknell Bison football team

2009 Bucknell Bison football
ConferencePatriot League
Record4–7 (2–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Greg Jones
  • A.J. Kizekai
  • James Phelan
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Holy Cross $^   5 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 21 Colgate   4 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 24 Lafayette   4 – 2     8 – 3  
Lehigh   4 – 2     4 – 7  
Fordham   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Bucknell   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Georgetown   0 – 6     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.

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

History

In its seventh and final year under head coach Tim Landis, the Bison compiled a 4–7 record.[1] Greg Jones, A.J. Kizekai and James Phelan were the team captains.[2]

The Bison were outscored 260 to 162. Bucknell's 2–4 conference record tied with Fordham for fifth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 at Duquesne*
L 19–24 1,867 [4]
September 12 Robert Morris*
W 26–23 4,172 [5]
September 19 at Cornell*
L 9–33 9,889 [6]
September 26 Marist*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 17–16 4,896 [7]
October 3 Georgetown
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 14–6 [1]
October 10 at Penn*
L 3–21 2,540 [8]
October 24 Lehighdagger
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 16–35 2,246 [9]
October 31 at Lafayette
L 14–35 5,549 [10]
November 7 at Fordham
L 7–21 [1]
November 14 at No. 24 Colgate
L 14–29 [1]
November 21 No. 13 Holy Cross
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 23–17 1,917 [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 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. 12. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bison Drop Opener". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. September 6, 2009. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Secondary Keys Bucknell's Win over Robert Morris". The Scranton Times-Tribune. Scranton, Pa. Associated Press. September 13, 2009. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Results, Summaries". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pa. September 13, 2009. p. C-6.
  6. ^ Sweeney, Dan (September 21, 2009). "Cornell Crisp in Opener; Big Plays Spark Big Red Against Bucknell". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Strum, Phil (September 27, 2009). "Missed Kicks Doom Red Foxes vs. Bison". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. pp. 1F, 2F – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 11, 2009). "Quakers Reach Into Their Bag of Tricks". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lehigh Tames Bison". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. October 25, 2009. p. C4 – via NewsBank.
  10. ^ Blouse, Michael (November 1, 2009). "Leopards Do Curley Shuffle". The Express-Times. Easton, Pa. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  11. ^ "Bison Stun Holy Cross". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. November 22, 2009. pp. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.