2024 Bucknell Bison football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Bucknell Bison
Sport:	football
Conference:	Patriot League
Short Conf:	Patriot
Record:	6–6
Conf Record:	4–2
Head Coach:	Dave Cecchini
Hc Year:	6th
Off Coach:	John Bear
Oc Year:	1st
Def Coach:	Chris Bowers
Dc Year:	3rd

The 2024 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by sixth-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Navy (FBS)

See also: 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team.

Statistics	BUCK	NAVY
First downs	14	20
Total yards	337	437
Rushing yards	131	264
Passing yards	206	173
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–29–0	10–19–2
Time of possession	26:59	33:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bucknell	Passing	Ralph Rucker IV	11/24, 122 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Paul Neel	12 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	TJ Cadden	5 receptions, 97 yards
Navy	Passing		7/12, 108 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Daba Fofana	8 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	4 receptions, 74 yards, 2 TD

at VMI

See also: 2024 VMI Keydets football team.

Statistics	BUCK	VMI
First downs	22	20
Total yards	451	378
Rushing yards	111	212
Passing yards	340	166
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–37–1	24–37–1
Time of possession	29:14	30:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bucknell	Passing	Ralph Rucker IV	28/37, 340 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing	Paul Neel	8 carries, 37 yards, TD
Receiving	Eric Weatherly	9 receptions, 105 yards
VMI	Passing	Collin Shannon	21/32, 129 yards, INT
Rushing	Hunter Rice	18 carries, 166 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Ivan Thorpe	6 receptions, 47 yards

Merrimack

See also: 2024 Merrimack Warriors football team.

Statistics	MRMK	BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Merrimack	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bucknell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Marist

See also: 2024 Marist Red Foxes football team.

Statistics	MRST	BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bucknell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Lehigh

See also: 2024 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team.

Statistics	BUCK	LEH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bucknell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Lehigh	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Penn

See also: 2024 Penn Quakers football team.

Statistics	BUCK	PENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bucknell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Penn	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Cornell

See also: 2024 Cornell Big Red football team.

Statistics	COR	BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cornell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bucknell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Georgetown

See also: 2024 Georgetown Hoyas football team.

Statistics	BUCK	GTWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bucknell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Georgetown	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Lafayette

See also: 2024 Lafayette Leopards football team.

Statistics	LAF	BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lafayette	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bucknell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Fordham

See also: 2024 Fordham Rams football team.

Statistics	FOR	BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bucknell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Holy Cross

See also: 2024 Holy Cross Crusaders football team.

Statistics	BUCK	HC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bucknell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Holy Cross	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Colgate

See also: 2024 Colgate Raiders football team.

Statistics	COLG	BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colgate	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bucknell	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 Bucknell Football Schedule. fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. July 15, 2024.
2. Web site: 2024 Football Schedule. bucknellbison.com. Bucknell Bison Athletics. July 15, 2024.