2020 Bucknell Bison football team
| 2020 Bucknell Bison football | |
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Patriot League Championship Game, L 10–33 vs. Holy Cross | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| North Division | |
| Record | 2–2 (2–1 Patriot) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jason Miran (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ryan Manalac (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium |
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| Holy Cross $^ | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bucknell | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium as a member of the Patriot League.
Background
[edit]On July 13, 2020, the Patriot League announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league announced a spring schedule on February 5, with the first games set to be played on March 13.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Bucknell had games scheduled against Penn on September 19, Princeton on September 19, and Cornell on October 3, which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| March 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Lafayette | ESPN+ | W 38–13 | ||||
| April 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Lehigh | ESPN+ | W 6–0 | ||||
| April 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Fordham |
| ESPN+ | L 17–31 | |||
| April 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Holy Cross |
| CBSSN | L 10–33 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin (February 5, 2021). "Patriot League releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Bucknell Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
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