The 2003 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It tied for third in the Patriot League.
| 2003 Bucknell Bison football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 6–6 (4–3 Patriot) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Tripp Merritt (1st season) |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 2 Colgate $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Lehigh | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 4 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
History
editIn its first year under head coach Tim Landis, the Bison compiled a 6–6 record.[1] Tim Johnson and Mike Leatherman were the team captains.[2]
The Bison outscored opponents 299 to 284. Bucknell's 4–3 conference record tied for second out of eight in the Patriot League standings.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 30 | Duquesne* | W 28–21 | 5,762 | [4] | |||
| September 6 | at Delaware State* | W 33–28 | [1] | ||||
| September 20 | at Cornell* | L 19–21 | 10,568 | [5] | |||
| September 27 | at Columbia* | L 16–19 | 3,019 | [6] | |||
| October 4 | at No. 14 Fordham | W 31–10 | 5,814 | [7] | |||
| October 11 | at No. 15 Penn* | L 13–14 | 6,410 | [8] | |||
| October 18 | Towson
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| W 14–10 | 6,212 | [9] | ||
| October 25 | at No. 16 Colgate | L 6–50 | 8,655 | [10] | |||
| November 1 | Holy Cross^ |
| W 53–31 | 8,132 | [11] | ||
| November 8 | at Lafayette | L 17–35 | [1] | ||||
| November 15 | Lehigh |
| L 9–45 | 4,032 | [12] | ||
| November 22 | Georgetown
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| W 45–16 | 3,012 | [13] | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 140. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 9. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Housenick, Tom (August 31, 2003). "Bison Win in Landis' Debut". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Feaver, Christopher (September 22, 2003). "Cornell Starts on the Right Note". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison Lose Another Close One to a Ivy League School". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. Associated Press. September 28, 2003. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C15.
- ^ Boell, John (October 5, 2003). "Ground Up, Spit Out: Fordham Can't Stop Run in Loss to Bucknell". Newsday (Queens ed.). Melville, N.Y. p. B41 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Jensen, Mike (October 12, 2003). "Penn Holds On for 14-13 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Housenick, Tom (October 19, 2003). "Close, and a Cigar: Bison Win Close One, Stay Unbeaten in Patriot League". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Housenick, Tom (October 26, 2003). "Raiders Exploit Bison Breakdowns". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Housenick, Tom (November 2, 2003). "Jackson Has Career Day as Bison Pull Away for Win". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Housenick, Tom (November 16, 2003). "Keating Returns to Knock Off Bison". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hummel, Todd (November 23, 2003). "Bison End Year at .500". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.