The 1993 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Bucknell finished third in the Patriot League.
| 1993 Bucknell Bison football | |
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| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 4–7 (3–2 Patriot) |
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| Home stadium | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During its fifth year under head coach Lou Maranzana, the Bison compiled a 4–7 record.[1] Cecil Boone, Travis Kopp, Russ Strohecker and Dan Zappa were the team captains.[2]
Bucknell's team was outscored 302 to 193. Its 3–2 conference record placed it third in the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]
Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 4 | Bloomsburg* | W 21–16 | 4,557 | [4] | |||
| September 11 | at Lafayette | L 14–31 | 4,833 | [5] | |||
| September 25 | Penn* |
| L 12–42 | 5,758 | [6] | ||
| October 2 | Dartmouth^* |
| L 13–31 | 7,858 | [7] | ||
| October 9 | at Hofstra* | L 0–28 | 4,127 | [8] | |||
| October 16 | at Brown* | L 12–21 | 3,653 | [9] | |||
| October 23 | Holy Cross
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| W 33–23 | 6,021 | [10] | ||
| October 30 | at Fordham | W 27–21 | 2,211 | [11] | |||
| November 6 | Lehigh |
| W 32–27 | 5,255 | [12] | ||
| November 13 | at Towson State* | L 21–49 | 2,109 | [13] | |||
| November 20 | at Colgate | L 8–13 | 1,200 | [14] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 139. 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. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ Long, Eric (September 7, 1993). "Lemon Helps Bison Sour Huskies' Opener". The Danville News. Danville, Pa. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Bucknell 21, Bloomsburg 16". Daily Record. Morristown, N.J. September 5, 1993. p. C9.
- ^ Couragen, Chris (September 13, 1993). "Fumbles Doom Bison, 31-14". The Danville News. Danville, Pa. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. September 12, 1993. p. 12D.
- ^ Searcy, Jay (September 26, 1993). "3 TD Passes by McGeehan Help Penn to Whip Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Couragen, Chris (October 4, 1993). "Dartmouth Offense Eats up Bison Defense to Wallop Bucknell 31–12". The Danville News. Danville, Pa. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hofstra Shuts Out Bucknell". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 10, 1993. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football: East". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. October 10, 1993. p. 8-B.
- ^ "Brown Bears Down on Bison". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 17, 1993. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries: Brown 21, Bucknell 12". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 17, 1993. p. 63.
- ^ Baker, Wayne (October 24, 1993). "Bison Keep Composure, Grab First League Win vs. Crusaders". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C4, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lemon Picks Up Slack as Bison Beat Rams". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 31, 1993. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football: East". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. October 31, 1993. p. 6-B.
- ^ Couragen, Chris (November 7, 1993). "Bucknell Upsets Lehigh for 32-27 Win". The Danville News. Danville, Pa. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tanton, Bill (November 14, 1993). "Towson's Vinson Gains 364 Yards in Win". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 12C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison Fail on Late Scoring Chances, Fall to Colgate". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. November 21, 1993. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries: East". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. November 21, 1993. p. 11H.