2023 Bucknell Bison football team

2023 Bucknell Bison football
2023 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–7 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Cecchini (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jason Miran (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Bowers (2nd season)
Home stadium	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by fifth-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

2023 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Lafayette +^	5	–	1	9	–	3
Holy Cross +	5	–	1	7	–	4
Colgate	4	–	2	6	–	5
Georgetown	3	–	3	5	–	6
Fordham	2	–	4	6	–	5
Lehigh	1	–	5	2	–	9
Bucknell	1	–	5	4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	L 3–38	23,756
September 9	6:00 p.m.	VMI*	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	W 21–13	1,465
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Penn*	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	ESPN+	L 21–37	2,046
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN+	L 22–56	4,283
October 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Holy Cross	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	L 27–55	925
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+	W 21–13	2,142
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	L 18–27	966
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+	W 49–34	4,276
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	ESPN+	L 21–27	1,950
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	L 47–50 ^OT	1,004
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Marist*	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	ESPN+	W 38–21	1,552
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time