2016 Bucknell Bison football team

2016 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–7 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Joe Susan (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike O'Connor
Defensive coordinator	Matt Borich
Home stadium	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium

2016 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lehigh $^		6	–	0					9	–	3
Fordham		5	–	1					8	–	3
Colgate		4	–	2					5	–	5
Bucknell		3	–	3					4	–	7
Holy Cross		2	–	4					4	–	7
Lafayette		1	–	5					2	–	9
Georgetown		0	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Joe Susan and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 4–7, 3–3 in Patriot League play to finish in fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at Marist*	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	RFN	W 26–10	3,363
September 10	6:00 pm	at Duquesne*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	L 19–30	1,943
September 17	6:00 pm	Cornell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	PLN	L 16–24	4,628
September 24	3:00 pm	VMI*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	PLN	L 17–23 3OT	4,972
October 8	1:00 pm	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	PLN	W 21–20	6,184
October 15	1:00 pm	Colgate	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	PLN	L 7–27	2,793
October 22	1:00 pm	Lafayette	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	PLN	W 42–17	2,146
October 29	11:45 am	at No. 9 Charleston Southern*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 28–49	2,356
November 5	12:30 pm	at No. 24 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	PLN	L 13–20	7,049
November 12	3:30 pm	at Georgetown	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.	PLN	W 21–7	1,371
November 19	12:00 pm	Fordham	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ASN	L 22–36	2,079
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	13	0	6	26
Red Foxes	3	0	7	0	10

See also: 2016 Marist Red Foxes football team

At Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	7	12	19
Dukes	3	10	0	17	30

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Red	0	10	14	0	24
Bison	7	3	6	0	16

See also: 2016 Cornell Big Red football team

VMI

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Keydets	6	0	8	3	0	0	6	23
Bison	0	7	7	3	0	0	0	17

See also: 2016 VMI Keydets football team

At Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	7	7	21
Crusaders	7	13	0	0	20

See also: 2016 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	3	10	0	14	27
Bison	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2016 Colgate Raiders football team

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	3	0	14	0	17
Bison	7	7	7	21	42

See also: 2016 Lafayette Leopards football team

At Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	7	7	7	28
#9 Buccaneers	7	14	21	7	49

See also: 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

At Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	6	0	0	13
#24 Mountain Hawks	7	0	13	0	20

See also: 2016 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	7	7	7	21
Hoyas	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2016 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	0	15	36
Bison	7	2	6	7	22

See also: 2016 Fordham Rams football team