2001 Bucknell Bison football team

American college football season

2001 Bucknell Bison football

Conference| Patriot League
Record| 6–4 (4–3 Patriot)
Head coach|

* Tom Gadd (7th season)

Captains|

* Carson Book
* Jabu Powell
* Mark Tallman
* Reed Tunison

Home stadium| Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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2002 ->

2001 Patriot League football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 5 Lehigh $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
Colgate |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Fordham |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Bucknell |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Holy Cross |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Towson |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Lafayette |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Georgetown |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Bucknell finished fourth in the Patriot League.

## Background[edit]

During its seventh and final year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 6–4 record.[1] Carson Book, Jabu Powell, Mark Tallman and Reed Tunison were the team captains.[2]

The Bison outscored opponents 240 to 157. Bucknell's 4–3 conference record placed the team fourth out of eight in the Patriot League standings.[3]

Like most of the Patriot League, Bucknell played just ten of its eleven scheduled games, after its September 15 matchup, against Ivy League opponent Cornell, was canceled following the September 11 attacks.[4]

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 8 | at Kent State* |

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| L 17–38|  6,872 |  [5]
September 15 | at Cornell* |

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| Canceled|  |  [4]
September 22 | at Columbia* |

* Wien Stadium
* New York, NY

| W 23–20 OT|  3,116 |  [6]
September 29 |  Saint Mary's^* |

* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 38–6|  |  [1]
October 6 |  Towson |

* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 51–10|  2,897 |  [7]
October 13 | at Lafayette |

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA

| W 17–16|  |  [1]
October 20 |  Georgetown |

* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 34–0|  8,050 |  [8]
October 27 | at Fordham |

* Coffey Field
* Bronx, NY

| L 12–17|  |  [1]
November 3 |  Holy Cross |

* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 21–14|  2,743 |  [9]
November 10 |  No. 7 Lehigh |

* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 14–21|  |  [1]
November 17 | at Colgate |

* Andy Kerr Stadium
* Hamilton, NY

| L 13–15|  |  [1]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* ^ Parents Weekend
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 140. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. ^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. ^ "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
4. ^ a b Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E6 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Housenick, Tom (September 9, 2001). "Mistakes Costly in Bison Loss to Golden Flashes". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Bison Win on Late Surge". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. September 23, 2001. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 23, 2001. p. C21.
7. ^ Reisinger, Adam S. (October 7, 2001). "Towson Dealt 51-10 Pasting by Bucknell". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 16E - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Housenick, Tom (October 21, 2001). "Bison's Scoring Stampede Tramples Hoyas". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Housenick, Tom (November 4, 2001). "Composed Bison Stay in Hunt". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 4, 2001. p. D19.

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