2020 Bucknell Bison football
Patriot League Championship Game,
L 10–33 vs. Holy Cross
ConferencePatriot League
DivisionNorth Division
Record2–2 (2–1 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Miran (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRyan Manalac (2nd season)
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
2020 Patriot League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Holy Cross $^  2 –0   3 –1  
Fordham  2 –1   2 –1  
Colgate  0 –2   0 –2  
South Division
Bucknell  2 –1   2 –2  
Lafayette  2 –1   2 –1  
Lehigh  0 –3   0 –3  
Championship: Holy Cross 33, Bucknell 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Patriot League suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Georgetown opted out of the spring football season.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They played as a member of the Patriot League.

On July 13, 2020, the Patriot League announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league announced a spring schedule on February 5, with the first games set to be played on March 13.[2]

Schedule

Bucknell had games scheduled against Penn on September 19, Princeton on September 19, and Cornell on October 3, which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 27 4:00 p.m. Lafayette
ESPN+ W 38–13
April 3 12:00 p.m. at Lehigh
ESPN+ W 6–0
April 10 1:00 p.m. Fordham
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
 ESPN+ L 17–31
April 17 2:00 p.m. Holy Cross
CBSSN L 10–33

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    References

    1. ↑ "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
    2. ↑ Kelley, Kevin (February 5, 2021). "Patriot League releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
    3. ↑ West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
    4. ↑ "2020 Bucknell Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.


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