2001 Bucknell Bison football team

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 ←  2000 2002  →

2001 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

1. "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. 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.