BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 2018 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA NOTES
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MEDIA INFORMATION BUCKNELL FOOTBALL LUNCHEONS: Every Monday at noon during the season, the Bison Gridiron Club Football Luncheon will be held at Matty’s Sporthouse Grill on Route 15 in Lewisburg. Head coach Joe Susan will speak at the event, and select members of the Bison team will also be in attendance. Media members are invited free of charge. MID-WEEK INTERVIEWS: All interview requests for Susan and Bison players should be directed to Jen Dobias at jmd056@bucknell.edu or 856-261-5620. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS: After the NCAA-mandated 10-minute “cooling off” period, Susan and Bison players will be available for interviews. Check with the host SID for interview location. Please submit player requests to Dobias no later than five minutes before the end of regulation. CREDENTIAL REQUESTS: Requests for media credentials for Bucknell home games are required and are issued to working members of the press only. Season credentials will be granted to media members who cover Bucknell football on a regular basis. Requests for single-game credentials should arrive no later than three days prior to the game. All single-game credentials may be picked up in the Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium press box on game day. Please contact Dobias to request a credential.
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<<<< Game 1: William & Mary Tribe vs. Bucknell Bison >>>> Saturday, Sept. 1 >> 6 p.m. >> Lewisburg, Pa. >> Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium 5-6...................................................................... Overall...................................................................... 2-9 2-4 PL.................................................................League..............................................................0-8 CAA 3-3....................................................................... Home....................................................................... 1-4 2-3........................................................................Away........................................................................ 1-5 Lost 1...................................................................Streak.................................................................. Lost 8 Joe Susan.......................................................Head Coach.............................................Jimmye Laycock 37-51 (9th season)..................................... Record at School............................245-189-2 (39th season) 47-51 (10th season)..................................... Career Record............................................................Same John Chiarolanzio (1,069 yards).................. Leading Passer....................... Tommy McKee (1,250 yards) Chad Freshnock (525 yards)....................... Leading Rusher...............................Nate Evans (476 yards) Jack Horan (377 yards)..............................Leading Receiver.......................... Daniel Kuzjak (346 yards) Ben Richard (77 tackles)............................. Leading Tackler................................Nate Atkins (96 tackles)
All records/statistics from 2017
Date Opponent Time/Result Sep. 01 WILLIAM & MARY 6 p.m. Sep. 08 SACRED HEART 3 p.m. Sep. 15 Penn 3 p.m. Sep. 22 Villanova 6 p.m. Sep. 29 Holy Cross* 1:05 p.m. Oct. 06 COLGATE* 12 p.m. Oct. 13 Monmouth 1 p.m. Oct. 20 LAFAYETTE* (HC) 12 p.m. Nov. 03 Lehigh* 12:30 p.m. Nov. 10 Georgetown* 12:30 p.m. Nov. 17 FORDHAM* 12 p.m.
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PROJECTED BUCKNELL STARTERS Pos. No. Name Yr. QB 4 John Chiarolanzio Jr. RB 35 Marquis Carter So. FB 85 John Reedy Jr. WR 2 Alan Butler Sr. WR 11 Justin Bethea Jr. LT 75 Justis Peppers So. LG 68 Erik Lukner Jr. C 73 Pat Finn Sr. RG 74 P.J. Barr So. RT 78 Noah Stephenson Jr. TE 45 Alex Twiford So.
Ht. 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3
OFFENSE Wt. Fast Fact 190 Won starting job in camp, owns 1,433 career passing yards 210 First member of the class of 2021 to score a touchdown 240 Missed 2017 to injury, expected to make first start against Tribe 180 Second among all Bison with 20 career starts 180 Posted three career highs in 2017 finale at Fordham 320 Expected to start first career game against Tribe 285 Started first three 2017 games before losing season to injury 275 Team captain, started 10 of 11 2017 games at center 305 Transitioned to RG from LG, where started eight 2017 games 285 Only underclassmen to start all 11 games in 2017 250 Started six of Bucknell’s final eight 2017 games
DEFENSE Pos. DE DT DT DE SAM MIKE SS FS WHIP CB CB
No. 47 42 97 89 41 32 39 26 22 9 3
Name Roger Mellado Jimmy Sheehan Nick Zarkoski Sean Naiman Sam Chitty Matt Robinson Drew Newcomb Joe Lauro Chanse Riley Bryan Marine Fisayo Oluleye
Yr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
Ht. 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-0
Wt. 230 245 245 220 210 220 194 205 175 180 185
Fast Fact Played in all 11 games as freshman, starting six Expected to start first career game against Tribe Started first seven 2017 games before losing season to injury Expected to make first start against Tribe Expected to make first start since 2016 against Tribe Tied with Oluleye for team lead with 30 career games
Had one of Bucknell’s three pick 6’s in 2017, a 31 yarder Team captain, one tackle away from 150 in his career Started first five 2017 games before losing season to injury Team captain, first among Bison with 24 career starts
Tied with Robinson for team lead with 30 career games
SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. PK KO P PR KR LS SS H
No. 96 96 1 2 9 6 9 34 90 1
Name Ethan Torres Ethan Torres Alex Pechin Alan Butler Bryan Marine Stefone Moore-Green Bryan Marine Jon Fox Mike Colantuono Alex Pechin
Yr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr.
Ht. 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-0
Wt. 180 180 200 180 180 150 180 195 230 200
Fast Fact Handling placekicking for the first time in 2018 Averaged 61.0 yards on 40 kickoffs in 2017 All-American, 45.1 2017 punting average third nationally Owns 106 career punt return yards Has yet to return a punt in his career Led team with 388 kickoff return yards in 2017
Owns 169 carer kickoff return yards, 104 of which came in 2016
Also a converted linebacker, began snapping in 2017 Expected to make first career appearance against Tribe Team captain, handles holds in addition to punting duties
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GENERAL INFORMATION Location..................................................................................................Lewisburg, Pa. Founded (Enrollment)................................................................................ 1846 (3,600) Affiliation............................................................................................... NCAA Division I Nickname.............................................................................................................. Bison Colors................................................................................................. Blue and Orange Conference......................................................................................The Patriot League President...................................................................................... Dr. John C. Bravman Director of Athletics................................................................................Jermaine Truax
The Bucknell football team is set to open its 2018 campaign at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium against William & Mary on Saturday, Sept. 1. The Bison, who went 5-6 (2-4 Patriot League) a year ago, will take on the Tribe at 6 p.m. for only the sixth time in program history.
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Football Contact.......................................................................................... Jen Dobias E-Mail.........................................................................................jmd056@bucknell.edu Office....................................................................................................... 570-577-3488 Cell.......................................................................................................... 856-261-5620 Press Box Phone..................................................................................... 570-577-1519 Web................................................................................................. BucknellBison.com Athletics Twitter (Football Twitter)...........................@Bucknell_Bison (@Bucknell_FB) Athletics Instagram (Football Instagram)......................... BucknellBison (Bucknell_FB) Athletics Facebook............................................................................ Bucknell Athletics COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach.................................................................................................. Joe Susan Alma Mater.............................................................................................. Delaware, ‘78 Record at Bucknell.......................................................................... 37-51 (9th season) Career Record............................................................................... 47-51 (10th season) Assistant Head Coach................................................................................. Matt Borich Assistant Coaches.................................. Bobby Acosta, Jake Flaherty, David Galante, .................................................. Khalid Jones, Steven King, Mike Weick, Eric Wicks Student Assistant Coach........................................................................ Cinjun Erskine Administrative Coordinator.......................................................................Frank DeNick Athletic Trainer................................................................................................ Ian Wood Equipment Manager................................................................................ Liel Karstetter Strength & Conditioning Coordinator.............................................................John Field FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season.......................................................................................................... 1883 All-Time Record........................................................................................... 601-584-51 All-Time Patriot League Record...................................................................... 73-104-1 Patriot League Championships........................................................................ 1 (1996) MAC Championships........................................................................................ 1 (1965) Lambert Cup Titles................................................................................. 2 (1960, 1964) AP All-Americans........................................... 57 (most recent Abdullah Anderson, ‘17) AFCA All-Americans......................................... 10 (most recent Julién Davenport, ‘16) Academic All-Americans.......................................24 (most recent Matt DelMauro, ‘15) NFL Draft Picks.................................................. 7 (most recent Julién Davenport, ‘17) TEAM INFORMATION 2018 Patriot League Preseason Poll...................................................................... t-5th 2017 Record............................................................................................................. 5-6 2017 Patriot League Record (Finish)................................................................2-4 (6th) Base Offense............................................................................................... Pro Spread Base Defense........................................................................................................ 4-2-5 Lettermen Returning/Lost..................................................................................... 41/21 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost............................................................................ 7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost............................................................................ 7/4 Newcomers................................................................................................................ 22 Captains.............................................Pat Finn, Joe Lauro, Bryan Marine, Alex Pechin Returning All-Americans..................................... Alex Pechin (STATS 3rd Team in ‘17) Returning All-Patriot League Selections................................ Bryan Marine (1st in ‘16), ............................................Simeon Page (2nd in ‘17), Alex Pechin (1st in ‘15 & 17) 2018 Preseason All-Americans.................................................................. Alex Pechin ............... STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports and College Sports Madness 1st Teams 2018 Preseason All-Patriot League Selections........................... Pat Finn, Alex Pechin
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WITH A VICTORY THE BISON WOULD... • improve to 93-39-1 in season openers • move to 98-33-1 in home openers • win their eighth-straight season opener, the longest such streak since they took 11 in a row from 1947 to 1957 • improve to 8-1 in season openers under head coach Joe Susan • top William & Mary for the first time in program history BUCKNELL AT A GLANCE • Bucknell finished 2017 with a 5-6 (2-4 Patriot League) record. • The Bison, who took sixth in the Patriot League in 2017, were chosen to tie for fifth with Lafayette in the 2018 preseason poll, as voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors. • Bucknell returns a total of 41 letterwinners in 2018. That group includes 14 seniors, 17 juniors and 10 sophomores. Eight seniors—WR Alan Butler, DL Alex Jordan, S Joe Lauro, CB Bryan Marine, CB Fisayo Oluleye, TE/FB Andrew Owers, P Alex Pechin and LB Matt Robinson—are three-time letterwinners. • OL Pat Finn, Lauro, Marine and Pechin are serving as team captains in 2018. • The Bison have led the Patriot League in total defense six of the past seven seasons, including five years in a row from 2011 to 2015. In 2017, they finished fourth nationally in passing defense (148.3) and 11th in total defense (294.6). • Bucknell returns its top passer (John Chiarolanzio, 1,069 yards) from a year ago. The Bison lost their top receiver (Jack Horan, 377 yards) and top two tacklers (Ben Richard, 77, and Mark Pyles, 73) to graduation and their top rusher (Chad Freshnock, 525 yards) to a season-ending injury. WILLIAM & MARY AT A GLANCE • William & Mary finished 2017 with a 2-9 (0-8 Colonial Athletic Association) record. • The Tribe were picked to place 11th in the 2018 CAA preseason poll, as voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors. • William & Mary returns three of its seven 2017 All-CAA selections in LB Nate Atkins, FB Tyler Crist and S Corey Parker. All three were Third Team honorees. • The Tribe return 11 starters, four on offense and seven on defense. • Head coach Jimmye Laycock announced during preseason camp that he will retire at the end of this season, his 39th with the program. • With 245 career victories, Laycock currently stands second among all active Division I coaches. • The 2018 season marks the 125th year of football at William & Mary. •The Tribe is 23-9 all-time against Patriot League opponents. THE BUCKNELL/WILLIAM & MARY SERIES • This is the sixth meeting between the Bison and Tribe. • The teams squared off for the first time since 1996 a year again; William & Mary remained unbeaten in the series with its 30-9 victory. • The Tribe scored 30 or more points in all five contests, reaching the 45-point plateau in the two 1990s tilts. • The Bison were held to less than 20 points in all five games. They topped out at 17 in the 1990 meeting, a 45-17 loss. • Four of the five meetings occurred between 1986 and 1996. THE LAST MEETING WITH THE TRIBE Bucknell 9 – William & Mary 30 (Sept. 16, 2017 – Williamsburg, Va.) • William & Mary used an explosive third quarter to down Bucknell, 30-9. At halftime, the Bison trailed by a single point, 10-9, but the Tribe scored three unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter to open up their advantage. • William & Mary’s victory snapped Bucknell’s winning streak in its first road game at three games. • QB Matt Muh finished with 155 yards on 15-for-20 passing while QB John Chiaro-
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HEAD COACH JOE SUSAN Now in his ninth season on the Bucknell sideline, Joe Susan has profoundly impacted the culture of the football program. He and his staff strive to recruit strong citizens to Bucknell and work to develop them into even better people by the time they graduate. His staff and players work to emulate the primary philosophy of the program in being selfless, accountable and mentally tough. EDUCATION Delaware, B.A. in psychology, 1978 Delaware, M.S. in physical education, 1982 HEAD COACHING CAREER Year School Record Pct. 2000 Davidson 10-0 1.000 2010 Bucknell 1-10 .091 2011 Bucknell 6-5 .545 2012 Bucknell 3-8 .273 2013 Bucknell 6-5 .545 2014 Bucknell 8-3 .727 2015 Bucknell 4-7 .364 2016 Bucknell 4-7 .364 2017 Bucknell 5-6 .455 2018 Bucknell 0-0 .000 Totals 47-51 .480 ASSISTANT COACHING CAREER Year School Record Pct. 1977 Delaware 6-3-1 .650 1978 Delaware 10-4 .714 1979 Gettysburg 5-6 .455 1980 Delaware 9-2 .818 1981 Bucknell 4-6 .400 1982 Bucknell 4-6 .400 1983 Bucknell 4-5-1 .450 1984 Bucknell 5-5 .500 1985 Bucknell 3-7 .300 1986 Bucknell 3-7 .300 1987 Bucknell 4-5-1 .450 1988 Bucknell 3-7 .300 1989 Bucknell 5-5 .500 1990 Bucknell 7-4 .636 1991 Princeton 8-2 .800 1992 Princeton 8-2 .800 1993 Princeton 8-2 .800 1994 Princeton 7-3 .700 1995 Princeton 8-1-1 .850 1996 Princeton 3-7 .300 1997 Princeton 6-4 .600 1998 Princeton 5-5 .500 1999 Princeton 3-7 .300 2001 Rutgers 2-9 .182 2002 Rutgers 1-11 .083 2003 Rutgers 5-7 .417 2004 Rutgers 4-7 .364 2005 Rutgers 7-5 .583 2006 Rutgers 11-2 .846 2007 Rutgers 8-5 .615 2008 Rutgers 8-5 .615 2009 Rutgers 9-4 .692 Totals 183-160-4 .536
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Undefeated in first season as a collegiate head coach • Posted only undefeated season in Davidson history in 2000 • 2000 Division I-AA Independents Sports Information Directors Coach of the Year • 2000 New Jersey Sportswriters I-AA Coach of the Year • Earned Delaware Alumni Presidential Award in 2000 • Helped Rutgers to five-consecutive bowl games as an assistant coach • Enjoyed a 56-33 record while an assistant coach at Princeton • Spent close to a decade as an assistant at three different schools • In 2014, became Bucknell’s first Patriot League Coach of the Year since 1997 • In 2016, coached Bucknell’s first NFL Draft pick since 1969 in Julién Davenport PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE Delaware (1977-78, 80) - Graduate Assistant Coach Gettysburg (1979) - Part-Time Assistant Coach Bucknell (1981-90) - OL/Strength Coach (1981-88) - Assistant Head Coach/OL (1989-90) Princeton (1991-99) - Offensive Coordinator/OL Memphis (spring 2000) - OL Coach Davidson (2000) - Head Coach Rutgers (2001-09) - OL Coach (2001-03) - TE/Recruiting Coordinator (2003-09)
AP ALL-AMERICANS UNDER SUSAN Abdullah Anderson (2017, 2nd), Evan Byers (2014, 2nd), Julién Davenport (2016, 1st), Clayton Ewell (2015, 3rd), Bryce Robertson (2011, 2nd) AFCA ALL-AMERICANS UNDER SUSAN Evan Byers (2014), Julién Davenport (2016) ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS UNDER SUSAN Tim Bolte (2011, 1st), Matt DelMauro (2015, 1st), Travis Nissley (2010, 2nd)
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BISON NOTES lanzio entered the game in the fourth quarter and went 7-for-11 for 48 yards. • WR Jack Horan led the team in receiving yards (69) while RB Joey DeFloria paced the Bison on the ground (62). • Defensively, S Chanse Riley and S Jon Fox (now a LB) tied for the team lead with eight tackles, both setting a career high in the process. • CB Bryan Marine blocked the extra point on William & Mary’s first third-quarter touchdown. He became the first Bison to block an extra point since DL Alex Jordan blocked one against Holy Cross on Nov. 14, 2015. • At halftime, the Bison held advantages in passing yards (141-40) and total yards (184-121). The Tribe went on to outgain Bucknell, 160-42, in the second half. • There was only one turnover in the contest: the fumble S Corey Parker returned 16 yards for William & Mary’s second third-quarter touchdown. INSIDE THE BUCKNELL DEPTH CHART • Bucknell has 14 regular starters returning, seven on both offense and defense. • Bucknell’s 11 projected starters on offense have made a combined 73 starts. • Bucknell’s 11 projected starters on defense have made a combined 67 starts, with CB Bryan Marine (24) and S Joe Lauro (17) accounting for over 60 percent of them. • Fifteen seniors, 13 juniors, 17 sophomores and eight freshmen appear on this week’s depth chart. • Nine seniors, eight juniors and five sophomores are expected to start. • Six players on Bucknell’s roster enter 2018 with at least 10 career starts: Marine (24), WR Alan Butler (20), Lauro (17), TE/FB Andrew Owers (15), OL Noah Stephenson (11) and OL Pat Finn (10). All but Stephenson, a junior who was the lone underclassmen to start all 11 of Bucknell’s 2017 contests, are seniors. • Butler and Stephenson lead the team with 11 consecutive starts. OL P.J. Barr rounds out the top three with eight. • No member of the class of 2019 played in all 33 of Bucknell’s games during his time in Lewisburg to date. CB Fisayo Oluleye and LB Matt Robinson are tied for first in their class with 30 career games played. • The following six players are expected to make their first career start: RB Marquis Carter, DE Sean Naiman, OL Justis Peppers, FB John Reedy, Robinson and DL Jimmy Sheehan. Two of those players, Peppers and Sheehan, have yet to appear in a game. • The eight freshmen who appear on the first depth chart of the season are RB Jared Cooper, DE Grayson Cherubino, CB Sterling Deary, TE Dylan DeMarco, OL Michael Killiri, OL Jacob Russ, WR Brandon Sanders and OL Noah Sansalone. THE 133RD SEASON OF BUCKNELL FOOTBALL • Bucknell is set to embark on its 133rd season of football in 2018. The Bison played their first game in 1883 and have played continuously since 1887. • Only Princeton (149), Yale (146), Harvard (144), Penn (142), Dartmouth (137), Lafayette (137), Lehigh (135) and Richmond (135) have played longer among current FCS teams. • Bucknell became the 19th FCS program to reach the 600-win plateau with its dramatic 13-7 overtime victory at Lafayette on Oct. 21, 2017. The Bison are 601-584-51 all-time and one of only 20 FCS teams with at least 600 victories. BISON IN SEASON OPENERS • Bucknell is 92-39-1 (.702) all-time in season openers. • Under head coach Joe Susan, the Bison have faced Marist (five times), Duquesne (twice) and VMI (once) in week one. • Susan is 7-1 (.876) in season openers at Bucknell, with his only loss coming during his first campaign at the helm (13-17 at Duquesne). • The Bison won their past seven season openers by a combined 203-111 margin. • In the past 10 years, the Bison are 8-2 (.800) in week one. • Bucknell has never faced William & Mary in its first game; the Bison squared off with the Tribe in their second contest in 1986 and 1996. BISON IN FIRST HOME GAMES • Bucknell is 97-33-1 (.744) all-time in its first home game of the season. • Under head coach Joe Susan, the Bison have faced Marist (three times), Cornell, Dartmouth, Duquesne, Lafayette and VMI in their home opener.
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PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS (2017)
BISON NOTES
League Overall Streak W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 1 Lehigh 5-1 .833 5-7 .417 L1 Colgate 5-1 .833 7-4 .636 W5 3 Fordham 3-3 .500 4-7 .364 W1 Holy Cross 3-3 .500 4-7 .364 L1 Lafayette 3-3 .500 3-8 .273 L2 6 Bucknell 2-4 .333 5-6 .455 L1 7 Georgetown 0-6 .000 1-10 .091 L10
• Susan is 5-3 (.625) in Bucknell’s first home game, with four of his victories coming in the past five seasons.
PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Saturday, Sept. 1 Saint Francis (Pa.) at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m. Georgetown at Marist, 1 p.m. Holy Cross at Colgate, 1 p.m.* William & Mary at Bucknell, 6 p.m. Fordham at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Lafayette at Sacred Heart, 6 p.m.
PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL ‘17 League ‘17 Overall Points W-L Place W-L Pct. 1 Colgate (11) 5-1 t-1st 7-4 .636 71 2 Lehigh (3) 5-1 t-1st 5-7 .417 63 3 Fordham 3-3 t-3rd 4-7 .364 45 4 Holy Cross 3-3 t-3rd 4-7 .364 40 5 Bucknell 2-4 6th 5-6 .455 31 Lafayette 3-3 t-3rd 3-8 .273 31 7 Georgetown 0-6 7th 1-10 .091 13
PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (2017) Week Sept. 4 Sept. 25 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Nov. 6 Nov. 20
Player Simeon Page John Burdick Ben Richard John Burdick Colin Jonov Brandon Benson Simeon Page
Honor Rookie Special Teams Defensive Special Teams Defense Rookie Defense & Rookie
Statistics 2 T, 1 TFL, 1 S 2 FGs, 4 PATs, GW FG 15 T, 1 FR, 1 PD 4 FGs*, 2 PATs GW 95yd Pick 6* 10 T, 0.5 TFL, 1 QBH 8 T, 6 TFL, 4 S*, 1 FF * School record
BISON IN NIGHT GAMES • Since 2000, Bucknell is 24-22 (.521) in night games (6 p.m. or later starts). • The Bison have only two night games on their 2018 schedule: their opener against William & Mary and Sept. 22’s contest at Villanova. • The Bison went 2-2 at night in 2017, topping Marist (45-6) and Sacred Heart (34-31) and falling to William & Mary (9-30) and Monmouth (13-35). BISON VS. THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION • Bucknell is 34-61-2 (.351) all-time against current members of the CAA. • The Bison have faced Delaware (11-23), Maine (3-3), New Hampshire (0-4), Rhode Island (1-1), Richmond (0-3), Stony Brook (0-2), Towson (8-8), Villanova (11-12-2) and William & Mary (0-5). • Villanova and William & Mary are on Bucknell’s 2018 schedule. BISON ALL-AMERICANS • The Bison return an All-American in P Alex Pechin. Pechin was honored on the 2017 STATS All-America Third Team after finishing third in the NCAA FCS ranks with a 45.1 punting average. • Pechin’s 45.1 punting average shattered his previous school record, set in 2015 as a freshman, by three full yards. • Pechin has been since named to 2018 Preseason All-America First Teams by STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports and College Sports Madness. BISON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE SELECTIONS • Bucknell returns three All-Patriot League players in CB Bryan Marine (1st in ‘16), LB Simeon Page (2nd in ‘17) and P Alex Pechin (1st in ‘17 & ‘15). • The Bison lost six of their eight 2017 all-league honorees: DL Abdullah Anderson, also the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, K John Burdick, CB Colin Jonov, LB Mark Pyles, LB Ben Richard and OL Chase Watkins. • In addition, RB Joey DeFloria, a 2016 All-Patriot League Second Team pick, also graduated in the class of 2018. • In Joe Susan’s eight seasons as head coach, the Bison have captured 64 All-Patriot League citations, including 33 First Team nods. They reached the double digits in honorees in 2011 (12) and 2015 (10). BISON PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE HONOREES • Bucknell had two players voted to the 2018 Preseason All-Patriot League Team: OL Pat Finn and P Alex Pechin. • It was Pechin’s second preseason accolade, as he was also named to the 2016 squad, and Finn’s first ever Patriot League award. SCHOOL RECORD HOLDERS ON THE 2018 ROSTER • LB Simeon Page: Single Game Sacks (4.0, 11/18/17), Rookie Season Sacks (9.0, 2017) • P Alex Pechin: Career Punting Average (43.3), Season Punting Average (45.1, 2017)
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MILESTONE WATCH • WR Alan Butler: Needs 31 receiving yards to reach 700 in his career • QB John Chiarolanzio: Needs 67 passing yards to reach 1,500 in his career • S Joe Lauro: Needs one tackle to reach 150 in his career • S Joe Lauro: Needs four solo tackles to reach 100 in his career • CB Bryan Marine: Needs three interceptions to crack Bucknell’s career top eight with 10 • LB Simeon Page: Needs 7.5 sacks to crack Bucknell’s career top 10 with 16.5 HEAD COACH JOE SUSAN • Joe Susan, the 26th head coach in program history, is in his ninth season at the helm and currently ranks third in career games (88) and tied for sixth in career victories (37). • Susan tied Bob Odell, who coached the Bison from 1958 to 1964 and was enshrined in the Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987, for sixth in career wins with Bucknell’s Senior Day shutout of Georgetown on Nov. 11, 2017. • At the conclusion of the 2017 campaign, Susan took sole possession of fourth place in career seasons, passing legendary coaches Odell and Tom Gadd.
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BUCKNELL’S RECORD WHEN... (2017)
BISON NOTES
Home.................................................................................................... 3-3 Away..................................................................................................... 2-3 Patriot League...................................................................................... 2-4 Non-Conference................................................................................... 3-2 Ranked Opponent......................................................................................
BISON SCHOLAR-ATHLETES • In 2017, P Alex Pechin became the eighth Bison to be honored as the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was joined on the Academic All-Patriot League Team by three seniors, giving Bucknell double the number of selections as the other Patriot League teams. It was also the highest number of Bison voted to the 14-man squad since 2010, when four were honored. • Bucknell placed a program-record 48 student-athletes on the 2017 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Previously, the record stood at 46, which was set the year before. • The team combined for a 3.09 GPA during the 2017 fall semester, bolstered by FB Cinjun Erskine (now a student assistant coach) and LB Rick Mottram’s perfect 4.0s.
Leading after one quarter..................................................................... 4-0 Trailing after one quarter...................................................................... 0-5 Tied after one quarter........................................................................... 1-1 Leading at halftime............................................................................... 5-0 Trailing at halftime................................................................................ 0-6 Tied at halftime........................................................................................... Leading after three quarters................................................................. 4-0 Trailing after three quarters.................................................................. 0-6 Tied after three quarters....................................................................... 1-0 Games decided in overtime.................................................................. 1-0 Bison score first.................................................................................... 5-0 Opponent scores first........................................................................... 0-6 Bison lead in time of possession.......................................................... 4-2 Opponent leads in time of possession.................................................. 1-4 Bison run more plays............................................................................ 3-3 Opponent runs more plays................................................................... 2-2 Bison run at least 65 plays................................................................... 2-3 Bison run fewer than 65 plays.............................................................. 3-3 Bison outgain opponent........................................................................ 4-0 Opponent outgains Bison..................................................................... 1-6 Bison rush for 200+ yards.......................................................................... Opponent rushes for 200+ yards.......................................................... 0-2 Bison pass for 200+ yards.................................................................... 1-2 Opponent passes for 200+ yards......................................................... 1-0 Bison have 400+ total yards....................................................................... Opponent has 400+ total yards............................................................ 0-1 Bison win turnover battle...................................................................... 4-1 Opponent wins turnover battle.............................................................. 0-4 Bison force at least two turnovers........................................................ 4-3 Opponent forces at least two turnovers................................................ 1-4 Bison commit no turnovers................................................................... 2-0 Opponent commits no turnover............................................................ 1-0 Game is decided by more than 10 points............................................. 2-6 Game is decided by 10 or fewer points................................................ 3-0 Bison score 25 or more points.............................................................. 3-0 Opponent scores 25 or more points..................................................... 2-3 Bison held under 25 points................................................................... 2-6 Opponent held under 25 points............................................................ 4-2 Day games........................................................................................... 3-4 Night games......................................................................................... 2-2 Games following a win.......................................................................... 1-4 Games following a loss......................................................................... 3-2 Playing on grass......................................................................................... Playing on Astroturf.................................................................................... Playing on Fieldturf............................................................................... 5-6
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INSIDE THE 2018 SCHEDULE • Nine of Bucknell’s 11 opponents from 2017 remain on its 2018 schedule, with Penn and Villanova taking the place of Marist and Cornell. The Bison have faced the two new additions to their slate a combined 59 times but most recently took on the Quakers in 2010 and the Wildcats in 2005. • Bucknell’s 2018 opponents went a combined 50-72 (.410) in 2017. Of that group, Monmouth (9-3), Colgate (7-4) and Penn (6-4) finished at or above .500. At 5-6, the Bison had a better 2017 record than seven of their opponents and matched one other’s mark. • Bucknell has played Pennsylvania rivals Lafayette and Lehigh a combined 176 times, which accounts for almost 15 percent of its games in program history. • On the opposite end of the spectrum, Bucknell has faced three of its 2018 non-conference foes less than 10 times: William & Mary (5), Sacred Heart (3) and Monmouth (1). • Two of Bucknell’s 2018 opponents reached the 2017 NCAA FCS Playoffs. Lehigh fell to Stony Brook, 59-29, while Monmouth was dispatched by Northern Iowa, 46-7, in the opening round. • The Bison’s five non-conference opponents hail from four different conferences: the Big South Conference (Monmouth), the Colonial Athletic Association (Villanova and William & Mary), the Ivy League (Penn) and the Northeast Conference (Sacred Heart). • Bucknell enters the season with a 151-244-12 (.371) record against its 2018 opponents, including winning marks against Fordham (18-15), Georgetown (18-11-1) and Sacred Heart (2-1). HOW TO FOLLOW THE BISON • Every game will be broadcast on Eagle 107 (WEGH 107.3) and BucknellBison.com. • All five of Bucknell’s home games and its road contests at Holy Cross, Lehigh and Georgetown will air on the Patriot League Network (PatriotLeague.tv). • Fans can watch the Bison’s games at Penn and Monmouth on ESPN+. • Bucknell’s home games against Sacred Heart and Fordham and away contest at Lehigh are among 10 Patriot League tilts that will be carried on Stadium’s family of over-the-air channels and streaming services. All three will also be carried on Facebook Watch • The Bison are active on Twitter (@Bucknell_FB) and Instagram (Bucknell_FB). Interact with the team using the hashtag #BandOfBison. UP NEXT • Bucknell next welcomes Sacred Heart to Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium for a 3 p.m. game on Saturday, Sept. 8. • For their Hero Appreciation Game, the Bison will honor military veterans, active duty servicemen and women, Gold Star Families and first responders. They will also wear decals on their helmets to recognize the lives lost on September 11, 2001.
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WEEK 1 BISON TWO DEEP OFFENSE
DEFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
WIDE RECEIVER 11 — Justin Bethea (Jr. / 6-1 / 180 / Sanford, N.C.) 19 — John McGuire (So. / 6-1 / 210 / Franklin Lakes, N.J.) 86 — Blais Herman (So. / 6-1 / 200 / Austin, Texas)
ANCHOR 47 — Roger Mellado (So. / 6-1 / 230 / Lorton, Va.) 50 — Grayson Cherubino (Fr. / 6-4 / 240 / Hampton Bays, N.Y.)
KICKOFFS 96 — Ethan Torres (So. / 6-0 / 180 / Great Falls, Va.) 1 — Alex Pechin (Sr. / 6-0 / 200 / Kennett Square, Pa.)
DEFENSIVE TACKLE 42 — Jimmy Sheehan (Jr. / 6-2 / 245 / Hershey, Pa.) 59 — Nnamdi Unachukwu (So. / 6-7 / 230 / Morganville, N.J.)
PLACE KICKER 96 — Ethan Torres (So. / 6-0 / 180 / Great Falls, Va.) 83 — Jack Chambers (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Wellsboro, Pa.)
NOSE GUARD 97 — Nick Zarkoski (Sr. / 6-5 / 245 / Spring City, Pa.) 99 — Clay Myers (So. / 6-1 / 275 / Pittsburgh, Pa.)
PUNTER 1 — Alex Pechin (Sr. / 6-0 / 200 / Kennett Square, Pa.) 96 — Ethan Torres (So. / 6-0 / 180 / Great Falls, Va.)
DEFENSIVE END 89 — Sean Naiman (Jr. / 6-3 / 220 / Little Silver, N.J.) 38 — Joe Schiano (Sr. / 6-2 / 230 / Tampa, Fla.) 30 — Blake Fletcher (Jr. / 6-1 / 225 / West Linn, Ore.)
LONG SNAPPER 34 — Jon Fox (Jr. / 6-0 / 195 / Wyomissing, Pa.) 90 — Mike Colantuono (So. / 6-2 / 230 / Warren, N.J.)
LEFT TACKLE 75 — Justis Peppers (So. / 6-4 / 320 / King George, Va.) 56 — Derek Bastinck (Sr. / 6-5 / 280 / Wayne, N.J.) OR 72 — Noah Sansalone (Fr. / 6-4 / 255 / Vineland, N.J.) LEFT GUARD 68 — Erik Lukner (Jr. / 6-1 / 285 / Sedro Woolley, Wash.) 64 — Jacob Russ (Fr. / 6-3 / 270 / Arlington, Texas) CENTER 73 — Pat Finn (Sr. / 6-3 / 275 / Pottstown, Pa.) 57 — Chuck Sanders (Jr. / 6-0 / 270 / Wexford, Pa.) RIGHT GUARD 74 — P.J. Barr (So. / 6-3 / 305 / North Brunswick, N.J.) 77 — Simon Krizak (So. / 6-4 / 305 / Stuttgart, Germany) RIGHT TACKLE 78 — Noah Stephenson (Jr. / 6-3 / 285 / Palmyra, N.J.) 66 — Michael Killiri (Fr. / 6-4 / 255 / Allentown, Pa.) TIGHT END 45 — Alex Twiford (So. / 6-3 / 250 / Sinking Spring, Pa.) 87 — Dylan DeMarco (Fr. / 6-4 / 225 / Princeton, N.J.) WIDE RECEIVER 2 — Alan Butler (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Erial, N.J.) 5 — Brandon Sanders (Fr. / 5-11 / 195 / Downingtown, Pa.) RUNNING BACK 35 — Marquis Carter (So. / 6-0 / 210 / Rochester, N.Y.) 21 — Jared Cooper (Fr. / 5-7 / 175 / West Chester, Pa.) OR 6 — Stefone Moore-Green (Jr. / 5-8 / 150 / Sicklerville, N.J.) QUARTERBACK 4 — John Chiarolanzio (Jr. / 6-3 / 190 / Florham Park, N.J.) 12 — Logan Bitikofer (So. / 6-3 / 200 / New Philadelphia, Ohio) FULLBACK 85 — John Reedy (Jr. / 6-3 / 240 / Wyomissing, Pa.) 80 — Andrew Owers (Sr. / 6-3 / 240 / Jupiter, Fla.)
SAM LINEBACKER 41 — Sam Chitty (Jr. / 6-0 / 210 / West Linn, Ore.) 34 — Jon Fox (Jr. / 6-0 / 195 / Wyomissing, Pa.) MIKE LINEBACKER 32 — Matt Robinson (Sr. / 6-0 / 220 / Oakton, Va.) 7 — Simeon Page (So. / 6-0 / 225 / Riverton, Utah) STRONG SAFETY 39 — Drew Newcomb (Sr. / 5-11 / 194 / Lewisburg, Pa.) 36 — Brandon Benson (So. / 6-0 / 190 / Triangle, Va.) FREE SAFETY 26 — Joe Lauro (Sr. / 5-11 / 205 / Bradenton, Fla.) 33 — Conner Romango (So. / 5-11 / 190 / Pittsburgh, Pa.) 24 — Gerrit Van Itallie (So. / 5-10 / 206 / Mahwah, N.J.) WHIP 22 — Chanse Riley (Sr. / 5-10 / 175 / Montclair, N.J.) 8 — Brice Sydnor (Sr. / 6-0 / 190 / Rosemont, Pa.) CORNERBACK 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.) 16 — Sterling Deary (Fr. / 5-10 / 160 / Flower Mound, Texas) CORNERBACK 3 — Fisayo Oluleye (Sr. / 6-0 / 185 / Lititz, Pa.) 25 — Mike Caruso (Jr. / 5-9 / 180 / Rumson, N.J.)
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SHORT SNAPPER 90 — Mike Colantuono (So. / 6-2 / 230 / Warren, N.J.) 34 — Jon Fox (Jr. / 6-0 / 195 / Wyomissing, Pa.) KICKOFF RETURN 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.) 6 — Stefone Moore-Green (Jr. / 5-8 / 150 / Sicklerville, N.J.) PUNT RETURN 2 — Alan Butler (Sr. / 6-0 / 180 / Erial, N.J.) 9 — Bryan Marine (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Baltimore, Md.)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bobby Acosta.....................................................uh-COST-uh Mike Balzofiore........................................ BAL-zo-fee-OR-ee Simon Behr.................................................................. BEAR Justin Bethea........................................................ buh-THAY Logan Bitikofer................................................ BIT-i-KOFF-er Alex Bolinger..................................................... BOWL-in-jer Ryan Brida.............................................................BRIDE-uh Max Bunzel............................................................ bun-ZELL Mike Caruso....................................................cuh-ROO-soe John Chiarolanzio........................................ cher-LON-zee-o Grayson Cherubino.................... gray-SUN cher-uh-BEE-no Mike Colantuono.......................................ca-LONT-too-a-no Brandon Crkvenac............................................. SERV-en-ak Sterling Deary............................................................DEERY Micah Dennis.............................................................MY-cah Tarrin Earle.................................................... TEAR-in EARL Cinjun Erskine......................................... SIN-jun ERR-skun Justin Falcone....................................................... fal-CONE Michael Killiri.................................................... kah-LEER-ee Simon Krizak.........................................................KRISH-ak Maanik Lal.................................................. MAHN-ick LAWL Joe Lauro................................................................ LAUR-oh Erik Lukner...........................................................LUKE-nurr Bryan Marine.......................................................muh-REEN Roger Mellado.................................................. me-YAH-doe Stefone Moore-Green.............................................. ste-FON Sean Naiman..........................................................NAY-mun Drew Newcomb...................................................NEW-come Fisayo Oluleye............................ Fuh-SAY-oh oh-luh-LAY-ee Andrew Owers......................................................OWW-urrs Alex Pechin............................................................PEE-chun Chanse Riley............................................................ Chance Conner Romango.............................................row-MAIN-go Joe Schiano..................................................... shee-ANN-oh Jimmy and Daniel Sheehan....................................SHEE-un Brice Sydnor............................................................ SID-norr Nnamdi Unachukwu...............NAHM-dee oo-na-CHOO-koo Steven Walier........................................................ WALL-yer Mike Weick...................................................................WIKE Nick Zarkoski..................................................zar-KOSS-kee
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2018 BUCKNELL ROSTER No. Name 1 *** Alex Pechin (C) 2 *** Alan Butler 3 *** Fisayo Oluleye 4 ** John Chiarolanzio 5 Brandon Sanders 6 * Stefone Moore-Green 7 * Simeon Page 8 ** Brice Sydnor 9 *** Bryan Marine (C) 10 Tarrin Earle 11 ** Justin Bethea 12 Logan Bitikofer 13 Dominic Lyles 14 * Mike Balzofiore 15 Renn Lints 16 Sterling Deary 17 Sam Hildebrand 18 Jake Wilson 19 John McGuire 20 ** Chad Freshnock 21 Jared Cooper 22 ** Chanse Riley 23 Micah Dennis 24 * Gerrit Van Itallie 25 * Mike Caruso 26 *** Joe Lauro (C) 28 Eric Butler 29 Alex Jones 30 ** Blake Fletcher 31 Joe Fex 32 *** Matt Robinson 33 Conner Romango 34 ** Jon Fox 35 * Marquis Carter 36 * Brandon Benson 38 Joe Schiano 39 ** Drew Newcomb 40 Ryan Betz 41 ** Sam Chitty 42 Jimmy Sheehan 43 Cole McCabe 44 Luke Hamper 45 * Alex Twiford 46 Daniel Sheehan 47 * Roger Mellado 48 Maanik Lal 49 Max Bunzel 50 Grayson Cherubino 51 Ryan Brida 52 * Rick Mottram 54 Sean Norton 55 ** John Hunt 56 Derek Bastinck 57 * Chuck Sanders 58 Alex Bolinger 59 Nnamdi Unachukwu 64 Jacob Russ 66 Michael Killiri 68 * Erik Lukner 71 * Justin Falcone 72 Noah Sansalone 73 ** Pat Finn (C) 74 * P.J. Barr 75 Justis Peppers
Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School Sr. P/K 6-0 200 Kennett Square, Pa. / Unionville Sr. WR 6-0 180 Erial, N.J. / Timber Creek Regional Sr. CB 6-0 185 Lititz, Pa. / Manheim Township Jr. QB 6-3 190 Florham Park, N.J. / Delbarton/Kent School (Conn.) Fr. WR 5-11 195 Downingtown, Pa. / St. Joseph’s Prep Jr. RB 5-8 150 Sicklerville, N.J. / Paul VI So. LB 6-0 225 Riverton, Utah / Riverton/USAFA Prep (Colo.) Sr. S 6-0 190 Rosemont, Pa. / Radnor/Mercersburg Academy Sr. CB 5-10 180 Baltimore, Md. / Calvert Hall Fr. QB 6-3 185 Montclair, N.J. / Montclair Jr. WR 6-1 180 Sanford, N.C. / Lee County So. QB 6-3 200 New Philadelphia, Ohio / New Philadelphia Fr. WR 6-2 185 Washington, D.C. / DeMatha Catholic Jr. WR 5-9 180 Holmdel, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic Fr. QB 6-3 190 Norwalk, Conn. / King School Fr. CB 5-10 160 Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound/Jireh Prep (N.C.) Fr. S 5-11 185 Cincinnati, Ohio / La Salle Jr. QB 6-2 210 Chesapeake, Va. / Western Branch So. WR/LS 6-1 210 Franklin Lakes, N.J. / Don Bosco Prep Jr. RB 6-0 220 Middletown, N.J. / Middletown North Fr. RB 5-7 175 West Chester, Pa. / West Chester East Sr. S 5-10 175 Montclair, N.J. / Montclair Fr. CB 5-9 175 Frisco, Texas / Independence So. S 5-10 206 Mahwah, N.J. / St. Joseph Regional Jr. CB 5-9 180 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson Fair Haven Sr. S 5-11 205 Bradenton, Fla. / Manatee So. CB 5-10 170 Altamonte Springs, Fla. / Lake Brantley Fr. RB 6-0 200 Wadsworth, Ohio / Wadsworth/Taft School (Conn.) Jr. DE 6-1 225 West Linn, Ore. / West Linn So. RB 5-9 185 Coppell, Texas / Coppell Sr. LB 6-0 220 Oakton, Va. / Flint Hill So. S 5-11 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel Area Jr. LB/LS 6-0 195 Wyomissing, Pa. / Wilson So. RB 6-0 210 Rochester, N.Y. / Pittsford Sutherland So. S 6-0 190 Triangle, Va. / C.D. Hylton Sr. DE 6-2 230 Tampa, Fla. / Berkeley Prep Sr. S 5-11 194 Lewisburg, Pa. / Lewisburg Area Fr. DL 6-3 255 Phoenixville, Pa. / Malvern Prep Jr. LB 6-0 210 West Linn, Ore. / West Linn Jr. DL 6-2 245 Hershey, Pa. / Hershey Fr. LB 5-11 210 Norristown, Pa. / Malvern Prep Fr. DE 6-3 230 West Linn, Ore. / West Linn So. TE 6-3 250 Sinking Spring, Pa. / Wilson Fr. DE 6-2 230 Hershey, Pa. / Hershey So. DE 6-1 230 Lorton, Va. / Gonzaga College High School (D.C.) So. S 6-0 190 Bethesda, Md. / Landon School Fr. LB 5-10 205 Scarsdale, N.Y. / Scarsdale Fr. DE 6-4 240 Hampton Bays, N.Y. / Saint Anthony’s So. LB 5-11 200 West Chester, Pa. / Henderson So. LB 6-1 220 Cream Ridge, N.J. / Allentown Fr. OL 6-5 240 Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City Jr. DL 6-0 295 Braselton, Ga. / Mill Creek Sr. OL 6-5 280 Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Hills Jr. OL 6-0 270 Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny So. OL 6-2 270 Haddonfield, N.J. / Haddonfield Memorial So. DE 6-7 230 Morganville, N.J. / Marlboro Fr. OL 6-3 270 Arlington, Texas / Arlington Fr. OL 6-4 255 Allentown, Pa. / Salisbury Jr. OL 6-1 285 Sedro Woolley, Wash. / Sedro Woolley Jr. OL 6-4 260 Haddonfield, N.J. / Haddonfield Memorial Fr. OL 6-4 255 Vineland, N.J. / Vineland Sr. OL 6-3 275 Pottstown, Pa. / Pottsgrove So. OL 6-3 305 North Brunswick, N.J. / St. Joseph So. OL 6-4 320 King George, Va. / King George
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No. 77 78 * 79 * 80 *** 82 * 83 * 85 * 86 87 89 * 90 91 *** 92 93 94 * 96 * 97 * 98 99
Name Simon Krizak Noah Stephenson Josh Yoder Andrew Owers Steven Walier Jack Chambers John Reedy Blais Herman Dylan DeMarco Sean Naiman Mike Colantuono Alex Jordan Brandon Crkvenac Alex Apgar Simon Behr Ethan Torres Nick Zarkoski Chandler Turner Clay Myers
Cl. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Fr. So.
Pos. OL OL OL TE/FB WR P/K TE/FB WR TE DE DE/LS DL DL P/K TE P/K DL P/K DL
Ht. 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-4 5-10 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-1
Wt. 305 285 275 240 185 180 240 200 225 220 230 290 250 185 230 180 245 220 275
Hometown / High School Stuttgart, Germany / Eschbach-Gymnasium/Hill School (Pa.) Palmyra, N.J. / Palmyra Paxinos, Pa. / Southern Columbia Jupiter, Fla. / Cardinal Newman Holmdel, N.J. / Holmdel Wellsboro, Pa. / Wellsboro Area Wyomissing, Pa. / Berks Catholic Austin, Texas / St. Andrew’s Epsicopal/Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) Princeton, N.J. / Lawrenceville Little Silver, N.J. / Red Bank Regional Warren, N.J. / Immaculata Furlong, Pa. / Central Bucks East Hockessin, Del. / Salesianum School Andover, Mass. / Phillips Academy Andover Murrysville, Pa. / Franklin Regional Great Falls, Va. / Bishop O’Connell Spring City, Pa. / Malvern Prep Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery Pittsburgh, Pa. / Central Catholic
* Varsity letters earned; (C) Captain
COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Joe Susan (Delaware ’78) Offensive Assistant Coaches: Bobby Acosta (Rowan ’00) (Offensive Coordinator/QB); Jake Flaherty (Bucknell ’14) (Assistant Recruiting Coordinator/RB); David Galante (Kean University ’13) (OL); Steven King (Buffalo ’07) (Special Teams Coordinator/WR) Defensive Assistant Coaches: Matt Borich (Bucknell ’01) (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/DL); Khalid Jones (Saint Francis (Pa.) ’15) (CB); Mike Weick (McDaniel College, ’10) (Recruiting Coordinator/LB); Eric Wicks (West Virginia ’07) (Defensive Secondary/S) Student-Assistant Coach: Cinjun Erskine (Bucknell ’19) Support Staff: Frank DeNick (Bucknell ’12) (Administrative Coordinator); Jen Dobias (Boston College ’14) (Athletic Communications); John Field (Texas Lutheran ’99) (Strength & Conditioning); Kaiti Hager (Cal U (Pa.) ’12) (Assistant Athletic Trainer); Liel Karstetter (Lock Haven ’10) (Equipment Manager); Ian Wood (Purdue ’94) (Associate AD/Head Athletic Trainer)
ROSTER BREAKDOWN SUPERLATIVES Oldest...................................... Brice Sydnor (9/15/95) Youngest...................... Grayson Cherubino (9/30/00) Tallest................................. Nnamdi Unachukwu (6-7) Shortest.........................................Jared Cooper (5-7) Heaviest..................................... Justis Peppers (320) Lightest............................Stefone Moore-Green (150) IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYS September 2......................................................Bryan Marine (21) 8......................................................Simon Krizak (21) 9..................................................... Jared Cooper (19) 15..................................................... Brice Sydnor (23) 16.................................................Jack Chambers (22) 19................................................Chad Freshnock (21) 30...................................................... Simon Behr (20) ..............................................Grayson Cherubino (18) October 8......................................................... Alex Jones (20) 9.........................................................Tarrin Earle (19) 10....................................................... John Reedy (21) 17.................................................... Blais Herman (20) 26....................................................Rick Mottram (20) November 3................................................ Brandon Benson (20) ................................................... Chandler Turner (19) 4........................................Stefone Moore-Green (21) 10.........................................................Maanik Lal (20) 11........................................................ Clay Myers (20) 14..........................................................John Hunt (21) 18....................................................... Alex Pechin (22)
BY COUNTRY Germany................................................................1 United States.......................................................82 BY STATE USA Connecticut...................................... 1 (Renn Lints) Delaware............................. 1 (Brandon Crkvenac) Florida...................................................................4 Georgia............................................. 1 (John Hunt) Maryland...............................................................2 Massachusetts.................................1 (Alex Apgar) New Jersey..........................................................23 New York...............................................................4 North Carolina..............................1 (Justin Bethea) Ohio.......................................................................3 Oregon..................................................................3 Pennsylvania....................................................... 24 Texas.....................................................................5 Utah..............................................1 (Simeon Page) Virginia..................................................................6 Washington..................................... 1 (Erik Lukner) Washington, D.C......................... 1 (Dominic Lyles) Germany Baden-Württemberg.................... 1 (Simon Krizak)
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BY CLASS Seniors................................................................ 16 Juniors.................................................................20 Sophomores........................................................ 24 Freshmen............................................................23 BY LETTERWINNERS Seniors................................................................ 14 Juniors................................................................. 17 Sophomores........................................................ 10 Three-Time Letterwinners.....................................8 BY POSITION Offense............................................................... 39 Quarterbacks........................................................5 Running Backs......................................................6 Tight Ends/Fullbacks.............................................5 Wide Receivers.....................................................8 Offensive Linemen.............................................. 15 Defense...............................................................39 Defensive Linemen.............................................. 7 Defensive Ends.....................................................9 Linebackers...........................................................8 Safeties.................................................................9 Cornerbacks..........................................................6 Special Teams...................................................... 5 Punters/Kickers.....................................................5
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INDIVIDUAL HONORS & AWARDS
Bryan Marine.....................................................24 (0) Alan Butler....................................................... 20 (11) Joe Lauro...........................................................17 (0) Andrew Owers...................................................15 (0) Noah Stephenson............................................ 11 (11) Pat Finn.............................................................10 (6) P.J. Barr...............................................................8 (8) John Chiarolanzio................................................8 (2) Josh Yoder...........................................................8 (0) Justin Bethea.......................................................7 (3) Nick Zarkoski.......................................................7 (0) Brandon Benson..................................................6 (6) Roger Mellado.....................................................6 (6) Alex Twiford.........................................................6 (0) Simeon Page.......................................................5 (4) Drew Newcomb...................................................5 (3) Blake Fletcher......................................................5 (0) Chad Freshnock..................................................5 (0) Chanse Riley.......................................................5 (0) Chuck Sanders....................................................4 (3) Jon Fox................................................................4 (0) Brice Sydnor........................................................4 (0) Erik Lukner..........................................................3 (0) Fisayo Oluleye....................................................2 (0) Alex Jordan..........................................................2 (0) Sam Chitty...........................................................1 (0) Stefone Moore-Green..........................................1 (0)
BRANDON BENSON (36) ................................. 2017.......................................... • Patriot League Rookie of the Week (11/6)
Number in parentheses indicate streak of consecutive starts
SIMEON PAGE (7) ................................. 2017.......................................... • All-Patriot League Second Team • STATS National Freshman of the Week (11/20)
PAT FINN (73) ................................. 2018.......................................... • Team Captain • Preseason All-Patriot League CHAD FRESHNOCK (20) ................................. 2016..........................................
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/5, 10/24, 11/14)
JOE LAURO (26) ................................. 2018.......................................... • Team Captain BRYAN MARINE (9) ................................. 2018.......................................... • Team Captain ................................. 2017.......................................... • College Sports Madness Preseason All-American • Preseason All-Patriot League ................................. 2016.......................................... • All-Patriot League First Team ................................. 2015.......................................... • Patriot League Rookie of the Week (10/5)
ALEX PECHIN (1) ................................. 2018.......................................... • Team Captain • Preseason All-America First Team (STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports, College Sports Madness) • Preseason All-Patriot League ................................. 2017.......................................... • STATS All-America Third Team • All-Patriot League First Team • All-ECAC First Team • Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year • Academic All-Patriot League Team • FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team ................................. 2016.......................................... • Preseason All-Patriot League ................................. 2015.......................................... • All-Patriot League First Team
• Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week (11/21)
• Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (11/20)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/4, 11/20) • Bison Athlete of the Week (11/20)
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS (2017) Opponent Marist Holy Cross William & Mary Sacred Heart Monmouth Cornell Lafayette Colgate Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Opponent Marist Holy Cross William & Mary Sacred Heart Monmouth Cornell Lafayette Colgate Lehigh Georgetown Fordham
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Players in CAPS are 2018 returnees
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THE LAST TIME A BUCKNELL TEAM... Shut out an opponent..................................................................................................................... Nov. 11, 2017 vs. Georgetown (12-0) Was shut out by an opponent............................................................................................................Sept. 9, 2017 vs. Holy Cross (0-20) Finished a game with a tie score........................................................................................................... Nov. 14, 1987 vs. Lehigh (21-21) Scored 40 points....................................................................................................................................... Sept. 2, 2017 vs. Marist (45-6) Scored 50 points...............................................................................................................................Nov. 1, 2003 vs. Holy Cross (53-31) Scored 60 points................................................................................................................................Oct. 24, 1987 vs. Columbia (62-20) Scored 70 points.............................................................................................. Oct. 10, 1964 vs. Ohio Wesleyan in Newark, Del. (72-0) Allowed 40 points..................................................................................................................................... Nov. 4, 2017 vs. Lehigh (21-42) Allowed 50 points............................................................................................................................ Oct. 12, 2013 vs. Holy Cross (27-51) Allowed 60 points.................................................................................................................................... Oct. 12, 1945 at Temple (0-64) Allowed 70 points..............................................................................................................................Nov. 25, 1916 at Georgetown (0-78) Allowed 80 points.....................................................................................................................................Oct. 8, 1966 at Temple (28-82) Did not commit a turnover.............................................................................................................. Nov. 11, 2017 vs. Georgetown (12-0) Forced five turnovers.................................................................................................. Sept. 3, 2016 at Marist (4 INT, 2 fumbles) (26-10) Forced six turnovers................................................................................................... Sept. 3, 2016 at Marist (4 INT, 2 fumbles) (26-10) Forced seven turnovers......................................................................................... Oct. 29, 2011 at Lafayette (3 INT, 4 fumbles) (39-13) Committed five or more turnovers.......................................................................Oct. 12, 2013 vs. Holy Cross (4 INT, 1 fumble) (27-51) Did not commit a penalty........................................................................................................................ Sept. 19, 2009 at Cornell (9-33) Was penalized for at least 100 yards............................................................................. Oct. 17, 2015 at Army West Point (105) (14-21) Won an overtime game.......................................................................................................................... Oct. 21, 2017 at Lafayette (13-7) Played an overtime game...................................................................................................................... Oct. 21, 2017 at Lafayette (13-7) Had two 100-yard rushers in the same game.............Sept. 26, 2007 vs. Marist (Terrance Wilson 108 & Justin Pulgrano 101) (17-16) Had two 100-yard receivers in the same game..............Nov. 1, 2014 vs. Lafayette (Jake Hartman 134 & Will Carter 104) (27-24 OT) Defeated a nationally ranked opponent.....................................................................................Oct. 26, 2013 vs. No. 15 Lehigh (48-10) Played a nationally ranked opponent..................................................................................... Nov. 5, 2016 vs. No. 21/24 Lehigh (13-20) Won 10 games......................................................................................................................................................................... 1997 (10-1) Won eight games....................................................................................................................................................................... 2014 (8-3) Had a winning season............................................................................................................................................................... 2014 (8-3)
THE LAST TIME A BUCKNELL PLAYER... Had 30 rushing attempts..................................................................................Nov. 12, 2016 (Joey DeFloria (31) at Georgetown, 21-7) Had 40 rushing attempts......................................................................................... Oct. 29, 2011 (Tyler Smith (42) at Lafayette, 39-13) Had 100 yards rushing...................................................................................... Nov. 4, 2017 (Chad Freshnock (174) vs. Lehigh, 21-42) Had 200 yards rushing............................................................................................ Nov. 12, 2011 (Tyler Smith (204) at Fordham, 21-0) Had a 60+ yard run..............................................................................................Nov. 4, 2017 (Chad Freshnock (85) vs. Lehigh, 21-42) Had a 70+ yard run..............................................................................................Nov. 4, 2017 (Chad Freshnock (85) vs. Lehigh, 21-42) Had three rushing touchdowns.................................................................................. Nov. 4, 2017 (Chad Freshnock vs. Lehigh, 21-42) Had four rushing touchdowns..................................................................................Sept. 30, 2000 (Jabu Powell vs. Duquesne, 35-14) Had five rushing touchdowns......................................................................................... Nov. 13, 2004 (Daris Wilson vs. Colgate, 42-7) Completed a 50+ yard pass.....................................................Oct. 14, 2017 (John Chiarolanzio to Jack Horan (64) at Cornell, 26-18) Had three passing touchdowns......................................................................................Oct. 31, 2015 (R.J. Nitti (4) at Lafayette, 35-24) Had four passing touchdowns.............................................................................................Oct. 31, 2015 (R.J. Nitti at Lafayette, 35-24) Had five passing touchdowns.............................................................................................Sept. 24, 1994 (Rob Glus at Harvard, 42-23) Had 20 completions........................................................................................................ Nov. 4, 2017 (Matt Muh (22) vs. Lehigh, 21-42) Had 30 completions..............................................................................................Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (36) at Fordham, 12-17) Had 50 passing attempts......................................................................................Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (67) at Fordham, 12-17) Had 60 passing attempts......................................................................................Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (67) at Fordham, 12-17) Had 200 yards passing.................................................................................................. Sept. 2, 2017 (Matt Muh (205) vs. Marist, 45-6) Had 300 yards passing..........................................................................................Oct. 24, 2015 (R.J. Nitti (338) vs. Georgetown, 9-17) Had 100 yards receiving..............................................................................................Nov. 5, 2016 (Will Carter (120) at Lehigh, 13-20) Had 200 yards receiving............................................................................................. Oct. 11, 2014 (Will Carter (246) at Lehigh, 45-24) Had 10 receptions.................................................................................................Oct. 24, 2015 (Will Carter (12) vs. Georgetown, 9-17) Had two touchdown receptions.....................................................................................Sept. 24, 2016 (Will Carter vs. VMI, 17-23 3OT) Had three touchdown receptions......................................................................... Nov. 1, 2014 (Jake Hartman vs. Lafayette, 27-24 OT) Made a 40-yard field goal...........................................................................Sept. 23, 2017 (John Burdick (46) vs. Sacred Heart, 34-31) Made a 50-yard field goal............................................................................................ Oct. 3, 1981 (Al Yuknus (52) vs. Davidson, 23-3) Had three field goals in a game......................................................................................Nov. 18, 2017 (John Burdick at Fordham, 9-20) Had four field goals in a game......................................................................................... Oct. 14, 2017 (John Burdick at Cornell, 26-18) Passed for a two-point conversion................................................... Sept. 2, 2017 (Jack Horan to Andrew Podbielski vs. Marist, 45-6) Rushed for a two-point conversion.........................................................................................Oct. 3, 2015 (R.J. Nitti at VMI, 28-22 OT) Made seven extra points...................................................................................... Oct. 16, 1999 (Chris Lundberg vs. Duquesne, 49-20) Made 10 extra points..............................................................Oct. 10, 1964 (Mike Seigfried vs. Ohio Wesleyan in Newark, Del., 72-0) Had 10+ punts........................................................................................................... Nov. 18, 2017 (Alex Pechin (10) at Fordham, 9-20) Had a 70+ yard punt................................................................................................ Oct. 8, 2011 (Ryan Gutowski (71) vs. Lehigh, 6-30) Had an 80+ yard punt.................................................................................. Sept. 22, 1984 (Mike Morrow (80) at Northeastern, 33-34) Returned a punt for a touchdown.................................................................................. Aug. 30, 2014 (Josh Brake (62) vs. VMI, 42-38) Returned a kickoff for a touchdown........................................................................Oct. 3, 2015 (Joey DeFloria (85) at VMI, 28-22 OT) Returned an interception for a touchdown..........................Oct. 21, 2017 (Colin Jonov (95) & Drew Newcomb (31) at Lafayette, 13-7) Returned a fumble for a touchdown.......................................................................... Sept. 2, 2017 (Blake Fletcher (0) vs. Marist, 45-6) Recorded two interceptions in a game.................................................Oct. 29, 2016 (Connor Golden at Charleston Southern, 28-49) Recorded three interceptions in a game.....................................................................Nov. 20, 2004 (Dante Ross at Duquesne, 30-20) Recorded four interceptions in a game....................................................................Sept. 30, 2000 (Kevin Eiben vs. Duquesne, 35-14) Recorded a safety............................................................................................................................. Nov. 19, 2016 vs. Fordham (22-36) Had two sacks in a game.........................................................................................Nov. 18, 2017 (Simeon Page (4) at Fordham, 9-20) Had three sacks in a game.......................................................................................Nov. 18, 2017 (Simeon Page (4) at Fordham, 9-20) Had four sacks in a game.........................................................................................Nov. 18, 2017 (Simeon Page (4) at Fordham, 9-20) Had four tackles for a loss........................................................................................Nov. 18, 2017 (Simeon Page (6) at Fordham, 9-20) Blocked a punt.................................................................................................................. Oct. 14, 2017 (Jared Morse at Cornell, 26-18) Blocked an extra point attempt..........................................................Oct. 28, 2017 (Abdullah Anderson & Joe Lauro at Colgate, 3-40) Blocked a field goal attempt....................................................................... Nov. 19, 2016 (Abdullah Anderson (2) vs. Fordham, 22-36)
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BISON IN THE RED ZONE (2017) Opponent Marist Holy Cross William & Mary Sacred Heart Monmouth Cornell Lafayette Colgate Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Total
Efficiency Summary 4-4 (1.000) 3 TDs, 1 FG 0-1 (.000) DWNS 2-3 (.667) 1 TD, 1 FG, DWNS 4-4 (1.000) 3 TDs, 1 FG 2-4 (.500) 2 TDs, INT, FUMBLE 5-5 (1.000) 1 TD, 4 FGs 0-0 (--) -1-4 (.250) 1 FG, FUMBLE, DWNS, HALF END 1-1 (1.000) TD 2-3 (.667) 2 FGs, 1 MFG 3-4 (.750) 3 FGs, 1 MFG 24-33 (.727) TD%: 11-33 (.333)
OPPONENTS IN THE RED ZONE (2017) Opponent Marist Holy Cross William & Mary Sacred Heart Monmouth Cornell Lafayette Colgate Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Total
Efficiency 1-1 (1.000) 4-4 (1.000) 4-5 (.900) 2-2 (1.000) 4-4 (1.000) 3-3 (1.000) 1-1 (1.000) 6-6 (1.000) 2-3 (.667) 0-0 (--) 0-0 (--) 27-29 (.931)
Summary 1 TD 2 TDs, 2 FGs 3 TDs, 1 FG, 1 MFG 1 TD, 1 FG 4 TDs 2 TDs, 1 FG 1 TD 6 TDs 2 TDs, DWNS --TD%: 22-29 (.759)
FCS PLAYER RANKINGS (2017) Individual (Top 50)
Rank No./Avg. 2 John Burdick (Field Goals Per Game) t-12 1.27 John Burdick (Field Goal Percentage) 41 .700 Colin Jonov (Interception Return TDs) t-2 2 Colin Jonov (Interception Return Yards) 3 159 Drew Newcomb (Interception Return TDs) t-7 1 Simeon Page (Sacks Per Game) t-5 1.00 Simeon Page (Sacks) t-18 9.0 Simeon Page (Tackles For Loss Per Game) 20 1.4 Alex Pechin (Punting) 3 45.1 Abdullah Anderson (Fumbles Recovered) t-30
Individual (Single Game Top 25) Rank No./Date Chad Freshnock (Long Rush) t-17 85, 11/4 Colin Jonov (Long Interception Return) 5 95, 10/21 Simeon Page (Tackles For Loss) 1 6.0, 11/18 Simeon Page (Sacks) t-2 4.0, 11/18
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OPPONENT SCHEDULE/RESULTS WILLIAM & MARY Sept. 1 at Bucknell......................................... 6 p.m. Sept. 8 at Virginia Tech.....................................2 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Elon*.............................................6 p.m. Sept. 22 at James Madison*........................3:30 p.m. Sept. 29 vs. Colgate.........................................6 p.m. Oct. 6 vs. Albany*........................................3:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Towson*...........................................4 p.m. Oct. 20 vs. Maine*.......................................3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at Rhode Island*................................12 p.m. Nov. 10 at Villanova*........................................1 p.m. Nov. 17 vs. Richmond*.....................................2 p.m.
HOLY CROSS Sept. 1 at Colgate*...........................................1 p.m. Sept. 8 at Boston College.................................1 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Yale..........................................1:05 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Dartmouth................................1:05 p.m. Sept. 29 vs. Bucknell*.............................. 1:05 p.m. Oct. 6 at New Hampshire.................................1 p.m. Oct. 12 at Harvard............................................7 p.m. Oct. 27 vs. Lehigh*......................................1:05 p.m. Nov. 3 at Lafayette*...................................12:30 p.m. Nov. 10 vs. Fordham*..................................1:05 p.m. Nov. 17 at Georgetown*............................12:30 p.m.
LEHIGH Sept. 1 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)...................12:30 p.m. Sept. 8 vs. Villanova..................................12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Navy..........................................3:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Penn...............................................3 p.m. Oct. 6 at Princeton............................................1 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. Fordham*.................................12:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Georgetown*....................................2 p.m. Oct. 27 at Holy Cross*......................................1 p.m. Nov. 3 vs. Bucknell*................................ 12:30 p.m. Nov. 10 vs. Colgate*..................................12:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Lafayette*.................................12:30 p.m.
SACRED HEART Sept. 1 vs. Lafayette.........................................6 p.m. Sept. 8 at Bucknell......................................... 3 p.m. Sept. 22 at Wagner*.........................................6 p.m. Sept. 29 at Cornell.......................................1:30 p.m. Oct. 6 vs. Penn.................................................3 p.m. Oct. 13 at Dartmouth........................................6 p.m. Oct. 20 at Central Connecticut State*...............1 p.m. Oct. 27 vs. Bryant*............................................1 p.m. Nov. 3 vs. Robert Morris*................................12 p.m. Nov. 10 at Duquesne*.....................................12 p.m. Nov. 17 vs. Saint Francis*..............................12 p.m.
COLGATE Sept. 1 vs. Holy Cross*.....................................1 p.m. Sept. 8 at New Hampshire................................6 p.m. Sept. 15 at Furman...........................................1 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Lafayette*.....................................1 p.m. Sept. 29 at William & Mary...............................6 p.m. Oct. 6 at Bucknell*....................................... 12 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. Cornell..........................................12 p.m. Oct. 27 vs. Georgetown*..................................1 p.m. Nov. 3 at Fordham*...........................................1 p.m. Nov. 10 at Lehigh*.....................................12:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at Army West Point............................12 p.m.
GEORGETOWN Sept. 1 at Marist...............................................1 p.m. Sept. 8 vs. Campbell.................................12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at Dartmouth.................................1:30 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Columbia......................................2 p.m. Sept. 29 at Brown.............................................1 p.m. Oct. 6 at Fordham*...........................................1 p.m. Oct. 13 at Lafayette*....................................3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 vs. Lehigh*...........................................2 p.m. Oct. 27 at Colgate*.........................................12 p.m. Nov. 10 vs. Bucknell*.............................. 12:30 p.m. Nov. 17 vs. Holy Cross*.............................12:30 p.m.
PENN Sept. 15 vs. Bucknell..................................... 3 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Lehigh...........................................3 p.m. Sept. 29 at Dartmouth*................................1:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Sacred Heart......................................3 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. Columbia*.......................................1 p.m. Oct. 19 vs. Yale*...............................................7 p.m. Oct. 27 at Brown*.............................................1 p.m. Nov. 2 at Cornell*..............................................6 p.m. Nov. 10 vs. Harvard*.........................................1 p.m. Nov. 17 at Princeton*........................................1 p.m.
MONMOUTH Aug. 31 at Eastern Michigan.......................6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 vs. Hampton.........................................3 p.m. Sept. 15 at Lafayette........................................6 p.m. Sept. 22 at Princeton...................................4:30 p.m. Sept. 29 vs. Wagner.........................................1 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. Bucknell....................................... 1 p.m. Oct. 20 vs. Campbell*.......................................1 p.m. Oct. 27 at Presbyterian*..............................2:30 p.m. Nov. 3 vs. Charleston Southern*......................1 p.m. Nov. 10 vs. Kennesaw State*.........................12 p.m. Nov. 17 at Gardner-Webb*..........................1:30 p.m.
FORDHAM Sept. 1 at Charlotte...........................................6 p.m. Sept. 8 at Richmond.........................................6 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Stony Brook..................................6 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Central Connecticut State.............1 p.m. Oct. 6 vs. Georgetown*....................................1 p.m. Oct. 13 at Lehigh*......................................12:30 p.m. Oct. 20 vs. Bryant.............................................1 p.m. Oct. 27 vs. Lafayette*.......................................1 p.m. Nov. 3 vs. Colgate*...........................................1 p.m. Nov. 10 at Holy Cross*...................................12 p.m. Nov. 17 at Bucknell*.................................... 12 p.m.
VILLANOVA Sept. 1 at Temple............................................12 p.m. Sept. 8 at Lehigh.......................................12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Towson*...................................3:30 p.m. Sept. 22 vs. Bucknell..................................... 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at Stony Brook*..................................6 p.m. Oct. 6 at Maine*...........................................3:30 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. James Madison*.............................1 p.m. Oct. 27 vs. New Hampshire*............................2 p.m. Nov. 3 at Richmond*.........................................3 p.m. Nov. 10 vs. William & Mary*.............................1 p.m. Nov. 17 at Delaware*......................................12 p.m.
LAFAYETTE Sept. 1 at Sacred Heart....................................6 p.m. Sept. 8 at Delaware.....................................3:30 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. Monmouth.....................................6 p.m. Sept. 22 at Colgate*.........................................1 p.m. Sept. 29 vs. Central Connecticut State.............6 p.m. Oct. 13 vs. Georgetown*.............................3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Bucknell*..................................... 12 p.m. Oct. 27 at Fordham*.........................................1 p.m. Nov. 3 vs. Holy Cross*...............................12:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Army West Point............................12 p.m. Nov. 17 vs. Lehigh*....................................12:30 p.m.
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ABOUT WILLIAM & MARY FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Jimmye Laycock Record at William & Mary: 245-189-2 (39th season) Career Record: Same Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Stadium: Zable Stadium Capacity: 12,400 Surface: FieldTurf Revolution 360 2017 Record: 2-9 Conference Record: 0-8 (12th in CAA) GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Williamsburg, Va. Founded: 1693 Enrollment: 8,617 Nickname: Tribe Colors: Green and Gold President: W. Taylor Reveley III Athletic Director: Samantha K. Huge Website: TribeAthletics.com
SERIES INFORMATION Series record.......................................................................... 0-5 Last 10 meetings.......................................................6th meeting First meeting........................................................................ 1986 Last meeting........................................................................ 2017 Record at home...................................................................... 0-2 Record on road....................................................................... 0-3 Record at neutral site............................................................. 0-0 Streak.................................................... William & Mary won five Last meeting......................................................... Sept. 16, 2017 ............................................................................. BU 9 – WM 30 Last meeting in Lewisburg..................................... Sept. 21 1996 ............................................................................. BU 0 – WM 47 Last Bison win.....................................................................None Last Tribe win....................................................... Sept. 16, 2017 ............................................................................. BU 9 – WM 30
ALL-TIME RESULTS Year Site Result 1986 Lewisburg, PA WM, 30-13 1987 Williamsburg, VA WM, 31-6 1990 Williamsburg, VA WM, 45-17 1996 Lewisburg, PA WM, 47-0 2017 Williamsburg, VA WM, 30-9
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TALE OF THE TAPE BUCKNELL
WILLIAM & MARY
5-6
Overall Record
2-9
2-4 PL
League Record
0-8 CAA
94.1 (107th)
Rushing Offense
142.5 (68th)
168.2 (98th)
Passing Offense
142.5 (110th)
262.3 (116th)
Total Offense
285.0 (104th)
16.8 (106th)
Scoring Offense
15.0 (112th)
.727 (t-88th)
Red Zone Offense
.704 (102nd)
146.4 (52nd)
Rushing Defense
128.0 (32nd)
148.3 (4th)
Passing Defense
204.0 (48th)
294.6 (11th)
Total Defense
332.0 (29th)
22.6 (38th)
Scoring Defense
23.9 (t-43rd)
.931 (123rd)
Red Zone Defense
.810 (68th)
39.70 (5th)
Net Punting
32.60 (108th)
2.93 (118th)
Punt Returns
5.71 (94th)
19.12 (84th)
Kickoff Returns
19.44 (74th)
0.00 (t-60th)
Turnover Margin
-0.82 (t-100th)
102.83 (108th)
Passing Efficiency
93.19 (119th)
40:36 (9th)
Time of Possession
29:43 (71st)
John Chiarolanzio (1,069 yards)
Leading Passer
Tommy McKee (1,250 yards)
Chad Freshnock (525 yards)
Leading Rusher
Nate Evans (476 yards)
Jack Horan (377 yards)
Leading Receiver
Daniel Kuzjak (346 yards)
Ben Richard (77 tackles)
Leading Tackler Note: Records/Statistics from 2017 FCS rank in parenthesis Top 30 marks in bold
Nate Atkins (96 tackles)
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THE LAST TIME THE BISON AND TRIBE MET... BUCKNELL 0 9 0 0 9 WILLIAM & MARY 7 3 20 0 30 Sept. 16, 2017 >> Williamsburg, Va. >> Walter J. Zable Stadium >> 6 p.m. >> Attendance: 8,315
TEAM STATISTICS
BUCKNELL FIRST DOWNS 14 Rushing 4 Passing 10 Penalty 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 23 Rushing Attempts 34 Average Per Rush 0.7 Rushing Touchdowns 0 Yards Gained Rushing 86 Yards Lost Rushing 63 NET YARDS PASSING 203 Completions-Attempts-Int 22-32-0 Average Per Attempt 6.3 Average Per Completion 9.2 Passing Touchdowns 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 226 Total offense plays 66 Average Gain Per Play 3.4 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-45 PUNTS-YARDS 7-312 Average Yards Per Punt 44.6 Net Yards Per Punt 32.9 Inside 20 2 50+ Yards 3 Touchbacks 1 Fair catch 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-138 Average Yards Per Kickoff 46.0 Net Yards Per Kickoff 28.3 Touchbacks 0 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-3-0 Average Per Return 1.5 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-104-0 Average Per Return 26.0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 28:25 1st Quarter 7:50 2nd Quarter 9:13 3rd Quarter 5:53 4th Quarter 5:29 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 Touchdowns 1-3 Field goals 1-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 PAT Kicks 0-1 Field Goals 1-1 Points off turnovers 0
W&M 17 10 5 2 176 38 4.6 2 187 11 105 12-17-0 6.2 8.8 1 281 55 5.1 1-0 4-44 5-170 34.0 33.4 1 0 0 2 6-396 66.0 40.3 2 4-62-0 15.5 3-53-0 17.7 0-0-0 1-19-1 0 31:35 7:10 5:47 9:07 9:31 6 of 13 0 of 0 4-5 3-5 1-5 6-38 3-4 1-2 7
GAME NOTES • QB Matt Muh finished with 155 yards on 15-for-20 passing while QB John Chiarolanzio entered the game in the fourth quarter and went 7-for-11 for 48 yards. • WR Jack Horan led the team in receiving yards (69) while RB Joey DeFloria paced the Bison on the ground (62). • Defensively, S Chanse Riley and S Jon Fox tied for the team lead with eight tackles. LB Mark Pyles was close behind with seven. • CB Bryan Marine blocked the extra point on William & Mary’s first third-quarter touchdown. He is the first Bison to block an extra point since DL Alex Jordan blocked one against Holy Cross on Nov. 14, 2015. • At halftime, the Bison held advantages in passing yards (141-40) and total yards (184-121). The Tribe went on to outgain Bucknell, 160-42, in the second half. • William & Mary held a decisive lead in sacks (6-0). Six different players recorded those sacks. • There was only one turnover in the contest: the fumble S Corey Parker returned 16 yards for William & Mary’s second third-quarter touchdown. • This was Bucknell and William & Mary’s first meeting since 1996. That year, the Bison (Patriot League) and Tribe (Yankee Conference) went on to win conference championships. • William & Mary improved to 5-0 all-time against Bucknell.
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William & Mary Uses Big Third Quarter to Down Bucknell Football William & Mary used an explosive third quarter to down the Bucknell football team, 30-9, at Walter J. Zable Stadium in the first meeting between the teams since 1996. At halftime, the Bison (1-2) trailed by a single point, 10-9, but the Tribe (2-1) scored three unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter to open up their advantage. On the opening drive of the contest, the Bison marched to the Tribe 24. Early in the drive, Matt Muh connected with Andrew Podbielski for an 11-yard gain and Joey DeFloria scampered for 11 yards on back-to-back plays. But the Bison were ultimately forced to punt after a false start penalty turned a 3rd and 8 into a 3rd and 13 and Isaiah Stephens sacked Muh for a loss of five yards. The Tribe carried the momentum from that defensive stand into their first drive, covering 80 yards on eight plays to score the game’s first touchdown. After Nate Evans broke free for a 34yard rush to set up William & Mary on the Bucknell four-yard line, he capped the drive with a one-yard score. Early in the second quarter, the Tribe had a prime opportunity to go up by two touchdowns after Jalen Christian returned a punt 48 yards to the Bison 20. On the next play, Jaret Anderson nearly found the end zone, but Mark Pyles and Colin Jonov brought him down a single yard short. The Bucknell defense held fast, with Ben Richard stuffing Anderson short of the goal line and Jon Fox wrapping up Evans for a loss of two yards. After Tommy McKee’s pass to Jalen Christian fell incomplete, William & Mary was forced to settle for a 20-yard field goal with 7:22 on the clock. The Bison got on the board on their next drive. On the first play, Muh found Podbielski for a 20-yard gain that brought Bucknell to midfield. While it appeared Nate Akins forced Podbielski to fumble the ball, which was picked up by Aaron Swinton and returned for a touchdown, Podbielski’s knee was ruled to have been down after a review. Three passes later, the Bison were in the red zone. First, Muh found Alan Butler for a 13-yard gain; then, Jack Horan made a sliding catch for a 21-yard gain that advanced Bucknell to the Tribe 16. At the 5:24 mark, Muh found Podbielski in the corner of the end zone for an eight-yard score. Bill Murray blocked the extra point attempt to keep the score 10-6. After the Bison defense forced William & Mary to go three and out on its next drive, three rushes by DeFloria, including one for 19 yards, brought the offense across midfield. Later, Kyle Kinner made a leaping catch for a 31-yard gain that brought Bucknell to the Tribe’s five-yard line. John Burdick capped that drive with a 33-yard field goal after William & Mary stuffed two rushing attempts and a fumbled snap backed the Bison up to the Tribe 16. On William & Mary’s second drive of the third quarter, McKee scrambled out of a collapsing pocket to avoid being sacked. He also drew a face mask penalty, which brought the Tribe from their 26 to their 47. McKee then connected with Daniel Kuzjak for a 29-yard gain that advanced William & Mary to the Bison 24. Three plays later, Noah Giles scampered 15 yards for a score. The Tribe extended their lead to 23-9 less than two minutes later after Nate Atkins forced a fumble, which was returned by Corey Parker 19 yards for a touchdown. William & Mary later brought the score to 30-9 after Tyler Crist capped an eight-play, 60-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown catch with 44 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The third quarter proved to be the difference in the game, as neither team would score again in the fourth.
SCORING SUMMARY Team WM WM BU BU WM WM WM
QT 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd
Time 04:16 07:22 05:24 00:12 09:10 07:36 00:44
Scoring Play Conversion Plays-Yds Evans 1yd run Hooper kick 8-80 Hooper 20yd field goal 5-17 Podbielski 8yd pass from Muh Burdick kick blocked 5-70 Burdick 33yd field goal 11-58 Giles 15yd run Hooper kick blocked 6-81 Parker 19yd fumble recovery Hooper kick - Crist 4yd pass from McKee Hooper kick 8-60
TOP 4:22 2:19 1:58 3:59 2:54 - 4:40
Score 0-7 0-10 6-10 9-10 9-16 9-23 9-30
TEAM LEADERS BUCKNELL
WILLIAM & MARY
Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg DeFloria 18 62 0 19 3.4
Rushing Att Yds TD Evans 18 89 1 Anderson 4 33 0 Giles 8 31 1
Lg Avg 34 4.9 19 8.2 15 3.9
Passing C-A-I Yds TD McKee 12-17-0 105 1
Lg Sack 29 0
Receiving Rec Yds TD Caskin 3 20 0 Kuzjak 2 42 0
Lg 14 29
Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Muh 15-20-0 155 1 31 4 Chiarolanzio 7-11-0 48 0 12 2 Receiving Rec Yds Horan 7 69 Ademilola 4 20 Podbielski 3 39
TD 0 0 1
Lg 21 9 20
Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Riley 8 - 8 - Fox 6 2 8 1.0 2 Pyles 6 1 7 1.0 3
Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Dulaney 7 - 7 1.0 11 Atkins 6 1 7 1.0 2 Jones 4 2 6 0.5 0
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
MIKE BALZOFIORE
SIMON BEHR
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Holmdel, N.J. Red Bank Catholic Political Science
Murrysville, Pa. Franklin Regional Undeclared-Management
JR | 5-9 | 180
SO | 6-4 | 230
NOTES • Recorded first career receptions at Colgate on Oct. 28, 2017; his 29-yard catch in the third quarter was the longest by a Bison in the contest • Made first career appearance in 2017 season opener against Marist • Bucknell’s 2016 Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 2 at Colgate (10/28/17) Receiving Yards: 41 at Colgate (10/28/17) Long Reception: 29 at Colgate (10/28/17) All-Purpose Yards: 41 at Colgate (10/28/17)
NOTES • Primarily played on special teams in 2017 • Transitioned to tight end from defensive end during 2018 preseason camp • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 Totals
GP-GS 7-0 7-0
UT-AT-TT 0-0-0 0-0-0
RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2016 DNP 2017 7-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 47 0 15.7 29 Totals 7-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3 47 0 15.7 29
SO | 6-3 | 305 North Brunswick, N.J. St. Joseph Undeclared NOTES • Became one of the first two members of the class of 2021 to start for Bucknell against Sacred Heart on Sept. 23, 2017, along with Alex Twiford • Started the Bison’s final eight games of the 2017 campaign at left guard • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist
36
S
SO | 6-0 | 190
74
OL
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
BRANDON BENSON
CAREER STATISTICS
P.J. BARR
TFL-Yds. 0-0 0-0
Triangle, Va. C.D. Hylton Undeclared NOTES • Finished third among Bison with 68 tackles (32 solo) in 2017 • 67 of his 68 tackles came in Bucknell’s final seven games; had three double-digit tackle outings over that span • Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Nov. 6, 2017 after totaling 10 tackles against Lehigh • Made first career start on Oct. 14, 2017 at Cornell • Matched Ben Richard’s team season best of 15 tackles against Monmouth on Sept. 30, 2017; also posted first career tackle for a loss, sack and forced fumble • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist • One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 15 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Tackles for Loss: 1 at Colgate (10/28/17), vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Sacks: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 Totals
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GP-GS 11-6 11-6
UT-AT-TT 32-36-68 32-36-68
TFL-Yds. 2.5-9 2.5-9
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 1-8 1 0 0 1 1-8 1 0 0 1
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
JUSTIN BETHEA
ALAN BUTLER
11
WR
WR
Sanford, N.C. Lee County Undeclared
Erial, N.J. Timber Creek Regional Economics
JR | 6-1 | 180
NOTES • Finished 2017 on a high note, recording career highs in receptions (3), receiving yards (61) and long reception (31) in finale at Fordham • Made first 2017 start against Lehigh on Nov. 4 in place of injured Jack Horan • Led Bucknell freshmen with four starts in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 3, 3 times (last at Fordham, 11/18/17) Receiving Yards: 61 at Fordham (11/18/17) Long Reception: 31 at Fordham (11/18/17) Kickoff Returns: 4 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 81 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Long Kickoff Return: 25 at Colgate (10/15/16) All-Purpose Yards: 106 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2016 10-4 0 0 0 0.0 0 8 88 0 11.0 24 2017 8-3 0 0 0 0.0 0 10 138 0 13.8 31 Totals 18-7 0 0 0 0.0 0 18 226 0 12.6 31 KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS 2016 10-4 2017 8-3 Totals 18-7
No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY 8 167 20.9 0 25 260 0 0 0.0 0 0 138 8 167 20.9 0 25 398
SR | 6-0 | 180
NOTES • Ranks second behind Bryan Marine among returnees with 20 career starts • One of six Bison to start every game in 2017 • Caught first touchdown pass since freshman year on Oct. 14, 2017 at Cornell • Posted multiple receptions in nine 2017 games, including Bucknell’s first seven • Caught multiple passes in seven of his eight 2016 contests CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 5 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Receiving Yards: 91 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Long Reception: 41 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Receiving TDs: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17), vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Punt Returns: 6 at VMI (10/3/15) Punt Return Yards: 30 at VMI (10/3/15) Long Punt Return: 11 at VMI (10/3/15) Kickoff Return: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 19 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Long Kickoff Return: 19 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) All-Purpose Yards: 91 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2015 9-2 0 0 0 0.0 0 13 200 1 15.4 44 2016 8-7 0 0 0 0.0 0 20 232 0 11.6 24 2017 11-11 0 0 0 0.0 0 27 237 1 8.8 22 Totals 28-20 0 0 0 0.0 0 60 669 2 11.1 44 PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS 2015 9-2 2016 8-7 2017 11-11 Totals 28-20
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2
No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY 13 78 6.0 0 11 278 2 3 1.5 0 3 254 11 25 2.3 0 10 262 26 106 4.1 0 11 794
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
ERIC BUTLER
MIKE CARUSO
28
CB
CB
Altamonte Springs, Fla. Lake Brantley Undeclared
Rumson, N.J. Rumson Fair Haven Political Science
SO | 5-10 | 170
25
JR | 5-9 | 180
NOTES • Made first career appearance against Monmouth on Sept. 30, 2017; also appeared in game at Colgate on Oct. 28, 2017
NOTES • Made first career appearance in 2017 season opener against Marist • Forced first career fumble in 2017 finale at Fordham CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17), vs. Marist (9/2/17) Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Fordham (11/18/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2016 2017 10-0 0-2-2 Totals 10-0 0-2-2
MARQUIS CARTER
TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD DNP 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0
JACK CHAMBERS
35
RB
P/K
Rochester, N.Y. Pittsford Sutherland Undeclared
Wellsboro, Pa. Wellsboro Area Mechanical Engineering
SR | 6-0 | 180
SO | 6-0 | 210
NOTES • Set seven career highs at Lafayette on Oct. 21, 2017 • Became the first member of the class of 2021 to score a touchdown when rushed for a three-yard score against Monmouth on Sept. 30, 2017 • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 14 at Lafayette (10/21/17) Rushing Yards: 31 at Lafayette (10/21/17) Long Rush: 12 at Lafayette (10/21/17) Rushing TDs: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Receptions: 2 at Lafayette (10/21/17) Receiving Yards: 18 at Lafayette (10/21/17) Long Reception: 13 at Lafayette (10/21/17) All-Purpose Yards: 49 at Lafayette (10/21/17) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2017 9-0 28 50 1 1.8 12 3 29 0 9.7 13 Totals 9-0 28 50 1 1.8 12 3 29 0 9.7 13
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NOTES • Made at least one extra point in all six of his 2016 appearances • Named Bucknell’s Most Improved Special Teams Player after 2017 spring practice CAREER HIGHS PATs: 3 at Holy Cross (10/8/16), at Georgetown (11/12/16) Field Goals: 1 vs. Cornell (9/17/16), vs. VMI (9/24/16) Long Field Goal: 22 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Points: 5 vs. VMI (9/24/16) CAREER STATISTICS KICKING Year GP PAT-Att. 2015 2016 6 12-14 2017 1 1-1 Totals 7 13-15
FG-FGA DNP 2-5 0-0 2-5
Lg. Pts. 22 18 0 1 22 19
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
JOHN CHIAROLANZIO
SAM CHITTY
4
QB
LB
Florham Park, N.J. Delbarton/Kent School (Conn.) Accouting & Financial Management
West Linn, Ore. West Linn Political Science
JR | 6-3 | 190
NOTES • In second start of 2017 against Monmouth, set a new career high in passing yards (204) and matched his then career best in passing attempts • Made first start of 2017 against Sacred Heart and exceeded then career highs in passing attempts (34), completions (21) and passing yards (187); also matched career-long rush (17) • Threw for two touchdowns for the first time in his career at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017; one was a 64-yard scoring pass to Jack Horan • Also found Horan for a 76-yard pass in that game, 34 more than his previous career long set on Oct. 15, 2016 against Colgate • Entered 2016 Fordham game in place of injured R.J. Nitti and threw for a season-best 140 yards on a season-high 33 attempts • At Georgetown in 2016, became the first Bison freshman to start at quarterback since Nitti in 2013 • One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Passing Attempts: 43 at Fordham (11/18/17) Pass Completions: 21 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Passing Yards: 204 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Long Pass: 76 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Passing TDs: 2 at Cornell (10/14/17) Rushing Attempts: 11 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Rushing Yards: 20 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Long Rush: 17 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17), vs. Fordham (11/19/16) CAREER STATISTICS PASSING Year 2016 2017 Totals
GP-GS 5-1 9-7 14-8
41
C-A-I Pct. 37-77-0 .481 109-200-6 .545 146-277-6 .527
Yds. TD Lg. 364 1 42 1069 5 76 1433 6 76
RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2016 5-1 20 -7 0 -0.3 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 2017 9-7 38 -33 0 -0.9 17 0 0 0 0.0 0 Totals 14-8 58 -40 0 -0.7 17 0 0 0 0.0 0
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JR | 6-0 | 210
NOTES • Expected to make first start since freshman year at Sam linebacker after spending 2017 in a special teams role • Was the only Bison freshman to start the 2016 season opener at Marist • Injured in week two at Duquesne and missed the rest of the 2016 campaign • One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4 at Marist (9/3/16) Tackles for Loss: 0.5 at Marist (9/3/16) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2016 2017 Totals
GP-GS 2-1 11-0 13-1
UT-AT-TT 2-2-4 3-3-6 5-5-10
TFL-Yds. 0.5-1 0-0 0.5-1
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0
JOE FEX
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0
Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 0
31
RB
SO | 5-9 | 185 Coppell, Texas Coppell Undeclared NOTES • Transitioned to running back from safety in 2018 preseason camp • Made first career appearance at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017; played on special teams in three 2017 games • Father, Steven, is a high school football coach who played football at Oregon, Western Oregon and with the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
PAT FINN
JON FOX
73
OL
LB/LS
Pottstown, Pa. Pottsgrove Mechanical Engineering
Wyomissing, Pa. Wilson Political Science
SR | 6-3 | 275
JR | 6-0 | 195
NOTES • Serving as team captain with Joe Lauro, Bryan Marine and Alex Pechin • 2018 Preseason All-Patriot League selection • Started 10 of Bucknell’s 11 2017 games at center, missing one due to injury • Made first career start in the 2017 opener against Marist • One of two offensive linemen, joining then senior Chase Watkins, who entered 2017 with game experience • In 2015, appeared in final four games during extra-point situations
BLAKE FLETCHER
30
DE
NOTES • In the 2017 opener Marist, recovered a fumble in the end zone for Bucknell’s first fumble return for a touchdown since 2010 • Started first five games in 2017 before losing the season to injury • One of three freshmen to appear in all 11 games in 2016, joining Chad Freshnock and John Reedy CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Sacks: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) CAREER STATISTICS UT-AT-TT 2-2-4 13-9-22 15-11-26
TFL-Yds. 0-0 2.5-6 2.5-6
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Tackles for Loss: 1.0 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Interception Return Yards: 6 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Long Interception Return: 6 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17)
DEFENSE Year 2016 2017 Totals
West Linn, Ore. West Linn Religion
GP-GS 11-0 5-5 16-5
NOTES • Transitioned to linebacker from safety in 2018 preseason camp • Bucknell’s primary long snapper and backup short snapper • Played in first four 2017 games, starting three at strong safety, before losing season to injury • Picked off first career pass on Sept. 9, 2017 against Holy Cross • One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016
CAREER STATISTICS
JR | 6-1 | 225
DEFENSE Year 2016 2017 Totals
34
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 1.5-5 1.5-5
FF 0 0 0
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FR Int. PD 0 0 0 1-0 0 1 1-0 0 1
GP-GS 8-1 4-3 12-4
UT-AT-TT 4-6-10 8-9-17 12-15-27
TFL-Yds. 0.5-1 1.5-3 2-4
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0
Int. PD 0 0 1-6 1 1-6 1
2018 Bucknell Football Media Notes >>>> 19
BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
CHAD FRESHNOCK
BLAIS HERMAN
20
RB
WR
Middletown, N.J. Middletown Political Science
Austin, Texas
JR | 6-0 | 220
NOTES • Expected to miss 2018 due to injury • Rushed for a career-high 174 yards and three touchdowns against Lehigh on Nov. 4, 2017 • Averaged 10.9 yards per carry and had 166 yards on 13 carries through the first half, five more than his previous career high • Became the first Bison since 2014 to rush for three touchdowns and the first since 2012 to have a run of at least 60 yards • 85-yard touchdown was the fifth-longest from the line of scrimmage in school history. The only four ahead of it in the Bucknell record books occurred in 1938, 1946, 1952 and 1979 • Also surpassed 1,000 career rushing yards during the Lehigh game • Caught more than one pass for the first time in his career against Sacred Heart on Sept. 23, 2017 •Three-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week in 2016 (9/5, 10/24, 11/14) • In 2016, posted Bucknell’s highest total of rushing yards (161) and attempts (33) against VMI • His 161 rushing yards in the VMI game ranks fourth in program history among Bison freshmen (and first among freshmen not named Rich Lemon) • One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 • One of three freshmen to appear in all 11 games in 2016, joining Blake Fletcher and John Reedy CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 33 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Rushing Yards: 174 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) Long Rush: 85 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) Rushing TDs: 3 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) Receptions: 4 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Receiving Yards: 27 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Long Reception: 13 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) All-Purpose Yards: 184 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2016 11-1 151 604 10 4.0 42 6 36 0 6.0 10 2017 11-4 137 525 6 3.8 85 13 58 0 4.5 13 Totals 22-5 288 1129 16 3.9 85 19 94 0 4.9 13
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SO | 6-1 | 200 St. Andrew’s Episcopal/Loomis Chaffee (Conn.)
Undeclared
NOTES • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2017 1-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Totals 1-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
JOHN HUNT
55
DL
JR | 6-0 | 295 Braselton, Ga. Mill Creek Computer Science NOTES • Forced first career fumble in 2017 finale at Fordham • Recovered first career fumble deep in the Cornell end on Oct. 14, 2017 • Grabbed a bad snap on a punt and went 13 yards for a first down against Holy Cross on Sept. 9, 2017 CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1, 3 times (last at Fordham, 11/18/17) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Fordham (11/18/17) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2016 2017 Totals
GP-GS 2-0 10-0 12-0
UT-AT-TT 1-1-2 1-0-1 2-1-3
TFL-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0
FF 0 1 1
FR Int. PD 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 1-0 0 0
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
JOE LAURO
BRYAN MARINE
26
S
CB
Bradenton, Fla. Manatee Sociology
Baltimore, Md. Calvert Hall Geography
SR | 5-11 | 205
SR | 5-10 | 180
NOTES • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Bryan Marine and Alex Pechin • Needs one tackle to reach 150 for his career • Finished fourth on the team with 58 tackles (36 solo) in 2017 despite missing three games • Enjoyed first double figure tackle game of 2017 against Sacred Heart, posting 10 (seven solo); also set career high with two pass breakups in that game • Made the 100th tackle of his collegiate career in 2017 game against Holy Cross • Had three double-figure tackle outings in 2016 • Tied Brice Syndor for the 2016 Bison high with 14 tackles against VMI CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 14 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Tackles for Loss: 1, 3 times (last at Colgate, 10/28/17) Sacks: 1 at Colgate (10/28/17), at Georgetown (11/12/16) Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17), at Marist (9/3/16) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17), at Duquesne (9/10/16) Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17) Blocked Extra Points: 1 at Colgate (10/28/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals
GP-GS 10-0 9-9 8-8 27-17
UT-AT-TT 21-8-29 39-23-62 36-22-58 96-53-149
TFL-Yds. 0-0 1-10 4-9 5-19
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 1-10 1-5 2-15
9
FF FR 0 0 1 0 1 1-0 2 1-0
ERIK LUKNER
Int. PD 0 1 1-0 3 1-0 6 2-0 10
68
OL
JR | 6-1 | 285 Sedro Woolley, Wash. Sedro Woolley Anthropology NOTES • Started first three games of 2017 campaign at left guard before losing season to injury • One of three offensive lineman who started his first career game in the 2017 opener against Marist
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NOTES • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Joe Lauro and Alex Pechin • With seven career interceptions, needs three to crack Bucknell’s top eight • Entered 2018 first among Bison with 24 career starts, four more than second-place Alan Butler • 2017 College Sports Madness Preseason All-American • 2017 Preseason All-Patriot League • 2016 All-Patriot League First Team • 2017 team leader with 41 solo tackles; made at least five in five of nine games • In 2016, finished in the FCS’s top 20 in the following categories: passes defended per game (1.7) and forced fumbles per game (.33) • In 2015, was the Patriot League leader and 29th nationally with an average of .36 interceptions per game • Was one of only two members of the class of 2019 who entered 2017 with at least 10 career starts, joining Andrew Owers CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 12 vs. Holy Cross (11/14/15) Tackles for Loss: 1, 6 times (last vs. Lehigh 11/4/17) Pass Breakups: 3, 3 times (last vs. Cornell, 9/17/16) Interceptions: 2 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Interception Return Yards: 57 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Long Interception Return: 57 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Forced Fumbles: 2 at Marist (9/3/16) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Marist (9/3/16), at Army West Point (10/17/15) Long Fumble Return: 12 at Marist (9/3/16) Blocked Extra Points: 1 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Kickoff Returns: 3 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 70 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Long Kickoff Return: 34 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards: 70 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals
GP-GS 11-6 9-9 9-9 29-24
UT-AT-TT 43-10-53 39-15-54 41-9-50 123-34-157
TFL-Yds. 1-1 1.5-3 4-6 6.5-10
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY 2015 11-6 0 0 0.0 0 0 30 2016 9-9 4 104 26.0 0 34 161 2017 9-9 5 65 13.0 0 21 75 Totals 29-24 9 169 18.8 0 34 266
FF 0 3 2 5
FR 1-0 1-12 0-0 2-12
Int. PD 4-30 9 2-57 15 1-10 6 7-97 30
2018 Bucknell Football Media Notes >>>> 21
BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
JOHN McGUIRE
STEFONE MOORE-GREEN
19
WR/LS
WR
Franklin Lakes, N.J. Don Bosco Prep Undeclared
Sicklerville, N.J. Paul VI Education/Political Science
SO | 6-1 | 210
JR | 5-8 | 150
NOTES • Appeared in two games on special teams in 2017; reserve wide receiver
ROGER MELLADO
47
DE
SO | 6-1 | 230 Lorton, Va. Gonzaga College High School (D.C.) Undeclared NOTES • Started final six games of 2017 campaign at defensive end • Started first game at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017; made first career sack and set career high with six tackles in that contest • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 opener against Marist • One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross; picked up first career tackle and tackle for loss in that contest CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 6 at Cornell (10/14/17) Tackle for Loss: 2.0 at Cornell (10/14/17) Sacks: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 Totals
GP-GS 11-6 11-6
UT-AT-TT 7-9-16 7-9-16
TFL-Yds. 3-10 3-10
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 1-4 0 0 0 0 1-4 0 0 0 0
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6
NOTES • Led the Bison with 388 kickoff return yards in 2017 • Set career highs in kickoff return yards (92) and long kickoff return (47) at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 • Returned first career punts against Georgetown on Nov. 11, 2017 • One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 • Moved to running back from wide receiver in 2017 CAREER HIGHS Rushing Attempts: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Rushing Yards: 5 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Long Rush: 5 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Kickoff Returns: 4 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17), vs. VMI (9/24/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 92 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Long Kickoff Return: 47 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Punt Returns: 3 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) Punt Return Yards: 4 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) Long Punt Return: 5 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) All-Purpose Yards: 92 at William & Mary (9/16/17) CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2016 2-1 1 5 0 5.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 2017 10-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Totals 12-1 1 5 0 5.0 5 0 0 0 0.0 0 PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS 2016 2-1 2017 10-0 Totals 12-1
No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 3 0.8 0 5 4 3 0.8 0 5
KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS 2016 2-1 2017 10-0 Totals 12-1
No. Yds. Avg. TD 5 99 19.8 0 19 388 20.4 0 24 487 20.3 0
Lg. APY 38 104 47 391 47 495
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
RICK MOTTRAM
DREW NEWCOMB
52
LB
S
Cream Ridge, N.J. Allentown Mechanical Engineering
Lewisburg, Pa. Lewisburg Area Economics
SO | 6-1 | 220
39
SR | 5-11 | 180
NOTES • Chosen as one of five 2017 NFF Chapter Scholar-Athletes by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame • Emerged as the most outstanding scholar-athlete from the East Region based on his academic achievement, athletic accolades and community involvement at Allentown (N.J.) High School • Made first career appearance at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017; ultimatley played in three games on special teams in 2017
CLAY MYERS
99
DL
SO | 6-1 | 275
NOTES • Posted first career sack, for a loss of eight yards, against Lehigh on Nov. 4, 2017 • Returned first career interception 31 yards for a score at Lafayette on Oct. 21, 2017 • Made first career start at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017 • Father Todd ‘88, uncle David ‘93 and grandfather Malcolm ‘63 graduated from Bucknell; lone Lewisburg, Pa. native on the roster CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17), at Lafayette (10/21/17) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17), at Fordham (11/18/17) Sacks: 1 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Lehigh (11/4/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17), at Lafayette (10/21/17) Interception Return Yards: 31 at Lafayette (10/21/17) Long Interception Return: 31 at Lafayette (10/21/17) Interception Return Touchdowns: 1 at Lafayette (10/21/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2015 2016 9-0 0-1-1 2017 10-5 12-6-18 Totals 19-5 12-7-19
Pittsburgh, Pa. Central Catholic Undeclared NOTES • Made first career appearance at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017; also played at Lafayette on Oct. 21, 2017
SEAN NAIMAN
TFL-Yds. DNP 0-0 2.0-11 2.0-11
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 0-0 1.0-8 1.0-8
0 0 0
FISAYO OLULEYE
89
3
SR | 6-0 | 185 Lititz, Pa. Manheim Township Economics
JR | 6-3 | 220 Little Silver, N.J. Red Bank Regional Environmental Studies NOTES • Appeared in first career game on Sept. 30, 2017 against Monmouth and made one assisted tackle in that contest
NOTES • Enters 2018 tied with Matt Robinson for the Bison lead in career games played (30) • In 2017 finale, made a career-high eight tackles, five more than previous best • Made first career start at VMI in 2016 and had first interception in that game
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17), vs. Monmouth (9/30/17)
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8 at Fordham (11/18/17) Tackles for Loss: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/16), at Fordham (11/18/17) Pass Breakups: 2 at Fordham (11/18/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. VMI (9/24/16)
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER STATISTICS TFL-Yds. DNP 0-0 0-0
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 0-0 0-0
0 0 2-35 3 2-35 3
CB
DE
DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2016 2017 4-0 1-1-2 Totals 4-0 1-1-2
0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals
GP-GS 9-0 10-2 11-0 30-2
UT-AT-TT 4-0-4 5-2-7 7-8-15 16-10-26
TFL-Yds. 0-0 1-6 1-1 2-7
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Int. PD 0 0 1-0 1 0 3 1-0 4
2018 Bucknell Football Media Notes >>>> 23
BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
ANDREW OWERS
SIMEON PAGE
80
TE/FB
LB
Jupiter, Fla. Cardinal Newman Economics
Riverton, Utah Riverton/USAFA Prep (Colo.) Undeclared
SR | 6-3 | 240
NOTES • Battled injuries throughout the 2017 campaign, playing in seven games at a hybrid tight end/fullback position • Six of his 10 catches and 27 of his 41 yards came in Bucknell’s first two games • Played in eight games, starting six, before losing the 2016 season to injury • Only freshman who started the 2015 season opener against Marist • Caught at least one pass in each of the first 10 games of his career • One of only two juniors who entered 2017 with at least 10 career starts, joining Bryan Marine • Was one of only two members of the class of 2019 who entered 2017 with at least 10 career starts, joining Bryan Marine CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 7 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Receiving Yards: 74 vs. Duquesne (9/12/15) Long Reception: 43 at Colgate (11/21/15) Receiving TDs: 1, 5 times (last at Charleston Southern, 10/29/16) All-Purpose Yards: 74 vs. Duquesne (9/12/15) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2015 10-8 0 0 0 0.0 0 28 386 3 13.8 43 2016 8-6 0 0 0 0.0 0 18 142 2 7.9 24 2017 7-1 0 0 0 0.0 0 10 41 0 4.1 9 Totals 25-15 0 0 0 0.0 0 56 569 5 10.2 43
7
SO | 6-0 | 225
NOTES • 2017 All-Patriot League Second Team • Set Bison rookie record with nine sacks in 2017 • Named STATS National Freshman of the Week, Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, Patriot League Rookie of the Week and Bison Athlete of the Week after recording eight tackles, six tackles for a loss of 33 yards, four sacks for a loss of 27 yards and one forced fumble in the red zone in the 2017 finale at Fordham on Nov. 18 • His four sacks tied a Bucknell record last equaled in 1998 while his six tackles for a loss was the highest total posted by an FCS player in 2017 • Reached the double digits in tackles for first time at Colgate on Oct. 28, 2017, posting 11 • Made first career start at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017 and set then career highs in tackles (8), tackles for a loss (2) and sacks (2) • Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Sept. 4, 2017 for his role in Bucknell’s 45-6 rout of Marist • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 opener against Marist; had a sack for a loss of seven yards in that game • One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross • After 2017 spring camp, was named Bucknell’s Strength & Conditioning MVP CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 11 at Colgate (10/28/17) Tackles for Loss: 6 at Fordham (11/18/17) Sacks: 4 at Fordham (11/18/17) Pass Breakups: 1, 4 times (last at Fordham, 11/18/17) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Fordham (11/18/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 Totals
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GP-GS 9-5 9-5
UT-AT-TT 29-17-46 29-17-46
TFL-Yds. 13-74 13-74
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 9-63 1 0 0 4 9-63 1 0 0 4
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
ALEX PECHIN
1
P/K
OL
Kennett Square, Pa. Unionville
King George, Va. King George Undeclared
SR | 6-0 | 185 Biomedical Engineering/Management for Engineers
NOTES • Serving as team captain with Pat Finn, Joe Lauro and Bryan Marine • Named a First Team Preseason All-American by STATS, Phil Steele, Hero Sports and College Sports Madness in 2018 • 2017 STATS Third Team All-American • 2017 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year • Two-time All-Patriot League First Team (2017 & 2015) • 2017 Academic All-Patriot League Team • 2017 FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team • Two-time Preseason All-Patriot League (2018 & 2016) • Finished third in the NCAA FCS ranks with a 45.1 punting average in 2017, shattering his own school record by a full three yards • Averaged a career-high 50.9 yards per punt in the 2017 finale at Fordham, bolstered by the sixth- (67) and ninth- (64) longest punts in school history; also became the first Bison since 2010 to boot 10 punts in a single game • Surpassed 5,000 career punting yards at Lafayette on Oct. 21, 2017 • Through four games in 2017, had 10 50+ yard punts, the same number he posted in 2015 when he made the All-Patriot League First Team • Initially set school record for single-season punting average (42.1) in 2015; ranked 17th nationally that season • Suffered season-ending injury in second game of 2016 campaign CAREER HIGHS Punt Average: 50.9 at Fordham (11/18/17) Long Punt: 67 at Fordham (11/18/17) Punt Attempts: 10 at Fordham (11/18/17) Punts of 50+ Yards: 6 at Fordham (11/18/17) Punts Inside the 20: 6 at Fordham (11/18/17) PATs: 5 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Field Goals: 2 at Marist (9/3/16) Long Field Goal: 46 at Marist (9/3/16) Points: 8 at Marist (9/3/16) CAREER STATISTICS KICKING Year GP PAT-Att. FG-FGA Lg. Pts. 2015 11 8-8 2-4 37 14 2016 2 3-5 2-4 46 9 2017 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 Totals 24 11-13 4-8 46 23 PUNTING Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals
JUSTIS PEPPERS
GP No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TB 11 64 2695 42.1 60 3 2 14 550 39.3 60 0 11 72 3247 45.1 67 5 24 150 6492 43.3 67 8
FC 50+ I20 8 10 17 2 1 8 22 26 34 32 37 59
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75
SO | 6-4 | 320
NOTES • Earned Bucknell’s starting left tackle spot out of 2018 preseason camp • Made first career appearance at Cornell on Oct. 14, 2017; one of two apperances that season
JOHN REEDY
85
TE/FB
JR | 6-3 | 240 Wyomissing, Pa. Berks Catholic Political Science NOTES • Missed 2017 due to injury • Mainly played on special teams in 2016 • One of three freshmen to appear in all 11 games in 2016, joining Blake Fletcher and Chad Freshnock
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
CHANSE RILEY
22
CHUCK SANDERS
57
S
OL
Montclair, N.J. Montclair Political Science
Wexford, Pa. North Allegheny Accounting & Financial Management
SR | 5-10 | 175
JR | 6-0 | 270
NOTES • Started first five games of 2017 before suffering season-ending injury • Led team in tackles at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 • Earned first career start in the 2017 season opener against Marist • Played mainly on special teams in 2016
NOTES • Versatile offensive lineman who can play in all five spots; primarly serves as Bucknell’s backup center • Started first game at right tackle in place of injured Josh Yoder against Lehigh on Nov. 4, 2017; also started in that position against Georgetown the next game • Started first career game at center against Monmouth on Sept. 30, 2017 • Made first career appearance on the offensive line against Sacred Heart on Sept. 23, 2017
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 8 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Pass Breakups: 1, 3 times (last vs. Monmouth, 9/30/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2016 2017 Totals
GP-GS 11-0 5-5 16-5
UT-AT-TT 1-1-2 21-5-26 22-6-28
TFL-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0
MATT ROBINSON
Int. PD 0 0 0 3 0 3
32
LB
OL
Oakton, Va. Flint Hill Political Science
Palmyra, N.J. Palmyra Political Science
SR | 6-0 | 220
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 5 at Marist (9/3/16) Tackles for Loss: 1 at Cornell (10/14/17) CAREER STATISTICS GP-GS 8-0 11-0 11-0 30-0
UT-AT-TT 1-4-5 4-7-11 4-3-7 9-14-23
TFL-Yds. 0-0 0-0 1-20 1-20
Sacks-Yds. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
78
JR | 6-3 | 285
NOTES • Expected to start for the first time against William & Mary in 2018 opener • Enters 2018 tied with Fisayo Oluleye for the Bison lead in career games played (30) • Key member of the Bison special teams unit for past three seasons
DEFENSE Year 2015 2016 2017 Totals
NOAH STEPHENSON
FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Int. PD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NOTES • Started all 11 of Bucknell’s 2017 contests at right guard; lone Bison underclassmen to start every game that season • Entered 2018 fifth among returnees in career starts (11) behind four seniors • First Bison sophomore to reach the double digits in starts; accomplished that on Nov. 11, 2017 against Georgetown • One of three offensive lineman who started his first career game in the 2017 opener against Marist
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
BRICE SYDNOR
ALEX TWIFORD
8
S
TE
Rosemont, Pa. Radnor/Mercersburg Academy Political Science
Sinking Spring, Pa. Wilson Undeclared
SR | 6-0 | 190
SO | 6-3 | 250
NOTES • Recovered a fumble in the red zone against Georgetown on Nov. 11, 2017; that play led to Bucknell’s first field goal • Tied Joe Lauro for the 2016 Bison high with 14 tackles against Fordham • Reached the double digits in tackles in three of his four 2016 starts CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 14 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) Interceptions: 1 vs. Colgate (10/15/16), vs. VMI (9/24/16) Long Interception Return: 15 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/30/17), vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) All-Purpose Yards: 15 vs. VMI (9/24/16)
TFL-Yds. DNP 2-8 0-0 2-8
CAREER STATISTICS
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 0-0 0-0 0-0
1 1 2
ETHAN TORRES
NOTES • Became one of the first two members of the class of 2021 to start for Bucknell against Sacred Heart on Sept. 23, 2017, along with P.J. Barr • Started six of the Bison’s final eight games at tight end, including six in a row from week four to week eight • One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross; made his collegiate debut in that game CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 2 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Receiving Yards: 24 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) Long Reception: 18 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17) All-Purpose Yards: 24 vs. Sacred Heart (9/23/17)
CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2015 2016 11-4 24-25-49 2017 8-0 4-0-4 Totals 19-4 28-25-53
45
0 1-0 1-0
RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2017 10-6 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 61 0 10.2 18 Totals 10-6 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 61 0 10.2 18
2-15 2 0-0 0 2-15 2
GERRIT VAN ITALLIE
96
P/K
S
Great Falls, Va. Bishop O’Connell Undeclared
Mahwah, N.J. St. Joseph Regional Undeclared
SO | 6-0 | 180
CAREER HIGHS • Expected to serve as Bucknell’s primary place kicker • Handled kickoff duties in 2017, averaging 61.0 yards on 40 kickoffs • Best single-game average of 65.0 came at Colgate on Oct. 28 • Played in nine 2017 games, missing two due to injury • One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist CAREER HIGHS Kickoff Average: 65.0 vs. Colgate (10/28/17) Kickoff Attempts: 8 vs. Marist (9/2/17)
24
SO | 5-10 | 206
NOTES • Key special teams player in 2017 • Downed a punt on Cornell’s one-yard line on Oct. 14, 2017 • Appeared in first game on Sept. 30, 2017 against Monmouth, making one assisted tackle in that contest CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 3 at Fordham (11/18/17) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Georgetown (11/11/17) CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Year 2017 Totals
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GP-GS 7-0 7-0
UT-AT-TT 7-3-10 7-3-10
TFL-Yds. 1-4 1-4
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 0-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 1
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BUCKNELL PLAYER CAPSULES
STEVEN WALIER
NICK ZARKOSKI
82
WR
DL
Holmdel, N.J. Holmdel Psychology
Spring City, Pa. Malvern Prep Economics
JR | 6-0 | 185
SR | 6-5 | 245
NOTES • First career reception was a 45-yard touchdown catch in the 2017 opener against Marist • Also a member of the Bison track & field team; in 2016-17, competed in sprints and the triple jump CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 1 at Colgate (10/28/17), vs. Marist (9/2/17) Receiving Yards: 45 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Long Reception: 45 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) All-Purpose Yards: 45 vs. Marist (9/2/17)
NOTES • Started Bucknell’s first seven 2017 games at defensive tackle; missed final four due to injury • In the 2017 opener, forced a fumble with a sack on the Marist five-yard line, which resulted in a Bison touchdown (scored by Blake Fletcher) • The sack against Marist was the first of his career CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 4 at Cornell (10/14/17), vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Tackles for Loss: 1, 3 times (last at Cornell, 10/14/17) Sacks: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17)
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER STATISTICS
RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2016 1-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2017 8-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 49 1 24.5 45 Totals 9-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 49 1 24.5 45
DEFENSE Year GP-GS UT-AT-TT 2015 1-0 0-0-0 2016 2017 7-7 7-9-16 Totals 8-7 7-9-16
JOSH YODER
79
OL
JR | 6-2 | 275 Paxinos, Pa. Southern Columbia Undeclared NOTES • Started eight of Bucknell’s 2017 games at right guard; missed final three due to injury • One of three offensive lineman who started his first career game in the 2017 opener against Marist
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97
TFL-Yds. 0-0 DNP 3-11 3-11
Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PD 0-0 0 0 0 0 1-9 1-9
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2017 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Team Statistics (as of Aug 27, 2018) All games Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters Bucknell Opponents
1st 2nd
3rd
4th
OT
66 58
35 69
40 42
6 0
38 80
Total 185 249
BUCKNELL
OPP
185 16.8 66 157 52 91 14 1035 1330 295 385 2.7 94.1 9 1850 196-346-11 5.3 9.4 168.2 8 2885 731 3.9 262.3 33-631 27-79 11-234 19.1 2.9 21.3 15-9 58-444 40.4 73-3271 44.8 39.7 44-2644 60.1 38.7 30:57 54/177 31% 9/21 43% 26-177 0 21 14-20 0-0 (24-33) 73% (11-33) 33% (15-18) 83% 17318 6/2886
249 22.6 62 172 84 76 12 1613 1922 309 399 4.0 146.6 21 1628 156-290-11 5.6 10.4 148.0 9 3241 689 4.7 294.6 30-693 27-273 11-175 23.1 10.1 15.9 18-9 76-586 53.3 77-2824 36.7 34.4 49-2948 60.2 40.1 29:03 46/152 30% 7/16 44% 27-142 0 34 5-6 0-1 (27-29) 93% (22-29) 76% (28-32) 88% 28208 5/5642 0/0
2017 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 27, 2018) All games
Rushing
gp
Freshnock, Chad DeFloria, Joey Carter, Marquis Garcia, Omar Hunt, John Horan, Jack TEAM Muh, Matt Chiarolanzio, J Total Opponents
11 8 9 8 10 8 9 6 9 11 11
att
Passing
gp
Chiarolanzio, J Muh, Matt TEAM Burdick, John Total Opponents
9 6 9 11 11 11
101.65 107.29 0.00 -200.00 102.83 103.60
Receiving
gp
no.
Ademilola, M. Butler, Alan Horan, Jack Podbielski, A. DeFloria, Joey Kinner, Kyle Freshnock, Chad Bethea, Justin Owers, Andrew Garcia, Omar Twiford, Alex Balzofiore, M. Carter, Marquis Walier, Steven Total Opponents
gain loss
net avg td
138 569 34 535 3.9 6 144 529 63 466 3.2 2 28 70 20 50 1.8 1 8 31 0 31 3.9 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 9 0 12 -12 -1.3 0 18 51 67 -16 -0.9 0 38 66 99 -33 -0.9 0 385 1330 295 1035 2.7 9 399 1922 309 1613 4.0 21 effic comp-att-int
pct
lg avg/g
Punt Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
85 33 12 9 13 1 0 17 17 85 65
Butler, Alan Jonov, Colin Moore-Green, S. DeFloria, Joey Horan, Jack Total Opponents
11 10 4 1 1 27 27
25 24 3 5 22 79 273
10 10 5 5 0 10 90
Interceptions
no.
yds avg td
lg
Newcomb, Drew Jonov, Colin Brown, Aaron Fox, Jon Pyles, Mark Anderson, A. Lauro, Joe Marine, Bryan Total Opponents
2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 11
35 159 19 6 5 0 0 10 234 175
31 95 19 6 5 0 0 10 95 60
yds td
lg avg/g
76 45 0 0 76 47
118.8 130.2 0.0 0.0 168.2 148.0
2.3 2.4 0.8 5.0 22.0 2.9 10.1
17.5 79.5 9.5 6.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 21.3 15.9
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
109-200-6 87-144-4 0-1-0 0-1-1 196-346-11 156-290-11
54.5 1069 60.4 781 0.0 0 0.0 0 56.6 1850 53.8 1628
yds
avg
td
lg avg/g
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
9 32 233 11 27 237 8 26 377 9 22 240 8 18 92 11 17 155 11 13 58 8 10 138 7 10 41 8 7 93 10 6 61 7 3 47 9 3 29 8 2 49 11 196 1850 11 156 1628
7.3 8.8 14.5 10.9 5.1 9.1 4.5 13.8 4.1 13.3 10.2 15.7 9.7 24.5 9.4 10.4
2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 9
36 22 76 31 12 31 13 31 9 30 18 29 13 45 76 47
Moore-Green, S. Garcia, Omar Marine, Bryan Ademilola, M. Jonov, Colin Total Opponents
19 7 5 1 1 33 30
388 169 65 5 4 631 693
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
47 49 21 5 4 49 98
Fumble Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
Fletcher, Blake Total Opponents
0 0 2
25.9 21.5 47.1 26.7 11.5 14.1 5.3 17.2 5.9 11.6 6.1 6.7 3.2 6.1 168.2 148.0
5 3 0 0 8 9
48.6 58.2 5.6 3.9 1.3 0.1 -1.3 -2.7 -3.7 94.1 146.6
20.4 24.1 13.0 5.0 4.0 19.1 23.1
0 0.0 0 0.0 44 22.0
1 1 1
0 0 25
2017 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 27, 2018) All games
Scoring
td
Burdick, John Freshnock, Chad Jonov, Colin DeFloria, Joey Ademilola, M. Horan, Jack Podbielski, A. Fletcher, Blake Carter, Marquis Newcomb, Drew Walier, Steven Kinner, Kyle Butler, Alan Chambers, Jack Riley, Chanse Chiarolanzio, J Total Opponents
- 14-20 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - 21 14-20 34 5-6
Field Goals
fg
fg
kick
14-17 1-1 15-18 28-32
PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1 0-1 -
- - - - - - 1-1 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1 1 1-2
-
pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99
Burdick, John
14-20 70.0 1-1
6-6
6-8
FG Sequence
Bucknell
Opponents
Marist Holy Cross William and Mary Sacred Heart Monmouth Cornell LAFAYETTE Colgate LEHIGH Georgetown Fordham
41,(31) 41 (33) (30),(46) (19),(38),(33),(28) 42 (28) (26),36,(21) 37,49,(27),(36),(25)
(25),(31) (20),35 (34) (35) -
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
1-5
0-0
pts
Total Offense
- 56 - 36 - 12 - 12 - 12 - 12 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 0 0 - 185 - 249
g plays
rush pass
total avg/g
Chiarolanzio, J Muh, Matt Freshnock, Chad DeFloria, Joey Carter, Marquis Garcia, Omar Hunt, John Horan, Jack TEAM Total Opponents
9 6 11 8 9 8 10 8 9 11 11
lg blk
Punting
no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
46
Pechin, Alex TEAM Total Opponents
72 3247 1 24 73 3271 77 2824
Kickoffs
no. yds avg tb ob retn
Torres, Ethan Burdick, John Pechin, Alex Total Opponents
40 2441 3 138 1 65 44 2644 49 2948
0
238 -33 1069 1036 115.1 162 -16 781 765 127.5 138 535 0 535 48.6 144 466 0 466 58.2 28 50 0 50 5.6 8 31 0 31 3.9 1 13 0 13 1.3 1 1 0 1 0.1 10 -12 0 -12 -1.3 731 1035 1850 2885 262.3 689 1613 1628 3241 294.6
45.1 24.0 44.8 36.7
67 24 67 68
61.0 9 46.0 0 65.0 1 60.1 10 60.2 14
5 22 34 26 0 0 0 0 5 22 34 26 5 16 11 6
0 1 1 1
net ydln
4 0 0 4 23.1 38.7 2 19.1 40.1
26 24
2017 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 27, 2018) All games All Purpose
Freshnock, Cha DeFloria, Joey Horan, Jack Moore-Green, S. Garcia, Omar Butler, Alan Podbielski, A. Ademilola, M. Jonov, Colin Kinner, Kyle Bethea, Justin Carter, Marquis Marine, Bryan Twiford, Alex Walier, Steven Balzofiore, M. Owers, Andrew Newcomb, Drew Brown, Aaron Hunt, John Fox, Jon Pyles, Mark TEAM Muh, Matt Chiarolanzio, J Total Opponents
rcv
pr
kr
11 535 58 8 466 92 8 1 377 10 0 0 8 31 93 11 0 237 9 0 240 9 0 233 9 0 0 11 0 155 8 0 138 9 50 29 9 0 0 10 0 61 8 0 49 7 0 47 7 0 41 10 0 0 11 0 0 10 13 0 4 0 0 11 0 0 9 -12 0 6 -16 0 9 -33 0 11 1035 1850 11 1613 1628
g
rush
0 5 22 3 0 25 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 273
0 0 0 388 169 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 631 693
ir
total avg/g
0 593 53.9 0 563 70.4 0 400 50.0 0 391 39.1 0 293 36.6 0 262 23.8 0 240 26.7 0 238 26.4 159 187 20.8 0 155 14.1 0 138 17.2 0 79 8.8 10 75 8.3 0 61 6.1 0 49 6.1 0 47 6.7 0 41 5.9 35 35 3.5 19 19 1.7 0 13 1.3 6 6 1.5 5 5 0.5 0 -12 -1.3 0 -16 -2.7 0 -33 -3.7 234 3829 348.1 175 4382 398.4
2017 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Aug 27, 2018) All games
# 29 5 36 26 9 7 40 27 10 22 92 95 39 34 97 47 3 30 44 24 32 41 98 8 96 35 88 89 25 13 55 91 11 17 87 TM 14 23 20 16
ua
Tackles a tot
Defensive Leaders
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Richard, Ben Pyles, Mark Benson, Brandon Lauro, Joe Marine, Bryan Page, Simeon Anderson, A. Brown, Aaron Jonov, Colin Riley, Chanse Fennimore, T. Fletcher, Blake Newcomb, Drew Fox, Jon Zarkoski, Nick Mellado, Roger Oluleye, Fisayo Johnson, Trey Cassidy, Craig Van Itallie, G. Robinson, Matt Chitty, Sam Adams, Tom Sydnor, Brice Torres, Ethan Carter, Marquis Ademilola, M. Naiman, Sean Caruso, Mike Morse, Jared Hunt, John Jordan, Alex Bethea, Justin Kinner, Kyle Podbielski, A. TEAM Muh, Matt DeFloria, Joey Freshnock, Chad Horan, Jack Total Opponents
11 38 39 11 40 33 11 32 36 8 36 22 9 41 9 9 29 17 10 20 22 11 21 12 9 26 7 5 21 5 11 13 11 5 13 9 10 12 6 4 8 9 7 7 9 11 7 9 11 7 8 11 8 3 11 4 6 7 7 3 11 4 3 11 3 3 10 4 1 8 4 . 9 3 . 9 1 2 9 1 1 4 1 1 10 . 2 11 1 . 10 1 . 1 1 . 8 1 . 11 1 . 9 1 . 9 1 . 6 1 . 8 1 . 11 1 . 8 . . 11 421 288 11 442 300
77 73 68 58 50 46 42 33 33 26 24 22 18 17 16 16 15 11 10 10 7 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 709 742
tfl/yds
6.0-30 8.0-26 2.5-9 4.0-9 4.0-6 13.0-74 9.0-30 1.0-1 2.0-5 . 6.0-31 2.5-6 2.0-11 1.5-3 3.0-11 3.0-10 1.0-1 . 0.5-1 1.0-4 1.0-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0-13 . . . . 72-301 81-259
Sacks no-yds
Pass defense Fumbles blkd int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick
2.5-21 . 3.5-18 1-5 1.0-8 . 1.0-5 1-0 . 1-10 9.0-63 . 2.5-15 1-0 . 2-19 . 2-159 . . 2.0-22 . 1.5-5 . 1.0-8 2-35 . 1-6 1.0-9 . 1.0-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0-0 . . . . . . . 1.0-13 . . . . . . . . . 26-177 11-234 27-142 11-175
2 3 1 5 5 4 3 5 2 3 . 1 1 . . . 3 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 34
5 . 1 . . 6 3 . . . 2 1 . . . 3 . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 32
1-0 . . 1-0 . . 2-0 . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . 1-0 . . . . 1-0 . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . 9-0 9-44
1 . 1 1 2 1 . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . 13 10
. . . 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 3
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2017 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Aug 27, 2018) All games INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions
Yards Receiving TD Receptions
Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions
26 174 3 85 43 22 22 205 2 2 76 7 7 7 95 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 76 4 46 10 50.9 67 6 10 10 49 15 15 4.0 6.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
DeFloria, Joey vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) Freshnock, Chad vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Freshnock, Chad vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Freshnock, Chad vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Chiarolanzio, J at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Muh, Matt vs Holy Cross (Sep 09, 2017) Muh, Matt vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Muh, Matt vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) Muh, Matt vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) Chiarolanzio, J at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) Chiarolanzio, J vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) Horan, Jack at William and Mary (Sep 16, 2017) Ademilola, M. vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Ademilola, M. at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Horan, Jack vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) Kinner, Kyle vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) Walier, Steven vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) Podbielski, A. at William and Mary (Sep 16, 2017) Horan, Jack vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) Ademilola, M. vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) Butler, Alan at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) Horan, Jack at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) Ademilola, M. vs Georgetown (Nov 11, 2017) Horan, Jack vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) Burdick, John at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) Burdick, John vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) Pechin, Alex at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Pechin, Alex at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Pechin, Alex at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Pechin, Alex at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Jonov, Colin vs Holy Cross (Sep 09, 2017) Butler, Alan vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) Garcia, Omar at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) Richard, Ben vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) Benson, Brandon vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) Page, Simeon at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Page, Simeon at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Jonov, Colin vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) Brown, Aaron vs Holy Cross (Sep 09, 2017) Fox, Jon vs Holy Cross (Sep 09, 2017) Lauro, Joe vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) Brown, Aaron vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) Marine, Bryan vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) Jonov, Colin at LAFAYETTE (Oct 21, 2017) Newcomb, Drew at LAFAYETTE (Oct 21, 2017) Anderson, A. at Colgate (Oct 28, 2017) Pyles, Mark vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Newcomb, Drew vs Georgetown (Nov 11, 2017)
2017 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Aug 27, 2018) All games TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions
Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs
Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By
Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return
45 45 198 7.6 3 3 43 22 22 22 22 205 11.0 2 2 80 342 5.4 45 7 17 17 17 9 79 4 4 2 2 2 10 50.9 67 6 10 10
vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) vs Georgetown (Nov 11, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) vs Holy Cross (Sep 09, 2017) at William and Mary (Sep 16, 2017) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) vs Georgetown (Nov 11, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) vs Holy Cross (Sep 09, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) vs Holy Cross (Sep 09, 2017) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) at LAFAYETTE (Oct 21, 2017) at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) vs Holy Cross (Sep 09, 2017) vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017)
2017 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Aug 27, 2018) All games OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions
28 185 3 65 33 17 17 244 3 47 47 9 97 2 2 47 47 2 35 12 44.5 68 4 90 98 17 1.5 2.5 2.5 2 2
Edmonds, Chase, at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Edmonds, Chase, at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Bragalone, Dom, vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Edmonds, Chase, at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Pujals,Peter, vs Holy Cross (Sep 09, 2017) Banks, Dalton, at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) Mayes, Brad, vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Duke, Kevin, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) Breneman,Grant, at Colgate (Oct 28, 2017) Duke, Kevin, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) Mayes, Brad, vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Pelletier, Troy, vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Pelletier, Troy, vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Ives,Thomas, at Colgate (Oct 28, 2017) Casey, Gatlin, vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Barney, Byron, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) Casey, Gatlin, vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Wells,A.J., vs Holy Cross (Sep 09, 2017) Mays, Zach, at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) Olivencia, vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) Mish, Ed, vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) Cerra,Josh, at Colgate (Oct 28, 2017) Turk, Michael, at LAFAYETTE (Oct 21, 2017) Longi, Austin, at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) Ennis, Ezekiel, vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) Bryant, Brandon, at LAFAYETTE (Oct 21, 2017) MARAGOTO, Manny, vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) MARAGOTO, Manny, vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) Buck,Connor, at Colgate (Oct 28, 2017) MARTINEZ, T., vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) Ioanilli,Nick, at Colgate (Oct 28, 2017)
2017 Bucknell Bison Football Bucknell Game Superlatives (as of Aug 27, 2018) All games OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers
Interceptions By
Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return
47 292 6.2 5 34 18 244 9.8 3 70 463 6.8 42 6 25 10 10 77 3 3 3 2 2 2 12 44.5 68 4 90
vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) at Colgate (Oct 28, 2017) at Colgate (Oct 28, 2017) at Cornell (Oct 14, 2017) vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) at William and Mary (Sep 16, 2017) vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) vs Sacred Heart (Sep 23, 2017) vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017) vs Monmouth (Sep 30, 2017) at Colgate (Oct 28, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) vs Marist (Sep 02, 2017) vs LEHIGH (Nov 04, 2017) at Colgate (Oct 28, 2017) at LAFAYETTE (Oct 21, 2017) at Fordham (Nov 18, 2017)