Bucknell Football Notes (9/2 vs. Marist)

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BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY

2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA NOTES

Date Sep. 02 Sep. 09 Sep. 16 Sep. 23 Sep. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 04 Nov. 11 Nov. 18

Opponent Time/Result MARIST 6 p.m. HOLY CROSS* 12 p.m. William & Mary 6 p.m. SACRED HEART (FW) 6 p.m. MONMOUTH 6 p.m. Cornell 1:30 p.m. Lafayette* 3:30 p.m. Colgate* 1 p.m. LEHIGH* (HC) 12 p.m. GEORGETOWN* 12 p.m. Fordham* 1 p.m.

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Game 1: Marist Red Foxes at Bucknell Bison Saturday, Sept. 2 // 6 p.m. // Lewisburg, Pa. // Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium 4-7...................................................................... Overall...................................................................... 5-6 3-3 PL.................................................................League...............................................................5-3 PFL 1-4....................................................................... Home....................................................................... 2-4 3-3........................................................................Away........................................................................ 3-2 Lost 1...................................................................Streak.................................................................. Lost 2 Joe Susan.......................................................Head Coach..................................................... Jim Parady 32-45 (8th season)..................................... Record at School............................129-132-1 (26th season) 42-45 (9th season)....................................... Career Record............................................................Same Matt Muh (847 yards) ................................. Leading Passer............................. Mike White (2,931 yards) Joey DeFloria (1,070 yards)........................ Leading Rusher................... Marcellus Calhoun (604 yards) Will Carter (734 yards)................................Leading Receiver...................... Juston Christian (992 yards) Ben Richard (95 tackles)............................. Leading Tackler...........................Wesley Beans (77 tackles)

All times Eastern and subject to change Home games in CAPS and played at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium * PMS Patriot League; (FW) Family Weekend; (HC) Homecoming Colors:

Navy Blue: 2768 FOLLOW Orange: 1655 THE BISON Silver: 429 Internet Video......................Patriot League Network

Internet Audio............................. BucknellBison.com Radio......................................Bison Sports Network Flagship..................... Eagle 107 (107.3 WEGH.FM) o is only to Play-By-Play. be used with.....................................Doug permission by the Bucknell Director of Athletics. Birdsong Color Analyst........................................... Kevin Herr Twitter ...............................................@Bucknell_FB Instagram.............................................. Bucknell_FB Pos. No. Name Hashtag.................................... #StartTheStampede QB 14 Matt Muh Tickets......Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or 570-577-1000 RB 23 Joey DeFloria

MEDIA INFORMATION Bucknell Football Luncheons: Each Wednesday at noon during the season, the Bucknell 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 Jen Dobias no later than five minutes before the end of regulation.

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Note: All records/statistics are from 2016

PROJECTED BUCKNELL STARTERS

FB WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE

80 2 16 72 68 73 79 78 87

Andrew Owers Alan Butler Jack Horan Chase Watkins Erik Lukner Pat Finn Josh Yoder Noah Stephenson Andrew Podbielski

Yr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. So. So. Sr.

Pos. DE DT DT DE MIKE SAM SS FS WHIP CB CB

No. 95 97 40 92 29 5 34 26 22 9 10

Name Blake Fletcher Nick Zarkoski Abdullah Anderson Trevor Fennimore Ben Richard Mark Pyles Jon Fox Joe Lauro Chanse Riley Bryan Marine Colin Jonov

Yr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

Ht. 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-0

Name John Burdick Ethan Torres Alex Pechin Joey DeFloria Colin Jonov Bryan Marine Stefone Moore-Green Jon Fox Tom Adams Jack Horan

Yr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Sr.

Ht. 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-10 5-8 6-0 6-1 6-3

Pos. PK KO P PR

// ABDULLAH ANDERSON //

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SCHEDULE/RESULTS

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Media Contact: Jen Dobias // jmd056@bucknell.edu // 856-261-5620 (C) // 570-577-3488 (O)

No. 93 96 1 23 10 KR 9 6 LS (P) 34 (PAT/FG) 96 H 16

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OFFENSE

Ht. 6-4 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4

Wt. 215 195 240 180 210 280 285 275 275 285 240

Fast Fact Led the Bison with 847 passing yards in 2016 The 10th Bison to rush for 1,000+ yards in a single season

Wt. 225 245 295 245 220 220 195 205 175 180 190

Fast Fact One of three freshman to play all 11 games in 2016 Set to make first game appearance since 2015

Wt. 185 180 185 195 190 180 150 195 225 210

Fast Fact Went 11-12 on PATs in 2016, including 6-6 against Lafayette Only freshman listed first on the depth chart at any position

One of two juniors who enter 2017 with at least 10 career starts

Leads returning WRs with 432 career receiving yards Former QB; caught a 71-yd TD pass at Marist in 2016 Only OL who has starting experience entering 2017 One of three OL expected to start first career game Set to make first game appearance since 2015 One of three OL expected to start first career game One of three OL expected to start first career game Has started 20-straight games dating back to 2015

DEFENSE

STATS Preseason All-American; only senior set to start 34th game

Played all 11 games in 2016 with one start at Holy Cross 2016 Patriot League runner-up in tackles per game (8.6) The ninth Bison to serve as captain more than once Had three multi-tackle games as a reserve safety in 2016 Needs nine tackles to reach 100 in his career Played mainly on special teams in 2016 College Sports Madness Preseason All-American Missed 2016 due to injury; started all 16 career games

SPECIAL TEAMS

Owns school record in season punting average; lost 2016 to injury

Most recent Bison to return a kickoff for a TD (Oct. 3, 2015) One of Bucknell’s starting CBs; has no career returns Ran for 104 yards on four kickoff returns in 2016 Converted to RB from WR during camp Also Bucknell’s starting SS If snaps, will make first appearance of collegiate career One of Bucknell’s starting WRs

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