2025 Bucknell Bison football team

2025 Bucknell Bison football
ConferencePatriot League
Record5–7 (2–5 Patriot)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDrew Folmar (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Bowers (4th season)
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
2025 Patriot League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Lehigh $^   7 – 0     12 – 1  
Lafayette   6 – 1     8 – 4  
Holy Cross   3 – 4     3 – 9  
Richmond   3 – 4     7 – 5  
Georgetown   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Colgate   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Bucknell   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Fordham   1 – 6     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison are led by seventh-year head coach Dave Cecchini and play their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 p.m.at Air Force*
CBSSNL 13–4930,207
September 61:00 p.m.at Marist*
ESPN+W 34–231,907
September 133:30 p.m.VMI*
ESPN+W 35–282,058
September 206:00 p.m.No. 10 Lehigh
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
ESPN+L 24–413,143
September 276:00 p.m.Saint Francis (PA)*
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
ESPN+W 30–23887
October 412:00 p.m.Richmond
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
ESPN+W 33–281,454
October 1112:30 p.m.at Lafayette
ESPN+L 24–623,873
October 181:00 p.m.at Cornell*
ESPN+L 20–304,205
October 2512:00 p.m.Georgetown
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
ESPN+L 24–31778
November 81:00 p.m.at Fordham
ESPN+W 37–192,235
November 1512:00 p.m.Holy Cross
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
ESPN+L 20–37913
November 221:00 p.m.at Colgate
ESPN+L 19–381,170
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Air Force (FBS)

See also: 2025 Air Force Falcons football team
Bucknell Bison (0–0) at Air Force Falcons (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 0 7 3313
Falcons (FBS) 14 14 14749

at Falcon Stadium • Air Force Academy, Colorado

Game information
First quarter
  • AFA – Quin Smith 40-yard pass from Josh Johnson (Jacob Medina kick), 6:22. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:47.
  • AFA – Cade Harris 9-yard run (Jacob Medina kick), 2:28. Falcons 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:25.
Second quarter
  • BUCK – Sam Milligan 12-yard pass from Ralph Rucker IV (Matt Schearer kick), 12:54. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:34.
  • AFA – Dylan Carson 2-yard run (Jacob Medina kick), 7:14. Falcons 21–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:40.;
  • AFA – Cade Harris 62-yard pass from Josh Johnson (Jacob Medina kick), 4:41. Falcons 28–7. Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:09.
Third quarter
  • AFA – Korey Johnson 0-yard fumble return (Jacob Medina kick), 13:04. Falcons 35–7.
  • AFA – Cade Harris 8-yard run (Jacob Medina kick), 11:34. Falcons 42–7. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06.
  • BUCK – Matt Schearer 37-yard field goal, 5:49. Falcons 42–10. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:45.
Fourth quarter
  • AFA – Maguire Martin 1-yard run (Reagan Tubbs kick), 6:24. Falcons 49–10. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 14:25.
  • BUCK – Matt Schearer 39-yard field goal, 0:44. Falcons 49–13. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:40.
Statistics BUCK AFA
First downs 18 23
Total yards 266 429
Rushing yards 97 270
Passing yards 169 159
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–24–1 6–9–0
Time of possession 28:22 31:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Bucknell Passing Ralph Rucker IV 10/18, 126 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tariq Thomas 18 rushes, 80 yards
Receiving Sam Milligan 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD
Air Force Passing Josh Johnson 4/7, 112 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Cade Harris 8 rushes, 66 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cade Harris 3 receptions, 83 yards, TD

at Marist

See also: 2025 Marist Red Foxes football team
Bucknell Bison (0-1) at Marist Red Foxes (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 10 7 31434
Red Foxes 0 14 3623

at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 1,907
  • Referee: Edward Roos
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Geoff Brault (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), William Rosen (sideline)
Statistics BUCK MRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bucknell Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Marist Passing
Rushing
Receiving

VMI

See also: 2025 VMI Keydets football team
VMI Keydets (1-1) vs. Bucknell Bison (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Keydets 7 0 71428
Bison 7 14 7735

at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 2,058
  • Referee: Eric Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Birdsong (play-by-play) and Charlie Fisher (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:46) BUC – Sam Milligan 45-yard pass from Ralph Rucker IV, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:08; Bucknell 7–0)
  • (3:16) VMI – Owen Sweeney 18-yard pass from Collin Shannon, Ben Shrewsbury kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:23; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (4:58) BUC – Sam Milligan 18-yard pass from Ralph Rucker IV, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 8:03; Bucknell 14–7)
  • (0:15) BUC – Sam Milligan 34-yard pass from Ralph Rucker IV, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 2:54; Bucknell 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (8:37) VMI – Noah Grevious 73-yard pass from Collin Shannon, Ben Shrewsbury kick (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:29; Bucknell 21–14)
  • (2:30) BUC – TJ Cadden 59-yard pass from Ralph Rucker IV, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:13; Bucknell 28–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:54) VMI – Nana Utsey 3-yard run, Ben Shrewsbury kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:29; Bucknell 28–21)
  • (5:26) VMI – Owen Sweeney 14-yard pass from Collin Shannon, Ben Shrewsbury kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:30; Tied 28–28)
  • (1:49) BUC – Sam Milligan 37-yard pass from Ralph Rucker IV, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:37; Bucknell 35–28)
Statistics VMI BUCK
First downs 18 18
Total yards 421 476
Rushing yards 59 71
Passing yards 362 405
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–38–0 21–28–1
Time of possession 30:28 29:32
Team Category Player Statistics
VMI Passing Collin Shannon 21/38, 362 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Leo Boehling 19 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Noah Grevious 6 receptions, 186 yards, TD
Bucknell Passing Ralph Rucker IV 21/28, 405 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing Tariq Thomas 14 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Sam Milligan 7 receptions, 192 yards, 4 TD

No. 10 Lehigh

See also: 2025 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
No. 10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3-0) vs. Bucknell Bison (2-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Mountain Hawks 10 7 21341
Bison 3 7 01424

at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 3,143
  • Referee: Todd Bowman
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Birdsong (play-by-play) and Charlie Fisher (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (LEH): 11:44 - Nick Garrido 24 Yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:04 LEH 3-0)
  • (LEH): 7:03 - Jaden Green 12 Yard rush, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:37 LEH 10-0)
  • (BUCK): 3:49 - Matt Schearer 29 Yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:08 LEH 10-3)
Second Quarter
  • (LEH): 10:08 - Luke Yoder 1 Yard rush, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 5:39 LEH 17-3)
  • (BUCK): 4:29 - Ralph Rucker IV 5 Yard rush, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:39 LEH 17-10)
Third Quarter
  • (LEH): 11:54 - Jaden Green 23 Yard rush, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 3:06 LEH 24-10)
  • (LEH): 7:30 - Jaden Green 6 Yard rush, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:14 LEH 31-10)
  • (LEH): 2:06 - Mason Humphrey 17 Yard pass from Hayden Johnson, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 4:01 LEH 38-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (BUCK): 12:18 - Nate Anderson 10 Yard pass from Ralph Rucker IV, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:48 LEH 38-17)
  • (BUCK): 6:09 - TJ Cadden 3 Yard pass from Ralph Rucker IV, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 3:38 LEH 38-24)
  • (LEH): 1:42 - Nick Garrido 23 Yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:19 LEH 41-24)
Statistics LEH BUCK
First downs 25 20
Total yards 494 291
Rushing yards 323 80
Passing yards 171 291
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–20–0 23–34–1
Time of possession 32:07 27:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Lehigh Passing Hayden Johnson 16/20, 171 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Luke Yoder 18 carries, 174 yards, TD
Receiving Geoffrey Jamiel 8 receptions, 102 yards
Bucknell Passing Ralph Rucker IV 23/34, 291 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ralph Rucker IV 13 carries, 35 yards, TD
Receiving Sam Milligan 5 receptions, 109 yards

Saint Francis (PA)

See also: 2025 Saint Francis Red Flash football team
Saint Francis Red Flash (0-4) vs. Bucknell Bison (2-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Flash 0 14 3623
Bison 7 3 12830

at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 887
  • Referee: Anthony Florio
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Birdsong (play-by-play) and Charle Fisher (analyst)
Statistics SFPA BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Saint Francis (PA) Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bucknell Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Richmond

See also: 2025 Richmond Spiders football team
Richmond Spiders (3-2) vs. Bucknell Bison (3-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Spiders 14 7 7028
Bison 7 10 7933

at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Tom Zetts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Birdsong (play-by-play) and Charle Fisher (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:10) RICH - Ashten Snelsire 24-yard pass to Isaiah Dawson, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 4 Plays, 62 yards, 1:43; RICH 7–0)
  • (8:19) BUCK - Michael Cadden 4-yard run, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 9 Plays, 72 yards, 4:45; TIED 7–7)
  • (5:41) RICH - Ashten Snelsire 25-yard pass to Isaiah Dawson, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 6 Plays, 83 yards, 2:31; RICH 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (14:56) BUCK - Logan Bush 11-yard run, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 11 Plays, 78 yards, 5:40; TIED 14–14)
  • (11:42) RICH - Ashten Snelsire 25-yard pass to Andrew King, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 6 Plays, 69 yards, 3:09; RICH 21–14)
  • (0:05) BUCK - Matt Schearer 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 Plays, 61 yards, 1:23; RICH 21–17)
Third Quarter
  • (10:39) BUCK - Michael Cadden 2-yard run, Matt Schearer kick (Drive: 8 Plays, 86 yards, 4:16; BUCK 24–21)
  • (8:25) RICH - Ashten Snelsire 25-yard pass to Ja'Vion Griffin, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 5 Plays, 74 yards, 2:12; RICH 28–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:14) BUCK - Matt Schearer 27-yard field goal (Drive: 14 Plays, 80 yards, 5:59; RICH 28–27)
  • (2:14) BUCK - Ralph Rucker IV 20-yard pass to Nate Anderson, 2-point conversion failed (Drive: 6 Plays, 49 yards, 1:38; BUCK 33–28)
Statistics RICH BUCK
First downs 25 32
Total yards 494 496
Rushing yards 187 212
Passing yards 307 284
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–27–3 24–35–0
Time of possession 24:03 35:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Richmond Passing Ashten Snelsire 16/27, 307 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Aziz Foster-Powell 8 carries, 108 yards
Receiving Isaiah Dawson 6 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD
Bucknell Passing Ralph Rucker IV 24/34, 284 yards, TD
Rushing Logan Bush 8 carries, 47 yards, TD
Receiving Sam Milligan 11 receptions, 133 yards

at Lafayette

See also: 2025 Lafayette Leopards football team
Bucknell Bison (4-2) vs. Lafayette Leopards (4-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 0 10 14024
Leopards 7 27 141462

at Fisher Stadium • Easton, PA

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 3,873
Statistics BUCK LAF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bucknell Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Lafayette Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Cornell

See also: 2025 Cornell Big Red football team
Bucknell Bison (4-3) vs. Cornell Big Red (0-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 0 7 01320
Big Red 3 6 14730

at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 4,205
  • Referee: Todd Bowman
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick DeLuca (play-by-play) and Matt Miller (analyst)
Statistics BUCK COR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bucknell Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Cornell Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Georgetown

See also: 2025 Georgetown Hoyas football team
Georgetown Hoyas (4-3) vs. Bucknell Bison (4-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hoyas 7 7 71031
Bison 0 14 01024

at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 778
  • Referee: Eric Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Birdsong (play-by-play) and Charle Fisher (analyst)
Statistics GTWN BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgetown Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bucknell Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Fordham

See also: 2025 Fordham Rams football team
Bucknell Bison (4-5) vs. Fordham Rams (1-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison - - --0
Rams - - --0

at Coffey Field • New York City, NY

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics BUCK FOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bucknell Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Fordham Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Holy Cross

See also: 2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
Holy Cross Crusaders (0-0) vs. Bucknell Bison (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crusaders - - --0
Bison - - --0

at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EST
Statistics HC BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Holy Cross Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bucknell Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Colgate

See also: 2025 Colgate Raiders football team
Bucknell Bison (0-0) vs. Colgate Raiders (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison - - --0
Raiders - - --0

at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics BUCK COLG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Bucknell Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colgate Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "2025 Bucknell Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". bucknellbison.com. Bucknell Bison Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
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