Final at Michie Stadium, West PointTV: CBSSNAttendance 33,257
At kickoff
50°F, partly cloudy, wind 17 mph from the northwest, gusts to 25 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Stewart International Airport (KSWF), 17 km from the stadium, 15 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jeff Flanagan; umpire Marvin Wilson; head linesman Matt Fitzgerald; line judge Brian Sakowski; side judge Eddie Bonet; field judge Chris Junjulas; back judge Bryan Platt; center judge Joe PennucciGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Bucknell
0
14
0
0
14
Army
0
7
7
7
21
Standouts
PassingR.J. Nitti17 of 33, 186 yards, 2 TD, 1 INTBucknell
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Bucknell
Army
290
Total yards
377
186
Passing yards
114
104
Rushing yards
263
5.6
Yards per pass
11.4
5.0
Yards per rush
4.3
13
First downs
18
2–12
Third downs
8–17
1–1
Fourth downs
3–3
1
Turnovers
3
14–105
Penalties
4–35
24:37
Possession
35:23
Efficiency
Bucknell
Army
35%
Success rate
46%
0.07
EPA per play
0.21
1.38
Explosiveness
1.15
−0.03
Rushing EPA
0.20
0.14
Passing EPA
0.27
22%
Passing-down success
33%
−0.08
First-down EPA
−0.18
0.25
Second-down EPA
0.28
−0.21
Third-down EPA
0.59
3%
Havoc by its defense
2%
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Army 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Army −23.5.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were Army 95%, Bucknell 5%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Army drives left to right, Bucknell right to left.
Q1 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
Q1 ArmyInterception, 11 plays, 42 yards
Q1 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
Q1 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q1 BucknellMissed FG, 11 plays, 50 yards
Q2 ArmyPunt, 4 plays, 30 yards
Q2 BucknellPunt, 6 plays, 3 yards
Q2 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q2 ArmyInterception, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q2 BucknellTouchdown, 2 plays, 44 yards
Q2 ArmyTouchdown, 10 plays, 65 yards
Q2 BucknellTouchdown, 8 plays, 73 yards
Q2 ArmyEnd of half, 1 play, 6 yards
Q3 ArmyPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
Q3 BucknellPunt, 7 plays, 23 yards
Q3 ArmyTouchdown, 12 plays, 72 yards
Q3 BucknellPunt, 4 plays, 5 yards
Q4 ArmyPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
Q4 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q4 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q4 BucknellPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
Q4 BucknellInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
Q4 ArmyEnd of game, 10 plays, 57 yards
Play by play
1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 0
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 63 yds , Nick O’Brien return for 23 yds to the Buckn 25
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Bobby Kaslander for 4 yds to the Buckn 29
15:00
2nd & 6 at own 29
Matt DelMauro run for 4 yds to the Buckn 33
15:00
3rd & 2 at own 33
Matt DelMauro run for 1 yd to the Buckn 34
15:00
4th & 1 at own 34
Alex Pechin punt for 48 yds , Nicholas Black returns for no gain to the Army 34 ARMY Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Army 8
Army Interception, 11 plays
12:52
1st & 10 at own 8
Ahmad Bradshaw pass complete to Edgar Poe for 7 yds to the Army 15
12:52
2nd & 3 at own 15
Ahmad Bradshaw run for 6 yds to the Army 21 for a 1ST down
12:52
1st & 10 at own 21
Ahmad Bradshaw run for 5 yds to the Army 26
12:52
2nd & 5 at own 26
Matt Giachinta run for 5 yds to the Army 31 for a 1ST down
12:52
1st & 10 at own 31
Ahmad Bradshaw run for 3 yds to the Army 34
12:52
2nd & 7 at own 34
Ahmad Bradshaw run for 3 yds to the Army 37
12:52
3rd & 4 at own 37
Ahmad Bradshaw pass complete to DeAndre Bell for 7 yds to the Army 44 for a 1ST down
12:52
1st & 10 at own 44
Ahmad Bradshaw run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
12:52
2nd & 4 at the 50
Ahmad Bradshaw run for 1 yd to the Buckn 49
12:52
3rd & 3 at opp 49
Ahmad Bradshaw run for 4 yds to the Buckn 45 for a 1ST down
12:52
1st & 10 at opp 45
ARMY Penalty, false start (Victor Nieves III) to the 50 yard line
12:52
1st & 15 at the 50
A.J. Schurr pass intercepted Connor Golden return for no gain to the Buckn 24
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
7:02
1st & 10 at own 24
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Will Carter for 5 yds to the Buckn 29
7:02
2nd & 5 at own 29
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Andrew Owers for 3 yds to the Buckn 32
7:02
3rd & 2 at own 32
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Andrew Podbielski, broken up by Brandon Jackson
7:02
4th & 2 at own 32
Alex Pechin punt for 37 yds , Nicholas Black returns for no gain to the Army 29 Nicholas Black fumbled, recovered by Army Nicholas Black
Army Punt, 3 plays
5:37
1st & 10 at own 29
Matt Giachinta run for 3 yds to the Army 32
5:37
2nd & 7 at own 32
A.J. Schurr run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 30
5:37
3rd & 9 at own 30
A.J. Schurr pass incomplete to Kelvin White
5:37
4th & 9 at own 30
Alex Tardieu punt for 45 yds , Nick O’Brien returns for 4 yds to the Buckn 29
Bucknell Missed FG, 11 plays
4:05
1st & 10 at own 29
Matt DelMauro run for 1 yd to the Buckn 30
4:05
2nd & 9 at own 30
BUCKNELL Penalty, false start (Cary Hess) to the Buckn 25
4:05
2nd & 14 at own 25
Nitti, R.J. pass incomplete, PENALTY ARMY pass interference (Moss, Xavier) 15 yards to the BUCKNELL40, 1ST DOWN BUCKNELL, NO PLAY.
4:05
1st & 10 at own 40
BUCKNELL Penalty, false start (Devlin Brennan) to the Buckn 35
4:05
1st & 15 at own 35
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Matt DelMauro for 9 yds to the Buckn 44
4:05
2nd & 6 at own 44
Matt DelMauro run for 11 yds to the Army 45 for a 1ST down
4:05
1st & 10 at opp 45
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Will Carter
4:05
2nd & 10 at opp 45
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Bobby Kaslander for 5 yds to the Army 40
4:05
3rd & 5 at opp 40
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Alan Butler for 9 yds to the Army 31 for a 1ST down
4:05
1st & 10 at opp 31
BUCKNELL Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Ramy Kased) to the Army 46
4:05
1st & 10 at opp 46
Matt DelMauro run for 26 yds to the Army 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 20
R.J. Nitti run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 21
Q2 15:00
2nd & 11 at opp 21
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Andrew Owers
Q2 15:00
3rd & 11 at opp 21
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Bobby Kaslander, broken up by Xavier Moss
Q2 13:58
4th & 11 at opp 21
John Burdick 38 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by John Voit N/A return for no gain to the Army 28
2nd quarter8 drives, then Bucknell 14, Army 7
Army Punt, 4 plays
13:58
1st & 10 at own 28
John Trainor run for 22 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:58
1st & 10 at the 50
Joe Walker run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 49
13:58
2nd & 11 at own 49
A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the Buckn 49
13:58
3rd & 9 at opp 49
Joe Walker run for 7 yds to the Buckn 42
11:24
4th & 2 at opp 42
Timeout BUCKNELL, clock 11:24
11:24
4th & 2 at opp 42
Alex Tardieu punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Buckn 15 , Nick O’Brien returns for 4 yds to the Buckn 15
Bucknell Punt, 6 plays
11:15
1st & 10 at own 15
Matt DelMauro run for 6 yds to the Buckn 21
11:15
2nd & 4 at own 21
Matt DelMauro run for no gain to the Buckn 21
11:15
3rd & 4 at own 21
Matt DelMauro run for 7 yds to the Buckn 28 for a 1ST down
11:15
1st & 10 at own 28
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Bobby Kaslander
11:15
2nd & 10 at own 28
DelMauro, Matt rush for 4 yards to the BUCKNELL32 (Jackson, B.), PENALTY BUCKNELL holding (Hess, Cary) 10 yards to the BUCKNELL18, NO PLAY.
11:15
2nd & 20 at own 18
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Matt DelMauro
11:15
3rd & 20 at own 18
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Alan Butler, broken up by Chris Carnegie
11:15
4th & 20 at own 18
Alex Pechin punt for 46 yds for a 1ST down , Nicholas Black returns for no gain to the Army 49 Nicholas Black fumbled, recovered by Buckn Bryan Marine for a 1ST down BUCKNELL Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jimmy King) to the Army 49 for a 1ST down
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
8:26
1st & 10 at opp 49
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Will Carter
8:26
2nd & 10 at opp 49
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Will Carter
8:26
3rd & 10 at opp 49
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Will Carter for 4 yds to the Army 45
8:26
4th & 6 at opp 45
Alex Pechin punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 14
Army Interception, 3 plays
7:30
1st & 10 at own 14
A.J. Schurr run for 1 yd to the Army 15
7:30
2nd & 9 at own 15
A.J. Schurr run for no gain to the Army 15
7:30
3rd & 9 at own 15
A.J. Schurr pass intercepted Connor Golden return for no gain to the Army 44
Bucknell Touchdown, 2 plays
6:10
1st & 10 at opp 44
Matt DelMauro run for 9 yds to the Army 35
5:28
2nd & 1 at opp 35
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Will Carter for 35 yds for a TD, (John Burdick PAT BLOCKED)Bucknell 6, Army 0
Army Touchdown, 10 plays
5:28
1st & 0 at own 35
Alex Pechin kickoff for 40 yds
5:28
1st & 10 at own 35
ARMY Penalty, false start (Victor Nieves III) to the Army 30
5:28
1st & 15 at own 30
Matt Giachinta run for 4 yds to the Army 34
5:28
2nd & 11 at own 34
A.J. Schurr run for 9 yds to the Army 43
5:28
3rd & 2 at own 43
A.J. Schurr run for 16 yds to the Buckn 41 for a 1ST down
5:28
1st & 10 at opp 41
A.J. Schurr pass incomplete to Edgar Poe
5:28
2nd & 10 at opp 41
Jordan Asberry run for 2 yds to the Buckn 39
5:28
3rd & 8 at opp 39
A.J. Schurr run for 11 yds to the Buckn 28 for a 1ST down
5:28
1st & 10 at opp 28
Drue Harris run for 2 yds to the Buckn 26
5:28
2nd & 8 at opp 26
A.J. Schurr run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buckn 28
5:28
3rd & 10 at opp 28
A.J. Schurr pass complete to Edgar Poe for 25 yds to the Buckn 3 for a 1ST down
1:52
1st & goal at opp 3
A.J. Schurr run for 3 yds for a TD, (Daniel Grochowski KICK)Army 7, Bucknell 6
Bucknell Touchdown, 8 plays
1:52
1st & 0 at own 35
Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 63 yds , Nick O’Brien return for 25 yds to the Buckn 27
1:43
1st & 10 at own 27
Matt DelMauro run for 19 yds to the Buckn 46 for a 1ST down
1:43
1st & 10 at own 46
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Bobby Kaslander for 27 yds to the Army 27 for a 1ST down
1:43
1st & 10 at opp 27
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Alan Butler for 3 yds to the Army 24
1:43
2nd & 7 at opp 24
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Andrew Owers
1:43
3rd & 7 at opp 24
BUCKNELL Penalty, false start (Griff Barth) to the Army 29
1:43
3rd & 12 at opp 29
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Bobby Kaslander, broken up by Chris Carnegie
0:51
4th & 12 at opp 29
Timeout BUCKNELL, clock 00:51
0:51
4th & 12 at opp 29
Timeout ARMY, clock 00:51
0:51
4th & 12 at opp 29
BUCKNELL Penalty, false start (Julie’n Davenport) to the Army 34
0:51
4th & 17 at opp 34
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Bobby Kaslander for 27 yds to the Army 7 for a 1ST down
0:51
1st & goal at opp 7
Matt DelMauro run for 3 yds to the Army 4
0:32
2nd & 0 at opp 4
Timeout BUCKNELL, clock 00:32
0:26
2nd & goal at opp 4
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Andrew Owers for 4 yds for a TD, (R.J. Nitti pass to Andrew Owers for Two-Point Conversion)Bucknell 14, Army 7
Army End of half, 1 play
0:26
1st & 0 at own 35
Alex Pechin kickoff for 62 yds , Marcus Hyatt return for 27 yds to the Army 30
0:20
1st & 10 at own 30
Drue Harris run for 6 yds to the Army 36
3rd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 14
Army Punt, 6 plays
15:00
2nd & 4 at own 35
Alex Pechin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
A.J. Schurr run for 5 yds to the Army 30
15:00
2nd & 5 at own 30
Drue Harris run for 4 yds to the Army 34
15:00
3rd & 1 at own 34
Drue Harris run for 3 yds to the Army 37 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 37
A.J. Schurr run for no gain to the Army 37
15:00
2nd & 10 at own 37
A.J. Schurr run for no gain to the Army 37
15:00
3rd & 10 at own 37
A.J. Schurr run for 8 yds to the Army 45
15:00
4th & 2 at own 45
Alex Tardieu punt for 39 yds, downed at the Buckn 16
Bucknell Punt, 7 plays
11:25
1st & 10 at own 16
Matt DelMauro run for 7 yds to the Buckn 23
11:25
2nd & 3 at own 23
Matt DelMauro run for 6 yds to the Buckn 29 for a 1ST down
11:25
1st & 10 at own 29
Matt DelMauro run for 4 yds to the Buckn 33
11:25
2nd & 6 at own 33
BUCKNELL Penalty, false start (Clayton Hoffmaster) to the Buckn 28
11:25
2nd & 11 at own 28
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Bobby Kaslander for 11 yds to the Buckn 39 for a 1ST down
11:25
1st & 10 at own 39
Matt DelMauro run for 1 yd to the Buckn 40
11:25
2nd & 9 at own 40
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Bobby Kaslander, broken up by Chris Carnegie
11:25
3rd & 9 at own 40
R.J. Nitti run for 4 yds to the Buckn 44
11:25
4th & 5 at own 44
BUCKNELL Penalty, false start (Clayton Hoffmaster) to the Buckn 39
11:25
4th & 10 at own 39
Alex Pechin punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 28
Army Touchdown, 12 plays
7:19
1st & 10 at own 28
Matt Giachinta run for no gain to the Army 28
7:19
2nd & 10 at own 28
A.J. Schurr pass complete to Jordan Asberry for 7 yds to the Army 35
7:19
3rd & 3 at own 35
A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the Army 37
7:19
4th & 1 at own 37
A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the Army 39 for a 1ST down
7:19
1st & 10 at own 39
Drue Harris run for 4 yds to the Army 43
7:19
2nd & 6 at own 43
Jordan Asberry run for 19 yds to the Buckn 38 for a 1ST down
7:19
1st & 10 at opp 38
Drue Harris run for 1 yd to the Buckn 37
7:19
2nd & 9 at opp 37
Jordan Asberry run for 4 yds to the Buckn 33 for a 1ST down BUCKNELL Penalty, personal foul (Bret Berg) to the Buckn 18 for a 1ST down
7:19
1st & 10 at opp 18
Matt Giachinta run for 5 yds to the Buckn 13
7:19
2nd & 5 at opp 13
A.J. Schurr run for a loss of 1 yard to the Buckn 14
7:19
3rd & 6 at opp 14
A.J. Schurr run for 11 yds to the Buckn 3 for a 1ST down
1:43
1st & goal at opp 3
A.J. Schurr run for 3 yds for a TD, (Daniel Grochowski KICK)Tied at 14
Bucknell Punt, 4 plays
1:43
1st & 0 at own 35
Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 62 yds , Nick O’Brien return for 22 yds to the Buckn 25
1:34
1st & 10 at own 25
BUCKNELL Penalty, false start (Ramy Kased) to the Buckn 20
1:34
1st & 15 at own 20
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Andrew Podbielski for 18 yds to the Buckn 38 for a 1ST down
1:34
1st & 10 at own 38
Matt DelMauro run for 2 yds to the Buckn 40
1:34
2nd & 8 at own 40
Matt DelMauro run for no gain to the Buckn 40
Q4 15:00
3rd & 8 at own 40
BUCKNELL Penalty, false start (Julie’n Davenport) to the Buckn 35
Q4 15:00
3rd & 13 at own 35
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Will Carter
Q4 15:00
4th & 13 at own 35
BUCKNELL Penalty, false start (Matthew Jegede) to the Buckn 30
Q4 15:00
4th & 18 at own 30
Alex Pechin punt for 52 yds , Edgar Poe returns for 5 yds to the Army 23
4th quarter7 drives, then Army 21, Bucknell 14
Army Punt, 6 plays
14:42
1st & 10 at own 23
Matt Giachinta run for 2 yds to the Army 25
14:42
2nd & 8 at own 25
A.J. Schurr run for 7 yds to the Army 32
14:42
3rd & 1 at own 32
A.J. Schurr run for 3 yds to the Army 35 for a 1ST down
14:42
1st & 10 at own 35
A.J. Schurr run for 7 yds to the Army 32
14:42
3rd & 4 at own 41
A.J. Schurr run for 1 yd to the Army 42
14:42
1st & 10 at own 35
A.J. Schurr run for 3 yds to the Army 38
14:42
2nd & 7 at own 38
A.J. Schurr run for 3 yds to the Army 41
14:42
4th & 3 at own 42
Alex Tardieu punt for 24 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Buckn 34
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
11:00
4th & 10 at own 34
Alex Pechin punt for 26 yds, downed at the Army 40
11:00
1st & 10 at own 34
Matt DelMauro run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buckn 32
11:00
2nd & 12 at own 32
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Will Carter for 11 yds to the Buckn 43
11:00
3rd & 1 at own 43
R.J. Nitti run for a loss of 4 yards to the Buckn 39
11:00
4th & 5 at own 39
BUCKNELL Penalty, false start (Brian Duncan) to the Buckn 34
Army Punt, 3 plays
8:49
2nd & 21 at own 29
A.J. Schurr pass incomplete to DeAndre Bell
8:49
1st & 10 at own 40
A.J. Schurr run for a loss of 5 yards to the Army 29 A.J. Schurr fumbled, recovered by Army John Trainor
8:49
3rd & 21 at own 29
A.J. Schurr run for 5 yds to the Army 34
8:49
4th & 16 at own 34
Alex Tardieu punt for 37 yds, downed at the Buckn 29
Bucknell Punt, 4 plays
7:10
1st & 10 at own 29
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Matt DelMauro for 12 yds to the Buckn 41 for a 1ST down
7:10
3rd & 11 at own 40
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Bobby Kaslander
7:10
1st & 10 at own 41
R.J. Nitti pass complete to Will Carter for a loss of 1 yard to the Buckn 40
7:10
2nd & 11 at own 40
R.J. Nitti pass incomplete to Alan Butler
7:10
4th & 11 at own 40
Alex Pechin punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Edgar Poe at the Army 25
Army Touchdown, 2 plays
5:35
1st & 10 at own 25
A.J. Schurr run for 7 yds to the Army 32
4:44
2nd & 3 at own 32
A.J. Schurr pass complete to Edgar Poe for 68 yds for a TD, (Daniel Grochowski KICK)Army 21, Bucknell 14
Bucknell Interception, 1 play
4:44
1st & 0 at own 35
Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:44
1st & 10 at own 25
R.J. Nitti pass intercepted Chris Carnegie return for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 38
Army End of game, 10 plays
4:33
1st & 10 at own 38
Matt Giachinta run for 5 yds to the Army 43
4:33
2nd & 5 at own 43
Jordan Asberry run for 31 yds to the Buckn 26 for a 1ST down
4:33
1st & 10 at opp 26
Drue Harris run for 2 yds to the Buckn 24
4:33
2nd & 8 at opp 24
A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the Buckn 22
2:23
3rd & 6 at opp 22
Timeout BUCKNELL, clock 02:23
2:23
3rd & 6 at opp 22
A.J. Schurr run for 5 yds to the Buckn 17
2:17
4th & 1 at opp 17
Timeout BUCKNELL, clock 02:17
2:17
4th & 1 at opp 17
A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the Buckn 15 for a 1ST down
2:17
1st & 10 at opp 15
Drue Harris run for 1 yd to the Buckn 14
2:17
2nd & 9 at opp 14
Matt Giachinta run for 5 yds to the Buckn 9
2:17
3rd & 4 at opp 9
A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the Buckn 7
0:12
4th & 2 at opp 7
Timeout BUCKNELL, clock 00:12
0:12
4th & 2 at opp 7
A.J. Schurr run for 2 yds to the Buckn 5 for a 1ST down
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