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Fordham at Bucknell

Saturday, November 5, 2022

Fordham beat Bucknell 59–⁠17. It was their 24th meeting; after it, Fordham led the series 16–⁠8.

AwayFordham9–⁠3 in 2022
59
HomeBucknell3–⁠8 in 2022
17

Final at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, LewisburgTV: ESPN+Attendance 1,324

At kickoff
73°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the south, gusts to 20 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Penn Valley Airport (KSEG), 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Mike KlembaraGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Fordham02472859
Bucknell307717

Standouts

Player stats

Fordham

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tim DeMorat31/4934652
Grant Wilson1/1610
Tom Sharkey1/11000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Trey Sneed1470018
Cris Shaw237032
Julius Loughridge536022
Trey Wilson III435017
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Fotis Kokosioulis12132254
M.J. Wright359137
Mekai Felton446123
Dequece Carter344015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Alex Kemper0002

Bucknell

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nick Semptimphelter12/2515411
Alex Brown5/95201
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Rushawn Baker1570112
Mikey Neal147047
Nick Semptimphelter211010
Danny Meuser3605
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Damian Harris444132
Charlie Kreinbucher243034
Coleman Bennett240037
Marques Owens140040
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Brent Jackson0001
Tyler Alston0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

FordhamBucknell
546Total yards330
362Passing yards206
184Rushing yards124
7.1Yards per pass6.1
5.3Yards per rush4.3
30First downs14
9–⁠18Third downs3–⁠15
2–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠2
2Turnovers2
7–⁠55Penalties6–⁠45
34:03Possession25:57

Efficiency

FordhamBucknell
47%Success rate32%
0.26EPA per play−0.13
1.55Explosiveness1.69
0.56Rushing EPA0.27
0.33Passing EPA−0.24
35%Passing-down success24%
5%Havoc by its defense4%

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)

Fordham 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Fordham −24.5, over/under 64.5.

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 Fordham 95%, Bucknell 5%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Bucknell end zoneFordham end zoneQ1 BucknellInterception, 1 playQ1 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ1 FordhamInterception, 1 playQ1 FordhamInterception, 7 playsQ1 FordhamTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 FordhamPunt, 8 playsQ1 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ1 BucknellField goal, 9 playsQ2 FordhamField goal, 14 playsQ2 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ2 FordhamTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ2 FordhamTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ2 FordhamTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 BucknellPunt, 4 playsQ3 BucknellTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 FordhamTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ3 FordhamPunt, 10 playsQ3 FordhamPunt, 5 playsQ3 BucknellTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 FordhamTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 BucknellTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 FordhamPunt, 3 playsQ4 BucknellTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 FordhamTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ4 FordhamTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 BucknellTurnover on downs, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Bucknell drives left to right, Fordham right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 BucknellInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  2. Q1 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  3. Q1 FordhamInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  4. Q1 FordhamInterception, 7 plays, 26 yards
  5. Q1 FordhamTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  6. Q1 FordhamPunt, 8 plays, 34 yards
  7. Q1 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  8. Q1 BucknellField goal, 9 plays, −9 yards
  9. Q2 FordhamField goal, 14 plays, 63 yards
  10. Q2 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  11. Q2 FordhamTouchdown, 7 plays, 56 yards
  12. Q2 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  13. Q2 FordhamTouchdown, 3 plays, 38 yards
  14. Q2 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q2 FordhamTouchdown, 8 plays, 66 yards
  16. Q3 BucknellPunt, 4 plays, 35 yards
  17. Q3 BucknellTouchdown, 5 plays, 72 yards
  18. Q3 FordhamTouchdown, 6 plays, 69 yards
  19. Q3 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  20. Q3 FordhamPunt, 10 plays, 21 yards
  21. Q3 FordhamPunt, 5 plays, −8 yards
  22. Q3 BucknellTouchdown, 8 plays, 34 yards
  23. Q4 FordhamTouchdown, 8 plays, 57 yards
  24. Q4 BucknellTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 46 yards
  25. Q4 FordhamPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  26. Q4 BucknellTouchdown, 3 plays, −11 yards
  27. Q4 FordhamTouchdown, 2 plays, 8 yards
  28. Q4 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  29. Q4 FordhamTouchdown, 6 plays, 82 yards
  30. Q4 BucknellTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 53 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Bucknell 3, Fordham 0
Fordham Turnover on downs, 4 plays
14:531st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schatzel kickoff for 58 yds , MJ Wright return for 26 yds to the Fordh 33
13:464th & 2 at own 41Tim DeMorat pass incomplete to Dequece Carter, broken up by Brent Jackson
13:361st & 10 at opp 41Nick Semptimphelter pass intercepted
9:514th & 3 at own 38Will Haslett punt for 42 yds , Gavin Pringle returns for 11 yds to the Buckn 31
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
9:511st & 10 at own 31Rushawn Baker run for 3 yds to the Buckn 34
9:512nd & 7 at own 34Rushawn Baker run for 3 yds to the Buckn 37
9:513rd & 4 at own 37Nick Semptimphelter run for 1 yd to the Buckn 38
7:544th & 3 at own 38Ruben Anderson punt for 56 yds , Dequece Carter returns for 28 yds to the Fordh 34
7:481st & 10 at own 34Tim DeMorat pass intercepted
6:464th & 9 at opp 35Ruben Anderson punt for 30 yds
Fordham Interception, 7 plays
6:461st & 10 at own 5Tim DeMorat pass complete to Mekai Felton for 12 yds to the Fordh 17 for a 1ST down
6:461st & 10 at own 17Julius Loughridge run for 2 yds to the Fordh 19
6:462nd & 8 at own 19Tim DeMorat pass incomplete to Mekai Felton, broken up by Alex Smith Jr.
6:463rd & 8 at own 19Tim DeMorat run for 8 yds to the Fordh 27 for a 1ST down
6:461st & 10 at own 27Tim DeMorat pass complete to Fotis Kokosioulis for 5 yds to the Fordh 32
6:462nd & 5 at own 32Tim DeMorat pass complete to Julius Loughridge for a loss of 1 yard to the Fordh 31
Bucknell Field goal, 9 plays
6:461st & 10 at opp 30pass incomplete to Damian Harris
6:462nd & 10 at opp 30Nick Semptimphelter pass complete to Rushawn Baker for 3 yds to the Fordh 27
6:463rd & 7 at opp 27Nick Semptimphelter pass complete to Damian Harris for 8 yds to the Fordh 19 for a 1ST down
6:461st & 10 at opp 19Nick Semptimphelter pass incomplete to Marques Owens, broken up by Stephen Williams II
6:462nd & 10 at opp 19
6:463rd & 10 at opp 19Nick Semptimphelter pass complete to Christian Tait for 5 yds to the Fordh 14
0:124th & 5 at opp 14Matt Schearer 31 Yd Field GoalBucknell 3, Fordham 0
0:101st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schatzel kickoff BUCKNELL Penalty, off-side (Ben Allen) to the Buckn 30
0:101st & 10 at own 30Ryan Schatzel kickoff for 65 yds , MJ Wright return for 31 yds to the Fordh 36
2nd quarter7 drives, then Fordham 24, Bucknell 3
Fordham Touchdown, 8 plays
0:003rd & 7 at own 34Tim DeMorat pass complete to Fotis Kokosioulis for 54 yds to the Buckn 12 for a 1ST down
Fordham Field goal, 14 plays
15:002nd & 3 at own 43Trey Sneed run for 5 yds to the Fordh 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Tim DeMorat pass complete to Dequece Carter for 15 yds to the Buckn 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 37
15:002nd & 10 at opp 37Tim DeMorat sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the Buckn 45
15:003rd & 18 at opp 45FORDHAM Penalty, false start (Dan Byrnes) to the 50 yard line
15:003rd & 23 at the 50Trey Sneed run for 18 yds to the Buckn 32
15:004th & 5 at opp 32Trey Sneed run for 5 yds to the Buckn 27 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 27Tim DeMorat pass complete to Mekai Felton for 5 yds to the Buckn 22
15:002nd & 5 at opp 22Tim DeMorat pass incomplete to Jaden Allen, broken up by Gavin Pringle
15:003rd & 5 at opp 22Tim DeMorat pass complete to Dequece Carter for 14 yds to the Buckn 8 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 8Tim DeMorat pass complete to Trey Sneed for 7 yds to the Buckn 1
15:002nd & goal at opp 1Tim DeMorat pass incomplete to MJ Wright, broken up by Gavin Pringle
8:324th & goal at opp 7Brandon Peskin 24 Yd Field GoalTied at 3
8:161st & 10 at own 35Michael Bernard kickoff for 59 yds , Damian Harris return for no gain to the Buckn 4
Fordham Field goal, 14 plays
8:163rd & goal at opp 1Tim DeMorat sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the Buckn 7
7:094th & 6 at own 8Ruben Anderson punt
7:024th & 1 at own 13Ruben Anderson punt for 46 yds
Fordham Touchdown, 7 plays
4:301st & 10 at opp 12Jaden Allen 12 Yd pass from Tim DeMorat (Brandon Peskin Kick)Fordham 10, Bucknell 3
4:291st & 10 at own 35Michael Bernard kickoff for 59 yds , Josh Gary return for no gain to the Buckn 6
2:524th & 7 at own 9Ruben Anderson punt for 32 yds
Fordham Touchdown, 3 plays
2:193rd & 6 at opp 37MJ Wright 37 Yd pass from Tim DeMorat (Brandon Peskin Kick)Fordham 17, Bucknell 3
2:191st & 10 at own 35Michael Bernard kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
2:112nd & 14 at own 21Nick Semptimphelter pass complete to Coleman Bennett for 3 yds to the Buckn 24
2:113rd & 11 at own 24Nick Semptimphelter pass complete to Christian Tait for 7 yds to the Buckn 31
1:314th & 4 at own 31Ruben Anderson punt for 38 yds
Fordham Touchdown, 8 plays
0:411st & 10 at opp 12Tim DeMorat pass complete to Trey Sneed FORDHAM Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the Buckn 17
0:411st & 15 at opp 17pass incomplete to Dan Byrnes
0:412nd & 15 at opp 17Tim DeMorat pass complete to Trey Sneed for 6 yds to the Buckn 11
0:413rd & 9 at opp 11FORDHAM Penalty, false start (Giovanni Potente) to the Buckn 16
0:413rd & 14 at opp 16Tim DeMorat pass incomplete to MJ Wright for a 1ST down BUCKNELL Penalty, personal foul (Tyler Alston) to the Buckn 8 for a 1ST down
0:211st & goal at opp 8Fotis Kokosioulis 8 Yd pass from Tim DeMorat (Brandon Peskin Kick)Fordham 24, Bucknell 3
0:171st & 10 at own 35Michael Bernard kickoff for 65 yds , Coleman Bennett return for 14 yds to the Buckn 14
3rd quarter12 drives, then Fordham 31, Bucknell 10
Bucknell Touchdown, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Rushawn Baker run for 5 yds to the Buckn 30 for a 1ST down FORDHAM Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (James Conway) to the Buckn 45 for a 1ST down
Fordham Punt, 10 plays
0:002nd & 10 at own 28Tim DeMorat pass complete to Fotis Kokosioulis for 2 yds to the Fordh 30
Bucknell Touchdown, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 45Nick Semptimphelter pass complete to Coleman Bennett for 37 yds to the Fordh 18 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 18pass incomplete to Damian Harris
0:002nd & 10 at opp 18Rushawn Baker run for 6 yds to the Fordh 12
Fordham Touchdown, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 28pass incomplete to Fotis Kokosioulis
0:001st & 10 at the 50Tim DeMorat pass incomplete to Dan Byrnes for a 1ST down BUCKNELL Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Gavin Pringle) to the Buckn 35 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 35Trey Sneed run for 3 yds to the Buckn 32
0:002nd & 7 at opp 32Trey Sneed run for 9 yds to the Buckn 23 for a 1ST down
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
0:002nd & 9 at own 26Alex Brown run for 1 yd to the Buckn 27
0:003rd & 8 at own 27Nick Semptimphelter pass incomplete to Christian Tait, broken up by Stephen Williams II
Fordham Punt, 10 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 28pass incomplete to MJ Wright
0:003rd & 8 at own 30Tim DeMorat pass incomplete to Trey Wilson III BUCKNELL Penalty, substitution infraction (Gavin Pringle) to the Fordh 35
0:003rd & 3 at own 35Tim DeMorat pass complete to Fotis Kokosioulis for 7 yds to the Fordh 42 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 42Trey Wilson III run for 1 yd to the Fordh 43
0:002nd & 9 at own 43Tim DeMorat pass complete to MJ Wright for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
0:003rd & 2 at the 50Tim DeMorat pass complete to Fotis Kokosioulis for 4 yds to the Buckn 46 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 46Trey Wilson III run for 9 yds to the Buckn 37
0:002nd & 1 at opp 37Tim DeMorat sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the Buckn 46
0:003rd & 10 at opp 46Tim DeMorat pass incomplete to MJ Wright, broken up by Ben Allen
0:004th & 10 at opp 46FORDHAM Penalty, delay of game (Will Haslett) to the Fordh 49
Fordham Punt, 5 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 22Tim DeMorat pass complete to Fotis Kokosioulis for 11 yds to the Fordh 33 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 33
0:002nd & 10 at own 33Tim DeMorat pass complete to Tim DeMorat for 5 yds to the Fordh 38
0:003rd & 5 at own 38Tim DeMorat pass complete to Fotis Kokosioulis FORDHAM Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Garrett Cody) to the Fordh 23
0:003rd & 20 at own 23Tim DeMorat sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the Fordh 14
Bucknell Touchdown, 8 plays
0:002nd & 12 at own 42Nick Semptimphelter pass complete to Charlie Kreinbucher for 34 yds to the Fordh 24 for a 1ST down
0:004th & 29 at own 14Will Haslett punt for 48 yds , Gavin Pringle returns for 5 yds to the Buckn 19 BUCKNELL Penalty, illegal block (Jack Barnes) to the Buckn 33
Bucknell Touchdown, 8 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 33Rushawn Baker run for 11 yds to the Buckn 44 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 44Rushawn Baker run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buckn 42
15:001st & 10 at own 35Michael Bernard kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Bucknell Touchdown, 5 plays
13:093rd & 4 at opp 12Rushawn Baker 12 Yd Run (Matt Schearer Kick)Fordham 24, Bucknell 10
13:031st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schatzel kickoff for 43 yds , Jack Kaiser return for 6 yds to the Fordh 28
Fordham Touchdown, 6 plays
11:381st & 10 at opp 23Mekai Felton 23 Yd pass from Tim DeMorat (Brandon Peskin Kick)Fordham 31, Bucknell 10
11:381st & 10 at own 35Michael Bernard kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:324th & 8 at own 27Ruben Anderson punt for 45 yds
6:594th & 15 at own 49Will Haslett punt for 51 yds
Bucknell Punt, 4 plays
6:591st & 10 at own 20Alex Brown pass complete to Marques Owens for 40 yds to the Fordh 40 for a 1ST down
6:591st & 10 at opp 40Alex Brown pass complete to Damian Harris for 3 yds to the Fordh 37
6:592nd & 7 at opp 37Alex Brown pass complete to Danny Meuser for 1 yd to the Fordh 36
6:593rd & 6 at opp 36Alex Brown sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the Fordh 45
4:424th & 15 at opp 45Ruben Anderson punt for 23 yds
4th quarter8 drives, then Fordham 59, Bucknell 17
Bucknell Turnover on downs, 6 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 25Danny Meuser run for 5 yds to the Buckn 30
0:002nd & 7 at opp 20Danny Meuser run for a loss of 2 yards to the Fordh 22
Bucknell Touchdown, 8 plays
15:002nd & 9 at opp 23pass incomplete to Josh Gary
15:003rd & 9 at opp 23Rushawn Baker run for 11 yds to the Fordh 12 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 12Nick Semptimphelter pass complete to Christian Spugnardi for 11 yds to the Fordh 1 for a 1ST down
13:261st & goal at opp 1Damian Harris 1 Yd pass from Nick Semptimphelter (Matt Schearer Kick)Fordham 31, Bucknell 17
13:201st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schatzel kickoff for 59 yds , MJ Wright return for 34 yds to the Fordh 40
Fordham Touchdown, 8 plays
9:561st & 10 at opp 31Fotis Kokosioulis 31 Yd pass from Tim DeMorat (Brandon Peskin Kick)Fordham 38, Bucknell 17
9:521st & 10 at own 35Michael Bernard kickoff for 57 yds , Coleman Bennett return for 13 yds to the Buckn 21
Bucknell Touchdown, 8 plays
9:521st & 10 at opp 24Coleman Bennett run for 1 yd to the Fordh 23
Bucknell Turnover on downs, 6 plays
7:074th & 6 at opp 33pass incomplete to Christian Tait
6:254th & 6 at own 37Will Haslett punt for 49 yds
5:363rd & 15 at own 9Alex Kemper 22 Yd Interception Return (Brandon Peskin Kick)Fordham 45, Bucknell 17
5:361st & 10 at own 35Michael Bernard kickoff for 54 yds
Fordham Touchdown, 2 plays
4:582nd & 5 at opp 6Jack Kaiser 6 Yd pass from Grant Wilson (Brandon Peskin Kick)Fordham 52, Bucknell 17
4:581st & 10 at own 35Michael Bernard kickoff for 64 yds
4:054th & 6 at own 29Ruben Anderson punt for 56 yds
Fordham Touchdown, 6 plays
1:302nd & 5 at opp 13Taj Barnes 13 Yd Run (Brandon Peskin Kick)Fordham 59, Bucknell 17
1:301st & 10 at own 35Michael Bernard kickoff for 62 yds
Bucknell Turnover on downs, 6 plays
0:093rd & 9 at opp 22pass incomplete to Christian Tait
0:094th & 9 at opp 22Nick Semptimphelter run for 10 yds to the Fordh 22 for a 1ST down

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Fordham leads 17–⁠10 in 27 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Bucknell 37, Fordham 19
2024Bucknell 28, Fordham 27
2023Fordham 27, Bucknell 21
2022Fordham 59, Bucknell 17
2021Fordham 66, Bucknell 21
2020Fordham 31, Bucknell 17

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