Receiver, Bucknell, 2023–⁠26

Sam Milligan

Number
No. 84
Height
6′3″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Swarthmore, PA

Sam Milligan plays receiver for Bucknell. Last time out, against Lafayette: 2 catches, 16 yards. Milligan leads Bucknell in receiving touchdowns and receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

29 catches, 300 yards, 3 TD

Last game: 2 catches, 16 yards vs. Lafayette, L 7–⁠20

Next game: at Holy Cross, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 70@RICH
  2. 135VILL
  3. 36@VMI
  4. 43PENN
  5. 16LAF

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

13catches, career highvs. Villanova, 2026192receiving yards, career highvs. VMI, 20254receiving touchdowns, career highvs. VMI, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Bucknell1827115.1536
2025Bucknell5697517.41059
2026Bucknell2930010.3332
Career1031,54615.01859

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2023Bucknell2190130
2024Bucknell4690–––
2025Bucknell11900111
Career710701141

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Bucknell18633.5119
2026Bucknell5142.808
Career23773.3119

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Bucknell84WRFr.
2024Bucknell84WRSo.
2025Bucknell84WRJr.
2026Bucknell84WRSr.6′3″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Bucknell (FCS)930.9097th (n=1040)0.4683.612%
2026Bucknell (FCS)560.2728th (n=829)0.4314.916%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Bucknell 5 games, 29 catches, 300 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atRichmondL 14–⁠3567012910
Sep 5vs.VillanovaL 16–⁠17131352281
Sep 12atVMIW 14–⁠3536010–
Sep 19vs.PennsylvaniaL 7–⁠20343032–
Oct 17vs.LafayetteL 7–⁠202160123
2025 Bucknell 12 games, 56 catches, 975 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30atAir ForceL 13–⁠49241129–
Sep 6atMaristW 34–⁠23587036–
Sep 13vs.VMIW 35–⁠287192445–
Sep 20vs.LehighL 24–⁠415109059–
Sep 27vs.Saint FrancisW 30–⁠23339019–
Oct 4vs.RichmondW 33–⁠2811133032–
Oct 11atLafayetteL 24–⁠62439025–
Oct 18atCornellL 20–⁠30778125–
Oct 25vs.GeorgetownL 24–⁠312160132
Nov 8atFordhamW 37–⁠1947724220
Nov 15vs.Holy CrossL 20–⁠3751542554
Nov 22atColgateL 19–⁠3811001037
2024 Bucknell 11 games, 18 catches, 271 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atNavyL 21–⁠491909–
Sep 7atVMIW 35–⁠281606–
Sep 14vs.MerrimackL 21–⁠31123123–
Sep 21vs.MaristW 34–⁠18132032–
Sep 28atLehighW 38–⁠351202–
Oct 12atPennsylvaniaL 21–⁠31113013–
Oct 19vs.CornellL 21–⁠34128128–
Oct 26atGeorgetownL 20–⁠21136036–
Nov 2vs.LafayetteW 21–⁠141808–
Nov 16atHoly CrossL 38–⁠40568223–
Nov 23vs.ColgateW 48–⁠34446116–
2023 Bucknell 1 game, 3 returns, 22 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 11vs.GeorgetownL 47–⁠50–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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