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2004 Bucknell

7–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Bucknell in 2004, game by game: lost vs. Villanova 14–20; won vs. Cornell 15–9; won vs. Columbia 42–13; won at Georgetown 35–19; lost vs. Pennsylvania 25–32; lost vs. Lafayette 13–14; lost at Lehigh 17–40; won at Holy Cross 42–27; won vs. Fordham 21–20; won vs. Colgate 42–7; won at Duquesne 30–20+35−23Lost 14–20 vs. Villanova-6VillanovaWon 15–9 vs. Cornell+6CornellWon 42–13 vs. Columbia+29ColumbiaWon 35–19 at Georgetown+16GeorgetownLost 25–32 vs. Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaLost 13–14 vs. Lafayette-1LafayetteLost 17–40 at Lehigh-23LehighWon 42–27 at Holy Cross+15Holy CrossWon 21–20 vs. Fordham+1FordhamWon 42–7 vs. Colgate+35ColgateWon 30–20 at Duquesne+10Duquesne
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsVillanovaL 14–⁠2042%
Sep 18vsCornellW 15–⁠970%
Sep 25vsColumbiaW 42–⁠1365%
Oct 2atGeorgetownW 35–⁠1954%
Oct 9vsPennsylvaniaL 25–⁠3245%
Oct 16vsLafayetteL 13–⁠1458%
Oct 23atLehighL 17–⁠4025%
Oct 30atHoly CrossW 42–⁠2764%
Nov 6vsFordhamW 21–⁠2049%
Nov 13vsColgateW 42–⁠744%
Nov 20atDuquesneW 30–⁠2037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duquesne 30–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
296–⁠221
Coach
—
Elo
1403 +101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.0 No. 22 of 118 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tim Camp
Defensive coordinator
Tripp Merritt
Captains
Kevin Ransome and Daris Wilson

2004 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh5–⁠19–⁠3
Lafayette5–⁠18–⁠4
Bucknell4–⁠27–⁠4
Colgate4–⁠27–⁠4
Fordham2–⁠45–⁠6
Holy Cross1–⁠53–⁠8
Georgetown0–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.