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2006 Bucknell

6–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Bucknell in 2006, game by game: won vs. Duquesne 31–28; lost vs. Lafayette 0–31; won vs. Cornell 20–5; lost vs. Richmond 21–48; won at Marist 48–19; lost vs. Pennsylvania 24–34; won at Georgetown 17–7; lost at Lehigh 7–38; won vs. Fordham 13–3; lost at Holy Cross 10–27; won vs. Colgate 31–28+29−31Won 31–28 vs. Duquesne+3DuquesneLost 0–31 vs. Lafayette-31LafayetteWon 20–5 vs. Cornell+15CornellLost 21–48 vs. Richmond-27RichmondWon 48–19 at Marist+29MaristLost 24–34 vs. Pennsylvania-10PennsylvaniaWon 17–7 at Georgetown+10GeorgetownLost 7–38 at Lehigh-31LehighWon 13–3 vs. Fordham+10FordhamLost 10–27 at Holy Cross-17Holy CrossWon 31–28 vs. Colgate+3Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsDuquesneW 31–⁠2838%
Sep 9vsLafayetteL 0–⁠3135%
Sep 16vsCornellW 20–⁠541%
Sep 23vsRichmondL 21–⁠4823%
Sep 30atMaristW 48–⁠1947%
Oct 7vsPennsylvaniaL 24–⁠3447%
Oct 14atGeorgetownW 17–⁠754%
Oct 21atLehighL 7–⁠3826%
Oct 28vsFordhamW 13–⁠369%
Nov 4atHoly CrossL 10–⁠2732%
Nov 18vsColgateW 31–⁠2851%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 4th in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
222–⁠268
Coach
—
Elo
1257 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.0 No. 95 of 120 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ashley Ingram
Captains
Stefan Niemczyk and Dorian Petersen

2006 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh5–⁠16–⁠5
Lafayette5–⁠16–⁠6
Holy Cross4–⁠27–⁠4
Bucknell3–⁠36–⁠5
Colgate3–⁠34–⁠7
Fordham1–⁠53–⁠8
Georgetown0–⁠62–⁠9

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