2008 Bucknell

5–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Bucknell in 2008, game by game: won vs. Duquesne 48–42; won at Robert Morris 17–14; lost vs. Cornell 20–21; won at Marist 21–17; lost vs. Hofstra 31–45; won at Georgetown 27–24; lost vs. Colgate 28–52; lost at Holy Cross 17–34; lost vs. Lafayette 21–38; lost at Lehigh 15–31; won vs. Fordham 24–21+7−24Won 48–42 vs. Duquesne+6DuquesneWon 17–14 at Robert Morris+3Robert MorrisLost 20–21 vs. Cornell-1CornellWon 21–17 at Marist+4MaristLost 31–45 vs. Hofstra-14HofstraWon 27–24 at Georgetown+3GeorgetownLost 28–52 vs. Colgate-24ColgateLost 17–34 at Holy Cross-17Holy CrossLost 21–38 vs. Lafayette-17LafayetteLost 15–31 at Lehigh-16LehighWon 24–21 vs. Fordham+3Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fordham 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 5th in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
269–⁠339
Coach
—
Elo
1203 −23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−38.3 No. 94 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Greg Jones, A.J. Kizekai, Kevin Mullen and Casey Williams

2008 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colgate5–⁠09–⁠3
Holy Cross5–⁠17–⁠4
Lehigh4–⁠25–⁠6
Lafayette3–⁠37–⁠4
Bucknell2–⁠45–⁠6
Fordham1–⁠55–⁠6
Georgetown0–⁠52–⁠8

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