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2013 Bucknell

6–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Bucknell in 2013, game by game: won vs. Marist 27–14; lost at Cornell 13–45; lost vs. Sacred Heart 0–16; lost at Lafayette 7–31; lost vs. Holy Cross 27–51; won at Dartmouth 17–14; won vs. Lehigh 48–10; won at Colgate 28–7; lost vs. Fordham 21–23; won vs. Georgetown 17–7; won at VMI 35–23+38−32Won 27–14 vs. Marist+13MaristLost 13–45 at Cornell-32CornellLost 0–16 vs. Sacred Heart-16Sacred HeartLost 7–31 at Lafayette-24LafayetteLost 27–51 vs. Holy Cross-24Holy CrossWon 17–14 at Dartmouth+3DartmouthWon 48–10 vs. Lehigh+38LehighWon 28–7 at Colgate+21ColgateLost 21–23 vs. Fordham-2FordhamWon 17–7 vs. Georgetown+10GeorgetownWon 35–23 at VMI+12VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsMaristW 27–⁠1460%
Sep 21atCornellL 13–⁠4544%
Sep 28vsSacred HeartL 0–⁠1647%
Oct 5atLafayetteL 7–⁠3142%
Oct 12vsHoly CrossL 27–⁠5145%
Oct 19atDartmouthW 17–⁠1420%
Oct 26vsLehighW 48–⁠1022%
Nov 2atColgateW 28–⁠731%
Nov 9vsFordhamL 21–⁠2325%
Nov 16vsGeorgetownW 17–⁠778%
Nov 23atVMIW 35–⁠2364%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 35–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠241
Coach
—
Elo
1295 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.0 No. 71 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 199
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Bossard

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Devlin Brennan DT★★No. 2908
Cary Hess OC★★No. 3275

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.720
Defensive line12.00.758
Whole class22.00.739

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fordham5–⁠112–⁠1
Lafayette5–⁠15–⁠7
Lehigh3–⁠38–⁠3
Bucknell3–⁠36–⁠5
Colgate3–⁠34–⁠8
Holy Cross1–⁠53–⁠9
Georgetown1–⁠52–⁠9

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