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2016 Bucknell

4–⁠7 (3–⁠3 Patriot League).

Schedule and results

Bucknell in 2016, game by game: won at Marist 26–10; lost at Duquesne 19–30; lost vs. Cornell 16–24; lost vs. VMI 17–23; won at Holy Cross 21–20; lost vs. Colgate 7–27; won vs. Lafayette 42–17; lost at Charleston Southern 28–49; lost at Lehigh 13–20; won at Georgetown 21–7; lost vs. Fordham 22–36+25−21Won 26–10 at Marist+16MaristLost 19–30 at Duquesne-11DuquesneLost 16–24 vs. Cornell-8CornellLost 17–23 vs. VMI-6VMIWon 21–20 at Holy Cross+1Holy CrossLost 7–27 vs. Colgate-20ColgateWon 42–17 vs. Lafayette+25LafayetteLost 28–49 at Charleston Southern-21Charleston Sout…Lost 13–20 at Lehigh-7LehighWon 21–7 at Georgetown+14GeorgetownLost 22–36 vs. Fordham-14Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atMaristW 26–⁠1039%
Sep 10atDuquesneL 19–⁠3037%
Sep 17vsCornellL 16–⁠2472%
Sep 24vsVMIL 17–⁠2363%
Oct 8atHoly CrossW 21–⁠2031%
Oct 15vsColgateL 7–⁠2741%
Oct 22vsLafayetteW 42–⁠1767%
Oct 29atCharleston SouthernL 28–⁠4915%
Nov 5atLehighL 13–⁠2014%
Nov 12atGeorgetownW 21–⁠746%
Nov 19vsFordhamL 22–⁠3628%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fordham 36–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Patriot League.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Patriot League
AP final
Unranked
Points
232–⁠263
Coach
—
Elo
1218 −33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.4 No. 71 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 210
Offensive coordinator
Mike O’Connor
Defensive coordinator
Matt Borich

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Jacob Wilson PRO★★No. 2732
Erik Lukner OG★★No. 3036
Stefone Moore-Green APB★★No. 3827
Justin Bethea S
Jon Fox S

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.778
Running backs12.00.748
Offensive line12.00.767
Whole class32.00.764

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.

Drafted in 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 4Julien Davenport OTHouston Texans

2016 Patriot League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lehigh6–⁠09–⁠3
Fordham5–⁠18–⁠3
Colgate4–⁠25–⁠5
Bucknell3–⁠34–⁠7
Holy Cross2–⁠44–⁠7
Lafayette1–⁠52–⁠9
Georgetown0–⁠63–⁠8

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