2003 Bucknell Bison football team

The 2003 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Bucknell tied for third in the Patriot League.

2003 Bucknell Bison football
ConferencePatriot League
2003 record6–6 (4–3 Patriot)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tim Johnson
  • Mike Leatherman
Home stadiumChristy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
2003 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Colgate $^  7 –0     15 –1  
No. 23 Lehigh  6 –1     8 –3  
Fordham  4 –3     9 –3  
Bucknell  4 –3     6 –6  
Towson  3 –4     6 –6  
Lafayette  2 –5     5 –6  
Georgetown  1 –6     4 –8  
Holy Cross  1 –6     1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their first year under head coach Tim Landis, the Bison compiled a 6–6 record.[1] Tim Johnson and Mike Leatherman were the team captains.[2]

The Bison outscored opponents 299 to 284. Bucknell's 4–3 conference record tied for second out of eight in the Patriot League standings.[3]

Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30 Duquesne*
W 28–21 5,762 [4]
September 6 at Delaware State*
W 33–28 [1]
September 20 at Cornell*
L 19–21 10,568 [5]
September 27 at Columbia*
L 16–19 3,019 [6]
October 4 at No. 14 Fordham
W 31–10 5,814 [7]
October 11 at No. 15 Penn*
L 13–14 6,410 [8]
October 18 Towson
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 14–10 6,212 [9]
October 25 at No. 16 Colgate
L 6–50 8,655 [10]
November 1 Holy Cross ^
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 53–31 8,132 [11]
November 8 at Lafayette
L 17–35 [1]
November 15 Lehigh
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 9–45 4,032 [12]
November 22 Georgetown
  • Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 45–16 3,012 [13]

References
  1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 140. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 9. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. Housenick, Tom (August 31, 2003). "Bison Win in Landis' Debut". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Feaver, Christopher (September 22, 2003). "Cornell Starts on the Right Note". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bison Lose Another Close One to a Ivy League School". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. Associated Press. September 28, 2003. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 28, 2003. p. C15.
  7. Boell, John (October 5, 2003). "Ground Up, Spit Out: Fordham Can't Stop Run in Loss to Bucknell". Newsday (Queens ed.). Melville, N.Y. p. B41 – via ProQuest.
  8. Jensen, Mike (October 12, 2003). "Penn Holds On for 14-13 Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Housenick, Tom (October 19, 2003). "Close, and a Cigar: Bison Win Close One, Stay Unbeaten in Patriot League". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Housenick, Tom (October 26, 2003). "Raiders Exploit Bison Breakdowns". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Housenick, Tom (November 2, 2003). "Jackson Has Career Day as Bison Pull Away for Win". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Housenick, Tom (November 16, 2003). "Keating Returns to Knock Off Bison". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Hummel, Todd (November 23, 2003). "Bison End Year at .500". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
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