1996_Bucknell_Bison_football_team

1996 Bucknell Bison football team

1996 Bucknell Bison football team

American college football season

The 1996 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Bucknell won the Patriot League championship, its first.

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In their second year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 6–5 record.[1] George Howanitz, Rich Lemon and Brandon Little were the team captains.[2]

The Bison outscored opponents 234 to 223. Their 4–1 conference record topped the six-team Patriot League standings.[3]

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

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    "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 139. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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    "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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    "Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results". Patriot League Football Record Book (PDF). Center Valley, Pa.: Patriot League. 2020. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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    Courogen, Chris (September 15, 1996). "Towson State Errors Lead to 44-7 Rout by Bucknell". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 15C – via Newspapers.com.
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    Epler, Eric F. (September 22, 1996). "Dominant Tribe Smashes Bucknell". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Vellante, John (September 29, 1996). "Harvard Defense Puts Squeeze on Lemon, Bucknell". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C13 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Juliano, Joe (October 6, 1996). "Penn Wakes Up in OT, Upends Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Yale Overcomes 14-Point Deficit, Edges Bucknell". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 13, 1996. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Hummel, Todd (October 20, 1996). "Bison Slide Past Tigers". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 20, 1996. p. D19.
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    "Bison Dominate Holy Cross 38-7". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 27, 1996. pp. C4, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Blockus, Gary R. (November 3, 1996). "Missed PAT Costs Lehigh in 7-6 Loss to Bucknell". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Lentz, Charlie (November 17, 1996). "Lemon Rushes BU Past Fordham". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C3, C10 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "College Football Scoreboard". The Sunday Record. Hackensack, N.J. November 17, 1996. p. S-6.
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    Hummel, Todd (November 24, 1996). "The Top of the Heap: OT Plays Give Bison Patriot League Title". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. pp. C1, C10 – via Newspapers.com.
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