# 2018 Bucknell Bison football team

The 2018 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Joe Susan and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 1–10, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in last place.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches poll on July 26, 2018, with the Bison predicted to finish in a tie for fifth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Colgate | 71 (11) |
| 2 | Lehigh | 63 (3) |
| 3 | Fordham | 45 |
| 4 | Holy Cross | 40 |
| T–5 | Bucknell | 31 |
| T–5 | Lafayette | 31 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 13 |

### Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Bison placed two players on the preseason all-Patriot League team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | William & Mary* | Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | Stadium | L 7–14 | 5,042 |
| September 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart* | Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | Stadium | L 14–30 | 1,872 |
| September 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Penn* | Franklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ | L 17–34 | 5,033 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Villanova* | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA | | L 7–49 | 9,341 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Holy Cross | Fitton FieldWorcester, MA | Stadium | W 19–16 | 8,275 |
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Colgate | Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | Stadium | L 3–27 | 2,007 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth* | Kessler StadiumWest Long Branch, NJ | ESPN+ | L 19–36 | 2,452 |
| October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Lafayette | Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | Stadium | L 27–29 | 3,097 |
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | Stadium | L 17–45 | 4,203 |
| November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgetown | Cooper FieldWashington, DC | Stadium | L 3–14 | 1,825 |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Fordham | Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | Stadium | L 14–17 | 1,126 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tribe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Bison | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At Penn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Quakers | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 34 |

### At Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 15 Wildcats | 28 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 49 |

### At Holy Cross

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 |

### Colgate

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Raiders | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### At Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Hawks | 0 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 36 |

### Lafayette

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leopards | 7 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 29 |
| Bison | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |

### At Lehigh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Mountain Hawks | 7 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 |

### At Georgetown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hoyas | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Fordham

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |