2023 Bucknell Bison football team

2023 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–7 (1–5 Patriot)
Head coach	Dave Cecchini (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jason Miran (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Bowers (2nd season)
Home stadium	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium

2023 Patriot League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Lafayette +^		5	–	1					9	–	3
Holy Cross +		5	–	1					7	–	4
Colgate		4	–	2					6	–	5
Georgetown		3	–	3					5	–	6
Fordham		2	–	4					6	–	5
Lehigh		1	–	5					2	–	9
Bucknell		1	–	5					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by fifth-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	L 3–38	23,756
September 9	6:00 p.m.	VMI*	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	W 21–13	1,465
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Penn*	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	ESPN+	L 21–37	2,046
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at Lafayette	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN+	L 22–56	4,283
October 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Holy Cross	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	L 27–55	925
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESPN+	W 21–13	2,142
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	L 18–27	966
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+	W 49–34	4,276
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	ESPN+	L 21–27	1,950
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	L 47–50 OT	1,004
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Marist*	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	ESPN+	W 38–21	1,552
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time