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1 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-2, 0-1 PL) Date Opponent Time/Result Sep. 02 MARIST W, 45-6 Sep. 09 HOLY CROSS* L, 0-20 Sep. 16 William & Mary L, 9-30 Sep. 23 SACRED HEART (FW) 6 p.m. Sep. 30 MONMOUTH 6 p.m. Oct. 14 Cornell 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21 Lafayette* 3:30 p.m. Oct. 28 Colgate* 1 p.m. Nov. 04 LEHIGH* (HC) 12 p.m. Nov. 11 GEORGETOWN* 12 p.m. Nov. 18 Fordham* 1 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change Home games in CAPS and played at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium * Patriot League; (FW) Family Weekend; (HC) Homecoming FOLLOW THE BISON Internet Video...Patriot League Network Internet Audio... BucknellBison.com Radio...Bison Sports Network Flagship... Eagle 107 (107.3 WEGH.FM) Play-By-Play...Doug Birdsong Color Analyst... Kevin Herr Twitter...@Bucknell_FB Instagram... Bucknell_FB Hashtag... #StartTheStampede Tickets...Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice or MEDIA INFORMATION Bucknell Football Luncheons: Each Wednesday at noon during the season, the Bucknell Football Luncheon will be held at Matty s Sporthouse Grill on Route 15 in Lewisburg. Head coach Joe Susan will speak at the event, and select members of the Bison team will also be in attendance. Media members are invited free of charge. Mid-week interviews: All interview requests for Susan and Bison players should be directed to Jen Dobias at jmd056@bucknell.edu or Post-game interviews: After the NCAA-mandated 10-minute cooling off period, Susan and Bison players will be available for interviews. Check with the host SID for interview location. Please submit player requests to Jen Dobias no later than five minutes before the end of regulation. // JACK HORAN // BUCKNELL Game 4: Sacred Heart Pioneers at Bucknell Bison Saturday, Sept. 23 // 6 p.m. // Lewisburg, Pa. // Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium Overall PL...League NEC Home Away Lost 2...Streak... Lost 1 Joe Susan...Head Coach...Mark Nofri (8th season)... Record at School (6th season) (9th season)... Career Record...Same Matt Muh (498 yards)... Leading Passer... Kevin Duke (489 yards) Joey DeFloria (103 yards)... Leading Rusher... Ose Imeokparia (197 yards) Jack Horan (121 yards)...leading Receiver... Andrew O Neill (154 yards) Joe Lauro, Ben Richard (19 tackles)... Leading Tackler... C.J. Parvelus (20 tackles) PROJECTED BUCKNELL STARTERS OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Fast Fact QB 14 Matt Muh OR Sr Averaging yards per game, has thrown to 10 receivers 4 John Chiarolanzio So Entered last week s game in fourth quarter, threw for 48 yards RB 23 Joey DeFloria Sr The 10th Bison to rush for 1,000+ yards in a single season FB 88 Marcus Ademilola Jr Projected to make second career start, first since 2015 WR 2 Alan Butler Jr Surpassed 500 career receiving yards at William & Mary WR 16 Jack Horan Sr Had at least five receptions in Bucknell s past two games LT 72 Chase Watkins Sr Started all three of Bucknell s 2017 games at left tackle LG 68 Erik Lukner So Started all three of Bucknell s 2017 games at left guard C 73 Pat Finn Jr Started all three of Bucknell s 2017 games at center RG 79 Josh Yoder So Started all three of Bucknell s 2017 games at right guard RT 78 Noah Stephenson So Started all three of Bucknell s 2017 games at right tackle TE 87 Andrew Podbielski Sr Caught second career TD pass at William & Mary Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Fast Fact DE 95 Blake Fletcher So Team leader with 1.5 sacks, third with 2.5 TFL DT 97 Nick Zarkoski Jr One of four Bison with at least one sack DT 40 Abdullah Anderson Sr Only senior set to start 37th game, second on team with 3.0 TFL DE 92 Trevor Fennimore Sr One of eight Bison with a TFL against Holy Cross MIKE 29 Ben Richard Sr Needs three tackles to reach 200 in his collegiate career SAM 5 Mark Pyles Sr Surpassed 100 career solo tackles at William & Mary SS 34 Jon Fox So Set career high with eight tackles (six solo) at William & Mary FS 26 Joe Lauro Jr Tied with Richard for team lead in tackles (19) WHIP 22 Chanse Riley Jr Set career high with eight tackles (all solo) at William & Mary CB 9 Bryan Marine Jr Tied with Anderson for team lead in pass breakups (3) CB 10 Colin Jonov Sr Returned an interception 64 yards for a TD in 2017 opener SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Fast Fact PK 93 John Burdick Sr Matched career-best of six points in 2017 opener (1 FG, 3 PATs) KO 96 Ethan Torres Fr Averaged 61.9 yards per kickoff in 2017 opener P 1 Alex Pechin Jr th in the FCS with an average of 44.3 yards per punt PR 10 Colin Jonov Sr Returned seven of the nine punts Bucknell has forced to date 2 Alan Butler Jr Returned first punt of 2017 at William & Mary KR 9 Bryan Marine Jr Ran for 104 yards on four kickoff returns in Stefone Moore-Green So Had career-best 92 kickoff return yards at William & Mary LS 34 Jon Fox OR So Also started first two games of 2017 at SS 96 Tom Adams Sr Made first appearance of collegiate career in 2017 opener H 16 Jack Horan Sr One of Bucknell s starting WRs, a converted QB vs SACRED HEART 1

2 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA BISON The Bucknell football team returns to Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium to face off against Sacred Heart on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. during Family Weekend. The Bison, who are 1-1 on their home turf in 2017, are set to host Community Day, sponsored by M&T Bank. With a victory the Bison would... go at least.500 over their first four games for the fourth time in Joe Susan s tenure as head coach take a 2-1 series lead over Sacred Heart improve to 2-1 in non-conference action this season move to 15-9 all-time against Northeast Conference teams Inside the William & Mary Box Score William & Mary used an explosive third quarter to down Bucknell, At halftime, the Bison trailed by a single point, 10-9, but the Tribe scored three unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter to open up their advantage. William & Mary s victory snapped Bucknell s winning streak in its first road game at three games. QB Matt Muh finished with 155 yards on 15-for-20 passing while QB John Chiarolanzio entered the game in the fourth quarter and went 7-for-11 for 48 yards. WR Jack Horan led the team in receiving yards (69) while RB Joey DeFloria paced the Bison on the ground (62). A week before against Holy Cross, Horan set a new career high with five receptions. He surpassed that mark at William & Mary with seven, the most by a Bison to date. Defensively, S Chanse Riley and S Jon Fox tied for the team lead with eight tackles, both setting a new career high in the process. CB Bryan Marine blocked the extra point on William & Mary s first third-quarter touchdown. He is the first Bison to block an extra point since DL Alex Jordan blocked one against Holy Cross on Nov. 14, At halftime, the Bison held advantages in passing yards (141-40) and total yards ( ). The Tribe went on to outgain Bucknell, , in the second half. William & Mary held a decisive lead in sacks (6-0). There was only one turnover in the contest: the fumble S Corey Parker returned 16 yards for William & Mary s second third-quarter touchdown. This was Bucknell and William & Mary s first meeting since That year, the Bison (Patriot League) and Tribe (Yankee Conference) went on to win league titles. Bucknell at a Glance Bucknell is currently 1-2 (0-1 Patriot League) on the season. The Bison rank ninth among FCS programs in total defense, allowing an average of only yards per game. They are the lone Patriot League team in the top 30 (Georgetown is next, at 33rd, allowing an average of yards per game). Bucknell is one of only 26 teams that have allowed less than 300 yards per game. Of that group, only nine have held their opponents under 250 yards per game. The Bison also rank in the FCS s top 30 in rushing defense (29th, 111.3), kickoff returns (23.56) and scoring defense (t-29th, 18.7). Through three games, Bucknell has yet to allow 200 or more passing yards, holding Marist (130) and William & Mary (105) under 150. Most notably, the Bison limited Holy Cross QB Peter Pujals, who threw for 358 yards (1 TD) against FBS foe UConn and 367 yards (5 TD) against then No. 11/9 New Hampshire, to 178 yards (0 TD). DE Blake Fletcher (fumble recoveries, t-19th, 1), QB Matt Muh (completion percentage, 27th,.639) and P/K Alex Pechin (punting, 11th, 44.3) currently rank in the FCS s top 30 in their respective statistical categories. The Bison, who placed fourth in the Patriot League with a 3-3 record a year ago, were picked to take fifth in the 2017 preseason poll. Bucknell returns 39 of its 59 letterwinners from That group includes 15 seniors, 14 juniors and nine sophomores. Six seniors DL Abdullah Anderson, S QUICK FACTS General Information Location...Lewisburg, Pa. Founded (Enrollment) (3,600) Affiliation... NCAA Division I Nickname... Bison Colors... Blue and Orange Conference...The Patriot League President... Dr. John C. Bravman Director of Athletics...John Hardt Stadium (First Game)... Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium (1924) Capacity (Surface)...13,100 (FieldTurf) Athletic Communications Football Contact... Jen Dobias (Associate Director of Athletic Communications) ...jmd056@bucknell.edu Office Cell Press Box Phone Web... BucknellBison.com Athletics Twitter (Football Twitter)...@Bucknell_Bison (@Bucknell_FB) Athletics Instagram (Football Instagram)... BucknellBison (Bucknell_FB) Athletics Facebook... Bucknell Athletics Coaching & Support Staff Head Coach... Joe Susan Alma Mater... Delaware, 78 Record at Bucknell (8th season) Patriot League Record (8th season) Career Record (9th season) Assistant Head Coach... Matt Borich Assistant Coaches...Bobby Acosta, Jake Flaherty, Steven King... Darnell Stapleton, Mike Weick, Eli Wicklund, Eric Wicks Administrative Coordinator... Tim Wait Athletic Trainer... Ian Wood (Associate Athletic Director, Sports Medicine) Equipment Manager... Liel Karstetter Strength & Conditioning Coordinator...John Field Football History First Season All-Time Record All-Time Patriot League Record Patriot League Championships... 1 (1996) MAC Championships... 1 (1965) Lambert Cup Titles... 2 (1960, 1964) AP All-Americans (most recent Julién Davenport, 16) AFCA All-Americans (most recent Julién Davenport, 16) Academic All-Americans...24 (most recent Matt DelMauro, 15) NFL Draft Picks... 7 (most recent Julién Davenport, 17) Team Information 2017 Patriot League Preseason Poll... 5th 2016 Record Patriot League Record (Finish) (4th) Base Offense...Pro Style Base Defense Lettermen Returning/Lost... 39/20 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost... 6/5 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost... 6/5 Newcomers Captains... Abdullah Anderson, Joey DeFloria, Mark Pyles, Ben Richard 2017 Preseason All-Patriot League... Abdullah Anderson, Bryan Marine, Ben Richard 2017 Preseason All-Americans...Abdullah Anderson (STATS 3rd Team)...Bryan Marine (College Sports Madness 3rd Team) Returning All-Patriot Leaguer Picks... Abdullah Anderson (1st 16 & 15, 2nd 14)...Joey DeFloria (2nd 16), Bryan Marine (1st 16), Alex Pechin (1st 15)...Mark Pyles (2nd 16 & 15), Ben Richard (1st 16, 2nd 15) 2

3 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA BISON Connor Golden, CB Trey Johnson, TE Andrew Podbielski, LB Mark Pyles and LB Ben Richard are three-time letterwinners. Bucknell boasts two Preseason All-Americans: Anderson (STATS, Third Team) and CB Bryan Marine (College Sports Madness, Third Team). In addition, Anderson, Marine and Richard were honored on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team while Anderson was named to the Reese s Senior Bowl s 2018 Watch List. Sacred Heart at a Glance Sacred Heart is currently 2-1 (0-0 Northeast Conference) on the season. Like the Bison, the Pioneers rank in the FCS s top 20 in total defense, allowing an average of yards per game to stand 15th. They are also just outside the top 30 in rushing defense (32nd, 117.3). Sacred Heart averages exactly two more sacks (2.67) than it allows per game (.67). The Pioneers are ranked in the FCS s top 30 in both categories, at tied for 27th and tied for 13th respectively. Sacred Heart, which tied for fifth in the NEC with a 1-5 record a year ago, was selected to finish fifth in the 2017 Preseason Poll. LB Kevin Barry and DE Dylan Ackerson were honored on the Preseason All-NEC Team. QB Kevin Duke has one NEC weekly honor under his belt. He was named the league s Offensive Player of the Week leading Sacred Heart to a 42-3 victory over Stetson in his first career start. He passed for 155 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns. The Pioneers have enjoyed four-straight winning seasons. Over that stretch, they won back-to-back NEC titles in 2013 and 2014, the years they faced the Bison. The Bucknell/Sacred Heart Series This is the third meeting between Bucknell and Sacred Heart. The Pioneers won the 2013 game in Lewisburg,16-0, while the Bison took the 2014 meeting in Fairfield, Conn, Before Holy Cross shut out Bucknell, 20-0, in week two of the 2017 campaign, Sacred Heart was the most recent team to blank the Bison. That shutout ended a program-record streak of 77-straight games with a point. The Last Meeting with the Pioneers Bucknell 36 Sacred Heart 20 (Sept. 20, 2014 Fairfield, Conn.) With their victory, the Bison opened a season 3-0 for the first time since 1997.They previously topped VMI (42-38) and Marist (22-0). Bucknell (2-0) and Sacred Heart (3-0) were unbeaten at the time of their meeting. R.J. Nitti became the first Bison quarterback to throw four touchdown passes in a game since Jim Fox in Nitti connected with WR Will Carter and WR Bobby Kaslander twice each. Three of his four touchdown passes were at least 35 yards long, with his longest a 65-yard throw to Kaslander that got Bucknell on the board after Sacred Heart opened up a 10-0 lead. With 271 yards, Nitti also matched his career high at the time (he went on to throw for 338 against Georgetown on Oct. 24, 2015). He spread his passes around, with six different Bison recording at least two receptions. S Clayton Ewell paced the defense with a career-high two interceptions, including one 60-yard return that set up Williams s rushing touchdown early in the second half. Bucknell scored all 36 of its points in a stretch of nearly 27 minutes spanning from the second quarter to early in the fourth. The Bison held the Pioneers to 300 yards of total offense, 117 below its season average at the time of their meeting. Joey DeFloria Added as Team Captain RB Joey DeFloria will join DL Abdullah Anderson, LB Mark Pyles and LB Ben Richard as a team captain, head coach Joe Susan announced on Sept. 19. Head Coaching Career Year School Record Pct Davidson Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Totals Assistant Coaching Career Year School Record Pct Delaware Delaware Gettysburg Delaware Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Bucknell Princeton Princeton Princeton Princeton Princeton Princeton Princeton Princeton Princeton Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Totals HEAD COACH JOE SUSAN Now in his eighth season on the Bucknell sideline, Joe Susan has profoundly impacted the culture of the football program. He and his staff strive to recruit strong citizens to Bucknell and work to develop them into even better people by the time they graduate. His staff and players work to emulate the primary philosophy of the program in being selfless, accountable and mentally tough. Education Delaware, B.A. in psychology, 1978 Delaware, M.S. in physical education, 1982 Career Highlights Undefeated in first season as a college head coach Posted only undefeated season in Davidson history in Division I-AA Independents Sports Information Directors Coach of the Year 2000 New Jersey Sportswriters I-AA Coach of the Year Earned Delaware Alumni Presidential Award in 2000 Helped Rutgers to five-consecutive bowl games as an assistant coach Enjoyed a record while an assistant coach at Princeton Spent close to a decade as an assistant at three different schools In 2014, became Bucknell s first Patriot League Coach of the Year since 1997 In 2016, coached Bucknell s first NFL Draft pick since 1969 in Julién Davenport Previous Coaching Experience Delaware ( , 80) - Graduate Assistant Coach Gettysburg (1979) - Part-Time Assistant Coach Bucknell ( ) - OL/Strength Coach ( ) - Assistant Head Coach/OL ( ) Princeton ( ) - Offensive Coordinator/OL Memphis (spring 2000) - OL Coach Davidson (2000) - Head Coach Rutgers ( ) - OL Coach ( ) - TE/Recruiting Coordinator ( ) 3

4 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA BISON With DeFloria s addition to the leadership group, the team will have four captains for the first time since That season, Susan s first at the helm, DE Josh Eden, LB Travis Nissley, OL Jason Vollmar and WR Marlon Woods served as captains. As a junior, DeFloria became the 10th Bison to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a single season, finishing with 1,070 on 230 carries. He accounted for 11 of Bucknell s 32 touchdowns, running for 10 and also catching a touchdown pass at Duquesne. DeFloria has rushed for at least 100 yards in six career games, which ranks ninth in school history. He needs 472 yards to crack Bucknell s top 10 in career rushing yards. Inside the Bucknell Depth Chart After having the same 22 projected starters for the first three games of the season, the Bison made two changes ahead of their tilt with Sacred Heart. TE Marcus Ademilola is listed first at FB instead of TE/FB Andrew Owers while either Matt Muh or John Chiarolanzio could start at QB. Ademilola is projected to make his second career start. He made his first on Oct. 31, 2015 at Lafayette and caught the lone touchdown pass of his career in that game. If Muh gets the call at QB, it would be his eighth career starting assignment (and fourth consecutive). Chiarolanzio would be making his second career start. Bucknell s 11 projected starters on offense have made a combined 92 starts. Bucknell s 11 projected starters on defense have made a combined 140 starts. Ten seniors, seven juniors and five sophomores are expected to start. Of that group, seven made his first career start in 2017: OL Pat Finn, DE Blake Fletcher, OL Erik Lukner, S Chanse Riley, OL Noah Stephenson, OL Josh Yoder and DL Nick Zarkoski. DL Abdullah Anderson is the lone senior who has started all 36 games since arriving in Lewisburg. He s anticipated to make his 37th-conseuctive start on Saturday. Anderson and CB Trey Johnson are the only seniors who have played all 36 games during their time as Bison. Anderson and CB Colin Jonov are the only players on the 2017 roster who have started every game they played in while at Bucknell. Jonov, who missed the 2016 campaign due to injury, owns 19 career starts. LB Ben Richard and TE Andrew Podbielski round out Bucknell s top three in consecutive starts. Richard is set to make his 26th in a row and Podbielski his 24th. At 12 in a row, LB Mark Pyles is the only other Bison who has reached the double digits in consecutive starts. There are 12 players on the roster who have started at least 10 games: Anderson (36), Richard (26), Podbielski (24), Pyles (23), S Connor Golden (20), Jonov (19), CB Bryan Marine (18), Owers (15), RB Joey DeFloria (13), WR Alan Butler (12), S Joe Lauro (12) and OL Chase Watkins (12). At William & Mary, S Aaron Brown made his first career start. A week earlier against Holy Cross, he hauled in his first career interception. Four upperclassmen earned their first career starts in 2017: Finn, WR Kyle Kinner, Riley and Zarkoski. Kinner is the lone senior of that group. A freshman has yet to start a game for the Bison in Bucknell vs. Northeast Conference Bucknell is 14-9 all-time against current members of the Northeast Conference: Bryant (1-1), Duquesne (10-7), Robert Morris (2-0), Sacred Heart (1-1). The Bison dropped their most recent contest against a Northeastern Conference team. On Sept. 10, 2016, Duquesne topped Bucknell, 30-19, in Pittsburgh. Night Games Since 2000, Bucknell is (.523) in night games (6 p.m. or later starts). A year ago, the Bison played their first three games of the season at night, posting a 1-2 record. They defeated Marist (26-10) and fell to Duquesne (19-30) and Cornell (16-24). The Bison have four night games on tap in 2017: Marist (45-6), at William & Mary (9-30), Sacred Heart (Sept. 23) and Monmouth (Sept. 30). This is Bucknell s most night games since The Bison went 2-2 at night that season, with one of their losses coming in overtime to then No. 9 Fordham (27-30). PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall Streak W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 1 Holy Cross W2 2 Georgetown L1 Colgate L2 Fordham L1 Lafayette L3 Lehigh L3 Bucknell L2 PATRIOT LEAGUE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Saturday, Sept. 16 Yale 56, Lehigh 28 No. 12 Eastern Washington 56, Fordham, 21 Marist 14, at Georgetown 12 No. 11/9 New Hampshire 26, Holy Cross 51 Bucknell 9, William & Mary 30 Colgate 10, Buffalo 33 Lafayette 0, No. 8/7 Villanova 59 Saturday, Sept. 23 Penn at Lehigh, 12:30 p.m. Furman at Colgate, 1 p.m. Georgetown at Columbia, 1 p.m. Fordham at Bryant, 1 p.m. Princeton at Lafayette, 6 p.m. Sacred Heart at Bucknell, 6 p.m. Holy Cross at Dartmouth, 7 p.m. PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL 16 League 16 Overall Points W-L Place W-L Pct. 1 Lehigh (11) 6-0 1st Fordham (3) 5-1 2nd Colgate 4-2 3rd Holy Cross 2-4 5th Bucknell 3-3 4th Lafayette 1-5 6th Georgetown 0-6 7th BISON PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Week Player Honor Statistics Sept. 4 Simeon Page Rookie 2 T, 1 TFL, 1 S Ryan Sakamoto, Patriot League Media Relations Director (FB) rsakamoto@patriotleague.com // // PatriotLeague.com 4

5 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA BISON Milestones Met Last Week WR Alan Butler: Surpassed 500 career receiving yards; enters this week with 508 RB Joey DeFloria: Surpassed 300 career carries; enters this week with 315 LB Mark Pyles: Made his 100th career solo tackle; enters this week with 102 Milestone Watch DL Abdullah Anderson: Needs one blocked field goal to claim sole possession of Bucknell s career record DL Abdullah Anderson: Needs 2.5 sacks to crack Bucknell s top 10 in career sacks RB Joey DeFloria: Needs 472 yards to crack Bucknell s top 10 in career rushing yards RB Joey DeFloria: Needs one 100-yard rushing game to move into a tie for eighth in school history; needs four to become the seventh Bison with at least 10 in his career P/K Alex Pechin: Needs four punts to reach 100 in his career TE Andrew Podbielski: Needs 100 receiving yards to reach 500 in his career LB Ben Richard: Needs three tackles to reach 200 in his career Head Coach Joe Susan Joe Susan, the 26th head coach in program history, is in his eighth season at the helm and currently ranks fourth in career games (80) and seventh in career victories (33). With Saturday s game, he will move into a tie for third in games coached with Roger Hoskins. The second head coach in team history, Hoskins coached the Bison from 1899 to 1906 and in He stands third in the Bucknell record book in seasons (9) and fifth in victories (40). At the conclusion of the season, Susan will stand in sole possession of fourth place in career seasons, passing legendary coaches Tom Gadd and Bob Odell. Inside the 2017 Schedule Bucknell has the benefit of playing six of its 11 games at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium for the first time since Bucknell s 2017 opponents went a combined (.458) in Of that group, Colgate (5-5), Fordham (8-3) Lehigh (9-3) and Sacred Heart (6-5) finished at or above.500. Bucknell s five non-conference opponents hail from five different conferences: the Big South Conference (Monmouth), the Colonial Athletic Association (William & Mary), the Ivy League (Cornell), the Northeast Conference (Sacred Heart) and the Pioneer Football League (Marist). Bucknell entered the season with a (.383) record against its 2017 opponents, including winning marks against Marist (11-1) and Georgetown ( ) and an even record with Sacred Heart (1-1). Head coach Joe Susan entered 2017 with a (.431) record against the Bison s 2017 foes. Bucknell has not faced Monmouth (first meeting) and William & Mary (fifth meeting) during his tenure as head coach. How to Follow the Bison Every game will be broadcast on Eagle 107 (WEGH 107.3) and BucknellBison.com. As always, Doug Birdsong and Kevin Herr will have the call. All six of Bucknell s home games and its road contests at Lafayette, Colgate and Fordham will air on the Patriot League Network (PatriotLeague.tv). Fans can watch the Bison s games at William & Mary (TribeAthletics.com) and Cornell (Ivy League Network) through the home team s video platform. The Bison are active on Twitter (@Bucknell_FB) and Instagram (Bucknell_FB). Interact with the team using the hashtag #StartTheStampede. Up Next Bucknell will take on Monmouth for the first time in program history at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. The Bison, who have their bye week after their contest against the Hawks, are hosting four of their first five games for the first time since BUCKNELL S RECORD WHEN... Home Away Patriot League Non-Conference Ranked Opponent... Leading after one quarter Trailing after one quarter Tied after one quarter... Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime... Leading after three quarters Trailing after three quarters Tied after three quarters... Bison score first Opponent scores first Bison lead in time of possession Opponent leads in time of possession Bison run more plays Opponent runs more plays... Bison run at least 65 plays Bison run fewer than 65 plays Bison outgain opponent Opponent outgains Bison Bison rush for 200+ yards... Opponent rushes for 200+ yards... Bison pass for 200+ yards Opponent passes for 200+ yards... Bison have 400+ total yards... Opponent has 400+ total yards... Bison win turnover battle Opponent wins turnover battle Bison force at least two turnovers Opponent forces at least two turnovers Bison commit no turnovers... Opponent commits no turnover Game is decided by more than 10 points Game is decided by 10 or fewer points... Bison score 25 or more points Opponent scores 25 or more points Bison held under 25 points Opponent held under 25 points Day games Night games Games following a win Games following a loss Playing on grass... Playing on Astroturf... Playing on Fieldturf

6 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA OFFENSE Wide Receiver 2 Alan Butler (Jr. / 6-0 / 180 / Erial, N.J.) 82 Steven Walier (So. / 6-0 / 185 / Holmdel, N.J.) 11 Justin Bethea (So. / 6-1 / 180 / Sanford, N.C.) Left Tackle 72 Chase Watkins (Sr. / 6-4 / 280 / Hershey, Pa.) 71 Justin Falcone (So. / 6-4 / 260 / Haddonfield, N.J.) Left Guard 68 Erik Lukner (So. / 6-1 / 285 / Sedro Woolley, Wash.) 74 P.J. Barr (Fr. / 6-3 / 305 / North Brunswick, N.J.) Center 73 Pat Finn (Jr. / 6-3 / 275 / Pottstown, Pa.) 57 Chuck Sanders (So. / 6-0 / 270 / Wexford, Pa.) Right Guard 79 Josh Yoder (So. / 6-2 / 275 / Paxinos, Pa.) 74 P.J. Barr (Fr. / 6-3 / 305 / North Brunswick, N.J.) Right Tackle 78 Noah Stephenson (So. / 6-3 / 285 / Palmyra, N.J.) 71 Justin Falcone (So. / 6-4 / 260 / Haddonfield, N.J.) Tight End 87 Andrew Podbielski (Sr. / 6-4 / 240 / Darlington, Pa.) 45 Alex Twiford (Fr. / 6-3 / 250 / Sinking Spring, Pa.) Wide Receiver 16 Jack Horan (Sr. / 6-3 / 210 / Far Hills, N.J.) 17 Kyle Kinner (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Chesterfield, Mo.) 84 Mike Balzofiore (So. / 5-9 / 180 / Holmdel, N.J.) Running Back 23 Joey DeFloria (Sr. / 5-9 / 195 / Greensburg, Pa.) 20 Chad Freshnock (So. / 6-0 / 220 / Middletown, N.J.) Quarterback 14 Matt Muh (Sr. / 6-4 / 215 / Oceanport, N.J.) OR 4 John Chiarolanzio (So. / 6-3 / 190 / Florham Park, N.J.) Fullback 88 Marcus Ademilola (Jr. / 6-3 / 215 / Jackson, N.J.) 13 Jared Morse (Sr. / 6-3 / 230 / Chesapeake, Va.) Defensive End 95 Blake Fletcher (So. / 6-1 / 225 / West Linn, Ore.) 44 Craig Cassidy (Sr. / 6-1 / 235 / Mount Laurel, N.J.) Defensive Tackle 97 Nick Zarkoski (Jr. / 6-5 / 245 / Spring City, Pa.) 55 John Hunt (So. / 6-0 / 295 / Braselton, Ga.) Defensive Tackle 40 Abdullah Anderson (Sr. / 6-4 / 295 / Galloway, N.J.) 55 John Hunt (So. / 6-0 / 295 / Braselton, Ga.) Defensive End 92 Trevor Fennimore (Sr. / 6-4 / 245 / Berwyn, Pa.) 47 Roger Mellado (Fr. / 6-1 / 230 / Lorton, Va.) Mike Linebacker 29 Ben Richard (Sr. / 6-1 / 220 / Coatesville, Pa.) 32 Matt Robinson (Jr. / 6-0 / 220 / Oakton, Va.) Sam Linebacker 5 Mark Pyles (Sr. / 6-0 / 220 / Lebanon, Pa.) 41 Sam Chitty (So. / 6-0 / 210 / West Linn, Ore.) Strong Safety 34 Jon Fox (So. / 6-0 / 195 / Wyomissing, Pa.) 27 Aaron Brown (So. / 6-0 / 185 / Silver Spring, Md.) Free Safety 26 Joe Lauro (Jr. / 5-11 / 205 / Bradenton, Fla.) 27 Aaron Brown (So. / 6-0 / 185 / Silver Spring, Md.) Whip 22 Chanse Riley (Jr. / 5-10 / 175 / Montclair, N.J.) 8 Brice Sydnor (Jr. / 6-0 / 190 / Rosemont, Pa.) Cornerback 9 Bryan Marine (Jr. / 5-10 / 180 / Owings Mills, Md.) 3 Fisayo Oluleye (Jr. / 6-0 / 185 / Lititz, Pa.) Cornerback 10 Colin Jonov (Sr. / 6-0 / 190 / Murrysville, Pa.) 30 Trey Johnson (Sr. / 5-10 / 190 / Shaker Heights, Ohio) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bobby Acosta... uh-cost-uh Marcus Ademilola... Adam-uh-LOLE-uh Abdullah Anderson...Abb-DUAL-uh Mike Balzofiore...Bal-ZOE-fee-orr Simon Behr...BEAR Justin Bethea... Buh-THAY Logan Bitikofer... bit-i-koff-er Alex Bolinger...BOWL-in-jer Ryan Brida... BRIDE-uh Mike Caruso... Cuh-ROO-soe John Chiarolanzio... CHEE-uh-row-LON-zee-oh Mike Colantuono... ca-lont-too-a-no Cinjun Erskine...SIN-jun ERR-skun Justin Falcone...Fal-CONE SPECIAL TEAMS Punter 1 Alex Pechin (Jr. / 6-0 / 185 / Kennett Square, Pa.) 96 Ethan Torres (Fr. / 6-0 / 180 / Great Falls, Va.) Place Kicker 93 John Burdick (Sr. / 6-0 / 185 / Avon, Conn.) 96 Ethan Torres (Fr. / 6-0 / 180 / Great Falls, Va.) 83 Jack Chambers (Jr. / 6-0 / 180 / Wellsboro, Pa.) Long Snapper (Punts) 34 Jon Fox (So. / 6-0 / 195 / Wyomissing, Pa.) OR 98 Tom Adams (Sr. / 6-1 / 225 / Sparta, N.J.) Long Snapper (Field Goals/Extra Points) 98 Tom Adams (Sr. / 6-1 / 225 / Sparta, N.J.) 90 Mike Colantuono (Fr. / 6-2 / 230 / Warren, N.J.) Holder 16 Jack Horan (Sr. / 6-3 / 210 / Far Hills, N.J.) 17 Kyle Kinner (Sr. / 5-10 / 180 / Chesterfield, Mo.) Kickoff Return 9 Bryan Marine (Jr. / 5-10 / 180 / Owings Mills, Md.) 6 Stefone Moore-Green (So. / 5-8 / 150 / Sicklerville, N.J.) Punt Return 10 Colin Jonov (Sr. / 6-0 / 190 / Murrysville, Pa.) 2 Alan Butler (Jr. / 6-0 / 180 / Erial, N.J.) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE (CONT.) Omar Garcia...OH-mar Gar-SEE-uh Jack Horan...Hoor-ANN Colin Jonov... CAH-lin JOHN-ahv Kyle Kinner... KINN-urr Simon Krizak... KRISH-ak Maanik Lal...MAHN-ick Lawl Joe Lauro...LAHR-oh Erik Lukner... LUKE-nurr Bryan Marine...Brian muh-reen Roger Mellado...me-YAH-doe Stefone Moore-Green... Ste-FON Matt Muh...MEW Sean Naiman... NAY-mun Drew Newcomb... NEW-come Fisayo Oluleye...Fuh-SAY-oh Oh-luh-LAY-ee Andrew Owers... OWW-urrs Alex Pechin... PEE-chun Mike Pirolli...Puh-ROLE-ee Andrew Podbielski...Pod-BEEL-skee Chanse Riley...Chance Conner Romango... row-main-go Joe Schiano...Shee-ANN-oh Jimmy Sheehan... SHEE-un Brice Sydnor...SID-norr Nnamdi Unachukwu... NAHM-dee oo-na-choo-koo Steven Walier...Wal-EER Mike Weick... WIKE Nick Zarkoski...Zar-KOSS-kee 6

7 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 2017 BUCKNELL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School) 1 ** Alex Pechin P/K Jr Kennett Square, Pa. (Unionville) 2 ** Alan Butler WR Jr Erial, N.J. (Timber Creek Regional) 3 ** Fisayo Oluleye CB Jr Lititz, Pa. (Manheim Township) 4 * John Chiarolanzio QB So Florham Park, N.J. (Delbarton/Kent School (Conn.)) 5 *** Mark Pyles (C) LB Sr Lebanon, Pa. (Lebanon) 6 Stefone Moore-Green RB So Sicklerville, N.J. (Paul VI) 7 Simeon Page LB Fr Riverton, Utah (Riverton/USAFA Prep) 8 * Brice Sydnor S Jr Rosemont, Pa. (Radnor/Mercersburg Academy) 9 ** Bryan Marine CB Jr Owings Mills, Md. (Calvert Hall) 10 ** Colin Jonov CB Sr Murrysville, Pa. (Franklin Regional) 11 * Justin Bethea WR So Sanford, N.C. (Lee County) 12 Logan Bitikofer QB Fr New Philadelphia, Ohio (New Philadelphia) 13 * Jared Morse TE Sr Chesapeake, Va. (Nasemond-Suffolk Academy) 14 * Matt Muh QB Sr Oceanport, N.J. (Shore Regional) 15 Cinjun Erskine FB Jr Barnegat, N.J. (Barnegat) 15 John McGuire WR Fr Franklin Lakes, N.J. (Don Bosco Prep) 16 * Jack Horan WR Sr Far Hills, N.J. (West Morris Mendham) 17 * Kyle Kinner WR Sr Chesterfield, Mo. (Westminster Christian) 18 Jake Wilson QB So Chesapeake, Va. (Western Branch) 19 John Burkly QB Sr Boonton Township, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep) 20 * Chad Freshnock RB So Middletown, N.J. (Middletown North) 21 Mac Atkins WR Sr Pittsford, N.Y. (Pittsford Mendon) 21 * Omar Garcia RB Jr Adelphi, Md. (St. John s College High School) 22 * Chanse Riley S Jr Montclair, N.J. (Montclair) 23 ** Joey DeFloria (C) RB Sr Greensburg, Pa. (Hempfield Area) 24 Gerrit Van Itallie S Fr Mahwah, N.J. (St. Joseph Regional) 25 Mike Caruso CB So Rumson, N.J. (Rumson Fair Haven) 26 ** Joe Lauro S Jr Bradenton, Fla. (Manatee) 27 * Aaron Brown S So Silver Spring, Md. (St. John s College High School) 28 Eric Butler CB Fr Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Lake Brantley) 29 *** Ben Richard (C) LB Sr Coatesville, Pa. (Herriman (Utah)) 30 *** Trey Johnson CB Sr Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights) 31 Joe Fex S Fr Coppell, Texas (Coppell) 32 ** Matt Robinson LB Jr Oakton, Va. (Flint Hill) 33 Conner Romango S Fr Pittsburgh, Pa. (Fox Chapel Area) 34 * Jon Fox S/LS So Wyomissing, Pa. (Wilson) 35 Marquis Carter RB Fr Rochester, N.Y. (Pittsford Sutherland) 36 Brandon Benson S Fr Triangle, Va. (C.D. Hylton) 38 Joe Schiano DE Jr Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep) 39 * Drew Newcomb S Jr Lewisburg, Pa. (Lewisburg Area) 40 *** Abdullah Anderson (C) DL Sr Galloway, N.J. (Absegami) 41 * Sam Chitty LB So West Linn, Ore. (West Linn) 42 Jimmy Sheehan DL So Hershey, Pa. (Hershey) 43 *** Connor Golden S Sr Bensalem, Pa. (Archbishop Ryan) 44 * Craig Cassidy DE Sr Mount Laurel, N.J. (Lenape) 45 Alex Twiford TE Fr Sinking Spring, Pa. (Wilson) 47 Roger Mellado DE Fr Lorton, Va. (Gonzaga College High School) 48 Maanik Lal LB Fr Bethesda, Md. (Landon School) 49 Cody Lach S Fr Archbald, Pa. (Valley View) 50 Mike Pirolli LB Sr Mount Airy, Md. (Linganore) 51 Ryan Brida LB Fr West Chester, Pa. (Henderson) 52 Rick Mottram LB Fr Cream Ridge, N.J. (Allentown) 55 * John Hunt DL So Braselton, Ga. (Mill Creek) 56 Derek Bastinck OL Jr Wayne, N.J. (Wayne Hills) 57 Chuck Sanders OL So Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny) 58 Alex Bolinger OL Fr Haddonfield, N.J. (Haddonfield Memorial) 59 Nnamdi Unachukwu DE Fr Morganville, N.J. (Marlboro) 68 Erik Lukner OL So Sedro Woolley, Wash. (Sedro Woolley) 71 Justin Falcone OL So Haddonfield, N.J. (Haddonfield Memorial) 72 * Chase Watkins OL Sr Hershey, Pa. (Hershey) 73 * Pat Finn OL Jr Pottstown, Pa. (Pottsgrove) 74 P.J. Barr OL Fr North Brunswick, N.J. (St. Joseph) 75 Justis Peppers OL Fr King George, Va. (King George) 77 Simon Krizak OL Fr Stuttgart, Germany (Eschbach-Gymnasium/Hill School (Pa.)) 7

8 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 78 Noah Stephenson OL So Palmyra, N.J. (Palmyra) 79 Josh Yoder OL So Paxinos, Pa. (Southern Columbia) 80 ** Andrew Owers TE/FB Jr Jupiter, Fla. (Cardinal Newman) 81 David McWilliams WR Fr Boulder, Colo. (Fairview) 82 Steven Walier WR So Holmdel, N.J. (Holmdel) 83 * Jack Chambers P/K Jr Wellsboro, Pa. (Wellsboro Area) 84 Mike Balzofiore WR So Holmdel, N.J. (Red Bank Catholic) 85 * John Reedy TE So Wyomissing, Pa. (Berks Catholic) 86 Blais Herman WR Fr Austin, Texas (St. Andrew s Epsicopal/Loomis Chaffee (Conn.)) 87 *** Andrew Podbielski TE Sr Darlington, Pa. (Blackhawk) 88 ** Marcus Ademilola TE Jr Jackson, N.J. (Jackson Memorial/Wyoming Seminary) 89 Sean Naiman DE So Little Silver, N.J. (Red Bank Regional) 90 Mike Colantuono DE/LS Fr Warren, N.J. (Immaculata) 91 ** Alex Jordan DL Jr Furlong, Pa. (Central Bucks East) 92 * Trevor Fennimore DE Sr Berwyn, Pa. (Conestoga) 93 ** John Burdick P/K Sr Avon, Conn. (Avon) 94 Simon Behr DE Fr Murrysville, Pa. (Franklin Regional) 95 * Blake Fletcher DE So West Linn, Ore. (West Linn) 96 Ethan Torres P/K Fr Great Falls, Va. (Bishop O Connell) 97 Nick Zarkoski DL Jr Spring City, Pa. (Malvern Prep) 98 Tom Adams LB/LS Sr Sparta, N.J. (Pope John XXIII) 99 Clay Myers DL Fr Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic) * Varsity letters earned; (C) Captain COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Joe Susan, 8th Season (Delaware 78) Offensive Assistant Coaches: Bobby Acosta (Rowan 00) (Offensive Coordinator/QB); Jake Flaherty (Bucknell 14) (RB); Steven King (Buffalo 07) (Special Teams Coordinator/WR); Darnell Stapleton (Rutgers 07) (Running Game Coordinator/OL) Defensive Assistant Coaches: Matt Borich (Bucknell 01) (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/DL); Mike Weick (McDaniel College, 10) (LB); Eli Wicklund (Miami (Ohio) 09) (CB); Eric Wicks (West Virginia 07) (Defensive Secondary/S) Support Staff: John Field (Texas Lutheran 99) (Strength & Conditioning); Liel Karstetter (Lock Haven 10) (Equipment Manager); Tim Wait (Moravian, 08) (Administrative Coordinator); Ian Wood (Associate AD/Head Athletic Trainer) By Country Germany... 1 United States...85 By State USA Colorado... 1 Connecticut... 1 Florida... 4 Georgia... 1 Maryland... 5 Missouri... 1 New Jersey New York... 2 North Carolina... 1 Ohio... 2 Oregon... 2 Pennsylvania Texas... 2 Utah... 1 Virginia... 7 Washington... 1 Germany Baden-Württemberg... 1 ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Class Seniors...20 Juniors Sophomores Freshmen...26 By Lettermen Seniors Juniors Sophomores... 9 By Position Offense...43 Quarterbacks... 5 Running Backs... 6 Tight Ends... 6 Wide Receivers Offensive Linemen Kickers... 4 Defense Defensive Linemen... 6 Defensive Ends... 9 Linebackers Safeties Cornerbacks... 6 Superlatives Oldest...Cody Lach (2/8/94) Youngest...Nnamdi Unachukwu (7/14/99) Tallest... Nnamdi Unachukwu (6-7) Shortest... Stefone Moore-Green (5-8) Heaviest... Justis Peppers (320) Lightest...Stefone Moore-Green (150) In-Season Birthdays September 2...Bryan Marine (20) 6... Tom Adams (22) 8...Simon Krizak (20) 15...Brice Sydnor (22) Jack Chambers (21) 19...Chad Freshnock (20) 30...Simon Behr (19) October John Reedy (20) 17...Blais Herman (20) Andrew Podbielski (22) Rick Mottram (19) 28...Trevor Fennimore (22) November 3... Brandon Benson (19) 4...Stefone Moore-Green (20) Maanik Lal (19) 11...Clay Myers (19) Jared Morse (22) 14...John Hunt (20) Cinjun Erskine (21) 18...Marcus Ademilola (21)...Alex Pechin (21) 8

9 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA START CHART Abdullah Anderson...36 (36) Ben Richard...26 (25) Andrew Podbielski...24 (23) Mark Pyles...23 (12) Connor Golden...20 (0) Colin Jonov...19 (3) Bryan Marine...18 (6) Andrew Owers...15 (0) Joey DeFloria...13 (3) Alan Butler...12 (3) Joe Lauro...12 (8) Chase Watkins...12 (6) Matt Muh...7 (3) Jack Horan...6 (3) Trevor Fennimore...4 (3) Brice Sydnor...4 (0) Justin Bethea...3 (0) Pat Finn...3 (3) Blake Fletcher...3 (3) Jon Fox...3 (0) Erik Lukner...3 (3) Chanse Riley...3 (3) Noah Stephenson...3 (3) Josh Yoder...3 (3) Nick Zarkoski...3 (3) Trey Johnson...2 (0) Alex Jordan... 2 (0) Kyle Kinner...2 (2) Fisayo Oluleye...2 (0) Marcus Ademilola...1 (0) Aaron Brown...1 (1) John Chiarolanzio...1 (0) Sam Chitty...1 (0) Stefone Moore-Green...1 (0) Numbers in parentheses indicate a current streak of consecutive starts. Abdullah Anderson (40) Team Captain STATS Preseason All-American Reese s Senior Bowl 2018 Watch List Preseason All-Patriot League All-Patriot League First Team Preseason All-Patriot League Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (11/21) Bison Athlete of the Week (10/24) All-Patriot League First Team Preseason All-Patriot League All-Patriot League Second Team Joey DeFloria (23) All-Patriot League Second Team Bison Athlete of the Week (10/10) Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week (10/5) Chad Freshnock (20) Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/5, 10/24, 11/14) Jack Horan (16) CoSIDA Academic All-District Academic All-Patriot League Team Colin Jonov (10) Bison Athlete of the Week (9/4) Patriot League Rookie of the Week (11/17) Bryan Marine (9) College Sports Madness Preseason All-American Preseason All-Patriot League All-Patriot League First Team Patriot League Rookie of the Week (10/5) INDIVIDUAL HONORS & AWARDS Simeon Page (7) Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/4) Alex Pechin (1) Preseason All-Patriot League All-Patriot League First Team Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week (11/21) Andrew Podbielski (87) CoSIDA Academic All-District Academic All-Patriot League Team Mark Pyles (5) Team Captain Team Captain All-Patriot League Second Team Preseason All-Patriot League All-Patriot League Second Team Ben Richard (29) Team Captain Preseason All-Patriot League All-Patriot League First Team Preseason All-Patriot League Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (9/5) Bison Athlete of the Week (9/5) Honorable Mention STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Week (9/5) All-Patriot League Second Team Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (10/5) GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Opponent WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR RB QB FB Marist Butler Watkins Lukner Finn Yoder Stephenson Podbielski Horan DeFloria Muh Owers Holy Cross Butler Watkins Lukner Finn Yoder Stephenson Podbielski Horan DeFloria Muh Kinner (WR) William & Mary Butler Watkins Lukner Finn Yoder Stephenson Podbielski Horan DeFloria Muh Kinner (WR) Sacred Heart Monmouth Cornell Lafayette Colgate Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Opponent DE DT DT DE MIKE SAM SS FS WHIP CB CB Marist Fletcher Zarkoski Anderson Fennimore Richard Pyles Fox Lauro Riley Marine Jonov Holy Cross Fletcher Zarkoski Anderson Fennimore Richard Pyles Fox Lauro Riley Marine Jonov William & Mary Fletcher Zarkoski Anderson Fennimore Richard Pyles Lauro Brown Riley Marine Jonov Sacred Heart Monmouth Cornell Lafayette Colgate Lehigh Georgetown Fordham 9

10 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA ABOUT SACRED HEART FOOTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Mark Nofri Record at Sacred Heart: (6th season) Career Record: Same Conference: Northeast Conference Stadium: Campus Field Capacity: 3,334 Surface: SprinTurf 2016 Record: 6-5 Conference Record: 1-5 (t-5th in NEC) GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Fairfield, Conn. Founded: 1963 Enrollment: 8,532 Nickname: Pioneers Colors: White and Red President: John J. Petillo Athletic Director: Bobby Valentine Website: SacredHeartPioneers.com SERIES INFORMATION Series record Last 10 meetings... 3rd meeting First meeting Last meeting Record at home Record on road Record at neutral site Streak... Bucknell won one Last meeting... Sept. 20, BU 36 SHU 20 Last meeting in Lewisburg... Sept. 28, BU 0 SHU 16 Last Bison win... Sept. 20, 2014 (in Fairfield, Conn.)...BU 36 SHU 20 Last Pioneer win... Sept. 28, 2013 (in Lewisburg, Pa.)...BU 0 SHU 16 TALE OF THE TAPE BUCKNELL SACRED HEART 1-2 Overall Record PL League Record 0-0 NEC 51.7 (116th) Rushing Offense (19th) (75th) Passing Offense (92nd) (109th) Total Offense (43rd) 18.0 (87th) Scoring Offense 29.0 (t-42nd).750 (t-70th) Red Zone Offense.769 (t-67th) (29th) Rushing Defense (32nd) (9th) Total Defense (15th) 18.7 (t-29th) Scoring Defense 24.0 (t-42nd).900 (t-86th) Red Zone Defense.818 (t-57th) (53rd) Net Punting (117th) 2.44 (97th) Punt Returns 6.33 (68th) (29th) Kickoff Returns (58th) -.67 (t-90th) Turnover Margin -.33 (t-72nd) (75th) Passing Efficiency (50th) 1.33 (t-84th) Sacks 2.67 (t-27th) 3.00 (t-93rd) Sacks Allowed.67 (t-13th) Matt Muh (498 yards) Leading Passer Kevin Duke (489 yards) Joey DeFloria (103 yards) Leading Rusher Ose Imeokparia (197 yards) Jack Horan (121 yards) Leading Receiver Andrew O Neill (154 yards) Joe Lauro, Ben Richard (19 tackles) Leading Tackler C.J. Parvelus (20 tackles) Note: FCS rank in parenthesis Top 30 marks in bold ALL-TIME RESULTS Year Site Result 2013 Lewisburg, PA SH, Fairfield, CT BU,

11 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA BUCKNELL SACRED HEART Sept. 20, 2014 // Fairfield, Conn. // Campus Field // 1 p.m. // Attendance: 3,471 TEAM STATISTICS BUCKNELL SHU FIRST DOWNS Rushing 2 7 Passing 9 9 Penalty 3 2 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 1 0 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 4 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 0 0 Touchbacks 0 0 Fair catch 1 1 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 2 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 32:41 27:19 1st Quarter 8:58 6:02 2nd Quarter 6:03 8:57 3rd Quarter 6:56 8:04 4th Quarter 10:44 4:16 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 4 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 12 6 GAME Bucknell opened a season 3-0 for the first time since 1997.The Bison previously toppled VMI (42-38) and Marist (22-0). Bucknell scored all 36 of its points in a stretch of nearly 27 minutes spanning from the second quarter to early in the fourth. WRs Will Carter and Bobby Kaslander each caught two touchdown passes. Bucknell had three passing plays of at least 35 yards. S Clayton Ewell became the first Bison player with two interceptions in a game since S Matthew Steinbeck last October. Ewell also posted a career-high 10 tackles. Sacred Heart s J.D. Roussel intercepted his 15th career pass in the second quarter, moving him into a tie for first on the program s all-time interception list. He has four career interceptions against the Bison. P/K Derek Maurer connected on a career-long 45-yard field goal. He finished the game with six points (1 FG, 3 PATs). Bucknell held Sacred Heart 117 yards under its season total offense average. This was the second meeting between the Bison and Pioneers. The first occurred a year ago, with Sacred Heart emerging as a 16-0 victory in Lewisburg, Pa. Bucknell 3-0 for First Time Since 1997 After Win at Sacred Heart R.J. Nitti completed four touchdown passes to Will Carter and Bobby Kaslander and a stifling Bison defense held Sacred Heart 117 yards below its season average en route to a comeback victory Saturday afternoon. Bucknell improved to 3-0, marking its best start since The Bison are an impressive 8-1 in their last nine games. Nitti finished the game 18-for-31 passing for 271 yards and he became the first Bucknell quarterback to throw for four touchdowns in a game since Jim Fox in Nitti tied his career high for passing yards in a game. Clayton Ewell paced the defense with a career-high two interceptions, including one 60-yard return that set up a C.J. Williams rushing touchdown early in the second half. Lee Marvel posted a career-high 12 tackles, while Ewell added 10 and the defense as a whole recorded nine tackles for loss. The Bison used big plays to their advantage as Kaslander had touchdown receptions of 65 and 19 yards, while Carter s two touchdowns were 38 yards and 55 yards. Kicker Derek Maurer also connected on a career-best 45-yard field goal. After using a flurry of big plays late in the first half to take a advantage into halftime, Bucknell dominated the second half, keeping the Pioneers off the scoreboard until 2:09 remained in the contest. Sacred Heart (3-1) was held to just 96 yards in the second half. The Bison possessed the ball for nearly 18 minutes in the second half as they scored the first 22 points of the stanza. In a span of just over 30 minutes from the second quarter to the fourth, they recorded 36 of the 39 points scored, going from a 10-point deficit to a 23-point lead. Bucknell s final touchdown (19-yard pass to Kaslander) came with 9:05 remaining and virtually clinched the outcome. The Bison were lined up to punt earlier on that drive and benefitted from a Sacred Heart penalty that advanced Bucknell to a first down and extended the drive. of the season. The drive started with an 18-yard reception by DeFloria and also featured a defensive pass interference and unsportsmanlike penalties on Holy Cross. After Sacred Heart built a 10-0 lead over the first 24 minutes of the first half, Bucknell used a couple big plays to get back into the contest and take the one-point lead into halftime. Nitti found Kaslander streaking down the right sideline wide open for a 65-yard touchdown to cut the Bison deficit to 10-7 with 5:52 left in the second quarter. Bucknell stopped the Pioneers three-and-out on their next drive and immediately struck again on a long pass play as Nitti s perfectly placed pass over a defender found Carter for a 38-yard touchdown completion that put the Bison up Chris Rogers second field goal of the first half as time expired cut Bucknell s halftime cushion to Rogers earlier in the game broke Sacred Heart s record for career field goals. The Bison finished the first half with 160 yards of total offense, 108 coming on the touchdown passes to Kaslander and Carter. The game was expected to be a defensive battle and it started out quite the opposite. Bucknell marched 61 yards on 13 plays on the opening drive of the contest, advancing as far as the Sacred Heart six-yard line before being pushed back and missing a field goal. The Pioneers no-huddle offense quickly answered with a six-play, 80-yard drive that spanned just 2:07 and ended with the game s first score, a 42-yard touchdown pass from R.J. Noel to Tyler Dube. SCORING SUMMARY Team QT Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score SH 1st 06:43 Dube 42yd pass from Noel Rogers kick : SH 2nd 06:20 Rogers 24yd field goal : BU 2nd 05:52 Kaslander 65yd pass from Nitti Maurer kick : BU 2nd 03:20 Carter 38yd pass from Nitti Maurer kick : SH 2nd 00:00 Rogers 31yd field goal : BU 3rd 10:16 Williams 1yd run Maurer kick failed 1-1 0: BU 3rd 05:52 Carter 55yd pass from Nitti Maurer kick : BU 3rd 02:03 Maurer 45yd field goal 6-7 2: BU 4th 09:05 Kaslander 19yd pass from Nitti Maurer kick failed : SH 4th 02:09 Dube 24yd pass from Noel Rogers kick : TEAM LEADERS BUCKNELL Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Williams Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Nitti Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Williams Carter Kaslander Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Marvel Ewell Steinbeck Byers SACRED HEART Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Spence Noel Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Noel Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Dube King Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Moore Barry Candito

12 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA THE LAST TIME A BUCKNELL TEAM... Shut out an opponent... Sept. 5, 2015 vs. Marist (17-0) Was shut out by an opponent... Sept. 9, 2017 vs. Holy Cross (0-20) Finished a game with a tie score...nov. 14, 1987 vs. Lehigh (21-21) Scored 40 points...sept. 2, 2017 vs. Marist (45-6) Scored 50 points... Nov. 1, 2003 vs. Holy Cross (53-31) Scored 60 points... Oct. 24, 1987 vs. Columbia (62-20) Scored 70 points...oct. 10, 1964 vs. Ohio Wesleyan in Newark, Del. (72-0) Allowed 40 points... Oct. 29, 2016 at Charleston Southern (28-49) Allowed 50 points... Oct. 12, 2013 vs. Holy Cross (27-51) Allowed 60 points... Oct. 12, 1945 at Temple (0-64) Allowed 70 points... Nov. 25, 1916 at Georgetown (0-78) Allowed 80 points... Oct. 8, 1966 at Temple (28-82) Did not commit a turnover...nov. 19, 2016 vs. Fordham (22-36) Forced five turnovers...sept. 3, 2016 at Marist (4 INT, 2 fumbles) (26-10) Forced six turnovers...sept. 3, 2016 at Marist (4 INT, 2 fumbles) (26-10) Forced seven turnovers...oct. 29, 2011 at Lafayette (3 INT, 4 fumbles) (39-13) Committed five or more turnovers... Oct. 12, 2013 vs. Holy Cross (4 INT, 1 fumble) (27-51) Did not commit a penalty...sept. 19, 2009 at Cornell (9-33) Was penalized for at least 100 yards...oct. 17, 2015 at Army West Point (105) (14-21) Won an overtime game... Oct. 3, 2015 at VMI (28-22) Played an overtime game... Sept. 24, 2016 vs. VMI ( OT) Had two 100-yard rushers in the same game... Sept. 26, 2007 vs. Marist (Terrance Wilson 108 & Justin Pulgrano 101) (17-16) Had two 100-yard receivers in the same game... Nov. 1, 2014 vs. Lafayette (Jake Hartman 134 & Will Carter 104) (27-24 OT) Defeated a nationally ranked opponent... Oct. 26, 2013 vs. No. 15 Lehigh (48-10) Played a nationally ranked opponent...nov. 5, 2016 vs. No. 21/24 Lehigh (13-20) Won 10 games (10-1) Won eight games (8-3) Had a winning season (8-3) THE LAST TIME A BUCKNELL PLAYER... Had 30 rushing attempts... Nov. 12, 2016 (Joey DeFloria (31) at Georgetown, 21-7) Had 40 rushing attempts...oct. 29, 2011 (Tyler Smith (42) at Lafayette, 39-13) Had 100 yards rushing... Nov. 12, 2016 (Joey DeFloria (150) at Georgetown, 21-7) Had 200 yards rushing...nov. 12, 2011 (Tyler Smith (204) at Fordham, 21-0) Had a 60+ yard run... Nov. 3, 2012 (Tyler Smith (76) vs. Fordham, 27-24) Had a 70+ yard run... Nov. 3, 2012 (Tyler Smith (76) vs. Fordham, 27-24) Had three rushing touchdowns...nov. 15, 2014 (Matt DelMauro at Holy Cross, OT) Had four rushing touchdowns... Sept. 30, 2000 (Jabu Powell vs. Duquesne, 35-14) Had five rushing touchdowns...nov. 13, 2004 (Daris Wilson vs. Colgate, 42-7) Completed a 50+ yard pass...nov. 5, 2016 (R.J. Nitti to Will Carter (64) at Lehigh, 13-20) Had three passing touchdowns...oct. 31, 2015 (R.J. Nitti (4) at Lafayette, 35-24) Had four passing touchdowns... Oct. 31, 2015 (R.J. Nitti at Lafayette, 35-24) Had five passing touchdowns... Sept. 24, 1994 (Rob Glus at Harvard, 42-23) Had 20 completions... Sept. 9, 2017 (Matt Muh (22) vs. Holy Cross, 0-20) Had 30 completions... Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (36) at Fordham, 12-17) Had 50 passing attempts... Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (67) at Fordham, 12-17) Had 60 passing attempts... Oct. 27, 2001 (Todd Wenrich (67) at Fordham, 12-17) Had 200 yards passing...sept. 2, 2017 (Matt Muh (205) vs. Marist, 45-6) Had 300 yards passing... Oct. 24, 2015 (R.J. Nitti (338) vs. Georgetown, 9-17) Had 100 yards receiving... Nov. 5, 2016 (Will Carter (120) at Lehigh, 13-20) Had 200 yards receiving...oct. 11, 2014 (Will Carter (246) at Lehigh, 45-24) Had 10 receptions... Oct. 24, 2015 (Will Carter (12) vs. Georgetown, 9-17) Had two touchdown receptions... Sept. 24, 2016 (Will Carter vs. VMI, OT) Had three touchdown receptions...nov. 1, 2014 (Jake Hartman vs. Lafayette, OT) Made a 40-yard field goal...sept. 3, 2016 (Alex Pechin (46) at Marist, 26-10) Made a 50-yard field goal... Oct. 3, 1981 (Al Yuknus (52) vs. Davidson, 23-3) Had three field goals in a game... Sept. 3, 2005 (Ryan Korn vs. Georgetown, 16-19) Had four field goals in a game...nov. 4, 1989 (Steve Barimo vs. Lafayette, 54-33) Passed for a two-point conversion...sept. 2, 2017 (Jack Horan to Andrew Podbielski vs. Marist, 45-6) Rushed for a two-point conversion... Oct. 3, 2015 (R.J. Nitti at VMI, OT) Made seven extra points... Oct. 16, 1999 (Chris Lundberg vs. Duquesne, 49-20) Made 10 extra points... Oct. 10, 1964 (Mike Seigfried vs. Ohio Wesleyan in Newark, Del., 72-0) Had 10+ punts...oct. 5, 2013 (Kyle Sullivan (13) at Lafayette, 7-31) Had a 70+ yard punt...oct. 8, 2011 (Ryan Gutowski (71) vs. Lehigh, 6-30) Had an 80+ yard punt...sept. 22, 1984 (Mike Morrow (80) at Northeastern, 33-34) Returned a punt for a touchdown...aug. 30, 2014 (Josh Brake (62) vs. VMI, 42-38) Returned a kickoff for a touchdown... Oct. 3, 2015 (Joey DeFloria (85) at VMI, OT) Returned an interception for a touchdown...sept. 2, 2017 (Colin Jonov (64) vs. Marist, 45-6) Returned a fumble for a touchdown...sept. 2, 2017 (Blake Fletcher (0) vs. Marist, 45-6) Recorded two interceptions in a game...oct. 29, 2016 (Connor Golden at Charleston Southern, 28-49) Recorded three interceptions in a game... Nov. 20, 2004 (Dante Ross at Duquesne, 30-20) Recorded four interceptions in a game... Sept. 30, 2000 (Kevin Eiben vs. Duquesne, 35-14) Recorded a safety... Nov. 19, 2016 vs. Fordham (22-36) Had two sacks in a game...nov. 19, 2016 (Abdullah Anderson (2.5) vs. Fordham, 22-36) Had three sacks in a game... Nov. 7, 2014 (Evan Byers vs. Fordham, OT) Had four sacks in a game... Oct. 31, 1998 (Shawn Redd vs. Colgate, 21-38) Had four tackles for a loss... Sept. 3, 2016 (Ben Richard at Marist, 26-10) Blocked a punt...oct. 4, 2014 (Connor Golden at Bryant, 15-34) Blocked an extra point attempt... Sept. 16, 2017 (Bryan Marine at William & Mary, 9-30) Blocked a field goal attempt...nov. 19, 2016 (Abdullah Anderson (2) vs. Fordham, 22-36) BUCKNELL IN THE RED ZONE Opponent Efficiency Summary Marist 4-4 (1.000) 3 TDs, 1 FG Holy Cross 0-1 (.000) DWNS William & Mary 2-3 (.667) 1 TD, 1 FG, DWNS Sacred Heart Monmouth Cornell Lafayette Colgate Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Total 6-8 (.750) TD%: 4-8 (.500) OPPONENTS IN THE RED ZONE Opponent Efficiency Summary Marist 1-1 (1.000) 1 TD Holy Cross 4-4 (1.000) 2 TDs, 2 FGs William & Mary 4-5 (.900) 3 TDs, 1 FG, 1 MFG Sacred Heart Monmouth Cornell Lafayette Colgate Lehigh Georgetown Fordham Total 9-10 (.900) TD%: 6-10 (.600) FCS PLAYER RANKINGS Individual (Top 30) Rank No./Avg. Blake Fletcher (Fumbles Recovered) t-19th 1 Matt Muh (Completion Percentage) 27th.639 Alex Pechin (Punting) 11th

13 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA Marist (2-1, 1-0 PFL) Sept. 2 at Bucknell... L, 6-45 Sept. 9 vs. Stetson*... W, Sept. 16 at Georgetown... W, Sept. 23 vs. Jacksonville*...6 p.m. Sept. 30 at Davidson*...1 p.m. Oct. 7 vs. Columbia...12 p.m. Oct. 14 at Valparaiso*...2 p.m. Oct. 21 vs. Drake*...1 p.m. Nov. 4 at Dayton*...1 p.m. Nov. 11 vs. Morehead State*...12 p.m. Nov. 18 at San Diego*...5 p.m. Holy Cross (2-1, 1-0 PL) Aug. 31 at Connecticut...L, Sept. 9 at Bucknell*... W, 20-0 Sept. 16 vs. No. 11/9 New Hampshire... W, Sept. 23 at Dartmouth...7 p.m. Sept. 30 vs. Lafayette*...1:05 p.m. Oct. 7 vs. Monmouth...1:05 p.m. Oct. 14 at Yale...1 p.m. Oct. 21 vs. Colgate*...12:05 p.m. Oct. 28 vs. Georgetown*...1:05 p.m. Nov. 4 at Fordham*...1 p.m. Nov. 11 at Lehigh*... 12:30 p.m. William & Mary (2-1) Sept. 2 at Virginia...L, Sept. 9 at Norfolk State... W, 20-6 Sept. 16 vs. Bucknell... W, 30-9 Sept. 30 vs. Stony Brook*...6 p.m. Oct. 7 at Elon*...2 p.m. Oct. 14 at Delaware*...3:30 p.m. Oct. 21 vs. James Madison*...3:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Maine*...12 p.m. Nov. 4 vs. New Hampshire*...2 p.m. Nov. 11 vs. Towson*...2 p.m. Nov. 18 at Richmond*...3 p.m. Sacred Heart (2-1) Sept. 2 vs. Stetson... W, 42-3 Sept. 9 at Lafayette... W, Sept. 16 at Stony Brook...L, 7-45 Sept. 23 at Bucknell... 6 p.m. Sept. 30 vs. Central Connecticut State*...5 p.m. Oct. 14 vs. Dartmouth...1 p.m. Oct. 21 at Robert Morris*...12 p.m. Oct. 28 vs. Duquesne*...12 p.m. Nov. 4 at Bryant*...12 p.m. Nov. 11 at Saint Francis*...12 p.m. Nov. 18 vs. Wagner*...12 p.m. OPPONENT SCHEDULE/RESULTS Monmouth (2-1) Sept. 2 vs. Lafayette... W, Sept. 9 vs. Lehigh... W, Sept. 16 at Albany...L, Sept. 23 at Hampton...2 p.m. Sept. 30 at Bucknell... 6 p.m. Oct. 7 at Holy Cross...1:05 p.m. Oct. 21 vs. Liberty*...1 p.m. Oct. 28 at Charleston Southern*...6 p.m. Nov. 4 vs. Presbyterian*...1 p.m. Nov. 11 vs. Gardner-Webb*...12 p.m. Nov. 18 at Kennesaw State*... TBA Cornell (0-1) Sept. 16 at Delaware...L, Sept. 23 at Yale*...1 p.m. Sept. 30 vs. Colgate...1:30 p.m. Oct. 7 vs. Harvard*...1:30 p.m. Oct. 14 vs. Bucknell... 1:30 p.m. Oct. 21 vs. Brown*...3 p.m. Oct. 28 at Princeton*...7 p.m. Nov. 4 at Dartmouth*...1:30 p.m. Nov. 11 vs. Columbia*...1:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Penn*...1:30 p.m. Lafayette (0-3) Sept. 2 at Monmouth...L, Sept. 9 vs. Sacred Heart...L, Sept. 16 at No. 8/7 Villanova...L, 0-59 Sept. 23 vs. Princeton...6 p.m. Sept. 30 at Holy Cross*...1:05 p.m. Oct. 7 vs. Fordham*...3:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Harvard...1 p.m. Oct. 21 vs. Bucknell*... 3:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Georgetown*...2 p.m. Nov. 11 vs. Colgate*...12:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Lehigh*...12:30 p.m. Colgate (1-2) Aug. 26 at No. 23 Cal Poly... W, Sept. 9 vs. No. 9 Richmond...L, Sept. 16 at Buffalo...L, Sept. 23 vs. Furman...1 p.m. Sept. 30 at Cornell...1:30 p.m. Oct. 7 vs. Lehigh*...1 p.m. Oct. 14 vs. Fordham*...12 p.m. Oct. 21 at Holy Cross*...12 p.m. Oct. 28 vs. Bucknell*... 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at Lafayette*...12:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Georgetown*...1 p.m. Lehigh (0-3) Sept. 2 vs. No. 10/9 Villanova...L, Sept. 9 at Monmouth...L, Sept. 16 vs. Yale...L, Sept. 23 vs. Penn...12:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at Wagner...6 p.m. Oct. 7 at Colgate*...1 p.m. Oct. 14 vs. Georgetown*...12:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Fordham*...1 p.m. Nov. 4 at Bucknell* p.m. Nov. 11 vs. Holy Cross*...12:30 p.m. Nov. 18 vs. Lafayette*...12:30 p.m. Georgetown (1-1) Sept. 9 at Campbell... W, Sept. 16 vs. Marist...L, Sept. 23 at Columbia...1 p.m. Sept. 30 vs. Harvard...2 p.m. Oct. 7 at Princeton...1 p.m. Oct. 14 at Lehigh*...12:30 p.m. Oct. 21 vs. Fordham*...2 p.m. Oct. 28 at Holy Cross*...1 p.m. Nov. 4 vs. Lafayette*...2 p.m. Nov. 11 at Bucknell* p.m. Nov. 18 vs. Colgate*...1 p.m. Fordham (1-2) Sept. 1 at Army West Point...L, 6-64 Sept. 9 at Central Connecticut State... W, Sept. 16 vs. No. 12 Eastern Washington...L, Sept. 23 at Bryant...1 p.m. Sept. 30 vs. Yale...6 p.m. Oct. 7 at Lafayette*...3:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at Colgate*...1 p.m. Oct. 21 at Georgetown*...2 p.m. Oct. 28 vs. Lehigh*...1 p.m. Nov. 4 vs. Holy Cross*...1 p.m. Nov. 18 vs. Bucknell* p.m. 13

14 GAME 1 MARIST BUCKNELL Sept. 2 // Lewisburg, Pa. // Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium // 6 p.m. // Attendance: 3,024 TEAM STATISTICS MARIST BUCKNELL FIRST DOWNS 8 14 Rushing 2 4 Passing 6 10 Penalty 0 0 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 1 2 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 0 2 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 0 2 Touchbacks 0 2 Fair catch 0 0 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 0 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 26:34 33:26 1st Quarter 4:18 10:42 2nd Quarter 9:58 5:02 3rd Quarter 5:05 9:55 4th Quarter 7:13 7:47 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 9 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 0 14 BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA GAME With its win over Marist, Bucknell improve to in season openers and in home openers. The Bison won their seven-straight season opener and moved to 7-1 in their first game under head coach Joe Susan. Bucknell last scored 45 points in a game on Oct. 11, 2014, a victory at Lehigh. The Bison s margin of victory was their largest since Oct. 6, 2001, a win over Towson. WR Kyle Kinner and WR Steven Walier each caught his first touchdown pass. Walier s 45-yard touchdown score was also his first career reception. Before WR Jack Horan found TE Andrew Podbielski for a two-point conversion in the first quarter, Bucknell last passed for a two-point conversion on Oct. 17, 2015 at Army West Point (R.J. Nitti to Andrew Owers). CB Colin Jonov, who missed 2016 due to injury, returned an interception 64 yards for a score on Marist s first drive. It was his fifth career interception. Before DE Blake Fletcher recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown, the last Bison to return a fumble for a touchdown was Matt Johnson in a victory at VMI on Nov. 23, In their last four meetings with Marist, Bucknell has only allowed 16 points. The Bison blanked the Red Foxes in their 2014 (22-0) and 2015 (17-0) contests and won the 2016 meeting by a margin. Bucknell Football Routs Marist, 45-6, in Season Opener The Bucknell football team kicked off its 2017 campaign with a commanding 45-6 victory over Marist on a rainy night at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium in front of 3,024 fans. The Bison broke open the game early, scoring four touchdowns in the first quarter, including three in the final two minutes of the frame. Their performance on the field set the stage for a rousing post-game fireworks show. With 8:58 on the clock in the first quarter, Colin Jonov opened the scoring, picking off a Mike White pass and racing 64 yards down the Marist sideline for the score. After a bad snap on the extra point attempt, Jack Horan corralled the ball and found Andrew Podbielski in the right corner of the end zone to give Bucknell an 8-0 lead. The Bison scored three touchdowns in the final two minutes of the opening stanza to build a 28-0 advantage. First, after a 4:11 drive during which Bucknell went 3-for-3 in third-down conversions, Matt Muh connected with Kyle Kinner for an 11-yard score. On Marist s next possession, Nick Zarkoski sacked White deep in the Marist end. The ball came free, and Blake Fletcher pounced on it in the end zone to extend the Bison s lead to Steven Walier put an exclamation mark on the quarter by hauling in a 45-yard touchdown pass with no time left on the clock. Bucknell carried the momentum from its explosive opening stanza into the second quarter. After the Bison defense forced the Red Foxes to go three and out on their first drive, a penalty on the punt gave the offense the ball on the Marist 28. Bucknell took advantage, and Chad Freshnock capped the abbreviated drive with a three-yard touchdown rush. The Red Foxes thwarted the Bison s shutout bid 29 seconds before halftime after one of the longest drives of the game. Marcelleus Calhoun finished off the drive, which accounted for 97 of Marist s 119 first-half yards, with a four-yard score. As the rain picked up, both team s defenses took center stage. The teams combined for just 156 yards of total offense in the second half, 121 of which belonged to Bucknell. The third quarter s lone score, a 31-yard John Burdick field goal, came with just 51 seconds left on the clock. Freshnock completed the game s scoring at the 3:29 mark of the finale frame with his second touchdown rush of the game. Leading up to that play, Muh found a wide-open Podbielski for a 31-yard gain on a 3rd and 7 to set the Bison up on the Marist 15. Muh completed 16 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns, connecting with seven different receivers. Podbielski led the Bison with a career-best 60 receiving yards while Joey DeFloria had the most catches with four. The Bison defense limited Marist to just 154 yards of total offense, including 24 on the ground. Mark Pyles led the way with eight tackles (five solo) while Ben Richard was close behind with seven (six solo). Eight different Bison had a tackle for a loss, with Abdullah Anderson, Fletcher and Pyles each recording two. Four Bison Fletcher, Simeon Page, Richard and Zarkoski had a sack. Alex Pechin helped tilt the field in Bucknell s favor, averaging 47.0 yards per punt. He dropped three inside the 20 and had two touchbacks. SCORING SUMMARY Team QT Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score BU 1st 08:58 Jonov 64yd interception return Podbielski pass from Horan BU 1st 01:18 Kinner 11yd pass from Muh Burdick kick : BU 1st 01:04 Fletcher 0yd fumble recovery Burdick kick failed BU 1st 00:00 Walier 45yd pass from Muh Burdick kick : BU 2nd 11:24 Freshnock 3yd run Burdick kick : BU 2nd 00:29 Calhoun 4yd run Giglio kick failed : BU 3rd 00:51 Burdick 31yd field goal : BU 4th 03:29 Freshnock 1yd run Chambers kick : TEAM LEADERS MARIST Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Calhoun Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack White Hallenbeck Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Christian Dickens Calhoun Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Zinn-Turner Pierce Beans BUCKNELL Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Freshnock DeFloria Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Muh Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg DeFloria Podbielski Kinner Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Pyles Richard Fletcher

15 GAME 2 HOLY CROSS BUCKNELL Sept. 9 // Lewisburg, Pa. // Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium // 12 p.m. // Attendance: 1,987 TEAM STATISTICS HOLY CROSS BUCKNELL FIRST DOWNS Rushing 7 4 Passing 8 7 Penalty 2 2 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 2 0 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 0 1 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair catch 3 4 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 1 1 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 29:12 30:48 1st Quarter 8:27 6:33 2nd Quarter 6:46 8:14 3rd Quarter 8:48 6:12 4th Quarter 5:11 9:49 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 3 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 3 of 5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 13 0 BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA GAME S Aaron Brown and S Jon Fox each hauled in his first career interception during the game. QB Matt Muh finished with 138 yards on 22-for-39 passing, connecting with eight different receivers. WR Jack Horan (48) and WR Alan Butler (36) each exceeded 30 receiving yards. During the contest, S Joe Lauro made his 100th career tackle while LB Ben Richard recorded his 100th career solo tackle. Lauro led the Bison defense with eight tackles (five solo) against the Crusaders. The Bison limited Holy Cross QB Peter Pujals, who threw for 358 yards and one touchdown against FBS foe UConn on Aug. 28, to 178 yards and no touchdowns. The Crusaders stretched their winning streak over the Bison in Lewisburg to four games. Bucknell last suffered a shutout on Sept. 28, 2013, a 16-0 loss to Sacred Heart. The Crusaders scored 13 of their 20 points off of turnovers. They recovered three fumbles and picked off one pass. Bucknell held a slim 30:48 to 29:12 advantage in time of possession. The Bison were bolstered by a 9:37 fourth quarter drive that covered 71 yards in 18 plays. This was the first time the Bison and Crusaders met in September. This was the second time the Bison had their Patriot League opener on Sept. 9, which is the second earliest date they have begun league action. Holy Cross Tops Bucknell Football in Patriot League Opener Holy Cross toppled the Bucknell football team, 20-0, in the Patriot League opener for both teams at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. Diquan Walker rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns while Peter Pujals, a two-time All-Patriot League selection, threw for 178 yards to lead the Crusaders (1-1) past the Bison (1-1). After recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff, Holy Cross started its first drive on the Bucknell 22. While the Crusaders took three penalties on that drive, which pushed them as far back as the Bison 32, Pujals connected with Richie DeNicola for a 30-yard gain that set up Walker for a two-yard touchdown rush. The Bison had a prime opportunity to even the score after Bryan Marine tipped a Pujals pass to Aaron Brown, setting up the offense on the Bucknell 45 with 10:27 on the clock. The Bison reached the Holy Cross 23 thanks to a pass interference penalty and a six-yard Jack Horan reception. But, on a 4th and 4, Matt Muh s pass to Horan fell just short. With 7:01 remaining in the first, Jack Kutschke forced a fumble, and Tyler Ahmad recovered it to give Holy Cross the ball on the Bucknell 44. The Bison defense came up big, forcing the Crusaders to settle for a 25-yard field goal. During that Holy Cross possession, Chanse Riley had a pair of tackles and a pass breakup. On Bucknell s first drive of the second quarter, Teddy Capsis sacked Muh deep in the Bison end, and the ball came loose. While Akeem Walcott recovered it on the 13-yard line, the Bucknell defense held fast to force Holy Cross to settle for a 31-yard field goal. The Bison s longest drive of the first half started at the 6:53 mark of the second quarter. On the second play, Chad Freshnock broke free for a 30-yard gain that advanced Bucknell to the Crusader 34. Freshnock later caught a seven-yard pass on a 4th and 7 to keep the drive alive, but the Bison couldn t get past the Holy Cross 24. John Burdick s 41-yard field goal attempt ultimately sailed wide left. At the midpoint of the third quarter, the Crusaders were threatening to extend their lead. In five plays, they went from their nine-yard line to Bucknell s 30. After Abdullah Anderson and Blake Fletcher teamed to sack Pujals for a loss of six yards, bringing up a 3rd and 11, a pass interference penalty gave Holy Cross a first down. But Jon Fox stepped in front of a Pujals pass on the next play to regain the ball for the Bison. Bucknell went three and out on the resulting drive, and the Crusaders took over on the Bison 35 after a 19-yard punt return by Alim Muhammad. Walker capped the abbreviated drive by rushing for his second touchdown, a two-yard score, at 1:48 of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Bison had the longest drive of the game, an 18-play, 71-yard drive that drained 9:37 off the clock. Muh opened that drive by connecting with Horan for a 14-yard gain and later found Kinner on back-to-back plays for 13 yards. At the Holy Cross 46, Bucknell faced a 4th and 2, but Andrew Podbielski caught a four-yard pass to keep the drive alive. Right after Podbielski s reception, Muh scrambled 16 yards for a first down. Five plays later, Joey DeFloria nearly found the end zone, but Ryan Brady tackled him a yard shy. Brady s shoestring tackle ended up being the reason the Crusaders earned their shutout since Oct. 24, 2015 against Lafayette. Holy Cross held strong on the goal line, stuffing two DeFloria rushing attempts short of the end zone and hurrying Muh into throwing an incomplete pass. On 4th and goal from the Crusader nine-yard line, Ahmad tipped Muh s pass out of Andrew Owers s reach. SCORING SUMMARY Team QT Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score HC 1st 13:32 Walker 2yd run Wells kick : HC 1st 02:49 Wells 25yd field goal : HC 2nd 11:27 Wells 31yd field goal : HC 3rd 01:48 Walker 2yd run Wells kick : TEAM LEADERS HOLY CROSS Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Walker Guild Alexander Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Pujals Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Bell Lacy DeNicola Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Brady McBeath BUCKNELL Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Freshnock Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Muh Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Horan Butler Kinner Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Lauro Riley Richard Anderson

16 GAME 3 BUCKNELL WILLIAM & MARY Sept. 16 // Williamsburg, Va. // Walter J. Zable Stadium // 6 p.m. // Attendance: 8,315 TEAM STATISTICS BUCKNELL W&M FIRST DOWNS Rushing 4 10 Passing 10 5 Penalty 0 2 NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Rushing Touchdowns 0 2 Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts-Int Average Per Attempt Average Per Completion Passing Touchdowns 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS Average Yards Per Punt Net Yards Per Punt Inside Yards 3 0 Touchbacks 1 0 Fair catch 1 2 KICKOFFS-YARDS Average Yards Per Kickoff Net Yards Per Kickoff Touchbacks 0 2 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Average Per Return Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Average Per Return Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 28:25 31:35 1st Quarter 7:50 7:10 2nd Quarter 9:13 5:47 3rd Quarter 5:53 9:07 4th Quarter 5:29 9:31 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Touchdowns Field goals Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals Points off turnovers 0 7 BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA GAME QB Matt Muh finished with 155 yards on 15-for-20 passing while QB John Chiarolanzio entered the game in the fourth quarter and went 7-for-11 for 48 yards. WR Jack Horan led the team in receiving yards (69) while RB Joey DeFloria paced the Bison on the ground (62). Defensively, S Chanse Riley and S Jon Fox tied for the team lead with eight tackles. LB Mark Pyles was close behind with seven. CB Bryan Marine blocked the extra point on William & Mary s first third-quarter touchdown. He is the first Bison to block an extra point since DL Alex Jordan blocked one against Holy Cross on Nov. 14, At halftime, the Bison held advantages in passing yards (141-40) and total yards ( ). The Tribe went on to outgain Bucknell, , in the second half. William & Mary held a decisive lead in sacks (6-0). Six different players recorded those sacks. There was only one turnover in the contest: the fumble S Corey Parker returned 16 yards for William & Mary s second third-quarter touchdown. This was Bucknell and William & Mary s first meeting since That year, the Bison (Patriot League) and Tribe (Yankee Conference) went on to win conference championships. William & Mary improved to 5-0 all-time against Bucknell. William & Mary Uses Big Third Quarter to Down Bucknell Football William & Mary used an explosive third quarter to down the Bucknell football team, 30-9, at Walter J. Zable Stadium in the first meeting between the teams since At halftime, the Bison (1-2) trailed by a single point, 10-9, but the Tribe (2-1) scored three unanswered touchdowns in the third quarter to open up their advantage. On the opening drive of the contest, the Bison marched to the Tribe 24. Early in the drive, Matt Muh connected with Andrew Podbielski for an 11-yard gain and Joey DeFloria scampered for 11 yards on back-to-back plays. But the Bison were ultimately forced to punt after a false start penalty turned a 3rd and 8 into a 3rd and 13 and Isaiah Stephens sacked Muh for a loss of five yards. The Tribe carried the momentum from that defensive stand into their first drive, covering 80 yards on eight plays to score the game s first touchdown. After Nate Evans broke free for a 34- yard rush to set up William & Mary on the Bucknell four-yard line, he capped the drive with a one-yard score. Early in the second quarter, the Tribe had a prime opportunity to go up by two touchdowns after Jalen Christian returned a punt 48 yards to the Bison 20. On the next play, Jaret Anderson nearly found the end zone, but Mark Pyles and Colin Jonov brought him down a single yard short. The Bucknell defense held fast, with Ben Richard stuffing Anderson short of the goal line and Jon Fox wrapping up Evans for a loss of two yards. After Tommy McKee s pass to Jalen Christian fell incomplete, William & Mary was forced to settle for a 20-yard field goal with 7:22 on the clock. The Bison got on the board on their next drive. On the first play, Muh found Podbielski for a 20-yard gain that brought Bucknell to midfield. While it appeared Nate Akins forced Podbielski to fumble the ball, which was picked up by Aaron Swinton and returned for a touchdown, Podbielski s knee was ruled to have been down after a review. Three passes later, the Bison were in the red zone. First, Muh found Alan Butler for a 13-yard gain; then, Jack Horan made a sliding catch for a 21-yard gain that advanced Bucknell to the Tribe 16. At the 5:24 mark, Muh found Podbielski in the corner of the end zone for an eight-yard score. Bill Murray blocked the extra point attempt to keep the score After the Bison defense forced William & Mary to go three and out on its next drive, three rushes by DeFloria, including one for 19 yards, brought the offense across midfield. Later, Kyle Kinner made a leaping catch for a 31-yard gain that brought Bucknell to the Tribe s five-yard line. John Burdick capped that drive with a 33-yard field goal after William & Mary stuffed two rushing attempts and a fumbled snap backed the Bison up to the Tribe 16. On William & Mary s second drive of the third quarter, McKee scrambled out of a collapsing pocket to avoid being sacked. He also drew a face mask penalty, which brought the Tribe from their 26 to their 47. McKee then connected with Daniel Kuzjak for a 29-yard gain that advanced William & Mary to the Bison 24. Three plays later, Noah Giles scampered 15 yards for a score. The Tribe extended their lead to 23-9 less than two minutes later after Nate Atkins forced a fumble, which was returned by Corey Parker 19 yards for a touchdown. William & Mary later brought the score to 30-9 after Tyler Crist capped an eight-play, 60-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown catch with 44 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The third quarter proved to be the difference in the game, as neither team would score again in the fourth. SCORING SUMMARY Team QT Time Scoring Play Conversion Plays-Yds TOP Score WM 1st 04:16 Evans 1yd run Hooper kick : WM 2nd 07:22 Hooper 20yd field goal : BU 2nd 05:24 Podbielski 8yd pass from Muh Burdick kick blocked : BU 2nd 00:12 Burdick 33yd field goal : WM 3rd 09:10 Giles 15yd run Hooper kick blocked : WM 3rd 07:36 Parker 19yd fumble recovery Hooper kick WM 3rd 00:44 Crist 4yd pass from McKee Hooper kick : TEAM LEADERS BUCKNELL Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg DeFloria Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack Muh Chiarolanzio Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Horan Ademilola Podbielski Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Riley Fox Pyles WILLIAM & MARY Rushing Att Yds TD Lg Avg Evans Anderson Giles Passing C-A-I Yds TD Lg Sack McKee Receiving Rec Yds TD Lg Caskin Kuzjak Tackles Solo Ast Total TFL Yds Dulaney Atkins Jones

17 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA TOM ADAMS ABDULLAH ANDERSON 98 Sparta, N.J. Pope John XXIII International Relations LB/LS SR Galloway, N.J. Absegami Economics DL SR Bucknell s short snapper Made first career appearance in 2017 season opener against Marist Played in first road contest at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 MARCUS ADEMILOLA 88 TE JR Jackson, N.J. Jackson Memorial/Wyoming Seminary Political Science Transitioned to tight end from wide receiver in yard TD reception at Lafayette was longest by a Bison in 2015 Receptions: 5 vs. Holy Cross (11/14/15) Receiving Yards: 63 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Long Reception: 56 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Receiving TDs: 1 at Lafayette (10/31/15) All-Purpose Yards: 63 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Tackles: 2 vs. Marist (9/2/17), at Holy Cross (10/8/16) RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals team captain with Joey DeFloria, Mark Pyles and Ben Richard 2017 STATS Preseason All-American Named to the Reese s Senior Bowl s 2018 Watch List 2017, 2016 & 2015 Preseason All-Patriot League 2015 & 2016 All-Patriot League First Team 2014 All-Patriot League Second Team One of only two Bison seniors who have played in all 36 games since arriving in Lewisburg, joining Trey Johnson Only Bison senior who has started all 36 games since arriving in Lewisburg Tied for first in program history with Josh Eden in career blocked field goals (3); blocked two in the 2016 finale against Fordham and one in the 2015 opener against Marist Needs 2.5 sacks to crack Bucknell s top 10 in career sacks In 2016, ranked in the FCS s top 15 in the following categories: blocked kicks (t-8th, 2) and sacks per game (t-12th,.86) That season, was second in the Patriot League in tackles for a loss and third in sacks per game Tackles: 8 at VMI (10/3/15), vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) Tackles for Loss: 3.5 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Sacks: 2.5 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Pass Breakups: 2 vs Marist (9/2/17), at Lehigh (11/5/16) Blocked Field Goals: 2 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Totals

18 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 84 MIKE BALZOFIORE Holmdel, N.J. Red Bank Catholic WR SO Made first career appearance in 2017 season opener against Marist Bucknell s 2016 Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Year RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2016 DNP Totals SIMON BEHR DE FR Murrysville, Pa. Franklin Regional School of Management One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist One of six freshmen to make road debut at William & Mary on Sept. 16, Totals P.J. BARR North Brunswick, N.J. St. Joseph OL FR One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist One of six freshmen to make road debut at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 BRANDON BENSON 36 Triangle, Va. C.D. Hylton S FR One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross One of six freshmen to make road debut at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 Tackles: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Totals

19 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA JUSTIN BETHEA AARON BROWN 11 Sanford, N.C. Lee County Led Bucknell freshmen with four starts in 2016 One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 WR SO S SO Silver Spring, Md. St. John s College High School Picked off first career pass on Sept. 9, 2017 against Holy Cross Made first career start on Sept. 16, 2017 at William & Mary Receptions: 3 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Receiving Yards: 25 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Long Reception: 24 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Punt Returns: 1 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Punt Return Yards: 5 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Long Punt Return: 5 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Kickoff Returns: 4 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 81 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Long Kickoff Return: 25 at Colgate (10/15/16) All-Purpose Yards: 106 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Totals KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY Totals Tackles: 2, 4 times (last vs. Holy Cross, 9/9/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Totals Avon, Conn. Avon Economics JOHN BURDICK P/K SR Matched career high with six points on a field goal and three extra points in 2017 season opener Handled kickoffs in his nine 2016 appearances, Averaged 56.9 yards on 33 kickoffs in yard field attempt at VMI in 2015 was the longest attempt by a Bison since Joe Lourdeaux attempted a 57-yarder at Towson in 2000 Attempted an on-side kick against Fordham in 2015 PATs: 6 vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) Field Goals: 1, 5 times (last vs. Marist, 9/2/17) Long Field Goal: 38 vs. Georgetown (10/24/15) Points: 6 vs. Marist (9/2/17), vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) KICKING Year GP PAT-Att. FG-FGA Lg. Pts DNP Totals

20 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 2 Erial, N.J. Leads Bison wide receivers in career games (19) and career starts (11) Caught multiple passes in seven of his eight games in 2016 Receptions: 5 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Receiving Yards: 91 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Long Reception: 41 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Receiving Touchdowns: 1 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Punt Returns: 6 at VMI (10/3/15) Punt Return Yards: 30 at VMI (10/3/15) Long Punt Return: 11 at VMI (10/3/15) Kickoff Return: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 19 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Long Kickoff Return: 19 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) All-Purpose Yards: 91 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg Totals ALAN BUTLER Timber Creek Regional Economics WR JR KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY Totals One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist One of six freshmen to make road debut at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 Rushing Attempts: 2 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Rushing Yards: 2 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Long Rush: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Tackles: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals MIKE CARUSO Rumson, N.J. Rumson Fair Haven CB SO Made first career appearance in 2017 season opener against Marist Tackles: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) 35 MARQUIS CARTER Rochester, N.Y. Pittsford Sutherland RB FR Totals

21 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 44 CRAIG CASSIDY Mount Laurel, N.J. Lenape Economics DE SR Played mainly on special teams in 2016 Moved to defensive end from fullback midway through the season Tackles: 2 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) 2014 DNP 2015 DNP Totals JACK CHAMBERS Wellsboro, Pa. Wellsboro Area Mechanical Engineering P/K JR Made at least one extra point in all six of his 2016 appearances Named Bucknell s Most Improved Special Teams Player after 2017 spring practices JOHN CHIAROLANZIO 4 Florham Park, N.J. QB SO Delbarton/Kent School (Conn.) School of Management Entered 2016 Fordham game in place of injured R.J. Nitti and threw for a season-best 140 yards on a season-high 33 attempts At Georgetown in 2016, became the first Bison freshman to start at quarterback since Nitti in 2013 One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 Passing Attempts: 33 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Pass Completions: 14 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Passing Yards: 140 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Long Pass: 42 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Passing TDs: 1 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Rushing Attempts: 11 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Rushing Yards: 20 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Long Rush: 17 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) PASSING Year GP-GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Totals RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals PATs: 3 at Holy Cross (10/8/16), at Georgetown (11/12/16) Field Goals: 1 vs. Cornell (9/17/16), vs. VMI (9/24/16) Long Field Goal: 22 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Points: 5 vs. VMI (9/24/16) KICKING Year GP PAT-Att. FG-FGA Lg. Pts DNP Totals

22 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA SAM CHITTY JOEY DeFLORIA 41 West Linn, Ore. West Linn LB SO Greensburg, Pa. Hempfield Area Political Science RB SR Was the only Bison freshman to start the 2016 season opener at Marist Injured in week two at Duquesne and missed the rest of the 2016 campaign One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 Tackles: 4 at Marist (9/3/16) Tackles for Loss: 0.5 at Marist (9/3/16) Totals Joined Abdullah Anderson, Mark Pyles and Ben Richard as a team captain in week four 2016 All-Patriot League Second Team Owns six career 100-yard rushing games (ninth in school history) Needs 472 yards to crack Bucknell s top 10 in career rushing yards Needs four 100-yard rushing games to become the seventh Bison with at least 10 in his career In 2016, became the 10th Bison to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a single season, finishing with 1,070 (eighth all-time) Had 230 rushing attempts in 2016 (sixth in program history) In 2016, ranked in the FCS s top 30 in the following categories: rushing yards per game (12th, 107.0), rushing yards (21st, 1,070), rushing touchdowns (t-25th, 10) and all-purpose yards per game (28th, ) Surpassed 100 rushing yards in his first career start at Marist in 2016 At VMI in 2015, ran for Bucknell s first kickoff return touchdown since 2010 Caught game-winning touchdown at Cornell in 2015 with 1:53 left to play Rushing Attempts: 31 at Georgetown (11/12/16) Rushing Yards: 154 vs. Cornell (9/17/16) Long Rush: 44 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Rushing TDs: 2, 3 times (last at Georgetown, 11/12/16) Receptions: 5 at Lehigh (11/5/16) Receiving Yards: 42 at Lehigh (11/5/16) Long Reception: 23 at VMI (10/3/15) Receiving TDs: 1 at Cornell (10/3/15), at Duquesne (9/10/16) Punt Returns: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Punt Return Yards: 5 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Long Punt Return: 5 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Kickoff Returns: 3 at VMI (10/3/15), vs. Lehigh (2015) Kickoff Return Yards: 137 at VMI (10/3/15) Long Kickoff Return: 85 at VMI (10/3/15) Kickoff Return TDs: 1 at VMI (10/3/15) All-Purpose Yards: 186 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Tackles: 1 at Marist (9/3/16), at Holy Cross (10/8/16) RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2014 DNP Totals PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg DNP Totals KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY 2014 DNP Totals

23 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA CINJUN ERSKINE PAT FINN 15 Barnegat, N.J. Barnegat FB JR Pottstown, Pa. Pottsgrove Mechanical Engineering OL JR Expected to miss 2017 campaign due to injury Has made two position changes during Bison career, moving from quarterback to running back in 2016 and from running back to fullback in 2017 Tackles: 3 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Made first career start in the 2017 opener against Marist Earned starting center job in 2017 camp One of two offensive linemen, joining Chase Watkins, who entered 2017 with game experience In 2015, appeared in final four games of the season during extra-point situations DNP Totals TREVOR FENNIMORE BLAKE FLETCHER 92 Berwyn, Pa. Conestoga Economics DE SR West Linn, Ore. West Linn DE SO Appeared in all 11 games on the defensive line in 2016, mainly in rotation Earned first career start in 2016 at Holy Cross Tackles: 2, 3 times (last vs. Holy Cross, 9/9/17) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17), at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Fumbles Recovered: 1 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) 2014 DNP Totals In the 2017 opener Marist, recovered a fumble in the end zone for Bucknell s first fumble return for a touchdown since 2010 One of three freshmen to appear in all 11 games in 2016, joining Chad Freshnock and John Reedy Tackles: 6 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Sacks: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Totals

24 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 34 Wyomissing, Pa. Wilson Picked off first career pass on Sept. 9, 2017 against Holy Cross One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 Won starting long snapper job in preseason camp Tackles: 8 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Tackles for Loss: 1.0 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Interceptions: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Interception Return Yards: 6 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Long Interception Return: 6 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) JON FOX S/LS SO Totals CHAD FRESHNOCK Middletown, N.J. Middletown North Broke free for a 2017-best 30-yard rush against Holy Cross Three-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week in 2016 (9/5, 10/24, 11/14) In 2016, posted Bucknell s highest total of rushing yards (161) and attempts (33) against VMI His 161 rushing yards in the VMI game ranks fourth in program history among Bison freshmen (and first among freshmen not named Rich Lemon) One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 One of three freshmen to appear in all 11 games in 2016, joining Blake Fletcher and John Reedy Rushing Attempts: 33 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Rushing Yards: 161 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Long Rush: 42 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Rushing TDs: 2, 5 times (last vs. Marist, 9/2/17) Receptions: 1, 8 times (last at William & Mary, 9/16/17) Receiving Yards: 10 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Long Reception: 10 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards: 162 vs. VMI (9/24/16) RB SO RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals

25 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 21 OMAR GARCIA RB JR Adelphi, Md. St. John s College High School Geography Missed 2016 due to injury Mainly appeared on special teams in 2015 but received 16 carries as a reserve running back Rushing Attempts: 7 at Colgate (11/21/15) Rushing Yards: 21 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Long Rush: 9 at Colgate (11/21/15), vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Receptions: 2 at Colgate (11/21/15) Receiving Yards: 5 at Colgate (11/21/15), at Fordham (11/7/15) Long Reception: 6 at Colgate (11/21/15) Kickoff Returns: 2 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Kickoff Return Yards: 37 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Long Kickoff Return: 37 vs. Marist (9/2/17) All-Purpose Yards: 41 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Tackles: 1, 3 times (last at Colgate, 11/21/15) RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg DNP Totals KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY DNP Totals CONNOR GOLDEN Bensalem, Pa. Archbishop Ryan Economics S SR Expected to miss 2017 campaign due to injury In 2015, recorded 13 tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss and two interceptions at Army West Point For that performance, he was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, a STATS Honorable Mention Defensive Player of the Week and a College Sporting News National All-Star Tackles: 13 at Army West Point (10/17/15) Tackles for Loss: 1.5, at Army West Point (10/17/15) Sacks: 1 vs. Georgetown (10/24/15) Pass Breakups: 2 at Marist (9/3/16) Interceptions: 2 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16), at Army West Point (10/17/15) Interception Return Yards: 28 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Lehigh (10/10/15) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Blocked Punts: 1 at Bryant (10/4/14) All-Purpose Yards: 28 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Totals BLAIS HERMAN 86 WR FR Austin, Texas St. Andrew s Epsicopal/Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals

26 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 16 JACK HORAN WR SR Far Hills, N.J. West Morris Mendham Accounting & Financial Management 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District 2016 Academic All-Patriot League Found Andrew Podbielski for a two-point conversion in the 2017 opener against Marist, Bucknell s first since 2015 Moved to wide receiver from quarterback during 2016 preseason camp Hauled in a 71-yard touchdown pass in the 2016 opener at Marist, which was the longest since 2014 Completed a 33-yard pass to Will Carter against Colgate Receptions: 7 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Receiving Yards: 80 at Marist (9/3/16) Long Reception: 71 at Marist (9/3/16) Receiving TDs: 1 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16), at Marist (9/3/16) Passing Attempts: 1 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Pass Completions: 1 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Passing Yards: 33 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Long Pass: 33, vs. Colgate (10/15/16) All-Purpose Yards: 80 at Marist (9/3/16) RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2014 DNP 2015 DNP Totals Braselton, Ga. Mill Creek 30 JOHN HUNT Grabbed a bad snap on a punt and went 13 yards for a first down against Holy Cross on Sept. 9, 2017 Tackles: 1 at Georgetown (11/12/16), at Lehigh (11/5/16) Rushing Attempts: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Rushing Yards: 13 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Long Rush: 13 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) All-Purpose Yards: 13 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Totals TREY JOHNSON Shaker Heights, Ohio Shaker Heights Psychology DL SO CB SR One of only two Bison seniors who have played in all 36 games since arriving in Lewisburg, joining Abdullah Anderson Earned first start at cornerback at Charleston Southern in 2016 Tackles: 6 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Pass Breakups: 2 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Punt Returns: 1 at Holy Cross (11/15/14) Punt Return Yards: 6 at Holy Cross (11/15/14) Long Punt Return: 6 at Holy Cross (11/15/14) All-Purpose Yards: 6 at Holy Cross (11/15/14) Totals

27 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 10 Murrysville, Pa. Franklin Regional Economics COLIN JONOV Returned an interception for a 64-yard touchdown on Marist s first drive of the 2017 season opener Named the Bison Athlete of the Week on Sept. 4, 2017 for his role in Bucknell s 45-6 rout of Marist Started all 18 games he has played during his career Missed 2016 campaign due to injury Tackles: 6 vs. Duquesne (9/12/15) Tackles for Loss: 1 at Georgetown (10/25/14) Pass Breakups: 3 at Colgate (11/21/15) Interceptions: 2 at Holy Cross (11/15/2014) Interception Return Yards: 64 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Long Interception Return: 64 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Interception Return Touchdowns: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Punt Returns: 3 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17), vs. Marist (9/2/17) Punt Return Yards: 9 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Long Punt Return: 10 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) All-Purpose Yards: 69 vs. Marist (9/2/17) CB SR DNP Totals PUNT RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg APY DNP Totals Started two games in a row at the end of October 2016 but then lost season to an injury suffered at Charleston Southern Tackles: 4 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Tackles for Loss: 0.5 at Duquesne (9/10/16) Blocked Extra Points: 1 vs. Holy Cross (11/14/15) 17 ALEX JORDAN Totals KYLE KINNER Chesterfield, Mo. Westminster Christian Economics Made first career start against Holy Cross in 2017 Patriot League opener Caught first career touchdown pass in 2017 opener against Marist Had a 31-yard reception at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 During the 2016 campaign, all 148 of his receiving yards came in the final four games of the season Receptions: 7 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Receiving Yards: 64 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Long Reception: 35 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) All-Purpose Yards: 64 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) DL JR Furlong, Pa. Central Bucks East Political Science~Sociology WR SR RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2014 DNP 2015 DNP Totals

28 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA JOE LAURO BRYAN MARINE 26 Bradenton, Fla. Manatee Sociology S JR Owings Mills, Md. Calvert Hall Geography CB JR Made the 100th tackle of his collegiate career in 2017 game against Holy Cross Had three double-figure tackle outings in 2016 Tied Brice Syndor for the 2016 Bison high with 14 tackles against VMI Tackles: 14 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Tackles for Loss: 1 at Georgetown (11/12/16) Sacks: 1 at Georgetown (11/12/16) Pass Breakups: 1, 4 times (last at William & Mary, 9/16/17) Interceptions: 1 at Marist (9/3/16) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17), at Duquesne (9/10/16) Totals ERIK LUKNER Sedro Woolley, Wash. Sedro Woolley OL SO One of three offensive lineman who started his first career game in the 2017 opener against Marist 2017 College Sports Madness Preseason All-American 2017 Preseason All-Patriot League 2016 All-Patriot League First Team In 2016, finished in the FCS s top 20 in the following categories: passes defended per game (1.7) and forced fumbles per game (.33) In 2015, was the Patriot League leader and 29th nationally with an average of.36 interceptions per game One of only two juniors who entered 2017 with at least 10 career starts, joining Andrew Owers Tackles: 12 vs. Holy Cross (11/14/15) Tackles for Loss: 1, 3 times (last vs. Holy Cross, 9/9/17) Pass Breakups: 3, 3 times (last vs. Cornell, 9/17/16) Interceptions: 2 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Interception Return Yards: 57 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Long Interception Return: 57 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Forced Fumbles: 2 at Marist (9/3/16) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Marist (9/3/16), at Army West Point (10/17/15) Long Fumble Return: 12 at Marist (9/3/16) Kickoff Returns: 3 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 70 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Long Kickoff Return: 34 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) All-Purpose Yards: 70 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Totals KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY Totals

29 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 opener against Marist One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross; picked up first career tackle and tackle for loss in that contest One of six freshmen to make road debut at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 Tackles: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Tackle for Loss: 0.5 vs. Holy Cross (9.9/17) 47 ROGER MELLADO DE FR Lorton, Va. Gonzaga College High School Totals Set career highs in kickoff return yards (92) and long kickoff return (47) at William & Mary, the best marks posted by a Bison in those categories in 2017 One of six Bison to start as freshman in 2016 Moved to running back from wide receiver in 2017 Rushing Attempts: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Rushing Yards: 5 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Long Rush: 5 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Kickoff Returns: 4 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Kickoff Return Yards: 92 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Long Kickoff Return: 47 at William & Mary (9/16/17) All-Purpose Yards: 92 at William & Mary (9/16/17) STEFONE MOORE-GREEN 6 Sicklerville, N.J. Paul VI RB SO RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals KICKOFF RETURNS Year GP-GS No. Yds. Avg. TD Lg. APY Totals JARED MORSE Moved to tight end from safety following freshman season TE SR Chesapeake, Va. Nasemond-Suffolk Academy Sociology RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg 2014 DNP Totals

30 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 14 MATT MUH QB SR Oceanport, N.J. Shore Regional Political Science~Geography Started Bucknell s first three home games at quarterback in 2016, the first starts of his career Team leader in most passing categories in 2016 Also served as the Bison starting punter in four games Passing Attempts: 39 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Pass Completions: 22 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Passing Yards: 226 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Long Pass: 45 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Passing TDs: 2, 3 times (last vs. Marist, 9/2/17) Rushing Attempts: 8 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Rushing Yards: 3 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Long Rush: 16 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) All-Purpose Yards: 3 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17), vs. Marist (9/2/17) Punt Average: 42.0 vs. Cornell (9/17/16) Long Punt: 44 at Holy Cross (9/17/16) Punt Attempts: 8, at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Tackles: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/16), vs. VMI (9/24/16) PASSING Year GP-GS C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Lg Totals RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals PUNTING Year GP No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TB FC 50+ I Totals Key member of the Bison special teams unit in 2016 Father Todd 88, uncle David 93 and grandfather Malcolm 63 all graduated from Bucknell Lone Lewisburg, Pa. native on the roster Tackles: 1 vs. Cornell (9/17/16) DREW NEWCOMB 39 Lewisburg, Pa. Lewisburg Area Economics S JR DNP Totals Made first career start at VMI in 2016 and recorded first career interception in that game Tackles: 3 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Tackles for Loss: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/16) Interceptions: 1 vs. VMI (9/24/16) FISAYO OLULEYE 3 Lititz, Pa. Manheim Township Economics CB JR Totals

31 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 80 ANDREW OWERS Jupiter, Fla. Cardinal Newman Economics TE/FB JR Played eight games, starting six, in 2016 before losing the season to injury Only freshman who started the 2015 season opener against Marist Caught at least one pass in each of the first 10 games of his career One of only two juniors who entered 2017 with at least 10 career starts, joining Bryan Marine Had a two-point reception at Army West Point in 2015 Receptions: 7 vs. Colgate (10/15/16) Receiving Yards: 74 vs. Duquesne (9/12/15) Long Reception: 43 at Colgate (11/21/15) Receiving TDs: 1, 5 times (last at Charleston Southern, 10/29/16) Kickoff Returns: 1 at Duquesne (9/10/16), at Fordham (11/7/15) Kickoff Return Yards: 12 at Duquesne (9/10/16) Long Kickoff Return: 12 at Duquesne (9/10/16) All-Purpose Yards: 74 vs. Duquesne (9/12/15) Tackles: 1 vs. Cornell (9/17/16) 7 Riverton, Utah Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Sept. 4, 2017 for his role in Bucknell s 45-6 rout of Marist One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 opener against Marist; had a sack for a loss of seven yards in that game One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross Tackles: 2 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17), vs. Marist (9/2/17) Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Sacks: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) SIMEON PAGE Riverton/USAFA Prep LB FR Totals RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals

32 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA 2016 Preseason All-Patriot League 2015 All-Patriot League First Team Set school record for single-season punting average (42.1) in 2015 Ranked 17th nationally that season Suffered season-ending injury in second game of 2016 campaign Punt Average: 47.0 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Long Punt: 60 at Marist (9/3/16), at Cornell (9/19/15) Punt Attempts: 9 at VMI (10/3/15) PATs: 5 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Field Goals: 2 at Marist (9/3/16) Long Field Goal: 46 at Marist (9/3/16) Points: 8 at Marist (9/3/16) Tackles: 2 at Marist (9/3/16) ALEX PECHIN 1 P/K JR Kennett Square, Pa. Unionville Biomedical Engineering~Management for Engineers KICKING Year GP PAT-Att. FG-FGA Lg. Pts Totals ANDREW PODBIELSKI 87 Darlington, Pa. Blackhawk Environmental Studies TE SR CoSIDA Academic All-District 2016 Academic All-Patriot League Has started 21-straight games at tight end dating back to 2015 Caught a two-point conversion from Jack Horan against Marist in the 2017 season opener, Bucknell s first since 2015 Receptions: 5 at Charleston Southern (10/29/16) Receiving Yards: 60 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Long Reception: 31 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Receiving TDs: 1 at William & Mary (9/16/17), vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) All-Purpose Yards: 60 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Tackles: 1 at VMI (10/3/15) RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals PUNTING Year GP No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TB FC 50+ I Totals

33 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA MARK PYLES BEN RICHARD 5 Lebanon, Pa. Lebanon Economics LB SR Coatesville, Pa. Herriman (Utah) Psychology LB SR team captain with Joey DeFloria, Mark Pyles and Ben Richard 2016 & 2015 All-Patriot League Second Team 2016 team captain with Julién Davenport and Ben Schumacher 2016 Preseason All-Patriot League Ninth Bison to serve as team captain more than once (fifth since 1950) Finished fifth in the Patriot League with a team-best 95 tackles in 2015 Has enjoyed six double-figure tackle games in his career Tackles: 14 at VMI (10/3/15) Tackles for Loss: 2, 3 times (last vs. Marist, 9/2/17) Sacks: 1, 3 times (last vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Cornell (9/17/16) Passing Attempts: 1 at Lafayette (10/31/15) Totals Wyomissing, Pa. Berks Catholic JOHN REEDY TE SO team captain with Joey DeFloria, Mark Pyles and Ben Richard 2017 & 2016 Preseason All-Patriot League 2016 All-Patriot League First Team 2015 All-Patriot League Second Team Needs nine tackles to reach 200 in his Bison career Has enjoyed seven double-figure tackle games in his career Led the team with 95 tackles in 2016, finishing second in the Patriot League with an average of 8.6 per game Had at least one tackle for a loss in seven of 11 games in 2016 Recorded four tackles for a loss in the 2016 season opener at Marist, the highest total recorded by a Bison that season Had 18 tackles at VMI in 2015, the highest total posted by a Bison that season Tackles: 18 at VMI (10/3/15) Tackles for Loss: 4 at Marist (9/3/16) Sacks: 2 at Holy Cross (10/8/16), at Marist (9/3/16) Pass Breakups: 1, 7 times (last vs. Marist, 9/2/17) Force Fumbles: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17) Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Duquesne (9/10/16) Totals Mainly played on special teams in 2016 One of three freshmen to appear in all 11 games in 2016, joining Blake Fletcher and Chad Freshnock Tackles: 1 at Holy Cross (10/8/16), at Marist (9/3/16) Totals

34 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA CHANSE RILEY NOAH STEPHENSON 22 Montclair, N.J. Montclair Political Science S JR Palmyra, N.J. Palmyra OL SO Led team in tackles at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 Earned first career start in the 2017 season opener against Marist Played mainly on special teams in 2016 Tackles: 8 at William & Mary (9/16/17) Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Holy Cross (9/9/17), vs. Marist (9/2/17) Totals Key member of the Bison special teams unit Tackles: 5 at Marist (9/3/16) 32 MATT ROBINSON Oakton, Va. Flint Hill Political Science LB JR Totals One of three offensive lineman who started his first career game in the 2017 opener against Marist 8 Rosemont, Pa. BRICE SYDNOR Tied Joe Lauro for the 2016 Bison high with 14 tackles against Fordham Reached the double digits in tackles in three of his four 2016 starts Tackles: 14 vs. Fordham (11/19/16) Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) Interceptions: 1 vs. Colgate (10/15/16), vs. VMI (9/24/16) Long Interception Return: 15 vs. VMI (9/24/16) Forced Fumbles: 1 vs. Lafayette (10/22/16) All-Purpose Yards: 15 vs. VMI (9/24/16) S JR Radnor/Mercersburg Academy Political Science 2015 DNP Totals

35 2017 BISON FOOTBALL MEDIA ETHAN TORRES STEVEN WALIER 96 Great Falls, Va. Bishop O Connell P/K FR Holmdel, N.J. Holmdel WR SO One of eight freshmen to appear in the 2017 season opener against Marist Totaled 494 yards on eight kickoffs, an average of 61.9 yards per kickoff 45 ALEX TWIFORD Sinking Spring, Pa. Wilson TE FR One of four freshmen to appear in the 2017 Patriot League opener against Holy Cross; made his collegiate debut in that game One of six freshmen to make road debut at William & Mary on Sept. 16, 2017 First career reception was a 45-yard touchdown catch in the 2017 opener against Marist Also a member of the Bison track & field team; in , competed in sprints and the triple jump Receptions: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Receiving Yards: 45 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Long Reception: 45 vs. Marist (9/2/17) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Marist (9/2/17) All-Purpose Yards: 45 vs. Marist (9/2/17) RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals RUSHING/RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rush Yds. TD Avg. Lg Rec. Yds. TD Avg. Lg Totals