2007 Bucknell Bison football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| mode = football
| year = 2007
| team = Bucknell Bison
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Patriot League
| short_conf = Patriot
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Tim Landis
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Ashley Ingram
| oc_year = 2nd
| captain = Jonathan Grainger
| captain2 = Ryan Slater
| stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
}}
{{2007 Patriot League football standings}}
The 2007 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It tied for last in the Patriot League.
Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
History
In its fifth year under head coach Tim Landis, the Bison compiled a 3–8 record.{{cite book |title=2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide |chapter=Year-by-Year Results |publisher=Bucknell University |location=Lewisburg, Pa. |page=140 |accessdate=June 20, 2020 |url=https://issuu.com/bucknellathletics/docs/2019_bucknell_football_media_guide}} Jonathan Grainger and Ryan Slater were the team captains.{{cite book |title=2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide |chapter=Captains |publisher=Bucknell University |location=Lewisburg, Pa. |page=121 |accessdate=June 20, 2020 |url=https://issuu.com/bucknellathletics/docs/2019_bucknell_football_media_guide}}
The Bison were outscored 346 to 231. Bucknell's 1–5 conference record tied with Georgetown for sixth the seven-team Patriot League standings.{{cite book|url=https://patriotleague.org/documents/2020/7/14/2020_PatriotFB_Record_Book.pdf|title=Patriot League Football Record Book|chapter=Football All-Time Year-by-Year Results|publisher=Patriot League|location=Center Valley, Pa.|date=2020|accessdate=August 10, 2020|page=11}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = y
| source = y
| rankyear = 2007
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| other-event = ^ Parents Weekend
| September 1 | @ | {{cfb link|year=2007|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}}
| Rooney Field | Pittsburgh, PA | W 28 19
| 3,208 | {{cite news |title=Bucknell 28, Duquesne 19 |date=September 2, 2007 |page=D-6 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63313266/2007-bucknell-duquesne/ }}
| September 8 | | Stony Brook
| Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 20 48
| September 15 | @ | Cornell
| Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, NY | L 14 38
| 10,118 | {{cite news |title=Big Red Flexes Defensive Muscles |first=Brian |last=Delaney |date=September 17, 2007 |page=6B |newspaper=The Ithaca Journal |location=Ithaca, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63319046/2007-bucknell-cornell/ }}
| September 22 | | Richmond
| Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 14 45
| 2,474 | {{cite news |title=Spider Runs Wild in Win |first=John |last=Packett |date=September 23, 2007 |page=C-1 |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Va. |via=NewsBank}}
| September 29 | | {{cfb link|year=2007|team=Marist Red Foxes|title=Marist}}
| Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | W 38 7
| 2,645 | {{cite news |title=Marist Suffers Loss to Host Bucknell |first=Matthew |last=Corvin |date=September 30, 2007 |pages=3F, 2F |newspaper=Poughkeepsie Journal |location=Poughkeepsie, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63325748/2007-bucknell-marist/ }}
| October 6 | @ | Colgate
| Andy Kerr Stadium | Hamilton, NY | L 24 28
| October 20 | | Georgetown
| Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 17 20
| October 27 | | Holy Cross^
| Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 21 45
| 5,892 | {{cite news |title=Early Momentum Swing Sinks Bison |first=Tom |last=Housenick |date=October 28, 2007 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63432256/2007-bucknell-hc/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=New England Summaries |date=October 28, 2007 |page=D14 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
| November 3 | @ | Lafayette
| Fisher Stadium | Easton, PA | L 7 34
| 4,367 | {{cite news |title=Inspired Leopards Won't Fade to Black |first=Rory |last=Faust |date=November 4, 2007 |page=C1 |newspaper=The Express-Times |location=Easton, Pa. |via=NewsBank}}
| November 10 | | Lehigh
| Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium | Lewisburg, PA | L 10 38
| 1,761 | {{cite news |title=Lehigh Turns Its Focus Toward Lafayette |first=Paul |last=Sokoloski |date=November 11, 2007 |page=C4 |newspaper=The Express-Times |location=Easton, Pa. |via=NewsBank}}
| November 17 | @ | #18 Fordham
| Coffey Field | Bronx, NY | W 38 24
}}