2012 Bucknell Bison football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2012
| team=Bucknell Bison
| sport= football
| image=Bucknell Bison wordmark.png
| image_size= 250
| conference= Patriot League
| division=
| short_conf= Patriot
| TSNRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach= Joe Susan
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach= Bryan Bossard
| oc_year =
| def_coach=
| dc_year =
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2012 Patriot League football standings}}
The 2012 Bucknell Bison football team, who are a member of the Patriot League, represented Bucknell University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Joe Susan and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They finished the season 3–8, 1–5 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2012
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Marist
| site_stadium = Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
| site_cityst = Poughkeepsie, NY
| tv =
| score = 19–17
| attend = 2,187
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| tv =
| score = 3–19
| attend = 18,118
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 14–20
| attend = 5,254
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv =
| score = 10–15
| attend = 3,417
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Holy Cross
| site_stadium = Fitton Field
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| tv =
| score = 6–13
| attend = 3,297
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Harvard
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Harvard Stadium
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 7–35
| attend = 9,558
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 12:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Lehigh
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Goodman Stadium
| site_cityst = Bethlehem, PA
| tv = 2 Sports
| score = 19–42
| attend = 7,188
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv =
| score = 33–47
| attend = 4,132
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Fordham
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv =
| score = 27–24
| attend = 1,152
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgetown
| site_stadium = Multi-Sport Field
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| tv =
| score = 3–10
| attend = 1,934
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Bryant
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv =
| score = 24–21
| attend = 1,718
}}
}}