2017 Bucknell Bison football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2017
| team=Bucknell Bison
| sport= football
| image=Bucknell Bison wordmark.png
| image_size= 250
| conference= Patriot League
| division=
| short_conf= Patriot
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach= Joe Susan
| hc_year = 8th
| off_coach= Mike O'Connor
| oc_year =
| def_coach= Matt Borich
| dc_year =
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2017 Patriot League football standings}}
The 2017 Bucknell Bison football team represented Bucknell University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Joe Susan and played their home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Patriot League. They finished the season 5–6, 2–4 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marist
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv = Stadium
| score = 45–6
| attend = 3,024
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = Noon
| w/l = l
| opponent = Holy Cross
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv = Stadium
| score = 0–20
| attend = 1,987
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Zable Stadium
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv = {{abbr|TATV|Tribe Athletics TV}}
| score = 9–30
| attend = 8,315
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv = Stadium
| score = 34–31
| attend = 4,345
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Monmouth
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv = Stadium
| score = 13–35
| attend = 1,942
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cornell
| site_stadium = Schoellkopf Field
| site_cityst = Ithaca, NY
| tv = {{abbr|ILN|Ivy League Network}}
| score = 26–18
| attend = 4,202
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = Fisher Stadium
| site_cityst = Easton, PA
| tv = Stadium
| score = 13–7
| overtime = OT
| attend = 5,512
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY
| tv = Stadium
| score = 3–40
| attend = 6,763
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Lehigh
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv = Stadium
| score = 21–42
| attend = 4,226
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Georgetown
| site_stadium = Christy Mathewson–Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| tv = Stadium
| score = 12–0
| attend = 1,794
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Fordham
| site_stadium = Coffey Field
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| tv = Stadium
| score = 9–20
| attend = 2,961
}}
}}
Game summaries
=Marist=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Red Foxes
|R1=0
|R2=6
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Bison
|H1=28
|H2=7
|H3=3
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Marist Red Foxes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Holy Cross=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Crusaders
|R1=10
|R2=3
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Bison
|H1=0
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2017 Holy Cross Crusaders football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At William & Mary=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bison
|R1=0
|R2=9
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Tribe
|H1=7
|H2=3
|H3=20
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2017 William & Mary Tribe football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Sacred Heart=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Pioneers
|R1=0
|R2=10
|R3=7
|R4=14
|Home=Bison
|H1=14
|H2=3
|H3=7
|H4=10
}}
{{see also|2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Monmouth=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Hawks
|R1=7
|R2=14
|R3=14
|R4=0
|Home=Bison
|H1=0
|H2=6
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Monmouth Hawks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Cornell=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bison
|R1=7
|R2=3
|R3=13
|R4=3
|Home=Big Red
|H1=0
|H2=3
|H3=7
|H4=8
}}
{{see also|2017 Cornell Big Red football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Lafayette=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bison
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|R5=6
|Home=Leopards
|H1=0
|H2=0
|H3=7
|H4=0
|H5=0
}}
{{see also|2017 Lafayette Leopards football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Colgate=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bison
|R1=3
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Raiders
|H1=6
|H2=27
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Colgate Raiders football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Lehigh=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mountain Hawks
|R1=28
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Bison
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2017 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Georgetown=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Hoyas
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Bison
|H1=0
|H2=3
|H3=9
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2017 Georgetown Hoyas football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Fordham=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bison
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=3
|R4=6
|Home=Rams
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=13
}}
{{see also|2017 Fordham Rams football team}}
{{Clear}}