JJulieulie'n DDavenportavenport 1SSTT TTEAMEAM aabdullahbdullah JJulieulie'n AAlexlex BBenen aandersonnderson DDavenportavenport PPechinechin SSchumacherchumacher 1SSTT TTEAMEAM 1SSTT TTEAMEAM 1SSTT TTEAMEAM 1SSTT TTEAMEAM RETURNING ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE SELECTIONS WWillill cartercarter MMarkark PylesPyles BBenen RichardRichard 2NNDD TTEAMEAM 2NNDD TTEAMEAM 2NNDD TTEAMEAM BBucknellucknell hhadad 1100 TTotalotal AAll-Patriotll-Patriot LLeagueeague SSelectionselections iinn 22015015 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE 2016 BISON BUCKNELL FOOTBALL HISTORY 2016 SCHEDULE Roster .......................................................................2-3 “A Century of Tradition” ...................................74-75 Sept. 3 at Marist 6 p.m. Roster Breakdown/Pronunciations .........................4 “Th e Top 10” ...................................................... 76-79 Sept. 10 at Duquesne 6 p.m. Depth Chart ............................................................... 5 Individual Records ............................................ 80-85 Sept. 17 CORNELL 6 p.m. Notebook .................................................................6-7 Team Records ...........................................................86 Sept. 24 VMI (FW) 3 p.m. Season Outlook ....................................................8-11 100-Yard Receivers/300-Yard Passers ...................87 Oct. 8 at Holy Cross* 1 p.m. Player Profi les..................................................... 12-41 100-Yard Rushers ...............................................88-89 Oct. 15 COLGATE* 1 p.m. Th e Bob Odell Head Coach ............................. 42-43 1,000-Yard Rushers ..................................................90 Oct. 22 LAFAYETTE* (HC) 1 p.m. Coaching Staff /Support Staff ............................44-47 2,000-Yard Passers/1,000-Yard Receivers .............91 Oct. 29 at Charleston Southern TBA All-Time Assistant Coaches ...................................48 Year-By-Year Leaders ........................................ 92-93 Nov. 5 at Lehigh* 12:30 p.m. All-Americans .................................................... 94-95 Nov. 12 at Georgetown* TBA THE OPPONENTS All-League Honors ............................................96-97 Nov. 19 FORDHAM* 12 p.m. Special Award Winners ...................................98-100 Marist Red Foxes .....................................................49 Team Captains .......................................................101 * Patriot League game Duquesne Dukes/Cornell Big Red ........................50 Bison in the Pros ....................................................102 Home games in BOLD CAPS VMI Keydets/Holy Cross Crusaders ....................51 All-Time Letterwinners ................................103-109 (FW) Family Weekend | (HC) Homecoming Colgate Raiders/Lafayette Leopards ......................52 All-Time Coaching Records ................................110 Charleston Southern Buccaneers ..........................53 Tom Gadd/Monuments ........................................111 Lehigh Mountain Hawks ........................................54 Yearly Records ........................................................112 2015 RESULTS (4-7, 1-5 PL) Georgetown Hoyas/Fordham Rams ......................55 Year-By-Year Results .....................................113-119 Records vs. Opponents ...........................................56 Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame ..................120-122 Sept. 5 MARIST W, 17-0 Sept. 12 DUQUESNE L, 26-7 2016 Bison EASON IN EVIEW Sept. 19 at Cornell W, 19-14 1-48 2015 S R Oct. 3 at VMI W, 28-22 (OT) GENERAL INFORMATION Game Recaps ......................................................58-63 Oct. 10 LEHIGH* L, 21-10 2015 Statistics .....................................................64-67 Bison Club ..............................................................124 Oct. 17 at Army West Point L, 21-14 2015 Honors/Awards ..............................................68 Gridiron Club ................................................125-126 Opponents Oct. 24 GEORGETOWN* L, 17-9 49-56 Ranck-Gadd Memorial Kickoff Classic ..............127 Oct. 31 at Lafayette* W, 35-24 Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium ....128-129 PATRIOT LEAGUE Nov. 7 at Fordham* L, 24-16 Kenneth Langone Athletics & Recreation Center ....130 Nov. 14 HOLY CROSS* L, 23-7 Patriot League Profi le ..............................................69 Bucknell Athletics Facilities .................................131 Nov. 21 at Colgate* L, 14-10 Season in Patriot League Statistics and Standings ................70 Premier Scholar-Athlete Experience...........132-133 Review 58-68 Patriot League Honors ............................................71 About Bucknell ..............................................134-135 * Patriot League game All-Time Patriot League Standings/ About Lewisburg ...................................................136 Home games in BOLD CAPS 2016 Composite Schedule ......................................72 Life Aft er Bucknell ................................................137 Bucknell Athletics Leadership Institute ................138 Patriot University Administration ...................................139 League 69-72 Director of Athletics & Recreation ......................140 Athletics Administration ......................................141 Media Services .......................................................142 WWILLILL CCARTERARTER Radio/Video ...........................................................143 Quick Facts .............................................................144 History 74-122 General Info 124-144 Th e 2016 Bucknell University Football Media Guide is a production of the Bucknell University Offi ce of Athletic Communications. Th e 2016 Bucknell University Football Media Guide was written, edited and designed by Todd Merriett, Associate Director of Athletic Communica- tions. Editorial assistance provided by Jon Terry and Joe Susan. Special thanks to previous contributors Todd Newcomb, Bo Smolka, Brad Tuft s, Pat Fara- baugh, Kelli Sheesley and Jim Campbell. Photography by Marc Hagemeier, Joel Turrell, Dan Burns, Gordon Wenzel, Joseph Wolenski, Brett Simpson, Tim Sofranko and Wendell Cruz. wwww.BucknellBison.comww.BucknellBison.com WWW.BUCKNELLBISON.COM 2016 BUCKNELL FOOTBALL | 1 2016 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School SEPT. 3 98 Tom Adams LB/LS Jr. 6-1 225 Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII 88 * Marcus Ademilola WR So. 6-3 220 Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial/Wyoming Seminary MARIST 40 ** Abdullah Anderson DT Jr. 6-4 295 Galloway, N.J./Absegami 21 Mac Atkins WR Jr. 6-0 200 Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon 84 Mike Balzofi ore WR Fr. 5-9 180 Holmdel, N.J./Red Bank Catholic SEPT. 10 63 * Griff Barth OL Sr. 6-3 290 Santa Fe, N.M./Saint Michael’s 56 Derek Bastinck OL So. 6-5 280 Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills 62 *** Ned Bent OL Sr. 6-2 290 Washington, D.C./Saint John’s College High School DUQUESNE 12 ** Bret Berg S Sr. 6-1 205 Danville, Pa./Danville Area 81 Justin Bethea WR Fr. 6-1 190 Sanford, N.C./Lee County 36 *** Th omas Bodolus LB Sr. 6-0 205 Douglassville, Pa./Daniel Boone/Cheshire Academy (Conn.) SEPT. 17 66 *** Devlin Brennan OL Sr. 6-4 295 Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes 27 Aaron Brown S Fr. 6-0 185 Silver Spring, Md./St. John’s College High School CORNELL 93 * John Burdick P/K Jr. 6-0 190 Avon, Conn./Avon 19 John Burkly QB Jr. 6-1 195 Boonton Township, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 2 * Alan Butler WR So. 6-1 185 Erial, N.J./Timber Creek Regional 18 *** Will Carter WR Sr. 5-10 180 Moreland Hills, Ohio/Orange SEPT. 24 28 Mike Caruso CB Fr. 5-9 180 Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair Haven 44 Craig Cassidy FB Jr. 6-1 235 Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape VMI 83 Jack Chambers P/K So. 6-0 175 Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area 4 John Chiarolanzio QB Fr. 6-3 190 Florham Park, N.J./Delbarton/Kent School (Conn.) 41 Sam Chitty LB Fr. 6-0 215 West Linn, Ore./West Linn OCT. 8 70 *** Julie’n Davenport OL Sr. 6-7 315 Paulsboro, N.J./Paulsboro 23 * Joey DeFloria RB Jr. 5-9 195 Greensburg, Pa./Hempfi eld Area 25 Anthony DelRusso RB Sr. 5-10 195 Chester, N.J./West Morris Mendham HOLY CROSS 15 Cinjun Erskine RB So. 6-1 220 Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat 71 Justin Falcone OL Fr. 6-5 270 Haddonfi eld, N.J./Haddonfi eld Memorial 92 Trevor Fennimore DE Jr. 6-4 245 Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga OCT. 15 73 Pat Finn OL So. 6-3 275 Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove 95 Blake Fletcher DE Fr. 6-2 225 West Linn, Ore./West Linn COLGATE 34 Jon Fox S Fr. 6-0 195 Wyomissing, Pa./Wilson 20 Chad Freshnock RB Fr. 6-1 215 Middletown, N.J./Middletown North 21 * Omar Garcia RB So. 5-10 190 Adelphi, Md./St. John’s College High School 96 * Troy Glenn DL Sr. 6-1 265 Newark, Del./Caravel Academy OCT. 22 43 ** Connor Golden S Jr. 6-0 195 Bensalem, Pa./Archbishop Ryan 77 Tommy Gorman OL So. 6-5 285 Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen LAFAYETTE 54 ** Cary Hess OL Sr. 6-4 290 Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg Area 16 Jack Horan QB Jr. 6-3 195 Far Hills, N.J./West Morris Mendham 55 John Hunt DL Fr. 6-0 298 Braselton, Ga./Mill Creek OCT. 29 30 ** Trey Johnson CB Jr. 5-10 190 Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights 10 ** Colin Jonov CB Jr. 6-0 195 Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional 91 * Alex Jordan DL So. 6-2 290 Furlong, Pa./Central Bucks East CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 17 Kyle Kinner WR Jr. 5-10 175 Chesterfi eld, Mo./Westminster Christian 82 ** Colby Klingerman WR Jr. 5-9 180 Bloomsburg, Pa./Bloomsburg Area 26 * Joe Lauro S So. 5-11 205 Bradenton, Fla./Manatee NOV. 5 35 Jake Lawton LB Jr. 6-0 215 Lake Mary, Fla./Bishop Moore Catholic 45 * Luke Liprando FB Jr. 6-2 230 Mount Pleasant, Pa./Mount