Bucknell University Athletics
Saturday, November 7
Lewisburg, Pa.
1 p.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Fordham
11/4/2026 12:11:00 PM | Football
Bucknell Football vs Fordham
Football
vs Fordham
Nov 7, 2026 at 1 p.m.
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SecsBucknell football is back at home on Saturday for its K-9's at Christy game against Fordham presented by Weis Markets. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. in Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium as the Bison continue to look for their first league win of the season.
This will be the 42nd time in program history that these two teams meet. The Rams lead the overall series with a narrow 21-20 record over the Bison, but Bucknell is currently on a two-game winning streak over Fordham and took the last contests in 2025, 37-19.
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BUCKNELL AT A GLANCE
- Bucknell football is back at home on Saturday, Nov. 7 for a Patriot League game against Fordham. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
- Bucknell is coming off of an impressive road game against Lehigh, where they held the lead over a ranked opponent for three quarters until they ultimately fell by one point. • Langston Blair was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/14) for his defensive performance against VMI.
- Sam Milligan (WR) and Brandon Biagiarelli (LB) earned 2026 Preseason AllPatriot League Team honors.
- Ahead of the 2026 season, Milligan was named to the Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List and the 2026 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Second Team.
- The Bison were picked to finish 10th in the 2026 Preseason All-Patriot League Poll.
- Bucknell returns just one of their four 2025 All-Patriot League players as Sam Milligan, who earned First Team All-Patriot League Special Teams NonSpecialist and Second Team All-Patriot League Wide Receiver returns for his senior season in 2026.
- The Bison are in their first season under head coach Jeff Behrman. This new era of Bison football also comes with a mostly new coaching staff under Behrman with the lone returner to the staff being safeties coach McNeil Parker.
- Rounding out the coaching staff are new additions to the Bison family; Travis James (OC/OL), Jeffrey Long Jr. (DC), Rex Rover (WR/Recruiting Coordinator), Mac Austin (TE), Joe Collins (QB), Joseph Torok (RB), Anthony Trotta (DL), Jason Nelson (CB), Tyler Hughes (DOFO/Video Operations) and Kendrick O’Mary (strength & conditioning coach).
- Bucknell returned a total of 65 players from the 2025 season and lost 32 athletes from the roster. The Bison rounded out the roster with 35 newcomers ahead of the 2026 season.
- Patriot League Football, much like Bucknell Football, are entering a new era this season. With the additions of Villanova and William & Mary, the league has announced a new slogan; “The Power of 10”.
FORDHAM AT A GLANCE
- Fordham football enters the contest with a 2-7 overall record with both wins coming in the Patriot League. The Rams are 2-4 overall in league play.
- In their last time out, the Fordham football team led 17-14 at the half, but it wasn’t enough, as the Rams dropped a 31-17 decision.
- Gunnar Smith leads the team at the QB position. He is currently 135-for-248 for 1,276 yards, six touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
- Jamell James leads the team in rushing with 88 carries for 537 yards and six touchdowns.
- The receiving corps is led by Ricky Gonzalez who has 36 catches for 416 yards and two touchdowns.
- Andrew Osmun leads the team defensively with 92 total tackles including 31 solo and 61 assisted. He also has 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one interception, two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry.
- Dominic Sansone is the punter for the Rams. He has punted 41 times for 1,763 yards with a season-long 67-yarder. He recorded one touchback, three fair catches, nine punts inside the 20 and 15 punts inside the 20. He averages 43-yards per punt.
- Bennett Henderson handles field goal kicking and kickoffs for Fordham. He is 4-for-8 in field goals on the season with a season-long from 37-yards. Henderson has had 30 kickoffs for 1,869 yards. He averages 62.3 yards per kickoff and has had 11 touchbacks and two kickoffs out of bounds.
BUCKNELL / FORDHAM SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 42nd meeting between the two teams in program history.
The Rams narrowly lead the overall series 21-20
Bucknell is currently on a two-game winning streak after defeating the Rams 37-19 in 2025.
The series in Lewisburg is tied at 10 wins apiece.
MILESTONE WATCH
- Deuce Geter is 19 tackles away from 150 career total tackles.
- Chris Dietrich is 217 passing yards away from 2,000 career passing yards.
- Brandon Biagiarelli is 35 tackles away from 250 career tackles.
- Michael Cadden is 152 rushing yards away from 1,000 career rushing yards.
- Sam Milligan is 276 yards from 2,000 career receiving yards.
INSIDE THE RECORD BOOK
- Sam Milligan is Bucknell’s all-time leader in touchdown receptions with 19.
- Milligan ranks first in touchdown catches in a single game with four against VMI on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025.
- Milligan ranks sixth all-time in receiving yards in a single game with 192 yards in that VMI win for Bucknell.
- Milligan is currently tied for second in season touchdown catches with 10 in 2025.
- TJ Cadden tied for the longest kickoff return (100 yds) and holds the records for most punt return touchdowns in a season (2) and most total return touchdowns (3; two punt returns and one kickoff return).
- Emmett Dowling’s 33 completions against Lehigh ranks third in school history for a single game. His 318 passing yards against Lehigh ranks 15th in school history for passing yards in a single game and is the most by a freshman.
- The 34 total pass completions that Bucknell had as a team against Lehigh is the second most completions in a single game in Bucknell history.
- Sam Milligan is the only player in Bucknell history with a passing, rushing and receiving touchdown in one game.
2026 BISON AWARD WINNERS
- Langston Blair was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week (9/14/26).
- Sam Milligan was named to the 2026 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Second Team and the Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List.
- Milligan was named to the 2026 Preseason All-Patriot League Team
- Brandon Biagiarelli was named to the 2026 Preseason All-Patriot League Team
INSIDE THE 2026 SCHEDULE
- This is the 141st season of football at Bucknell. The Bison played their first-ever game in 1883 and have been playing a consistent schedule since 1887.
- Bucknell is scheduled to play 12 games for just the fifth time in program history. With the additions of Villanova and William & Mary to the Patriot League, the Bison have a record-high nine conference games in 2026, with just five home games.
- The Bison opened the 2026 season with back-to-back Patriot League night games. First up was Richmond on the road on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. and then Bucknell held its home opener in Christy on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m.
- Week three featured VMI on the road before heading home to face Penn on Saturday Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. in Christy.
- Bucknell then faces an ACC opponent in Pitt for the first time since 1945, the last time these two teams met. They then have a bye week before getting back on the road to face Patriot League opponent Georgetown on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 12:30 p.m.
- On Saturday, Oct. 17 Bucknell hosts Lafayette at 3 p.m. in Christy before taking on Holy Cross and Lehigh on the road.
- The Bison then host Fordham on November 7, take to the road on November 14 against newly added Patriot League member William & Mary and end the season at home on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. against Colgate.
How to Follow the Bison
- All of Bucknell's games this season will be broadcast on ESPN+ with the exception of the Pitt game.
- All of the Bison's games will be broadcast on 1070 AM (WKOK). The broadcast will also be available for internet streaming on BucknellBison.com.
- Bucknell is active on X (@Bucknell_FB) and Instagram (Bucknell_FB).
- Interact with the team using the hashtags #ThunderOn and #rayBucknell.
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