2018 Football Roster
Roster
Schiano, Joe

Jersey Number 38
Joe Schiano
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Berkeley Prep
Bio
2019 (Fifth Year): Valuable member of Bucknell’s defensive line rotation, seeing action in all 11 games ... logged 25 tackles (17 solo), 3.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles ... made a season-high six tackles in victory at Colgate ... forced fumbles in back-to-back games at Lafayette and against Lehigh ... halted the Mountain Hawks' final drive of the game with a strip sack, sealing a Bison win ... posted a tackle for a loss at Temple, against Holy Cross and against Lehigh ... sacks came against Holy Cross and Lehigh ... posted five tackles (four solo) against the Crusaders ... earned Bucknell's Tom Gadd Coaches' Award ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Senior): Critical member of Bucknell’s defensive line rotation, appearing in all 11 games ... finished with 14 tackles (six solo), 1.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... started at defensive end against Sacred Heart in week two, at Georgetown in week 10 and against Fordham in the season finale ... in the season opener against William & Mary, came up with a strip sack that led to a Bison touchdown ... finished first collegiate game against the Tribe with three tackles, second-highest total of the year ... posted season-best five tackles at No. 14/15 Villanova on Sept. 22 ... received Bucknell’s C. Dale Wolfe Recognition Award as the most inspirational player ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (Junior): Did not see game action as a reserve defensive end ... battled injuries throughout the season ... shared Bucknell’s Defensive Scout Team MVP award with Rick Mottram ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (Sophomore): Injured throughout the season and did not appear in a game.
2015 (Freshman): Did not appear in a game as a reserve defensive end.
Berkeley Prep: Three-year football letterwinner … team captain … 2014 Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Tribune Hillsborough County Second Team Defense … also named All-Tampa Bay Honorable Mention by the Tampa Bay Times … named Tampa Bay Times Hillsborough County Honorable Mention as a junior in 2013 … helped team to district runner-up and playoff appearance as a senior … totaled 90 tackles (30 TFL) as a senior.
Personal: Joseph Edward Schiano … born April 8, 1997 in Chicago, Illinois … son of Greg and Christy Schiano … father was Rutgers' head coach at time of graduation ... Greg also served as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2012 to 2013 … has three siblings: John, Matt and Katie … grandfather, Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame member Tom Mitchell, played football at Bucknell and in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Colts and San Francisco 49ers ... Mitchell graduated with many Bison receiving records … both parents graduated from Bucknell … father, a football standout, graduated in 1988 while mother graduated in 1990 ... major was history.
2018 (Senior): Critical member of Bucknell’s defensive line rotation, appearing in all 11 games ... finished with 14 tackles (six solo), 1.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... started at defensive end against Sacred Heart in week two, at Georgetown in week 10 and against Fordham in the season finale ... in the season opener against William & Mary, came up with a strip sack that led to a Bison touchdown ... finished first collegiate game against the Tribe with three tackles, second-highest total of the year ... posted season-best five tackles at No. 14/15 Villanova on Sept. 22 ... received Bucknell’s C. Dale Wolfe Recognition Award as the most inspirational player ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017 (Junior): Did not see game action as a reserve defensive end ... battled injuries throughout the season ... shared Bucknell’s Defensive Scout Team MVP award with Rick Mottram ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (Sophomore): Injured throughout the season and did not appear in a game.
2015 (Freshman): Did not appear in a game as a reserve defensive end.
Berkeley Prep: Three-year football letterwinner … team captain … 2014 Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Tribune Hillsborough County Second Team Defense … also named All-Tampa Bay Honorable Mention by the Tampa Bay Times … named Tampa Bay Times Hillsborough County Honorable Mention as a junior in 2013 … helped team to district runner-up and playoff appearance as a senior … totaled 90 tackles (30 TFL) as a senior.
Personal: Joseph Edward Schiano … born April 8, 1997 in Chicago, Illinois … son of Greg and Christy Schiano … father was Rutgers' head coach at time of graduation ... Greg also served as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2012 to 2013 … has three siblings: John, Matt and Katie … grandfather, Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame member Tom Mitchell, played football at Bucknell and in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Colts and San Francisco 49ers ... Mitchell graduated with many Bison receiving records … both parents graduated from Bucknell … father, a football standout, graduated in 1988 while mother graduated in 1990 ... major was history.
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