2000 Bucknell Bison football team

The 2000 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It finished fifth in the Patriot League.

Bucknell played its home games at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

In its sixth year under head coach Tom Gadd, the Bison compiled a 6–5 record.^[1] Vince Ficca, Justin Lustig and Lucas Phillips were the team captains.^[2]

The Bison outscored opponents 242 to 172. Their 2–4 conference record placed fifth in the seven-team Patriot League standings.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Richmond*	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	L 7–10		[1]
September 16	Cornell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 38–15	3,866	[4]
September 23	Columbia^*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 12–10	6,119	[5]
September 30	Duquesne*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 35–14	2,779	[6]
October 7	at Georgetown*	Kehoe Field Washington, DC	W 24–10	1,302	[7]
October 14	Lafayette	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 42–30		[1]
October 21	at No. 13 Lehigh	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 14–21	16,906	[8]
October 28	Fordham	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 27–13	5,128	[9]
November 4	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 9–10		[1]
November 11	at Towson	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	L 13–15	4,332	[10]
November 18	Colgate	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 21–24	2,814	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming ^ Parents Weekend Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game