Villanova Wildcats vs Bucknell Bison

College Football

Villanova

1-1

17-16

Final

Bucknell

0-2

Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Missed FG
Field Goal
Field Goal
Punt
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
VILL	7	7	0	3	17
BUCK	0	0	13	3	16

Who won: Villanova 17-16

The Villanova Wildcats beat the Bucknell Bison 17-16 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. Pat McQuaide led the Villanova in passing yards (13/20, 218 YDS, 2 TD). Christopher Dietrich led the Bucknell in passing yards (29/39, 245 YDS, 2 TD).

Win probability

100%VILL final

VILLBUCK

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 1:06
Villanova rush middle for 1 yard loss to the BUCK43, End Of Play
1st & 10 at BUCK 42
Q4 1:06
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short right to #20 I.Ragland caught at VILLA36, for 21 yards to the BUCK42, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
3rd & 5 at VILL 37
Q4 1:06
Timeout Bucknell, clock 01:06
Q4 1:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush left for 1 yard gain to the VILLA37 (#99 T.Gerke; #92 J.Morbitzer)
2nd & 6 at VILL 36
Q4 1:11
Timeout Bucknell, clock 01:11
Q4 1:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush left for 4 yards gain to the VILLA36 (#4 D.Geter)
1st & 10 at VILL 32
Q4 1:57
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush middle for 12 yards gain to the VILLA32 (#41 J.Schlendorf), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at VILL 20
Q4 1:57
#17 J.Garanton field goal attempt from 29 yards NO GOOD (H: #16 O.Garwood, LS: #58 C.Smith), clock 01:57
4th & 5 at VILL 11
Q4 2:00
Timeout Bucknell, clock 02:00
Q4 2:22
Shotgun #4 C.Dietrich pass complete short left to #21 T.Cadden caught at VILLA11, for 2 yards to the VILLA11 (#23 J.Tyson)
3rd & 7 at VILL 13
Q4 2:22
Timeout Villanova, clock 02:22
Q4 8:20
Shotgun #4 C.Dietrich pass complete short left to #26 M.Cadden caught at VILLA25, for 7 yards to the VILLA13 (#8 O.Bursey; #21 J.Williams)
2nd & 14 at VILL 20
Q4 8:20
Shotgun #5 T.Stauffer rush left for 4 yards loss to the VILLA20 (#21 J.Williams)
1st & 10 at VILL 16
Q4 8:20
Shotgun #5 T.Stauffer rush middle for 6 yards gain to the VILLA16 (#41 G.Rogan), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 6 at VILL 22
Q4 8:20
Shotgun #4 C.Dietrich pass complete short right to #26 M.Cadden caught at VILLA28, for 4 yards to the VILLA22 (#23 J.Tyson; #8 O.Bursey)
1st & 10 at VILL 26
Q4 8:20
Shotgun #4 C.Dietrich pass complete short right to #84 S.Milligan caught at VILLA33, for 8 yards to the VILLA26 (#8 O.Bursey), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 7 at VILL 34
Q4 8:20
Shotgun #26 M.Cadden rush middle for 3 yards gain to the VILLA34 (#45 C.Gurley)
1st & 10 at VILL 37
Q4 8:20
Shotgun #26 M.Cadden rush middle for 14 yards gain to the VILLA37 (#28 B.Toppin; #1 N.Essiem), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at BUCK 49
Q4 8:20
Shotgun #4 C.Dietrich pass complete short left to #21 T.Cadden caught at BUCK33, for 17 yards to the BUCK49 (#21 J.Williams), 1ST DOWN
1st & 15 at BUCK 32
Q4 8:20
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PENALTY BUCK False Start (#78 K.Lucas) 5 yards from BUCK37 to BUCK32. NO PLAY
1st & 10 at BUCK 37
Q4 8:20
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Shotgun #4 C.Dietrich pass incomplete short right to #21 T.Cadden thrown to BUCK31 broken up by #1 N.Essiem PENALTY VILLA Holding (#1 N.Essiem) 10 yards from BUCK27 to BUCK37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
3rd & 8 at BUCK 27
Q4 8:20
Shotgun #26 M.Cadden rush right for 2 yards gain to the BUCK27 (#92 N.McSween)
2nd & 10 at BUCK 25
Q4 8:20
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Dietrich pass incomplete short right to #21 T.Cadden thrown to BUCK28 broken up by #41 G.Rogan
1st & 10 at BUCK 25
Q4 8:20
#46 D.LeBlanc kickoff 63 yards to the BUCK02 fair catch by #21 T.Cadden at BUCK02