Monmouth University (3-1, 0-0 Big South) at Bucknell University (2-2, 0-1 Bucknell)
Saturday, September 30, 2017; 7:00 p.m.
Christy Mathewson Stadium (13,100), Lewisburg, PA

Radio Coverage: Shore Sports Network, WOBM 1160AM and 1310AM, shoresportsnetwork.com
                               Matt Harmon (Play by Play); Eddy Occhipinti (Color Analyst)

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Directions to Christy Mathewson Stadium:
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Monmouth Radio Coverage: Shore Sports Network (Shoresportsnetwork.com, Andriod/IOS App/ 1310 AM)
Television/Streaming Video: Patriot League Network
                            
A LOOK AT THE GAME:

• Monmouth looks for its fourth win of the season and its second road win of the year against Bucknell. The Hawks are in the midst of a four-game road swing, which will end next week at Holy Cross
• It is the first matchup between the Bison and Hawks, Bucknell is the last Patriot League team that the Hawks have not played
• Monmouth earned its third win of the season at Hampton, defeating the Pirates in overtime 30-23
• Bucknell is coming off a thrilling 34-31 win over Sacred Heart, when kicker John Burdick converted a 46 yard kick as time expired
• The Bison are playing their fourth home contest in five total games so far in 2017 and then will wrap up the season with four of the final six games away from Christy Mathewson Stadium
• Monmouth has received votes in the STATS FCS Media poll for three consecutive weeks and the Coaches poll for the first time
• Today's game can be heard on the Shore Sports Network, with Eddy Occhipinti (pxp) and Emory Hunt (analyst) on the call

 
THE COACHING MATCHUP:
Kevin Callahan begins his 25th season at Monmouth as the Hawks' head coach. Callahan owns a 138-116 career coaching record, all with Monmouth. Coming into the season, Callahan's 137 victories ranks him 13th among active coaches in the Football Championship Subdivision. The only coach in Monmouth history, he has led the Blue & White to five conference championships, in 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004 and 2006. Callahan has earned conference coach of the year accolades in 1998, 2003 and 2006. Prior to arriving in West Long Branch, Callahan served as defensive coordinator at Colgate for eight seasons and at Wagner for three years. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Albany (1977-79) and Syracuse (1980) before becoming a Seahawk assistant in 1981.
 
Joe Susan comes into today's game with a 34-47 record at Bucknell in his seventh season at the helm of the Bison.  Susan ranks seventh in Bucknell history with 34 victories and began the season fifth in games coached. He is 44-47 in his career as a head coach, which included a 10-0 season at Davidson. The 26th head coach since the Bison began play in 1883, he took over a program that currently ranks in the top 20 of the Division I FCS ranks with 596 victories. Susan, a 1978 graduate of the University of Delaware, served near-decade-long stints at Bucknell (1981-1990), Princeton (1991-1999) and Rutgers (2001-2009) before becoming the Bison head coach. He has had tenures at both the FBS (Rutgers, Memphis) and FCS (Bucknell, Princeton, Davidson) levels.

HEAD TO CJ McLOONES IN SHREWSBURY FOR THE OFFICAL MU FOOTBALL VIEWING PARTY
Can't make it to the game this Saturday against Bucknell at 6:00pm? You can watch the Hawks on the big screen TV's at CJ McLoone's in Tinton Falls (560 Shrewsbury Avenue) all season long! Food and drink specials available during the game! No RSVP is required, just come and wear your BLUE and Fly Hawks!

INSIDE THE MU-BUCKNELL SERIES
First Overall Meeting
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MONMOUTH PARTICIPATES IN COACH TO CURE MD
College football coaches around the country, including Monmouth's Kevin Callahan and Bucknell's Joe Susan, will join to fight one opponent today – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. By wearing a patch with the Coach to Cure MD insignia, coaches will show their support for Coach to Cure MD, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) charitable project. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood. Because the Duchenne gene is found on the X-chromosome, it primarily affects boys and occurs across all races and cultures. Visit parentprojectmd.org for more information.
 
MONMOUTH AGAINST THE PATRIOT LEAGUE

• Monmouth owns an 11-10 record against current Patriot League members.
• MU evened its record against Lafayette during week 1 with a 31-12 win
• at home. The following week Monmouth won its third straight win against Lehigh in convincing fashion, 46-27.
• Last season MU opened up with a 23-21 win over Lehigh at Goodman Stadium then defeated Fordham in overtime in the fifth game of the season. 
• Monmouth has won three straight against Lehigh with the Hawks owning a winning a record against Georgetown (2-0) and is 2-1 against Fordham.
• The Hawks will play four of the seven Patriot League teams this season.
• Colgate (3-1) and Lehigh (5-3) own winning records against Monmouth.

 
INSIDE THE MONMOUTH BUCKNELL SERIES

• Today is the first meeting between the Biscon and the Hawks
• Bucknell is scheduled to return to Monmouth in 2018
• The Hawks will play four of the seven teams in the Patriot League this season, missing only Fordham, Georgetown and Colgate

 
RECORD SETTING COUNTDOWN FOR BASILE IS ON

• Safety Mike Basile is poised to set the Monmouth record for career tackles, following his eight tackle effort last weekend against Hampton
• Basile moved into second all-time in Monmouth history in tackles with his second tackle in the Albany contest. He passed former All-American linebacker Joe Sentipal and now has 349 career stops
• Basile is now 5 away from topping Aaron Edwards' record of 353 career tackles. Edwards, who also played safety, starred for the Hawks from 1997 to 2001
• Basile's 6.19 solo tackles per game leads all-active players in the NCAA. He had five against Albany and second place all-time in Big South history for solo stops with 224. He needs 20 more to set the Big South record.
• With his 11.3 tackles per game in 2017, he is on pace to become just the fourth Big South player with 400 career tackles

 
DID YOU KNOW?
Through four games, Monmouth has outscored its opponents in every quarter except the first quarter. The Hawks have dominated teams 43-12 in the third quarter and held a 34-19 advantage in the second frame but have been outscored 40-14 in the first quarter of games.
 
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