LEWISBURG — Bucknell will honor its 20 seniors on Saturday at 6 p.m. in their home game against Saint Francis. This will be the first time that the Bison and the Red Flashes meet. Bucknell comes into the game 2-2 (0-1 PL) after a loss to No. 10-ranked Lehigh and Saint Francis come in 0-4 (0-1 NEC) off of a loss to Delaware State.

Despite scoring back-to-back touchdowns in the fourth quarter to make it a two-score game with just over six minutes remaining, the Bison fell to the Mountain Hawks by a score of 41-24. In the loss, Ralph Rucker IV broke Bucknell’s all-time passing yards record with 291 on the day, putting him at 6,421 for his career.

Rucker surpassed Brandon Wesley ’13 and his 6,277 career passing yards to become Bucknell’s all-time passing yards leader. He went 23-for-34 for 291 yards and two touchdowns in the game to get the record. Rucker also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown to be the Bison’s leading rusher of the night. Sam Milligan led the Bison receivers with 109 yards on five receptions.

Nick Hoying and Deuce Geter led the Bison in tackles with six tackles each.

Saint Francis is coming off of a 39-10 loss to Delaware State. In the loss, Brenden Hodge registered six catches for 134 yards, while Nick Whitfield Jr. was 25-for-35 for 265 yards passing. Geno Calgaro paced the defense with 11 tackles.

The contest between Bucknell and Saint Francis will be both the Bison’s Senior Night and Canines at Christy game, where fans can bring their dogs to the stadium to watch the game. Dog tickets cost $10 and the proceeds gathered from the dog tickets will be donated to a local charity.

Ralph Rucker IV has 1,058 passing yards so far this year for the Bison with eight touchdown passes. On the ground, Tariq Thomas has run for 208 yards and two touchdons and averages 3.9 per carry.

This is the first time since the Bison’s Patriot League Championship season of 1996, that there will be four home games in a row.

Raphael Ekechi leads Saint Francis in rushing with 25 attempts for 93 yards. Nick Whitfield Jr. is 64 of 104 for 571 yards, one touchdown and five interceptions. Brenden Hodge leads the Red Flashes in receiving with four receptions for 159 yards.

Geno Calgaro leads Saint Francis’ defensive efforts with 47 total tackles (24 solo and 23 assisted). He has 5.5 tackles for loss on the season.