Bucknell Bison @ Marist Red Foxes

1-1, 1-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Bucknell BUCK	10	7	3	14	34
Marist MRST	0	14	3	6	23

Marist Red FoxesMaristMRST

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Thomas scores twice and Bucknell defeats Marist 34-23

Sep 6, 2025, 04:40 pm

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- — Tariq Thomas rushed for two touchdowns and Ralph Rucker IV passed for 246 yards and ran for a score as Bucknell defeated Marist 34-23 on Saturday.

Thomas ran for 76 yards on 15 carries and had scores of 4 yards in first half and a 1 yard in the fourth quarter for the Bison (1-1). Rucker was 18-of-23 passing with an interception.

TJ Cadden caught seven passes for 104 yards and his brother Michael had a rushing touchdown. Sam Milligan had five catches for 87 yards.

A 46-yard pass to TJ Cadden set up Thomas for a 1-yard score and a 27-17 lead at the start of the fourth quarter. Michael Cadden’s 8-yard TD run made it 34-17 halfway through the final quarter.

Sonny Mannio's 1-yard pass to Connor Hulstein cut Bucknell's lead to 17-14 at halftime. The teams exchanged field goals in the third quarter before Thomas' second TD.

Mannio was 22 of 42 for 229 yards passing and he rushed for 96 yards and a TD for the Red Foxes (1-1).

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Game Information

Poughkeepsie, NY

FCS

Patriot League	CONF	OVR
Lehigh	3-0	8-0
Lafayette	3-0	5-3
Georgetown	2-1	5-3
Colgate	2-2	3-5
Holy Cross	1-2	1-7
Bucknell	1-3	4-5
Richmond	1-3	4-4
Fordham	1-3	1-7

Pioneer Football League	CONF	OVR
Drake	4-0	5-2
Dayton	4-1	6-2
Presbyterian	3-1	7-1
Butler	3-1	5-3
St. Thomas-Minnesota	3-2	5-3
San Diego	2-2	4-4
Stetson	2-3	3-6
Morehead State	2-3	4-5
Marist	1-3	3-5
Davidson	0-4	1-7
Valparaiso	0-4	1-7

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