AT NO. 20 FORDHAM RAMS (4-1, 1-0 PL) 59, GEORGETOWN HOYAS (1-4, 0-2 PL) 38
Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y.            1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Fordham senior quarterback Tim DeMorat threw for 348 yards and four touchdown passes while rushing for another score in a 59-38 victory over Georgetown in their League opener at Jack Coffey Field.
*Graduate student Trey Sneed caught DeMorat’s first touchdown pass of the game, a 23-yard connection in the first quarter. He also rushed for 120 yards on 15 carries and found the end zone two more times to help the Rams overcome an early 14-point deficit.
*Sophomore running back Julius Loughridge rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, while junior wide receiver MJ Wright caught seven passes for a team-high 120 yards.
*Senior wide receivers Dequece Carter and Fotis Kokosioulis and senior tight end Jeff Cicco also caught touchdown passes.
*Hoyas’ senior quarterback Pierce Holley threw two touchdown passes to graduate student running back Herman Moultrie III and one to graduate student wide receiver Joshua Tomas in the first quarter to help GU open a 21-7 lead.
*Holley passed for 322 yards, one interception and four touchdowns, completing 27-of-41 passes to lead the Hoyas’ offense. Tomas caught 10 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns, while Moultrie finished with two touchdown receptions on 57 receiving yards and 40 rushing yards.
*Fordham graduate student linebacker Ryan Greenhagen registered a game-high 13 tackles, while sophomore linebacker James Conway added 10 tackles.
*Junior defensive back Mike Courtney and freshman linebacker Marc Pretto recorded interceptions.
*Georgetown senior defensive lineman Ibri Harrell finished with 12 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 2.0 sacks.
RECAP: GEORGETOWN | FORDHAM
 
LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (2-3, 1-0 PL) 24, AT BUCKNELL BISON (0-4, 0-1 PL) 14
Christy Mathewson - Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa.            3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Junior quarterback Rent Montie rushed for two touchdowns to lead Lafayette to a 24-14 victory at Bucknell on Saturday.
*Montie, making his first start of the season, completed 16-of-21 passes for 122 yards and rushed for 34 yards on nine carries to lead the Leopards.
*He scored on a one-yard touchdown run with four seconds remaining in the second quarter and added a 42-yard touchdown run at the 11:49 mark in the third quarter to give the Leopards a 17-6 lead.
*The Leopards’ defense intercepted three Bison passes, including two from junior defensive back A.T. Ntantang. He returned his second pick of the game for an 80-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
*Bucknell sophomore running back Rushawn Baker rushed for a game-high 71 yards on 15 carries, including a two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to give the Bison a 6-3 lead.
*Junior running back Coleman Bennett added a 13-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter for the Bison.
*Lafayette senior linebacker Marco Olivas finished with six tackles and 1.0 TFL. Senior defensive back Daron Gilbert posted six tackles and an interception.
*Bucknell senior linebacker Ben Allen finished with a game-high 10 tackles and 1.0 TFL. Junior defensive end Tyler Alston posted nine tackles and 1.5 sacks, while senior safety Brent Jackson finished with nine tackles and a pass breakup.
RECAP: LAFAYETTE | BUCKNELL
 
NO. 11/10 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (5-0, 1-0 PL) 30, AT HARVARD CRIMSON (2-1, Ivy) 21
Harvard Stadium/Boston, Mass.       1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Holy Cross junior quarterback Matthew Sluka completed 17-of-31 passes for 300 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 63 yards and another score to help the Crusaders improve to 5-0 with a 30-21 victory at Harvard.
*Sluka gave the Crusaders an early lead with a 27-yard touchdown run at the 7:04 mark in the first quarter. He also connected on a 53-yard touchdown pass with senior wide receiver Ayir Asante in the second quarter and then a two-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Jalen Coker in the third.
*Coker finished with a career-high 166 receiving yards on 10 catches. Asante caught three passes for 72 yards, and senior running back Peter Oliver rushed for 78 yards on 10 carries.
*Senior cornerback Devin Haskins finished with seven tackles and a blocked punt, his second in two weeks. Senior linebacker Liam Anderson also had seven tackles and a fumble recovery.
*Crusaders’ defensive lineman Dan Kuznetsov posted four tackles and 1.0 sacks, while senior defensive back John Smith had four tackles and a forced fumble.
RECAP: HOLY CROSS
 
CORNELL BIG RED (2-1, Ivy) 34, AT COLGATE RAIDERS (1-4, 0-1 PL) 31
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y.      1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Colgate took a seven-point lead into the fourth quarter, but a Cornell touchdown early in the final frame and a 45-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining to down the Raiders, 34-31, at Andy Kerr Stadium.
*Sophomore quarterback Michael Brescia threw for 195 yards and rushed for 83 yards with a 28-yard touchdown run to open the scoring in the first quarter.
*Sophomore placekicker Spencer Biscoe connected on three field goals and two PATs before missing a career-long 51-yarder with 34 seconds remaining in regulation. Biscoe’s previous career-long field goal is 43 yards.
*Senior defensive back Mikey Jarmolowich tied the score at 21 in the third quarter, recovering a fumble and returning it 48 yards for a touchdown. He finished with eight tackles and returned an interception 14 yards to set up a Biscoe field goal in the second quarter.
*Junior running back Jaedon Henry rushed for 80 yards on eight carries, including a 46-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
*Raiders’ senior linebacker Tyler Flick made a team-high nine tackles with 3.0 TFLs. Junior linebacker Christian Sweeney totaled five tackles, 2.5 TFLs and a forced fumble.
 RECAP: COLGATE
 
MONMOUTH HAWKS (3-2, CAA) 35, AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (1-4, 1-0 PL) 7
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa.  Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh could not keep pace with Monmouth, falling behind by 35 points before sophomore running back Gaige Garcia’s one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter in a 35-7 loss at Goodman Stadium.
*Garcia rushed eight times for a team-high 71 yards and a touchdown to lead the Mountain Hawks’ offense. Defending Patriot League Rookie of the Week Geoffrey Jamiel caught three passes for 82 yards.
*Freshman quarterback Brayten Silbor completed 10-of-22 passes for 139 yards after replacing starter Dante Perri at halftime.
*Lehigh junior linebacker Mike DeNucci, the reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, recorded a game-high 11 tackles, 2.0 sacks and one forced fumble. DeNucci has 5.0 sacks in Lehigh’s last two games.
*Junior defensive back LaTreil Wimberly finished with five tackles and an interception, and first-year defensive back Michael Jordan recorded his first collegiate sack.
RECAP: LEHIGH
 
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