Week Nine Notes
*Colgate senior defensive back Owen Goss's three combined blocked kicks (1 FG, 2 PATs) tied a single-game FCS record. 
*Bucknell junior quarterback Ralph Rucker broke a Bucknell single-game passing record with 387 yards. 
*Georgetown sophomore quarterback Danny Lauter broke Georgetown's single-game passing record with 428 yards. 

NO. 19/21 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (7-1, 3-0 PL) 35, AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (4-5, 2-2 PL) 25
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C.       12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Sophomore running back Jamar Curtis’s two first-quarter touchdowns gave Lafayette a lead they would never relinquish in a 35-25 victory at Georgetown to remain undefeated in League play.
*Curtis carried eight times for 35 yards with touchdown runs of three and 20 yards to take an early 14-0 lead. Freshman running back Troy Bruce carried eight times for 98 yards and a 71-yard second-quarter touchdown to lead the Leopards’ offense.
*Sophomore quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 12-of-24 passes for 171 yards, a 27-yard touchdown pass to freshman Devin Paige in the fourth quarter, and two interceptions.
*Leopards’ junior safety Saiku White recorded six tackles and two interceptions, including a 42-yard interception return for a score in the third quarter.
*Senior Billy Shaeffer made 12 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one sack, a forced fumble and two pass breakups.
*Georgetown sophomore quarterback Danny Lauter made his first career start, completing 35-of-58 passes for program single-game record 428 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
*Sophomore wide receiver Jimmy Kibble caught six passes for a career-high 201 receiving yards and touchdown receptions of 43 and 81 yards.  
*Sophomore wide receiver Nicholas Dunneman finished with six receptions for 68 yards, including an eight-yard touchdown reception with 2:10 remaining in the game.  
*Hoyas’ senior linebacker David Ealey III finished with four tackles, one sack and an interception, while sophomore defensive lineman Mateen Ibirogba finished with five tackles, 2.5 TFLs and a half sack.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | GEORGETOWN
 
NO. 22/rv HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (5-3, 3-1 PL) 49, AT rv/rv FORDHAM RAMS (5-3, 1-2 PL) 47
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y.         1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Holy Cross senior cornerback Matt Duchemin returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown at the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter to lead the Crusaders to a 49-47 victory over Fordham to claim the Ram-Crusader Cup.
*Duchemin’s interception return for a score came less than two minutes after senior running back Tyler Purdy rushed for a 14-yard touchdown to erase a six-point Fordham lead. Purdy finished with 30 rushing yards and a touchdown on five carries, along with 85 receiving yards and another score on five receptions.
*Holy Cross junior quarterback Joe Pesansky completed 20-of-33 passes for 337 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, while senior wide receiver Jalen Coker caught five passes for 102 yards and a score.
*Junior running back Jordan Fuller carried 24 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns for the Crusaders.
*Holy Cross fifth-year linebacker Jacob Dobbs recorded a team-high 10 tackles and one sack, while senior linebacker Matthew Kane added five tackles and one sack.  
*Junior running back Julius Loughridge led the Rams’ rushing attack with 211 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries.
*Sophomore quarterback C.J. Montes completed 29-of-36 for a career-high 410 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
*Fordham graduate student wide receiver MJ Wright caught seven passes for 164 yards and a touchdown, while graduate student wide receiver Garrett Cody caught eight passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns.
*Rams’ junior linebacker James Conway posted a game-high 21 tackles and a half sack, while junior defensive lineman Matt Jaworski recorded five tackles and two sacks.
*Senior defensive back Nahil Perkins finished with five tackles, 1.0 TFL and an interception for the Rams defense.
RECAPS: HOLY CROSS | FORDHAM
 
BUCKNELL BISON (3-5, 1-3 PL) 49, AT COLGATE RAIDERS (3-5, 1-2 PL) 34
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y.      1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Junior quarterback Ralph Rucker threw for a Bucknell single-game record 387 yards and four touchdowns to lead Bucknell to a 49-34 victory over Colgate at Andy Kerr Stadium.
*Rucker’s record-breaking day was marked by the first pair of Bison receivers to eclipse 100 receiving yards in a game since 2014. Sophomore wide receiver Eric Weatherly finished with 10 receptions for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and Josh Gary added nine passes for 139 yards and one score.  
*Bison senior running back Coleman Bennett rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries, while junior running back Rushawn Baker added 105 rushing yards and a score on 19 carries. The duo accounted for three second-quarter touchdowns to help Bucknell take control of the game. Bennett finished with 233 all-purpose yards.
*Bucknell’s defense recorded three takeaways, with senior defensive back Ethan Robinson and junior defensive lineman Cade Rooney registering interceptions. Junior safety John Schlendorf recovered a fumble. Robinson added eight tackles.
*Freshman linebacker Gavin Willis recorded a team-high nine tackles for the Bison.
*Colgate senior defensive back Owen Goss, the reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, blocked a second-quarter field goal attempt and two PATs. His three combined blocked kicks tied the FCS single-game record held by five student-athletes, including Colgate’s Brandon Tinson (2000) and Bucknell’s Josh Eden (2010).
*Colgate junior quarterback Michael Brescia returned to the lineup, completing 21-of-35 passes for 184 yards, one touchdown pass and two interceptions. He also rushed for 53 yards and two scores.
*Freshman running back Chris Gee carried eight times for 106 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
*Sophomore wide receiver Brady Hutchison caught four passes for 50 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown reception from Brescia to open the third quarter. Senior running back Max Hurleman caught seven passes for 74 yards.
*Senior linebacker Drew Frankel made nine tackles to lead the Raiders’ defense
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | COLGATE
 
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