AT NO. 6/6 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-1, 1-0 PL) 47, COLGATE RAIDERS (0-4, 0-1 PL) 7
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass.                          2:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior quarterback Matthew Sluka threw four touchdown passes, two apiece to wide receivers Justin Shorter and Jalen Coker, to lead the No. 6 Crusaders to a 47-7 victory over Colgate in the League season opener.
*Sluka completed 17-of-28 passes for 186 yards, while Shorter caught seven passes for 112 yards, and Coker added seven catches for 57 yards.
*Holy Cross junior running back Jordan Fuller rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries, while senior running back Tyler Purdy finished with 61 yards and a touchdown on four carries.
*Fifth-year linebacker Jacob Dobbs led the Crusaders’ defense with 12 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and one sack to earn the Turco Awards for MVP of the Homecoming Game. 
*Crusaders' freshman cornerback Eli Thompson intercepted two passes and made four tackles.  
*Colgate junior quarterback Michael Brescia completed 17-of-27 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for an eight-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
*Raiders’ sophomore wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders caught four passes for 46 yards, and sophomore quarterback Zach Osborne rushed six times for 44 yards.
*Colgate sophomore linebacker Cole Kozlowski finished with four tackles and 2.0 TFLs, while senior defensive lineman Nick Marsh added 2.0 TFLs and one sack. 
RECAP: HOLY CROSS | COLGATE
 
AT NO. 22/rv FORDHAM RAMS (3-1, 0-0 PL) 44, STONEHILL COLLEGE SKYHAWKS (2-2, NEC) 0 
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y.                         1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Sophomore quarterback C.J. Montes threw for two touchdowns, and junior running back Julius Loughridge rushed for two to lead No. 22 Fordham to a 44-0 shutout victory over Stonehill on a rainy Saturday afternoon in The Bronx.
*The shutout win was the Rams’ first over an FCS opponent since its 16-0 win over Rhode Island on Sept. 6, 2008.
*Montes completed 14-of-21 passes for 220 yards and touchdown passes to wide receivers MJ Wright and Mekai Felton. 
*Junior running back Julius Loughridge rushed for 108 yards and a pair of scores on 14 carries to lead the Rams’ ground attack. Freshman running back Jamell James added 67 rushing yards on six carries. 
*Graduate student wide receiver Garrett Cody caught six passes for 119 yards and returned a blocked punt eight yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. 
*Junior linebacker James Conway recorded 10 tackles and 1.0 TFL to hold the Skyhawks scoreless and limit them to 257 yards of total offense. 
*Graduate student defensive back Stephen Williams II, junior defensive lineman Matthew Jaworski and freshman defensive back Andrew Osmun posted five tackles each. 
RECAP: FORDHAM
 
AT COLUMBIA LIONS (0-2, Ivy) 30, GEORGETOWN HOYAS (2-2, 0-0 PL) 0
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium/New York, N.Y.                       1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Hoyas could not keep pace with Columbia in the Battle for the Lou Little
Trophy, falling 30-0 on a rainy Saturday afternoon. 
*Georgetown graduate student quarterback Tyler Knoop completed 16-of-37 passes for 135 yards, while junior wide receiver Cam Pygatt caught four passes for 51 yards. 
*Sophomore wide receiver Nicholas Dunneman added a team-high five receptions for 43 yards for the Hoyas. 
*Sophomore defensive back Zeraun Daniel recorded a team-high 10 tackles to lead Georgetown’s defense. In comparison, senior linebacker David Ealey III and junior defensive lineman Ibri Harrell made seven
tackles apiece in the loss. 
*Columbia outscored Georgetown 16-0 in the first half behind rushing touchdowns from Caden Bell and Ty’son Edwards. The Lions found the end zone twice more in the third quarter before a scoreless final frame. 
RECAP: GEORGETOWN
 
AT DARTMOUTH BIG GREEN (1-1, Ivy) 34, LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (1-3, 0-0 PL) 17
Memorial Field/Hanover, N.H.                         1:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HANOVER, N.H. – Lehigh was outscored 17-7 in the second half in a 34-17 loss at Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon. 
*Lehigh junior defensive back Logan Jones opened the scoring, returning a fumble 95 yards for a touchdown at the 8:59 mark in the first quarter. Jones finished with eight tackles and one pass breakup. 
*Sophomore placekicker Nick Garrido connected on a 26-yard field goal in the second quarter to bring the Mountain Hawks even the score at 10. 
*Dartmouth scored the following 24 points before senior running back Jack DiPietro rushed for a two-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to make the score 34-17. 
*Sophomore defensive back Nick Peltekian posted a team-high 10 tackles, and fifth-year linebacker Mike DeNucci added nine. Sophomore linebacker Brycen Edwards chipped in eight tackles and 1.0 TFL. 
RECAP: LEHIGH
 
AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (3-1, 0-0 PL) 28, MONMOUTH HAWKS (1-3, CAA) 20
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa.               3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Sophomore quarterback Dean DeNobile accounted for all four Leopards' touchdowns, throwing for two and rushing for two more to lead Lafayette to a 28-14 victory over Monmouth on Saturday.
*DeNobile completed 10-of-14 passes for 110 yards to seven different receivers. He also rushed for 50 yards on 12 carries.
 *Lafayette sophomore running back Jamar Curtis, the Patriot League's leading rusher, carried 29 times for 143 yards.
 *Junior defensive back Saiku White and senior linebacker Preston Forney each recorded nine tackles and 2.0 TFLs. Forney added a sack.
*Lafayette's defense compiled eight sacks, with two from junior linebacker Tim O'Hearn. O'Hearn and reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Week Jaylon Joseph recorded sacks on the Hawks' final drive to help secure the victory.
*The Leopards' offense rolled for 206 team rushing yards while holding Monmouth to 59 yards on the ground.
RECAP: LAFAYETTE
 
PENNSYLVANIA QUAKERS (2-0, Ivy) 37, AT BUCKNELL BISON (1-2, 0-0 PL) 21
Christy Mathewson - Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa.            3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Junior quarterback Ralph Rucker threw two of his three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, but Bucknell fell to Penn, 37-21, at Christy Mathewson – Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
*Rucker completed 18-of-34 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns.
*Sophomore wide receiver Eric Weatherly had a career game, catching six passes for 95 yards and touchdown receptions of 40 and 31 yards, both in the second half.
*Bison senior running back Coleman Bennett had four catches for 58 yards and one carry for 13 yards.
*Junior safety John Schlendorf recorded a game-high 14 tackles, 1.0 TFL and one pass breakup, while senior linebacker Blake Leake contributed 11 tackles and 1.5 TFLs. Freshman linebacker Gavin Willis also made 11 tackles.
*Junior cornerback Ethan Robinson and sophomore cornerback Roman Pearson intercepted passes for the Bison.
RECAP: BUCKNELL
 
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