Lehigh claims League crown; Richmond wins Capital Cup; Raiders and Crusaders earn home wins to conclude the season
 
NO. 4/4 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (12-0, 7-0 PL) 42, AT NO. 24/rv LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (8-4, 6-1 PL) 32
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa.          12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
EASTON, Pa. – Junior running back Luke Yoder claimed Rivalry 161 MVP honors after finishing with career-highs of 234 rushing yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 4 Lehigh to a 42-32 win over No. 24 Lafayette to claim the 2025 Patriot League crown and the automatic berth in the FCS Playoffs.
*Yoder scored three second-half touchdowns, including a career-long 80-yard score to open the third quarter, to help the Mountain Hawks overcome a three-point halftime deficit for the second straight League title and 14th in program history.
*Lehigh sophomore quarterback Hayden Johnson, last season’s Rivalry game MVP, completed 11-of-16 passes for 159 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown for a Mountain Hawks offense that totaled 320 yards on the ground.
*Junior linebacker Will Parton registered a game-high 11 tackles and 1.0 TFL, while senior nose tackle TJ Burke posted five tackles and a sack and senior safety Nick Peltekian recorded an interception.
*Lafayette junior running back Kente Edwards rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on a career-high 41 carries.
*Leopards’ senior quarterback Dean DeNobile completed 26-of-37 passes for 275 yards, and sophomore receiver Mason Kuehner caught 11 passes for 99 yards for a Lafayette squad that recorded 424 total yards.
*Sophomore cornerback Ryan Gadson finished with a team-high seven tackles, and junior safety Avery Jones recorded an interception.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | LAFAYETTE
 
AT MERRIMACK WARRIORS (4-8 FCS Ind.) 27, FORDHAM RAMS (1-11, 1-6 PL) 26
Duane Stadium/North Andover, Mass.                    Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Junior quarterback Gunnar Smith threw for 252 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 86 yards and two scores, but Fordham fell to Merrimack, 27-26, at Duane Stadium.
*The Warriors scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to erase a 13-point Rams’ lead.
*Smith helped Fordham build a nine-point first-half lead, scoring a pair of rushing touchdowns, including a one-yard plunge in the first quarter and a 26-yard sprint late in the second.
*Freshman receiver Troy Worrell caught a 73-yard touchdown pass from Smith midway through the third quarter to give the Rams a 26-13 lead. Worrell finished with 160 yards and a score on six receptions.
*Freshman running back Yohan-Li Louis rushed for 91 yards on 22 carries and caught four passes for 33 yards.
*Graduate student linebacker James Conway posted a team-high 10 tackles and two sacks, while sophomore defensive back Drew Minich recorded four tackles and 1.0 TFL.
RECAP: FORDHAM
 
RICHMOND SPIDERS (7-5, 3-4 PL) 28, AT WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE (7-5, 6-2, CAA) 21
Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field/Williamsburg, Va.                  1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Senior quarterback Kyle Wickersham threw two touchdown passes and rushed for a third in the third quarter to help Richmond earn a 28-21 comeback victory over William & Mary for the Capital Cup.
*Wickersham completed 12-of-18 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 73 yards and a score on 16 carries to lead the Spiders in a win over the Tribe.
*Trailing 14-0 in the third quarter, Wickersham completed an 11-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Ja’Vion Griffin and a six-yard strike to senior receiver Quanye Veney to tie the score at the 4:57 mark in the third frame.
*The Spiders’ defense forced a Tribe punt, and Wickersham went back to work, capping a two-play, 40-yard drive with a 15-yard touchdown run to take its first lead of the game at 21-14.
*William & Mary scored on a seven-yard run by Tyler Hughes early in the final frame, but a 14-yard touchdown run from senior quarterback Ashten Snelsire with 1:56 remaining in the game sealed the Spiders’ win.
*Griffin finished with 93 receiving yards and a score on nine receptions.
*Sophomore defensive back Amir Haskett finished with 11 tackles, while senior defensive lineman Camden Byrd totaled eight tackles, 2.0 TFLs and a sack. Sophomore defensive lineman Braxton Lassiter added one sack and one interception for Richmond.
RECAP: RICHMOND
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (5-7, 3-4 PL) 38, BUCKNELL BISON (5-7, 2-5 PL) 19
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y.              1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Senior quarterback Zach Osborne threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another to lead Colgate to a 38-19 victory over Bucknell at Andy Kerr Stadium to conclude the season.
*Osborne completed 13-of-25 passes for 244 yards, three touchdowns and one interception and rushed for 58 yards and another score to lead the Raiders to their fifth win.
*Junior receiver Reed Swanson caught six passes for 133 yards, including a 67-yard touchdown reception to open the game.
*First-year receiver Matt Fogler caught four passes for 87 yards, including 37- and 39-yard touchdown receptions. He has eight touchdown receptions in his last four games.
*Raiders’ senior running back Marco Maldonado rushed for 120 yards on 14 carries to lead a Colgate rushing attack that totaled 204 yards.
*Sophomore linebacker Zach Jones registered 11 tackles and 1.0 TFL, while senior linebacker Dane Picariello finished with nine tackles, one sack and an interception. Junior defensive back Tymir Wynn came up with his third interception of the season.
*Bucknell sophomore running back Michael Cadden rushed for 57 yards on nine carries and a touchdown, and junior receiver Sam Milligan added 37 rushing yards and a score to lead the Bison offense.
*Sophomore linebacker Brandon Biagiarelli and senior safety Bradley Pao finished with 10 tackles apiece.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | COLGATE
 
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (3-9, 3-4 PL) 42, GEORGETOWN HOYAS (6-6, 3-4 PL) 7
Fenway Park/Boston, Mass.                        4 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BOSTON – Junior defensive back Eli Thompson and junior defensive back Cam Jones both returned interceptions for touchdowns to lead Holy Cross to a 42-7 victory over Georgetown at Fenway Park in the season finale.
*Thompson returned his second interception of the game for a 94-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and Jones returned an interception 23 yards for a score late in the fourth quarter to seal the Crusaders’ win.
*Overall, Holy Cross intercepted four passes, recovered a fumble and blocked a punt that was recovered for a touchdown to record their second straight win to end the season.  
*Freshman quarterback Dominic Campanile completed 7-of-15 passes for 54 yards, including a nine-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Alijah Cason to open the scoring in the first quarter.
*Crusaders’ senior wide receiver Max Mosey rushed for 48 yards on three carries, including a 46-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. He also added five catches for 37 yards.
*Senior running back Sam Slade scored on an 88-yard touchdown run with 2:13 left in the game.
*Junior linebacker Adam Due finished with nine tackles, sophomore linebacker Lathan Croley posted five tackles and one sack, and junior defensive back Chisom Onwuzurigbo had an interception and recovered a fumble for Holy Cross.
*Georgetown sophomore running back Savion Hart rushed for 71 yards on 14 carries and caught two passes for 25 yards and a touchdown to lead the Hoyas’ offense.
*Senior linebacker Naiteitei Mose posted six tackles, while junior defensive lineman Cooper Blomstrom posted six tackles and 2.0 TFLs.
RECAPS: GEORGETOWN | HOLY CROSS
 
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