All eight League teams are in action; Colgate hosts Fordham, Bucknell welcomes Lehigh
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PATRIOT LEAGUE VS. WEEK FOUR OPPONENTS
•Patriot League vs. Ivy League Play Begins: Patriot and Ivy League teams meet 12 times this season. Lafayette hosts defending Ivy League tri-champion Columbia on Friday, with the Leopards holding a 15-0-1 advantage against the Lions in Easton. On Saturday, Holy Cross travels to Yale in a series where the Crusaders have taken three of the last four games. Georgetown heads to Brown in search of its first win against the Bears since 2014.
•Colgate welcomes Fordham in the first League matchup for the two squads. The Raiders and Rams have both started 0-3, with five of the combined six losses coming against FBS or ranked FCS opponents.
•Bucknell hosts Lehigh in its League opener. The Mountain Hawks are 1-0 in League play after a Week One win vs. Richmond. The Bison handed 2024 League champion Lehigh its lone League loss last season.
•Richmond hosts in-state rival VMI in its home opener at Robins Stadium. The Spiders and Keydets meet for the 91st time in series history.
 
2025 Patriot League Football Standings (as of September 17)

School	PL	PL Pct.	Overall	Overall Pct.
No. 10/10 Lehigh	1-0	1.000	3-0	1.000
RV Lafayette	1-0	1.000	2-1	.667
Bucknell	0-0	.000	2-1	.667
Colgate	0-0	.000	1-2	.333
Fordham	0-0	.000	0-3	.000
Holy Cross	0-0	.000	0-3	.000
Georgetown	0-1	.000	2-1	.667
Rv/rv Richmond	0-1	.000	1-2	.333

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LEHIGH RANKED NO. 10 IN AFCA AND STATS PERFORM POLLS; RICHMOND AND LAFAYETTE RECEIVING VOTES
Lehigh climbed two spots to No. 10 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and remained No. 10 in the Stats Perform Poll after a 35-21 victory at Duquesne in Week Three. Richmond is receiving votes in both polls after a loss vs. ACC opponent UNC on Saturday. Lafayette is receiving votes in the AFCA coaches’ poll after a 42-37 victory at Georgetown to open League play.
 
LEHIGH’S DEFENSE LEADING THE WAY TO 3-0 START
Lehigh has climbed to No. 10 in the AFCA and Stats Perform Polls behind a defense that has been among the most-stingy in the FCS. The Mountain Hawks have limited opponents to 225.3 yards to rank fourth in the FCS in total defense, and 15.0 points per game, placing seventh in the FCS in scoring defense. The Mountain Hawks have done this by stopping the run, holding opposing offenses to 81.7 yards per game. Lehigh is also 10th in the FCS in red zone defense (.667).
 
EDWARDS RANKS NO. 1 ON FCS SCORING LEADERBOARD
Lafayette Jr. RB Kente Edwards continued his breakout season, rushing for 255 and four touchdowns in a 42-37 win vs. Georgetown on Sept. 13. Edwards has rushed for seven touchdowns in the Leopards’ past two games to vault him to No. 1 among the FCS scoring leaders, averaging 14.0 points per game. Edwards, who is also third in the FCS in rushing (136.3 ypg), is joined among the FCS top 10 scoring leaders by a pair of Patriot Leaguers. Georgetown So. RB Savion Hart rushed for a pair of scores against the Leopards in Week Three and ranks No. 3 in the FCS, averaging 12.0 points per game. Bucknell Jr. WR Sam Milligan’s four touchdowns during their Week Three win over VMI moved him to No. 9 in the FCS, averaging 10.0 points per game. Milligan also caught a touchdown pass in the Bison’s first game of the season at Air Force.
Rk. Name, School, Pts./Gm.
1. Kente Edwards, Lafayette, 14.0
3. Savion Hart, Georgetown, 12.0
9. Sam Milligan, Bucknell, 10.0
 
COLGATE’S SAUNDERS TOPS FCS RECEIVING LISTS
Colgate Sr. WR Treyvhon Saunders became the first Patriot League receiver since Lehigh’s Troy Pelletier in 2015 to record three straight games with double-digit receptions for 100 yards or more. Saunders is first among FCS leaders in receptions per game (11.3), receiving yards per game (155.0) and ninth in touchdown receptions (3). Saunders posted career-highs in receiving yards (223) and touchdown receptions (2) on 13 catches against No. 21/22 Monmouth. He finished with 11 receptions for 105 yards against ACC opponent Syracuse on Sept. 12. He has helped Colgate rank 5th in the FCS in passing offense (301.7).
Rk. Name, School, Rec. Yds./gm.       
1. Treyvhon Saunders, Colgate, 180.0
2. Hank Foley, Drake, 127.0
3. Luke Colella, Villanova, 124.0
 
MILLIGAN CATCHES RECORD FOUR TDS RUCKER IV
Bucknell Jr. WR Sam Milligan matched a Patriot League single-game record with four touchdown receptions from 5th-year QB Ralph Rucker IV in the Bison’s 35-28 victory against VMI. Milligan is the 12th League player to register four touchdown catches in a single game, with Holy Cross’ Justin Shorter and Fordham’s Fotis Kokosioulis most recently accomplishing the feat in 2024.
 
FORDHAM’S CONWAY BUILDING ON LEAGUE TACKLES RECORD
Fordham Sr. LB James Conway recorded 15 tackles in the Rams’ loss against Stony Brook in Week Three. The Omaha, Neb. native has recorded 52 tackles in three games and more than 100 total tackles in three of his four collegiate seasons. He opened the 2025 campaign on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List.
PATRIOT LEAGUE CAREER TOTAL TACKLE LEADERS
1. James Conway, Fordham (2021-pres.), 488
2. Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross (2019-23)            , 432
3. Ryan Greenhagen, Fordham (2018-22), 425
3. Lee Picariello, Lehigh (1988-91), 425
3. David Streeter, Holy Cross (1993-96), 425
 
BIG-PLAY BACKS LEADING LEAGUE OFFENSES
Four Patriot League RBs rank among the FCS top 15 in rushing yards per carry, aided by a long list of explosive touchdown runs for the backs. Lafayette’s Edwards, the two-time League offensive player of the week, has scores of 78, 70 and 51 yards in the last two weeks, helping the Leopards rank eighth in the FCS with 222.0 rushing yards per game. Lehigh So. RB Jaden Green has multiple touchdown runs of more than 20 yards, while teammate Jr. RB Luke Yoder had a 28-yard score in Week Two, leading the Mountain Hawks to 205.0 rushing yards per game, 13th in the FCS. GU’s Hart had TD runs of 69 and 27 yards in a Week One win vs. Davidson, while the Hoyas have averaged 186.0 rushing yards per game, good for 24th in the nation.
Rk. Name, School, Yds./Carry
1. Kente Edwards, Lafayette, 9.98
9. Jaden Green, Lehigh, 6.96
11. Savion Hart, Georgetown, 9.14
12. Luke Yoder, Lehigh, 6.58
 
HOYAS’ BRIGGS AND RAIDERS’ WYNN AMONG INT LEADERS
Georgetown Jr., CB Quincy Briggs intercepted two passes in the Hoyas’ 31-20 victory vs. Wagner, while recording at least one interception in GU’s first two games, leading the FCS with 1.0 interception per game. Colgate Jr. DB Tymir Wynn intercepted two passes in the season-opener against Monmouth, while Lehigh So. DB Mekhai Smith recorded one interception vs. Richmond and another at Duquesne. Wynn and Smith are tied for sixth in the FCS with 0.67 interceptions per game.
Rk. Name, School, INTs/Gm.
1. Quincy Briggs, Georgetown, 1.00
6. Tymir Wynn, Colgate, 0.67
6. Mekhai Smith, Lehigh, 0.67
 
RUCKER IV RANKS WITH FCS PASSING YARD LEADERS
Bucknell 5th-year QB Ralph Rucker IV is second among active FCS quarterbacks in passing yards per game (255.4) and second in completion percentage (.653). His career completion percentage is fourth in Patriot League history.
Rk. Name, School, Pass yds./Gm.
1. Derek Robertson, Monmouth, 268.6
2. Ralph Rucker IV, Bucknell, 255.4
3. Victor Gabalis, Tarleton St., 213.1
 
THREE LEAGUE WR’s AMONG ACTIVE RECEPTIONS LEADERS
Colgate’s Treyvhon Saunders leads all active FCS pass catchers and 10th in League history with 214 receptions. Saunders is three shy of tying Colgate’s Luke Graham and Lehigh’s Deron Braswell for eighth in League history. Lehigh Sr. WR Geoffrey Jamiel is third among FCS receivers with 172 career receptions, while Lafayette Sr. WR Elijah Steward is eighth with 152.
Rk. Name, School, Receptions
1. Treyvhon Saunders, Colgate, 214
3. Geoffrey Jamiel, Lehigh, 172
8. Elijah Steward, Lafayette, 152
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.