BETHLEHEM, Pa. – No. 15/17 Lehigh (9-2, 7-1 PL) clinched at least a share of its 15th Patriot League title and third straight automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS Championship with a 21-14 victory at NR/RV Richmond (6-5, 4-4 PL).
 
The Mountain Hawks stopped the Spiders on four straight plays after Richmond drove to the Lehigh 1-yard line, moments after Joseph Marranca (Sr., TE) recovered a fumble in the end zone for what proved to be the game-winning touchdown.
 
Earlier in the afternoon, Holy Cross’ (6-5, 6-2 PL) defeated Villanova (6-5, 5-3 PL), 30-27, in overtime, as Jake Croce (Jr., RB) scored the game-winning touchdown for the Crusaders’ sixth straight Patriot League win.
 
Holy Cross can still clinch a share of the Patriot League crown with a win over Fordham in the 64th edition of the Ram-Crusader Cup game if Lehigh loses to archrival Lafayette in Rivalry 162 during the Patriot League’s Rivalry Week. Lehigh defeated Holy Cross, 35-10, in Week Zero.
 
First-year head coach Rich Nagy and the Mountain Hawks will learn their playoff seeding and first opponent on Sunday, Nov. 22, during the 2026 NCAA DI FCS Championship Selection Show. Live coverage begins on ESPNU at noon ET.
 
NO. 15/17 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (9-2, 7-1 PL) 21, AT NR/RV RICHMOND SPIDERS (6-5, 4-4 PL) 14
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium/Richmond, Va.                      2 p.m. (ESPN+)
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RICHMOND, Va. – Lehigh’s defense stuffed Richmond on four straight plays after the Spiders drove to the Mountain Hawks’ 1-yard line, forcing a turnover on downs to seal a 21-14 victory to clinch at least a share of the Patriot League title and the League’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs.
*Joseph Marranca (Sr., TE) recovered a fumble in the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown at the 4:21 mark of the fourth quarter before catching a two-point pass to take a seven-point lead.
*The Mountain Hawks, who trailed 14-6 at halftime, held Richmond scoreless in the second half, scoring in the third quarter on Patrick Coan’s (Fy., QB) 15-yard touchdown pass to Aidan Schomp (Jr., TE) before Marranca’s game-winning touchdown.
*Luke Yoder (Sr., RB) led Lehigh’s offense with 147 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries, while Coan completed 10-of-21 passes for 82 yards and a touchdown in his second collegiate start.
*Jackson Dowd (Sr., LB) led the Mountain Hawks with nine tackles and 1.0 TFL, and William Parton (Sr., LB) added eight tackles and one sack.
*Richmond’s Jack Callaghan (So., QB), in his second collegiate start, completed 23-of-31 passes for 207 yards and a five-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Allen (Fr., WR).
*Aziz Foster-Powell (Sr., RB) rushed for 58 yards on 13 carries, including a one-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to give the Spiders a 14-6 lead.
*Quanye Veney (Sr., WR) caught six passes for a game-high 94 yards for the Spiders.
*Blake Houser (Jr., LB) posted eight tackles and TJ Baldwin (Sr., DL) added seven for Richmond’s defense.
RECAPS: LEHIGH | RICHMOND
 
AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (6-5, 6-2 PL) 30, RV/RV VILLANOVA WILDCATS (6-5, 5-3 PL) 27 (OT)
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass.                    Noon (ESPN+)
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WORCESTER, Mass. – Jake Croce (Jr., RB) plunged into the end zone from one yard out to lift Holy Cross to a 30-27 overtime victory over Villanova and give the Crusaders’ their sixth straight Patriot League win.
*Croce’s second touchdown of the game proved to be the game-winner. He also scored on an eight-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, finishing with 22 yards on nine carries.
*David Lynch (Jr., QB) and Ty Curran (Jr., WR) connected on two first-half touchdowns before a crucial completion to the one-yard line in overtime.
*Lynch completed 14-of-24 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns, while Curran caught six passes for 134 yards and both touchdowns for his fourth two-touchdown game in League play.
*The Crusaders’ defense picked off three passes, with Adam Due (Sr., LB), Amari Gardner (Jr., DB) and Anthony Redfern (So., DB)  recording interceptions as the Crusaders won the turnover battle, 4-0.
*Due posted 10 tackles and 1.0 TFL and Juju Tackie (Jr., DB) posted seven tackles, one sack and one pass defended.
*Villanova’s Pat McQuaide (Gr., QB) completed 33-of-58 passes for 413 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions, helping the Wildcats overcome a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit.
*Jake Hilton (Jr., WR) caught eight passes for 146 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown reception with 3:29 remaining in regulation.
*Dominic LeBlanc (So., PK) connected on a 25-yard field goal with eight seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime before hitting a 38-yarder in overtime to give the Wildcats a three-point lead.
*Omari Bursey (So., LB) recorded a game-high 12 tackles and 1.0 TFL, while Christian Caballero (Jr., LB) added 10 tackles.
RECAPS: VILLANOVA | HOLY CROSS
 
AT FORDHAM RAMS (4-7, 4-4 PL) 37, GEORGETOWN HOYAS (3-6, 3-4 PL) 15
Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y.                                 Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BRONX, N.Y. – Yohan-Li Louis (So., RB) rushed for 116 yards, leading a Fordham rushing attack that rolled for 232 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-15 victory over Georgetown on Senior Day in The Bronx.
*Louis rushed for 116 yards on 16 carries, including a 50-yard touchdown in the second quarter to put the Rams ahead for good.
*Gunnar Smith (Sr., QB) completed 13-of-21 passes for 138 yards and an 11-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Gonzalez II (Sr., WR) in the third quarter.
*Boogie Owens (Jr., DB) returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter. Brian Oliver Jr. (Fr., DL) and Andrew Osmun (Sr., LB) each finished with eight tackles. Oliver recorded one sack.
*Georgetown’s Wedner Cadet (Gr., CB) blocked an extra point and a punt in the first quarter, with his blocked punt setting up the Hoyas’ first touchdown.
*Clay Ash (Jr., RB) scored from the 1-yard line in the first quarter after the blocked punt and Udechukwu Enyeribe (Sr., RB) rushed for a 16-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
*Isaac Ramsey (So., RB) rushed for a team-high 86 yards on 10 carries.
*Dean Mangiocavallo (So., DL) registered eight tackles and one sack, while Chris Martin (Jr., S) added eight tackles and one TFL.
RECAPS: GEORGETOWN | FORDHAM
 
AT WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE (4-7, 2-6 PL) 41, BUCKNELL BISON (1-10, 0-8 PL) 24
Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field/Williamsburg, Va.                                 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Andrew King (Jr., RB) and Jah’Kei Chavis (So., RB) each rushed for more than 100 yards and a touchdown to lead William & Mary to a 41-24 victory over Bucknell on Senior Day in Williamsburg, Va.
*King rushed for 152 yards on 25 carries, with a 10-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Chavis rushed for 104 yards on seven carries, including a 64-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, for a Tribe offense that rushed for 294 yards.
*Carter Carroll (So., QB) completed 10-of-18 passes for 135 yards and an eight-yard touchdown pass to Jackson Blee (Jr., TE). Carroll also rushed for a touchdown.
*William & Mary’s Brayden Smalls (So., RB) returned a kickoff 99-yards for a touchdown, the longest kickoff return in the Patriot League this season.
*Elijah Rainer (Jr., LB) led the Tribe’s defense with 10 tackles, one sack and one pass defended, while Christopher Higgins (So., LB) added nine tackles.
*Jaden Ratliff (So., DB) and Cade Ellis (Fr., DB) both recorded interceptions.
*Bucknell’s Sam Milligan (Sr., WR) led the Bison offense with 12 receptions for 202 yards and a 39-yard third-quarter touchdown reception.
*Emmett Dowling (Fr., QB) completed 19-of-32 passes for 247 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.
RECAPS: BUCKNELL | WILLIAM & MARY
 
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (6-5, 5-3 PL) 19, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (4-6, 3-4 PL) 7
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y.                             1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Blake Turner (Fr., DB) returned an interception 21 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter to give Colgate a lead they would not relinquish in a 19-7 victory over Lafayette.
*The Raiders’ defense did not allow Lafayette to score again, as Jeb Koetting (So., LB) posted nine tackles and Trooper Price (Sr., LB) added eight tackles, a half-sack and a pass defended.
*Jackson Kilburg (So., QB) completed 9-of-19 passes for 130 yards and a 37-yard touchdown pass to Winston Moore (Sr., WR).
*Kilburg also rushed for 57 yards on 15 carries, and Moore caught five passes for 85 yards.
*Lafayette’s Jakyre Henley (Jr., RB) rushed for 49 yards, including a second-quarter touchdown, on 14 carries.
*Mason Kuehner (Jr., WR) caught six passes for 48 yards, while Eddie Jordan (Fr., QB) completed 15-of-25 passes for 156 yards and two interceptions.
*Callahan Blair (Jr., LB) and Darrick LeBeouf (So., DB) each recorded seven tackles. Blair had one sack and LeBeouf added 1.5 TFLs.
RECAPS: LAFAYETTE | COLGATE
 
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