FORDHAM RAMS (1-3, 1-1 PL) 52, AT NO. 21/21 WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE (2-2, 1-2 PL) 27
Zable Stadium/Williamsburg, Va. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Yohan Li-Louis (So., RB) and Jamell James (Sr., RB) combined to rush for 366 yards and four touchdowns to lead Fordham to a 52-27 upset victory over No. 21/21 William & Mary.
*Li-Louis finished with a career-high 203 yards on 15 carries and a 57-yard rushing touchdown, while James recorded a career-high 163 yards and three touchdowns, two in the second half, for a Rams’ offense that compiled 430 yards on the ground.
*Gunnar Smith (Sr., QB) completed 12-of-21 passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 41 yards on seven carries. He threw first-quarter touchdown passes to KJ Reed (Sr., WR) and John Morris (So., TE) to help the Rams build a 21-0 lead.
*Fordham’s Andrew Osmun (Sr., LB) led the Rams with 11 tackles and 1.5 sacks, while Drew Minich (Jr., DB) added seven tackles and one sack.
*William & Mary’s Winston Watkins (Jr., QB) completed 19-of-26 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, while Kai Austin (So., WR) finished with 81 yards and a touchdown on six receptions.
*Andrew King (Jr., RB) rushed for 122 yards on 16 carries, including a 67-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to put the Tribe on the scoreboard for the first time. Patrick Blee (Fr., QB) added a one-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
*Harrison Johnson led the Tribe with 15 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a half sack, while Christopher Higgins (So., LB) totaled 10 tackles and a half sack.
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FORDHAM |
WILLIAM & MARY
AT rv/rv RICHMOND SPIDERS (3-1, 2-0 PL) 24, GEORGETOWN HOYAS (0-2, 0-2 PL) 21
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium/Richmond, Va. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
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RICHMOND, Va. – Kyle Bitsko (Fr., PK) hit a 49-yard walk-off field goal, the first of his collegiate career, to lift Richmond to a 24-21 victory over Georgetown at Robins Stadium.
*Ashten Snelsire (Sr., QB) engineered the 10-play, 41-yard drive, completing four passes to set up the game-winning field goal. He completed 29-of-49 passes for 322 yards and a touchdown pass.
*Aziz Foster-Powell (Sr., RB) led the Spiders’ offense, rushing for 87 yards on 17 carries, including first-half touchdown runs of 33 and four yards. He added five receptions for 35 yards and a 12-yard touchdown reception from Snelsire in the second quarter to give Richmond a 21-7 halftime lead.
*Devin Geronimi (So., DB) led Richmond with nine tackles, and Blake Houser (Jr., LB) finished with nine tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks.
*Georgetown’s Jack Johnson (So., QB) completed 14-of-23 passes for 193 yards and three touchdowns, while Hassan Mahasin caught four passes for 121 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter.
*Trailing 21-7, Johnson threw second-half touchdown passes to Isaiah Grimes (Sr., TE) and Burke Carroll (Sr., TE) to tie the score with less than six minutes remaining in regulation.
*Jayden Sumpter (Jr., RB) rushed for a game-high 92 yards on 11 carries.
*Jack Casey (So., LB) led the Hoyas with eight tackles, 1.0 TFL and one pass breakup, while Chigozie Oge-Evans (Sr., DL) added three tackles and one sack.
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GEORGETOWN |
RICHMOND
AT rv/rv COLGATE RAIDERS (3-1, 2-0 PL) 20, CORNELL BIG RED (0-1, 0-0 IVY) 7
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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HAMILTON, N.Y. – Matt Fogler (So., WR) finished with 137 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Danny Shaban (Jr., RB) rushed for 134 yards and a score to lead Colgate to a 20-7 victory over rival Cornell.
*The Raiders’ offense did its damage in the first half, as Jake Stearney (Sr., QB) connected with Fogler for an 85-yard touchdown pass, the longest play in the Patriot League this season, on their second play from scrimmage.
*Shaban added an eight-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to cap a 14-play drive with 55 seconds remaining in the first quarter.
*Luke Vogeler (Sr., PK) booted a pair of 31-yard field goals in the second quarter to send the Raiders into the break with a 20-0 lead.
*The Raiders’ defense held Cornell scoreless until the 10:22 mark in the fourth quarter, when Jordan Triplett rushed for a six-yard touchdown on a 10-play drive, one of just three Big Red drives of five plays or more.
*Christian Magliacano (Jr., LB) led Colgate with nine tackles, 2.0 TFLs and one interception, while Chase Jarrett (So., DB) finished with four tackles, 1.0 TFL and an interception.
*Taytum Johnson (Jr., DB) also recorded an interception for a Raiders’ defense that entered the game ranked sixth in the FCS in passes intercepted.
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COLGATE
AT NO. 7/7 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (4-0, 3-0 PL) 24, DARTMOUTH BIG GREEN (0-1, 0-0 IVY) 20
Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa. Noon (ESPN+)
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – With 13 seconds remaining in the game, D.J. Brown’s (Sr., CB) one-handed interception at the Lehigh five-yard line preserved the No. 7/7 Mountain Hawks’ 24-20 victory over Dartmouth.
*Lehigh’s defense halted a pair of deep Big Green drives in the fourth quarter, including a 13-play drive that stalled at the Mountain Hawks’ 22-yard line with 2:27 left in the game.
*Luke Yoder (Sr., RB) spearheaded the Mountain Hawks’ offense, rushing for a game-high 150 yards and two touchdowns, helping Lehigh roll up 218 rushing yards.
*Derek Morgan (So., QB) completed 10-of-13 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown in his first collegiate start, while Nick Palumbo (Jr., WR) finished with six receptions for 52 yards and a score.
*William Parton (Sr., LB) recorded 10 tackles, while Luke Denny (Jr., S) added seven tackles.
*Lehigh turned two methodical first-half drives into scores, with Yoder capping a 10-play, 67-yard drive in the first quarter and Morgan throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to Palumbo to complete a 15-play, 80-yard drive that took nearly nine minutes off the clock in the second.
*The Big Green’s offense kept pace, hitting a pair of first-half field goals and finding the end zone on a 33-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter from Grayson Saunier (Jr., QB) to Ky’ric Risher (Jr., WR) to make the score 14-13 at the half.
*Lehigh recorded its 21st straight regular-season victory, the second-longest streak in program history.
*Yoder moved into ninth in Patriot League history in career rushing touchdowns (41) and 11th in career rushing yards (3,636).
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LEHIGH
NO. 23/22 VILLANOVA WILDCATS (2-2, 1-1 PL) 20, AT LIU SHARKS (0-4, 0-0 NEC) 16
Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium/Brookville, N.Y. Noon (NEC Front Row)
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Ja’briel Mace (Jr., RB) caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Pat McQuaide (Gr., QB) with 1:08 remaining in the game to lift No. 23/22 Villanova to a 20-16 victory over LIU.
*Mace’s second touchdown of the game capped an eight-play, 85-yard drive in which he caught three passes for 35 yards.
*The junior running back also had 14 carries for a team-high 97 yards and a 20-yard touchdown in the third quarter that broke a 3-3 tie.
*McQuaide completed 19-of-27 passes for 223 yards, one touchdown and one interception, while Brandon Binkowski (So., WR) caught six passes for 113 yards.
*Jamie Tyson (So., DB) recorded his second interception of the season with 1:02 remaining in the game to seal the Wildcats’ win.
*Christian Caballero (Jr., LB) recorded 10 tackles and 3.0 TFLs, while Omari Bursey (So., LB) added eight tackles and a forced fumble.
*Newton Essiem finished with two tackles, two pass breakups and an interception.
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VILLANOVA
NO. 20/19 YALE BULLDOGS (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 38, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (0-4, 0-2 PL) 28
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass. 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – David Lynch (Jr., QB) and Lincoln Fisher (So., WR) connected on two fourth-quarter touchdowns to give the Crusaders their first lead, but No. 20/19 Yale scored the final 10 points to down Holy Cross, 38-28.
*Lynch completed 16-of-38 passes for 144 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, while Fisher’s two receptions were touchdown grabs of 31 and 28 yards.
*Mason McSweeney (Jr., TE) also caught a nine-yard touchdown pass from Jake Croce (Jr., RB).
*Joseph Williams (So., RB) rushed for a career-high 120 yards on 16 carries to help Holy Cross keep pace with Yale’s explosive offense.
*Adam Due (Sr., LB) finished with a Patriot League season-high 17 tackles and added 1.5 TFLs, one sack and three quarterback hurries.
*Garrett Baldwin (Sr., DB) finished with nine tackles, and Tyler Georgs (So., LB) added three tackles and one sack.
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HOLY CROSS
AT COLUMBIA LIONS (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 40, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (1-2, 0-0 PL) 36 (OT)
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium/New York, N.Y. Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
NEW YORK – Lafayette erased a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit, scoring 17 of the final 20 points in regulation, but fell to Columbia in overtime, 40-36.
*Trailing 31-17 in the fourth quarter, Daniel Lipovski (Sr., QB) threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Carson Persing (Sr., WR), and Sean Curtis (So., DL) returned a fumble 23 yards to tie the score within a two-minute span.
*Jack Simonetta (Sr., PK) connected on his second field goal of the day, hitting from 31 yards with 1:03 remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime. He also hit a 40-yarder in the first quarter.
*Jakyre Henley (Jr., RB) led the Leopards’ offense with a career-high 133 yards on 19 carries, including a 24-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
*Lipovski completed 13-of-28 passes for 127 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He hit Zane Woolridge (So., WR) for a 16-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
*Dhonte Jackson (Jr., DB) and Darrick LaBeouf (So., DB) recorded eight tackles apiece, and Callahan Blair (Jr., LB) added four tackles and one sack.
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LAFAYETTE
PENN QUAKERS (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 20, AT BUCKNELL BISON (1-3, 0-2 PL) 7
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa. 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Nate Olson (Fr., DB) returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, but Bucknell could not overcome an early 14-0 deficit in a 20-7 loss to Penn.
*Sam Milligan (Sr., WR) caught three passes for 43 yards, but the Bison offense was limited to 124 total yards.
*The Bison defense forced two Quakers’ turnovers, with Olson’s in the first half and England Allen (Sr., CB) forcing a Penn fumble into the end zone that resulted in a touchback for the Bison.
*Nick Hoying (Sr., LB) registered a team-high 11 tackles, while Brandon Biagiarelli (Jr., LB) and Lucas Rost (Fr., S) added eight tackles apiece.
*Shane Hulmes (Fr., LB) finished with seven tackles and 1.0 sack.
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BUCKNELL