NO. 17/18 VILLANOVA WILDCATS (1-1, 1-1 PL) 17, AT BUCKNELL BISON (0-2, 0-2 PL) 16
Christy Mathewson – Memorial Stadium/Lewisburg, Pa. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
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LEWISBURG, Pa. – Garrett Rogan (5th-year, DB) blocked a Bucknell field-goal attempt with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to help No. 17/18 Villanova seal a 17-16 victory over Bucknell at Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium.
* Pat McQuaide (Gr., QB) and Braden Reed (So., WR) connected on a pair of first-half touchdown passes to lead the Wildcats’ offense, while Dominic LeBlanc (So., PK) hit a 22-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to put Villanova in front.
*McQuaide completed 13-of-20 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns, while Reed caught five passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
*Ja’briel Mace (Jr., RB) rushed for 70 yards on 13 carries, and Brandon Binkowski (So., WR) caught three passes for 71 yards.
*Omari Bursey (So., LB) recorded a game-high 14 tackles, while Jamie Tyson (So., DB) added eight tackles and one sack. Ugo Nwotite (So., DL) posted two sacks.
*Bucknell erased a 14-point deficit after the break, as Christopher Dietrich (Jr., QB) threw two touchdown passes to Sam Milligan (Sr., WR) in the third quarter to bring the Bison within one point, at 14-13.
*Milligan caught a career-high 13 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns to tie Bucknell's career touchdown receptions record. Dietrich completed 29-of-39 passes for 245 yards and two scores.
*TJ Cadden’s (Sr., WR) 47-yard punt return set up a go-ahead 40-yard field goal from Juan Garanton (Jr., PK) early in the fourth quarter, but Villanova held the Bison scoreless the rest of the way.
*Zachary Corna (So., S) led the Bison with eight tackles, and Jack Inserra (Sr., DL) added six tackles and one sack.
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VILLANOVA |
BUCKNELL
AT COLGATE RAIDERS (2-0, 2-0 PL) 35, HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (0-2, 0-2 PL) 10
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
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HAMILTON, N.Y. – Jake Stearney (Sr., QB) and Matt Fogler (So., WR) connected on three first-half touchdowns to lead Colgate to a 35-10 victory over Holy Cross and help the Raiders open the season 2-0 for the first time since 2018.
*Fogler, the reigning Patriot League Rookie of the Year, caught six passes for 153 yards and touchdowns of 33, 64 and 18 yards, all in the first half to help the Raiders pull away. His three touchdown catches matched a Colgate single-game record.
*Stearney completed 13-of-21 passes for 278 yards, four touchdowns and an interception. He also connected on a 58-yard touchdown pass to Winston Moore (Sr., WR) to open the third quarter.
*Danny Shaban (Jr., RB) rushed for 94 yards and his fourth touchdown of the season on 17 carries, as Colgate finished with 442 yards of total offense.
*Trooper Price posted a team-high 11 tackles and 1.5 TFLs, while Christian Magliacano (Jr., LB) added six tackles, 3.5 TFLs and one of the Raiders’ three interceptions. Tymir Wynn (Sr., DB) and Zach Jones (Jr., LB) also had interceptions.
*Holy Cross’ Ty Curran (Jr., WR) led the Crusaders with seven catches for 130 yards, while JoJo Williams (So., RB) rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown.
*Owen Saraceno (So., PK) connected on a 23-yard field goal in the first quarter.
*Adam Due (Sr., LB) led Holy Cross with 13 tackles and 1.0 TFL, while Garrett Baldwin added four tackles, one sack and three pass breakups. Braden Haas (Jr., DB) intercepted a pass in the third quarter.
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COLGATE
NO. 10/10 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (2-0, 2-0 PL) 45, AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (0-1, 0-1 PL) 14
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WASHINGTON – Luke Yoder rushed for three touchdowns and caught a fourth to lead No. 10/10 Lehigh to a 45-14 victory over Georgetown at Cooper Field.
*Yoder posted his second straight game with three rushing touchdowns, finishing with 120 yards on 17 carries. He also caught two passes for 23 yards and another score.
*Aidan Mayfield (Fr., RB) added 94 rushing yards and his first collegiate touchdown on 17 carries to help the Mountain Hawks total 302 yards on the ground.
*Hayden Johnson (Jr., QB) completed 16-of-19 passes for 271 yards and two touchdowns, including a two-yard toss to Joseph Marranca (Sr., TE) in the fourth quarter. Anthony Feaster (So., WR) added four receptions for a game-high 113 receiving yards.
*Lehigh’s defense held the Hoyas to 239 yards of total offense, as Josh Lenart (Fy., LB) and Cayden Vassa (Fy., DB) posted five tackles apiece and Luke Denny (Jr., DB) added three tackles and 2.0 TFLs.
*Georgetown’s Jack Johnson (So., QB) completed 5-of-10 passes for 53 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown pass. He also rushed for 46 yards on seven carries.
*Jonathan Alexander (Jr., WR) caught four passes for 33 yards, including a four-yard touchdown pass from Johnson.
*Michael Bonsu (Jr., DB) returned a fumble for a 32-yard touchdown in the second quarter to tie the game at seven. Brian Allen (So., DB) forced the fumble and led the Hoyas with 14 tackles.
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GEORGETOWN
AT NO. 19/17 WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE (2-0, 1-0 PL) 22, DELAWARE STATE HORNETS (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) 15
Zable Stadium/Williamsburg, Va. 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – No. 19/17 William & Mary’s defense forced six turnovers, with three interceptions and three fumble recoveries to hold off Delaware State, 22-15, at Zable Stadium.
*Andrew King (Jr., RB) had first-quarter touchdown runs of 14 and three yards, helping the Tribe take an early 16-0 lead. King finished with 73 yards on 15 carries.
*Max Lipinski (Jr., PK) starred for the second straight week, going 3-for-4 on field-goal attempts, while connecting from 25, 32 and 51 yards, the Patriot League’s season long.
*Khylil Johnson (Fr., WR) caught four passes for a game-high 83 yards.
*In the first quarter, Declan Ta’amai (Fr., LB) blocked a punt to set up King’s first touchdown run before Jaden Ratliff (So., DB) forced a fumble to set up King’s second score.
*Xavier Dillard (So., LB), Trevon Cannon (So., DB) and David Roulley (Sr., S) all recorded interceptions. David Dzidzienyo (Sr. DL) and Elijah Rainer (Jr., LB) recovered fumbles and Ty Gordon (Jr., DL) forced and recovered a fumble.
*Harrison Johnson (Jr., LB) posted a game-high 11 tackles for William & Mary, and Nathaniel McDonald (So., DE) finished with four tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble.
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WILLIAM & MARY
NO. 23/rv RICHMOND SPIDERS (2-0, 1-0 PL) 28, AT HOWARD BISON (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) 21
Greene Stadium/Washington, D.C. 6 p.m. (MEAC Network)
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WASHINGTON – Ashten Snelsire (Sr., QB) threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns to lead Richmond to a 28-21 victory over Howard at Greene Stadium and improve to 2-0 for the first time since 2021.
*Richmond’s Kyree Richardson (Jr., DB) intercepted a pass on the third play from scrimmage, setting up a Snelsire touchdown pass to Bryce Allen (Fr., WR) two plays later to take a 7-0 lead.
*Aziz Foster-Powell (Sr., RB) extended the Spiders’ lead at the end of the first quarter, scoring from one yard out. He finished with 34 yards on 10 carries.
*Quanye Veney (Sr., WR) caught a 42-yard touchdown pass from Snelsire early in the second quarter to put Richmond in front 20-0. Veney finished with three catches for 73 yards.
*Howard scored a pair of third-quarter touchdowns to cut Richmond’s lead to six points before Snelsire answered with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Sean Clarke (Sr., TE). Clarke posted game-highs of seven catches for 80 yards.
*The Bison cut Richmond’s lead to seven points with 11:35 remaining in the game, but Richmond’s defense held Howard to eight yards the rest of the way to preserve the win.
*Blake Houser (Jr., LB) led the Spiders with 12 tackles, while Daniel Sellers (Jr., DL) recorded four tackles and two sacks.
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RICHMOND
AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (2-0, 0-0 MW) 38, FORDHAM RAMS (0-2, 0-1 PL) 0
Fargodome/Fargo, N.D. 3:30 p.m. (TheMW)
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FARGO, N.D. – Andrew Osmun (Sr., LB) led Fordham with 13 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss (TFLs) and one sack but the Rams could not hang with North Dakota State in a 38-0 loss at the Fargodome.
*Osmun posted his second straight double-digit tackle game, while Johnny Schmitt (Jr., DB) posted 10 tackles against the Bison, who are playing their first season at the FBS level.
*Jakub Mwangelwa (Jr., DL) posted three tackles and two sacks, and Jaylen Dawson (Jr., LB) added six tackles and 2.5 TFLs.
*Fordham’s Gunnar Smith (Sr., QB) completed 12-of-22 passes for 116 yards and three interceptions, while John Morris (So., TE) caught three passes for 37 yards.
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FORDHAM
AT UCONN HUSKIES (1-0, FBS Ind.) 56, LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (0-1, 0-0 PL) 7
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field/East Hartford, Conn. Noon (UConn+)
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Lafayette could not keep pace with UConn in a 56-7 loss at Rentschler Field.
*Payton Greer (So., RB) found the end zone for the Leopards on a two-yard touchdown run to cap an eight-play, 75-yard drive late in the fourth quarter.
*Lafayette senior quarterback Daniel Lipovski completed 16-of-33 passes for 102 yards, while Nick Bierman (So., WR) finished with four catches for 30 yards.
*Beckham Dee (So., LB) and Dhonte Jackson (Jr., LB) led the Leopards’ defense with eight tackles apiece. Dee and Darrick LeBeouf (So., DB) both recorded interceptions.
*The Huskies rushed for 301 yards on 40 carries, behind 90 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Kalieb Osborne (Jr., RB).
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LAFAYETTE
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