Sept. 28, 2009

Center Valley, Pa. - Bucknell will try to make it a four-way tie at the top of the Patriot League football standings when the Bison open their League schedule at home against Georgetown on Saturday. All of the other Patriot League teams play a non-League game, with No. 21/22 Holy Cross and No. 25 Colgate both trying to stay undefeated on the year.

Patriot League Football Release - 9.28.09

Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week

Greg Sullivan, Colgate Jr., QB, 6'1, 204, Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury
Sullivan had an outstanding game to give a Colgate a victory to open its Patriot League schedule, as he totaled 298 yards and three touchdowns in a 20-12 win over Fordham on Saturday. He carried the ball 21 times for 109 yards and a score, and completed 12-of-19 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns. It was the fourth game of his career and second this season in which he passed and rushed for over 100 yards. Sullivan is eighth nationally in pass efficiency, 23rd in total offense and 30th in rushing yardage per game, helping the Raiders lead the FCS in team rushing. He earns Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season and third in his career. It is the third straight week that a Colgate student-athlete claims the award.

Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week

Michael Schmidlein, Lafayette Jr., LB, 6'1, 206, Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy
Schmidlein recorded 16 tackles to help Lafayette limit Ivy League favorite Penn to just 17 points in a 20-17 overtime victory over the Quakers on Saturday. He also recorded a tackle for loss and pass breakup as the Leopards held Penn to just 2-of-13 on third-down conversions. Schmidlein leads the Patriot League and is seventh nationally with 11.7 tackles per game. He earns his first Defensive Player of the Week award.

Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week

Davis Rodriguez, Lafayette Jr., K, 5'11, 210, St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg Catholic
Rodriguez hit 2-of-3 field goals, including the game-winner from 28 yards out in overtime, to help Lafayette to defeat Penn, 20-17, on Saturday. Rodriguez also connected on both of his extra-point attempts as he scored eight points on the evening. He had previously kicked the game-winner against Penn in an 8-7 triumph in 2007. Rodriguez earns his first Special Teams Player of the Week award this season and third of his career.

Pariot League Rookie of the Week

Joseph Francis, Bucknell Fr., DB, 5'11, 190, Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin
Francis tallied a career-high nine tackles in his first career start to help Bucknell past Marist, 17-16, on Saturday. He was tied for the third on the team as the Bison held an opponent to the fewest points since the second game of the 2008 season. Francis earns his first Rookie of the Week award.

Honorable Mention Performances Last Week

Rob Curley, Lafayette Sr., QB, 6'1, 200, Cinnaminson, N.J./Holy Cross
Curley completed 18-of-27 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions before leaving with an injury late in the third quarter in a 20-17 overtime win against Penn on Saturday.

Garrington Spence, Colgate Sr., LB, 6'0, 211, Anaheim, Calif./Mater Dei
Spence tallied six tackles, two tackles for loss and one of seven Colgate sacks as the Raiders defeated Fordham, 20-12, on Saturday.

James Crockett, Fordham Sr., LB, 6'2, 220, Maple Heights, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel
Crockett had 11 tackles, one tackle for loss and a forced and recovered fumble on a 4th and goal from the one-yard line in Fordham's 20-12 loss to Colgate on Saturday.

Matt Cohen, Lehigh Sr., LB, 6'1, 230, Slatington, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic
Cohen had six tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks as Lehigh held Princeton under 175 yards of total offense in a 17-14 loss on Saturday.

Patriot League Notebook

Three's Company at The Top of Patriot League Standings
Colgate joined Holy Cross and Lafayette in a three-way first-place tie in the Patriot League on Saturday, as the Raiders held on for a 20-12 home victory over Fordham in the Patriot League opener for both schools. Greg Sullivan had 298 total yards and three touchdowns (one rushing/two passing), while Pat Simonds caught nine passes for 159 yards and a score and Jordan McCord had 192 yards on the ground. The Colgate defense recorded seven sacks, and the Raiders had a 41:30 to 18:30 edge in time of possession.

Will Bucknell Make It Four?
Bucknell has a chance to add its name to the group of 1-0 Patriot League teams on Saturday as the Bison play their League opener at home against Georgetown, which has dropped League contests to Lafayette and Holy Cross. It is the only Patriot League contest for the day. The Bison will have to overcome a pattern to win, however, as the road team has won the last four meetings between the schools.

Two Patriot League Teams Ranked for First Time Since 2005
For the first time since the final rankings of the 2005 season, two Patriot League teams cracked the top 25 in The Sports Nework FCS poll on Monday. Colgate entered the rankings at No. 25 after beating Fordham, 20-12, to move to 4-0 on the season. The Raiders are in the poll for the first time since ending the 2008 season at No. 16. Holy Cross, off to a 3-0 start, remained at No. 21 after its bye week. The Crusaders have been ranked since the preseason, steadily climbing up from No. 25. The preseason ranking was Holy Cross' first by The Sports Network since 2002. The last time two Patriot League teams appeared in the top 25 was in the final poll in 2005, when Lafayette was at No. 21 and Colgate was No. 23 after making the FCS playoffs. Holy Cross moved up one spot to No. 22 in the FCS Coaches poll, where Colgate is the top team receiving votes.

Patriot League Teams Split Close, Low-Scoring Weekend
Colgate's 20 points were hardly a huge scoring output, but it was the highest total for a Patriot League team in regulation in a weekend where all four non-League games were decided by three points or less. Lafayette did score 20 as well, with the Leopards getting their final three points on Davis Rodriguez' 28-yard game-winning field goal in overtime for a 20-17 win over Penn. Bucknell also used special teams to get in the victory column, with the Bison blocking an extra point in the final minute of a 17-16 home win over Marist. Lehigh and Georgetown both fell at home in nailbiters, with the Mountain Hawks dropping a 17-14 decision to Princeton and the Hoyas losing to Howard, 14-11. Before the weekend, none of the previous 14 non-League contests had been within three points.

Mixed Bag Ahead for Non-League Weekend
One team plays a long-time rival. Another faces a regional rival it rarely plays. One squad looks for its first win in a series, while another plays an opponent for the first time. It's a diverse set of non-League action for five Patriot League squads on Saturday, the first date of the season where all seven Patriot League teams take the field. There are three games against Ivy League opponents, with No. 25 Colgate hosting Cornell and Lehigh welcoming Harvard while Lafayette visits Yale looking for its first-ever win over the Bulldogs. No. 21/22 Holy Cross will play regional foe Northeastern on the road for the first time, while Fordham hosts first-year program Old Dominion.

Holy Cross, Colgate Both Off to Best Start In Years
Colgate and Holy Cross remain unbeaten going into October, making them two of just 13 undefeated teams left in the Football Championship Subdivision. Colgate holds a 4-0 record for the first time since winning its first 15 games and making the national title contest in 2003. That was Colgate's only other 4-0 start in Head Coach Dick Biddle's 14 seasons, with the last prior 4-0 opening coming in 1983. The Crusaders are at 3-0 for the first time since 2000, and will look for their first 4-0 start since an undefeated season in 1991 when they play at Northeastern. Holy Cross has won nine of its last 10 games going to back to last year, while Colgate has 12 consecutive regular-season wins and 12 of 13 overall.

In the Win Column?
Georgetown, Fordham and Lehigh will all go looking for their first victory this season on Saturday. The Hoyas are 0-4, while the Rams and Mountain Hawks are both 0-3. Lehigh is at 0-3 for the first time since opening at 0-4 in 1982. Fordham was last 0-3 in 2005, when the Rams dropped their first seven contests. Georgetown had an 0-4 start in 2007, which the Hoyas snapped at seven with a win over Bucknell.

Holy Cross' Randolph Eyes Another Record
Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph has a ninth League record in his sight on Saturday, as he enters the contest against Northeastern just 25 attempts away from the record of 1,459 held by Lafayette's Marko Glavic (2000-03). Randolph is now over 11,000 career yards of total offense (11,087), 100 touchdowns responsible for (101), and 900 completions (902). He is already the Patriot League career record holder in each category, along with records in passing yardage, 300-yard games, 400-yard passing and total offense games and touchdown passes. The Walter Payton Award candidate is in the top 20 in FCS history in passing yardage, total offense and touchdowns, and already holds the FCS record with an active mark of 32 consecutive 200-yard passing games. His current averages in passing yards and total offense per game would rank in the career top 10.

Colgate Grounding It Out
After a 299-yard performance against Fordham on Saturday, Colgate now leads the FCS with 260.3 rushing yards per game this season. Jordan McCord (108.0) and Greg Sullivan (89.0) are the top two rushers in the Patriot League, and rank in the top 30 in the country. Colgate is also in the top 10 nationally in first downs, time of possession, third down conversion percentage and pass efficiency. The Raiders are 12th in total offense with 421.5 yards per game.

Holy Cross, Fordham Airing It Out
While Colgate leads the nation in rushing, Holy Cross and Fordham are doing their damage through the air with two prolific senior quarterbacks. The Crusaders are in the top five nationally in passing and total offense, with Dominic Randolph leading the nation with 367.7 yards of total offense per game and placing second with 327 passing yards per contest. Fordham quarterback John Skelton makes the Patriot League 1-2 in total offense in the FCS, as he is right behind Randolph with 346 yards per game while placing fifth in passing yards per contest at 311.7. Skelton has helped the Rams rank sixth nationally in passing offense and 11th in total offense.

Keep Track of the Patriot League Through Social Media
In addition to visiting www.patriotleague.org, League fans and followers have plenty of new ways to stay updated and involved during the 2009 season and beyond. The Patriot League has accounts on Facebook and Twitter, and has now started a blog to give more information on the action on the field. All three accounts are accessible through the multimedia link at the right-hand sidebar on the front page of www.patriotleague.org.

Home Sweet Home For Patriot League Teams
Patriot League teams have played 13 of their 18 non-League games at home, and have a 7-6 mark on their home field while carrying just a 1-4 mark on the turf of their opponents. Patriot League teams play 21 of 35 non-League games at home this season. Lehigh has four of its five non-League contests at home, while every other team except Bucknell plays three non-League games at home. The Patriot League plays an all Division I schedule, facing off with five FCS conferences. The slate includes 18 games against Ivy League foes.

This Week in the Patriot League

Georgetown (0-4, 0-2) at Bucknell (2-2, 0-0)
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium; Lewisburg, Pa. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series Bucknell,11-9-1
Streak Bucknell, One Win Last Meeting Bucknell, 27-24 (10.18.2008)
Last Georgetown Win 20-17 (10.20.2007) Last Five Meetings Bucknell, 3-2

Georgetown Head Coach Kevin Kelly, Springfield, 1982
Career Record 5-31 (Fourth Season) Overall/Georgetown; 1-18 Patriot League

Bucknell Head Coach Tim Landis, Randolph-Macon, 1986
Career Record 83-93-1 (17th Season) Overall/30-41 (Seventh Season) at Bucknell; 14-23 Patriot League

Bucknell opens its Patriot League schedule at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium against Georgetown on Saturday, with the Hoyas looking for their first overall and League win of the year...The series has been dominated by the road team, with the visitor winning in each of the past four seasons...The last two games were decided by a field goal, with Bucknell winning, 27-24, at Georgetown last year and the Hoyas scoring a 20-17 win at Bucknell in 2007...That is the last Patriot League victory for the Hoyas, who are trying to snap a nine-game League losing skid...Three of the last four matchups have been decided by a field goal, including Georgetown scoring a 19-16 win in overtime in Lewisburg in the 2005 season opener...Bucknell has a 5-3 advantage over the Hoyas in Patriot League competition...The Bison are trying to make it a four-way tie at the top of the Patriot League standings, and win their League opener over Georgetown for the second year in a row.

Georgetown The Hoyas could not rally from a 14-3 fourth-quarter deficit and fell to Howard, 14-11, at home on Saturday...Isaiah Kempf threw a touchdown pass to Dishon Hughes to cut the score to 14-11 with 8:20 left, but was intercepted on the final drive with a chance to tie or win the game...The Hoyas were playing Howard for the second year in a row after winning the matchup of Washington, D.C. schools last year...It was the first loss in four tries for a Patriot League school against Howard...Charlie Houghton averaged eight yards per carry in rushing for 55 yards and also caught four passes for 24 yards...Nick Parrish had his second-straight double-digit tackle game with 10...Kempf threw for 232 yards and completed 23-of-49 passes...The Hoyas are beginning a three-game Patriot League swing this week, with contests at Lehigh next Saturday and at home against Colgate on Oct. 17.

Bucknell The Bison evened their record at 2-2 by holding on for a 17-16 victory over Marist on Saturday in Lewisburg...Michael Tonge blocked the extra point as Marist tied the score with less than a minute to play, and the Red Foxes missed a potential game-winning field goal in the final minute...Bucknell has a perfect 5-0 all-time mark against Marist, winning in each of the past five years...The Bison won despite giving up more than 40 minutes in time of possession and being outgained, 368-168...Bucknell won its third straight home game going back to last season...It is the first time since 2003-04 that the Bison have won three in a row at home...A.J. Kizekai became the eighth Patriot Leaguer to go over 5,000 all-purpose yards in his career, and now stands at 5,006...Bucknell goes back on the road at Penn next Saturday before a bye on Oct. 17.

Harvard (1-1, 1-0 Ivy) at Lehigh (0-3, 0-0)
Goodman Stadium; Bethlehem, Pa. - Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Series Tied, 7-7 TV SE2, Fox College Sports Atlantic (tape-delay)
Streak Harvard, One Win Last Meeting Harvard, 27-24 (10.17.2008)
Last Lehigh Win 20-13 (9.29.2007) Last Five Meetings Lehigh, 3-2

Harvard Head Coach Tim Murphy, Springfield, 1978
Career Record 130-98-1 (22nd Season) Overall/98-53 (17th Season) at Harvard

Lehigh Head Coach Andy Coen, Gettysburg, 1986
Career Record 16-20 (Fourth Season) Overall/Lehigh; 11-7 Patriot League

Lehigh hosts Harvard on Saturday at Goodman Stadium in the second of a four-game homestand...The Mountain Hawks are trying to get their first win and end their longest season-opening losing skid since dropping their first four in 1982...The teams are tied, 7-7, in the all-time series, and have played competitive games in the past three years...Harvard notched a 27-24 win at home against Lehigh last season, while the Mountain Hawks earned a 20-13 victory in Bethlehem in 2007...Harvard also scored a 35-33 win at Lehigh in 2006...Lehigh won four straight matchups from 1998-2005 before that Harvard victory...Patriot League teams are 25-30 all-time against Harvard, including a 27-20 win for Holy Cross on Sept. 19.

Lehigh Lehigh kicked off a four-game homestand with a 17-14 loss to Princeton on Saturday at Goodman Stadium...It was the second straight year that the Mountain Hawks lost by three points to the Tigers...Lehigh fell to 0-3, its longest winless start to the season since 1982...The Mountain Hawks trailed, 14-0, early in the second quarter but nearly mounted a comeback in the fourth...Backup quarterback Chris Lum scored on a five-yard touchdown run with 5:27 to go, but the Mountain Hawks turned it over on downs on their final possession...Lehigh held a 332-163 edge in total yardage and had the ball for more than 36 minutes...Matt Cohen had six tackles and matched a career-high with three tackles for loss and two sacks...He now has 12.5 career sacks and 37.5 career tackles for loss...Jay Campbell had a career-high 88 yards on the ground...Lehigh's homestand continues against Georgetown next week and concludes against Yale on Oct. 17.

Lafayette (2-1, 1-0) at Yale (1-1, 0-1 Ivy League)
Yale Bowl; New Haven, Conn. - Saturday, Noon

Series Yale, 7-0 TV Lafayette Sports Network
Streak Yale, Seven Wins Last Meeting Yale, 37-34 (9.30.2006)

Lafayette Head Coach Frank Tavani, Lebanon Valley, 1976
Career Record 54-51 (10th Season) Overall/Lafayette; 32-26 Patriot League

Yale Head Coach Tom Williams, Stanford, 1992
Career Record 1-1 (First Season) Overall/Yale

Lafayette goes for its first-ever win over Yale when the teams meet in New Haven on Saturday...Yale holds a 7-0 advantage in the all-time series, winning the last meeting, 37-34, in Easton in 2006...That was the only time the teams have played since 1991...Lafayette did not score a point in the first four meetings with Yale, all in New Haven...The closest game in the series was an 18-17 Lafayette loss at Yale in 1990...Patriot League teams are 11-30 all-time against Yale, with a loss by Georgetown on Sept. 19.

Lafayette The Leopards moved to 2-1 on the season by winning their first overtime game since 2001, a 20-17 victory over Penn at Fisher Stadium on Saturday...Lafayette took a 17-0 lead at halftime before Penn came back and tied the game, but Davis Rodriguez kicked a game-winning 28-yard field goal after the Leopards held on Penn's overtime possession...Rodriguez also hit the game-winner in Lafayette's 8-7 victory at Penn in 2007...Lafayette has won three straight against the Quakers, the second-longest streak in the 86-game series history for the Leopards...Rob Curley completed 18-of-27 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions before leaving with an injury late in the third quarter...Michael Schmidlein led the defensive effort with 16 tackles...He leads the Patriot League and is 11th nationally with 11.7 tackles per game this season...The Leopards last won in overtime on Nov. 11, 1995 against Fordham...Lafayette continues its stretch of Ivy League opponents by hosting Columbia next week and visiting Harvard on Oct. 17.

No. 21/22 Holy Cross (3-0, 1-0) at Northeastern (0-4, 0-2 CAA)
Parsons Field; Boston, Mass. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series Holy Cross, 4-1 Streak Northeastern, One Win
Last MeetingNortheastern, 24-14 (9.9.2006) Last Holy Cross Win 46-13 (11.4.1989)

Holy Cross Head Coach Tom Gilmore, Penn, 1986
Career Record 33-25 (Sixth Season) Overall/Holy Cross; 18-13 Patriot League

Northeastern Head Coach Rocky Hager, Minot State, 1974
Career Record 108-68-1 (16th Season) Overall/17-43 (Sixth Season) at Northeastern

No. 21/22 Holy Cross returns to action with a regional matchup, visiting Northeastern in the first meeting between the Massachusetts schools since 2006 and just the sixth of all-time...A win would give Holy Cross its best start since 1991, when the Crusaders finished a perfect 11-0 season...Northeastern earned a 24-14 win at Holy Cross in 2006, but the Crusaders have won the other four matchups...The 2006 game was the first meeting since 1989....The teams are playing at Northeastern for the first time...Patriot League teams are 6-8 against Northeastern, and no team has faced the Huskies since Holy Cross' matchup in 2006.

Holy Cross The No. 21/22 Crusaders had a bye last week...Holy Cross' 3-0 start is its best since 2000, as the Crusaders knocked off No. 25/25 Harvard, 27-20, in their last action on Sept. 19...Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph went over 11,000 yards of total offense (11,087), 100 touchdowns responsible for (101) and 900 completions (902) during the game...He is in the top five nationally in completions, passing yardage and total offense per game...Randolph holds eight Patriot League career records, and comes into the day 25 attempts away from breaking the mark in that category held by Lafayette's Marko Glavic (2000-03)....The Crusaders are in the top five nationally in team passing and total offense per game...Holy Cross is back on the road next week at Brown.

Cornell (2-0, 1-0 Ivy League) at No. 25 Colgate (4-0, 1-0)
Andy Kerr Stadium; Hamilton, N.Y. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series Cornell, 48-40-3
Streak Colgate, One Win Last Meeting Colgate, 38-22 (10.18.2008)
Last Cornell Win 17-14 (10.13.2007) Last Five Meetings Colgate, 3-2

Cornell Head Coach Jim Knowles, Cornell, 1987
Career Record 26-26 (Fifth Season) Overall/Cornell

Colgate Head Coach Dick Biddle, Duke, 1971
Career Record 107-49 (14th Season) Overall/Colgate; 62-16 Patriot League

No. 25 Colgate will try to extend its best start to the season since 2003 when it hosts regional rival Cornell on Saturday at Andy Kerr Stadium...It is the first home day game of the season after the Raiders won the opening three night contests in Hamilton...It is the first time since 1966 that both Colgate and Cornell are undefeated when the teams meet....Colgate claimed a 38-22 victory at Cornell last season, snapping a two-game series win streak for the Big Red...Colgate's Pat Simonds had 196 receiving yards and Nate Eachus had 241 rushing yards in last year's matchup, both series records for the Raiders...The Raiders had won the previous 10 meetings from 1993-2005...It is the first time the teams face off in Hamilton since 2005 after playing the last three and six of the past seven matchups in Ithaca...Colgate has won the last three meetings in Hamilton, and has not lost at home to the Big Red since 1992...Patriot League teams are 29-31-1 all-time against Cornell, with Bucknell losing to the Big Red on Sept. 19.

Colgate No. 25 Colgate continued its best start since its national runner-up season in 2003 and won its Patriot League opener in a 20-12 victory over Fordham on Saturday at Andy Kerr Stadium...Colgate is 4-0 for the first time since opening 15-0 in 2003, and just the second time in Head Coach Dick Biddle's 14 seasons...The Raiders opened the Patriot League schedule with a win for the second year in a row and sixth time in the past seven seasons...Colgate has won six of the last seven and 12 of the last 14 against Fordham...Quarterback Greg Sullivan had a big day for the Raiders, notching 298 yards of total offense and three touchdowns...He carried 21 times for 109 yards and a score, and completed 12-of-19 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions...Almost all of the passes went to Pat Simonds, who caught nine balls for 159 yards and a touchdown....Simonds became the fifth player in Colgate history to go over 2,100 career receiving yards (2,181)...He is 205 yards away from the Patriot League career top 10...Simonds has also caught a touchdown in seven straight games, and his total of 20 career receiving touchdowns is one away from the League's top 10 list...Jordan McCord carried 41 times for 192 yards in the game, and leads the Patriot League while ranking 10th nationally with 108 rushing yards per game...He has over 400 yards on the ground in the past two weeks....The Raiders ran for 299 yards against Fordham...Colgate leads the nation with 260.3 rushing yards per game, with Sullivan placing 30th in the country and second in the Patriot League with 89.0 rushing yards per game...The Raiders are also in the top 10 nationally in first downs, time of possession, third down conversion percentage and pass efficiency...The Raiders had seven sacks in the game and held a 41:30 to 18:30 edge in time of possession...Colgate will visit Princeton on Oct. 8 in a nationally-televised Thursday night game at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.

Old Dominion (3-1) at Fordham (0-3, 0-1)
Jack Coffey Field; Bronx, N.Y. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series First Meeting

Old Dominion Head Coach Bobby Wilder, Maine, 1987
Career Record 3-1 (First Season) Overall/Old Dominion

Fordham Head Coach Tom Masella, Wagner, 1981
Career Record 33-47 (Eighth Season) Overall/16-21 (Fourth Season) at Fordham; 7-12 PL

Fordham looks for its first win of the season when it hosts Old Dominion on Saturday at Jack Coffey Field...The Rams are trying to snap their longest season-opening losing streak since dropping their first seven in 2005...The Monarchs are playing as an Independent in their first year as an FCS program, and won their first three games before falling at home to Monmouth last week...Fordham will be the first Patriot League team to face both Old Dominion this week and Bryant at home next week.

Fordham The Rams were in it until the final play but dropped their Patriot League opener, 20-12, at Colgate on Saturday...Fordham fell to 0-3 overall, continuing its longest season-opening winless streak since beginning with seven losses in 2005...Fordham fell to Colgate for the second straight time and sixth in the past seven years...Fordham dropped its League opener for the second year in a row and fourth time in the past five years...John Skelton threw for 250 yards and a touchdown in the game, and moved into a tie for 10th in League history with 49 passing touchdowns...He is also in the top 10 in passing yards, attempts, completions, total offense and touchdowns responsible for...He is in the top five nationally in passing yards and total offense per game...James Crockett led the Fordham defense with 11 tackles and a tackle for loss, and also forced and recovered a fumble in the endzone as the Rams stopped Colgate on a 4th-and-goal from the one in the first quarter...Patrick Murray booted a 73-yard punt in the game, the second-longest in Fordham history...The Rams are back at home against Bryant next week, and conclude their non-League schedule at Cornell on Oct. 17.