Oct. 12, 2009

Center Valley, Pa. - It's the last set of non-League action for four teams on Saturday, as the season series with the Ivy League will be decided as Fordham, Lafayette, Lehigh and Holy Cross all face a foe from the Ancient Eight. The series is currently tied 7-7. There is also one League matchup on the slate, with No. 17/18 Colgate trying to go to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the League when it visits Georgetown.

Patriot League Football Release - 10.12.09

Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week

Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross Sr., QB, 6'3, 223, Amelia, Ohio/St. Xavier
Randolph nearly rallied Holy Cross for a victory at Brown, as he completed 38-of-53 passes for 411 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions in the Crusaders' 34-31 loss. He tossed two touchdown strikes in the fourth quarter as Holy Cross came back from a 31-17 deficit to tie the score. Randolph also led the team with 38 rushing yards and accounted for 449 of Holy Cross' 465 yards of total offense. Randolph leads the Football Championship Subdivision in passing yards (339.4) and total offense (377.2) per game this season, and is in the top 15 in FCS history in career passing yardage, total offense and touchdowns. He also became the Patriot League career leader in attempts during the game, his ninth Patriot League career mark. Randolph extends his League record in Offensive Player of the Week awards with the 14th of his career.

Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week

Matt Cohen, Lehigh Sr., LB, 6'1, 230, Allentown, Pa./Central Catholic
Cohen earns his second career Defensive Player of the Week award after an outstanding performance in Lehigh's 27-0 shutout over Georgetown. He tallied six tackles, including five solo stops, and notched career highs with four tackles for loss and three sacks in the game. He led a Lehigh defense that recorded eight sacks and limited Georgetown to -26 rushing yards. Cohen leads the Patriot League with eight tackles for loss and six sacks this year, ranking in the top 15 of the FCS in each category.

Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week

Paul Mancuso, Colgate Sr., DT, 6'2, 282, Somers, N.Y./Trinity-Pawling
Mancuso had a big play in a defensive struggle for Colgate, as he blocked Princeton's 36-yard field goal attempt to preserve a scoreless tie in the first quarter of a game Colgate went on to win, 21-14, in double overtime. It was the first field goal block of the season for the Raiders and one of two on the night. Mancuso also had four tackles and a sack in the game.

Patriot League Rookie of the Week

Michael Colvin, Lehigh Fr., QB, 6'3, 215, Morristown, N.J./Morristown
Colvin claims his first Rookie of the Week award after carrying six times for 45 yards in Lehigh's 27-0 win over Georgetown. He was Lehigh's second-leading rusher in the game and averaged 7.5 yards per carry. Colvin has 161 rushing yards and averages 7.7 yards per carry for the season as Lehigh's second-leading rusher.

Honorable Mention Performances Last Week

John Skelton, Fordham Sr., QB, 6'5, 258, El Paso, Texas/Burges
Skelton threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns and had a 34-yard rushing touchdown in Fordham's 35-7 win over Bryant on Saturday.

Nate Eachus, Colgate So., RB, 5'10, 206, Drums, Pa./Hazleton
Eachus had 102 rushing yards and two touchdowns, both coming in overtime, to help Colgate stay undefeated with a 21-14 win in double overtime at Princeton.

Greg Hadley, Colgate Sr., LB, 5'11, 228, Fayetteville, N.Y./CBA
Hadley had 11 tackles to lead a Colgate defense that kept Princeton off the scoreboard for the first 50 minutes of the game in a 21-14 win in double-overtime on Saturday.

Nick Parrish, Georgetown
Jr., LB, 6'1, 210, Irving, Texas/Jesuit College Prep Parrish registered a game-high in tackles for the fourth time this season as he totaled 12 stops in Georgetown's 27-0 loss at Lehigh.

Jamal Haruna, Fordham
Jr., DB, 5'11, 170, Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie Haruna had a career-high 11 tackles, including seven solo stops, as Fordham held Bryant to 219 yards of total offense in a 35-7 win on Saturday.

Patriot League Notebook

Five Teams Tied For First After Lehigh Beats Georgetown
It's getting crowded at the top of the Patriot League standings, as Lehigh's 27-0 shutout victory over Georgetown on Saturday put five of the League's seven teams in a tie for first place with 1-0 marks in League action. The Mountain Hawks joined Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross and Lafayette in winning their League opener. Each squad beat Georgetown except for Colgate, which took down Fordham.

Colgate Looks For An Edge Before League Play Heats Up
The Patriot League season gets going in full force on Oct. 24, with the headliner coming as No. 17/18 Colgate visits No. 25/24 Holy Cross in Worcester. The Raiders have a chance to get a leg up on the Crusaders and the rest of the Patriot League contenders this weekend, as Colgate visits Georgetown in the only League contest on Saturday. The Raiders have won all six meetings against the Hoyas, though the teams did not play last year due to an illness outbreak on Georgetown's campus. Colgate is the only team among the five tied for the Patriot League lead that has yet to play Georgetown.

Season Series with the Ivy League At Stake
For the past two years, Patriot League teams have finished with a 9-9 record against their like-minded foes from the Ivy League. The matchups between the two leagues are competitive again in 2009, with a 7-7 record heading into the final four contests between the leagues this weekend. Two Patriot League teams will host any Ivy League foe, as No. 25/24 Holy Cross takes on Dartmouth and Lehigh welcomes Yale. The two road dates for Patriot League teams are Lafayette at Harvard and Fordham at Cornell. The Patriot League last recorded a winning record in the season series against the Ivy League in 2004, when the PL finished with a 9-6 mark.

Colgate, Lafayette Win Nail-Biters, But Holy Cross Falls
The past weekend provided a perfect example of the competitive nature of the Patriot/Ivy matchups, as three of the four contests went down to the wire. The action started on Thursday, as Colgate outlasted Princeton, 21-14, in double overtime in a game shown live on ESPNU from Princeton Stadium. The Raiders had to tie the score in the first overtime, and scored first in the second extra session before stopping Princeton. Nate Eachus had each of the overtime touchdowns while rushing for 102 yards. Lafayette had its last-second magic in regulation, as Maurice White scored on a two-yard touchdown run with 13 seconds left to lift the Leopards over Columbia, 24-21, in Easton. Lafayette had fallen behind 21-10 at the half. Holy Cross tried to come back as well, as the Crusaders rallied from 14 points down to tie the score at Brown with 1:49 to play in the fourth quarter. But it was the Ivy League Bears that had the last-second heroics, as Brown hit a field goal with three seconds left to give Holy Cross its first loss, 34-31. Bucknell also fell at Penn, 21-3. Fordham defeated Bryant, 35-7, as the Patriot League won the season series with the Northeast Conference for the second straight year.

Raiders and Leopards Own the Ivies
Colgate and Lafayette have six of the Patriot League's seven wins against Ivy League competition this year, with each squad holding a 3-0 mark against Ancient Eight foes. Colgate has a six-game win streak against Ivy League competition after sweeping Dartmouth, Cornell and Princeton for the second year in a row. Lafayette has won the first three of a four-game swing against Ivy League foes, and has four straight victories dating back to last year. The Leopards play the one team they haven't figured out on Saturday, as Lafayette has lost eight in a row against Harvard.

Colgate Among the "Fab Five" Of Undefeated FCS Teams
Colgate improved to 6-0 with the win over Princeton on Thursday, and is in very elite company among the FCS ranks. The Raiders are one of only five remaining undefeated teams in the nation, along with No. 1 Richmond, No. 3 Montana, No. 4 New Hampshire and Butler. Colgate's six-game season-opening win streak is its longest since winning its first 15 games in 2003, and the Raiders are at 6-0 for just the eighth time in school history. Colgate's 14-game regular-season win streak is the longest in the nation. Holy Cross fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, as the Crusaders were off to a 4-0 start for the first time since 1991.

Colgate Moves Up, Holy Cross Stays In FCS Rankings
Colgate and Holy Cross remained in each of the major FCS polls on Monday, with the Raiders now taking the higher ranking of the teams after the Crusaders' loss to Brown. Colgate came in at No. 17 in The Sports Network top 25 and No. 18 in the FCS Coaches poll, up six spots in each ranking. Holy Cross fell six spots to No. 25 in the TSN ranking, and four to No. 24 in the coaches' poll. Lafayette received votes in each ranking.

Randolph Has The Patriot League Records, Now Onto FCS Marks
Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph sealed all of the major Patriot League passing records on Saturday, as he became the League's attempts leader with his first pass against Brown. Randolph's mark of 1,511 attempts joins his following numbers as the top mark in Patriot League history: 956 completions, 11,376 passing yards, 11,870 yards of total offense, 98 passing touchdowns, and 110 touchdowns responsible for. He also has the Patriot League records for 300-yard passing games (21), 400-yard passing games (seven) and games with 400 yards of total offense (eight). Now, those outstanding numbers have Randolph moving up the NCAA FCS career leaderboard. He is ninth all-time in touchdown passes, and is just two away from becoming the ninth player with 100 touchdown throws or more. Randolph is 11th in both passing yards and total offense. He already owns the all-time FCS record with an active streak of 34 consecutive 200-yard passing games, and stands 165 completions and 169 attempts away from breaking FCS career records.

Nobody Running It better than Colgate
Colgate had another big day on the ground in the win over Princeton on Thursday, as the Raiders rushed for 219 yards behind 102 from Nate Eachus, 65 from Jordan McCord and 52 from Greg Sullivan. That actually dropped Colgate's average to 267 per game for the season, but the Raiders still comfortably lead the nation in rushing average. Colgate's ground attack also has them at the top of the FCS leaderboard with an average of 36:12 per game in time of posssession. Third-down play has helped that statistic, as the Raiders are second in the nation in converting third downs (51.1 percent) and 14th in limiting opponents to a 27.8 success rate on third down.

Patriot League Teams, Individuals At Top of FCS Stats
Holy Cross, Fordham and Colgate are still among the leaders in individual and team offensive statistics, and a couple of Patriot League teams and individuals are now climbing their way up the defensive leaderboard as well. Colgate continues to lead the nation in rushing average, while Holy Cross is second in passing yardage per game. Fordham, which is in the top 20 in each category, ranks second in the nation in total offense while Holy Cross is seventh and Colgate comes in 13th. Fordham is also third in the nation in third downs, while Colgate is first in time of possession (with Lafayette eighth) and second in third-down conversion percentage. Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph and Fordham quarterback John Skelton are 1-2 in the nation in total offense for the fourth week in a row, and switch places for the third straight time as Randolph comes in first at 377.2 yards per game. Randolph also leads the country in points responsible for and passing yards per game. Lehigh has 14 sacks in the past two weeks to move into a nice spot in that category, as the Mountain Hawks are fourth in the country with 4.0 sacks per game. Senior linebacker Matt Cohen has six sacks and eight tackles for loss, ranking third and 12th, respectively, in the FCS in each category. Bucknell rounds out the list of high rankings as the Bison are tied for second in the nation with 12 interceptions.

Home Sweet Home For Patriot League Teams
Patriot League teams have played 18 of their 28 non-League games at home, and have an 11-7 mark on their home field while carrying a 4-6 record 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.

Patriot League Teams Hit the Airwaves
Patriot League fans won't have to go far to keep track of the action in 2009, with 24 games scheduled for regional or national television. Colgate visited Princeton in a nationally-televised game on ESPNU on Thursday. Lafayette once again televises each of its contests through the Lafayette Sports Network. Lehigh has nine televised games, including each home game live on Service Electric 2 Sports. Holy Cross and Colgate each have three home games televised regionally.

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.

This Week in the Patriot League

No. 17/18 Colgate (6-0, 1-0) at Georgetown (0-6, 0-4)
Multi-Sport Field; Washington, D.C. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series Colgate, 6-0
Streak Colgate, Six Wins Last Meeting Colgate, 45-12 (11.10.07)

Colgate Head Coach Dick Biddle, Duke, 1971
Career Record 110-49 (14th Season) Overall/Colgate; 63-16 Patriot League

Georgetown Head Coach Kevin Kelly, Springfield, 1982
Career Record 5-33 (Fourth Season) Overall/Georgetown; 1-20 Patriot League

No. 17/18 Colgate and Georgetown meet in a Patriot League clash on Saturday at Multi-Sport Field, with the Raiders trying to stay unbeaten and the Hoyas searching for their first win of the year...Colgate will also claim sole possession of first place in the Patriot League with a win...The teams did not meet last year, as an illness on Georgetown's campus forced the game scheduled for Oct. 4 at Colgate to be cancelled...They have only faced off as Patriot League members, with Colgate winning each of the six contests from 2002-07...The Raiders scored a 45-12 victory the last time the teams met in 2007, which was also at Multi-Sport Field...Colgate is 3-0 all-time at Georgetown...The Raiders have scored at least 30 points and won by 17 or more in five of the six meeetings...The one exception came in 2003, when Colgate held on for a 20-19 win in Georgetown...That Raider team won its first 15 games of the year, and Colgate's current six-game season-opening win streak is the longest since that season...Colgate is trying to win its seventh straight Patriot League game, and open League play with a 2-0 mark for the second season in a row and sixth time in the last seven years...Georgetown is trying to avoid losing its first seven games of the season for the first time since 2007.

Colgate Colgate improved to 6-0 on the season by taking down Princeton, 21-14, in a nationally-televised contest on ESPNU on Thursday...The Raiders continue their best start of the season since winning their first 15 games in 2003, and are one of only five remaining undefeated teams in the FCS...It was Colgate's 14th-consecutive regular-season victory, the longest streak in the nation...Colgate has won six consecutive games against Ivy League foes over the past two seasons, sweeping Dartmouth, Cornell and Princeton each year...The Raiders complete their non-League schedule with a 5-0 mark...Nate Eachus ran for 102 yards and scored a touchdown in each of the overtime sessions...His two-yard score tied the score at 14-14 to end the first overtime, and he opened the second OT with another two-yard score...Eachus has eight touchdowns in three games played this year, a 16.0 scoring average that would lead the nation if he had played in 75 percent of Colgate's games...Colgate's defense held on Princeton's first set of downs to preserve the win...The Raiders rushed for 218 yards in the game, and continue to lead the nation with 267 rushing yards per game...Colgate also leads the country by averaging 36:12 per game in time of possession...Jordan McCord had 65 rushing yards, while Greg Sullivan had 52 and a touchdown...Greg Hadley led the Raider defense with 11 tackles, while Colgate registered three sacks and a Mike Barry interception...The Raiders also blocked two Princeton field goal attempts in the first half...The Raiders play another Patriot League road game next week as they travel to No. 25/24 Holy Cross.

Georgetown The Hoyas dropped their sixth straight game to begin the season and fell to 0-4 in League play with a 27-0 shutout loss at Lehigh on Saturday...Georgetown has lost all nine of its matchups with the Mountain Hawks since joining the Patriot League...Isaiah Kempf completed 27-of-40 passes for 151 yards in the game, and the freshman is 20th nationally with 20.4 completions per game...Nick Parrish led the Hoyas with 12 tackles...His 66 tackles lead the Patriot League and Parrish is 18th in the country with 10.8 tackles per game...The Hoyas had -26 rushing yards as they were sacked eight times, and were shutout for the fifth time in the last three years...Georgetown heads into its bye week after facing Colgate.

Yale (2-2, 1-1 Ivy) at Lehigh (1-4, 1-0)
Goodman Stadium; Bethlehem, Pa. - Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Series Yale, 14-5 TV SE2, Fox College Sports Atlantic (tape-delay)
Streak Yale, Two Wins Last Meeting Yale, 23-7 (10.13.2007)
Last Lehigh Win 28-21 (OT) (10.15.2005) Last Five Meetings Lehigh, 3-2

Yale Head Coach Tom Williams, Stanford, 1992
Career Record 2-2 (First Season) Overall/Yale

Lehigh Head Coach Andy Coen, Gettysburg, 1986
Career Record 17-21 (Fourth Season) Overall/Lehigh; 12-7 Patriot League

After earning its first win of the year last week, Lehigh will try to close out its four-game homestand on a high note when it completes its non-League schedule against Yale...Lehigh has won four of six meetings against the Bulldogs, but will try to stop a two-game series losing streak as Yale won at home in 2006 and 2007...Lehigh scored a 28-21 win in the last meeting in Bethlehem in 2005...The 2005 and 2006 contests both went to overtime...Lehigh is hosting its third Ivy League opponent after losing to Harvard and Princeton...The Mountain Hawks are trying to avoid losing all of their non-League games for the first time as a Patriot League member...Patriot League teams are 12-30 all-time against Yale, including a loss by Georgetown and win by Lafayette earlier in the year.

Lehigh Lehigh earned its first win of the season and entered a five-way tie for first place in the Patriot League by shutting out Georgetown, 27-0, in the Mountain Hawks' League opener on Saturday...Lehigh has defeated the Hoyas in all nine of their Patriot League matchups...The Mountain Hawks won their Patriot League opener for the second straight year and 10th time in the past 12 seasons, and snapped their longest season-opening losing skid since 1982...Lehigh opened up a 20-0 lead by halftime....Chris Lum threw three touchdown passes in the game, while Jay Campbell ran for 111 yards on 20 carries...The Lehigh defense recorded eight sacks and limited Georgetown to -26 rushing yards...Four players combined for the sacks, with Matt Cohen leading the way with three...Lehigh has 20 sacks this year, leading the Patriot League and placing fourth nationally...The Mountain Hawks have all Patriot League games remaining after Yale, beginning with a trip to Bucknell on Oct. 24.

Fordham (2-3, 0-1) at Cornell (2-2, 1-1 Ivy)
Schoellkopf Field; Ithaca, N.Y. - Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Series Cornell, 4-2
Streak Cornell, Four Wins Last Meeting Cornell 42-14 (9.25.1999)
Last Fordham Win 27-6 (1927) Last Five Meetings Cornell, 4-1

Fordham Head Coach Tom Masella, Wagner, 1981
Career Record 35-47 (Eighth Season) Overall/18-21 (Fourth Season) at Fordham; 7-12 PL

Cornell Head Coach Jim Knowles, Cornell, 1987
Career Record 26-28 (Sixth Season) Overall/Cornell

Fordham goes for its third win in a row as it matches up with Cornell for the first time since 1999...The teams are meeting for just the seventh time overall, with Cornell winning all four contests played from 1993-99...Fordham's wins over the Big Red were in 1909 and 1927...It is Fordham's last non-League game of the year...Cornell won against Bucknell and lost at Colgate earlier this year, and Patriot League teams are 30-31-1 all-time against the Big Red.

Fordham The Rams earned their second consecutive home victory on Saturday, jumping out to a 28-0 lead by halftime and cruising to a 35-7 win over Bryant...Fordham was the first Patriot League team to face Bryant, in its second season at the Division I level...The outcome also gives the Patriot League a 4-2 final record in games against the Northeast Conference this season...John Skelton went 18-for-32 with 183 passing yards and also scored on a 34-yard touchdown rush...He in the top five nationally in passing yards and total offense per game this season...Both of the touchdown passes were to his brother, Stephen, who hauled in eight receptions for 74 yards in the game...The Rams held a 427-219 advantage in total offense, which included 244 rushing yards...Xavier Martin led the way with 122 yards on the ground....Fordham is second nationally with 480 yards of total offense per game this season, ranking in the top 20 in both rushing and passing...The Rams stay on the road as they return to Patriot League action on Oct. 24 with a trip to Lafayette.

Lafayette (4-1, 1-0) at Harvard (3-1, 2-0 Ivy League)
Harvard Stadium; Cambridge, Mass. - Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Series Harvard, 11-2 TV Lafayette Sports Network
Streak Harvard, Eight Wins Last Meeting Harvard, 27-13 (10.4.2008)
Last Lafayette Win 17-7 (10.5.1996) Last Five Games Harvard, 5-0

Lafayette Head Coach Frank Tavani, Lebanon Valley, 1976
Career Record 56-51 (10th Season) Overall/Lafayette; 32-26 Patriot League

Harvard Head Coach Tim Murphy, Springfield, 1978
Career Record 132-98-1 (22nd Season) Overall/100-53 (16th Season) at Harvard

Lafayette will try to complete a sweep of its four-game swing against Ivy League foes when the Leopards visit Harvard on Saturday...Lafayette has defeated Penn, Yale and Columbia in the past three weeks...The Leopards have won four straight against Ivy League competition since losing at home against Harvard, 27-13, on Oct. 4, 2008...Harvard has dominated the series overall, as the Crimson have won eight straight meetings against the Leopards...Lafayette's last win was a 17-7 triumph in Cambridge in 1996, the only Leopard road victory in the series...Lafayette is trying to win four games in a row overall for the first time since claiming their last four games to win the 2006 Patriot League title...Patriot League teams are 25-31 all-time against Harvard, with a win for Holy Cross and loss for Lehigh this year.

Lafayette The Leopards knocked off Columbia in dramatic fashion on Saturday, with Maurice White's two-yard touchdown run with 13 seconds remaining giving Lafayette a 24-21 victory and completing a comeback from a 21-10 halftime deficit...Lafayette beat Columbia for an eighth consecutive meeting, and improved to 14-0-1 all-time against the Lions in Easton...It was also Lafayette's fourth straight win against an Ivy League opponent, with the past three in consecutive weeks against Penn, Yale and Columbia to compile a three-game winning streak...The winning touchdown capped a 13-play, 88-yard drive that included 19 and 32-yard completions from Rob Curley to Greg Stripe to get the Leopards in the red zone, and a pass interference call to place the ball at the three...Lafayette held a 405-294 edge in total offense, 26-12 advantage in first downs and had more than 36 minutes in time of possession...The Leopards are up to eighth nationally in time of possession at 33:38...White ran for 50 yards and two touchdowns, while Curley completed 23-of-39 passes for 287 yards and a score to overcome three interceptions...Michael Schmidlein led the defense with 10 tackles and three tackles for loss, and leads the Patriot League with 11.0 tackles per game this year...Lafayette begins a three-game Patriot League homestand when it takes on Fordham on Oct. 24, followed by Bucknell on Oct. 31 and No. 17/18 Colgate on Nov. 7.

Dartmouth (0-4, 0-2 Ivy League) at No. 25/24 Holy Cross (4-1, 1-0)
Fitton Field; Worcester, Mass. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series Tied, 34-34-4
Streak Holy Cross, Five Wins Last Meeting Holy Cross, 44-26 (10.18.2008)
Last Dartmouth Win 24-20 (10.18.2003) Last Five Games Holy Cross, 5-0

Dartmouth Head Coach Buddy Teevens, Dartmouth, 1979
Career Record 67-136-2 (20th Season) Overall/33-59-2 (10th Season) at Dartmouth

Holy Cross Head Coach Tom Gilmore, Penn, 1986
Career Record 34-26 (Sixth Season) Overall/Holy Cross; 18-13 Patriot League

No. 25/24 Holy Cross will try to bounce back from its first loss of the season when it hosts Dartmouth on Saturday at Fitton Field...The Crusaders hope to continue their recent history against the Big Green, as Holy Cross has won five matchups in a row since Tom Gilmore took over as head coach in 2004 to tie the all-time series at 34-34-4...The Crusaders have scored at least 24 points in each of those five games, and have notched more than 40 points in each of the last two meetings...Holy Cross won at Dartmouth, 44-26, last year, and scored a 41-15 win in the last meeting in Worcester in 2007...The Crusaders are 1-1 against Ivy League competition this year, winning at home against Harvard on Sept. 19 and losing at Brown last week...Patriot League teams are 30-21 all-time against Dartmouth, with a win by Colgate earlier in the year...Colgate and Holy Cross have combined for eight consecutive wins for the Patriot League against the Big Green.

Holy Cross The Crusaders suffered their first loss of the season as they fell to Brown, 34-31, on Saturday...The Bears scored the winning points on a field goal with three seconds left after Holy Cross had rallied from a 31-17 fourth-quarter deficit...The Crusaders fell to Brown for the first time since 1995 and saw their three-game series win streak come to an end...The loss also snapped Holy Cross' longest season-opening winning streak since 1991...Dominic Randolph went 38-of-53 for 411 yards and four touchdowns in the game, and also ran for 38 yards to produce 449 of Holy Cross' 465 yards of total offense...Randolph ended his career against Brown with 1,574 passing yards and 18 touchdowns in four starts...He is in the top 11 in FCS annals in passing yards, total offense and touchdowns, and leads the nation in passing yards and total offense per game this season...After Brown scored 24 straight points to take a 31-17 lead, Randolph threw touchdown passes of 13 and 30 yards to Rob Koster to tie the score at 31-apiece with 1:49 to play...Luke Chmelinksi caught nine passes for 117 yards in the game, while Freddie Santana had seven receptions for 95 yards and Koster had five for 70 yards and the two scores...Marcus Rodriguez led the Holy Cross defense with 12 tackles...Holy Cross has only Patriot League games remaining after this week, beginning with a clash against defending Patriot League champion and No. 17/18 Colgate in Worcester on Oct. 24.

Team Notebook

Bucknell (3-3, 1-0) The Bison enter their bye week with a 3-3 overall record after falling at Penn, 21-3, on Saturday...The Bison completed the non-League portion of their schedule with a 2-3 mark...The Bucknell defense recorded three interceptions and held Penn to only one touchdown for the first 52 minutes of the game before the Quakers scored a pair of late touchdowns...Rob Gerlach had one of the picks for the Bison, and now leads the Patriot League with three interceptions this year...Bucknell's 12 interceptions as a team lead the Patriot League and put them in a tie for second in the FCS...Greg Jones led the way with 11 tackles in the game and Bucknell limited Penn to 264 yards of total offense...Bucknell has all Patriot League games left after the bye, beginning with a matchup at home against Lehigh on Oct. 24.