Nov. 2, 2009

Center Valley, Pa. - The Lehigh Valley is the place to be on Saturday afternoon, as the top four teams in the Patriot League standings will square off within 15 miles of each other. No. 13/14 Holy Cross puts its share of first place on the line at Lehigh at 12:30 p.m., while co-leader No. 25/24 Lafayette will host No. 18/20 Colgate in a 1 p.m. kickoff. The Crusaders and Leopards share first place at 3-0 in the League.

Patriot League Football Release - 11.2.09

Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week

Rob Curley, Lafayette Sr., QB, 6'1, 200, Cinnaminson, N.J./Holy Cross
Curley led Lafayette to a 35-14 win over Bucknell by playing a nearly perfect game on Saturday, completing 30-of-35 passes for 333 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions or sacks. The completions, attempts and yardage marks were all career highs. Curley threw all three of his touchdown passes in the second half as Lafayette scored on its first four possessions to break open a game that was tied at 7-7 at the break. Curley's quarterback rating was 242.9 for the game. The performance came one week after he set a career high with 305 passing yards against Fordham. He has led Lafayette to its best overall start since 1981 with a 7-1 record, and six consecutive victories for the first time since 1992. Lafayette is 3-0 in the Patriot League for the first time since 2005. Curley ranks in the top 20 nationally in passing yards, total offense and completions per game, while leading the Patriot League and placing seventh in the country with a 155.4 pass efficiency rating. He earns his second career Offensive Player of the Week award.

Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week

Jimmy Thomas, Holy Cross So., LB, 6'3, 204, Severn, Md./Archbishop Spalding
Thomas recorded 12 tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery to help Holy Cross hold Fordham to 27 points despite 627 yards of total offense in a 41-27 Crusader victory on Saturday. The sacks were the first of his collegiate career, and Thomas placed second on the team while setting a career high in tackles. He recovered a fumble in the third quarter to set up a Holy Cross touchdown that made the score 34-13.

Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week

Rob Dornfried, Holy Cross Jr., K, 5'8, 176, Berlin, Conn./Northwest Catholic
Dornfried earns his first Special Teams Player of the Week award after converting all seven times he kicked the ball in a 41-27 Holy Cross win at Fordham on Saturday. He was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts, hitting from 31 and 20 yards, and also connected on all five of his extra point tries. Dornfried set a career high with 11 points and tied a career best with two field goals made.

Patriot League Rookie of the Week

Kevin Heinowitz, Fordham Fr., K, 5'10, 175, Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills
Heinowitz had a strong effort in a loss for Fordham, connecting on both of his field goal attempts and all three of his extra points in a 41-27 defeat to Holy Cross on Saturday. He made field goals of 27 and 30 yards to help Fordham stay within 24-13 at the half. Heinowitz receives his first Rookie of the Week award after earning the Special Teams honor on Oct. 5.

Honorable Mention Performances Last Week

Greg Sullivan, Colgate Jr., QB, 6'1, 204, Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury
Sullivan completed 11-of-21 passes for 198 yards and a career-high four touchdown passes in a 27-20 Colgate win over Lehigh on Saturday.

Freddie Santana, Holy Cross Jr., WR, 5'9, 185, Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp
Santana caught seven passes for 82 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in Holy Cross' 41-27 win at Fordham.

John Skelton, Fordham Sr., QB, 6'5, 258, El Paso, Texas/Burges
Skelton completed 43-of-67 passes for 427 yards and ran for 46 yards and a touchdown in Fordham's 41-27 loss to Holy Cross. He set the Patriot League record for plays in a game, FCS records for plays and passing attempts in a quarter, and finished one attempt shy of the FCS record for attempts without an interception.

Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross Sr., QB, 6'3, 223, Amelia, Ohio/St. Xavier
Randolph completed 23-of-35 passes for 314 yards with four touchdowns and also ran for 75 yards in Holy Cross' 41-27 win over Fordham on Saturday.

Pat Simonds, Colgate Sr., WR, 6'6, 224, Sidney, N.Y./Sidney
Simonds caught five passes for 85 yards and three touchdowns in Colgate's 27-20 win over Lehigh on Saturday.

Patriot League Notebook

Four Teams Within a Game of First Place in Patriot League
Holy Cross and Lafayette won their games on Saturday to remain in a tie for first place in the Patriot League, but Colgate and Lehigh are close behind as the season hits the final month. The Crusaders moved to 3-0 in the League behind four touchdown passes from senior Dominic Randolph and won a shootout at Fordham, 41-27, in a game that featured 1,143 yards of total offense. Lafayette matches the Crusaders with a 3-0 League mark, as the Leopards defeated Bucknell, 35-14, on Saturday. Colgate and Lehigh each now have one loss in the League, as the Raiders improved to 3-1 and dropped the Mountain Hawks to 2-1 with a 27-20 win on Saturday.

Lehigh Valley Hosts Key Patriot League Contests
The top four teams in the Patriot League will play games less than 15 miles apart on Saturday in Eastern Pennsylvania. First, No. 13/14 Holy Cross goes to Lehigh in a contest beginning at 12:30 p.m. No. 18/20 Colgate and No. 25/24 Lafayette kick off just a half-hour later from Easton. Each team is within a game of the Patriot League lead, with Holy Cross and Lafayette at 3-0 followed by Colgate at 3-1 and Lehigh 2-1. Bucknell is at Fordham in a Patriot League contest, while Georgetown plays a non-League game at Marist.

Three Patriot League Teams in Top 25
For the first time since 2005, three Patriot League teams have a spot in the national FCS top 25 polls. Holy Cross came in at No. 14 in the FCS Coaches Poll, followed by Colgate at No. 20 and Lafayette making its debut at No. 24. In The Sports Network top 25, the Crusaders are at No. 13, with the Raiders at No. 18 and the Leopards at No. 25. The last time that three Patriot League teams were ranked in a top 25 poll was after the 2005 FCS playoffs, when Lafayette was No. 20, Colgate came in at No. 22 and Lehigh was No. 25 in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Coaches poll. That had also been the last time that two Patriot League teams were ranked in a top 25 until Colgate joined Holy Cross in the national rankings on Sept. 28. The Crusaders have been ranked since the preseason, while the Raiders have not slipped out of the top 25 since entering the polls. Lafayette is in the top 25 for the sixth season in a row. Holy Cross' rankings of No. 13 and No. 14 are the highest for a Patriot League team since Lehigh was at No. 12 heading into its season finale against Lafayette in 2005.

No Long Wait This Time Around
It took nearly five years for a game that pitted Patriot League top 25 teams against each other until No. 17 Colgate played at No. 22 Holy Cross on Oct. 24. It only took two weeks for the matchup to happen again, as the No. 18/20 Raiders will play at No. 25/24 Lafayette on Saturday. Now, Colgate just has to hope playing on the road in the matchup of ranked Patriot League teams goes better than it has in the past two instances. The No. 18 Raiders fell at No. 12 Lehigh, 21-14, on Oct. 30, 2004, and lost at Holy Cross, 42-28, on Oct. 24. If Lafayette wins, another matchup of ranked teams will likely take place next week when the Leopards go to Holy Cross.

Leopards Trying For Best Marks in Nearly 70 Years
By improving to 7-1 with a win over Bucknell on Saturday, Lafayette has its best record through eight games since 1981. The Leopards also won their sixth consecutive game, the longest single-season streak for the program since 1992. A win on Saturday would make both of those waits seem as small as the gap between New York Yankees' World Series titles. When Lafayette last started 8-1 or better or won seven games in a row in a single season, World War II had just begun. It has not been since the 1940 season that the Leopards accomplished both feats, as that team finished with a perfect 9-0 record. The Leopards did win eight games in a row from 1992-93, but have not done it in a single season in nearly 70 years. Since that year, Lafayette has only recorded eight wins or more for an entire season five times: 1981, 1988, 1992, 2004 and 2005. The latter four seasons all saw Lafayette capture a Patriot League Championship. Lafayette's six-game winning streak is tied for the sixth-longest in the country.

More Historical Success For Top Patriot League Teams
Holy Cross and Colgate join Lafayette by putting up their best marks in some time. The Crusaders' 7-1 record is the top mark for the program since completing a perfect 11-0 season in 1991. Holy Cross has knocked off two top 25 teams to get there (No. 25 Harvard on Sept. 19 and No. 17 Colgate on Oct. 24). Holy Cross will try to win eight games in a season for the first time since that 1991 campaign. Colgate's 8-1 mark is its best through nine games since Head Coach Dick Biddle led the 2003 team to 15 straight wins to open the season before falling in the national title game to Delaware. A victory in either of the last two games would give Colgate its second consecutive nine-win season, and the fifth in Biddle's 14-year tenure.

Special Seasons for Patriot League Quarterbacks
Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph might have the most name recognition among Patriot League signal-callers, but he's hardly alone in acknowledgement for his play on the field this season. Colgate's Greg Sullivan, Lafayette's Rob Curley and Fordham's John Skelton are also posting seasons that have them among FCS statistical leaders and earning national respect. Randolph still has the most statistical advantages, as he leads the nation in total offense and points responsible for and ranks second in passing yardage per game. Skelton leads the nation in passing yardage per game, and is in the top five in total offense and completions per contest. Curley has come into his own in recent weeks, and has posted back-to-back career highs in passing yardage. He is now in the FCS top 20 in passing yardage, total offense and completions per game, and leads all Patriot League quarterbacks and ranks seventh nationally with a 155.4 passing efficiency. Sullivan directs an offense that is third in the nation in rushing, but he's still found time for strong numbers himself with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions on the season, including nine TDs and no picks in Patriot League games. With Curley's Offensive Player of the Week selection on Monday, the four quarterbacks have combined to win eight of the nine Patriot League Offensive awards this season. Randolph, Skelton and Sullivan have also combined for six of the Patriot League's 10 weekly awards from national or regional outlets. Only Sullivan returns next year, as Randolph, Skelton and Curley are seniors.

Randolph Approaching More FCS Records
Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph extended each of his career FCS records in the win over Fordham on Saturday: he threw a touchdown pass for the 38th straight game and passed for more than 200 yards for the 37th time. Earlier in the year, he matched an FCS record by notching 13 consecutive games with 300 yards of total offense. Randolph is also approaching two FCS career marks in major categories, as his 1,613 attempts are 67 shy of the record of 1,680 held by Steve McNair (Alcorn State, 1991-94) and Cal St. Northridge's Marcus Brady (1998-01) and his 1,025 completions are 97 off the record of 1,122 held by New Hampshire's Ricky Santos (2004-07). Randolph is in seventh place in FCS history in total offense (12,957), sixth in passing yardage (12,242), and tied for sixth in touchdown passes (109). He leads the Patriot League in nine different career categories: completions, attempts, passing yards, passing touchdowns, total offense, touchdowns responsible for (123), 300-yard passing games (22), 400-yard passing games (seven) and 400-yard games of total offense (nine).

Record-setting day in the Bronx
Holy Cross and Fordham played a shootout on Saturday that saw multiple Patriot League and FCS records fall, mostly coming from the Ram offense and quarterback John Skelton. Fordham set a Patriot League record with 112 plays, topping the previous mark of 102. Skelton's 82 plays (67 passes/15 rushes) were also a League mark, besting the record of 79. He set an FCS record with 39 plays in the fourth quarter, beating the mark of 33 set by current Lafayette assistant coach Mickey Fein when he played for Maine against Connecticut on Oct. 11, 1997. Skelton also tied an FCS record with 33 pass attempts in the period. Skelton was 43-of-67 for 427 yards without an interception in the game, finishing just one attempt shy of the FCS record for most attempts without an interception in a regulation game. The teams combined for 1,143 yards of total offense, with 516 for Holy Cross and 627 for Fordham. Neither team punted in the game, the first time that had happened in an FCS contest since Georgia Southern played James Madison on Nov. 15, 1986.

Patriot League Teams, Individuals At Top of FCS Stats
Patriot League offenses have put on impressive displays in the 2009 season, and the impact is certainly being felt on the NCAA leaderboard. A pair of senior quarterbacks have carved out spots as the best in the country, with Holy Cross' Dominic Randolph leading the nation in total offense and points responsible for per game and ranking second in passing yards per game. Fordham's John Skelton leads the FCS in passing yards per game, and is in the top five in total offense and completions. Both Holy Cross and Fordham are in the top five in passing and total offense. Colgate is third in the nation in rushing and leads the FCS in time of possession, where Lafayette ranks third. Holy Cross is first and Colgate is third in third-down conversion percentage. For a full list of Patriot League teams and individuals in the top 20 of the FCS statistics, read page 10 of the Patriot League Football release.

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. 13/14 Holy Cross (7-1, 3-0) at Lehigh (2-6, 2-1)
Goodman Stadium; Bethlehem, Pa. - Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Series Lehigh, 12-11-1 TV SE2, FCS (tape-delay)
Streak Holy Cross, Two Wins Last Meeting Holy Cross, 35-21 (10.25.2008)
Last Lehigh Win 28-14 (10.28.2006) Last Five Games Holy Cross, 3-2

Holy Cross Head Coach Tom Gilmore, Penn, 1986
Career Record 37-26 (Sixth Season) Overall/Holy Cross; 20-13 Patriot League

Lehigh Head Coach Andy Coen, Gettysburg, 1986
Career Record 18-23 (Fourth Season) Overall/Lehigh; 13-8 Patriot League

No. 13/14 Holy Cross and Lehigh meet in a key game in the Patriot League standings...The 3-0 Crusaders are trying to stay in at least a tie for first place in the League, while the 2-1 Mountain Hawks desperately need a win to keep their title hopes alive...Holy Cross is trying to get to 4-0 in the Patriot League for the second year in a row, and win eight games overall for the first time since an undefeated 11-0 season in 1991...The Crusaders have won the last two games in the series, with a 35-21 win at home last year and a 59-10 thrashing of Lehigh in the last meeting in Bethlehem...Holy Cross has won three of four against Lehigh, including the last two at Goodman Stadium...Lehigh won seven straight against the Crusaders from 1998-2004 until the recent stretch...Lehigh has a 12-11-1 advantage in the all-time series, including 12-11 in League contests.

Holy Cross The Crusaders improved to 3-0 in the Patriot League and 7-1 overall by leading from start to finish to win a 41-27 shootout at Fordham...Holy Cross is at 3-0 in the League for the fourth consecutive year, and continues its best start overall since an undefeated season in 1991...It was the second straight win over Fordham, and first in the Bronx since 1999...The teams are now tied, 10-10, in League competition...Senior quarterback Dominic Randolph completed 23-of-35 passes for 314 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions, and also ran for 75 yards...He moved up to seventh place in FCS history in total offense (12,957), sixth in passing yardage (12,242), and tied for sixth in touchdown passes (109)...Randolph threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Bill Edger for a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, then tossed his next three scoring strikes to Freddie Santana to give Holy Cross leads of 14-3, 24-10 and 34-13...Eddie Houghton scored the final Crusader touchdown on a rush with 7:13 to play for an insurmountable 41-20 advantage...Santana caught seven passes for 82 yards and the three touchdowns, while Luke Chmielinski had six catches for 74 yards...Matt Bellomo led the ground game with 82 yards...Marcus Rodriguez led four players with double-digit tackles, as he recorded 16 stops...Jimmy Thomas had 12 tackles and his first two career sacks...Holy Cross compiled 516 yards of total offense, going over 300 through the air (314) and 200 on the ground (202)...The teams combined for 1,143 yards of total offense...Neither team punted in the game, a first in an FCS contest since Georgia Southern played James Madison on Nov. 15, 1986...Holy Cross is third nationally in passing offense (320.8), fourth in total offense (454.8) and fifth in scoring (36.1)...The Crusader offense also leads the nation in third-down conversion percentage (51.0) after picking up 9-of-13 against the Rams...Holy Cross' 3.0 tackles allowed per game also is the best in the FCS...The Crusaders complete their home schedule next week against Lafayette.

Lehigh Lehigh dropped a Patriot League game for the first time this year, as the Mountain Hawks fell to 2-1 in the League and 2-6 overall with a 27-20 loss at Colgate on Saturday...The Mountain Hawks had a 10-0 lead early in the game, but fell behind as Colgate scored the next three touchdowns...Lehigh closed to 21-20, and had the ball in Colgate territory down by seven points with just over two minutes to go before turning it over on downs...It was Lehigh's third consecutive loss to Colgate...Lehigh took the early 10-0 lead behind a 16-yard touchdown pass from J.B. Clark to Craig Zurn in the first quarter...After Colgate scored the next three touchdowns and took a 21-10 lead into the half, the Mountain Hawks came back to cut it to 21-20 in the third quarter on a 45-yard strike from Clark to James Flynn and 25-yard field goal by Jake Peery...Lehigh marched as far as the Colgate 46 on its final drive, but had its effort stall when Clark's fourth-and-12 pass went incomplete...Clark went 9-for-22 for 151 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, and also ran for 54 yards...Lehigh's top rusher, Jay Campbell, had 55 yards on the ground...Troy Taylor had eight tackles and three tackles for loss for the Mountain Hawk defense...Lehigh gave up 198 yards through the air, and is fifth nationally in passing defense allowing 142.4 yards per game...The Mountain Hawks are also in the top ten in the FCS in kickoff return average and sacks per game...Lehigh plays its final road contest of the year on Nov. 14 at Fordham.

No. 18/20 Colgate (8-1, 3-1) at No. 25/24 Lafayette (7-1, 3-0)
Fisher Stadium; Easton, Pa. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series Colgate, 38-10-4 TV Lafayette Sports Network
Streak Colgate, Two Wins Last Meeting Colgate, 21-13 (11.1.2008)
Last Lafayette Win 27-10 (10.28.2006) Last Five Games Colgate, 4-1

Colgate Head Coach Dick Biddle, Duke, 1971
Career Record 112-50 (14th Season) Overall/Colgate; 65-17 Patriot League

Lafayette Head Coach Frank Tavani, Lebanon Valley, 1976
Career Record 59-51 (10th Season) Overall/Lafayette; 34-26 Patriot League

Two teams with designs on the Patriot League Championship or even an at-large berth in the FCS playoffs meet in Easton on Saturday....No. 25/24 Lafayette tries to stay at least tied for first place in the Patriot League by improving on its 3-0 League mark, while No. 18/20 Colgate is at 3-1 in the League and needs a win to stay in the race for the title...The Raiders have dominated the all-time series with the Leopards, holding a 38-10-4 advantage and a 15-7-1 edge in Patriot League games...Most of the Patriot League wins have come under Head Coach Dick Biddle, who is 12-1 all-time against the Leopards...Lafayette's only win over Colgate in the last 13 seasons was a 27-10 triumph on the road in 2006...Colgate won last year's matchup, 21-13, and notched a 36-27 win in the last game in Easton in 2007...Lafayette has not defeated Colgate at home since 1995, as the Raiders have won the last six in Easton...Lafayette is trying to start 4-0 in the Patriot League for the first time since a perfect 5-0 season in 1994...The Leopards are also trying to win their seventh game in a row and start the season at 8-1 or better for the first time since going 9-0 in 1940.

Colgate The Raiders bounced back from their first loss of the season for a 27-20 win at home against Lehigh behind four touchdown passes from quarterback Greg Sullivan...Sullivan threw three of his touchdown strikes to Pat Simonds, who now has 11 receiving touchdowns this year...The Raiders are 8-1 overall and 3-1 in the Patriot League...Colgate is at 3-1 or better through four Patriot League games for the third year in a row...The 8-1 mark is the best since winning their first 15 games in 2003...It was the third straight win for the Raiders over the Mountain Hawks...Colgate fell behind 10-0 in the first quarter, but Sullivan threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to John Schademan to get the Raiders on the board and put Colgate ahead, 21-10, by halftime with second-quarter TD passes of six and 46 yards to Simonds...After Lehigh cut the gap to 21-20 heading to the fourth quarter, Sullivan and Simonds connected from 20 yards out for a 27-20 lead with 11:19 to play...Lehigh got as far as the Colgate 46 on its final chance, but the Raider defense held on downs...Four of Sullivan's 11 completions went for touchdowns, as he finished 11-of-21 for 198 yards and no interceptions...He now has 14 touchdown passes and only three interceptions this year, and nine touchdowns without a pick in Patriot League play...Simonds caught five passes for 85 yards and the three scores...His 11 receiving touchdowns are tied for ninth on the Patriot League single-season list, and his 25 career touchdowns tie him for fifth in League annals...Colgate held a 381-281 edge in total offense, including 183 yards on the ground...Jordan McCord carried 32 times for 159 yards...Colgate is third in the nation in rushing (246.6) and first in time of possession...The Raiders conclude their season at home against Bucknell next week.

Lafayette The Leopards are at 7-1 for the first time since 1981 after knocking off Bucknell, 35-14, at home on Saturday...Lafayette improved to 3-0 in the Patriot League for the first time since 2005, and has won six consecutive games in a single season for the first time since 1992...Lafayette scored 28 second-half points to break open a contest that was tied at 7-7 at halftime...It was Lafayette's eighth-straight win over Bucknell...The Leopards have scored at least 30 points and won by 13 points or more in the last five matchups with the Bison...Rob Curley had a magnificent day at quarterback, completing 30-of-35 passes for 333 yards and three touchdowns without an interception or a sack...Curley threw all three of his touchdowns in the second half, with strikes to Michael Bolton and Mitchell Bennett to build a 28-7 lead and to Mark Layton for the final score with 5:38 to play...The 333 passing yards were a career high for Curley, and came one week after he set a career mark with 305 against Fordham...It was the first time since 2006 that a Lafayette quarterback completed 30 passes in a game...Curley is among the FCS top 20 in passing yards, total offense and completions per game, and leads the Patriot League and is seventh nationally in passing efficiency...Curley connected with eight different receivers, including nine times for 70 yards and the score to Layton...Lafayette held a 38:40 to 21:20 edge in time of possession, including 12:26 to 2:34 in the fourth quarter...The Leopards are third nationally in time of possession at 34:29 per game...Lafayette outgained Bucknell, 475-290...Lafayette has two road games left on the slate, beginning with a trip to Holy Cross next week.

Bucknell (3-5, 1-2) at Fordham (3-5, 0-3)
Jack Coffey Field; Bronx, N.Y. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series Bucknell, 16-8
Streak Bucknell, Three Wins Last Meeting Bucknell, 24-21 (11.22.2008)
Last Fordham Win 28-21 (11.5.2005) Last Five Games Bucknell, 4-1

Bucknell Head Coach Tim Landis, Randolph-Macon, 1986
Career Record 84-96-1 (17th Season) Overall/31-44 (Seventh Season) at Bucknell; 15-25 PL

Fordham Head Coach Tom Masella, Wagner, 1981
Career Record 36-49 (Eighth Season) Overall/19-23 (Fourth Season) at Fordham; 7-14 PL

Bucknell and Fordham meet in the Bronx on Saturday in a Patriot League matchup that has been dominated by the Bison in recent years...Bucknell has won the last three and five of the past six matchups between the schools...The Bison won the matchup on the final Saturday of the regular season in each of the past two years, with a 24-21 win in overtime in Lewisburg last year and a 38-24 triumph at Fordham in 2007...That Bison victory gave Fordham its only League loss in its 2007 Patriot League Championship season...Fordham's last win over Bucknell was a 28-21 triumph in the Bronx in 2005...The Rams are trying to avoid going 0-4 in the Patriot League for the second year in a row and third time in the past four seasons, while Bucknell tries to get to 2-2 for the first time since 2006...Bucknell has a 16-8 lead in the all-time series, and a 14-5 advantage in Patriot League games.

Bucknell The Bison were tied at halftime but could not keep up in the second half of a 35-14 loss at Lafayette on Saturday...Bucknell dropped to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in the Patriot League...It was their eighth straight loss against the Leopards...Bucknell evened the score at 7-7 on a 19-yard touchdown pass from Marcello Trigg to A.J. Kizekai with 14 seconds left in the second quarter, and later used a 70-yard connection between the two to set up the second Bison touchdown of the day in the fourth quarter...Kizekai had seven receptions for 140 yards and the touchdown, and finished with 202 all-purpose yards...He is fifth among all active FCS players with 5,465 career all-purpose yards, a mark that is sixth in the Patriot League record book...Kizekai is also within 70 yards of the Patriot League career kickoff return yardage mark of 2,752...Trigg threw for 195 yards and the touchdown, while Travis Nissley led the defense with a career-high 15 tackles...Bucknell was outgained 475-290 and held the ball for only 21:20...Bucknell completes its three-game road trip and plays its final away game of the season on Nov. 14 at Colgate.

Fordham Fordham fell to 0-3 in the Patriot League with a 41-27 loss at home against Holy Cross on Saturday...They are at 0-3 for the fourth time in the last five years...The Rams lost at home against the Crusaders for the first time since 1999...The teams are now tied, 10-10, in League action...Despite the loss, Fordham and senior quarterback John Skelton left their mark on the Patriot League and FCS record books in the game...Fordham's 112 plays set a Patriot League record, topping the previous single-game mark of 102...Skelton also set a League record with 82 plays (67 passing attempts/15 rushes), besting the mark of 79...He finished 43-of-67 for 427 yards in the loss...The 67 attempts were one shy of the FCS record for most attempts without an interception in a regulation game...Skelton's 39 plays in the fourth quarter set a national record and topped the mark of current Lafayette assistant coach Mickey Fein, who had 33 for Maine in the fourth quarter against Connecticut on Oct. 11, 1997...Skelton's 33 pass attempts in the period also tied an FCS mark...While Skelton did not throw a touchdown pass or interception, he did run for 46 yards and a score...Fordham compiled 627 yards of total offense in the game, as the teams combined for 1,143 yards overall...It was the first time that neither team punted in an FCS game since Georgia Southern played James Madison on Nov. 15, 1986...Fordham played from behind all day...The Rams fell behind 14-3 before Xavier Martin's two-yard touchdown run with 10:11 left in the second quarter cut the gap to 14-10...Holy Cross pushed the lead to 24-13 by halftime, and 34-13 before Fordham got its next touchdown on Martin's 17-yard run with 11:43 left in the game...The Rams had life when they recovered the ensuing onsides kick, but their drive stalled in four plays and Holy Cross pushed the lead back to 21 minutes later...Fordham had four receivers with outstanding games...John's brother, Stephen, had 13 receptions for 102 yards...He tied for the seventh-most receptions in a game for a Patriot League player...David Moore caught 10 passes for 67 yards, Jason Caldwell had nine receptions for 154 yards and Asa Lucas had seven receptions for 75 yards...Xavier Martin had 86 rushing yards and the two touchdowns...The big day solidifed Fordham's lofty status in the FCS offensive statistical leaderboard...The Rams are second in the nation in both passing (326.5) and total offense (484.5) per game...Skelton leads the country in passing yards per game (326.5), and is in the top five in total offense and completions per contest...Caldwell is sixth nationally with 100.4 receiving yards per game, and Stephen Skelton is 19th in receptions per game...Fordham concludes its three-game homestand with its home finale against Lehigh on Nov. 14.

Georgetown (0-8, 0-5) at Marist (5-3, 4-2 Pioneer)
Leonidoff Field; Poughkeepsie, N.Y. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series Georgetown, 10-2
Streak Georgetown, One Win Last Meeting Georgetown, 13-12 (11.8.2008)
Last Marist Win 37-34 (3OT) (11.3.2007) Last Five Games Georgetown, 3-2

Georgetown Head Coach Kevin Kelly, Springfield, 1982
Career Record 5-35 (Fourth Season) Overall/Georgetown; 1-21 Patriot League

Marist Head Coach Jim Parady, Maine, 1983
Career Record 94-87-1 (17th Season) Overall/Marist

Georgetown will try to earn its first win of the season when it plays at Marist on Saturday, the last team that the Hoyas claimed a victory over...Georgetown won at home against the Red Foxes, 13-12, on November 8 of last year...The Hoyas have lost their last nine games since that date...The teams have played close contests in the past three years, with Marist earning a 37-34 victory in triple overtime at home in 2007...It still stands as the only triple overtime game played by a Patriot League team...The last three games have been decided by three points or less...Georgetown's only losses in the series came in overtime, on the road in 2001 and 2007...Bucknell defeated Marist, 17-16, on Sept. 26, which was the last loss for the Red Foxes...Patriot League teams are 19-2 all-time against the Red Foxes.

Georgetown The Hoyas fell to 0-8 with a 31-10 loss at Old Dominion on Saturday...Georgetown is at 0-8 for the first time since entering the FCS in 1993...It was the first meeting between the schools...The Hoyas played a strong second half after falling behind, 31-3, at the break...Georgetown scored a fourth-quarter touchdown when Scott Darby hit Brandon Floyd from six yards out...Charlie Houghton had 112 rushing yard on 19 carries for the Hoyas, and also returned five kicks for 122 yards...Georgetown has two home games remaining, beginning with its final non-League game of the year next week against No. 1 Richmond.

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