Nov. 17, 2009

Center Valley, Pa. - The Patriot League automatic berth to the FCS postseason has already been decided, but there's still a lot on the line in the final weekend of the year. No. 13 Holy Cross will try to clinch the outright title and complete a perfect League season with a win at Bucknell. No. 21/22 Lafayette can get a share of the crown with a win over rival Lehigh if the Crusaders slip up, and also needs a victory to stay in the hunt for an at-large playoff berth. No. 22/21 Colgate, which finished its season at 9-2, is also in that mix.

Patriot League Football Release - 11.17.09

Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week

Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross Sr., QB, 6'3, 223, Amelia, Ohio/St. Xavier
Randolph extends his all-time Patriot League record to 16 Offensive Player of the Week awards, and does it after a game where he accomplished the one thing that had eluded him: win a Patriot League title. Randolph helped Holy Cross to its first League crown since 1991, and first playoff berth since 1983, by completing 23-of-37 passes for 348 yards and two touchdowns and also rushing for a score. He shook off two early interceptions to rally Holy Cross back from a 19-7 second-quarter deficit with three straight scores to take a 28-19 lead. He rushed for 10 yards to finish the game with 358 yards of total offense. He threw for over 300 yards for the fifth time this year and 23rd in his career, and has passed 3,000 passing yards and 30 passing touchdowns for the third straight season. Randolph also became the all-time FCS passing atempts leader in the game, and now stands with 1,687.

Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week

Troy Taylor, Lehigh Sr., LB, 6'2, 235, Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy Prep
Taylor led a nine-sack effort for the Lehigh defense in a 35-28 win at Fordham on Saturday, as he filled the stat sheet with 11 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, forced fumble and pass breakup. The 11 tackles were a career high, and his forced fumble led to a Lehigh touchdown to tie the score at 14. Taylor has 35 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss in his last four games.

Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week

Jarard Cribbs, Lehigh Jr., CB/PR, 5'10, 180, Waldorf, Md./Lackey
Cribbs' punt returns played a key role in Lehigh's win over Fordham, as he brought back seven punts for 107 yards in the 35-28 win. He had a long return of 60 yards in the second quarter, and also notched a 36-yard return in the period. Both big returns set up Lehigh touchdowns. He established career highs in punt returns and punt return yardage. Cribbs also notched an interception and six tackles from his cornerback spot in the game. He earns his second career Special Teams award.

Patriot League Rookie of the Week

Bryan Andrews, Lehigh Fr., DB, 6'0, 175, Evans, Ga./Greenbrier
Andrews recorded four tackles and three pass breakups and also blocked a kick to help Lehigh to a 35-28 win at Fordham on Saturday. It was his first multiple tackle game, and the tackles and pass breakups were both career highs. His breakup of a Fordham pass in the endzone on fourth down was the final play of the game, and his blocked kick in the fourth quarter preserved Lehigh's 35-28 lead.

Honorable Mention Performances Last Week

Pat Simonds, Colgate Sr., WR, 6'6, 223, Sidney, N.Y./Sidney
Simonds caught nine passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns to help Colgate past Bucknell, 29-14.

John Skelton, Fordham Sr., QB, 6'5, 258, El Paso, Texas/Burges
Skelton completed 28-of-45 passes for 386 yards and three touchdowns in Fordham's 35-28 loss at Lehigh.

Jay Campbell, Lehigh Jr., RB, 5'8, 180, Wilmington, Del./Wilmington Charter
Campbell ran for 155 yards, a career-high, in Lehigh's 35-28 win at Fordham.

Patriot League Notebook

Crusaders Claim Sixth League Crown, First Since 1991
No. 13 Holy Cross is the Patriot League Football champion for the first time in nearly 20 years, as the Crusaders defeated Lafayette, 28-26, in a showdown for the title on Saturday in Worcester. Holy Cross earns its first Patriot League title since 1991, and garners the Patriot League's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship for its first playoff berth since 1983. Holy Cross previously won the League title in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991. FCS playoff selections will be announced on Sunday.

Holy Cross Tries to Make Title Its Own
While Holy Cross is already guaranteed of the Patriot League's automatic playoff berth, the Crusaders need a win at Bucknell or a Lafayette loss to seal the outright Patriot League Championship. Holy Cross' previous five titles all came during undefeated seasons, though the Crusaders will try to finish with a 6-0 mark for the first time. Fifteen of the previous 23 Patriot League champions finished with an undefeated record, though last year's Colgate team was the first since 2003 to pull it off. Bucknell does have a history as a spoiler, however. The Bison won at No. 19 Fordham in the final game in 2007 when the League champion Rams were going for a perfect Patriot League record.

Third Time's a Charm
Holy Cross won a matchup for the League title and automatic playoff berth after losing the same contest on the road in the past two years. The Crusaders fell on the final day of the regular season at Colgate, 28-27, last year, and 24-21 at Fordham on Nov. 3, 2007.

Lafayette Still Hoping For a Shot
Lafayette has plenty on the line at rival Lehigh on Saturday, as the Leopards need a victory for a potential shot at a share of the Patriot League title and, more importantly, to keep their hope alive for an at-large FCS playoff berth. The No. 21/22 Leopards are right in the middle of the at-large race with an 8-2 overall record that includes wins over the top two Ivy League teams (Penn and Harvard) and losses only to teams in the top 15 in the country (Liberty and Holy Cross). The Leopards need a win and a Holy Cross loss for a share of their seventh Patriot League title.

Rivalry Certainly Matters, Too
Also on the line in the Lafayette/Lehigh game are the usual bragging rights in the most-played rivalry in college football. It is the 145th meeting between the teams, with Lafayette leading the series, 76-63-5. Lehigh holds a 13-10 edge in Patriot League matchups. Lehigh broke a four-game Lafayette series win streak in Easton last year, and now the Mountain Hawks go for their first home win over the Leopards since 2003. There will be plenty of television coverage for the game. It can be seen live on WFMZ-TV, RCN-4 and 8 and WBPH-60 in the Lehigh Valley, Fox College Sports Central, ESPN360.com and through ESPN Game Plan.

Colgate Just Has to Sit and Wait
No. 22/21 Colgate completed its season with a 29-14 win over Bucknell on Saturday, and now will wait and hope for an at-large berth into the FCS playoffs. The Raiders finished the year at 9-2 overall and 4-2 in the Patriot League. It was their fifth nine-win season in Head Coach Dick Biddle's 14-year tenure, and 12th time in the past 13 years that they have finished at least 4-2 in the Patriot League.

9-2 Usually Works For Playoffs
The Patriot League might have two teams with a 9-2 record when the FCS playoff selections are announced, and that's been a good sign for getting an at-large bid. Since 1998, no Patriot League team at 9-2 or better has been denied an at-large spot in the postseason. Lehigh made it at 10-1 in 1999, and the Mountain Hawks got in with a 9-2 mark in 2004. The other Patriot League at-large berths have gone to Colgate in 1998 and Lafayette in 2005. Each of those teams made the postseason with an 8-3 record.

Holy Cross, Lafayette, Colgate in FCS Rankings
Holy Cross remained steady after beating Lafayette, as the Crusaders are at No. 13 in both The Sports Network top 25 and FCS Coaches poll. The Leopards dropped slightly to No. 21/22, while Colgate is in the same positions in the different polls, but No. 22 in The Sports Network and No. 21 in the FCS Coaches poll.Three Patriot League teams have not finished in the top 25 since the final ESPN/USA Today poll in 2005. This is the first season since 2005 that three Patriot League teams have been ranked at any point during the year. Holy Cross has been in the polls since the preseason, Colgate first entered on Sept. 28 and Lafayette earned its spot in the rankings on Nov. 2 to give the Patriot League three top 25 teams for the past three weeks.

Holy Cross Gets Best of Top 25 Contests
There were no matchups between top 25 Patriot League teams from 2005-2008, but that trend ended in a big way this year with three such games in the past four weeks. The home team was victorious each time, which was good news for Holy Cross. The No. 22 Crusaders beat No. 17 Colgate, 42-28, on Oct. 24. No. 24/25 Lafayette beat No. 18/20 Colgate, 56-49, on Nov. 7 to set up last week's Patriot League title showdown won by No. 13/14 Holy Cross over No. 20 Lafayette, 28-26, in Worcester. Holy Cross is 3-0 against top 25 competition this year, also beating No.25 Harvard at home on Sept. 19.

Home-Field Advantage
The top three teams in the Patriot League all made good use of their home field this year. Holy Cross and Colgate each finished with a 6-0 record at home, and both squads have won 10 home games in a row overall. Lafayette won its last five home games to finish 5-1, while Bucknell is also 3-1 on its home field.

Historical Success for Leopards, Crusaders
At 8-2 overall, Lafayette is having one of its best seasons in the program's history. Lafayette's seven-game winning streak that was snapped at Holy Cross was the longest in a single season since 1940, when the Leopards finished 9-0. The only seasons since 1940 where the Leopards even won eight games are 1981, 1988, 1992, 2004, 2005 and this year, and they are going for their first nine-win season since 1981 on Saturday. Holy Cross' 9-1 record is its best since a perfect 11-0 season in 1991.

Randolph Sets Another FCS Record: More on the Way?
Holy Cross quarterback Dominic Randolph notched his fourth FCS career record on Saturday against Lafayette, as he attempted 37 passes to become the all-time leader with 1,687 career attempts. He passed the record of 1,680 that had been held by Steve McNair (Alcorn State, 1991-94) and Cal St. Northridge's Marcus Brady (1998-01). Randolph also extended two of his career FCS records in the win over Lafayette: he threw a touchdown pass for the 40th straight game and passed for more than 200 yards for the 39th time. Earlier in the year, he matched an FCS record by notching 13 consecutive games with 300 yards of total offense. Randolph is approaching another major FCS career mark, as his his 1,071 completions are 51 off the record of 1,122 held by New Hampshire's Ricky Santos (2004-07). Randolph is in fourth place in FCS history in passing yardage (12,837),fifth in total offense (13,578) and tied for fifth in touchdown passes (113). He leads the Patriot League in 10 different career categories: completions, attempts, passing yards, passing touchdowns, total offense, touchdowns responsible for (128), 300-yard passing games (23) 400-yard passing games (seven), 400-yard games of total offense (nine) and plays (1,950).

More National Recognition for the Patriot League
After his outstanding seven-touchdown effort against Colgate on Nov. 7, Lafayette quarterback Rob Curley earned national player of the week honors from each of the major outlets: College Sporting News and The Sports Network. He is the fifth Patriot Leaguer to earn a national award this season, with Dominic Randolph also earning one from both The Sports Network and College Sporting News, though coming on separate weeks. Bucknell's A.J. Kizekai and Fordham's John Skelton were honored by College Sporting News, and Fordham's Isa Abdul El-Quddus was named by The Sports Network. Patriot Leaguers also won six ECAC honors, including five of the eight Offensive awards. Curley won that award on Nov. 3 for his performance in Lafayette's win over Bucknell.

Charting the Statistics
Patriot Leaguers are all over the NCAA leaderboard, and the lists for career and single-season statistics can certainly change this weekend as well. To get a look at the NCAA FCS statistics, including active career leaders, read page 10 of the football release. The Patriot League career statistical leaderboard follows on page 11, with the League's single-season marks on page 12.

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. 21/22 Lafayette (8-2, 4-1) at Lehigh (3-7, 3-2)
Goodman Stadium; Bethlehem, Pa. - Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Series Lafayette, 76-63-5 TV WFMZ-TV, FCS-C, RCN-4 and 8, WBPH-60, ESPN360.com, ESPN Game Plan
Streak Lehigh, One Win Last Meeting Lehigh, 31-15 (11.22.2008)
Last Lafayette Win 21-17 (11.17.07) Last Five Games Lafayette, 4-1

Lafayette Head Coach Frank Tavani, Lebanon Valley, 1976
Career Record 60-52 (10th Season) Overall/Lafayette; 35-27 Patriot League

Lehigh Head Coach Andy Coen, Gettysburg, 1986
Career Record 19-24 (Fourth Season) Overall/Lehigh; 14-9 Patriot League

No. 21/22 Lafayette and Lehigh renew the most-played rivalry in college football on Saturday in Bethlehem, the 145th edition of the matchup...Lafayette leads the all-time series, 76-63-5, though Lehigh has a 13-10 edge in Patriot League games...The Leopards will finish 5-1 in the Patriot League with a win, and would share the League title with a win and a Holy Cross loss...If that happens, it would be Lafayettte's seventh League title...Lafayette also needs a win to keep its at-large FCS playoff hopes alive...Lehigh is trying to finish 4-2 in the Patriot League for the second year in a row, and tie Lafayette and Colgate for second place in the standings...The Mountain Hawks snapped a four-game skid to the Leopards in last year's meeting, knocking off Lafayette, 31-15, in Easton...Lafayette posted a 21-17 win in the last matchup in Bethlehem in 2007...The starting quarterbacks have earned the last two game MVP honors, with Lafayette's Rob Curley winning in 2007 and Lehigh's JB Clark in 2008...Lafayette has won the last two meetings in Bethlehem, as Lehigh has not knocked off Lafayette at Goodman Stadium since 2003...The teams are tied, 35-35, in matchups in Bethlehem...The first meeting was contested in 1884, a game Lafayette won, 50-0...The biggest margin in the series was a 78-0 victory for Lehigh in 1917...Lehigh is trying to win two games in a row over the Leopards for the first time since 2000-01...Lafayette has not won three straight games in Bethlehem since 1945, 1947 and 1949.

Lafayette No. 21/22 Lafayette had its chance for the automatic berth to the FCS playoffs come to an end with a 28-26 loss at Holy Cross on Saturday...The Leopards can still win a share of the crown with a victory over Lehigh and Holy Cross loss at Bucknell on Saturday, and are still very much in the mix for an at-large FCS playoff spot...Lafayette had its seven-game winning streak snapped...The Leopards lost to Holy Cross for the second year in a row, as the four-game winning streak for the road team in the series came to an end...It was the fourth consecutive time that the matchup was decided by 10 points or less...Lafayette scored the first two touchdowns of the game for a 12-0 lead, but missed extra points on both scores proved costly...After Holy Cross rallied to take a 28-19 lead, the Leopards cut the deficit to 28-26 on 14-yard touchdown pass from Rob Curley to Mark Layton...The Leopards moved the ball to the Holy Cross 35 on their next possession, but their drive was ended on a 4th-and-10 play where Jimmy Thomas sacked Curley for a 20-yard loss...Lafayette got the ball back with 38 seconds to play, but Layton fumbled after making a reception and the Crusaders recovered...Curley went 23-of-32 for 312 yards and two touchdowns with an interception for the Leopards, his fourth consecutive 300-yard game...He is third in the country in pass efficiency, and in the top 20 in passing yards, total offense and completions per game...Three receivers had strong games, with Layton catching six passes for 94 yards and a touchdown, Greg Stripe notching seven catches for 75 yards and Mitchell Bennett pulling in five for 74...Maurice White had 72 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns...The Lafayette defense recorded three interceptions and two sacks...In addition to keeping playoff and League title hopes alive, Lafayette needs a win at Lehigh to avoid losing its final two games for the second year in a row.

Lehigh Lehigh improved to 3-2 in the Patriot League with a 35-28 victory at Fordham on Saturday...After the teams were tied, 28-28, at the break, the Mountain Hawks scored the only touchdown of the second half on a third-quarter pass from JB Clark to De'Vaughn Gordon...Lehigh continued its dominance of the series with the Fordham, winning for the 20th time in 22 all-time matchups and moving to 18-2 in Patriot League games...The Mountain Hawks have won the matchup for the past two years and 11 of the last 12 seasons...Lehigh closes out its road schedule at 2-2, though the Mountain Hawks are just 1-5 at Goodman Stadium heading into their home finale on Saturday...The back-and-forth first half featured four touchdowns in each quarter, with four ties and two lead changes...Lehigh notched the only score of the second half when Clark threw a 22-yard touchdown to De'Vaughn Gordon with 3:34 to play in the third quarter...The Lehigh defense took over from there with five of its nine sacks in the game, including Casey Eldemire's first-down sack of Fordham quarterback John Skelton at the Lehigh 17 with under a minute to play....Skelton followed with three incompletions as Lehigh hung on for the win...Clark went 15-of-36 for 201 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions through the air for the Mountain Hawks, and also ran for 49 yards and a touchdown...The four touchdown passes tied a career-high...Gordon notched four receptions for 75 yards, with three going for touchdowns...Jay Campbell had 155 yards on the ground for Lehigh...Craig Zurn had seven catches for 76 yards...Eldemire had eight tackles, the sack and an interception, while Devin Greene had 2.5 sacks and Matt Cohen recorded two...Cohen now has nine sacks this year, the most for a Patriot Leaguer since 2004...Troy Taylor had a team-high 11 tackles with two tackles for loss and a sack...Lehigh held a 235-23 edge in rushing yardage, and a 436-409 advantage in total offense... The 235 rushing yards were the most for Lehigh since racking up 238 in a win over Bucknell on Nov. 10, 2007...Lehigh's nine sacks were the most for the program since matching that number against St. Mary's in 2003...Lehigh's 37 sacks as a team are its most since totaling 40 in the 2004 season...The Mountain Hawks are first nationally with 3.7 sacks per game.

No. 13/13 Holy Cross (9-1, 5-0) at Bucknell (3-7, 1-4)
Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium; Lewisburg, Pa. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series Holy Cross, 16-9
Streak Holy Cross, Four Wins Last Meeting Holy Cross, 34-17 (11.1.2008)
Last Bucknell Win 42-27 (10.30.2004) Last Five Games Holy Cross, 4-1

Holy Cross Head Coach Tom Gilmore, Penn, 1986
Career Record 39-26 (Sixth Season) Overall/Holy Cross; 22-13 Patriot League

Bucknell Head Coach Tim Landis, Randolph-Macon, 1986
Career Record 84-98-1 (17th Season) Overall/31-46 (Seventh Season) at Bucknell; 15-27 PL

No. 13 Holy Cross is trying to lock up the outright Patriot League title with a win in the regular-season finale at Bucknell on Saturday...The Crusaders clinched at least a share of the crown and the automatic berth to the FCS playoffs with a 28-26 win over Lafayette on Saturday...Holy Cross won its sixth title overall, and the previous five all came during undefeated League seasons...Holy Cross is trying to become the 16th team in 24 Patriot League seasons to finish with a perfect League record, though just the second in the past six years...The Crusaders have won the last four games against Bucknell, scoring at least 27 points and winning by 17 points or more each time...It is their longest winning streak over the Bison since claiming the first nine matchups in the series...Bucknell's last win over Holy Cross was at home, 42-27, on Oct. 30, 2004...The Bison have a 3-1 home mark this year...Bucknell is trying to spoil a perfect Patriot League season for a team that has already clinched the playoff berth for the second time in the past three years...The Bison won at No. 19 Fordham, 38-24, on the final day of the 2007 regular season to deal the Rams their only loss...Holy Cross leads the all-time series, 16-9, with a 14-9 edge in League games.

Holy Cross The No. 13 Crusaders earned their first Patriot League title since 1991 and made the playoffs for the first time since 1983 by coming from behind to beat No. 20 Lafayette, 28-26, at home on Saturday...Holy Cross won the title in November after losing a matchup for the crown in the past two years...The Crusaders won their sixth Patriot League Championship, with the previous titles coming in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1991...They have nine wins overall for the first time since a perfect 11-0 campaign in 1991, and improve to 5-0 in the Patriot League for the second year in a row...Holy Cross has won five games in a row overall, and finishes its home schedule with a 6-0 record...The Crusaders have won 10 straight home games dating back to last season...The win stopped a four-game streak for the road team in the series, and was the second straight for the Crusaders over the Leopards...The Crusaders trailed 12-0 after one quarter and 19-7 in the second quarter, but senior quarterback Dominic Randolph notched two passing touchdowns and a rushing score for a 28-19 lead in the third quarter... Lafayette closed within 28-26 early in the fourth quarter, but Holy Cross' Jimmy Thomas came up with a sack for a loss of 20 yards on Lafayette quarterback Rob Curley to stop the Leopards' drive with 3:58 to play...Lafayette had one more chance with 38 seconds to go, but the Crusaders forced a fumble on the first play and took a knee to seal their sixth overall Patriot League crown...Randolph completed 23-of-37 passes for 348 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions in the win, and also ran for 10 yards and the score...He leads the nation in total offense and points responsible for per game this season...Luke Chmielinski caught six passes for 75 yards and had both a rushing and receiving touchdown...Anthony DiMichele had nine tackles and a key third-quarter interception, while Thomas had seven tackles, two tackles for loss and the sack...Holy Cross is third nationally in passing offense, and sixth in total offense..

Bucknell The Bison led Colgate, 14-9, in the third quarter and were within one point with less than eight minutes to play in the game, but the Raiders added two late touchdowns for a 29-14 win in Hamilton on Saturday...Bucknell closes out its road trip with an 0-3 mark, and has lost five consecutive games overall...Bucknell lost to Colgate for the eighth time in the past 10 meetings, and third in a row...The Bison finished 0-6 on the road this year, though they do take a 3-1 home record into Saturday's finale...Bucknell played a strong first half on the road for the third consecutive game, as the Bison scored the opening touchdown on a five-yard run by C.J. Hopson and trailed only 9-7 at the break...Bucknell took a lead midway through the third quarter, with Hopson scoring on a one-yard run to make it 14-9 with 9:52 to play in the period...But Colgate took over from there with the last 20 points of the game...Bucknell had 214 rushing yards in the game...The solid ground effort was led by Hopson, who had 134 yards and the two touchdowns...Travis Nissley had 12 tackles for the Bison, while Ahkiel White had his fourth interception of the year.

Fordham (4-6, 1-4) at Georgetown (0-10, 0-5)
Multi-Sport Field; Washington, D.C. - Saturday, 1 p.m.

Series Fordham, 28-19-3
Streak Fordham, Three Wins Last Meeting Fordham, 17-0 (11.15.2008)
Last Georgetown Win 24-21 (10.22.2005) Last Five Games Fordham, 4-1

Fordham Head Coach Tom Masella, Wagner, 1981
Career Record 37-50 (Eighth Season) Overall/20-24 (Fourth Season) at Fordham; 8-15 PL

Georgetown Head Coach Kevin Kelly, Springfield, 1982
Career Record 5-37 (Fourth Season) Overall/Georgetown; 1-21 Patriot League

Fordham and Georgetown close out their seasons with a Patriot League matchup in Washington, D.C...The Hoyas are trying to earn their first victory of the year, and snap a 12-game losing streak in Patriot League games...Fordham has dominated the series of late, winning 13 of the last 14 matchups...That includes a 17-0 triumph at home last season for the Rams...Georgetown's only win in that stretch was a 24-21 victory at home in 2005...Fordham leads the all-time series, 28-19-3, with a 7-1 edge in Patriot League competition.

Fordham Fordham will suffer a losing Patriot League record for the second year in a row and fifth time in the last six seasons after losing its home finale to Lehigh, 35-28, on Saturday...The Rams were tied 28-28 at the half, but could not score in the second half as a third-quarter touchdown was the game-winner for the Mountain Hawks...Fordham has struggled against Lehigh, losing for the 11th time in the last 12 meetings and 18th time in 20 Patriot League games...Fordham played its home finale, finishing 3-3 at Jack Coffey Field in 2009...John Skelton threw three first-half touchdown passes to David Moore....Skelton was 28-of-45 for 386 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions in the game...It was his seventh 300-yard effort this season...He now has Fordham single-season records with 261 completions and 3,303 passing yards this season...He threw nine passes for 141 yards and the three touchdowns to Moore, while Jason Caldwell recorded 10 receptions for 128 yards and Asa Lucas had seven for 105 yards....Isiejah Allen had 10 tackles, while James Crockett had nine tackles and a sack...Caldwell is third in the nation in receiving yards per game, and 12th in receptions per contest...He leads the Patriot League in both categories...Skelton leads the nation in passing yards per game, and is second in total offense and completions per contest...After the finale at Georgetown, Skelton will become just the third Patriot Leaguer to play in the East-West Shrine game in January.

Georgetown Georgetown fell to 0-10 on the season with a 49-10 loss at home against No. 4 Richmond on Saturday...It was the second straight year the Hoyas fell to the Spiders...Georgetown lost to a ranked team for the third time this season, dropping games to Holy Cross and Colgate while each team was in the top 25 earlier in the year...Georgetown fell behind 21-0 early in the game...Phillip Oladeji scored the Hoyas' lone touchdown on a one-yard run in the second quarter, and Georgetown closed within 21-10 late in the period...But Richmond made it 28-10 by halftime and tacked on three touchdowns in the second half, including a return for a score on the opening kickoff... Oladeji had 27 rushing yards and a touchdown...Nick Parrish led the Georgetown defense with 14 tackles.

Team Notebook

No. 22/21 Colgate (9-2, 4-2) - Regular-Season Complete
Colgate The Raiders kept their hopes alive for an at-large berth into the NCAA Division I Football Championship by scoring the last 20 points of the game and defeating Bucknell, 29-14, on Saturday...Colgate completes its regular season with a 9-2 record, and also finishes with a 4-2 Patriot League mark...The Raiders win nine games in a season for the second year in a row and fifth time in Head Coach Dick Biddle's 14-year tenure...They finish 4-2 or better in the Patriot League for the third year in a row and 12th time in the past 13 seasons...Colgate completes its home schedule with a perfect 6-0 record, and has won its last 10 home games overall...The Raiders' only losses this year came at ranked Holy Cross and Lafayette teams...Colgate beat Bucknell for the third year in a row, and eighth time in the last 10 seasons...After falling behind 14-9 in the third quarter, Colgate rallied behind the combination of Greg Sullivan and Pat Simonds...Sullivan threw a 34-yard touchdown to Simonds for a 15-14 Raider lead with 4:55 to play in the third quarter, then tossed a nine-yard TD to the senior with 7:16 left in the game for a 22-14 Colgate lead...Sullivan iced the Colgate victory with a 31-yard touchdown run less than a minute and a half later...Sullivan and Simonds each had big days in the regular-season finale...Sullivan completed 12-of-20 passes for 212 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, and ran for 102 yards and a score...Simonds caught nine passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns...His 14 receiving touchdowns are tied for the second-best single-season mark in Patriot League history...Nate Eachus carried 24 times for 99 yards and a touchdown, as the Raiders held a 251-214 edge in rushing yardage and a 463-273 advantage in total offense...Uzi Idah had 10 tackles to lead the Colgate defense...The Raiders will now wait and hope to hear their name called for a playoff spot on selection Sunday.