WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team recorded a season-high seven sacks and only allowed 13 rushing yards, to defeat Bucknell University 14-3 on Saturday afternoon in a Patriot League game at Cooper Field. With the win, the Hoyas move to .500 on the season at 5-5 and improve to 4-1 in conference play. The Bison fall to 1-9 overall and 1-4 in Patriot League action.
Freshman
Herman Moultrie III (Columbus, Ohio / Columbus Academy) rushed for a career-high 135 yards on 22 carries, while also receiving one pass for 22 yards and a touchdown. It was Moultrie's first career 100-yard rushing game and his first career receiving score.
Gunther Johnson (Anthem, Ariz. / Boulder Creek / Arizona) finished 8-of-15 passing for 93 yards and a touchdown and rushed eight times for 30 yards.
Jay Tolliver (Columbus, Ohio / Gahanna Lincoln) added 11 carries for 45 yards.
Wes Bowers (Fort Washington, Md. / Bishop McNamara) led the defense with 11 tackles and a sack.
Xavier Reddick (Powder Springs, Ga. / McEachern) added seven tackles, a sack and an interception.
Khristian Tate (Warner Robins, Ga. / Covenant Academy) had two sacks to give him a team-leading 9.5 on the season and finished with 4.0 tackles-for-loss.
Blaise Brown (New Orleans, La. / St. Augustine / Loomis Chaffee),
Mike Taylor III (Shreveport, La. / CE Byrd) and
Quincy Chinwuko (Sikeston, Mo. / Sikeston) all added sacks as well.
It was a defensive battle as neither team could do much in the first quarter. The Hoyas outgained the Bison in total yards 101-27, but could not convert it into points.
Midway through the second quarter, a 36-yard rush by Moultrie gave Georgetown a first-and-goal. Three plays later, Johnson ran it in from four yards out to put GU on the board.
Oliver Hill's (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Deerfield Academy) PAT made it 7-0 with 5:29 left before halftime.
A defensive stand kept Bucknell off the board as the second half wound down, giving the Hoyas the lead at the midway point.
Bucknell got on the board with a 37-yard field goal midway through the third quarter, but the Hoyas answered right back with a four-play 65-yard drive. Moultrie fueled the drive with runs of 14 and 30 yards before catching a short screen pass from Johnson and weaving his way to the goal line for a 22-yard touchdown reception. Hill's PAT kick gave GU the 14-3 lead with 3:21 left in the third quarter.
The Georgetown defense continued to hold strong, recording four of its sacks in the fourth quarter. Bucknell drove down to the 6-yard line, but the Hoyas came up with a four-down stop to keep the Bison off the board. Bucknell got the ball back one more time, but Reddick came up with a 14-yard sack on fourth down to seal the win.
The Hoyas will remain home at Cooper Field to close out the regular season next weekend, hosting Holy Cross in a 12:30 p.m. contest on Saturday, Nov. 17. Georgetown will celebrate its 17-member senior class in an on-field pregame Senior Day ceremony.
The contest against Holy Cross is currently sold out. Visit WeAreGeorgetown.com/football closer to game day for updates on whether additional tickets will be made available on Saturday at Cooper Field.
Notes – Moultrie was Georgetown's first 100-yard rusher since Johnson rushed for 131 yards at Bucknell last season … The seven sacks are the most by a GU defense since the 2017 season opener when it also recorded seven at Campbell … The four wins in Patriot League play are the most by the Hoyas since joining the conference in 2001.
