WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team held off a couple of late drives by Lafayette to defeat the Leopards 14-10 in a Patriot League game on Saturday afternoon at Cooper Field. With the win, the Hoyas move to 5-2 on the season and 1-1 in conference play, while Lafayette falls to 0-7 overall and 0-1 in league play.
 
KEY STATS

• Gunther Johnson led the GU offense, completing 21-of-36 passes for 160 yards and two touchdowns while also leading all rushers with 35 yards.
• Michael Dereus had team highs of six catches for 58 yards and a touchdown.
• Joshua Stakely also had a touchdown reception.
• Delano Salgado and Ahmad Wilson both had an interception, while Cameron Deen and George Ikott led the defense with six tackles apiece.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Following Salgado's interception, Johnson extended a drive with a 21-yard run on a fourth-and-19, before finding Dereus in the end zone to give the Hoyas a 7-0 lead with 2:57 remaining in the first quarter.
• Lafayette tied the score late in the first quarter on an 86-yard run, and took a 10-7 lead with a 44-yard field goal midway through the second quarter.
• After Lafayette's score, Georgetown put together a 16-play drive, its longest of the season, to take the lead on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Stakely with just six seconds remaining before halftime.
• Neither team scored in the second half as Wilson picked off a pass near the 20-yard line, and Lafayette missed a 25-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

 
OF NOTE

• Dereus surpassed 1,500 receiving yards for his career and now has 1,541 yards in his time on the Hilltop.
• Dereus' touchdown catch in the first quarter was the 12th of his career, tying him for fifth all-time in program history.

 
COMING UP NEXT
The Blue & Gray will head back out on the road to take on Lehigh on Saturday, Oct. 26. Kickoff is scheduled for noon. The Hoyas will return to Cooper Field on Nov. 2 for their Senior Day game against Bucknell.