ITHACA, N.Y. – The Georgetown University football team extended its winning streak to four games with a 14-8 victory at Cornell on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Hoyas finish the nonconference part of their schedule with a 4-1 record, while the Big Red fall to 1-2 on the year.
 
KEY STATS

• The Hoyas outgained Cornell 301-234.
• Herman Moultire III recorded his second 100-yard rushing game of the season, totaling 101 yards on the ground.
• Gunther Johnson finished 6-for-9 passing for 110 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 20 yards and a score.
• Joshua Tomas had team highs of six catches for 65 yards, accounting for 118 all-purpose yards overall.
• Justin Fonteneaux led the defense with a career-high 12 tackles and 1.5 TFL.
• Jonathan Honore had his second interception in as many weeks.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Honore intercepted a pass on Cornell's first drive of the game and returned it 33 yards to midfield.
• The Hoyas drove 50 yards on four plays in 1:14, capped by a 3-yard touchdown run by Johnson. Tomas ran in a 2-point conversion to give Georgetown an 8-0 lead.
• The GU defense allowed Cornell just 73 yards the remainder of the half as the score remained the same at halftime.
• The Big Red tied the game with a 5-yard touchdown run and 2-point conversion with no time on the clock in the third quarter.
• After a 23-yard punt return by Tomas, Johnson hit Cameron Crayton for a 39-yard touchdown pass with 5:13 left in the fourth quarter to take a 14-8 lead.
• Georgetown's defense forced a three-and-out and the offense ran out the final 3:50 on the clock to seal the win.

 
OF NOTE

• The four-game winning streak is Georgetown's longest since winning five in a row in 2011.
• Moultrie becomes the first Hoya to rush for 100 yards twice in a season since Jo'el Kimpela in 2015.

 
COMING UP NEXT
The Blue & Gray will return home to Cooper Field for two-straight home games to open Patriot League play. The Hoyas will welcome Fordham to the Hilltop on Oct. 12 for a Homecoming tilt before Lafayette visits the Nation's Capital on Oct. 19.