WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team plays its final home game of the 2019 season when it hosts Colgate for a Patriot League game on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff at Cooper Field is scheduled for noon and the Hoyas will celebrate their senior class with a Senior Day pregame ceremony.
GAME DAY INFORMATION
- Saturday's game will be broadcast on the Patriot League Network with Jeremy Huber calling the play-by-play and Emory Hunt providing analysis. Kelsey Nicole Nelson will be reporting from the sidelines.
- Online links to live stats and the broadcast can be found at GUHoyas.com.
- Live updates can be found on Georgetown football's Twitter account: @HoyasFB.
- Fans are encouraged to arrive early to avoid traffic caused by the Washington Nationals World Series parade. For more information, click HERE.
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
- Georgetown enters Saturday's contest with a 5-3 overall record and a 1-2 mark in Patriot League play, having lost its two conference games by a combined six points.
- A win on Saturday would clinch the program's first winning season since 2011.
- Gunther Johnson has completed 62.9 percent of his passes for 1,163 yards and 10 touchdowns, while also rushing for 268 yards and five scores.
- Herman Moultrie III leads the GU rushing attack with 379 yards and seven touchdowns, the most by a Hoya since 2012.
- Joshua Tomas leads the receiving corps with 36 catches while Michael Dereus has team highs of 543 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns.
- Justin Fonteneaux leads the defense with 49 tackles, while Xavier Reddick is right behind him with 48.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Hoyas tied the game with 1:23 left to play on a 72-yard catch by Michael Dereus, but Lehigh kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired to defeat Georgetown 27-24.
- Johnson completed 20-of-30 passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns.
- Dereus had a career-high 155 receiving yards on six receptions, including his 72-yard touchdown catch.
- Cameron Crayton and Tomas both had touchdown receptions.
- Jackson Saffold led the rushing attack with 58 yards.
- Wes Bowers and Quincy Chinwuko tied for team high honors with six tackles apiece, while Chinwuko had 3.5 TFL.
- Johnson was selected Patriot League Honorable Mention on Tuesday for the second-straight week.
SCOUTING COLGATE
- Colgate enters Saturday's matchup with a 1-8 overall record and an 0-4 mark in the Patriot League.
- The Raiders are averaging just 12.7 ppg while the defense is allowing 33.0 ppg and more than 400 yards of offense.
- Grant Breneman is leading the offense with 1,171 passing yards and four touchdowns.
- Alex Mathews has rushed for a team-high of 349 yards, while Malik Twyman has 329 rushing touchdowns and five touchdowns.
- Garrett Oakey leads the receiving corps with 42 catches for 565 yards.
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
- Georgetown and Colgate are meeting for the 17th time, with the Raiders holding a 15-1 series advantage. The Hoyas last win in the series came in 2011.
- Colgate won last year's matchup 38-0 in Hamilton, New York in what was a matchup of the two remaining undefeated teams in Patriot League play.
- Xavier Reddick had 11 tackles and 2.5 TFL in last year's game. He and Wes Bowers had GU's two sacks.
COMING UP NEXT
The Blue & Gray will have its second bye week of the season next weekend before hitting the road for the final two games of the season. The Hoyas wil be back in action at Bucknell on Nov. 16.
