WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team wraps up the 2019 season on Saturday when it travels to Holy Cross for a Patriot League game. Kickoff at Fitton Field in Worcester, Massachusetts is scheduled for noon.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION

• Saturday's game is the Patriot League Game of the Week and will be broadcast on Stadium's over-the-air (OTA) channels as well as the Patriot League Network.
• Matt Martucci will be calling the play-by-play with Dave Owens providing analysis. Morgan Uber 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.

 
ABOUT GEORGETOWN

• Georgetown enters Saturday's contest with a 5-5 overall record and a 1-4 mark in Patriot League play.
• A win on Saturday would clinch the program's first winning season since 2011.
• Gunther Johnson has completed 59.9 percent of his passes for 1,429 yards and 12 touchdowns, while also rushing for 311 yards and six scores.
• Joshua Stakely has a team-high 404 rushing yards, while while Michael Dereus has team highs of 611 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns.
• Xavier Reddick leads the defense with 66 total tackles and is second with 6.5 TFL.

 
LAST TIME OUT

• Bucknell scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat Georgetown 20-17 last week
• The Hoyas finished with 362 total yards with 199 yards through the air and 163 rushing yards.
• The GU defense held Bucknell to just 90 total yards through the first three quarters, including one passing yard and 37 total yards in the first half. The Bison did not register a first down until their final drive of the half.
• Johnson completed 14-of-24 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Brunell also completed six passes for 81 yards.
• Stakely led the rushing attack with his first career 100-yard game, finishing with 139 yards on 28 carries and a touchdown.
• Joshua Tomas had team highs of seven catches for 83 yards.
• Reddick and Wes Bowers finished with nine tackles apiece, while Jonathan Honore grabbed his team-leading third interception of the season.
• Brad Hurst was named the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week after connecting on a 23-yard field goal and averaging 40.1 yards on seven punts.
• Stakely earned Patriot League Honorable Mention honors for is 139 rushing yards, the most by a Hoya since 2015.

 
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS

• Holy Cross enters the game with a 6-5 overall record and a 4-1 mark in the Patriot League. A win on Saturday would give the Crusaders the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs.
• Connor Degenhardt leads the Holy Cross offense with 2,217 passing yards and 14 touchdowns.
• Dominic Cozier leads the rushing attack with 889 yards, averaging 88.9 yards per game, and five touchdowns.
• Ayir Asante has caught 40 passes for 593 yards and five scores, while Tenio Ayeni has 42 receptions for 546 yards and four touchdowns.

 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• Georgetown and HC are meeting for the 32nd time, with the Crusaders holding a 20-11 series advantage.
• Holy Cross won last year's matchup, 32-31, scoring 20 unanswered fourth quarter points.
• The GU defense forced six turnovers including two interceptions by Wes Bowers, one of which was returned for a TD.
• Gunther Johnson ran for a touchdown and passed to Max Edwards for another.

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