WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team (3-3, 1-0 PL) will head to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to take on Lehigh (1-5, 0-1) on Saturday, October 14. Kickoff is slated for noon at Goodman Stadium.
HOW TO FOLLOW
- Saturday's contest can be streamed on ESPN+ with Marco Socci on the call.
- Live stats can be found here.
ABOUT THE HOYAS
- GU is coming off of a hard-fought time battle with Penn last weekend. The Hoyas fell 42-39 in overtime after Joshua Stakley scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to tie the contest.
- Against the Quakers, Jimmy Kibble recorded a career-longest catch of 65 yards that the sophomore converted into a touchdown.
- Patrick Ryan kicked a 49-yard field goal in overtime, which is tied for fifth longest in program history.
- Stakely is now fifth all-time in GU career rushing yards with 1,735.
- The ground attack duo of Naieem Kearney and Stakely leads the Hoya offense with each running back tallying over 440 yards. Stakely is 25th in the nation with 458 yards while Kearney is 31st with 441 yards.
- Quarterback Tyler Knoop has thrown for 1,080 yards and 12 touchdowns including his longest pass of 65 yards.
- David Ealey II leads the Hoya defense with 35 tackles (22 solo, 13 assists) while Mateen Ibirogba leads with four quarterback pressures.
- The Hoya defense is first in the league and 12th in the nation in total defense with 1,782 yards and 297 ypg. The Hoyas also lead the Patriot League (7th FCS) in passing efficiency defense with a 51.9 completion percentage and 108.8 efficiency rating. GU also adds a league-best 4 interceptions returned for 114 yards and one touchdown.
ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN HAWKS
- Lehigh fell 38-35 to Fordham in the closing seconds after the Rams kicked a 45-yard field goal to claim the victory.
- The Mountain Hawks put up a season-high 390 yards of total offense against the Rams.
- Sophomore quarterback Brayten Silbor had a hand in all five Lehigh touchdowns, completing 19-of-30 passes for 257 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for two more scores.
- Luke Yoder leads the team rush game with 208 yards while Brayten Silbor leads with four rushing touchdowns.
- Defensively, Mike DeNucci leads with 50 tackles (33 solo, 17 assists) and totals three tackles for loss and one sack for a loss of 11 yards.
THE MATCHUP
Georgetown and Lehigh will meet for the 28th time in history with the Hoyas looking to win their second-straight contest against a Patriot League opponent.
The Mountain Hawks hold the matchup lead 21-6.