WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team (4-5, 2-2 PL) will hit the road for week 11 after coming off a bye week. The Hoyas will take on Bucknell (3-6, 1-4 PL) on Saturday, November 11. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.
HOW TO FOLLOW
- Saturday's contest can be streamed on ESPN+ with Doug Birdsong and Kevin Herr on the call.
- Live stats can be found here.
ABOUT THE HOYAS
- The Hoyas will be looking to bounce back after dropping their last contest to Lafayette 35-25.
- Against the Leopards, sophomore quarterback Danny Lauter set a new program record for single game passing yards with 428 yards and tied the program record for single game pass completions with 35 in his first game as a Hoya. The Connecticut native threw three touchdown passes, including one for a GU season high of 81 yards.
- Jimmy Kibble leads the Blue & Gray in receiving touchdowns with five and also recorded the longest reception of the season at 81 yards.
- Josh Stakely and Naieem Kearney lead the GU run game with 62.89 and 61.56 yards per game, respectively.
- Defensively, the Hoyas lead the Patriot League in scoring (22.9 ppg) and passing defense (163.3 ypg), including a league leading eight interceptions.
ABOUT THE BUCKNELL BISON
- The Bison are coming off of a 27-21 road loss to Fordham last weekend.
- Quarterback Ralph Rucker completed 32-48 passes for 358 yards and two touchdowns.
- Defensively, Gavin Willis led the Bison against the Rams with 15 tackles, including 0.5 tackle for loss.
- Senior running back Coleman Bennett leads the Bucknell run game with 517 yards on 116 attempts and four touchdowns while Eric Weatherly leads Bison receivers with 503 yards on 33 catches and six touchdowns.
THE MATCHUP
The Hoyas and the Bison will meet for the 35th time in program history with GU and Bucknell splitting the last four meetings.
