WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team (4-3, 1-1 PL) will travel to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania to take on Patriot League foe Bucknell on Saturday, October 25. Kickoff is slated for noon at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.
HOW TO FOLLOW
- Saturday's contest can be streamed on ESPN+.
- Live stats can be found here.
ABOUT THE HOYAS
- Last weekend, the Hoyas used a late rushing touchdown from quarterback Dez Thomas II to secure the 21-17 victory over Colgate. The win was GU's first victory over Colgate since 2011.
- On the season, Jimmy Kibble leads GU receivers with 605 yards and three touchdowns. Kibble now has 2,196 career receiving yards and is now fourth in program history.
- Thomas has completed 60 passes for 748 yards and four touchdowns.
- Sophomore Savion Hart leads the ground game for GU with 92 runs for 432 yards and six touchdowns.
- On defense, GianCarlo Rufo leads the Hoyas with 68 tackles (34 solo, 34 assists) while Cooper Blomstrom leads with 2.5 sacks for a loss of 17 yards and four quarterback hurries.
ABOUT THE BISON
- The Bison are coming off of a 30-20 loss to Cornell in Ithaca, New York last Saturday.
- Bucknell is 4-4 overall and 1-2 in Patriot League action. The Bison's lone conference win was a 33-28 over Richmond at home.
- On the season, Quarterback Ralph Rucker IV has completed 111-163 for 1510 yards and 10 touchdowns.
- Sam Milligan leads Bison receivers with 44 catches for 718 yards and six touchdowns followed by TJ Cadden with 38 catches for 563 yards and five touchdowns.
- Defensively, Brandon Biagiarelli leads with 61 tackles (34 solo, 27 assists) followed by Deuce Geter with 48 tackles (20 solo, 28 assists).
- Ten Bison have recorded at least one sack this season.
ABOUT THE MATCHUP
- Georgetown and Bucknell will meet for the 37th time in program history. The Hoyas are 15-20-1 against the Bison.
- Last season, the Hoyas captured a one point victory 21-20 over the Bison on Cooper Field.
- In the last five meetings with Bucknell, GU holds a 3-2 advantage with two of the wins being on the road.