HOW TO WATCH TO PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL GAMES THIS WEEK
The week six schedule features one League game with Lafayette hosting Bucknell at 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+. Colgate puts its two-game win streak on the line when they travel to Brown for a 12:30 p.m. game on ESPN+. Lehigh travels to Penn in search of its first win with live coverage from Franklin Field beginning on ESPN+ at 1 p.m. Fordham returns home to host Wagner in a 1 p.m. game on ESPN+. Georgetown and Holy Cross each have byes before matching up in Week Seven. Home Patriot League games can be viewed internationally at https://patriotleague.org/watch.
FORDHAM’S RYAN GREENHAGEN LEADS NATION IN TACKLES
Fordham senior linebacker Ryan Greenhagen leads the NCAA in tackles, averaging 20.2 per game through five games. He was named the Stats Perform National FCS Defensive Player of the Week after his NCAA Division I and Patriot League record-breaking 31-tackle performance against Nebraska on Sept. 4. He followed up the record-breaking performance with 28 tackles in the Rams’ loss to Monmouth on Sept. 11, tying the second-highest single-game total in Patriot League history. He has four double-digit tackle performances through five games.
FOUR NAMED STUDENT-ATHLETES 2021 NFF WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS
Four Patriot League football student-athletes were named 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalists when the NFF announced it. Bucknell senior defensive lineman Grayson Cherubino, Georgetown graduate student defensive back Ahmad Wilson, Holy Cross senior running back Peter Oliver and Lehigh senior running back Rashawn Allen were among the 176 semifinalists for the prestigious honor. The Campbell Trophy will be awarded to the best football scholar-athlete in the nation for the 32nd year. Allen, Cherubino, Oliver and Wilson are among the 36 nominees from the FCS level.
COLGATE UNDEFEATED IN LEAGUE PLAY UNDER DAKOSTY
First-year Head Coach Stan Dakosty and Colgate have won its first two League games, defeating Lehigh (30-3) and Georgetown (28-21) in consecutive weeks. The Raiders defense has responded after a 0-3 start, holding the Mountain Hawks and Hoyas to a combined 360 yards of total offense and just 3.16 yards per play during the last two games. Senior linebacker Milton Braasch II has made 13 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks and a forced fumble in the Raiders’ last two games. On offense, Colgate has racked up an average of 396.5 yards of total offense per game, and 5.9 yards per play. Fifth-year quarterback Grant Breneman has rushed for 146 yards and thrown for 333 in the last two games, while senior wide receiver Garrett Oakey had five catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns against the Hoyas.
LAFAYETTE’S AH-SHAUN DAVIS OFF TO A HOT START
Lafayette freshman quarterback Ah-Shaun Davis has posted a League-best 166.6 pass efficiency rating in his first three games, completing 48-of-69 passes for 703 yards with one interception and three touchdown passes. The two-time League rookie of the week threw for a career-high 354 yards with touchdown passes of 46 and 74 yards to earn honorable mention for the Stats Perform National Rookie of the Week.
BUCKNELL EARNS FIRST WIN AS SEMPTIMPHELTER ACCOUNTS FOR TWO SCORES
Sophomore quarterback Nick Semptimphelter threw for one touchdown and rushed for another to help Bucknell claim a 21-10 victory over Cornell; their first of the season. Semptimphelter is a second generation Patriot League student-athlete, whose father starred alongside current Bison Head Coach Dave Cecchini at Lehigh in the early 1990’s. Semptimphelter and Cecchini were both First Team All-Patriot League selections in 1993 when Cecchini caught 15 touchdown passes, a single-season League record that still stands.
FIVE PATRIOT LEAGUERS AMONG FCS TACKLES LEADERS
Five Patriot League defensive players rank among the FCS leaders in tackles, led by Greenhagen. Holy Cross’s Dobbs has recorded double-digit tackles in each of his five games is third in the nation. Georgetown senior linebacker Justin Fonteneaux, Lafayette junior linebacker Marco Olivas and Fordham freshman linebacker James Conway are all among the top-25.
FCS TACKLES PER GAME LEADERS
1. Ryan Greenhagen, Fordham, 20.2
3. Jacob Dobbs, Holy Cross, 13.2
7. Justin Fonteneaux, Georgetown, 11.2
10. James Conway, Fordham, 10.6
24. Marco Olivas, Lafayette, 9.2
THIS WEEK IN PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL (WEEK 6)
BUCKNELL BISON (1-3, 0-0 PL) AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (1-4, 0-1 PL)
Fisher Stadium/Easton, Pa. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BROADCAST (ESPN+): PxP - Gary Laubach; Analyst - Mike Joseph; Sideline - Meghan Caffrey
RADIO BROADCAST (WVLY 100.9 The Valley): PxP - Doug Birdsong; PxP - Kevin Herr
Series History: Bucknell and Lafayette meet for the 99th time in series history, with the Leopards holding a 54-38-6 advantage. Bucknell has won six of the last 10 meetings between the two longtime rivals. Bucknell played Lafayette in the first game in program history, a 59-0 win by the Leopards, on Nov. 30, 1883.
Last Meeting: (March 27, 2021) - Bucknell WR Brandon Sander finished with 179 receiving yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bison to a 38-13 victory over Lafayette at Christy Mathewson - Memorial Stadium. LB Blake Leake returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown. He was one of four Bison to record an interception in the win.
COLGATE RAIDERS (2-3, 2-0 PL) AT BROWN BEARS (0-3, Ivy)
Brown Stadium/Providence, R.I. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BROADCAST (ESPN+): PxP – Scott Cordischi; Analyst - Nick Coit
Series History: Colgate and Brown meet for the 57th time in series history, with the Raiders holding a 28-21-7 advantage. The two programs that played for the first time in 1908 have not met since Colgate’s 44-27 in 1996.
Last Meeting: (Oct. 5, 1996) - Colgate RB Anthony Caravetta rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Raiders to a 44-27 victory over Brown. Colgate forced six turnovers to help the program snap a 16-game losing streak that dated back to 1994.
LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (0-5, 0-1 PL) AT PENN QUAKERS (1-2, Ivy)
Franklin Field/Philadelphia, Pa. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BROADCAST (ESPN+/NBC Sports Philadelphia): PxP – Joe Tordy; Analyst - Coffee Jones
RADIO BROADCAST (Fox Sports Radio Lehigh Valley 1230/1320 AM): PxP - Matt Kerr; Analyst - Mike Yadush; Sideline - Matt Markus
Series History: Lehigh and Penn meet for the 62nd time, with the Mountain Hawks trailing, 46-15. The Mountain Hawks and Quakers have split their last four matchups, with Lehigh winning in 2015 and 2016. Penn won in 2017 and 2018. Lehigh Head Coach Tom Gilmore is a 1986 Penn graduate, where he was a three-time All-Ivy League honoree and 1985 Ivy League Player of the Year.
Last Meeting: (Sept. 22, 2018) - Lehigh RB Dom Bragalone rushed for 103 yards on 23 carries, and QB Brad Mayes threw for 218 yards and a touchdown, but the Mountain Hawks fell to Penn, 30-10 at Franklin Field. Lehigh trailed by three points, 13-10, at halftime, but the Quakers scored 17 unanswered points after the break to earn the win.
WAGNER SEAHAWKS (0-4, NEC) AT FORDHAM RAMS (2-3, 1-0 PL)
Jack Coffey Field/Bronx, N.Y. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BROADCAST (ESPN+): PxP – Andrew Bogusch; Analyst - Emmanuel Berbari
RADIO BROADCAST (WFUVSports.org): PxP - Nick DeLuca; Analyst - Andrew Gullotta
Series History: Fordham and Wagner meet for the 12th time, with the Rams trailing the all-time series, 8-3. The Rams and Seahawks met for the first time in 1974 but have not met since Wagner’s 21-0 victory in 1987 in the NCAA Division III Playoffs. The Seahawks went on to win the NCAA DIII National Title in 1987. The two programs have not met since joining NCAA Division I FCS. Fordham made the jump in 1989, with Wagner following in 1993.
Last Meeting: (Nov. 28, 1987) - Fordham fell to Wagner, 21-0, in the NCAA DIII Quarterfinals. The Rams were held scoreless in front of an overflow crowd of 7,000 at Jack Coffey Field by the eventual national champion Seahawks.
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