CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — A resurgence for one of the top programs in the Pa- triot League and outstanding perfor- mances from three individuals head- lined the 2012 football season. Colgate won its first League Ɵtle since 2008, and seventh overall, by recover- ing from a 1-3 start with a seven-game winning streak that included an un- beaten run through the Patriot League. The Raiders were led by junior quar- terback Gavin McCarney, who finished fiŌh in the Walter Payton Award voƟng and earned All-America honors. McCarney wasn’t the only name to remember, as Georgetown linebacker Robert McCabe and Fordham place- kicker/punter Patrick Murray turned in outstanding senior seasons. McCabe was a first-team All-American from three organizaƟons and placed fourth for the Buck Buchanan Award, while Murray earned consensus first-team All-America status. Lehigh also enjoyed an outstanding year with its third-straight 10-win sea- son, though the Mountain Hawks were leŌ out of the FCS postseason. Lehigh finished at No. 14/16 in the naƟonal poll, while Colgate came in at No. 25 to give the Patriot League mulƟple teams in the final rankings for the first Ɵme since 2009. NaƟonal Honors and Awards All-America Teams Sports Network 1st Team: Patrick Murray, Fordham; Robert McCabe, Georgetown 2nd Team: Gavin McCarney, Colgate 3rd Team: Jordan McCord, Colgate; Ryan Risch, Colgate Associated Press 1st Team: Patrick Murray, Fordham; Robert McCabe, Georgetown 3rd Team: Gavin McCarney, Colgate AFCA Patrick Murray, Fordham Robert McCabe, Georgetown Walter Camp Patrick Murray, Fordham Major Awards Walter Payton Gavin McCarney, Colgate (5th) Buck Buchanan Robert McCabe, Georgetown (4th) Eddie Robinson Dick Biddle, Colgate (13th) Joe Moorhead, Fordham (16th) Academic Honors Capital One Academic All-America Chris Looney, Colgate (1st) Zach Barket, Lehigh (3rd) FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team Chris Looney, Colgate; Zach Barket, Lehigh; Patrick Murray, Fordham; Mark Ross & Brad Bormann, LafayeƩe CSJ All-Academic Team Chris Looney, Colgate; Zach Barket & Ryan Spadola, Lehigh; Mark Ross & Greg Kessel, LafayeƩe Colgate’s Title, Individual Accolades Highlight 2012 Season 2012 SãÄ®Ä¦Ý FINAL Patriot League Overall W-L PCT H A SãÙ» W-L Pã H A SãÙ» T Colgate* 5-0 1.000 3-0 2-0 W 5 8-4 .667 4-0 4-4 L 1 Lehigh 4-1 .800 1-1 3-0 W 1 10-1 .909 5-1 5-0 W 1 Georgetown 2-3 .400 1-2 1-1 L 1 5-6 .455 2-4 3-2 L 1 LafayeƩe 2-3 .400 1-2 1-1 L 3 5-6 .455 2-3 3-3 L 4 Holy Cross 2-3 .400 1-1 1-2 W 1 2-9 .182 1-5 1-4 W 1 Bucknell 0-5 .000 0-2 0-3 L 5 3-8 .273 2-3 1-5 W 1 Fordham# - - - - - - - - - 6-5 .545 4-1 2-4 L 1 * - Patriot League champion # - Not eligible for Patriot League Ɵtle Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders Patriot League Football 2012 Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for Communications Phone 610-289-1963 E-mail [email protected]Release 1.16.13 www.patriotleague.org witter.com/patriotleaguefb acebook.com/patriotleague 1 Patriot League TwiƩer Notebook - @PatriotLeagueFB *Colgate won its first Patriot League Ɵtle since 2008. *Lehigh and Colgate each finished in the FCS top 25, giving the Patriot League a pair of teams in the final rankings for the first Ɵme since 2009. *Colgate junior quarterback Gavin McCarney placed fiŌh in the Walter Payton Award voƟng and was an All-American from The Sports Network and AP. *Georgetown senior linebacker Robert McCabe was fourth for the Buck Buchan- an Award and a first-team All-American from Sports Network, AP and AFCA. *Fordham senior placekicker Patrick Murray earned consensus first-team All- America honors and won the 2012 Fred Mitchell Award. *Head Coaches Dick Biddle (Colgate) and Joe Moorhead (Fordham) were finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award. *Colgate’s Jordan McCord and Ryan Risch also earned All-America status. *Eleven Patriot Leaguers earned ECAC All-Star honors, with McCabe as the orga- nizaƟon’s Defensive Player of the Year. *Colgate’s Chris Looney and Lehigh’s Zach Barket were named Capital One Aca- demic All-Americans, with Looney making the first team. *Looney was one of five Patriot Leaguers on the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team, and is one of six finalists for a post-graduate scholarship from the FCS ADA. *Five Patriot Leaguers led the FCS in a staƟsƟcal category in 2012. *Lehigh’s Ryan Spadola concludes his career second in recepƟons and receiving yards in Patriot League history. *Georgetown’s Robert McCabe stands fiŌh in all-Ɵme tackles. *Both players will compete in major postseason all-star games in coming weeks. Patriot League Major Awards O¥¥ÄÝ®ò P½ù٠ʥ ã« YÙ: GAVIN McCARNEY, QB, COLGATE D¥ÄÝ®ò P½ù٠ʥ ã« YÙ: ROBERT McCABE, LB, GEORGETOWN CÊ« Ê¥ ã« YÙ: DICK BIDDLE, COLGATE RÊÊ»® Ê¥ ã« YÙ: JAMEL SMITH, WR, LAFAYETTE S«Ê½Ù-A 㫽ã Ê¥ ã« YÙ: CHRIS LOONEY, WR, COLGATE
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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — A resurgence for one of the top programs in the Pa-triot League and outstanding perfor-mances from three individuals head-lined the 2012 football season.
Colgate won its fi rst League tle since 2008, and seventh overall, by recover-ing from a 1-3 start with a seven-game winning streak that included an un-beaten run through the Patriot League. The Raiders were led by junior quar-terback Gavin McCarney, who fi nished fi h in the Walter Payton Award vo ng and earned All-America honors.
McCarney wasn’t the only name to remember, as Georgetown linebacker Robert McCabe and Fordham place-kicker/punter Patrick Murray turned in outstanding senior seasons. McCabe was a fi rst-team All-American from three organiza ons and placed fourth for the Buck Buchanan Award, while Murray earned consensus fi rst-team All-America status.
Lehigh also enjoyed an outstanding year with its third-straight 10-win sea-son, though the Mountain Hawks were le out of the FCS postseason. Lehigh fi nished at No. 14/16 in the na onal poll, while Colgate came in at No. 25 to give the Patriot League mul ple teams in the fi nal rankings for the fi rst me since 2009.
Na onal Honors and Awards
All-America Teams
Sports Network1st Team: Patrick Murray, Fordham; Robert McCabe, Georgetown2nd Team: Gavin McCarney, Colgate3rd Team: Jordan McCord, Colgate; Ryan Risch, Colgate
Associated Press1st Team: Patrick Murray, Fordham; Robert McCabe, Georgetown3rd Team: Gavin McCarney, Colgate
Eddie RobinsonDick Biddle, Colgate (13th)Joe Moorhead, Fordham (16th)
Academic Honors
Capital One Academic All-AmericaChris Looney, Colgate (1st)Zach Barket, Lehigh (3rd)
FCS ADA Academic All-Star TeamChris Looney, Colgate; Zach Barket, Lehigh; Patrick Murray, Fordham; Mark Ross & Brad Bormann, Lafaye e
CSJ All-Academic TeamChris Looney, Colgate; Zach Barket & Ryan Spadola, Lehigh; Mark Ross & Greg Kessel, Lafaye e
Colgate’s Title, Individual Accolades Highlight 2012 Season
2012 S FINAL
Patriot League Overall
W-L PCT H A S W-L P H A STColgate* 5-0 1.000 3-0 2-0 W 5 8-4 .667 4-0 4-4 L 1Lehigh 4-1 .800 1-1 3-0 W 1 10-1 .909 5-1 5-0 W 1Georgetown 2-3 .400 1-2 1-1 L 1 5-6 .455 2-4 3-2 L 1Lafaye e 2-3 .400 1-2 1-1 L 3 5-6 .455 2-3 3-3 L 4Holy Cross 2-3 .400 1-1 1-2 W 1 2-9 .182 1-5 1-4 W 1Bucknell 0-5 .000 0-2 0-3 L 5 3-8 .273 2-3 1-5 W 1Fordham# - - - - - - - - - 6-5 .545 4-1 2-4 L 1* - Patriot League champion # - Not eligible for Patriot League tle
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Patriot League Football 2012Contact Matt Dougherty, Assistant Executive Director for CommunicationsPhone 610-289-1963E-mail [email protected]
Patriot League Twi er Notebook - @PatriotLeagueFB*Colgate won its fi rst Patriot League tle since 2008.*Lehigh and Colgate each fi nished in the FCS top 25, giving the Patriot League a pair of teams in the fi nal rankings for the fi rst me since 2009.*Colgate junior quarterback Gavin McCarney placed fi h in the Walter Payton Award vo ng and was an All-American from The Sports Network and AP.*Georgetown senior linebacker Robert McCabe was fourth for the Buck Buchan-an Award and a fi rst-team All-American from Sports Network, AP and AFCA.*Fordham senior placekicker Patrick Murray earned consensus fi rst-team All-America honors and won the 2012 Fred Mitchell Award.*Head Coaches Dick Biddle (Colgate) and Joe Moorhead (Fordham) were fi nalists for the Eddie Robinson Award.*Colgate’s Jordan McCord and Ryan Risch also earned All-America status.*Eleven Patriot Leaguers earned ECAC All-Star honors, with McCabe as the orga-niza on’s Defensive Player of the Year.*Colgate’s Chris Looney and Lehigh’s Zach Barket were named Capital One Aca-demic All-Americans, with Looney making the fi rst team.*Looney was one of fi ve Patriot Leaguers on the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team, and is one of six fi nalists for a post-graduate scholarship from the FCS ADA.*Five Patriot Leaguers led the FCS in a sta s cal category in 2012.*Lehigh’s Ryan Spadola concludes his career second in recep ons and receiving yards in Patriot League history.*Georgetown’s Robert McCabe stands fi h in all- me tackles.*Both players will compete in major postseason all-star games in coming weeks.
Patriot League Major Awards O P Y : GAVIN McCARNEY, QB, COLGATE
D P Y : ROBERT McCABE, LB, GEORGETOWN
C Y : DICK BIDDLE, COLGATE
R Y : JAMEL SMITH, WR, LAFAYETTE
S -A Y : CHRIS LOONEY, WR, COLGATE
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Patriot League Notebook COLGATE RUNS ITS WAY TO THE PATRIOT LEAGUE TITLEColgate sat with a 1-3 record through four games, but the Raiders turned it on from there to win their fi nal seven contests and capture the 2012 Patriot League Football championship. It was Colgate’s seventh League tle, and fi rst since 2008. Col-gate fi nished in the top fi ve na onally in rushing, total and scoring off ense, and scored 35 points or more in nine consecu ve contests entering the postseason.
LEHIGH, COLGATE RANKED IN FINAL FCS TOP 25For the fi rst me since 2009, mul ple Patriot League teams were ranked in the fi nal Football Championship Subdivision polls as Lehigh came in the top 20 in both na onal rankings and Colgate was the No. 25 team in The Sports Network poll. The Mountain Hawks earned the No. 14 ranking in the FCS Coaches Poll, and No. 16 in The Sports Network top 25. Lehigh fi nishes in the polls for the third straight season a er going 10-1 for the year. The Mountain Hawks were le out of the postseason despite their 10-1 fi nish. The Raiders were ranked in the fi nal poll for the fi rst me since 2009, when Holy Cross fi nished at No. 14 in both na onal rankings while Colgate was at No. 20/21 and Lafaye e was No. 24/25. A Patriot League team has now fi nished in the top 15 of at least one na onal poll in four consecu ve seasons.
McCARNEY, McCABE AND MURRAY THE NAMES TO REMEMBER FROM 2012It was a good season to have an “M” at the start of your last name in the Patriot League as Colgate quarterback Gavin McCarney, Georgetown linebacker Robert McCabe and Fordham placekicker/punter Patrick Murray had memorable years. McCarney fi nished fi h in the Walter Payton Award vo ng and earned second-team All-America honors from The Sports Network and third-team from the Associated Press. McCabe was the fourth-place fi nisher for the Buck Buchanan Award, the ECAC Defensive Player of the Year and a fi rst-team All-American from The Sports Network, AP and American Football Coaches Associa on. Murray was the 10th Patriot Leaguer to earn consensus All-America honors as he was a fi rst-team pick by all four major awarding organiza ons, adding the Walter Camp to the Sports Network, AP and AFCA. He was also named the Fred Mitchell Award winner as the top placekicker outside the Football Bowl Subdivision.
LOONEY LEADS PATRIOT LEAGUERS HONORED FOR WORK IN THE CLASSROOMColgate’s Chris Looney was named the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and con nued to receive praise for his success on the fi eld and classroom as a fi rst-team Capital One Academic All-American and one of six fi nalists for two post-graduate scholarships given out by the FCS Athle c Directors Associa on. Looney was one of fi ve Patriot Leaguer named FCS ADA Academic All-Stars along with Lafaye e’s Mark Ross and Brad Bormann, Fordham’s Patrick Murray and Lehigh’s Zach Barket, who also joined Looney as a Capital One Academic All-American with a third-team pick. Looney, Ross and Barket were named to the College Sports Journal All-Academic Team along with Lehigh’s Ryan Spadola and Lafaye e’s Greg Kessel.
MORE POSTSEASON HONORSColgate’s Jordan McCord and Ryan Risch concluded their senior seasons as All-Americans, receiving third-team praise from The Sports Network. Ten Patriot Leaguers received All-Star selec ons from the ECAC, with Murray, McCarney, McCabe and McCord on the list along with Lehigh off ensive lineman Mike Vuono, defensive lineman Sajjad Chagani and linebacker Billy Bokyo, Georgetown defensive back Jeremy Moore, Bucknell defensive lineman Samuel Oyekoya and Holy Cross return spe-cialist Kalif Raymond. Murray was honored as both the placekicker and punter by the ECAC.
SPADOLA, McCABE AIM TO CONTINUE CAREERS PROFESSIONALLYLehigh’s Ryan Spadola and Georgetown’s Robert McCabe have opportuni es to impress scouts ahead of April’s NFL Dra . Spadola will play in the Texas vs. The Na on game on Feb. 2 and compete in the NFL combine later in the month, while McCabe will compete in the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday. Spadola fi nished second in Patriot League history in both recep ons and receiving yards, while McCabe stands fi h all- me in tackles.
PATRIOT LEAGUERS FINISH HIGH IN FCS STATISTICSMul ple Patriot Leaguers fi nished at or near the top of FCS sta s cs. Fordham’s Patrick Murray was fi rst in fi eld goals made per game, and second in the na on in pun ng average. Georgetown’s Robert McCabe easily fi nished at the top spot in tackles per game, while Colgate’s Gavin McCarney tops the charts in scoring just ahead of teammate Jordan McCord.. Fordham’s Michael Mar n and Georgetown’s Jeremy Moore were ed for the FCS lead in fumbles forced and recovered, respec vely.
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2012 Patriot League Major Awards O P YGAVIN McCARNEY, COLGATE Jr., QBMcCarney fi nished the year comple ng 159-of-256 passes for 2,372 yards with 16 touchdowns and eight intercep ons and rushing 193 mes for 1,406 yards and 23 touchdowns. He led the na on in scoring with 11.67 points per game and was fourth in the FCS in points responsible for, eighth in passing effi ciency, ninth in total off ense and 12th in rushing. McCarney set a Patriot League single-season record for rushing yards by a quarterback, with his 288-yard performance against Lafaye e on Nov. 3 standing as the second-best rushing day by any player in Patriot League history. He led Colgate to a top-fi ve mark na onally in rushing, total and scoring off ense, and the Raiders averaged 49.3 points and 576.8 yards of total off ense per game during Patriot League play. McCarney fi nished fi h in the vo ng for the Walter Payton Award.
D P YROBERT McCABE, GEORGETOWN Sr., LBMcCabe was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and a fi rst-team All-Patriot League selec on at line-backer a er leading the na on in tackles with 159, fi nishing the regular season with 28 more than any other FCS player. He fi nished fourth in the vo ng for the Buck Buchanan Award. McCabe also added 14.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks for the season to wrap up one of the top careers for a defensive player in Patriot League history. He concludes his me at George-town with a school-record 407 tackles, placing him ed for fi h in Patriot League history with the top mark for any player since 1997. His 159 tackles this season also stand ed for fourth in League annals and mark the highest total for any player since 1995. McCabe had 19 consecu ve games with double-digit tackles to fi nish his career.
C YDICK BIDDLE, COLGATEBiddle wins his fi h Patriot League Coach of the Year award, more than any other coach in League history. It came as the 17th year head coach led Colgate to its seventh Patriot League tle during his tenure. Colgate got off to a 1-3 start, but the Raiders entered the postseason on a seven-game win streak and scored 35 points or more in nine consecu ve contests. Colgate fi nished in the top fi ve na onally in rushing, total and scoring off ense as the Raiders rolled to points and yards all season. Colgate won its Patriot League games in decisive fashion as it took down Holy Cross (51-35), Georgetown (57-36), Bucknell (47-33) and Lafaye e (65-41) before winning at Lehigh (35-24) to secure the League tle and an undefeated Patriot League campaign on Nov. 10. The Raiders completed an undefeated run against Patriot League opponents with a 41-39 victory at Fordham on Saturday. It was Colgate’s fi rst Patriot League tle and fi rst undefeated League campaign since 2008.
R YJAMEL SMITH, LAFAYETTE Fr., WR/RSSmith made an impact as a wide receiver and return specialist for Lafaye e. The freshman was the team’s second-leading receiver with 38 recep ons for 291 yards and two touchdowns, and fi nished sixth in the na on in punt return average as he totaled 15 returns for 190 yards (12.7 avg) for the season. Smith came on strong in the fi nal two weeks of the season with 14 recep ons for 118 yards and two touchdowns.
S -A YCHRIS LOONEY, COLGATE Sr., WRLooney helped Colgate to the Patriot League tle and a berth in the NCAA Division I Football Championship by recording 43 recep ons for 776 yards and six touchdowns to play a key role in the team’s off ense which was in the top fi ve na onally in both scoring and total yardage. Looney earned a second-team All-Patriot League selec on. An Interna onal Rela ons & History major, Looney carries a cumula ve grade-point average of 3.90 in his senior year at Colgate. He has received the Colgate University Dean’s Award for Excellence and been placed on the school’s Athle cs Honor Roll four mes apiece. He is a Charles A. Dana Scholar for “superior achievement as well as demonstrated leadership in the college community.” Looney has done plenty of work off the fi eld in his me in Hamilton. He has been part of the Colgate University Leadership Academy for three years and is an Execu ve Board Member for Upli ing Athletes, helping to raise more than $15,000 for Ependymoma Research. He also par cipated in events for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, breast cancer and families of cancer vic ms and served as a mentor for fi h-grade students on the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Looney was also recognized as a fi rst-team Capital One Academic All-American and FCS ADA Academic All-Star, and is up for one of two post-graduate scholarships from the FCS ADA.
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First-Team All-Patriot LeagueOff enseQB Gavin McCarney, ColgateRB Jordan McCord, Colgate; Carlton Koonce, FordhamFB/HB Travis Friend, Bucknell; Ed Pavalko, ColgateWR Mark Ross, Lafaye e; Ryan Spa-dola, Lehigh; Brian Wetzel, FordhamTE Dan Light, FordhamOL Craig Capodiferro, Colgate; Brian Crocke , Colgate; Ryan Risch, Colgate; Lloyd Morrison, Fordham; Mike Vuo-no, LehighPK Patrick Murray, FordhamRS Kalif Raymond, Holy Cross
DefenseDL Tom Bianchi, Lehigh; Sajjad Cha-gani, Lehigh; Rick Lyster, Lafaye e; Samuel Oyekoya, BucknellLB Billy Boyko, Lehigh; Robert Mc-Cabe, Georgetown; Dus n Wharton, Georgetown; Michael Mar n, Ford-hamDB Jeremy Moore, Georgetown; Ma hew Steinbeck, Bucknell; Billy O’Brien, Lehigh; Gabe Johnson, LehighP Patrick Murray, Fordham
Second-Team All-Patriot LeagueOff enseQB Mike Colvin, LehighRB Nick Campanella, Georgetown; Ross Scheuerman, Lafaye eWR Chris Looney, Colgate; Kevin Ma-cari, Georgetown; Gerald Mistre a, Holy CrossTE Alex Schneider, Holy CrossOL Luke Chiarolanzio, Lafaye e; Ned Daryoush, Lehigh; James Spaly, Georgetown; Sean Whited, Holy Cross; Chris Watkins, FordhamPK John Macomber, Holy CrossRS Brian Wetzel, Fordham
DefenseDL Sean Sellers, Bucknell; Tracey Smith, Bucknell; Gary Acquah, Holy Cross; Nick Womack, FordhamLB Evan Byers, Bucknell; Beau Traber, Bucknell; Patrick Friel, Colgate; Sam Loughery, Lehigh; Nigel Muhammad, LehighDB Kyni Sco , Lafaye e; Darius Saf-ford, Lafaye e; Jared Roberts, Lafay-e e; Tom Mannix, Holy Cross; Ian Wil-liams, FordhamP John Macomber, Holy Cross
Patriot League Head CoachesJOE SUSAN, BUCKNELLYear at Bucknell/Overall ...................3rd/4thOverall ................................................ 20-23at Bucknell ...........................................10-23vs. Patriot League .................................5-13
DICK BIDDLE, COLGATEYeat at Colgate/Overall ................ 17th/17thOverall ............................................... 133-65at Colgate ..........................................133-65vs. Patriot League ...............................78-24
JOE MOORHEAD, FORDHAMYear at Fordham/Overall ...................1st/1stOverall ................................................... . 6-5at Fordham ..............................................6-5vs. Patriot League ...................................3-3
KEVIN KELLY, GEORGETOWNYear at Georgetown/Overall ............7th/7thOverall ..................................................22-54at Georgetown ....................................22-54vs. Patriot League .................................9-32
TOM GILMORE, HOLY CROSSYear at Holy Cross/Overall ................9th/9thOverall ................................................. 53-47at Holy Cross ....................................... 53-47vs. Patriot League ...............................32-22
FRANK TAVANI, LAFAYETTEYear at Lafaye e/Overall ............. 13th/13thOverall ..................................................71-75at Lafaye e ..........................................71-75vs. Patriot League .............................. 40-41
ANDY COEN, LEHIGHYear at Lehigh/Overall ......................7th/7thOverall ..................................................51-30at Lehigh ............................................. 51-30vs. Patriot League .............................. 32-10
Patriot League Champions 10 LEHIGH ...........1993, 1995, 1998, 1999c
Team Notebooks B Seven Bison made the All-Patriot League Team...Fullback Travis Friend, defensive lineman Samuel Oyekoya and defensive back Ma hew Steinbeck were on the fi rst team, with defensive linemen Sean Sellers and Tracey Smith and linebackers Evan Byers and Beau Traber on the second team...Oyekoya was also an Academic All-Patriot League selec on, and was later named asone of the Patriot League’s ECAC All-Star picks...Bucknell won its season fi nale for the fi h me in the past seven years, and fi nished with two wins in the fi nal three games...The Bison fi nished the yearin the top 10 na onally in both rushing defense and sacks per game.
C The Raiders had a storybook season with seven consecu ve wins and a Patriot League tle, their seventh overall and fi rst since 2008...Colgate’s ride came to an end with a 31-20 loss at
Wagner in the fi rst round of the NCAA Division I Football Championship on Nov. 24...The Raiderss ll fi nished at No. 25 in The Sports Network rankings, earning a spot in the fi nal poll for the fi rst me since 2009...The Raiders received three major awards from the Patriot League
as Gavin McCarney was named Off ensive Player of the Year, Dick Biddle took home theCoach of the Year award and Chris Looney earned the Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor...McCarney con nued to rack up awards throughout the postseason as he was named a second-team All-American by The Sports Network and a third-team choice by the Associated Press, and also garnered ECAC All-Star status...The junior quarterback placed fi h in the vo ng for the Walter Payton Award as the Most Outstanding Player in the na on...He fi nished the year comple ng 159-of-256 passes for 2,372 yards with 16 touchdowns and eight intercep ons and rushing 193 mes for 1,406 yards and 23 touchdowns...He led the na on in scoring with 11.67 points per game, and also placed fourth in points responsible for per game, eighth in passing effi ciency, ninth in total off ense and 12th in rushing...Running back Jordan McCord and off ensive lineman Ryan Risch each earned third-team All-America honors from The Sports Network following stellar senior seasons, with McCord also joining McCarney on the ECAC squad...McCord fi nished the year with 1,708 rushing yards, the fi h best single-season performance in Patriot League history, and was second in the na on in scoring and fi h in rushing yardage per game...Six Raiders made the fi rst-team All-Patriot League off ense, with McCarney, McCord and Risch along with fullback/H-Back Ed Pavalko and off ensive linemen Craig Capodiferro and Brian Crocke ...Looney was a second-team wide receiver, while Patrick Friel made the second team at linebacker...Looney also earned a spot on the Academic All-Patriot League Team in addi on to his Scholar-Athlete of the Year award...He was further awarded for his work in the classroom and on the fi eld with a fi rst-team spot on the Capital One Academic All-America team and as an FCS ADA Academic All-Star...Looney is one of six fi nalists for the two postgraduate scholarships off ered by the FCS ADA...Colgate Head Coach Dick Biddle won the Patriot League Coach of the Year honor and was a candidate for the Eddie Robinson Award...Colgate fi nished in the top fi ve na onally in rushing, total and scoring off ense, and scored 35 points or more in nine consecu ve contests entering the postseason...Colgate won its Patriot League games in decisive fashion as it took down Holy Cross (51-35), Georgetown (57-36), Bucknell (47-33) and Lafaye e (65-41) before winning at Lehigh (35-24) to secure the League tle and an undefeated Patriot League campaign on Nov. 10....The Raiders completed an undefeated run against Patriot League opponents with a 41-39 victory at Fordham on Nov. 17, holding on by denying a two-point conversion a empt with 43 seconds le ...It was Colgate’s fi rst Patriot League tle and fi rst undefeated League campaign since 2008.
F The Rams fi nished the season with a fi ve-game improvement from last year, going 6-5in the fi rst year for Head Coach Joe Moorhead...Moorhead was honored for the success when he wasnamed a candidate for the Eddie Robinson Award... Fordham had 11 selec ons to the All-Patriot League team, tying Lehigh for the most in the League...The Rams also shared League honors with seven fi rst-team picks, with Koonce at running back, Wetzel at wide receiver, ght end Dan Light, off ensive lineman Lloyd Morrison, Mar n at linebacker and Murray as both the placekicker and punter...On the second team, Chris Watkins was on the off ensive line, Wetzel at return specialist, Nick Womack made it on the defensive line and Ian Williams was at defensive back...Murray, Light and Brendan Melanophy were all named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team...Murray had one of the best seasons for a fi eld goal kicker in FCS history, and was honored for it with mul ple awards in the off season...He became the 10th consensus All-American in Patriot League history, and eighth with consensus fi rst-team status, as he made the lists from Sports Network, Associated Press, Walter Camp and AFCA... Murray was named the 2012 Fred Mitchell Award winner as the top placekicker from the FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA or NJCAA and also received the FCS Placekicker of the Year award from College Football Performance Awards...He was named an ECAC All-Star as both a punter and placekicker...He went 25-of-30 to sha er the single-season Patriot League record of 19 made fi eld goals and come within just one of the FCS record...He was also honored as an FCS ADA Academic All-Star.
Sports Network/Fathead.com Top 25 Poll
Rk School Pts PR1 North Dakota State (142) 3550 12 Sam Houston State 3386 53 Georgia Southern 3183 64 Eastern Washington 3143 45 Montana State 2949 26 Old Dominion 2859 37 Woff ord 2673 98 Illinois State 2289 169 Appalachian State 2229 710 Central Arkansas 2166 811 Stony Brook 2158 1012 Cal Poly 1930 1213 New Hampshire 1839 1114 South Dakota State 1537 1915 Villanova 1354 1416 Lehigh 1346 1317 Towson 1147 1518 Richmond 938 1819 James Madison 894 1720 Northern Arizona 736 2021 Wagner 603 NR22 Bethune-Cookman 523 2223 Eastern Kentucky 515 2124 Coastal Carolina 495 NR25 Colgate 383 24
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Eastern Illinois 349, Indiana State 306, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 138, Albany 120, UT Mar n 102, Youngstown State 81, Harvard 56, Tennessee State 44, Sam-ford 29, Montana 22, McNeese State 19, The Citadel 16, Penn 14, Drake 8, Sacramento State 5, Howard 5, South Carolina State 5, Southern Illinois 4, Northern Iowa 1, Maine 1
ECAC Lambert FCS Top 10
Rk School Record1 Old Dominion 11-22 Stony Brook 9-33 Towson 7-44 Richmond 8-35 Villanova 8-4 New Hampshire 8-47 Lehigh 10-18 Wagner 9-49 Colgate 8-410 Albany 9-2
RV: Harvard, Penn
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G The Hoyas missed fi nishing over .500 for the second year in a row by one game, but their season will be most remembered for the play of senior linebacker Robert McCabe...McCabe was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and ECAC Defensive Player of the Year and fi nished fourth in the vo ng for the Buck Buchanan Award as the Top Defensive Player in the FCS...He was named a fi rst-team All-American by The Sports Network and Associated Press as well as the AFCA...McCabe fi nished the year with 159 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks....The 159 tackles were 28 more than any other FCS player at the end of the regular season, and edfor fourth in League history as the top mark for any player in a single season since 1995...He fi nishes his career with 407 tackles, becoming the fi rst Hoya to break 400 career tackles and the fi rst Patriot Leaguer to do it since 1997...McCabe will play in the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday...McCabe was one of three Hoyas on the fi rst-team All-Patriot League de-fense along with linebacker Dus n Wharton and defensive back Jeremy Moore, who made the team for the third year in a row...On the second team, running back Nick Campanella, wide receiver Kevin Macari and off ensive lineman James Spaly all represented the Hoyas....Senior Donald Rhodes made the Academic All-Patriot League squad.
H C A tough season ended on a posi ve note with a 24-0 victory at Georgetown on Nov. 17..Holy Cross fi nished 2-9, though fi ve of the losses came by four points or less on a scoregiven up in the fi nal minutes...Holy Cross had eight All-Patriot League selec ons, including freshman return specialist Kalif Raymond on the fi rst team...Second-team picks included wide receiver Gerald Mistre a, ght end Alex Schneider, off ensive lineman Sean Whited, defensive lineman Gary Acquah, defensive back Tom Mannix and John Macomber as both the punter and placekicker...Mannix, Macomber and Sam Jones each made the Academic All-Patriot League Team...Raymond was later named as the return specialist on the ECAC All-Star Team.
L The Leopards dropped the fi nal four games of the season to fi nish the year at 5-6...Wide receiver Mark Ross had an outstanding junior season with 75 recep ons for 1,030 yards and 10 touchdowns to earn fi rst-team All-Patriot League honors, and was also recognized for his work in the classroom as an Academic All-Patriot League pick and FCS ADA Academic All-Star...Rick Lyster joined Ross as a fi rst-team All-Patriot League pick, while Jamel Smithreceived the Patriot League Rookie of the Year award for his play at wide receiver and in the return game....Lafaye e’s second-team All-Patriot League selec ons included Ross Scheuerman at running back, Luke Chiarolanziao on the off ensive line and Kyni Sco , Darius Saff ord and Jared Roberts in the defensive backfi eld...Ross, Brad Bormann and Greg Kessel were named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team, with Bormann also joining Ross as an FCS Academic All-Star.
L Despite fi nishing with a 10-1 record, Lehigh was le out of the NCAA Division I FootballChampionship...The Mountain Hawks were the highest-ranked team to miss the fi eld, and ended theyear ranked at No. 14 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 16 in The Sports Network top 25...Lehigh endsthe season ranked for a 31st consecu ve me, and was one of two one-loss teams in the countryalong with na onal champion North Dakota State... They fi nished a third consecu ve season with at least 10 victories and a top-15 ranking... The Mountain Hawks had a League-high 11 student-athletes named to the All-Patriot League Team including fi rst-team selec ons for wide receiver Ryan Spadola, of-fensive lineman Mike Vuono, defensive linemen Tom Bianchi and Sajjad Chagani, linebacker Billy Boyko and defensive backs Billy O’Brien and Gabe Johnson..Quarterback Mike Colvin, off ensive lineman Ned Daryoush and linebackers Sam Loughery and Nigel Muhammad made the second team...Vuono, Chagani and Boyko followed those selec ons with spots on the ECAC All-Star Team...Academic All-Patriot League team honors went to Spadola and running back Zach Barket, who was also named a third-team Capital One Academic All-American and FCS Academic All-Star...Spadola concluded his outstand-ing career in second place in Patriot League history in recep ons and receiving yardage, and will aim for a goal of playing professionally as he competes at the Texas vs. The Na on game and NFL Combine next month.
Team Notebooks
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Rk School Pts PR1 North Dakota State (26) 650 12 Sam Houston State 618 53 Georgia Southern 579 74 Eastern Washington 572 45 Montana State 539 26 Old Dominion 527 37 Woff ord 496 98 Appalachian State 434 69 Illinois State 408 1510 Central Arkansas 401 811 Cal Poly 378 1212 Stony Brook 366 1113 New Hampshire 334 1314 Lehigh 295 1015 Towson 235 1416 Villanova 227 1817 South Dakota State 222 2118 Richmond 188 1719 Eastern Kentucky 163 1620 Northern Arizona 142 1921 James Madison 111 2022 Wagner 103 NR23 Bethune-Cookman 89 2224 Coastal Carolina 88 NR25 Eastern Illinois 75 NR
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Colgate (66), Harvard (60), Indiana State (32), Tennessee State (11), UT Mar n (11), Youngstown State (9), Pennsylvania (7), The Citadel (5), Arkansas Pine-Bluff (3), Albany (3), San Diego (1), Chat-tanooga (1), Samford (1).
O N -L (18-18)
BIG EAST (0-1)October 13at FBS No. 20/21 Cincinna 49, Fordham 17
BIG SOUTH (1-1)September 22at No. 20/20 Stony Brook 32, Colgate 31No. 13/16 Lehigh 28 at Liberty 26
C (1-3)August 30No. 12/14 New Hampshire 38 at Holy Cross 17
September 8at Villanova 28, Fordham 13Lafaye e 17 at William & Mary 14
September 15at No. 13/14 Delaware 19, Bucknell 3
I (8-8)September 15at No. 13/16 Lehigh 17, Princeton 14Brown 24 at Holy Cross 21at Fordham 34, Cornell 27Yale 24 at Georgetown 21at Lafaye e 28, Penn 21
September 21Georgetown 21 at Princeton 20 (ESPNU)
September 22Fordham 20 at Columbia 13Dartmouth 13 at Holy Cross 10
September 28at No. 24 Harvard 52, Holy Cross 3
September 29Colgate 47 at Yale 24Brown 37 at Georgetown 10Cornell 15 at Bucknell 10October 6at No. 10/11 Lehigh 35, Columbia 14Princeton 35 at Lafaye e 14
October 13Lafaye e 20 at Yale 10at No. 21/22 Harvard 35, Bucknell 7 (CBSSN)
MVFC (0-1)September 8at South Dakota 31, Colgate 21
Patriot League TV Schedule SEPT. 1Monmouth at Lehigh ............................. SE2
SEPT. 8Lafaye e at William & Mary ..... LSN, ESPN3Bucknell at Marist ...............................TWHV
SEPT. 15Princeton at Lehigh ................................ SE2Penn at Lafaye e ....................................LSN
SEPT. 21Georgetown at Princeton ..................ESPNU
SEPT. 22Lafaye e at Bucknell ......................... CBSSNDartmouth at Holy Cross .................... WCTRLehigh at Liberty ............WFMZ, FCS, ESPN3
SEPT. 29Fordham at Lehigh ................................. SE2
OCT. 6Columbia at Lehigh ................................. SE2Princeton at Lafaye e ............................LSN
OCT. 13Lafaye e at Yale ......................... LSN, ESPN3Bucknell at Harvard ........................... CBSSNFordham at Cincinna ........................ESPN3
OCT. 20Bucknell at Lehigh .................................. SE2Holy Cross at Lafaye e ...........................LSN
OCT. 27Fordham at Holy Cross ....................... WCTRGeorgetown at Lafaye e........................LSN
NOV. 3Lafaye e at Colgate ................................LSN
NOV. 10Colgate at Lehigh ............................... CBSSNLafaye e at Fordham .............................LSN
NOV. 17Lehigh at Lafaye e .....................................................................WFMZ, LSN, MASN2, FCS
CBSSN - CBS Sports NetworkFCS - Fox College Sports Atlan cLSN - Lafaye e Sports Network *TW - Time Warner Sports Central New YorkTWHV - Time Warner Hudson ValleySE2 - Service Electric 2 SportsWCTR - WCTR-TV3 Central Massachuse sWFMZ - WFMZ-TV, channel 69 (Allentown, Pa.)MASN2 - Mid-Atlan c Sports Network 2* - RCN-4, RCN-8 and WBPH-60 (live), MASN (tape-delay)
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RED ZONE OFFENSE1. Lehigh ................................................................. 95.03. Holy Cross .......................................................... 94.09. Fordham ............................................................. 91.013. Colgate ............................................................... 90.0
FIRST DOWNS OFFENSE6. Colgate ............................................................. 24.42
TIME OF POSSESSION10. Colgate ............................................................. 32:53
NET PUNTING15. Fordham ........................................................... 38.19
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING YARDS PER GAME4. Carlton Koonce, Fordham .............................. 145.095. Jordan McCord, Colgate ................................. 142.3312. Gavin McCarney, Colgate ............................... 117.17
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS PER GAME6. Carlton Koonce, Fordham .............................. 173.559. Brian Wetzel, Fordham................................... 167.2712. Jordan McCord, Colgate ................................. 152.67
PASSING YARDS PER GAMAE12. Mike Colvin, Lehigh ........................................ 283.0916. Ryan Higgins, Fordham .................................. 267.27
TOTAL OFFENSE PER GAME5. Mike Colvin, Lehigh ........................................ 326.649. Gavin McCarney, Colgate ............................... 314.83
SCORING PER GAME1. Gavin McCarney, Colgate ................................. 11.672. Jordan McCord, Colgate ................................... 11.507. Patrick Murray, Fordham .................................... 9.5518. Carlton Koonce, Fordham .................................. 8.18
POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR PER GAME4. Gavin McCarney, Colgate ................................. 19.178. Mike Colvin, Lehigh .......................................... 16.36
TACKLES PER GAME1. Robert McCabe, Georgetown .......................... 14.4520. Michael Mar n, Fordham ................................ 10.40
INTERCEPTIONS PER GAME2. Ma hew Steinbeck, Bucknell ............................. 0.555. Jeremy Moore, Georgetown .............................. 0.50
FUMBLES RECOVERED1. Jeremy Moore, Georgetown .............................. 0.44
FORCED FUMBLES1. Michael Mar n, Fordham .................................. 0.70
FIELD GOALS1. Patrick Murray, Fordham .................................... 2.27
PUNTING2. Patrick Murray, Fordham .................................. 45.96
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M P Y13,455 1. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2006-09) 9,923 2. John Skelton, Fordham (2006-09) 9,819 3. Marko Glavic, Lafaye e (2000-03) 9,669 4. Phil Stambaugh, Lehigh (1996-99) 8,714 5. Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1986-88) 8,603 6. Tom Ciacco, Holy Cross (1988-91) 7,823 7. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2008-11) 7,427 8. Ryan Vena, Colgate (1996-99) 7,324 9. Fank Baur, Lafaye e (1987-89) 7,199 10. Dave Goodwin, Colgate (1987-90) 6,732 11. Glenn Kempa, Lehigh (1989-91) 6,709 12. Tom Kirchoff , Lafaye e (1989-92) 6,670 13. John O’Neil, Holy Cross (2002-05) 6,669 14. Sco Semp mphelter, Lehigh (90-93) 6,112 15. Kevin Eakin, Fordham (2002-03)
M P C1,131 1. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2006-09) 820 2. Marko Glavic, Lafaye e (2000-03) 818 3. Phil Stambaugh, Lehigh (1996-99) 802 4. John Skelton, Fordham (2006-09) 658 5. Tom Ciaccio, Holy Cross (1988-91) 647 6. Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1986-88) 639 7. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2008-11) 545 8. Frank Baur, Lafaye e (1987-89) 537 9. Dave Goodwin, Colgate (1987-90) 521 10. Glenn Kempa, Lehigh (1989-91)
M P A1,786 1. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2006-09) 1,459 2. Marko Glavic, Lafaye e (2000-03) 1,363 3. John Skelton, Fordham (2006-09) 1,284 4. Phil Stambaugh, Lehigh (1996-99) 1,072 5. Tom Ciaccio, Holy Cross (1988-91) 1,051 6. Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1986-88) 1,045 7. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2008-11) 1,009 8. Joe Moorhead, Fordham (1993-95) 976 9. Dave Goodwin, Colgate (1987-90) 928 10. Frank Baur, Lafaye e (1987-89)
M P T117 1. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2006-09) 78 2. Phil Stambaugh, Lehigh (1996-99) 72 3. Tom Ciaccio, Holy Cross (1988-91) 69 4. John Skelton, Fordham (2006-09) 66 5. Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1986-88) 62 6. Marko Glavic, Lafaye e (2000-03) 61 7. Ryan Vena, Colgate (1996-99) 56 8. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2008-11) 53 9. Tom Kirchoff , Lafaye e (1990-92) 51 10. Frank Baur, Lafaye e (1987-89)
M T R F133 1. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2006-09) 94 2. Ryan Vena, Colgate (1996-99) 87 3. Tom Ciaccio, Holy Cross (1988-91) 83 4. John Skelton, Fordham (2006-09) 81 5. Phil Stambaugh, Lehigh (1996-99) 72 6. Marko Glavic, Lafaye e (2000-03) 71 7. Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1986-88) 63 8. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2008-11) 60 9. Greg Sullivan, Colgate (2007-10) 59 10. Three Players
M T O14,240 1. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2006-09) 10,488 2. John Skelton, Fordham (2006-09) 10,064 3. Marko Glavic, Lafaye e (2000-03) 9,435 4. Ryan Vena, Colgate (1996-99) 9,291 5. Phil Stambaugh, Lehigh (1996-99) 9,066 6. Tom Ciaccio, Holy Cross (1988-91) 8,929 7. Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1986-88) 8,108 8. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2008-11) 7,493 9. Frank Baur, Lafaye e (1987-89) 7,333 10. Greg Sullivan, Colgate (2007-10) 7,147 11. John O’Neil, Holy Cross (2002-05) 7,110 12. Dave Goodwin, Colgate (1987-90) 6,798 13. Brian Hall, Holy Cross (1999-02) 6,782 14. Tom Kirchoff , Lafaye e (1989-92) 6,724 15. Sco Semp mphelter, Lehigh (90-93)
B C P67.62 1. Ma Bassuener, Georgetown (2004-07) 66.50 2. Ryan O’Neil, Lafaye e (2008-11) 63.84 3. Rob Curley, Lafaye e (2006-09) 63.71 4. Phil Stambaugh, Lehigh (1996-99) 63.38 5. Gavin McCarney, Colgate (2010-pres.) 63.33 6. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2006-09) 61.56 7. Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1986-88) 61.52 8. Kevin Eakin, Fordham (2002-03) 61.45 9. Bob Aylsworth, Lehigh (1993-95) 61.38 10. Tom Ciaccio, Holy Cross (1988-91)
M R Y5,621 1. Jordan Sco , Colgate (2005-08) 4,834 2. Erik Marsh, Lafaye e (1991-94) 4,742 3. Rich Lemon, Bucknell (1993-96) 4,617 4. Kirwin Watson, Fordham (2000-03) 4,485 5. Nate Eachus, Colgate (2008-11) 4,474 6. Joe McCourt, Lafaye e (2001-04) 4,108 7. Jamaal Branch, Colgate (2000-04) 3,696 8. Rabih Abdullah, Lehigh (1994-97) 3,461 9. Joe Segre , Holy Cross (1987-90) 3,419 10. Leonard Moore, Lafaye e (1995-98)
M R T57 1. Jordan Sco , Colgate (2005-08) 53 2. Nate Eachus, Colgate (2008-11) 50 3. Joe McCourt, Lafaye e (2001-04) 48 4. Jamaal Branch, Colgate (2000-04) Kirwin Watson, Fordham (2000-03) 40 6. Erick Torain, Lehigh (1987-90) 37 7. Joe Segre , Holy Cross (1987-90) 36 8. Ronald Jean, Lehigh (1996-99) 35 9. Jordan McCord, Colgate (2008-2012) Erik Marsh, Lafaye e (1991-94) Rich Lemon, Bucknell (1993-96)
M A -P Y7,121 1. Javaris Dudley, Fordham (2000-03) 6,153 2. Jordan Sco , Colgate (2005-08) 6,047 3. Joe McCourt, Lafaye e (2001-04) 5,952 4. Rich Lemon, Bucknell (1993-96) 5,783 5. Erik Marsh, Lafaye e (1991-94) 5,536 6. A.J. Kizekai, Bucknell (2006-09) 5,370 7. Ari Confesor, Holy Cross (2000-03) 5,153 8. Steve Silva, Holy Cross (2001-05) 4,994 9. Kirwin Watson, Fordham (2000-03) 4,944 10. Nate Eachus, Colgate (2008-11)
M R Y4,197 1. Javarus Dudley, Fordham (2000-03) 3,611 2. Ryan Spadola, Lehigh (2009-2012) 3,434 3. Corey Hill, Colgate (1995-98) 3,349 4. Luke Graham, Colgate (2001-04) 3,292 5. Deron Braswell, Lehigh (1995-98) 3,156 6. Jamal White, Towson (1998-02) 2,938 7. George Delaney, Colgate (1988-91) 2,899 8. Horace Hamm, Lehigh (1988-91) 2,797 9. Pat Simonds, Colgate (2006-09) 2,643 10. Jason Caldwell, Fordham (2007-10)
M R295 1. Javarus Dudley, Fordham (2000-03) 232 2. Ryan Spadola, Lehigh (2009-2012) 219 3. Jamal White, Towson (1998-02) 217 4. Luke Graham, Colgate (2001-04) Deron Braswell, Lehigh (1995-98) 212 6. Corey Hill, Colgate (1995-98) 193 7. Jake Drwal, Lehigh (2008-11) 190 8. Jeff Laboran , Holy Cross (1994-97) 186 Jason Caldwell, Fordham (2007-10) 184 10. Jason Corle, Towson (1997-99)
M R T34 1. Corey Hill, Colgate (1995-98) Javarus Dudley, Fordham (2000-03) 28 3. Pat Simonds, Colgate (2006-09) Deron Braswell, Lehigh (1995-98) Gerry McDermo , Fordham (1996-99) 25 6. George Delaney, Colgate (1988-91) 24 7. Ryan Spadola, Lehigh (2009-2012) 24 Horace Hamm, Lehigh (1988-91) 22 9. Brian Klingerman, Lehigh (1992-95) 21 10. Tom Garlick, Fordham (1990-92) Luke McArdle, Georgetown (2001-03) Jamal White, Towson (1998-02)
M TACKLES425 1. Lee Picariello, Lehigh (1988-91) 425 David Streeter, Holy Cross (1993-96) 420 3. Rob McGovern, Holy Cross (1986-88) 408 4. Dan Bengele, Lafaye e (1994-97) 407 5. Robert McCabe, Georgetown (2009-2012) 407 Rob Milane e, Holy Cross (1991-93) 388 7. Kevin McManus, Lafaye e (1989-91) 380 8. Jack Pieracini, Fordham (1994-97) 372 9. Ian Eason, Lehigh (1996-99) 371 10. Ryan Hiles, Lafaye e (1996-99)
Patriot League Career Records
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M P A577 1. Joe Lee, Towson (1999) 543 2. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2011) 520 3. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2008) 485 4. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2009) 482 5. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2007) 474 6. Glenn Kempa, Lehigh (1991) 453 7. Dave Goodwin, Colgate (1990) 450 8. Todd Brunner, Lehigh (1989) 441 9. John Skelton, Fordham (2009) 430 10. Ryan Taggart, Holy Cross (2011)
M P T34 1. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2009) Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2008) Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1987) 32 4. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2011) 31 5. Glenn Kempa, Lehigh (1991) 30 6. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2007) Sco Semp phelter, Lehigh (1993) 28 8. Rob Curley, Lafaye e (2009) 27 9. Bob Aylsworth, Lehigh (1995) Mark Carney, Fordham (2001)
B C P68.90 1. Ma Bassuener, Georgetown (2006) 68.75 2. Rob Curley, Lafaye e (2009) 68.01 3. Phil Stambaugh, Lehigh (1999) 67.00 4. Brad Maurer, Lafaye e (2004) 66.77 5. Ryan O’Neil, Lafaye e (2010) 66.77 Ma Bassuener, Georgetown (2007) 66.31 7. Phil Stambaugh, Lehigh (1998) 66.25 8. Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1987) 66.00 9. Daris Wilson, Bucknell (2004) 65.93 10. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2011)
M T O4,499 1. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2011)* 4,256 2. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2009) * 4,031 3. Joe Lee, Towson (1999) 3,917 4. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2008) 3,830 5. John Skelton, Fordham (2009) 3,778 6. Gavin McCarney, Colgate (2012) 3,741 7. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2007) 3,722 8. Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1987) 3,639 9. Todd Brunner, Lehigh (1989) 3,587 10. Michael Colvin, Lehigh (2012)
M T O P G366.5 1. Joe Lee, Towson (1999) 356.1 2. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2008) * 354.8 3. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2009) * 348.2 4. John Skelton, Fordham (2009) 346.1 5. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2011) 340.1 6. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2007) 338.3 7. Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1987) 330.8 8. Todd Brunner, Lehigh (1989) 326.1 9. Michael Colvin, Lehigh (2012) 320.7 10. Sco Semp mphelter, Lehigh (1993)
M T R F41 1. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2009) 38 2. Gavin McCarney, Colgate (2012) 38 Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2008) 35 4. Chris Lum, Lehigh (2011) 34 5. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross (2007) Jeff Wiley, Holy Cross (1987) 31 7. John Skelton, Fordham (2009) Tom Ciaccio, Holy Cross (1989) Glenn Kempa, Lehigh (1991) Chris Brown, Colgate (2003)
M R Y1,614 1. Ryan Spadola, Lehigh (2011) 1,439 2. Javarus Dudley, Fordham (2003) 1,322 3. Jamal White, Towson (1999) 1,318 4. Dave Cecchini, Lehigh (1993) 1,287 5. Corey Hill, Colgate (1998) 1,282 6. Jason Cris no, Lehigh (1992) 1,252 7. Jason Caldwell, Fordham (2009) 1,241 8. Josh Snyder, Lehigh (2001) 1,213 9. Ari Confesor, Holy Cross (2003) 1,182 10. Luke Graham, Colgate (2002)
M R101 1. Javarus Dudley, Fordham (2003) 96 2. Ryan Spadola, Lehigh (2011) 92 3. Jake Drwal, Lehigh (2011) 90 4. Ari Confesor, Holy Cross (2003) 88 5. Dave Cecchini, Lehigh (1993) 82 Jamal White, Towson (1999) 80 7. Mike Fess, Holy Cross (2012) 79 8. Jason Caldwell, Fordham (2009) 78 9. Ryan Spadola, Lehigh (2010) Rob Varano, Lehigh (1989) Gordie Lockbaum, Holy Cross (1987)
M TACKLES182 1. Rob McGovern, Holy Cross (1988) 167 2. Rob Milane e, Holy Cross (1993) 162 3. Greg Manusky, Colgate (1986) 159 4. Robert McCabe, Georgetown (2012) 159 Craig Callahan, Holy Cross (1990) 159 David Streeter, Holy Cross (1995) 157 7. Jerry McCabe, Holy Cross (1986) 153 8. Ryan Hiles, Lafaye e (1998) 151 9. Lee Picariello, Lehigh (1991) 151 Adam Sofran, Colgate (1996)
Notes: * Led FCS/I-AA
Patriot League Single-Season Records
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B B (3-8, 0-5 P L )9.1 Open ......................................................................................................9.8 at Marist (TWHV) ...................................................................W, 19-179.15 at No. 13/14 Delaware .............................................................. L, 19-39.22 LAFAYETTE* (CBSSN) ............................................................... L, 20-149.29 CORNELL .................................................................................. L, 15-1010.6 at Holy Cross* ............................................................................ L, 13-610.13 at No. 21/22 Harvard (CBSSN) .................................................. L, 35-710.20 at No. 7/9 Lehigh* (SE2) ......................................................... L, 42-1910.27 COLGATE* ................................................................................ L, 47-3311.3 FORDHAM$ ............................................................................W, 27-2411.10 at Georgetown* ........................................................................ L, 10-311.17 BRYANT ...................................................................................W, 24-21
N . 25 C R (8-4, 5-0 P L )9.1 at Albany .................................................................................. L, 40-239.8 at South Dakota ....................................................................... L, 31-219.15 SACRED HEART .......................................................................W, 35-149.22 at No. 20/20 Stony Brook........................................................ L, 32-319.29 at Yale......................................................................................W, 47-2410.6 Open ......................................................................................................10.13 HOLY CROSS* ..........................................................................W, 51-3510.20 GEORGETOWN* .....................................................................W, 57-3610.27 at Bucknell* ............................................................................W, 47-3311.3 LAFAYETTE* (LSN) ...................................................................W, 65-4111.10 at No. 5/8 Lehigh* (CBSSN) ...................................................W, 35-2411.17 at Fordham$ ...........................................................................W, 41-3911.24 at Wagner# (ESPN3) ................................................................ L, 31-20
F R (6-5)8.30 LOCK HAVEN .............................................................................W, 55-09.8 at Villanova .............................................................................. L, 28-139.15 CORNELL .................................................................................W, 34-279.22 at Columbia ............................................................................W, 20-139.29 at No. 11/15 Lehigh$ (SE2) ..................................................... L, 34-3110.6 GEORGETOWN$ .....................................................................W, 38-3110.13 at FBS No. 20/21 Cincinna (ESPN3) ...................................... L, 49-1710.20 Open ......................................................................................................10.27 at Holy Cross$ (WCTR) ...........................................................W, 36-3211.3 at Bucknell$ ............................................................................. L, 27-2411.10 LAFAYETTE$ (LSN) ...................................................................W, 36-2711.17 COLGATE$ ................................................................................ L, 41-39
G H (5-6, 2-3 P L )9.1 at Davidson .............................................................................W, 35-149.8 WAGNER .................................................................................W, 13-109.15 YALE.......................................................................................... L, 24-219.21 at Princeton (ESPNU) .............................................................W, 21-209.29 BROWN .................................................................................... L, 37-1010.6 at Fordham$ ............................................................................ L, 38-3110.13 No. 10/10 LEHIGH* ................................................................ L, 17-1410.20 at Colgate* ............................................................................... L, 57-3610.27 at Lafaye e* (LSN) .................................................................W, 20-1711.3 Open ......................................................................................................11.10 BUCKNELL* ...............................................................................W, 10-311.17 HOLY CROSS* ............................................................................. L, 24-0
H C C (2-9, 2-3 P L )8.30 No. 12/14 NEW HAMPSHIRE .................................................. L, 38-179.8 Open ......................................................................................................9.15 BROWN .................................................................................... L, 24-219.22 DARTMOUTH (WCTR) ............................................................. L, 13-109.28 at No. 24 Harvard ...................................................................... L, 52-310.6 BUCKNELL* ...............................................................................W, 13-610.13 at Colgate* ............................................................................... L, 51-3510.20 at Lafaye e* (LSN) .................................................................. L, 30-1310.27 FORDHAM$ (WCTR) ................................................................ L, 36-3211.3 No. 6/8 LEHIGH* ..................................................................... L, 36-3511.10 at Wagner ................................................................................ L, 31-3011.17 at Georgetown* .......................................................................W, 24-0
L L (5-6, 2-3 P L )9.1 Open ......................................................................................................9.8 at William & Mary (LSN) ........................................................W, 17-149.15 PENN (LSN) .............................................................................W, 28-219.22 at Bucknell* (CBSSN) ..............................................................W, 20-149.29 at Robert Morris ...................................................................... L, 31-2810.6 PRINCETON (LSN) .................................................................... L, 35-1410.13 at Yale (LSN) ............................................................................W, 20-1010.20 HOLY CROSS* (LSN) ................................................................W, 30-1310.27 GEORGETOWN* (LSN) ............................................................ L, 20-1711.3 at Colgate* (LSN) ..................................................................... L, 65-4111.10 at Fordham$ (LSN) .................................................................. L, 36-2711.17 No. 12/14 LEHIGH* (LSN, MASN2, WFMZ, FCS) .................... L, 38-21
N . 14/16 L M H (10-1, 4-1 P L )9.1 MONMOUTH (SE2) ................................................................W, 27-179.8 at Central Connec cut State ..................................................W, 35-149.15 PRINCETON (SE2) ...................................................................W, 17-149.22 at Liberty (WFMZ, FCS, ESPN3) ..............................................W, 28-269.29 FORDHAM$ (SE2) ...................................................................W, 34-3110.6 COLUMBIA (SE2).....................................................................W, 35-1410.13 at Georgetown* .....................................................................W, 17-1410.20 BUCKNELL* (SE2)....................................................................W, 42-1910.27 Open ......................................................................................................11.3 at Holy Cross* .........................................................................W, 36-3511.10 COLGATE* (CBSSN) .................................................................. L, 35-2411.17 at Lafaye e* (WFMZ, FCS, LSN, MASN2) ..............................W, 38-21* - Patriot League Game$- Will not count towards Patriot League standings# - NCAA Division I Football Championship - First Round
TV KeyCBSSN - CBS Sports NetworkFCS - Fox College Sports Atlan cLSN - Lafaye e Sports Network *TW - Time Warner Sports Central New YorkSE2 - Service Electric 2 SportsWCTR - WCTR-TV3 Central Massachuse sWFMZ - WFMZ-TV, channel 69 (Allentown, Pa.)
* - RCN-4, RCN-8 and WBPH-60 (live), MASN (tape-delay)
2012 Patriot League
Team Statistics Through games of Dec 13, 2012
SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G
1. Colgate 12 67 5 54 1 0 0 473 39.4
2. Fordham 11 38 25 30 4 0 1 343 31.2
3. Lehigh 11 45 7 42 0 0 0 333 30.3
4. Lafayette 11 35 7 30 1 0 0 263 23.9
5. Holy Cross 11 29 10 25 2 0 0 233 21.2
6. Georgetown 11 26 10 23 1 0 0 211 19.2
7. Bucknell 11 19 12 15 0 0 0 165 15.0
SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G
1. Lehigh 11 33 4 28 1 0 0 240 21.8
2. Georgetown 11 32 13 26 2 0 0 261 23.7
3. Bucknell 11 32 14 27 1 0 0 263 23.9
4. Lafayette 11 39 8 35 1 0 1 297 27.0
5. Fordham 11 40 10 37 1 0 0 309 28.1
6. Holy Cross 11 41 13 32 0 0 0 317 28.8
7. Colgate 12 50 11 39 3 0 1 380 31.7
TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G
1. Colgate 12 3414 2423 848 5837 6.9 65 486.4
2. Fordham 11 1717 3076 835 4793 5.7 37 435.7
3. Lehigh 11 1411 3108 738 4519 6.1 42 410.8
4. Lafayette 11 1345 2584 724 3929 5.4 34 357.2
5. Holy Cross 11 1251 2527 778 3778 4.9 28 343.5
6. Georgetown 11 1607 1927 804 3534 4.4 22 321.3
7. Bucknell 11 1327 1955 708 3282 4.6 19 298.4
TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G
1. Bucknell 11 1114 2708 739 3822 5.2 30 347.5
2. Lehigh 11 1631 2266 818 3897 4.8 31 354.3
3. Georgetown 11 1591 2373 757 3964 5.2 31 360.4
4. Lafayette 11 2043 2375 754 4418 5.9 35 401.6
5. Colgate 12 2447 2533 806 4980 6.2 49 415.0
6. Holy Cross 11 2085 2487 794 4572 5.8 40 415.6
7. Fordham 11 1886 2736 793 4622 5.8 39 420.2
RUSHING OFFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G
1. Colgate 12 589 3414 5.8 75 49 284.5
2. Fordham 11 419 1717 4.1 92 21 156.1
3. Georgetown 11 457 1607 3.5 53 12 146.1
4. Lehigh 11 369 1411 3.8 68 23 128.3
5. Lafayette 11 379 1345 3.5 65 12 122.3
6. Bucknell 11 393 1327 3.4 76 12 120.6
7. Holy Cross 11 386 1251 3.2 37 14 113.7
RUSHING DEFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G
1. Bucknell 11 386 1114 2.9 59 18 101.3
2. Georgetown 11 420 1591 3.8 53 15 144.6
3. Lehigh 11 471 1631 3.5 40 18 148.3
4. Fordham 11 431 1886 4.4 76 22 171.5
5. Lafayette 11 418 2043 4.9 75 17 185.7
6. Holy Cross 11 446 2085 4.7 51 21 189.5
7. Colgate 12 437 2447 5.6 63 31 203.9
PASS OFFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G
1. Lehigh 11227-369-16 61.5 3108 8.4 19 282.5
2. Fordham 11 272-416-9 65.4 3076 7.4 16 279.6
3. Lafayette 11213-345-14 61.7 2584 7.5 22 234.9
4. Holy Cross 11 246-392-9 62.8 2527 6.4 14 229.7
5. Colgate 12 161-259-9 62.2 2423 9.4 16 201.9
6. Bucknell 11 186-315-8 59.0 1955 6.2 7 177.7
7. Georgetown 11175-347-16 50.4 1927 5.6 10 175.2
PASS DEFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G
1. Lehigh 11 204-347-8 58.8 2266 6.5 13 206.0
2. Colgate 12210-369-14 56.9 2533 6.9 18 211.1
3. Georgetown 11214-337-11 63.5 2373 7.0 16 215.7
4. Lafayette 11196-336-22 58.3 2375 7.1 18 215.9
5. Holy Cross 11 214-348-7 61.5 2487 7.1 19 226.1
6. Bucknell 11211-353-13 59.8 2708 7.7 12 246.2
7. Fordham 11205-362-12 56.6 2736 7.6 17 248.7
PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic.