2008 Woodie Awards
Football Stays Undefeated Against G-Town
Max Yadin
Issue date: 11/15/07 Section: Sports
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The Raiders did not play nice with the Georgetown University Hoyas last Saturday in Washington, D.C. Colgate took off the kid gloves and defeated Georgetown, 45-12 in their penultimate game of the season. Junior tailback Jordan Scott, senior tailback J.J. Bennett, senior wide receiver Erik "Zorro" Burke, sophomore wide receiver Pat Simonds and junior quarterback Alex Relph led the Raiders' offensive machine. Scott (180 rushing yards, two touchdowns) and Bennett (121 rushing yards, two touchdowns) ran through the massive holes created by the offensive line all day, while junior quarterback Alex Relph (243 passing yards, two touchdown) threw to Burke (102 receiving yards, one touchdown) and Simonds (101 receiving yards, one touchdown) with relative ease.
"I think we played a little bit better than Georgetown," Head Coach Dick Biddle said. "Offensively, we were doing really well. We didn't punt the ball the whole game...It was quite a day for those kids."
Things did not start out so well for the Raiders. Relph's first pass was intercepted by Hoya lineman George Cullen and Georgetown proceeded to march the ball into field goal range. Eric Bjonerud put up three points from 25 yards out, making the score 3-0 in Georgetown's favor. Colgate reacted quickly, however, as senior Mike Buck fired the pigskin through the goalposts, tying the game with 5:54 left in the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, it seemed as though the Hoyas had the momentum. Georgetown drove deep into Colgate territory and faked a field goal attempt to gain a first down on the inside the Raiders' five-yard line. In an amazing show of competence and resolve, Colgate's defensive unit held the line. On first down, senior defensive tackle Pat Nolan sacked Matt Bassuener, who then threw two incomplete passes. Sophomore defensive tackle Paul "Walnuts" Mancuso blocked the field goal attempt, leaving the Hoyas empty-handed.
Colgate followed up its defensive spectacular performance with an equally compelling offensive display. Relph led his team on a 90-yard drive downfield, which culminated with Bennett running one yard into the end zone. Down 10-3, Georgetown was unable to answer with a touchdown of its own and settled for another field goal with 6:59 remaining in the half. If the Hoyas thought they were on the verge of a comeback, they were mistaken. On the first play of Colgate's next drive, Relph completed a 73-yard touchdown pass to Burke.
"I think we played a little bit better than Georgetown," Head Coach Dick Biddle said. "Offensively, we were doing really well. We didn't punt the ball the whole game...It was quite a day for those kids."
Things did not start out so well for the Raiders. Relph's first pass was intercepted by Hoya lineman George Cullen and Georgetown proceeded to march the ball into field goal range. Eric Bjonerud put up three points from 25 yards out, making the score 3-0 in Georgetown's favor. Colgate reacted quickly, however, as senior Mike Buck fired the pigskin through the goalposts, tying the game with 5:54 left in the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, it seemed as though the Hoyas had the momentum. Georgetown drove deep into Colgate territory and faked a field goal attempt to gain a first down on the inside the Raiders' five-yard line. In an amazing show of competence and resolve, Colgate's defensive unit held the line. On first down, senior defensive tackle Pat Nolan sacked Matt Bassuener, who then threw two incomplete passes. Sophomore defensive tackle Paul "Walnuts" Mancuso blocked the field goal attempt, leaving the Hoyas empty-handed.
Colgate followed up its defensive spectacular performance with an equally compelling offensive display. Relph led his team on a 90-yard drive downfield, which culminated with Bennett running one yard into the end zone. Down 10-3, Georgetown was unable to answer with a touchdown of its own and settled for another field goal with 6:59 remaining in the half. If the Hoyas thought they were on the verge of a comeback, they were mistaken. On the first play of Colgate's next drive, Relph completed a 73-yard touchdown pass to Burke.
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