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2019 GEORGETOWN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES @HoyasFB @GeorgetownHoyas @hoyafootball @GeorgetownAthletics 2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES /Georgetown Football FOOTBALL CONTACT: BRENDAN THOMAS /Georgetown Athletics [email protected] | 202-687-6783 (O) | 207-400-2840 (C) | WWW.GUHOYAS.COM 2018 SCHEDULE GAME 1: GEORGETOWN (0-0, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) Date Opponent Time / Result AT DAVIDSON (0-0, 0-0 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE) KICKOFF – SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2019 (1 P.M. ET) Aug. 31 at Davidson 1 p.m. LOCATION – RICHARDSON STADIUM (DAVIDSON, N.C.) SEPT. 7 MARIST 12:30 P.M. LIVE STATS: GUHOYAS.COM | VIDEO: GUHOYAS.COM SEPT. 14 CATHOLIC NOON TALENT: SAM HYMAN (PXP); COREY HODGES (ANALYST) Sept. 28 at Columbia 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at Cornell 3 p.m. SERIES INFO FIRST MEETING: LAST FIVE MEETINGS: OCT. 12 FORDHAM * (HOMECOMING) 2 P.M. Overall Record ............. 9-3 10/16/1999 (H; L, 28-27) Result Rec. OCT. 19 LAFAYETTE * NOON Home ............................ 5-2 LAST MEETING: 9/3/2016 H W, 38-14 9-3 Oct. 26 at Lehigh * 12:30 p.m. Away ............................ 4-1 9/3/2016 (H; W, 38-14) 9/7/2013 H W, 42-6 8-3 NOV. 2 COLGATE * (SENIOR DAY) NOON Neutral ........................N/A LAST GU WIN: 9/1/2012 A W, 35-14 7-3 Nov. 16 at Bucknell * 1 p.m. Streak ...........................W5 9/3/2016 (H; W, 38-14) 9/3/2011 H W, 40-16 6-3 Nov. 23 at Holy Cross * Noon 9/4/2010 A W, 20-10 5-3 GAME DAY NOTES The Georgetown University football team opens the 2019 season at Davidson on Saturday, the sixth season with Head home games in BOLD CAPS played at Cooper Field Coach Rob Sgarlata at the helm. * Patriot League game WHAT’S AT STAKE • The Hoyas are 8-11 in season openers since 2001 and have won three-straight openers, including a 38-14 win over David- son in 2016 at Georgetown. • GU is 5-2 against members of the Pioneer Football League over the past five seasons. GEORGETOWN ABOUT THE DAVIDSON LAST TIME OUT HOYAS MATCHUP (2018) WILDCATS • The Hoyas are coming off one of the biggest turnaround seasons in the country last season, finishing 5-6 overall after a 5-6, 4-1 RECORD 6-5, 3-5 1-10 2017 season. • Georgetown went 4-2 in Patriot League play, its best conference record since joining the league in 2001. GU’s win over TOTAL OFFENSE Fordham snapped a 15-game losing streak against PL opponents. 15.6 PPG 44.9 • The Hoyas led the Patriot League with 34 sacks and 20 interceptions, and ranked second in scoring defense (21.1 ppg), total defense (298.0 ypg) and rushing defense (103.2 ypg). 3.9 YARDS/PLAY 7.7 • Nationally, the Blue & Gray was among the top 20 in interceptions (2nd), pass efficiency defense (2nd), turnovers gained (6th), rushing defense (10th), total defense (12th), sacks (10th) and scoring defense (18th). 249.4 YARDS/GAME 552.2 • In its first season under Offensive Coordinator Rob Spence, the GU offense improved in almost every statistical category RUSHING including points per game, touchdowns, total yards per game and total rushing yards. 2.6 YARDS/RUSH 7.3 WHAT IS RETURNING • The Hoyas return 15 starters from the 2018 season, including seven on offense and eight on defense. 93.9 YARDS/GAME 433.2 • Quarterback Gunther Johnson returns after starting all 11 games last season (152-296, 1,696 yards, 9 TD, 6 INT, 4 rushing TD) 10 TOUCHDOWNS 55 • The Hoyas return its top three rushers from 2018 (Herman Moultrie, Saffold, Tolliver) • Georgetown returns three of its top five receivers in terms of receiving yards (Dereus, Tomas, Edwards) PASSING • Brad Hurst returns as the primary punter after back-to-back seasons average 40+ yards per punt. • The defense returns four of its top five tacklers (Bowers, Reddick, Tate, Kessler) 5.6 YARDS/ATTEMPT 9.5 155.5 YARDS/GAME 119.0 ABOUT THE MATCHUP • Georgetown and Davidson are meeting for the 13th time, with the Hoyas holding a 9-3 advantage in the series and have 9 TOUCHDOWNS 13 won the past five meetings. • The two teams last met in the 2016 season opener at Georgetown, a 38-14 victory for the Hoyas. Tim Barnes passed for SPECIAL TEAMS 215 yards and four touchdowns, Justin Hill had two touchdown receptions and Henry Darmstadter hit all five PAT attempts 39.8 PUNT AVERAGE 35.2 and a 27-yard FG. • The last time Georgetown visited Davidson was a 35-14 Hoya win in the 2012 season opener. 20.1 KICK RETURN AVG. 17.6 4.7 PUNT RETURN AVG. 4.9 INDIVIDUAL NOTES • Michael Dereus has 1,153 career receiving yards and has scored 10 total touchdowns (8 receiving, 1 rushing, 1 KR). DEFENSE • Khristian Tate led the Patriot League with 10.0 sacks in 2018. • Tate has 145 career tackles and 16.5 sacks 21.1 PPG 40.8 • Wes Bowers has 148 career tackles after leading the team with 91 tackles in 2018. 103.2 RUSH YARDS/GAME 185.3 194.8 PASSING YARDS/GAME 282.7 1 AUG. 31, 2019 / AT DAVIDSON / RICHARDSON STADIUM / 1 P.M. BRENDAN THOMAS / [email protected] 2019 GEORGETOWN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES WWW.GUHOYAS.COM 2019 GEORGETOWN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES HOYA NOTES FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR WATCHLIST PRESEASON ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE 2018 GEORGETOWN RECORD WHEN ... Senior punter Brad Hurst was named to the inaugural 2019 The Hoyas had a record six student-athletes selected to the At Home ......................................................................................................2-3 FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist. Hurst punted 78 All-Patriot League Preseason Team. The Hoyas were also selected On The Road .............................................................................................3-3 times for 3,182 yards in 2018, averaging 40.8 yards per game to finish third in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, the highest which ranked fifth in the Patriot League. The number of punts predicted finish in program history. Day Games ................................................................................................5-6 and punting yards both rank third in program history while Night Games ............................................................................................0-0 his average per punt is fourth all-time. Hurst had 18 punts that Junior linebacker Wes Bowers was an All-Patriot League Second traveled at least 50 yards and pinned the opponent inside their Team selection last season and earned HERO Sports FCS Sopho- vs. Ranked Opponents ......................................................................0-1 own 20-yard line on 19 occasions more All-American honors. Scoring First .............................................................................................5-1 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN Senior wide receiver Michael Dereus led the Georgetown receiv- Senior defensive lineman Khristian Tate was named to the STATS ing corps in 2018 with 379 receiving yards and an average of 18.1 Opponent Scores First .......................................................................0-5 FCS Preseason All-America Third Team. In 2018, Tate ranked yards per catch while playing in just eight games. fourth on the defense in tackles (54), while leading the way in TFL Leading after First Quarter.............................................................3-1 (16.5), sacks (10) and QB hurries (9). He recorded multiple sacks Junior defensive lineman Duval Paul earned All-Patriot League Trailing after First Quarter ..............................................................0-4 in each of Georgetown’s four league wins, including two each Second Team honors in 2018. Tied after First Quarter .....................................................................2-1 against Lafayette, Lehigh and Bucknell. Senior Isaac Schley was selected to the preseason team as a Leading at Halftime ............................................................................4-2 FBS TRANSFERS fullback. A key blocker in the running game, Shley ranked third Trailing at Halftime .............................................................................0-4 The Hoyas have two transfers from FBS programs who are on the team last year with 19 receptions and sixth with 112 Tied at Halftime .....................................................................................1-0 eligibile to play immediately in 2019. Junior wide receiver Cooper receiving yards. Melton is in his first year on the Hilltop after spending two years Leading after Third Quarter ...........................................................5-1 at the University of Tennessee. Sophomore kicker Davis Walker, Senior defensive lineman Khristian Tate is the only member of Trailing after Third Quarter ............................................................0-5 a local product from Potomac, Maryland, transferred to George- the preseason team that has earned three All-Patriot League Tied after Third Quarter ....................................................................0-0 town after spending his freshman year at Tulane. selections in his career after being named to the second team as a freshman and the first team each of the past two seasons. HOYAS ON TV IN 2019 Overtime games ....................................................................................1-0 Georgetown will have three of its games, including two of its five Junior safety Ahmad Wilson was selected to the preseason team home contests, broadcast nationally via Stadium’s over-the-air as both a defensive back and special teams non-specialist, after In September ...........................................................................................1-4 (OTA) channels. GU’s games against Marist (September 7) and La- earning All-Patriot League recognition in each of his first two In October .................................................................................................3-1