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2018 Georgetown Football Game Notes Sept. 15 | at Dartmouth | Memorial Field@HoyasFB | 1:30 p.m. @GeorgetownHoyas GEORGETOWN FOOTBALL @hoyafootball @GeorgetownAthletics /Georgetown Football GAME NOTES /Georgetown Athletics Football Contact: Brendan Thomas • [email protected] • (C) 207-400-2840 • (O) 202-687-6783 2018 SCHEDULE GAME INFORTMATION SERIES HISTORY DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Georgetown at Dartmouth All-Time: Tied, 1-1 Sept. 1 at Marist W, 39-14 (1-1, 0-0 Patriot) (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) Home: Dartmouth, 1-0 Sept. 8 Campbell L, 13-8 Date: Saturday, September 15 Away: N/A Sept. 15 at Dartmouth 1:30 p.m. Time: 1:30 p.m. Neutral: Georgetown, 1-0 Sept. 22 Columbia (Homecoming) 2 p.m. Stadium: Memorial Field Streak: Dartmouth, W1 Sept. 29 at Brown 1 p.m. Location: Hanover, N.H. Last Meeting: Dartmouth, 31-10 - 9/19/15 (H) Oct. 6 at Fordham * 1 p.m. Live Stats: www.GUHoyas.com Last GU win: 10-0 - 1916 (N) Video: www.GUHoyas.com (ESPN+) Oct. 13 at Lafayette * 3:30 p.m. Last 5: Tied, 1-1 Talent: Tyler Murray (PxP) Recent Results: Dartmouth, 31-10 - 9/19/15 (H) Oct. 20 Lehigh * (Family Weekend) 2 p.m. Matt Goldstein (Analyst) Georgetown, 10-0 - 1916 (N) Oct. 27 at Colgate * Noon Nov. 3 BYE WEEK Nov. 10 Bucknell * 12:30 p.m. Nov. 17 Holy Cross * (Senior Day) 12:30 p.m. Game Day Notes The Georgetown University football team opens a stretch of three-consecutive games against Ivy League opponents when it travels to Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff at Memorial Field in Home games in bold played at Cooper Field Hanover, New Hampshire is set for 1:30 p.m. * - Patriot League game Last Time Out The Hoyas (1-1) are coming off a 13-8 loss in a defensive battle against Campbell last weekend in the team’s home opener at Cooper Field. Wes Bowers had a game-high 18 tackles, and added 3.0 TFL for 14 yards and one sack. Gunther Johnson finished 17-of-34 passing for 201 yards, while Michael Dereus had three catches for 76 yards and Jackson Saffold led the rushing attack with 49 yards on seven carries. THE MATCHUP Bowers and Brad Hurst both earned Patriot League Honorable Mention selections on Monday, recog- nizing their performances against Campbell. Bowers’ 18 tackles are tied for the third most ever by a Georgetown player the most in a game since Matthew Satchell (C’16) had 18 at Bucknell on Oct. 24, 2015. Hurst connected on both of his field goal attempts, connecting on a career-long 45-yard kick as well as a 24-yard boot. Both field goals came within a minute of each other in the second quarter to give the Hoyas a 6-3 lead at halftime. He also had two touchbacks on three kickoffs. (2017) About the Matchup 1-1 ..............Record ..............8-2 Saturday will be the third meeting all-time between the Hoyas and Big Green, and GU’s first trip to New Hampshire. The two teams last played in 2015, with Dartmouth coming away with a 31-10 victory on Total Offense the Hilltop. The two historic universities first met on the football field in 1916, with Georgetown defeating 23.5 ...............PPG ................27.4 Dartmouth 10-0 in a neutral contest at a high school in Massachusetts. 5.1 ..........Yds per Play ..........5.6 346.0 ...... Yds per Game .......397.6 The Hoyas are 3-8 against the Ivy League in the last four seasons under Head Coach Rob Sgarlata. Georgetown will play its next two games also against opponents from the Ivy League. The Blue & Gray will return home to Cooper Field next weekend to host Columbia in the annual meeting for the Lou Little Rushing Trophy before traveling to play at Brown on Sept. 29. 1.8 .........Yds per Rush .........4.4 61.0 ....... Yds per Game .......180.0 Milestones Approaching 0 ............Touchdowns .......... 14 Senior wide receiver Brandon Williams needs just 36 receiving yards to reach 1,000 yards for his career. He is also just eight receptions and 151 receiving yards short of cracking Georgetown’s career top 10. Passing 8.0 .......Yds per Attempt ........7.1 Junior defensive lineman Khristian Tate, a Preseason All-Patriot League selection, is just one tackle 285.0 ...... Yds per Game .......217.6 short of 100 career tackles. 4 ............Touchdowns .......... 17 What’s Up Next Special Teams Following this weekend’s game, the Hoyas will return to Cooper Field for a Homecoming matchup against Columbia. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game can be watched live on GUHoyas.com 37.7 ........Punt Average .........35.8 via the Patriot League Network. It will be the fourth annual matchup in the Lou Little Trophy series, with 27.4 ......... KR Average ..........19.7 Georgetown having won two of the first three editions. 3.8 .......... PR Average ..........10.7 Defense 13.5 ...............PPG ................20.0 92.5 .......Rush Yds/Gm. ........93.8 167.0 .......Pass Yds/Gm .......239.5 1 2018 Georgetown Football Game Notes Sept. 15 | at Dartmouth | Memorial Field | 1:30 p.m. HOYA TALK Hoyas on Facebook Watch Neugebauer Relishes Opportunity with USA Football GEORGETOWN’s Record When… Georgetown will have six of its games this season streamed live on Georgetown Assistant Coach Adam Neugebauer, who works directly Facebook Watch, starting with the home opener against Campbell. with the team’s quarterbacks, had a unique opportunity this past At Home ..........................................................0-1 The Patriot League Network, through its partnership with Stadium, will offseason. In January, Neugebauer switched out his blue and gray for feature 10 football games overall on Facebook Watch, giving access the red, white and blue of the United States Under-19 Select Team. On The Road ..................................................1-0 to its more than 1.4 billion daily active users. Neugebauer served as the head coach for the 2018 International Bowl and led the U.S. team to a resounding, 48-13, victory over Team Day Games .....................................................1-1 All of Georgetown’s five home games, as well as the team’s three Nordic which consisted of players from Sweden, Finland, Denmark Night Games ...................................................0-0 road conference games will be broadcast on the Patriot League Net- and Norway. The game took place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, work. The following games will also be streamed on Facebook Watch: Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. vs. Ranked Opponents ..................................0-0 Sept. 8 – Georgetown vs. Campbell – 12:30 p.m. Hoyas with NFL Pedigree Sept. 22 – Georgetown vs. Columbia – 2 p.m. Two members of Georgetown’s sophomore class own a slight edge Scoring First....................................................1-0 Oct. 20 – Georgetown vs. Lehigh – 2 p.m. over their teammates, being the sons of former NFL players. Quar- Opponent Scores First ...................................0-1 Oct. 27 – Georgetown at Colgate – 1 p.m. terback Joseph Brunell is the son of former NFL quarterback Mark Brunell, who was a three-time Pro Bowl selection in 18 years in the Leading after First Quarter .............................1-0 Nov. 10 – Georgetown vs. Bucknell – 12:30 p.m. league playing for five different teams. Wide receiver Skyler Springs Nov. 17 – Georgetown vs. Holy Cross – 12:30 p.m. is the son of former Pro Bowl cornerback Shawn Springs, who played Trailing after First Quarter ..............................0-1 12 seasons in the NFL for three different teams. Tied after First Quarter ...................................0-0 Oh Captain, My Captain Prior to the team’s departure for its season openre, Head Coach Rob Additionally, the Hoyas have some NFL experience on the sidelines. Leading at Halftime ........................................1-1 Sgarlata announced the team’s captains for the 2018 season. Seniors Assistant Coach Jamie Sharper, who is working with the linebackers, Trailing at Halftime ..........................................0-0 Blaise Brown, Ramon Lyons, Carl Thomas and Brandon Williams will enjoyed a nine-year career in the NFL. He was a second-round draft Tied at Halftime ..............................................0-0 lead the Hoyas this fall. pick by the Baltimore Ravens in 1997. He played for the Ravens for five seasons, starting all but one game, including Baltimore’s Super Leading after Third Quarter ............................1-0 Bowl XXXV victory in 2000. In 2003, playing for Houston, Sharper led “Since the start of 2018 these four seniors have been members of our Trailing after Third Quarter .............................0-1 Hoya Leadership Council,” Sgarlata said. “As members of the Council the NFL with 164 tackles and was selected as Houston’s Player of the they were tasked with defining the Hoya football culture. They have Year while also being named a finalist for the Walter Payton Man of Tied after Third Quarter ..................................0-0 worked extremely well together on and off of the field towards this the Year Award. He played his final season with the Seattle Seahawks goal. I am looking forward to seeing Brandon, Carl, Blaise and Ramon in 2005, helping them reach their first Super Bowl. He ended his Overtime games .............................................0-0 continue their journey and development as the servant leaders of our career having played in 136-consecutive games and recording 882 program. tackles, 25.5 sacks and two interceptions. In September ..................................................1-1 In October .......................................................0-0 Youth Movement New Faces Atop the Gridiron Club In November ...................................................0-0 While the Blue & Gray returns 83 percent of its scoring, and three The Georgetown University Gridiron Club has a pair of new faces of its top five tacklers from last season, the Hoyas are remarkably leading the way in 2018. Hoya football alums Hugh Golden (MSB’89) young this season.