TweetWith the first month of the season in the books it’s safe to say that nationally ranked Colgate is the team to beat as league play really gets going. Thanks to a quirk in scheduling, the Raiders will be halfway to back-2-back Patriot League Championships with a win over Bucknell today. The leaves haven’t even …
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TweetThe first month of the season went about as poorly as it possibly could have for the Patriot League. Last week saw the league bottom out with a 0-5 record in non-conference play. For the season, the Patriot League is an abysmal 4-19 overall in non-conference games. The only team in the league with a …
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TweetThe Patriot League’s non-league woes continued in week 3. Holy Cross’s come from behind win against preseason Ancient Eight favorite Yale prevented the dreaded Patriot League “O’fer”. It was the second week in a row the Patriot League could only manage a single out of conference “W”. Things don’t get any easier as the first …
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TweetIt was a stormy start for everyone in the Patriot League not named Colgate (2-0) through the first two games of the season. Then Hurricane Florence picked up steam early this week and decided to bear down on The Carolinas. With Florence’s impending wrath expected to cause major headaches in the Greenville, SC area the …
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Tweet#9 Villanova (1-0) at Lehigh (1-0) 12:30 P.M. Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA Last Week: Villanova upset their Big 5 and FBS rival Temple 19-17 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Wildcats out gained the Owls 405-251. Bednarczyk’s TD pass on 4th and 9 midway through the final quarter proved to be the winning the score. The …
TweetWeek 1 has finally arrived! After all the waiting, all the discussion, all the practices, the meetings, the rehab etc. it’s time for the games to begin! Before the opening weeks picks are made here’s one last look ahead to the 2018 season. Final Order of Finish Fordham, Automatic Playoff Bid Colgate Holy Cross Lehigh …
TweetLehigh Mountain Hawks 2017 Record: 5-7 (5-1), PL Co-Champions Head Coach: Andy Coen, 13th year, 82-56 (51-19) Last Patriot League Title: 2017 Last Playoff Appearance: 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Saint Francis 9/8 Villanova 9/15 @ Navy 9/22 @ Penn 10/6 @ Princeton 10/13 Fordham 10/20 @ Georgetown 10/27 @ Holy Cross 11/3 Bucknell 11/10 Colgate 11/17 …
TweetLafayette Leopards 2017 Record: 3-8 (3-3) Head Coach: John Garrett, 2nd Year 3-8 (3-3) Last Patriot League Title: 2013 Last Playoff Appearance: 2013 2018 Schedule 9/1 @ Sacred Heart 9/8 @ Delaware 9/15 Monmouth 9/22 @ Colgate 9/29 Central Connecticut State 10/13 Georgetown 10/20 @ Bucknell 10/27 @ Fordham 11/3 Holy Cross 11/10 @ Army …
TweetHoly Cross Crusaders 2017 Record: 4-7 (3-3) Head Coach: Bob Chesney, 1st season Last Patriot League Title: 2009 Last Playoff Appearance: 2009 2018 Schedule 9/1 @ Colgate 9/8 @ Boston College 9/15 Yale 9/22 Dartmouth 9/29 Bucknell 10/6 @ New Hampshire 10/12 @ Harvard 10/27 Lehigh 11/3 @ Lafayette 11/10 Fordham 11/17 @ Georgetown Overview …
TweetGeorgetown Hoyas 2017 Record: 1-10 (0-6) Head Coach: Rob Sgarlata, 5th season, 11-33 (3-21) Last Patriot League Title: Never Last FCS Playoff Appearance: Never 2018 Schedule 9/1 @ Marist 9/8 Campbell 9/15 @ Dartmouth 9/22 Columbia 9/29 @ Brown 10/6 @ Fordham 10/13 @ Lafayette 10/20 Lehigh 10/27 @ Colgate 11/10 Bucknell 11/17 Holy Cross …
