The Match-Up: Lafayette will play at home for the first time in more than a month when the Leopards host Colgate on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Saturday will be Senior Day on College Hill, as Lafayette will recognize 28 seniors.   

Stevens Steps Up: Junior OLB Jyaire Stevens turned in a career-best performance at Holy Cross. With Billy Shaeffer out of the lineup, Stevens contributed a career- and game-high 15 tackles including a tackle for loss. He also blocked a first-half field-goal attempt that kept it a one-score game going into intermission.   

Pick-Six For 42: Senior LB Major Jordan hasn't let a cast on his wrist slow him down, as he intercepted a pass that fellow LB Reggie Thomas deflected at Holy Cross. Jordan ran it back 50 yards for a touchdown. It was the team's second pick-six of the year and first of his career. 

Run the Ball...Stop The Run: In the Leopards' three wins this season, they have averaged 158 yards per game on the ground and limited opponents to 59 rushing yards per game. In their six losses, they have averaged 44.8 rushing yards per game and allowed 221.3. 

Capital Comeback: Lafayette climbed out of a 17-0 hole to come back and beat Georgetown on Oct. 30. The Leopards did not lead in the game until the 5:31 mark in the fourth quarter when Micah Pettit booted a 28-yard field goal to give Lafayette the 24-23 lead. 
    The defense needed to make one more stand and it did. Colin Hurlbrink blocked a 51-yard field goal try at the horn. Malik Hamm (8 tackles and 2.5 sacks) and the Leopards limited Georgetown to 77 rushing yards while he garnered Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time this season.
    Offensively, Ah-Shaun Davis and Julius Young churned out the bulk of the yardage, accounting for 150 yards on nine receptions, including a 47-yard touchdown. Young secured his Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week honors.
     The last time Lafayette won a game when trailing by 15 or more points was Nov. 8, 2014 at Colgate (19-16) after trailing 16-0 in third quarter.

Don't @ Me: Lafayette just finished a three-game road swing, its first span of that length since 2016. Earlier in the season, the Leopards played four straight at home for the first time since 2011.

Olivas' Numbers: Junior LB Marco Olivas leads the Leopards with 97 tackles and a team-best 7.5 tackles for loss. Against Bucknell, the Integrative Engineering major led the defense with 16 tackles and helped limit Bucknell to 89 rushing yards while earning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week laurels. At No. 19 Harvard, he followed with 15 stops and two tackles for loss. Olivas had a 13-tackle performance at Holy Cross.

COVID Note: Lafayette College has required all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19 unless they have a medical or religious exemption. There is no "Discount Double-Check" exemption. Additionally, masking is currently required in all indoor spaces on campus.  

A Fresh Leg: Freshman PK Micah Pettit has been a sound addition to the special teams units. In week eight against Georgetown, Pettit nailed the game-winning 28-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. In week six, Pettit connected for a career-long 49-yard field goal vs. Bucknell and also added a 45-yarder. The 49-yard kick is tied for the fourth longest in school history and is the longest since 2010. When Pettit booted a 47-yarder at William and Mary, it was the longest make since 2011. The Utah native is 5-for-5 on kicks of 40 to 49 yards and 9-of-12 overall on the season to go along with 18-of-18 PAT conversions. Pettit was named the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 11 following the Bucknell game.  

Rivalry 157: In a recent development, Lehigh has moved the kick-off time for Rivalry 157 on Nov. 20 in Bethlehem, Pa. to noon.

Turnover Tales: For the season, Lafayette is minus-four in turnovers and 1-4 (Georgetown) when committing more turnovers than its opponent.

Freshman Factor: Freshman QB Ah-Shaun Davis has been selected as the Patriot League Rookie of the Week twice this season. He has started the last seven games, completing 109-of-179 (61%) with four touchdowns and five interceptions. At Georgetown, he was 15-of-22 day for 203 yards with a touchdown. Against Bucknell, Davis was 11-for-18 for 122 yards. The week prior he registered a 20-of-28, 354-yard, two-touchdown passing performance vs. Fordham when he went toe to toe with the reigning Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year. Davis did not throw an INT and also ran in a TD in the Leopards' first 300-yard passing game since 2019, earning Rookie of the Week honors.
    In his collegiate debut vs. No. 23 New Hampshire on Sept. 18, he was 16-of-23 for 192 yards with a pick while completing passes to five targets. Against Penn, Davis completed 12-of-18 for 157 yards and a TD and his second ROW honor. 

Opponent: Colgate (3-6, 3-1) sits alone in third place in the Patriot League standings with conference wins over Lehigh (30-3), Georgetown (28-21) and Bucknell (33-10) and a loss to Holy Cross (42-10). It also has non-league losses to Boston College, Stony Brook, William and Mary, Brown and Cornell.
    Senior QB Grant Breneman has been the starting quarterback of Colgate's read-option offense for five seasons and is one of four players with more than 200 rushing yards. Breneman has completed 58 percent (64-of-110) of his passes with two touchdowns and five interceptions. Freshman QB Michael Brescia was the Patriot League  Rookie of the Week following his 13-of-15, 162-yard  passing performance vs. Bucknell when he also had 13 rushes for 75 yards and two touchdowns. Senior WR Garrett Oakey is the top target with 29 catches for 472 yards and three TD.
    Defensively, senior LB Milton Braasch leads the team with 78 tackles, 13.0 TFL and 3.5 sacks. The Raiders are allowing 377 yards per game (182 rushing, 194 passing). 
    Colgate's Stan Dakosty is in his first season as a head coach after Dan Hunt's departure in May 2021.