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LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University football visits Georgetown on Saturday. Nov. 5 at 12:30 p.m. for its final non-conference game of the season. The Red Flash are off a 44-14 victory over Sacred Heart that earned them a berth to the FCS playoffs.
 
Offense
Quarterback Cole Doyle was named NCAA FCS and Northeast Conference Player of the Week after he went 22-of-28 with 264 yards and tied a single-game program record with five passing touchdowns. He also added 56 rushing yards and one touchdown. He ranks 12th in the FCS with a 68.4 completion percentage and is tied for the NEC lead with 12 passing touchdowns. Freshman wide receiver Elijah Sarratt tied a single-game program record with three receiving touchdowns and finished with seven catches for 121 yards. Sarratt and teammate Makai Jackson now pace FCS freshmen with seven receiving touchdowns, which ranks tied for 21st in the FCS. Jackson leads freshmen with 607 receiving yards, while Sarratt ranks third with 488. Running back QuaSean Holmes rushed for 168 yards, which was the most by a Red Flash player since 2016. Saint Francis has now rushed for over 200 yards in three straight games for the first time since the 2011 season. The Red Flash offensive line is tied for ninth in the FCS with one sack allowed per game and they pave the way for a rushing offensive that ranks 17th in the FCS with 207 yards per game. Overall, Saint Francis is 20th in the FCS with 343.3 total yards per game and 23rd with 34.1 points per game.
 
Defense
Leading tacklers Marcel Mami, Willie O'Hara and Gregory Reddick all recorded a team-high 10 in the victory over Sacred Heart. Reddick continues to pace Saint Francis with 63 total tackles, third in the NEC, O'Hara follows with 54 and Mami has 51. Eddie Bierals had a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss and improved his season total to 7.5, which ranks eighth in the NEC. Despite no tackles for loss against Sacred Heart, Donnell Brown still ranks 33rd in the FCS and third in the NEC with 10 this season. As a team, Saint Francis allows the 10th-fewest points per game in the FCS with 17.6 and is 19th with 319.4 total yards against – both marks lead the NEC. The Red Flash have held four straight opponents under 21 points.
 
Special Teams
Kicker Alex Schmoke converted five-of-six extra point attempts and made his only field goal attempt of the game, a 25-yard conversion in the fourth quarter, against Sacred Heart. He leads the NEC with 14 made field goals and his 1.75 converted per game is tied for fourth in the FCS. Jordan Slaiby continues to pace the NEC with 39.4 punt yards per game.
 
Last Time Out
Saint Francis defeated Sacred Heart 44-14 to clinch a spot in the FCS playoffs. The Red Flash scored in the first minute of the game on a 34-yard Doyle touchdown run and opened an early 6-0 lead. Sarratt scored his first touchdown on the next drive and Saint Francis led 13-0 after the first quarter. In the second, Saint Francis scored touchdowns on three consecutive drives, two by Jackson and one by Sarratt, to open a commanding 34-0 lead. Sacred Heart's Malik Grant scored a touchdown late in the first and cut the lead to 34-7 at halftime. Grant scored his second touchdown of the game on the first drive of the third quarter to cut the Red Flash lead to 34-14. After no more scoring in the third, Sarratt scores his third touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter.  Schmoke kicked a 25-yard field goal before Saint Francis earned its 44-14 victory over Sacred Heart.
 
Scouting Georgetown
The Hoyas enter Saturday's matchup with a 1-3 Patriot League record and 2-6 overall. The non-conference schedule featured losses of more than 30 points to Columbia, Monmouth and Penn and one win 43-12 over Marist. Georgetown is most recently off a 30-20 victory over Lafayette. Wide receiver Joshua Tomas ranks third in the FCS with 106 receiving yards per game and has six touchdowns. Quarterback Pierce Holley has 2,135 passing yards on 68.1 percent with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Joshua Stakely leads the backfield with 90 carries, 380 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Wedner Cadet's four intercetpions this season ranks tied for third in the FCS and Justin Fonteneaux leads the Hoyas defense with 68 total tackles, which ranks seventh in the Patriot League. Mateen Ibirogba and Ibri Harrell both rank top-five in the Patriot League with 5.5 and 4.0 sacks this season, respectively.

All-Time vs. Georgetown
Georgetown holds a 9-3 all-time advantage over Saint Francis since the first meeting in 1978. Since both programs moved to Division I in 1993, the programs have an even 1-1 split. Most recently, Saint Francis took a 48-20 lead in the 2015 season-opener at home. The 2015 meeting was the only matchup between the two programs that featured anyone on the current Saint Francis coaching staff. Georgetown head coach Rob Sgarlata, now in his 26th overall season, was the defensive line coach during a 36-7 Hoyas victory in 2004.

Around the NEC
Saint Francis clinched the NEC automatic qualifier to the FCS playoffs after a 44-14 defeat of Sacred Heart and Duquesne's 50-48 double-overtime loss to LIU. Merrimack defeated Stonehill in a comeback 17-10 victory to remain 5-0 in conference. Central Connecticut earned its first win of the season 34-7 over Wagner. Merrimack is ineligible for NCAA-run playoffs, but can still be crowned NEC Champions. As a result, Saint Francis' meeting with Merrimack in the final week of the season on Nov. 19 will determine the official NEC winner. This week, Merrimack has a bye week while Saint Francis wraps up non-conference play at Georgetown. Sacred Heart and Duquesne, Wagner and Stonehill and Central Connecticut will all face off in conference matchups.
 
Doyle Named NCAA FCS Player of the Week
Doyle, a redshirt sophomore, was named NCAA FCS National Player of the Week and honorable mention for FedEx Ground Offensive Player of the Week for his role in the 44-14 win over Sacred Heart. He became the second Saint Francis player with a national weekly honor this season after Jackson was named FedEx Ground FCS National Freshman of the Week on Sept. 19.
 
Saint Francis Named FedEx Ground FCS National Team of the Week
The Red Flash were named the FedEx Ground National Team of the Week by Stats Perform. Saint Francis became the first team in the FCS to clinch an automatic bid to the postseason after a 44-14 win over Sacred Heart and Duquesne's 50-48 double-overtime loss to LIU. Saint Francis clinched the playoffs for the second time in program history, the other in 2016. The 6-2 start to the season is the best in the Division I era and a 5-0 start to conference play ties the 2016 team for the best start.
 
Doyle, Sarratt Earn Major NEC Weekly Awards, Three Prime Performers
Doyle was named NEC Offensive Player of the Week and Sarratt was named NEC Co-Rookie of the Week. Holmes joined the two players as a Prime Performer selection. The Offensive Player of the Week was Doyle's first of his career. He is now a Prime Performer in three straight weeks, which accounts for all his starts with Saint Francis. Sarratt earned the first major weekly award and Prime Performer selection of his career. Holmes earned his first-career Prime Performer selection in his first start with the Red Flash.
 
Next
Saint Francis hosts senior day in its final regular season home game on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 12 p.m. against Duquesne.