HAMILTON – Colgate completed its climb back to Mount .500 with a convincing 38-10 victory over Georgetown here Saturday.
 
The Raiders made it four wins in the last five by scoring twice on the ground, twice through the air and once on special teams. T.J. Holl blocked the second Georgetown punt attempt of the day and Adam Bridgeforth scooped it up for a 4-yard TD return.
 
It was the senior Bridgeforth's first career touchdown.
 
Also in the opening half, Jake Melville connected on scoring tosses to Owen Rockett and John Maddaluna III as Colgate built a 21-3 advantage. Keyon Washington and Alex Mathews added second-half TD runs of 15 and 21 yards, respectively.
 
Jonah Bowman converted a 32-yard field goal and finished his career 31-of-41. Bowman's 75.6 percent field goal clip breaks the all-time Raiders record for field goal percentage, previously held by Mike Powers at 63.6 percent (35-of-55).
 
Colgate's defense held Georgetown to 35 rushing yards and set a program record for fewest yards allowed with 694. The 69.4 per-game figure also is a program record, beating out the 1999 Colgate defensive total of 772 rushing yards allowed in 11 games (70.2 per game).
 
Bottom Line
• Colgate 38, Georgetown 10

Won-Lost Records
• Colgate finished 5-5 overall and 4-2 in the Patriot League, good for solo third place.
• Georgetown closes at 3-8 and 0-6.

Quick Rundown
• Holl and Bridgeforth put the Raiders on the board first. The former blocked a Georgetown punt deep in Hoyas territory, and the latter chased down the loose pigskin and pounced into pay dirt.
• A pair of 10-play, 80-yard drives pushed the Raiders in front 21-0 in the second quarter. Melville found Rockett from 23 yards with 13:55 left, and then he connected with Maddaluna from 11 yards with 1:38 showing.
• Georgetown closed the half with a Henry Darmstadter field goal from 43 yards.
• Colgate took the opening possession of the third quarter and marched 75 yards in eight plays, with Washington capping on a nifty 15-yard run.
• After Bowman's record-breaking field goal, Mathews zigzagged his way into the end zone from 21 yards out for Colgate's final points.
• The Hoyas tacked on a touchdown in the closing seconds.

Facts & Figures
• Mathews, the first-year tailback, rushed for a season-high 96 yards on 16 carries.
• Washington added 77 yards and Melville 71 as Colgate topped 200 rushing yards (247) in a game for the sixth time this season.
• Melville added 245 passing yards to post 316 total yards. He finishes fourth all-time in total offense (8,371), fourth in passing yards (5,885), and 13th in rushing (2,486).
• The Raiders also went 13-2 against Patriot League competition in games Melville started.
• One of Melville's favorite targets, Maddaluna, caught seven for 83 yards and the TD. Maddaluna finishes fifth in career receptions (153) and sixth in yards (2,332).
• Both Melville and Maddaluna were substituted off the field on the final Colgate drive to a standing ovation from the Andy Kerr faithful.
• Alex Greenawalt added four catches for 66 yards, while Nick Martinsen caught four for 57. Owen Rockett hauled in a pair of receptions for 39 yards and his TD.
• Maddaluna and Rockett share the season TD receptions lead with five.
• Melville and Washington tied for rushing TD honors with seven.
• Melville finished with 830 rushing yards to Washington's 765, but Washington posted a slightly better per-game average (85.0 to 83.0).
 
More Key Info
• Only three of Colgate's 10 opponents rushed for more than 100 yards – Syracuse 117, Richmond 158 and Cornell 113. The Raiders held their final six foes under 100 on the ground.
• Pat Afriyie contributed another sack and two tackles for loss. The junior end finishes with 10 sacks for minus-83 yards (had 9½ sacks last year) and 21 TFLs for minus-108.
• Afriyie enters his senior season third on the Colgate career sack chart with 24, just 4½ behind leader Kelly Robinson (1979-81).
• Charles Cairnie was Saturday's team tackle leader with seven. Brett Field, Trent Williams and Afriyie added six apiece.
• Alex Campbell and Afriyie shared a sack, as did Field and Afriyie for Colgate's two-sack total.
• Linebacker Kyle Diener tops the tackle chart for the third consecutive season. Diener had four tackles Saturday and 74 for the season. He was second on the team with 11 TFLs.
• For his career, Diener tallied 332 tackles.
• Joe Figueroa posted his second interception of the season. He and Bridgeforth tied for the team season lead in pass breakups with six.
• Holl in addition to his blocked punt also recovered a misplayed kickoff in the third quarter.
• Georgetown defensive end Hunter Kiselick finished with a career-high 15 tackles and blocked his NCAA-leading fourth kick of the season.
 
From the Sources
• Colgate head coach Dan Hunt: (On the game) "We challenged the team to play that complete game. We're playing pretty well of late, but in each game we have a little lull where we let a team back into it or we don't get off to a good start. So we said this was our last chance to play a full 60 minutes, and we did that."

Listen to the rest of Coach Hunt's comments HERE.
 
• Colgate placekicker Jonah Bowman: (On breaking the record) "I've been blessed with a great line that has protected me and I've always had great holders. It has shown through the operation and we've been able to convert field goals year after year. It showed we were a dependable unit and we've done a lot to change the kicking culture here."

Listen to the rest of Bowman's comments HERE.
 
• Colgate defensive end Brett Field: (On closing strong) "The seniors really wanted to show the younger kids how it's done and get some momentum going into next year. It was great to go out with a win."

Listen to the rest of Field's comments HERE.
 
• Colgate wide receiver John Maddaluna III: (On his late send-off) "It was a nice feeling. These four years went by pretty quickly but I wouldn't have done it with any other senior class. It was nice to go off with Melville – it was a great feeling."

Listen to the rest of Maddaluna's comments HERE.
 
• Colgate quarterback Jake Melville: (On his late send-off) "It was awesome, a real special feeling. I'm going to miss this place; I'm going to miss football a lot. It started to hit me during the game but I've accepted it. I'm going to miss it."

Listen to the rest of Melville's comments HERE.
 
Gate Grab Bag
• Attendance inside Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium was 4,223.
• Before Saturday's game, Colgate honored 21 seniors appearing in a Raiders uniform for the final time: Bowman, Bridgeforth, Cairnie, Campbell, Danny Copeland, Jordi Dalmau, Diener, Field, Figueroa, Dan Grasso, Christian Hardegree, Ryan Kasten, Maddaluna, Melville, Chris Morgan, Zach Provin, Eddie Robinson, Grant Siegel, Terence Sino, Victor Steffen and John Wilkins IV.
 
Up Next
• Season is complete.

Pregame Senior Group Shot