Stearney throws for 3 TDs, Naumann scores rushing TD to send Colgate over Villanova 28-21

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- , Jake Stearney threw for 158 yards and three touchdowns, Caleb Naumann had 66 yards rushing and a score, and Colgate held on to take down Villanova 28-21 on Saturday. The Raiders (4-1, 3-0 Patriot League) defeated the Wildcats (2-3, 1-2), ranked 23rd in the Stats Perform poll, for the first time since 1978. It was also their first ranked win since Nov. 4, 2023 against then-No. 16 Lafayette. Naumann scored late in the first quarter on a 6-yard rush to tie the game 7-7, and Peyton Way reeled in a 5-yard reception to send the teams to the locker rooms tied at 14. Colgate scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter, a 41-yard reception by Matt Fogler and a 12-yard grab by Chief Montalvo to make it a two-possession game. Fogler finished with five catches for 93 yards to lead the Raider passing attack.