Jayden Clerveaux rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns and Holy Cross defeated Georgetown, 34-0, in a regular-season finale on Saturday.
The Crusaders (6-6, 5-1 Patriot League) earned a share of their sixth straight Patriot League title but Lehigh will get the league’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, having beaten Holy Cross, 10-7, on Nov. 9.
Holy Cross took a 17-0 in the first quarter lead on a 28-yard field goal from Daniel Porto, Joe Townsend’s 15-yard return of a blocked punt by Lathan Croley, and Clerveaux’s 18-yard run. It was the second week in a row the Crusaders returned a blocked punt for a touchdown.
Clerveaux’s 3-yard score made it 27-0 in the third quarter. The Crusaders’ final touchdown came on Joe Pesansky’s 12-yard pass to Byron Shipman after a Cam Jones interception.
Georgetown (5-6, 2-4) intercepted three passes but generated only 184 yards on offense. The shutout was the first for Holy Cross since blanking Bucknell in 2022.