The Georgetown University football team (2-2, 0-1 Patriot League) lost horrifically 46-0 to the Brown University Bears (1-0) on the road Sept. 20.

The Hoyas traveled to Providence, R.I., but must have left their bear spray in Washington, D.C., in what amounted to a mauling. Georgetown played its first Patriot League game of the season last week and suffered a hard-fought loss to Lafayette to start conference play on a bad note. The team looked to bounce back this weekend against Brown, but seemed to have lost all composure.

Georgetown started off the game with what seemed to be their only win of the day: the coin toss. Their captains chose to defend to start the game, which in hindsight may have been a bad call. The Hoyas’ defense was unable to stop the Bears, allowing a touchdown and made extra point on the first drive of the game, putting Brown up by 7.

Senior quarterback Dez Thomas II, who started in place of senior quarterback Danny Lauter, started off Georgetown’s first drive well, running for 11 on his unit’s first play of the game. Unfortunately, Thomas did not fare as well on the next play, as he got sacked and fumbled the ball. Luckily for Thomas and the Hoyas, first-year offensive lineman William Evans was able to recover the ball and prevent a costly turnover.

Georgetown punted the ball that drive to the Bears’ own side of the field. Redshirt junior punter Josh Leff pinned Brown inside their 4-yard line.

The Hoyas’ defense successfully stopped the Bears this time around, allowing only 20 yards on the drive before getting the ball back on their own 35-yard line.

Thomas II again lost possession of the ball on the second play of a drive, this time throwing an interception to Brown defensive back Cap Davis. Georgetown nearly thwarted Brown’s next drive as well, getting a stop on a third down attempt, but a late facemask penalty on senior defensive lineman Matthew Plunkett gave the Bears another chance. This led to their second touchdown of the game, and following a made extra point, the Hoyas were down 14-0.

Each of the next two Georgetown possessions were as fruitless, ending in punts. Brown’s offense followed these punts by pushing the Hoyas into the red zone. The Bears were unable to finish this drive off and had to settle for a field goal, putting them up by 17 in the second quarter.

Georgetown’s woes did not end there, as junior running back Udechukwu Enyeribe fumbled the ball while returning the kickoff — setting up Brown with only 6 yards to go. It only took the Bears three plays to score this time. After another extra point, Brown had scored 24 unanswered points to begin play.

After yet another unsuccessful drive from Georgetown, Brown was able to find the endzone for the fourth time in the game. Following an offside penalty on the next point, the Bears decided to rub salt in the wound and go for two while already up by 4 possessions and were successful.

Thomas II threw his second interception of the game on the last play of the first half to Brown linebacker John Perdue, cementing the Bears’ 0-32 lead heading into halftime.

To start the second half, the Hoyas failed to score on their best chance of the game, missing a 49-yard field goal attempt.

The Bears put 14 more points on the board late — one touchdown at the end of the 3rd quarter and one at the beginning of the 4th. These points put the Bears up 46-0, which would be the final score in the game.

Head Coach Rob Sgarlata said he told his players to move forward and try to learn something from the tough loss.

“When you fail, it’s a growth opportunity,” Sgarlata told The Hoya. “You have a chance to learn from it. Failure is defined as quitting, and there’s no quit in our football team. I’ve been very happy with how the kids approached today.”

The Hoyas will look to bounce back in their next game on the road against the Columbia University Lions (0-1) on Sept. 27 in New York.