WASHINGTON (AP) — Dez Thomas II fired a 49-yard touchdown pass on the last play of the game to lift Georgetown to a 27-24 win over Morgan State on Saturday.
The Bears (2-4), who scored all their points on four straight possessions starting late in the first half, had taken a 24-21 lead when Dante Archie’s 28-yard touchdown pass to Justin Perry on a wide receiver reverse capped an 11-play, 98-yard drive late in the third quarter to take a 24-21 lead. Morgan State then a had a pair of punts before failing on a fourth-and-3 from the Georgetown 35 with 32 seconds left in the game.
Thomas misfired on two passes before hitting Brock Biestek for 16 yards.
Thomas finished 16-of-30 passing for 211 yards and three touchdowns and added a fourth score on the ground for the Hoyas (3-3). He had a 2-yard toss to Isaiah Grimes and a 10-yarder to Coen Sutton in the first quarter. Georgetown rushed for 200 yards on the Morgan defense.
Morgan quarterback Kobe Muasau threw for 267 yards on 21-for-32 passing with two touchdown passes, a 1-yard toss to Josh Smith late in the first half and a 64-yard strike to Malique Leatherbury on the opening second half drive. Perry, a freshman, had five catches for 127.
The Bears host Virginia University of Lynchburg next Saturday at Hughes Stadium in the annual Homecoming game.