SUNY Cortland Athletics

Dan Pitcher was an All-America football quarterback at Cortland in the late 2000s/early 2010s and is presently the quarterbacks coach for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals.
 
* The Cortland, N.Y., native earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cortland in 2010 and a master's degree in sport management from Cortland in 2011
 
* Four-year football quarterback at Cortland from 2008-11, including three seasons as a team captain (2009-11); won the team's Red Letter Award in 2011
 
* 2011 finalist for the Gagliardi Trophy (Division III National Player of the Year)
 
* 2011 D3football.com Hon. Mention All-American and First Team All-East Region
 
* 2011 New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Offensive Player of the Year and 2010 First Team All-NJAC
 
* First Team CoSIDA Academic All-American as a senior and two-time Academic All-District; also SUNYAC Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete Award winner for 2010-11 school year
 
* 2011 ECAC Division III Southeast Bowl Most Outstanding Player
 
* Career stats (30 games): 402-of-674 passing (.596), 5,033 yards, 54 touchdowns along with five rushing touchdowns; set school record for career TD passes (currently is third) and consecutive games with a TD pass (13 spanning the 2010 and 2011 seasons), and is currently seventh in passing yardage and completions despite playing only two games in 2009 due to injury
 
* During senior year in 2011 he completed 197-of-317 passes (.621) for 2,712 yards and 31 touchdowns with just five interceptions and ran for 239 yards and three scores; his 31 TD passes are still tied for the school single-season record and his five TD passes at Brockport are still tied for the school single-game record
 
* Member of teams that won NJAC titles in 2008 and 2010; the 2008 squad was 11-2 and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals and the 2010 team went 10-2 and advanced to the NCAA second round
 
* Entering his eighth season on the coaching staff of the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals in 2023; has served as the Bengals' quarterbacks coach since 2020, was assistant quarterbacks coach from 2018-19 and assistant wide receivers coach from 2016-17
 
* During his tenure with the Bengals, the team advanced to the Super Bowl in February 2022 and to the AFC Championship Game in January 2023
 
* Pro scout for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts from 2014-15 and scouting assistant for the Colts from 2012-13
 
* Wide receivers coach at Cortland in spring of 2012
 
* Youth camp volunteer for the Marvin Lewis Community Fund, which empowered, educated and inspired individuals in the Greater Cincinnati region through outreach programs
 
* Guest speaker at numerous events, including at the College Football Hall of Fame banquet, the Cortland Youth Bureau and SUNY Cortland Convocation and Admissions Recruitment