BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Cortland graduate student quarterback Dan Pitcher (Cortland) passed for five touchdowns and rushed for two scores as the Red Dragons completed their New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) schedule with a 64-43 victory at Brockport.

The combined 107 points are the most ever in a Cortland football game, eclipsing the mark of 98 points set in Cortland's 56-42 win at Brockport in 2009. Cortland improves to 7-2, both overall and in the NJAC, with the win. Brockport is 2-7 overall and 2-6 in the league. Cortland was eliminated from the NJAC title race as both Montclair St. and Kean won. Those two teams are each 7-1 with one week remaining and play each other next Saturday.

Pitcher completed 18-of-23 passes for 221 yards. His five touchdown passes ties a school single-game record set previously three times, most recently by current assistant coach Alex Smith versus Kean in 2004. Pitcher has also established new school records for touchdown passes in a season and a career. His 26 TD passes this fall breaks the mark of 23 set by Ray Miles in 2008, while his 49 career TD tosses is one better than Smith's 48 from 2004-07 and 2009.

In addition, Pitcher has now thrown at least one TD pass in 11 straight games, tying his own school record. Pitcher has a TD pass in 22 of his 23 games as Cortland's starting quarterback, dating back to 2009. His first 11-game streak ended in last year's home win versus Ithaca. His new streak includes two NCAA playoff games last season and all nine games this fall.

Sophomore John Babin (Warwick Valley) caught seven passes for 104 yards and a touchdown. He is the third player in school history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a season. Junior Mike Humphrey (Le Roy) caught seven passes for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Senior tight end Brian Haber (Northport) and junior fullback Gary Beddoe (Endicott/Union-Endicott) also caught touchdown passes from Pitcher – Beddoe's catch was his first touchdown as a Red Dragon.

Senior tailback Dorian Myles (Lackawanna/Hamburg) rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on just 14 carries and freshman Bronson Greene (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) ran 15 times for 74 yards.

Senior linebacker Bill Smith (Nanuet) paced the Cortland defense with 15 tackles and an interception. Senior linebacker Cody Allen (Medina) finished with 11 tackles, while junior linebackers Chris Bright (East Meadow) and Mike Wilson (Penfield) had 10 tackles each. Smith registered one of Cortland's four interceptions in the game along with junior cornerback Pete Furey (Niskayuna), junior defensive lineman Vaughn Labor (Norwich) and senior cornerback D.J. Romano (Newburgh/Newburgh Free Academy). Furey returned his interception 28 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. Romano now has three interceptions this season and 14 for his career He ranks second at Cortland in career interceptions, one behind Jeff Beck's 15 picks from 2004-07.

For Brockport, Dylan Umbra rushed 28 times for 128 yards and three touchdowns and completed 10-of-19 passes for 172 yards and one score. He took over for starting quarterback Joe Scibilia, who completed 7-of-12 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns as Brockport's quarterback combined to pass for 325 yards. Jake Spalik caught five passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns and Jordan Hogan made four catches for 64 yards and one score.

John O'Hagan led the Golden Eagles with 17 tackles, nine solo. Jim Carlson and Doug Larson had eight tackles apiece.

Cortland led 20-14 after the first quarter and 27-14 in the second quarter, but Brockport scored twice in the last 4:31 of the half and the Red Dragons led 27-24 at halftime. Cortland broke the game open with a 28-0 run in the third quarter that featured four Pitcher TD passes, and Pitcher's 1-yard TD run with 6:33 left in the game put Cortland up 62-24.

Brockport scored three touchdowns in the final 3:51. Cortland's final points came after Brockport's touchdown with 1:11 left when senior Steve Gruber (Thornwood/Westlake) blocked the PAT kick andjunior Phil Bossman (East Aurora) returned the ball for a defensive two-point conversion.

Cortland will complete the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 12, at noon when it plays at Ithaca College in the annual Cortaca Jug game – one of the nation's top small-school rivalries. The game is sold out.

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