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RED DRAGONS FOOTBALL NJAC Title and Lambert Award Among 2008 Season Highlights Cortland Enjoyed One of the Best Seasons in School History During the 2008 Campaign 2009 Team Guide Red dRaGONS FOOTBaLL NJAC Title and Lambert Award Among 2008 Season Highlights Cortland enjoyed one of the best seasons in school history during the 2008 campaign. The Red Dragons finished 11-2, including two victories in the NCAA Division III tournament before losing at eventual national champion Mount Union in the quarterfinals. Cortland also won the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) title with a 9-0 record. The program has finished at least tied for first in the NJAC standings each of the last four years and is a combined 26-3 versus league foes during that span. Following the season, Cortland received the Lambert Meadowlands Award as the best Division III team in the East and was chosen as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Team of the Year. Head Coach dan macNeill was voted as the NJAC Coach of the Year and was one of five finalists for Liberty Mutual Division III National Coach of the Year honors. Eric Hajnos tied a school single-season record with nine TD receptions, including two scoring catches in an NCAA second round win versus Curry. Offensive tackle Sean James earned first team American Football Coaches Association All-America honors and was Cortland players and staff celebrate after clinching the NJAC title and an automatic selected as an Associated Press Little All-American. berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs with a victory at The College of New Jersey. The Red Dragons finished 9-0 in league play and won two NCAA tournament games. D3football.com named Jeffrey Lang to its All-East team as Head Coach Dan MacNeill (third from left) and President Dr. Erik J. Bitterbaum (far left) both a tight end and kicker. Lang made a school record 49 are among those who accepted Cortland’s Lambert Meadowlands and ECAC Div. III PAT kicks and caught 30 passes, three for touchdowns. Team of the Year Awards at a February 2009 banquet. CORTLAND Table of Contents 2008 Season Highlights ..........................................................................................................................................Inside Front Cover Media Information ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Credits ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Cortland Football Quick Facts ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 On The Air ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 2009 Schedule ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Head Coach Dan MacNeill ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 All-Time Coaching Records....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Red Dragon Coaching Staff Photo ........................................................................................................................................................4 Red Dragon Coaching Staff ..................................................................................................................................................................4-5 Preseason Roster .......................................................................................................................................................................................6-7 Red Dragon Player Profiles ...................................................................................................................................................................8-13 Opponent Capsules ..............................................................................................................................................................................14-18 Cortland Football Record Book ......................................................................................................................................................19-23 The Last Time It Happened ....................................................................................................................................................................24 More Cortland Records ............................................................................................................................................................................24 Cortland Postseason History .................................................................................................................................................................24 Year-By-Year Cortland Football Win-Loss Records ....................................................................................................................25 Team Captains Photo ................................................................................................................................................................................25 Cortland All-Americans Since 1983 .....................................................................................................................................................26 Cortland All-Time vs. 2009 Opponents ............................................................................................................................................26 2008 NJAC Standings and Awards ......................................................................................................................................................27 2009 NJAC Composite Schedule .........................................................................................................................................................27 2008 Results and Statistical Leaders ..................................................................................................................................................28 2008 Game Box Scores ......................................................................................................................................................................29-32 Athletic Training Staff Photo .................................................................................................................................................................32 New York Jets Training Camp Photo ..................................................................................................................................................32 About SUNY Cortland ............................................................................................................................................. Inside Back Cover Athletic Facilities Photo .......................................................................................................................................... Inside Back Cover media information Credits The 2009 Cortland Football Guide was written and edited by All interviews with Cortland players and coaches must be Cortland Associate Sports Information Director Dan Surdam, arranged through Cortland Sports Information Sports Information Director Fran Elia and sports information Director Fran Elia or Associate SID Dan Surdam. Requests summer intern Brian Bruce. Action, staff and stadium photography for press box and field passes for Cortland home games by Darl Zehr Photography of Cortland, N.Y. New York Jets photo should be made preferably within three days of a game. by Rich Barnes. Lambert Award presentation photo by Terry Small. Credentials for Cortland road games must be obtained The guide was printed by Graphics Plus Printing, Inc. through the host SID. The Cortland Stadium Complex press Front cover: Senior offensive lineman Chris Van De Weert (left) and area is for working media only. Passes for opposing team junior quarterback Dan Pitcher (main photo). Senior defensive lineman scouts must be approved through the Cortland Football Lou Crispo (left inset), head coach Dan MacNeill (center inset) and Office. senior defensive lineman Bryan Wiley (right inset). Back cover: Junior defensive back Joe Lopez (upper left) and senior punter Kyle Peterson. For directions to the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex, visit Cortland’s web site at http://www.cortland.edu/ The State University of New York College at Cortland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, directions or call the Cortland sports information office at age, sexual orientation, disability or marital status in admissions, (607) 753-5673. employment and the treatment of students and employees. R e D D R A g O N s 1 Cortland Football Quick Facts SuNY Cortland: media Relations: Location: Cortland, New York 13045 Sports information director: Fran Elia Enrollment: 7,234 Office: (607) 753-5673 Founded: 1868 Mobile: (607) 423-2262 President: Dr. Erik J. Bitterbaum FaX: (607) 753-5789 Athletic director: Dr. Joan Sitterly e-mail: [email protected]
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