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2015 OFFICIAL PROGRAM

CORTLAND (7-2, 5-2 E8) VS. ITHACA (4-5, 2-5 E8) NOV. 14, 2015 | BUTTERFIELD STADIUM | ITHACA, NY THE 57TH ANNUAL CORTACA JUG GAME MIKE WELCH SENIOR SPOTLIGHT HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

Ithaca College’s Irving T. Marsh Award) by the Metropolitan but still gained 257 yards on 61 attempts. — ninth head New York Football Writers Association. Welch also spent four years with the lacrosse football coach, —In 1996, Ithaca returned to postseason play. program, including two with the varsity. Mike Welch The Bombers started the season with five —From 1973 to 1976 Welch worked as an has continued straight wins and the top spot in the NCAA assistant football coach at Rush-Henrietta 71 - Scott Anderson 68 - Michael Arcuri 19 - Joe Bianchino 15 - Anthony Cugini 7 - John D’Onofrio 28 - Theo Ekiyor 58 - A.J. Garboski the success of Division III East Region rankings. Ithaca High School (Rochester). He earned his OL, 6-4, 270 OL, 6-1, 280 FB, 6-1, 185 DB, 5-8, 160 QB, 6-4, 215 RB, 5-9, 175 LB, 5-10, 225 one of Division won the ECAC Northeast championship by master’s degree from the State University Berkeley Heights, N.J. Clarence, N.Y. Langhorne, Pa. Scarsdale, N.Y. Thornwood, N.Y. Rochester, N.Y. Newtown, Pa. III’s winningest downing previously unbeaten Worcester of New York at Albany in 1977. Welch was Governor Livingston Clarence Neshaminy Scarsdale Westlake McQuaid Jesuit Council Rock North programs. His State, 27-21. The 1998 and 1999 teams also also a member of the Great Dane coaching teams have been made ECAC playoff appearances. In 2001, staff, serving as offensive back coach and consistent playoff Ithaca reached the NCAA quarterfinals, later defensive line coach on Bob Ford’s staff. contenders with posting road wins at Montclair State and Albany reached the NCAA semifinals in 1977. four NCAA tournament appearances in the Rensselaer. The 2003 Bombers reached In 1980 Welch began a four-year tenure last eight years. Welch owns a record of the national quarterfinals after recording as offensive coordinator at Washington 164-72 (.695) as Bomber coach. He achieved wins at Brockport and Montclair State. (Mo.) University. He came back to his alma a major milestone in the 2013 season by —In 2004, Ithaca routed Massachusetts- mater in 1984 as linebacker coach. Dartmouth in an ECAC postseason game, —The Bomber football program has posted winning his 150th career game. He became 61 - Adam Gears 49 - Nico Gianfrate 88 - Kyle Hastings 90 - Tijah Henderson 20 - John Iannone 60 - Gideon Inkeles 80 - Michael Lopez and a year later the Bombers won their a 246-80 (.755) record with Welch on just the 19th active head coach to hit that OL, 5-11, 250 DE, 6-2, 265 TE, 6-4, 237 DL, 6-1, 300 RB, 5-10, 192 OL, 6-0, 265 TE, 6-3, 235 fourth straight Empire 8 title and reached its coaching staff. In addition to winning mark, and all but two of the other coaches Rochester, N.Y. Endicott, N.Y. Marcellus, N.Y. Ithaca, N.Y. North Andover, Mass. Coconut Creek, Fla. Mahopac, N.Y. the NCAA playoffs for the 15th time. national championships in 1988 and 1991, have coached more seasons than Welch. East Rochester Union-Endicott Marcellus Ithaca North Andover North Broward Mahopac Ithaca went on to NCAA Tournament the Bombers have made 12 other NCAA In 2006, he was elected to the American appearances in 2007, 2008, 2013 and 2014. appearances (1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Board —A high school standout at Dansville, Welch 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013 and of Trustees, and served as the president of was coached by Ithaca College Athletic Hall 2014). Ithaca was an ECAC playoff participant the AFCA in 2014. He has been a leading of Fame member Tom Vogt ’64 and earned in 1984, 1987, 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2004. voice in the fight to increase education about all-county honors as a junior halfback and a —Welch is married to the former Susan prevention and care of concussions. senior linebacker. Dansville was 16-0 during Price, a 1973 Ithaca College graduate. They Welch will be inducted into Ithaca College’s Welch’s sophomore and junior seasons. have two children; Jessica, a 2003 Ithaca Athletics Hall of Fame in Sept. 2015. Welch earned two letters playing for graduate, was an all-American lacrosse —Taking over for Jim Butterfield, one of Butterfield at Ithaca. A running back, he player, and Jeff, a 2005 graduate who was 43 - Dan Mancini 5 - Ryan Michaels 9 - Malik Morris 94 - Logan Murphy 2 - Josh Oliver 45 - Zach Pidgeon 30 - Noah Poskanzer college football’s most successful coaches, missed most of his sophomore season an all-conference football and lacrosse LB, 5-10, 210 DB, 5-7, 180 DB, 5-11, 195 DL, 6-2, 290 WR, 5-5, 160 LB, 6-5, 230 LB, 6-0, 200 Welch was the most successful rookie with an ankle injury. Welch was named the player and captained both sports. Malvern, Pa. Succasunna, N.J. New Hyde Park, N.Y. Lagrangeville, N.Y. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Oneonta, N.Y. Slingerlands, N.Y. coach during his inaugural season of 1994. Bombers’ most St. Joseph’s Prep Roxbury Sewanhaka Arlington Poughkeepsie Oneonta Guilderland He led the Bombers to a 10-3 record and improved back as a the NCAA Division III semifinals that year. junior after gaining Welch, a 1973 Ithaca graduate, posted 467 yards on 117 more victories (10) than any other first- carries. The starter year NCAA coach. For his efforts, Welch at fullback and a was named Division III coach of the year captain as a senior, by College Sports magazine and Eastern Welch was again Division III coach of the year (Stan Lomax- slowed by an injury 34 - Max Rottenecker 17 - Kevin Rowe 64 - Jason Scibelli 99 - Nigel Simmons 53 - Kyle Smith 37 - Brandon Steff 92 - Schnayder Termidor 2015 ITHACA COLLEGE FOOTBALL STAFF K, 5-11, 180 DB, 6-1, 205 OL, 6-1, 250 DE, 6-0, 225 DL, 6-0, 220 P, 6-0, 185 LB, 6-3, 220 Front row: Jack Mrozinski (assistant coach: defensive backs), Mark McDonough (defensive Bochum, Germany Binghamton, N.Y. Oceanside, N.Y. Albany, N.Y. Denville, N.Y. Lancaster, Mass. Elmont, N.Y. coordinator), Dan Elberty (junior varsity head coach), Mike Welch (head coach), Matt Capolongo Hellweg Binghamton Oceanside Guilderland Morris Knolls Nashoba Sewanhaka (graduate assistant coach: tight ends), Ryan Heasley (offensive coordinator), Joe Volpe (assistant coach: tight ends), Tom Coughlin (assistant coach: wide receivers). Back row: Jeffrey Grygiel (student assistant coach: linebackers), Bobby Garone (student assistant coach: Bombers on Social Media linebackers), Chris Williams (student assistant coach: linebackers), Jeremy Barss (student assistant: defensive line). @BomberSports Name (Seasons) Years W L T Pct JIM BUTTERFIELD (67-93) 27 206 71 1 .743 @Bomber_Sports MIKE WELCH (94-PRESENT) 21 164 72 0 .695 DICK LYON (58-66) 9 49 20 0 .710 JAMES A. “BUCKY” FREEMAN (31-42, 46) # * 13 36 32 6 .527 facebook.com/ICAthletics # Coached in 1935 23 - Nick Vallo 72 - Owen Watrous 38 - Ryan Whiteley HAROLD “PETE” HATCH (46-50) * 5 13 18 0 .419 WR, 6-2, 205 OL, 6-4, 285 FB, 5-11, 210 * Co-coached in 1946 JOSEPH HAMILTON # 5 7 22 3 .266 Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Turner Falls, Mass. Churchville, Pa. Records as of 11/13/2015 BEN LIGHT 1 4 1 1 .750 Sleepy Hollow Northfield-Mount Herman Council Rock athletics.ithaca.edu ART ORLOSKE 2 3 10 0 .231 LEONARD SCHRECK 1 1 3 1 .200 #ICVictory When ithaca has the ball S ITHACA COLLEGE GAME NOTES Cortland State ITHACA OFFENSE Cortland DEFENSE BOMBERS Red Dragons 81 Andrew Tabbert ...... WR 90 Jake Ceresna ...... DE 74 Joe Vandenbos ...... RT 54 Joe Loyacono ...... DT Today’s Game: The Ithaca Bombers (4-5, 2-5 Empire 8) host the Cortland Red Dragons (7-2, 5-2 E8) in the 57th annual 65 Jacob Bernstein ...... RG 58 Ray Ganley ...... DE Cortaca Jug game, and for the first time in the series, both teams are members of the Empire 8 Conference. Playing in front 60 Gideon Inkeles ...... C 1 Devonte Davis ...... OLB of a sell-out crowd at Butterfield Stadium, Ithaca looks to win its first Cortaca Jug since defeating Cortland 23-20 in 2009. 72 Owen Watrous ...... LG 15 Julian Santiago ...... ILB The Red Dragons, aiming for their sixth-straight Cortaca Jug, are looking to clinch a share of the Empire 8 championship. 71 Scott Anderson ...... LT 9 Matt Ambrose ...... ILB If Cortland beats Ithaca, the Red Dragons will earn the Empire 8’s automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III foot- 88 Michael Lopez ...... TE 52 Troy Beddoe ...... OLB ball tournament. While Cortland has won the last five matchups, four of the five wins for the Red Dragons have been by a 23 Nick Vallo ...... WR 22 Matt Caputo ...... CB touchdown or less. Fourteen of the last 18 Cortaca Jug contests have been decided by a touchdown or less. 7 John D’Onofrio ...... QB 14 Isaac Hicks ...... FS 33 Tristan Brown...... RB 25 Carson Lassiter ...... SS The Series: One of the most storied rivalries in Division III football, Ithaca and Cortland first met on the football field in 44 Jack Yule ...... FB 28 Mark DelPrete ...... CB 1930, with the Red Dragons winning the first matchup, 12-0 at Cortland. They have met every year since 1948, with the 34 Max Rottenecker ...... PK 46 Matt Green ...... P Bombers owning a 39-30-3 record all-time, including 34-22 since the Cortaca Jug was introduced in 1959. The five-game winning streak is the longest in the Cortaca Jug era for Cortland, and is the longest streak in the series since Ithaca won When Cortland has the ball nine straight from 1973 to 1983. At South Hill Field and Butterfield Stadium, the Bombers won 18 of their first 20 home games in the series from 1959 to 1995, only suffering losses in the first Cortaca Jug in 1959, and also 1967. Ithaca sports a Cortland OFFENSE ITHACA DEFENSE 21-8 record all-time in Cortaca Jug contests at home, but has fallen in the last two home games (2011 and 2013). 4 Jake Smith ...... WR 94 Logan Murphy ...... DE History of the Cortaca Jug: The Cortaca Jug was first introduced for the first 1959 game when a Cortland football captain 75 Dan Neilis ...... LT 90 Tijah Henderson ...... DT named Tom Decker bought a $2 jug from a local famer whose name was Freddy Testa. Decker brought the jug to his friend 77 Matt Ennist ...... LG 91 Rob Barbieri ...... DT and Ithaca football captain, Dick Carmean, a 1960 Ithaca graduate. The two players painted the Jug blue, gold, red, and 66 Daniel Bach ...... C 30 Noah Poskanzer ...... OLB white to honor both colleges. The first Cortaca Jug ran out of room for scores in the 1980s, so a second jug was made. The 68 Vin Juliano ...... RG 56 Kenny Bradley ...... ILB winner of the game gets to keep both jugs that year. There is room for two more results on the current second Jug. 67 C.J. Ezenyilimba ...... RT 40 Dan Loizos ...... ILB 11 Josh Riley ...... TE 92 Schnayder Termidor ...... OLB Throw out the Records: While it might seem Cortland has an advantage with an impressive overall record of 7-2, over- 7 Jon Mannix ...... WR 9 Malik Morris ...... CB all records have no correlation in winning the Cortaca Jug game in recent history. Cortland, which entered last season’s 6 Nick Wagner ...... WR 8 Jimmy Sullivan ...... FS game with a 4-5 record (the same record Ithaca has now), defeated the Bombers 22-15. Ithaca entered that game with a 7-2 12 Steven Ferreira ...... QB 26 Anthony Skretny IV...... SS record, the same mark sported by the current Red Dragons. In 2013, Cortland entered the Jug game with an overall record 32 Dylan Peebles ...... RB 5 Ryan Michaels ...... CB of 5-4 and defeated the Bombers (9-1) 28-24 at Butterfield Stadium. This year, Cortland has not won a road game since the 39 Shane Cronin ...... PK 37 Brandon Steff ...... P third week of the season, a 34-17 triumph at St. John Fisher College. ITHACA INDIVIDUAL STATS Cortland INDIVIDUAL STATS Recent Years: The last few games in the rivalry have been incredibly close contests, including last season when Cortland (As of Nov. 13, 2015) (As of Nov. 13, 2015) took its first lead of the game as time expired in the fourth quarter. Five of the last six Cortaca Jug’s have been decided by Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD six points or less, including 14 of the last 18 meetings. Here are final moments from the last three Cortaca Jug Games: Tristan Brown 135 597 4.4 6 Dylan Peebles 98 528 5.4 6 2014: A muffed Cortland snap on a field goal attempt to tie the game turned into a game-winning touchdown pass from Evan Skea 34 103 3.0 1 Donny Davis 104 456 4.4 4 the holder, Luke Hinton, to wide receiver Jon Mannix as Cortland won 23-20. The play would be named D3football.com’s Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD INT Passing Att. Comp. Yds. TD INT Play of the Week, and was also featured on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays. The Red Dragons prevailed despite a stout Ithaca Wolfgang Shafer 213 129 1428 11 12 Steven Ferreira 250 163 2269 22 2 defense allowing only 148 yards of total offense to Cortland. The Red Dragons won despite going 0-for-11 on third down. John D’Onofrio 81 37 367 2 3 Kyle Schneider 28 20 382 4 1 2013: Ithaca led 24-21 with under three minutes to play. Cortland responded by driving down the field and threw a 41- Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD Receiving No. Yds. Avg. TD yard touchdown pass with only a minute and eight seconds remaining to take a 28-24 lead. Ithaca got the ball back at its Josh Oliver 49 528 10.8 6 Jon Mannix 39 824 21.1 9 25-yard line with one minute remaining with all three timeouts. Tom Dempsey completed two passes to get the ball to the Kyle Hastings 24 345 14.4 5 Nick Wagner 43 576 13.4 4 Cortland 49-yard line with 41 seconds remaining, but the Red Dragons forced and recovered a fumble to seal the game. Brian Balsamo 17 199 11.7 1 Jake Smith 30 542 18.1 5 Jared Bauer 10 162 16.2 0 2012: Cortland booted a short field goal in the fourth to take a 16-10 lead. With 2:16 remaining, Sam Carney dodged and Tackles Solo. Assist Total Sacks weaved his way through traffic on a punt return, rambling 38 yards to set the Bombers up at the Cortland 20. Ithaca would Tackles Solo. Assist Total Sacks Carson Lassiter 46 27 73 0 advance the ball to the Cortland one-yard line on third-and-goal to set up a do-or-die fourth-and-goal with 38 seconds left Dan Loizos 41 44 85 .5 Matt Ambrose 39 29 68 2 in regulation. Then-senior running back Clay Ardoin received a handoff and ran to the left side, but he was unable to reach Malik Morris 31 43 74 0 Troy Beddoe 43 22 65 4 Kenny Bradley 19 43 62 1 Julian Santiago 39 13 52 1 the end zone. Cortland took over on downs and took a knee to end the game. Logan Murphy 23 31 54 7 Special Teams 1988: Ithaca (13-1) suffered its only regular-season loss, 21-20 in Cortland to the Red Dragons. Under legendary Hall of Special Teams Dylan Peebles - 19 kickoff returns - 519 yards - 27.3 avg., long 97. Fame coach Jim Butterfield, the Bombers got a second crack at Cortland and emerged with a 24-17 victory during the Jordan Schemm - 11 kickoff returns - 414 yards - 37.6 avg., long 91- 1 TD. Alex Wasserman - 15 kickoff returns - 286 yards - 19.0 avg., long 55. NCAA quarterfinals. Trailing 17-16, Paul Parker scored on a 16-yard touchdown run with 8:06 remaining as Ithaca, which Josh Oliver - 21 punt returns - 183 yards - 8.7 avg., long 60. Caleb Bettis - 15 punt returns - 67 yards - 4.5 avg., long 15. led 16-0 at halftime, survived a second-half rally. The win sparked Ithaca to its second national championship. Max Rottenecker - 23/24 PAT - 9/12 FGs, long 38. Shane Cronin - 34/37 PAT- 4/8 FGs, long 38. Brandon Steff - 33 punts - 1177 yards - 35.7 avg., long 56. Matt Green - 39 punts - 1390 yards - 35.6 avg., long 64 ITHACA COLLEGE IN CORTACA JUG GAMES What’s at Stake for Ithaca? With a win, Ithaca will avoid its second sub- YEAR WIN/LOSS SCORE LOCATION .500 season since 1969 while earning its first Cortaca Jug since 2009. 1959 L 13-7 Ithaca, N.Y. 1960 W 12-6 Cortland, N.Y. By John Boccacino/Associate Director of Athletic Communications 1961 W 34- 0 Ithaca, N.Y. What’s on the line for Cortland? If the Red Dragons defeat Ithaca, they 1962 W 24-12 Cortland, N.Y. ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College and Cortland were already big 1963 W 22- 7 Ithaca, N.Y. will tie for the Empire 8 championship with the winner of the St. John 1964 L 16-0 Cortland, N.Y. football rivals heading into the 1959 season. The two schools first Fisher-Alfred game, but will earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Divi- 1965 W 13-12 Ithaca, N.Y. played a competitive football game on Oct. 18, 1930, with Cort- sion III tournament since Cortland defeated both Fisher and Alfred in 1966 L 24-11 Cortland, N.Y. 1967 L 11-7 Ithaca, N.Y. the regular season. If Cortland loses, the winner of Fisher-Alfred will be 1968 L 34-13 Cortland, N.Y. land earning a 12-0 shutout victory. the Empire 8 champion and will earn the automatic NCAA berth. 1969 W 36-28 Ithaca, N.Y. 1970 L 7-0 Cortland, N.Y. The Red Dragons dominated the early years of the rivalry, as 1971 W 21-13 Ithaca, N.Y. Rare Losing Skid for the Bombers: Ithaca has dropped its last four 1972 L 21-16 Cortland, N.Y. Ithaca went 4-9-3 in the first 16 meetings. 1973 W 41-33 Ithaca, N.Y. games, the first four-game losing streak since 1957. 1974 W 34-33 Cortland, N.Y. Then, before the 1959 meeting, Cortland captain Tom 1975 W 21- 6 Ithaca, N.Y. Familiar Faces on the Sidelines: Ithaca head coach Mike Welch and 1976 W 28-12 Cortland, N.Y. Decker stopped at a yard sale and purchased a $2 jug from a 1977 W 38-17 Ithaca, N.Y. Cortland head coach Dan MacNeill have a lot of history in Cortaca Jug 1978 W 27-13 Cortland, N.Y. farmer that he thought could be used as a trophy during the an- games, and each is coaching his alma mater. This is Welch’s 36th Cor- 1979 W 42- 7 Ithaca, N.Y. 1980 W 24-7 Cortland, N.Y. nual game between two schools separated by only 21 miles. taca Jug. Both won their first Cortaca game as head coach (Welch with a 1981 W 42- 0 Ithaca, N.Y. 15-13 win in 1994, MacNeill with a 33-28 win in 1997). MacNeill, a ’79 1982 L 21-17 Cortland, N.Y. After meeting up with friend and Ithaca football captain Cortland grad, never defeated Ithaca during his playing career. 1983 W 49-26 Ithaca, N.Y. 1984 W 42-6 Cortland, N.Y. Dick Carmean, the two painted the jug blue, gold, red, and white 1985 W 41- 0 Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca Defense vs. Cortland Offense: Ithaca’s defense and Cortland’s 1986 W 40-12 Cortland, N.Y. in honor of both schools’ colors. The original Jug ran out of room for scores in the mid-1980s. 1987 W 37-15 Ithaca, N.Y. offense rank second in the Empire 8 in yards allowed and yards per 1988 L 21-20 Cortland, N.Y. While the styles of football have certainly changed during the course of the rivalry, one constant remains: game, respectively. Ithaca has played wel against high-powered offenses: 1988 W 24-17 % Ithaca, N.Y. The Bombers held Hartwick’s John Garcia, the second-best passer in 1989 W 28- 0 Ithaca, N.Y. student-athletes on both schools want nothing more than to earn a win over their rival. 1990 W 28-14 Cortland, N.Y. Division III, to one passing TD. Ithaca also limited Brockport’s Dan An- 1991 W 23-14 Ithaca, N.Y. This rivalry is about more than just a football game. It is about pride, respect, tradition, and school spirit. drews, the seventh-best rusher in DIII, to his third-lowest rushing total 1992 L 22-20 Cortland, N.Y. 1993 W 32-14 Ithaca, N.Y. No matter what a team’s record is entering the Cortaca Jug, winning the Jug can make a season, or it can break it, of the season (117 yards), and Ithaca was the only team this year to keep 1994 W 15-13 Cortland, N.Y. Andrews out of the end zone. Last week, Ithaca limited Buffalo State’s 1995 W 35-19 Ithaca, N.Y. and the passionate fans on both sides only add to the tenacity of the rivalry. powerful offense to one touchdown, 25 points below its season average. 1996 L 41-13 Cortland, N.Y. 1997 L 33-28 Ithaca, N.Y. There is a reason Sports Illustrated once used the phrase “Biggest Little Game in the Nation” when de- Cortland averages 431.1 yards per game and is scoring an Empire-8 best 1998 W 37-29 Cortland, N.Y. 35.6 points per game. 1999 L 26-21 Ithaca, N.Y. scribing Cortaca in 1991, and after all these years, the Cortaca Jug still represents all that we love about sports. 2000 W 19-14 Cortland, N.Y. 2001 W 21-14 Ithaca, N.Y. This year, the age-old rivalry was given a new wrinkle as for the first time, the two schools are members Bombers Lands Four on Academic All-District Team: Ithaca landed 2002 L 16-12 Cortland, N.Y. four student-athletes on the CoSIDA Academic All-District™ team for 2003 L 16-15 Ithaca, N.Y. of the Empire 8 conference, and this game will help determine the conference champion. 2004 W 47-22 Cortland, N.Y. outstanding academic achievements. These honorees maintained at 2005 L 37-30 OT Ithaca, N.Y. The game draws national attention for both schools: During Saturday’s College Game Day broadcast, least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average while serving as a starter or 2006 L 23-20 OT Cortland, N.Y. 2007 W 40-17 Ithaca, N.Y. ESPN will dedicate air time to the Cortaca Jug when discussing the best college football rivalries in the country. impact contributor off the bench, and had to participate in at least half 2008 W 35-13 Cortland, N.Y. of the Bombers’ games. The student-athletes include junior quarterback 2009 W 23-20 Ithaca, N.Y. Two past Ithaca football greats — Larry Turel ‘66 and Jeff Wittman ‘93 — reflected back on their memo- Wolfgang Shafer (3.89 GPA, business administration major), senior 2010 L 20-17 Cortland, N.Y. 2011 L 27-3 Ithaca, N.Y. ries of Cortaca. tight end Kyle Hastings (3.68 GPA, biology), sophomore running back 2012 L 16-10 Cortland, N.Y. Tristan Brown (3.78 GPA, business administration), and senior kicker 2013 L 28-24 Ithaca, N.Y. Turel, who was a captain on the undefeated 1965 Ithaca squad (8-0), won two of the three Cortaca Jug Max Rottenecker (3.78 GPA, sport media). 2014 L 23-20 Cortland, N.Y. % NCAA PLAYOFF GAME IN 1988 contests during his playing days. He said his favorite Cortaca Jug memory came during that 1965 season as Itha- ca rallied from a 12-0 halftime deficit with a pair of second-half touchdowns to win 13-12. That victory sparked 2015 SCHEDULES TEAM STATS Ithaca to its only unbeaten season in school history. (As of Nov. 13, 2015) ITHACA COLLEGE BOMBERS (4-5, 2-5 E8) “That 1965 Cortaca win was something special. Trailing 12-0 at halftime, we all came out of the locker DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 9/5 at Union W, 38-23 room fired up and ready to play after the halftime speech from coach Dick Lyon,” recalled Turel. 9/19 HOBART W, 24-6 “We all came together for that win, the biggest win of our season. To this day, whenever we get together Scoring 9/26 ALFRED* W, 38-18 as a team, we talk about that game more than any other one. The thing with Cortaca is, it was and still is such a Average/Game 35.6 25.4 10/3 at Utica* L, 30-27 (OT) Opponents 31.2 22.6 10/10 at Hartwick* W, 47-19 big game that every student-athlete on both sides of the field will remember those games. It is THE game.” Rushing Yards 10/17 BROCKPORT* L, 27-17 Wittman, a fullback on Hall of Fame coach Jim Butterfield’s teams from 1989-1992, was a three-time Average/Game 136.6 73.0 10/24 at Morrisville* L, 24-12 First-Team All-American who rushed for a school-record 3,410 yards and 44 touchdowns in his Bomber career. Opponents 135.4 99.2 10/31 ST. JOHN FISHER* L, 34-0 Passing Yards 11/7 at Buffalo State* L, 7-3 During his playing days, Wittman led Ithaca to its second national championship in 1991, earning Stagg Average/Game 294.6 218.5 11/14 CORTLAND* 12 p.m. Bowl MVP honors after rushing for three touchdowns during a 34-20 triumph against Dayton in the title game. Opponents 289.8 223.0 CORTLAND STATE RED DRAGONS (7-2, 5-2 E8) Aside from winning a national championship, Wittman said the pure joy he and his teammates experi- 3rd Down Conversions 62-137 (45%) 37-108 (34.0%) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT enced earning three Cortaca victories stands out as his favorite memories from his playing career. Opponents 69-142 (49%) 40-121 (33.8%) 9/5 HEIDELBERG W, 26-24 “Cortaca is the common bond for any of us who played football at Ithaca,” said Wittman, a member of 9/12 at Framingham St. W, 61-49 Ithaca’s Athletics Hall of Fame. “Every Cortaca game was special. While I have trouble remembering other games 4th Down Conversions 4-15 (27%) 5-13 (38.67%) 9/19 at St. John Fisher* W, 34-17 Opponents 8-22 (36%) 12-22 (55%) 9/26 UTICA* W, 47-40 (OT) we played, I’ll always remember the specifics from every Cortland game. As a freshman, you don’t realize the 10/3 HARTWICK* W, 48-45 (OT) magnitude of the rivalry, but once you walk out of Ceracche and all you hear is the fans yelling and screaming, Penalties - Yards 69 - 588 54 - 512 10/10 at Buffalo State* L, 29-21 you realize how special Cortaca is. This game brings out the best in you and elevates your play to the next level.” Time of Possession/Game 26:27 29:24 10/17 ALFRED* W, 20-14 10/24 BROCKPORT* W, 35-21 As head coach Mike Welch, who has played in and coached 36 Cortaca Jugs put it during the annual Red Zone Touchdowns 27-41 17-26 10/31 at MORRISVILLE* L, 42-28 Cortaca pregame press conference: “We play for a Jug. Not hundreds of thousands of dollars, we play for a Jug.” Opponents 27-38 14-23 11/14 at Ithaca* 12 p.m. 2015 ITHACA COLLEGE VARSITY ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 70 Austin Barrett OL So. 6-2 245 Holliston, Mass. / Holliston 1 Jordan Schemm DB So. 5-9 170 Coral Springs, FL. / North Broward Prep 71 Scott Anderson OL Sr. 6-4 270 Berkeley Heights, N.J. / Governor Livingston 2 Josh Oliver WR Sr. 5-5 160 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Poughkeepsie 72 Owen Watrous OL Sr. 6-4 285 Turners Falls, Mass. / Northfield-Mount Herman 3 Aaron Francis DB So. 5-9 178 Bronx, N.Y. / Barron Collier 73 Jack Meehan OL Jr. 6-0 275 Washington Crossing, Pa. / Pennsbury 4 Shawahl Abdur-Rahman RB Jr. 5-3 165 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Salisbury School 74 Joe Vandenbos OL Jr. 6-3 253 Warwick, N.Y. / Warwick Valley 5 Ryan Michaels CB Sr. 5-7 180 Succasunna, N.J. / Roxbury 77 Ben Kumph OL So. 6-6 255 Georgetown, Mass. / New Hampton 6 Skyler Kauf DB Jr. 6-2 200 Alta, Wyo. / Steamboat Springs 78 Christopher Durr OL Jr. 6-3 270 Poughquag, N.Y. / Arlington 7 John D’Onofrio QB Sr. 6-4 215 Thornwood, N.Y. / Westlake 80 Michael Lopez TE Sr. 6-3 235 Mahopac, N.Y. / Mahopac 8 Jimmy Sullivan DB So. 6-0 190 Harwich, Mass. / Nauset Regional 81 Andrew Tabbert WR Jr. 6-2 210 Scotia, N.Y. / Scotia-Glenville 9 Malik Morrris DB Sr. 5-11 195 New Hyde Park, N.Y. / Sewanhaka 10 Jared Bauer WR So. 6-0 195 Northampton, Pa. / Northampton Area 82 Ricky Cocilova WR So. 6-4 180 Rochester, N.Y. / Hilton 11 Brian Balsamo WR Jr. 6-0 160 Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem East 83 Myles LaFrance WR Jr. 5-9 165 Brookline, Mass. / Brookline 12 Wolfgang Shafer QB Jr. 6-1 175 Fayetteville, N.Y. / Fayetteville-Manlius 84 Thomas Goodberlet WR Jr. 6-4 200 Bridgewater, N.J. / Bridgewater-Raritan 13 Conner Crosson K Fr. 5-9 160 Huntington, N.Y. / Cold Spring Harbor 85 Justin Ashley WR Jr. 5-7 165 Melville, N.Y. / Half Hollows Hills East 14 Michael Rabasca QB Jr. 6-0 220 Berkeley Heights, N.J. / St. Peter’s Prep 86 Alec Rappa WR So. 5-7 165 Greenlawn, N.Y. / Harborfields 15 Anthony Cugini DB Sr. 5-8 160 Scarsdale, N.Y. / Scarsdale 87 Ross Brayman TE Jr. 6-3 210 Natick, Mass. / Natick 16 Adam Fron QB So. 6-4 215 Kenmore, N.Y. / Kenmore West 88 Kyle Hastings TE Sr. 6-4 237 Marcellus, N.Y. / Marcellus 17 Kevin Rowe DB Sr. 6-1 205 Binghamton, N.Y. / Binghamton 89 Josh Riger TE So. 6-2 235 Baldwin Place, N.Y. / Marcellus 18 Tyler Winslow WR So. 6-1 195 Lansing, N.Y. / Lansing 90 Tijah Henderson DL Sr. 6-1 300 Ithaca, N.Y. / Ithaca 19 Joe Bianchino FB Sr. 6-1 185 Langhorne, Pa. / Neshaminy 91 Rob Barbieri DL Jr. 5-11 250 Poughquag, N.Y. / Arlington 20 John Iannone RB Sr. 5-10 192 North Andover, Mass. / North Andover 92 Schnayder Termidor LB Sr. 6-3 220 Elmont, N.Y. / Sewanhaka 21 Frank Martino WR So. 6-1 175 Windsor, N.Y. / Windsor Central 94 Logan Murphy DL Sr. 6-2 290 Lagrangeville, N.Y. / Arlington 22 Will Monroy RB So. 5-8 175 Commack, N.Y. / Commack 95 Andrew Homkey DE Jr. 6-3 215 Queensbury, N.Y. / Queensbury 23 Nick Vallo WR Sr. 6-2 205 Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. / Sleepy Hollow 96 Nick Lomanto TE Jr. 6-3 230 Amsterdam, N.Y. / Amsterdam 24 Dan Porter RB So. 6-1 210 Scotia, N.Y. / Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 97 Tyler Beauchesne DE Jr. 6-2 205 Sterling, Conn. / Norwich Free Academy 25 Jovonte Long DB Fr. 5-9 180 Syracuse, N.Y. / Anthony Henninger 99 Nigel Simmons DE Sr. 6-0 225 Albany, N.Y. / Guilderland 26 Anthony Skretny IV DB Jr. 6-2 200 West Seneca, N.Y. / West Seneca East 27 Ralf Silva SS Fr. 5-10 190 Warwick, Pa. / Central Bucks West 28 Theo Ekiyor RB Sr. 5-9 175 Rochester, N.Y. / McQuaid Jesuit Academy 29 Mike Miller DB So. 5-8 150 Lake View N.Y. / St. Francis POLLS, SCHEDULES AND STANDINGS 30 Noah Poskanzer LB Sr. 6-0 200 Slingerlands, N.Y. / Guilderland 31 Trent Maurer DB So. 5-9 175 Penfield, N.Y. / Penfield D3FOOTBALL.COM TOP 25 RANKINGS Empire 8 Schedule - Nov. 14, 2015 32 Sean Crandall FB Jr. 6-0 242 Herkimer, N.Y. / Herkimer 33 Tristan Brown RB So. 5-7 170 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Brooklyn Technical # School (1st votes) Rec Pts Prev. Cortland (7-2, 5-2) at Ithaca (4-5, 2-5), 12 p.m. 34 Max Rottenecker K Sr. 5-11 180 Bochum, Germany / Hellweg 1 Mount Union (19) 9-0 619 1 35 Evan Skea RB So. 6-1 195 Basking Ridge, N.J. / Ridge 2 Linfield (6) 8-0 605 2 Brockport (5-4, 3-4) at Buffalo State (6-3, 4-3), 12 p.m. 36 Brad Helmkamp FB So. 5-10 230 Simsbury, Conn. / Simsbury 3 UW-Oshkosh 8-1 560 3 37 Brandon Steff P Sr. 6-0 185 Lancaster, Mass. / Nashoba 4 St. Thomas 9-0 527 5 38 Ryan Whiteley FB Sr. 5-11 210 Churchville, Pa. / Council Rock 5 Wheaton (Ill.) 9-0 512 7 Morrisville (5-4, 4-4) at Alfred State (1-8), 1 p.m. 39 Ryan Moody DB So. 6-1 190 Newport, N.Y. / West Canada Valley 6 UW-Whitewater 8-1 510 6 40 Dan Loizos LB So. 5-11 205 Oakhurst, N.J. / Ocean Township 7 Wabash 9-0 469 9 Hartwick (3-6, 1-6) at Utica (4-5, 3-4), 1 p.m. 41 Victor Pirela FB Jr. 6-0 200 Troy, N.Y. / Troy 8 Johns Hopkins 9-0 430 11 42 Devan Shambo LB Jr. 6-0 230 Lake Katrine, N.Y. / Kingston 9 Thomas More 10-0 412 12 Alfred (7-2, 5-2) at St. John Fisher (6-3, 5-2), 1 p.m. 43 Dan Mancini LB Sr. 5-10 210 Malvern, Pa. / St. Joseph’s Prep 44 Jack Yule FB So. 6-0 225 Southbury, Conn. / Pomperaug 10 St. John’s 8-1 388 13 45 Zach Pidgeon LB Sr. 6-5 230 Oneonta, N.Y. / Oneonta 11 Wesley 8-1 370 4 46 Chris Toomey FB So. 5-10 205 Abington, Mass. / Cardinal Spellman 12 Hardin-Simmons 8-1 363 8 47 Ryan Rossi TE So. 6-1 220 Franklin Square, N.Y. / Holy Trinity 13 Mary Hardin-Baylor 8-1 344 10 48 Pat Minogue P/LB Fr. 6-0 170 Manorville, N.Y. / Eastport South Manor 14 UW-Platteville 7-2 289 14 49 Nico Gianfrate DE Sr. 6-2 265 Endicott, N.Y. / Union-Endicott 15 John Carroll 8-1 252 15 50 Ryan Bronson LB Fr. 5-9 200 Port Crane, N.Y. / Chenango Forks 16 North Central (Ill.) 6-3 223 16 51 Marc Barbieri LB Fr. 5-11 220 Poughquag, N.Y. / Arlington 17 Washington and Lee 9-0 206 17 52 Andrew Antoinette LB Jr. 5-9 219 Schenectady, N.Y. / Guilderland 18 Texas Lutheran 7-2 169 20 53 Kyle Smith DL Sr. 6-0 220 Denville, N.J. / Morris Knolls 19 Wartburg 8-1 137 21 54 Peter Trathen DL Jr. 6-1 230 Lakewood, N.Y. / Southwestern 20 Dubuque 7-2 99 24 SCHOOL CONF. OVERALL 55 Taylor Catz LB So. 5-11 195 Hampton Bays, N.Y. / Hampton Bays 21 Salisbury 6-2 73 -- Cortland 5-2 7-2 56 Kenny Bradley LB So. 5-11 213 Jackson, N.J. / Jackson Memorial 22 Case Western Reserve 7-2 68 18 57 Heath Whiddon LB So. 6-1 180 Orange Park, Fla. / Fleming Island 23 East Texas Baptist 7-2 67 -- Alfred 5-2 7-2 58 A.J. Garboski LB Sr. 5-10 225 Newtown, Pa. / Council Rock North 24 Albright 8-1 66 -- St. John Fisher 5-2 6-3 59 Kyle Cosentino LB So. 5-10 205 Geneva, N.Y. / Geneva 25 Whitworth 8-1 53 -- 60 Gideon Inkeles OL Sr. 6-0 265 Coconut Creek, Fla. / North Broward Buffalo State 4-3 6-3 Morrisville 4-4 5-4 61 Adam Gears OL Sr. 5-11 250 Rochester, N.Y. / East Rochester Dropped out: No. 19 Delaware Valley; No. 22 Illinois Wesleyan; 62 Rifton Westby OL So. 6-0 260 Tuxedo Park, N.Y. / Don Bosco No. 23 Concordia-Moorhead; No. 25 St. Lawrence. Brockport 3-4 5-4 63 Geoff Bell OL So. 6-2 320 Liverpool. N.Y. / Liverpool Others receiving votes: Franklin 48; Guilford 33; Illinois Wesleyan Utica 3-4 4-5 64 Jason Scibelli OL Sr. 6-1 250 Oceanside, N.Y. / Oceanside 27; Washington and Jefferson 25; DePauw 24; St. Norbert 20; La Verne 65 Jacob Bernstein OL Fr. 6-2 280 Charlotte, N.C. / Providence 16; Western New England 16; Cortland State 16; Concordia-Moorhead Ithaca 2-5 4-5 15; Framingham State 15; Gustavus Adolphus 12; Amherst 11; St. 66 Quaine Joseph DL So. 6-0 265 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Erasmus Hall Lawrence 9; Monmouth 8; Ohio Northern 7; Huntingdon 6; Albion 5; Hartwick 1-6 3-6 68 Michael Arcuri OL Sr. 6-1 280 Clarence, N.Y. / Clarence Delaware Valley 1. No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht Wt. Hometown/High School 2015 Cortland state ROSTER 68 Vin Juliano Sr. OL 6-1 305 Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem North No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht Wt. Hometown/High School 69 Andrew Rude Fr. OL 6-1 230 Weedsport, N.Y. / Weedsport 1 Devonte Davis Sr. LB 6-0 225 Buffalo, N.Y. / Cleveland Hill 71 Sean Gallagher Fr. OL 6-1 265 Holtsville, N.Y. / Sachem East 2 Brandon Lewis Fr. DB 5-10 170 Monroe, N.Y. / Monroe-Woodbury 73 Thomas Cornelius So. OL 6-5 265 Brooktondale, N.Y. / Ithaca 3 Nate Burgo Sr. WR 6-2 195 Binghamton, N.Y. / Maine-Endwell 74 Wyatt Vander Bunt Fr. OL 6-3 280 Greene, N.Y. / Greene 4 Jake Smith So. WR 6-1 170 Albany, N.Y. / Guilderland 75 Dan Neilis Sr. OL 6-4 280 Mahopac, N.Y. / Mahopac 6 Nick Wagner Jr. WR 5-10 195 Elwood, N.Y. / John H. Glenn 76 Dylan Pitt Sr. OL 6-4 270 Cornwall, N.Y. / Cornwall 7 Jon Mannix Jr. WR 6-3 215 East Northport, N.Y. / John H. Glenn 77 Matt Ennist Fr. OL 6-3 320 Delhi, N.Y. / Delaware Academy 8 Rich Lagano Jr. LB 6-0 200 Brownville, N.Y./ General Brown 78 Alex Ciocchi So. OL 6-0 265 Hopewell Junction, N.Y. / John Jay-East Fishkill 9 Matt Ambrose Sr. LB 5-11 220 Wyckoff, N.J. / Ramapo 80 Anthony Pintabona Jr. WR 5-9 185 Oceanside, N.Y. / Oceanside 10 Matt Goodman Jr. RB 6-2 220 Closter, N.J. / North Valley Demarest 81 Will Parkinson So. WR 6-3 210 Larchmont, N.Y. / Mamaroneck 11 Josh Riley Jr. TE 6-3 235 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Spackenkill 82 Caleb Bettis Sr. WR 5-10 185 Watertown, N.Y. / Watertown 12 Steven Ferreira Jr. QB 6-1 200 West Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville 83 Markwan White Fr. WR 6-5 205 Perth Amboy, N.J. / Perth Amboy 13 Ryan VanGalen Fr. QB 6-1 185 Clifton Park, N.Y. / Shenendehowa 84 Carlton Ekiyor Fr. WR 5-9 155 Rochester, N.Y. / Brockport 14 Isaac Hicks Fr. DB 6-4 170 Staten Island, N.Y. / Curtis 85 Nick De La Pava So. RB 6-0 225 Bedford Hills, N.Y. / Fox Lane 15 Julian Santiago Sr. LB 5-10 210 Selden, N.Y. / Newfield 86 Chris Osterman So. WR 6-0 180 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / F.D. Roosevelt 16 Kyle Schneider Jr. QB 6-3 215 Hillsdale, N.J. / Pascack Valley 87 Chris Lent Fr. TE 6-2 230 Glen Cove, N.Y. / Glen Cove 17 Lou Buschi Sr. TE 6-3 220 East Meadow, N.Y. / East Meadow 88 Nick Anderson Fr. WR 6-1 185 Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs 18 K.J. Zinermon Sr. WR 6-2 195 Buffalo, N.Y. / Sweet Home 89 Dakym Davis Fr. DB 5-10 160 Buffalo, N.Y. / Hutch Tech 19 Bryan Providence Jr. RB 5-11 205 Valley Stream, N.Y. / Valley Stream South 90 Jake Ceresna Sr. DL 6-5 295 New Fairfield, Conn. / New Fairfield 20 Chandler Williams Sr. DB 6-2 205 Monticello, N.Y. / Monticello 91 Mike Marchello So. DL 6-1 235 Farmingville, N.Y. / Sachem East 21 Quin Spencer Jr. DB 6-0 170 Bronx, N.Y. / Archbishop Stepinac 92 Kevin Murray Jr. DL 6-4 235 Middletown, N.Y. / Westminster School (Conn.) 22 Matt Caputo So. DB 5-8 165 Stony Point, N.Y. / North Rockland 93 Kyone Murphy Fr. DL 6-1 285 Oceanside, N.Y. / Oceanside 23 Irvens Eristil Jr. DB 6-0 180 Monroe, N.Y. / Monroe-Woodbury 94 Dan VanRoy So. LB 6-4 225 Averill Park, N.Y. / Averill Park 24 Brandon Stevenson So. DB 5-8 185 Batavia, N.Y. / Batavia 95 Tanner Olson Fr. DL 6-3 225 Massapequa, N.Y. / Massapequa 25 Carson Lassiter Jr. DB 5-10 200 Madison, N.J. / Madison 96 Billy Carroll Fr. DL 6-1 250 Holtsville, N.Y. / Sachem East 26 Daryn Thomas So. DB 5-11 200 North Lauderdale, Fla. / American Heritage 97 Kevon Foster Jr. DL 6-3 265 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Fort Hamilton 27 Donte Gibson Fr. DB 6-4 195 Buffalo, N.Y. / Hutch Tech 98 Mike Mannix Fr. LB 6-2 210 East Northport, N.Y. / John H. Glenn 28 Mark DelPrete Jr. DB 5-10 185 Staten Island, N.Y. / Monsignor Farrell 99 Dan Appley Fr. DL 6-2 240 Herkimer, N.Y. / Herkimer 29 Maxon Jean Fr. DB 5-9 165 Lakeview, N.Y. / Malverne 30 Evan Henry Jr. RB 5-9 200 Valley Stream, N.Y. / Valley Stream North *6 Enoch Jemmott Fr. DB 6-1 175 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Brooklyn Generation 31 Mo Francis Fr. RB 5-8 190 Union, N.J. / Union *14 Drew Wilson Fr. QB 6-2 205 Queensbury, N.Y. / Queensbury 32 Dylan Peebles Sr. RB 6-0 220 Port Leyden, N.Y. / South Lewis *16 Louie Zambardino Fr. DB 5-10 185 Suffern, N.Y. / Suffern 33 Mark DeLuise Fr. LB 6-0 210 Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Valley *19 Christian Patterson-Cappillino Fr. DB 5-9 160 Hyde Park, N.Y. / F.D. Roosevelt 34 Ben Bruzga Fr. LB 6-0 195 Westhampton, N.Y. / Westhampton Beach *22 Mark Myles Fr. RB 5-6 165 Hamburg, N.Y. / Hamburg 35 Roy Harvey Fr. RB 5-6 150 Jamaica, N.Y. / Campus Magnet *32 Devin Bower Fr. LB 6-2 185 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Our Lady of Lourdes 36 Ray Lyte Fr. RB 5-10 185 Wheatley Heights, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills West *34 Jack Ziobrowski Fr. RB 5-11 205 Fayetteville, N.Y. / Fayetteville-Manlius 37 Paul Aponza So. K 6-2 235 Middle Island, N.Y. / Longwood *37 Jason Cora Fr. LB 6-0 185 Bronx, N.Y. / Champlain Valley Union 38 Alex Wasserman Fr. WR 5-8 165 Closter, N.J. / Northern Valley Demarest *47 Cole Zeller Fr. TE 6-2 250 Canton, N.Y. / Hugh C. Williams 39 Shane Cronin Jr. K 6-0 190 West Nyack, N.Y. / Clarkstown South 40 Connor Colasurdo Fr. LB 5-9 220 Franklin Square, N.Y. / H. Frank Carey *duplicate number 41 Donny Davis Fr. RB 5-10 225 New City, N.Y. / Nyack 42 Jay McAllister Sr. TE 6-3 225 Newburgh, N.Y. / Newburgh Free Academy 43 Rashan Umari-Stacker Sr. LB 5-10 215 Coram, N.Y. / Longwood 44 Andrew Roman So. DB 5-10 190 Wantagh, N.Y. / Kellenberg Memorial 45 Peter Smith Jr. LB 6-0 210 Nanuet, N.Y. / Nanuet 46 Matt Green Sr. K 6-2 235 Lexington, Ky. / Lafayette 47 Tom Hagan Jr. DL 6-3 230 Hopewell Junction, N.Y. / John Jay-East Fishkill 48 Marquise Marshall Fr. LB 5-10 205 Middle Island, N.Y. / Longwood 49 Mike Krisa Jr. RB 5-10 220 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. / Comsewogue 51 Christian Costello Fr. LB 6-1 215 Commack, N.Y. / Commack 52 Troy Beddoe Sr. LB 6-1 225 Endicott, N.Y. / Union-Endicott 53 Joe Sarno Jr. LB 6-2 220 Staten Island, N.Y. / St. Joseph by-the-Sea 54 Joe Loyacono Sr. DL 6-2 260 Sparrow Bush, N.Y. / Monroe-Woodbury 55 Kyle Richard Fr. LB 6-0 220 Lakeview, N.Y. / Malverne 56 Bayley Haskin Fr. OL 6-3 255 North Greenbush, N.Y. / LaSalle Institute 57 Joe Pellizzari Jr. LS 6-3 200 Syracuse, N.Y. / Solvay 58 Ray Ganley Jr. DL 6-3 230 New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle 59 Eugene Stumme Fr. OL 6-2 250 Patchogue, N.Y. / Patchogue-Medford 60 Dan Cosselman Fr. OL 6-2 300 Liverpool, N.Y. / Liverpool 61 Griffin Noake So. OL 5-11 250 New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle 63 Jake Feigenbaum Fr. OL 6-3 275 Commack, N.Y. / Commack 66 Daniel Bach So. OL 6-1 250 Ardsley, N.Y. / Ardsley 67 C.J. Ezenyilimba Jr. OL 6-3 295 South Jamaica, N.Y. / Benjamin N. Cardozo Ithaca College Football ITHACA Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 09, 2015) Ithaca College Football All games ITHACA Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 09, 2015) All games Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 40 Dan Loizos 9 41 44 85 9.5-18 1-3 1-0 3 . 2-0 1 1 . Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 5, 2015 at Union W 38-23 1463 All games 4-5 2-2 2-3 0-0 9 Malik Morris 9 31 43 74 2.0-10 . 3-63 12 . . 2 1 . Sep 19, 2015 #16 HOBART W 24-6 1500 Conference 2-5 1-2 1-3 0-0 56 Kenny Bradley 9 19 43 62 5.5-20 1-8 3-64 3 . . 1 . . * Sep 26, 2015 ALFRED W 38-18 2319 Non-Conference 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 94 Logan Murphy 9 23 31 54 14.5-58 9-44 . 4 . 1-0 . 1 . * Oct 03, 2015 at Utica College L 27-30 3017 92 S. Termidor 8 15 37 52 7.5-21 2-9 . 3 . 1-0 . . . * Oct 10, 2015 at Hartwick W 47-19 634 Team Statistics ITHACA OPP * Oct 17, 2015 BROCKPORT L 17-27 1000 FIRST DOWNS 142 153 26 Anthony Skretny 9 19 18 37 . . . 2 . . 1 . . * Oct 24, 2015 at Morrisville St. L 12-24 575 R u s h in g 39 57 6 Skyler Kauf 8 19 16 35 1.5-4 . 1-17 2 . . . . . * Oct 31, 2015 ST. JOHN FISHER L 0-34 1100 P a s s in g 88 84 1 Jordan Schemm 8 12 20 32 0.5-0 . 2-6 1 1 1-0 . . . * Nov 07, 2015 at Buffalo State L 3-7 588 P e n a l ty 15 12 RUSHING YARDAGE 670 949 43 Dan Mancini 9 13 16 29 3.0-12 3-6 . . . 1-0 1 . . Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Rushing Attempts 263 316 5 Ryan Michaels 9 15 12 27 0.5-1 . 1-8 11 . . . . . Tristan Brown 9 135 650 53 597 4.4 6 64 66.3 Average Per Rush 2.5 3.0 90 Tijah Henderson 9 7 19 26 3.0-7 2-1 . 2 . . . . . Evan Skea 5 34 119 16 103 3.0 1 19 20.6 Average Per Game 74.4 105.4 91 Rob Barbieri 8 13 13 26 3.5-11 1-5 . 1 . 1-0 . . . Dan Porter 5 22 62 8 54 2.5 1 10 10.8 TDs Rushing 8 10 John Iannone 3 7 29 1 28 4.0 0 18 9.3 PASSING YARDAGE 1836 1916 53 Kyle Smith 8 11 10 21 2.0-4 1-3 ...... John D'Onofrio 3 12 28 6 22 1.8 0 7 7.3 C o m p - A t t- In t 168-297-15 157-305-12 8 Jimmy Sullivan 8 10 10 20 . . 1-19 1 . . . . . Noah Poskanzer 7 2 22 0 22 11.0 0 19 3.1 Average Per Pass 6.2 6.3 30 Noah Poskanzer 7 5 7 12 0.5-4 1-4 . 2 . . . . . Total 9 263 1011 341 670 2.5 8 64 74.4 Average Per Catch 10.9 12.2 15 Anthony Cugini 7 8 2 10 . . . 2 . . . . . Opponents 9 316 1156 207 949 3.0 10 49 105.4 Average Per Game 204.0 212.9 TDs Passing 14 13 97 T. Beauchesne 5 5 4 9 1.0-8 1-8 ...... Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TOTAL OFFENSE 2506 2865 54 Peter Trathen 7 4 4 Ithaca8 1.5-3College Football3-3 ...... Wolfgang Shafer 8 122.65 129-213-12 60.6 1428 11 53 178.5 Average Per Play 4.5 4.6 48 Pat Minogue ITHACA6 4 Team3 Game-by-Game7 . (as. . 1 . . . . . John D'Onofrio 3 84.48 37-81-3 45.7 367 2 39 122.3 Average Per Game 278.4 318.3 of Nov 09, 2015) Josh Oliver 8 437.20 2-2-0 100.0 41 1 32 5.1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 33-878 39-688 3 Aaron Francis 8 6 1 7 All games...... 1 . Nick Vallo 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 26-217 19-132 TM TEAM 8 6 . 6 ...... Total 9 113.95 168-297-15 56.6 1836 14 53 204.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-177 15-171 45 Zach Pidgeon 5 5 1 6 2.5-22TEAM STATISTICS3-22 ...... Opponents 9 110.44 157-305-12 51.5 1916 13 72 212.9 FUMBLES-LOST 12-3 9-7 42 Devan Shambo 5 1 1 2 ...... PENALTIES-Yards 56-501 67-625 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g PUNTS-AVG 46-35.3 56-35.6 27 Ralf Silva 1 1Rushing1 2 Receiving . . Passing . . Kick Returns. . Punt Returns. . tot. Josh Oliver 8 49 528 10.8 6 48 66.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 :1 9 3 0 :4 1 Date57 HeathOpponent Whiddon 4 no.2 yds .td lg 2no. yds td. lg cmp-att-int. yds .td lg . no. yds. td lg .no. yds. td .lg off. Kyle Hastings 6 24 345 14.4 5 53 57.5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 40/121 47/135 Sep2 5Joshat Oliver Union 8 342 84 . 1 13 226 297 3. 33 26-34-0. 297 .3 33 . 3 107. 0 46 . 4 86. 0 .39 381. Brian Balsamo 4 17 199 11.7 1 32 49.8 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/16 13/23 Sep52 19A. AntoinetteHOBART 3 332 41 . 1 6 213 163 1. 53 13-24-0. 163 .1 53 . 1 .25 0 25 . 6 83. 0 .60 204. Andrew Tabbert 5 12 120 10.0 0 17 24.0 Sep 26 ALFRED 33 253 2 64 14 145 2 26 14-25-2 Nick Vallo 8 12 101 8.4 0 24 12.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg 27 David DeCamp 1 2 . 2 . . 145 .2 26 . 4 137. 0 83 . 4 .9 0 .13 398. Oct 03 at Utica College Jack Yule 8 12 94 7.8 2 18 11.8 Kenny Bradley 3 64 21.3 1 45 11 Brian Balsamo 4 302 18 . 0 48 229 298 3. 33 29-46-4. 298 .3 33 . 3 67. 0 29 . 3 12. 0 .10 316. Oct 10 at Hartwick 35 137 2 22 19 297 3 48 19-26-0 Jared Bauer 5 10 162 16.2 0 39 32.4 Malik Morris 3 63 21.0 1 37 37 Brandon Steff 8 1 . 1 1.0-7 . 297 .3 48 . 4 151. 1 91 . 3 .-4 0 . 1 434. Michael Lopez 3 9 45 5.0 0 9 15.0 Jordan Schemm 2 6 3.0 0 8 Oct 17 BROCKPORT 36 50 2 19 17 148 0 21 17-29-3 148 0 21 5 98 0 45 2 1 0 1 198 10 Jared Bauer 5 1 . 1 ...... Evan Skea 5 7 67 9.6 0 33 13.4 Skyler Kauf 1 17 17.0 0 17 Oct 24 at Morrisville St. 14 -1 0 8 28 262 2 39 28-60-0 262 2 39 5 64 0 17 2 13 0 13 261 20 John Iannone 3 1 . 1 ...... Tristan Brown 9 7 52 7.4 0 14 5.8 Jimmy Sullivan 1 19 19.0 0 19 Oct 31 ST. JOHN FISHER 14 2 0 9 14 138 0 34 14-31-5 138 0 34 6 181 0 42 1 15 0 15 140 Brad Helmkamp 7 4 61 15.2 0 22 8.7 Ryan Michaels 1 8 8.0 0 8 Nov81 07Andrewat Buffalo Tabbert State 5 341 86 . 0 14 1 8 88 0. 22 8-22-1. 88 .0 22 . 2 48. 0 42 . 1 .2 0 . 0 174. Ricky Cocilova 3 3 49 16.3 0 34 16.3 Dan Loizos 1 0 0.0 0 0 82 Ricky Cocilova 3 1 . 1 ...... Wolfgang Shafer 8 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.1 ITHACA 263 670 8 64 168 1836 14 53 168-297-15 1836 14 53 33 878 1 91 26 217 0 60 2506 Tom Goodberlet 3 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.3 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Opponents50 Ryan Bronson 1 316 . 949 110 49 1157 1916 13. 72 157-305-12. 1916 13. 72 . 39 688. 0 40 . 19 132. 0 .17 2865. Total 9 168 1836 10.9 14 53 204.0 Brandon Steff 44 1613 36.7 56 6 8 10 4 2 84 Tom Goodberlet 3 1 . 1 ...... Opponents 9 157 1916 12.2 13 72 212.9 TEAM 2 13 6.5 13 0 0 0 0 0 Games:21 Frank 9 • Avg/rush: Martino 2.5 • Avg/catch: 10.92 • Pass1 effic:. 113.95 •1 KR avg: 26.6 •. PR avg: 8.3 •. All purpose. avg/game:. 419.8. • Total offense. avg/gm:. 278.4. . 58 A.J. Garboski 3 . 1 1 ...... Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Tackles Max Rottenecker 9-12 75.0 0-0 4-4 5-6 0-2 0-0 39 0 Josh Oliver 21 183 8.7 0 60 17 Kevin Rowe 1 1 . 1 Sacks. Fumble . Pass Defense. . blkd. PAT Attempts. . .off . Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds Jordan Schemm 3 17 5.7 0 13 63 Geoff Bell 7 1 . 1 no-yds. ff fr-yds. int-yds .qbh brup. kick. kick rush. rcv. saf .t/o pts. Sep 5 at Union 19 49 68 5.5-13 0-0 0 0-0 1-37 PAT Alec Rappa 2 17 8.5 0 15 77 Ben Kumph 3 1 . 1 . . . 0 . 6 0. 5-5 .0 0. 0 .7 38. Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total 26 217 8.3 0 60 Sep 19 HOBART 39 34 73 8.0-26 1-7 2 3-0 3-35 0 9 0 3-3 0 0 0 14 24 64 Jason Scibelli 1 . 1 1 ...... Max Rottenecker - 9-12 23-24 - - - - - 50 Opponents 19 132 6.9 0 17 Sep 26 ALFRED 38 42 80 7.0-29 2-14 0 0-0 1-45 0 15 0 5-5 0 0 0 7 38 44 Jack Yule 8 1 . 1 ...... Josh Oliver 6 ------36 Oct 03 at Utica College 39 28 67 6.0-16 2-8 0 0-0 2-17 0 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 27 Tristan Brown 6 ------36 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Oct 10Totalat Hartwick 349 31418 35952 10.0-53673 59-2109-51 020-1160-0 12-1772-24 0 50 2 10 5-67-00 06 0 47 47. Kyle Hastings 5 ------30 Jordan Schemm 11 414 37.6 1 91 Opponents 9 307 276 583 59-267 24-174 15-171 39 5 3-15 5 2 3 Jack Yule 2 ------12 Josh Oliver 10 200 20.0 0 45 Oct 17 BROCKPORT 30 44 74 5.0-9 1-5 0 0-0 2-0 0 3 1 2-2 0 0 0 7 17 Evan Skea 1 ------6 Malik Morris 4 117 29.2 0 42 Oct 24 at Morrisville St. 41 56 97 3.0-10 1-6 2 2-0 0-0 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 12 Jordan Schemm 1 ------6 Anthony Cugini 3 96 32.0 0 42 Oct 31 ST. JOHN FISHER 37 56 93 11.0-38 4-25 0 0-0 0-0 0 7 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Kenny Bradley 1 ------6 Brad Helmkamp 3 26 8.7 0 14 Nov 07 at Buffalo State 37 32 69 4.0-16 0-0 2 2-0 1-19 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Malik Morris 1 ------6 Jack Yule 1 11 11.0 0 11 ITHACA 314 359 673 59.5-210 28-116 6 7-0 12-177 1 50 4 23-24 0 0 0 42 206 Dan Porter 1 ------6 Aaron Francis 1 14 14.0 0 14 Opponents 307 276 583 Brian Balsamo 1 ------6 Total 33 878 26.6 1 91 59.0-267 29-174 5 3-15 15-171 5 39 2 15-21 0 1 3 43 188 Logan Murphy 1 ------6 Opponents 39 688 17.6 0 40 Total 26 9-12 23-24 - - 0-2 - - 206 Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Opponents 25 5-5 15-21 - 1 1-3 - 3 188 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Josh Oliver 8 -4 528 183 200 0 907 113.4 Sep 5 at Union 2 82 41.0 47 0 1 0 0 0 1-2 39 0 8 494 61.8 3 1 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Tristan Brown 9 597 52 0 0 0 649 72.1 Sep 19 HOBART 10 364 36.4 49 1 1 3 0 3 1-1 33 0 5 308 61.6 1 0 ITHACA 21 65 44 73 3 206 Jordan Schemm 8 0 0 17 414 6 437 54.6 Sep 26 ALFRED 5 156 Opponents 22 58 60 42 6 188 Kyle Hastings 6 0 345 0 0 0 345 57.5 31.2 41 1 0 0 0 1 1-1 38 0 7 414 59.1 0 0 Brian Balsamo 4 0 199 0 0 0 199 49.8 Oct 03 at Utica College 4 84 21.0 40 0 0 0 0 1 2-3 35 0 5 314 62.8 1 0 Total 9 670 1836 217 878 177 3778 419.8 Oct 10 at Hartwick 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 22 0 10 602 60.2 0 0 Opponents 9 949 1916 132 688 171 3856 428.4 Oct 17 BROCKPORT 6 198 33.0 41 0 0 1 0 1 1-1 23 0 4 241 60.2 0 1 Oct 24 at Morrisville St. 8 306 38.2 56 0 2 3 2 1 0-0 0 0 3 115 38.3 0 0 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Oct 31 ST. JOHN FISHER 5 201 40.2 56 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 2 109 54.5 0 0 Wolfgang Shafer 8 255 -72 1428 1356 169.5 Nov 07 at Buffalo State 6 Tristan Brown 9 135 597 0 597 66.3 235 39.2 51 0 2 0 1 2 1-1 23 0 2 119 59.5 0 0 John D'Onofrio 3 93 22 367 389 129.7 ITHACA 46 1626 35.3 56 2 6 8 4 10 9-12 39 0 46 2716 59.0 5 2 Evan Skea 5 34 103 0 103 20.6 Opponents 56 1993 35.6 57 0 5 9 2 7 5-5 32 0 38 2021 53.2 3 0 Dan Porter 5 22 54 0 54 10.8 Total 9 560 670 1836 2506 278.4 Opponents 9 621 949 1916 2865 318.3

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 40 Dan Loizos 9 41 44 85 9.5-18 1-3 1-0 3 . 2-0 1 1 . 9 Malik Morris 9 31 43 74 2.0-10 . 3-63 12 . . 2 1 . 56 Kenny Bradley 9 19 43 62 5.5-20 1-8 3-64 3 . . 1 . . 94 Logan Murphy 9 23 31 54 14.5-58 9-44 . 4 . 1-0 . 1 . 92 S. Termidor 8 15 37 52 7.5-21 2-9 . 3 . 1-0 . . . Total 9 314 359 673 59-210 20-116 12-177 50 1 7-0 6 4 . Opponents 9 307 276 583 59-267 24-174 15-171 39 5 3-15 5 2 3 2014 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 2ND STRAIGHT EMPIRE 8 CHAMPIONSHIP!! NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND

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