Cortland Opens Season with 26-17 Win over Morrisville
September 12, 2009. Junior quarterback Dan Pitcher passed for 233 yards and 2 touchdowns, and ran for 98 yards and another touchdown, as Cortland upended Morrisville 26-17.
Junior wide receiver Anthony Giuliano caught 5 passes for 51 yards and a touchdown, and ran the ball for another touchdown. Senior receiver Eric Hajnos led all receivers with 6 catches for 88 yards and a touchdown.
Cortland took a 14-10 advantage into the half, then added a quick score to begin the third quarter. Bryan Davey returned the Morrisville kickoff 71 yards to the Mustangs' 7-yard line. Giuliano rushed the ball for a 7-yard score on the next play out of the Wildcat formation.
The Red Dragons sacked the quarterback 4 times, led by James Lenhart's 2 sacks. Evan Wyler and Bryan Wiley each added 1.5 sacks. Lenhart and Wyler combined for 22 tackles, as Cortland held Morrisville to only 52 yards rushing.
Cortland hosts Rowan University in a key NJAC game next Saturday. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.
| Team Totals | MORR | CORTLAND |
| FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 19 |
| Rushing | 4 | 7 |
| Passing | 11 | 12 |
| Penalty | 2 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 52 | 186 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 95 | 202 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 43 | 16 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 197 | 233 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 21-30-0 | 19-27-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.6 | 8.6 |
| Average Per Completion | 9.4 | 12.3 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 249 | 419 |
| Total offense plays | 61 | 64 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 3-1 | 4-2 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 3-10 | 9-110 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 7-220 | 2-109 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 31.4 | 54.5 |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 25.1 | 53.0 |
| Inside 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 50+ Yards | 0 | 2 |
| Touchbacks | 1 | 0 |
| Fair catch | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 4-186 | 5-273 |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 46.5 | 54.6 |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 13.2 | 37.8 |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1-3-0 | 4-24-0 |
| Average Per Return | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD | 5-84-0 | 4-133-0 |
| Average Per Return | 16.8 | 33.2 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD | 1-28-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 29:47 | 30:13 |
| 1st Quarter | 9:11 | 5:49 |
| 2nd Quarter | 6:02 | 8:58 |
| 3rd Quarter | 7:54 | 7:06 |
| 4th Quarter | 6:40 | 8:20 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 4 of 14 | 7 of 13 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1 of 1 | 1 of 3 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances | 3-4 | 2-3 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 0-0 | 5-42 |
| PAT Kicks | 2-2 | 2-4 |
| Field Goals | 1-2 | 0-1 |