Gameday Week 10/18/2003 - Game #6 Cortland

Profs Outlast Cortland 34-31 in OT Photo courtesy of Dan Padavona, cortlandfootball.com. More photos in story below. Cortland Game 6 Play WGLS-FM audio highlights By Tom Wilson JT@rowanfootball.com Just like 2001, Rowan traveled to Cortland N.Y., and put a big lead only to see it disappear late in the game. Deja-vu all over again. The Profs were winning 31-19 in 2001 with less than 3 minutes remaining, and proceeded to lose 32-31. With respect to Yogi Berra, "It ain't over till its over". Rowan put up a 21-6 halftime lead. Once again Cortland came back with a 28-21 lead late in the 4th quarter, then the Profs tied it with 4:19 left. In the overtime, Rowan won the toss and elected to play defense first. Cortland lost 1 yard over three plays, but junior Ryan DeCamp nailed a career-best 43-yard field goal to give the Red Dragons a 31-28 lead. It was DeCamp's third field goal in as many attempts in the contest. On Rowan's possession, Thompson ran 15 yards to the Cortland 10-yard line on the first play. A penalty and a sack moved the Profs back to the 22-yard line and a 6-yard pass set up third-and-goal from the 16-yard line. Thompson took the ball, ran right then threw a pass to the back right corner of the end zone. Wr. Joe D'Imperio fought off a Cortland defender and made a sliding catch for the winning score. WR Endre Racz pulling in a 12 yd TD pass. Photo courtesy of Dan Padavona, cortlandfootball.com Rowan raced out to a 21-3 lead after one quarter on three TD passes by freshman quarterback Mike Orihel. On the Profs' first possession, Orihel completed a six-play, 62-yard drive with a 5-yard pass to sophomore Phil Silva. On their next possession, the Profs drove 68 yards on just five plays. Orihel hit senior Endre Racz on a 12-yard touchdown pass to give Rowan a 14-0 lead with 10:08 left in the first quarter. Cortland answered with a 37-yard DeCamp field goal, but the Profs scored two possessions later. TE John Ferrante grabs a 4 yd TD pass. Photo courtesy of Dan Padavona, cortlandfootball.com A 4-yard pass from Orihel to senior tight end John Ferrante completed a 10-play, 62-yard scoring drive with 1:00 left in the quarter. Orihel finished the game 24-of-38 passing for 269 yards and three touchdowns. Cortland's defense rebounded from its slow start and kept the Profs off the board until their touchdown late in regulation. The Red Dragons stopped Rowan's next two drives with interceptions by freshman Stef Sair and junior Nick Enko. A DeCamp 25-yard field goal with 10:33 left in the half brought the Red Dragons within 21-6 at intermission. Cortland pulled within 21-13 with 1:22 left in the third quarter on a 23-yard pass from senior quarterback J.J. Tutwiler to senior receiver Neal Heaton Jr. on a third-and-19 play. On their next possession, the Red Dragons drove 42 yards on six plays after a rushed Rowan punt. A 33-yard Tutwiler pass to senior Jon Frechette moved the ball to the 2-yard line, and three plays later Tutwiler scored on a 2-yard option run. A two-point conversion pass to sophomore Paul DeSantis tied the game at 21-21 with 9:49 left. The Red Dragons held on the next possession and got the ball back on their own 33-yard line with 7:46 left. On the first play, junior Steve Davis bounced off a tackle and broke free for a 67-yard touchdown run to give Cortland a 28-21 lead. Davis finished with 148 yards rushing on 21 carries. The teams then traded possessions before the Profs started their game-tying drive with 4:19 left. Rowan looked like it might win the game in regulation when sophomore Luis Cortes returned a punt 59 yards for an apparent touchdown with 54 seconds left, but the play was called back due to an illegal block in the back. Rowan gained 503 yards of total offense to Cortland's 434 yards. Both teams rushed for more than 200 yards and passed for more than 200 yards. Junior linebacker Mike McClain led the Profs with 13 tackles and a fumble recovery. Senior linebacker Domenic Tomeo made 12 tackles and forced a fumble. Cortland was led defensively by junior linebacker Chad Rowe and freshman defensive lineman Adam Haas with 13 tackles each. Haas made four tackles for losses, including 1½ sacks. Senior defensive lineman Travis Costin recorded 12 tackles and Sair finished with 10 stops, an interception and a pass breakup. Profs are on the road again in New Haven, C.T., to take on the DII Southern Connecticut Owls at 1 PM.

 

 

Rowan 5 - 1	34
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Cortland 2 - 4	31
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Oct 18, 2003 Cortland Stadium Cortland, NY 1:00 PM
Listen to the Game on Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM Pregame Show 12PM

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