October 3, 2009. The SUNY Cortland Red Dragons improved to 3-1 with a 42-13 victory at Buffalo State. Cortland dominated its first road trip of 2009 in a game delayed for nearly an hour by lightning.

 

Junior fullback Dom Sair rushed for four touchdowns, his most as a Red Dragon. The SUNY Cortland defense held the Buffalo State Bengals to a mere seven first downs and 150 total yards.

 

Junior defensive end Bobby Somerville led the way with nine tackles, four solo and a sack. Somerville also returned a fumble nine yards for a touchdown. Brian Wiley added two sacks and D.J. Romano had seven tackles and an interception.

 

The Cortland offense struggled early, and committed four turnovers against Buffalo State to make the score closer than it should have been. But as the game wore on, the offensive line wore down the Bengals and the offense played error free football. Cortland amassed 242 yards rushing, a season high. Dom Sair frequently lined up in the tailback position with Bill Smith at fullback. The combination gave Cortland a power running combo which dictated the offense in the second half.

 

Buffalo State fell to 1-2 in the NJAC, and 1-3 overall. SUNY Cortland travels to Montclair, New Jersey next Saturday to face the Montclair State Red Hawks. Montclair State is undefeated in the NJAC.

 

 

Team Totals	CORTLAND	BUFFST
FIRST DOWNS	20	7
Rushing	14	2
Passing	6	5
Penalty	0	0
NET YARDS RUSHING	242	33
Rushing Attempts	59	25
Average Per Rush	4.1	1.3
Rushing Touchdowns	5	2
Yards Gained Rushing	271	109
Yards Lost Rushing	29	76
NET YARDS PASSING	122	117
Completions-Attempts-Int	9-16-1	14-27-1
Average Per Attempt	7.6	4.3
Average Per Completion	13.6	8.4
Passing Touchdowns	0	0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	364	150
Total offense plays	75	52
Average Gain Per Play	4.9	2.9
Fumbles: Number-Lost	4-3	3-1
Penalties: Number-Yards	4-35	4-33
PUNTS-YARDS	3-103	7-228
Average Yards Per Punt	34.3	32.6
Net Yards Per Punt	29.7	32.6
Inside 20	1	2
50+ Yards	1	0
Touchbacks	0	0
Fair catch	0	4
KICKOFFS-YARDS	7-417	3-124
Average Yards Per Kickoff	59.6	41.3
Net Yards Per Kickoff	42.3	31.0
Touchbacks	1	1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	1-0-0	2-14-0
Average Per Return	0.0	7.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	1-11-0	6-101-0
Average Per Return	11.0	16.8
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	1-2-0	1-9-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	1-9-1	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	36:35	23:25
1st Quarter	8:55	6:05
2nd Quarter	5:40	9:20
3rd Quarter	8:55	6:05
4th Quarter	13:05	1:55
Third-Down Conversions	14 of 17	1 of 13
Fourth-Down Conversions	0 of 0	1 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	5-7	1-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards	5-41	2-11
PAT Kicks	6-6	1-1
Field Goals	0-0	0-1