2023 Cortland Red Dragons football team

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2023 Cortland Red Dragons football team - Wikipedia

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2023 Cortland Red Dragons football
NCAA Division III National champion Empire 8 champion
Stagg Bowl, W 38–37 vs. North Central (IL)
Conference	Empire 8
Ranking
AFCA	No. 1
D3Football.com	No. 1
Record	14–1 (6–0 Empire 8)
Head coach	Curt Fitzpatrick (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Rotchford (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Cushing (2nd season)
Home stadium	Grady Field (6,500)
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Cortland $^	6	–	0	14	–	1
Brockport	5	–	1	8	–	2
Utica	4	–	2	9	–	2
St. John Fisher	2	–	4	5	–	5
Alfred	2	–	4	4	–	6
Morrisville	2	–	4	4	–	6
Hartwick	0	–	6	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3Football.com

The 2023 Cortland Red Dragons football team was an American football team that represented the State University of New York at Cortland as a member of the Empire 8 during the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. In their third year under head coach Curt Fitzpatrick, the Red Dragons compiled a 14–1 record (6–0 in conference games) and won both the Empire 8 championship and the NCAA Division III national championship. In the Division III playoffs, the Red Dragons defeated Endicott (23–17) in the first round, Grove City (25–24) in the second round, Alma (58–41) in the quarterfinals, and Randolph–Macon (49–14) in the semifinals and North Central (IL) (38–37) in the Stagg Bowl. It was Cortland's first Division III championship.^[1]

The Red Dragons outscored opponents by a total of 693 to 296 in 15 games. On offense, they scored an average of 46.2 points per game and gained an average of 509.2 yards per game (284 passing yards and 225 rushing yards).^[2] The team's individual statistical leaders included:

Zac Boyes - 4,020 passing yards and 44 passing touchdowns with only five interceptions;
Jaden AlfanoStJohn - 1,396 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns;
Cole Burgess - 87 receptions for 1,375 receiving yards and 16 receiving touchdowns;
Mike Baloga - 130 points scored on 91 extra points and 13 field goals;
Jack Winey - 141 total tackles;
Nick Lardaro - 12.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks; and
Luke Winslow - five interceptions.

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Delaware Valley*		Grady Field Cortland, NY	W 42–13	4,233
September 9	1:00 p.m.	at Lycoming*		Girardi Stadium Williamsport, PA	W 62–7	1,278
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Susquehanna*		Grady Field Cortland, NY	L 35–38	3,538
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at SUNY Morrisville	No. 20	Drake Field Morrisville, NY	W 52–15	1,702
October 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Utica	No. 19	Grady Field Cortland, NY	W 56–3	3,641
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Alfred	No. 19	Grady Field Cortland, NY	W 59–21	1,231
October 21	12:00 p.m.	at St. John Fisher	No. 19	Growney Stadium Pittsford, NY	W 42–14	3,321
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at Hartwick	No. 18	Wright Stadium Oneonta, NY	W 73–7	413
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Brockport	No. 17	Grady Field Cortland, NY	W 41–17	3,321
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Ithaca*	No. 16	Butterfield Stadium Ithaca, NY (Cortaca Jug)	W 38–28	7,800
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Endicott*	No. 11	Hempstead Stadium Beverly, MA (NCAA Division III first round)	W 23–17	956
November 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Grove City*	No. 13	Grady Field Cortland, NY (NCAA Division III second round)	W 25–24	932
December 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Alma*	No. 13	Bahlke Field Alma, MI (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)	W 58–41	2,542
December 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Randolph–Macon*	No. 13	Day Field Ashland, VA (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 49–14	4,223	^[3]^[4]
December 15	7:03 p.m.	vs. No. 1 North Central (IL)*	No. 13	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA (Stagg Bowl)	W 38–37	3,381	^[5]^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

^ ^a ^b "2023 Football Schedule". State University of New York at Cortland. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2023 Football Cumulative Statistics". SUNY Cortland. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
^ Mario Sacco (December 9, 2023). "Cortland rocks Randolph-Macon to advance to DIII National Championship". LocalSYR.com.
^ "Box Score". Randolph-Macon College. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
^ "Cortland stops 2-point conversion try to top defending champion North Central for Division III title". Associated Press. December 15, 2023.
^ "Stagg Bowl Box Score". SUNY Cortland. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

NCAA Division III football champions

Wittenberg (1973)
Central (IA) (1974)
Wittenberg (1975)
Saint John's (MN) (1976)
Widener (1977)
Baldwin–Wallace (1978)
Ithaca (1979)
Dayton (1980)
Widener (1981)
West Georgia (1982)
Augustana (IL) (1983)
Augustana (IL) (1984)
Augustana (IL) (1985)
Augustana (IL) (1986)
Wagner (1987)
Ithaca (1988)
Dayton (1989)
Allegheny (1990)
Ithaca (1991)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (1992)
Mount Union (1993)
Albion (1994)
Wisconsin–La Crosse (1995)
Mount Union (1996)
Mount Union (1997)
Mount Union (1998)
Pacific Lutheran (1999)
Mount Union (2000)
Mount Union (2001)
Mount Union (2002)
Saint John's (MN) (2003)
Linfield (2004)
Mount Union (2005)
Mount Union (2006)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2007)
Mount Union (2008)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2009)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2010)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2011)
Mount Union (2012)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2013)
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2014)
Mount Union (2015)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2016; vacated)
Mount Union (2017)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2018)
North Central (IL) (2019)
No champion (2020)
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2021)
North Central (IL) (2022)
Cortland (2023)

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