The College at Brockport football team looks to extend its win streak to four on Saturday when the Golden Eagles travel to St. John Fisher College to take on the Cardinals in Courage Bowl XV at Growney Stadium. The contest is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
 
DATE – TIME: Oct 5, 2019 – 6 p.m.
LOCATION: Growney Stadium - Pittsford, N.Y.
LINKS: Video  |  Stats  |  Audio (Radio 89.1 FM)

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Ticket Information: Individual tickets are still available, but time is running out. Tickets, which are $5 apiece, can be purchased in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Athletic Center Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or by phone at (585) 385-8315. Fisher will have extended ticket sale hours on Thursday Oct. 3^rd from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Athletic Center/8 p.m.-9 p.m. in the Donald E. Bain Campus Center. 

Courage Bowl Background: The Courage Bowl, in its 15^th year of existence, has grown into one of Camp Good Days' largest fundraisers since its inception in 2004. Each year, St. John Fisher and Brockport square off in a Division III football game to benefit Camp Good Days. Prior to Brockport, the University of Rochester and Alfred University had been opponents of St. John Fisher in The Courage Bowl. For the game, Camp Good Days selects honorary coaches and cheerleaders for both teams. These are Camp Good Days campers who have been diagnosed with cancer and would normally not be allowed to participate in a real football game. The Camp Good Days Courage Bowl gives these campers that opportunity.  At the conclusion of the Courage Bowl, the Teddi Trophy, named in memory of Teddi Mervis, Gary Mervis' daughter and the inspiration behind Camp Good Days, will be presented, which will later be inscribed with the date of the game, final score of the game, names of the six Honorary Coaches and the names of one player from each team who displays exceptional leadership and sportsmanship.
 
Follow the Action: Live video and stats will be provided by St. John Fisher's athletic communications office at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/sjfc/. Live audio for all games will be provided by 89.1 The Point, Brockport's student radio station.

Series History: Saturday will mark the 25th time in program history that the Golden Eagles and Cardinals have met on the football field with Brockport holding a 16-8 advantage.  The series, which began nearly 30 years ago in 1989, had the Golden Eagles winning their first 14 matchups with Fisher. Brockport has won two straight Courage Bowls, including a convincing 49-7 victory at Bob Boozer Field last season. The Brockport defense has allowed just seven points in each of the last two meetings against Fisher. The last time the Courage Bowl was played at Growney Stadium in 2017, Brockport came away with a 38-7 victory.
 
Empire 8 Opener: Saturday's contest is also the Empire 8 opener for both teams. Brockport has won back-to-back Empire 8 Championships and the Golden Eagles have not lost a conference game since Oct. 29, 2016. Following last season's E8 title, Brockport advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Div. III Championship while registering an 11-1 overall record.  Brockport's repeat as Empire 8 Champs came courtesy of consecutive 10-0 regular season efforts.  In 2017, the Golden Eagles advanced all the way to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III Championships.   

Week Four Recap: Brockport jumped out to a 45-0 halftime lead and never looked back on its way to a convincing 55-6 victory over visiting Alfred State on Homecoming & Family Weekend at Bob Boozer Field on Saturday. Brockport posted 600+ total yards of offense for the first time since week seven of last season when they dominated Buffalo State at home by the score of 65-7. Freshman quarterback Freddy June continues to make strides each week and posted the top passing performance of his collegiate career to date. June finished the day completing 12-of-16 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns through the air. He also added a first quarter rushing touchdown to give the Golden Eagles at 7-0 lead less than five minutes into the contest. Brockport's stingy defense was at it once again, holding Alfred to just five yards rushing on the ground.  The Pioneers could only muster 67 total yards on the day, and they were forced to punt 12 times.

Receiving Votes: Brockport is receiving votes for the fourth straight week in the latest d3football.com national poll (18 votes in week 4). The Golden Eagles rose to as high as No. 3 in the national polls headed into the second round of the NCAA Division III Championships last season. Brockport has been a fixture in the top 25 each week dating back to week 1 of 2017. The top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly.
 
Get to Know Mangone: Brockport seventh year Head Coach Jason Mangone has been named the AFCA Region I Coach of the Year in each of the last two seasons and he recently picked up his 52^nd career victory as the Golden Eagles defeated Alfred State last Saturday. Mangone has an impressive 52-20 overall record over the course of six-plus seasons at the helm. Mangone and his staff have earned two straight Empire 8 Coaching Staff of the Year honors after compiling a 24-2 overall record in that span.  In 2017 he was named the AFCA National Coach of the Year after guiding the Golden Eagles to the semifinals of the NCAA Div. III Championships.

Offensive Juggernaut: Brockport currently leads the Empire 8 Conference with 1,816 total yards on offense this season. The Golden Eagles are one of just two teams with 1,000+ yards rushing, and they rank fourth with 16 total touchdowns. They have scored exactly 55 points in each of the last two games. 

Ground Game on Point: The Golden Eagles rank 13^th nationally with an average of 260.3 rushing yards per contest. The impressive ground game has allowed the Golden Eagles to lead the conference in time of possession with an average of 34:16 per contest.

Three Headed Monster: Brockport has three student-athletes ranked in the top seven in the Empire 8 in average rushing yards per game.  Quarterback Freddy June ranks fifth in the league with an average of 65.8 rushing yards per game, senior running back Justin Morrison ranks sixth (60.3 rushing yards per game) and Jala Coad ranks seventh (60.0 rushing yards per game).
 
Rushing Defense: Brockport leads the league and ranks 17^th nationally in rushing defense, having allowed just 216 yards on the ground over the course of four games this season. The Golden Eagles have allowed just two rushing scores all season and an average of 2.3 yards per carry. They have allowed just eight rushing first downs all year and they are the only team in the conference to have allowed less than 10 rushing first downs through four games.

Fox Has the Defense Nationally Ranked Once Again: Brockport currently ranks 11^th in all of Division III football allowing an average of just 218.3 total yards of offense per game.

Gang Tackling: Brockport's defense has playmakers across the board and 10 different players have double digit tackles so far this season.  Alex West leads the way with 20 and he is followed by Raylens Boutins (18), Kenny Hernandez (15), Lawrence Jenkins (13), Jason Karteron (13), Andrew Covais (11), Ben Damiani (11), Alaan Montgomery (10), Josh Greenwood (10) and Joel Atuahene (10).

Get Up! It's Third Down: Brockport's defense ranks sixth nationally and first in the E8 with a defensive third down conversion percentage of .200.

Tough to Throw On: Brockport is tied for 10^th nationally with seven total interceptions this season. Raylens Boutin leads the E8 and ranks 12^th nationally with an average of 2.3 passes defended per contest this season. Kenny Hernandez is tied for third in the league with two interceptions this season.

A Nose for the Endzone: Running back Jala Coad has five touchdowns this season and ranks fifth in the league with an average of 7.5 points per contest. He now has four rushing scores and one receiving TD to his credit this year. Last weekend, Coad rushed the ball 11 times for 102 yards and two scores against Alfred State.

Freshman QB Coming into his Own: Freshman signal caller Freddy June has progressed nicely through the first four games of his young career and is one of just five players in the conference to average over 200 yards of total offense per game. He has 543 passing yards and 263 rushing yards on just 84 plays this season.  He's a threat to score every time he drops back and ranks second on the team with three rushing touchdowns this year. He has also thrown five passing touchdowns.

Shaking Up the Record Books: Senior wide receiver Joseph Ortiz caught two balls on Saturday and is now tied for first on the College's all-time receptions list with 220 career catches. He needs just one more catch to earn sole possession of the College's receptions record. He leads the team with 15 catches through four games.

The Hot Hand: Receiver Imhotep Cromer scored for the third time in two games on Saturday against Alfred as he caught a 45 yard TD pass from June in the first quarter. He currently ranks second on the team with an average of 54.00 receiving yards per game.  He has eight catches for 162 yards this season.

Go Big or Go Home: Senior wide receiver DaQuan Hubbard ranks second in the nation with an average of 32.11 yards per catch. Hubbard also ranks fifth in the Empire 8 with an average of 72.3 yards receiving per game.
 
Pressuring the Backfield: The linebacking corps of Alex West and Lawrence Jenkins are among the league leaders in tackles for a loss this season. West, a preseason All-American, has 6.5 tackles for a loss of 15 yards, while Jenkins has 6.0 tackles for a loss of 24 yards. West now leads the team with 20 total tackles (13 solo) and he also has one sack and one pass breakup. Jenkins has 13 tackles and two pass breakups for the Golden Eagles.

Strong Week 4 Performance: Kicker Dustin Moyle knocked down two field goals of 20 and 30 yards in the Golden Eagle's win over Alfred State Saturday. He also made all seven of his extra points and finished with 13 total points on the afternoon.
 
Road Warriors: Brockport is 16-3 in away games dating back to the beginning of the 2016 season. The Golden Eagles have not lost more than one away game (not including neutral site) in a single season since 2015.

Get to Know the Opponent: St. John Fisher heads into Saturday's Courage Bowl with a 3-1 overall record. The Cardinals won their first three games of the season before falling at nationally-ranked No. 13 Ithaca College in a nail-biter, 38-35, last weekend. Head Coach Paul Vosburgh enters his 29^th year at the helm. The Cardinals are led offensively by Dahmir Pross who has 73 carries for 239 yards and six touchdowns through four games. Freshman quarterback Hunter Walsh, from nearby McQuaid High School, has completed 77 passes for 1,112 yards and six touchdowns this season.  Will Blake leads the receiving corps with 25 catches for 442 yards and three touchdowns. Justin Wheeler is the leading tackler in the conference with 42. He also ranks second in the league with 5.5 sacks.