Pittsburgh, PA – On Saturday the Golden Eagle football team took on Carnegie Mellon in the ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Game. They fell to the Tartans, 37-7, to end the season at 8-3 overall.
 
As the home team, Carnegie Mellon got off to a strong start in the opening half. With 14 points in the first and 16 points in the second quarter, the Tartans took a big, 30-0, lead into halftime. They added seven more points to the total in the third, to go up 37-0.
 
Just before the third quarter came to an end, Brockport got on the board for its first score of the day. Isaiah Simmons found some space for a 16-yard rushing touchdown, his sixth of the season. He finished with 81 rushing yards on 20 carries and had three kick returns for 63 yards. Simmons finished with Brockport's lone touchdown and 153 all-purpose yards.
 
The Green and Gold was able to bottle up the Tartan run game, giving up just 3.4 yards per carry. However, Carnegie Mellon totaled 401 yards of offense (291 passing, 110 rushing) and scored four touchdowns (2 passing, 2 rushing). They also made good on two field goal attempts in the second quarter from distances of 35, 29, and 39 yards.
 
Ben Robinson and Aidan Thomas both had a total of nine tackles in the game for the Golden Eagle defense. Thomas was joined by Mike Talbert Jr. with 1.5 tackles for a loss, as Talbert made seven total stops. Raylens Boutin led the defensive unit with six solo tackles (8 total) and had one pass breakup. Marquis Wright had Brockport's lone takeaway, snagging his first interception of the season.
 
The Golden Eagles' season has officially come to an end following Saturday's ECAC Bowl Game down in Pittsburgh. They finished second in the Empire 8 with a 5-1 conference record to go with an 8-3 mark overall. 2023 marks the seventh year in a row the program has earned a chance to play a postseason game.