Brockport, NY – The SUNY Brockport football team is on the road this week for the 20^th annual Courage Bowl matchup against St. John Fisher. This special game, played to benefit the campers of Camp Good Days, is scheduled to kickoff at 12pm on Saturday, October 4^th.
 
DATE – TIME: October 4^th , 2025 – 12pm
LOCATION: Growney Stadium – Pittsford, NY
LINKS: Live Video | Live Stats | Tickets
 
Courage Bowl XX: 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 honorary coaches/cheerleaders and the names of one player from each team who displays exceptional leadership and sportsmanship.

Homecoming Victory: The Golden Eagles dominated Hartwick at home to celebrate Homecoming & Family Weekend 2025. They took down the Hawks, 56-0, improving to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the Empire 8. It was all Brockport right from the start, with Daniel Manneh lighting up the scoreboard three times in the first quarter. Manneh started the contest with an 80-yard return on the opening kickoff. Going up big early, the Brockport defense made life difficult for Hartwick all game long, pitching its second shutout of the season. The home team held Hartwick to just 10 rushing yards  (158 total yards) for the contest, keeping the offense to 0.4 yards per rush. Over the last three matchups with the Hawks, Brockport has outscored them 172-0.
 
Manneh Mania: Brockport's Daniel Manneh had an incredible performance against Hartwick, earning E8 Special Teams Player of the Week and a spot on the D3football.com National Team of the Week. During Brockport's 56-0 win over Hartwick on homecoming, Manneh made program history with his explosive performance. He became the first Golden Eagle player to ever score on a kickoff return, punt return, and receiving touchdown all in just the first quarter. To make it even more impressive, he scored these three touchdowns on his first three touches of the day.
 
Manneh started the contest with an 80-yard return on the opening kickoff for his first touchdown of the day. Later in the first, Manneh took a screen pass 23 yards for a second touchdown. Just minutes after, he took a punt all the way back for a 67-yard score for touchdown number three. In front of the homecoming crowd, Manneh had three catches for 45 yards and a touchdown to go with 148 return yards and two touchdowns on special teams.
 
Getting it Done Defensively: Brockport's nationally recognized defense shutdown Hartwick's offense for a second shutout this season. After keeping the Hawks to zero points and 158 total yards of offense, look at where Brockport's defense ranks nationally in these statistical categories:
 
3^rd Down Conversion Percentage Defense – 22.6%
4^th Team Tackles for Loss – 10.0 tackles for loss per game
7^th Rushing Defense – 32.8 yards per game
T-8^th Team Sacks – 3.75 sacks per game
9^th Total Defense – 190.5 yards per game
T-9^th Red Zone Defense – 50%
12^th Scoring Defense – 10.0 points per game
T-15^th First Downs Defense – 39 allowed

Still Receiving Votes: Going into week five, Brockport football remains in the receiving votes category in the latest D3football.com Top 25 poll. The Golden Eagles were previously No. 25 in the nation earlier this season in the poll.
 
Empire 8 Play: This past weekend's victory marked a 1-0 start for the Green and Gold in conference play. Here is a look at what the rest of the Empire 8 standings look like going into week five:

1. Cortland (2-0)
2. Brockport (1-0)
3. St. John Fisher (1-0)
4. Utica (1-0)
5. Alfred (0-1)
6. Alfred St. (0-1)
7. Morrisville (0-1)
8. Hartwick (0-2)

Scouting the Cardinals: St. John Fisher enters this weekend's battle with a 3-1 mark overall. The Cardinals got off to a 1-0 start in conference play with a 21-7 win over Alfred at home in week four. This familiar E8 foe is averaging 22.75 points and 371.0 yards per game on offense. Running back Deante Hall leads the attack with his work in the run game, totaling 382 yards and four touchdowns so far in 2024. On the other side of the ball, Fisher is allowing teams 14.5 points and 300.3 yards of offense. Timothy Vanderbrink leads the way for the defense with 45 total tackles, including 30 solo tackles.
 
Looking Ahead: After Courage Bowl Weekend, the Golden Eagles will have their bye week. They return to the field for week six, when Alfred State comes to Bob Boozer Field for a 12pm kickoff on Saturday, October 18^th.