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2016
Game Leaders
Cortland
Pa:
DeAngelo Walker - 113
Ru:
Johnnie Akins - 63
Rec:
Jake Smith - 81
Buffalo State
Pa:
Kyle Hoppy - 434
Ru:
Tre Jones - 87
Rec:
Madison Wesolowski - 175
Team Stats
Buffalo State
Cortland
Passing Yards
434
164
Rushing Yards
141
99
Turnovers
2
2
Time of Poss.
38:37
21:23
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CORTLAND, N.Y.— Kyle Hoppy (Orchard Park/Orchard Park) passed for 434 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead visiting Buffalo State to a 39-21 victory over Cortland today in an Empire 8 contest.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 39, Cortland - 21
LOCATION: SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex – Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (3-2/2-2), Cortland (3-3/1-3)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Hoppy finished 29 of 47 with passing touchdowns of 6, 17 and 5 yards and added two 1-yard rushing touchdowns.
- Madison Wesolowski (Elma/Iroquois) led the Bengals with 11 catches for 175 yards.
- Stephen Johnson (Buffalo/McKinley) added six grabs for 114 yards and a touchdown.
- Tre Jones (Rochester/Greece-Athena) led the Bengals on the ground with 87 yards on 25 carries and also had a catch for 36 yards.
- Billy Carroll (Holtsville/Sachem East) had a pair of sacks and an interception for the Bengals against his former team.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Buffalo State racked up 28 first downs, compared to just 11 by Cortland. The Bengals finished with 575 total yards of offense, compared to just 263 by the Red Dragons.
- The Bengals marched 78 yards in 11 plays on the opening drive and took a 7-0 lead on a 1-yard run by Hoppy.
- Cortland took advantage of a short field after a Buffalo State fumble and evened the score later in the first quarter on a 20-yard pass from DeAngelo Walker to Jon Mannix.
- Hoppy's second 1-yard scoring run of the game early in the second quarter capped a 14-play, 75-yard drive that gave the Bengals a lead they would never relinquish.
- Carroll's interception set up a 19-yard field goal by Marc Montana (E. Amherst/St. Joe's) to push the lead to 17-7.
- Walker hit Jake Smith with a 43-yard scoring strike to cut the deficit to 17-14 before halftime.
- Hoppy found Jordan Evert (Amherst/Sweet Home) for a 6-yard touchdown and later connected with Johnson for a 17-yard score to extend the lead to 29-14 midway through the third quarter.
- Johnnie Akins got loose for a 35-yard scored run for Cortland's final points of the game later in the period.
- Montana added a 29-yard field goal and the Bengals completed the scoring with a 5-yard pass from Hoppy to Nick Jones (Buffalo/W. Seneca West) in the final minute.
FOR THE FOES
- Walker was 7 of 18 for 113 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Ryan VanGalen finished 4 for 8 for 51 yards with a pick.
- Smith had four catches for 81 yards.
- Carson Lassiter was the leading tackler for Cortland with 13.
NOTEWORTHY
- The win marks the fifth-straight victory for the Bengals over Cortland.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will travel to play Alfred State next Saturday for the first time ever in a non-conference game that will kick off at 1 p.m.