Cortland kicked a 26-yard field goal on the final play of the game as the visiting Red Dragons upset Ithaca 16-15 in front of 11,743 fans at Butterfield Stadium giving them possession of the "Cortaca Jug", the rivalry's traveling trophy, for the second year in a row. Despite the loss, Ithaca's first at home since Oct. 6, 2001, the Bombers were chosen to play in the NCAA playoffs. Ithaca had taken a 15-13 lead with 3:28 remaining on a 24-yard field goal by freshman
Brett Kitenplon (Admiral Farragut Academy/Seminole, Fla.). After taking the kickoff to their own 33-yard line, the Red Dragons drove 58 yards on 10 plays to set up the winning field goal. The drive's biggest play was a 37-yard completion on third-and-five. The Red Dragons kicked a 28-yard field goal on the last play of the first quarter to go up 3-0 and a 20-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to take a 13-12 lead. The Bombers took their final lead on
Kitenplon's field goal, following an eight-play, 63-yard drive. Ithaca took its first lead on a 12-yard run by sophomore quarterback
Josh Felicetti (Central Bucks East/Doylestown, Pa.) with 8:48 left in the second quarter. The touchdown was set up by a 46-yard punt return by junior
Matt Tosh (Abington Heights/Clarks Summit, Pa.) and 15-yard personal foul penalty on Cortland that set the Bombers up at the Red Dragon 14. Ithaca went back in front early in the third quarter on a one-yard run by junior fullback
Jamie Free (The Gunnery/Brookfield, Conn.).
Felicetti threw for 179 yards, completing 12 of 26 passes. He became the fifth Bomber quarterback to go over 2,000 passing yards in a season and the fifth to reach 3,000 career yards. Junior wide receiver
Jeff Welch (Ithaca/Ithaca) caught five passes for 79 yards. Senior strong safety
Jon Edgcomb (Honeoye Falls-Lima/Honeoye Falls) led Ithaca with a career-best 15 tackles. Sophomore linebacker
Dustin Ross (Salamanca/Salamanca) recorded 14 tackles and senior linebacker
Brett Campbell (Oswego/Oswego) added a career-best 11 tackles. Senior defensive end
Bryan Steele (Hudson Falls/Hudson Falls) had two tackles for loss and a pass break-up.
