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HAMILTON, N.Y. (10/15/11) – Colgate junior Jordan McCord scored the game winning touchdown with a four yard run in the first overtime to push the Raiders past Cornell on Homecoming 35-28 Saturday at Andy Kerr Stadium.

McCord, who played on both sides of the ball, finished the game with 21 carries for 84 yards and two touchdowns, while recording four tackles and one interception on defense. Junior quarterback Josh Hasenberg, who made his first collegiate start, also ran for 127 yards and two touchdowns, while throwing for 52 more in the Raiders second overtime win of the year.

Colgate (4-3, 0-1 PL) held a 28-17 lead late in the fourth quarter, before Cornell scored 11 unanswered points to force overtime. The Big Red scored on a 52-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Mathews to Luke Tasker with 1:52 remaining and converted the two point conversion to make the score 28-25. Cornell then added a 40-yard field goal with five seconds remaining to tie the game. Colgate tried to run the clock out but was stopped short on 4th-and-1 at the Cornell 21-yard line with 41 seconds remaining.

Cornell (2-3, 0-2 Ivy) took the first lead of the game, 3-0, after Brad Greenway made a 47-yard field midway through the first quarter. Colgate responded with a 10-yard touchdown run from Hasenberg to take a 7-3 lead. The run for Hasenberg was the first score of his career. The Big Red then put together a 7-play, 93-yard drive to start the second quarter capped off by an 18-yard touchdown pass from Mathews to Kurt Ondash to regain the lead 10-7. Colgate answered back with a 10-play, 80-yard scoring drive that saw Zuahn Lewis find the end zone from seven yards out to go up 14-10 at the half.

The Raiders defense then took over to start the third quarter as senior Adam Lock sacked Mathews.  The sack also forced a fumble that Lock recovered on the Cornell 7-yard line. McCord then found the end zone for the first time to put Colgate up 21-10. But the lead didn't last long as Rashad Campbell returned the ensuing kickoff 85-yards to make the score 21-17. Hasenberg would find the end zone again, this time from three yards out, to give the Raiders a 28-17 lead after the third quarter.

Cornell out gained Colgate in total yards 405 to 343, but the Raiders won on the ground 291 to 77 and the time of possession 35:33 to 24:27. Lock led the defense with six tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble, while McCord and senior Chris DiMassa both recorded an interception.

Colgate will travel to Georgetown on Saturday, Oct. 22. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. at Multi-Sport Field.

GAME NOTES: McCord has now run for 1,177 yards and 10 touchdowns in his career … Colgate has now won three-straight games after starting the season 1-3 ... the Raiders have also recorded two interceptions in all four of their wins this season … Cornell leads the all-time series 48-43-3, but Colgate has won the last four meetings … Colgate has had at least one 100-yard rusher in six of its seven games this season … The Raiders have also improved to 3-0 this season at home.