Ithaca Bombers football
| Ithaca Bombers football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1930 |
| Athletic director | Susan Bassett |
| Head coach | Michael Toerper 4th season, 27–8 (.771) |
| Stadium | Butterfield Stadium (capacity: 5,000) |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Ithaca, New York |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | Liberty |
| Past conferences | Empire 8 |
| All-time record | 536–263–11 (.669) |
| Playoff appearances | 21 (NCAA Division III) |
| Playoff record | 31–18 (NCAA Division III) |
| Claimed national titles | 3 |
| Conference titles | 25 |
| Rivalries | Cortland (Cortaca Jug)[1] |
| Colors | Blue, gray, and gold[2] |
| Mascot | Bomber |
| Website | athletics.ithaca.edu |
The Ithaca Bombers football team represents Ithaca College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bombers are members of the Liberty League, fielding its team in the Liberty League since 2017. The Bombers play their home games at Butterfield Stadium in Ithaca, New York.[3]
Their team's coach is Michael Toerper, who took over the position for the 2022 season.[4]
Conference affiliations
[edit]- Independent College Athletic Conference (1971–1990; rebranded)
- Empire Athletic Association (1991–1999; rebranded)
- Empire 8 (2000–2016)[5]
- Liberty League (2017–present)[6]
Head coaching history
[edit]Year-by-year results
[edit]| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head Coach |
Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Ithaca Bombers | ||||||||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | Leonard Schreck | NCAA | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — |
| 1931 | 1931 | Bucky Freeman | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1932 | 1932 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1942 | 1942 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1943 | 1943 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1944 | 1944 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1945 | 1945 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1946 | 1946 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1947 | 1947 | Pete Hatch | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1951 | 1951 | Joseph Hamilton | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1952 | 1952 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | Art Orloske | College Division | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||
| 1957 | 1957 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1958 | 1958 | Dick Lyon | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| — | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 1966 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | Jim Butterfield | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1968 | 1968 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | ICAC | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1972 | 1972 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions[8] | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions[9] | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions[10] | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Conference Champions | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions[11] | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions[12][13] | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | EAA | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions[14][15] | — | |||
| 1992 | 1992 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | Mike Welch | 10 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | |||
| 1995 | 1995 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Conference Champions | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Conference Champions | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 7 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | Empire 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champions | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | Dan Swanstrom | Liberty | 8 | 3 | 0 | T-1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Bowl game berth | — | ||
| 2018 | 2018 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T-1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Dan Swanstrom | NCAA | Division III | Liberty | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Michael Toerper | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Playoff berth[16] | — | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | — | — | |||||||||||
Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ "Color". Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ King, Daniel. "Ithaca College announces Butterfield Stadium to receive artificial turf | The Ithacan". theithacan.org. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ithaca College's Toerper named Coach of the Year by AFCA". 870 AM 97.7FM News Talk WHCU. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ithaca College to leave Empire 8, join Liberty League". 870 AM 97.7FM News Talk WHCU. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Empire 8 and Liberty League join to create New York State Football Bowl Game". Cortland Voice | Hyper-local News for Cortland County, NY. July 7, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Football Year-by-Year Results". Ithaca College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ White, Jr., Gordon S. (November 14, 1974). "Ithaca Is Lambert Winner for First Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Big-play Bombers win national title". The Ithaca Journal. December 3, 1979. p. 13. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Kevin L. (August 17, 2022). "Former Bombers coach talks title teams in 1980s". Tompkins Weekly. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Wallace, William N. (November 29, 1985). "For Ithaca, Playoff Is Usual Mystery". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ithaca captures Division III title". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 11, 1988. p. 71. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Central is run ragged". The Des Moines Register. December 11, 1988. p. 25. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ithaca wins Div. III title". Democrat and Chronicle. December 15, 1991. p. 55. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Scott (December 15, 1991). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Ithaca Beats Dayton and Captures Title". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Ithaca College football punches ticket to DIII quarterfinals". WSYR. November 27, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
