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Location 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, N.Y. Enrollment 6,350 Founded 1892 President Thomas Rochon Nickname Bombers Colors Blue and Gold Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference Home Field Butterfield Stadium (Capacity) (5,000) Division of Athletics/ Contents

Sports Information Jim Butterfield Stadium...... 1 Directory Football History...... 2-4 Winningest Division III Teams...... 3 Head Football Coach Mike Welch Dick Lyon Press Box...... 5 Phone (607) 274-1143 Fax (607) 274-1667 NCAA Championships...... 6-7 E-mail [email protected] NCAA Playoff Results...... 7 Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Kutler All-Americans...... 8-10 Phone (607) 274-3209 Associate Director of Letter Winners...... 10-15 Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Lindberg Phone (607) 274-3199 Mike Welch, Head Coach...... 16-17 Assistant Director of Bomber Coaching Records...... 16 Intercollegiate Athletics Ernie McClatchie Phone (607) 274-5708 Football Staff Phone Directory...... 17 Senior Woman Administrator Deb Pallozzi Assistant Coaches...... 18-20 Phone (607) 274-1270 Operations and 2009 Outlook...... 21-25 Events Coordinator Andrea McClatchie Player Profiles...... 26-41 Phone (607) 274-3793 Supervisor of Athletic Trainers Kent Scriber 2009 Veteran Roster...... 42-43 Phone (607) 274-3178 Bomber Pronunciation Guide...... 43 Sports Information Director Mike Warwick Phone (607) 274-1401 2009 Freshman/Transfer Roster.....44 E-mail [email protected] 2008 Statistics...... 45-48 Assistant Sports Information Director Joe Gladziszewski 2008 Review...... 49-53 Phone (607) 274-3825 2008 Empire 8...... 54-55 Assistant Sports Information Director Chris Lewis Record Book...... 56-62 Phone (607) 274-5214 Playoff Records...... 63-65 Butterfield Stadium Press Box (607) 274-1700 Sports Hot Line (607) 274-1161 2009 Opponent Profiles...... 66-75 Sports Information Fax (607) 274-1671 All-Time Results...... 76-80 College Information Series Records...... 81 Egbert Hall (607) 274-3011 Admissions Office (607) 274-3124 Junior Varsity Football...... 82 Job Hall (800) 429-4274 The Student-Athlete...... 83 Financial Aid Office (607) 274-3131 Campus Center (800) 429-4275 Administration...... 84 College Web Page www.ithaca.edu Press Information...... IBC Athletics Web Page bombers.ithaca.edu Bombers on the Air...... IBC 2009 Schedule...... BC ITHACA COLLEGE AdministrationSection head SectionJim Butterfield head Stadium ITHACA COLLEGE

n September 19, 1992, before a crowd Ithaca has posted undefeated home records 15 of 4,417 fans, which included former times since 1958. Since the NCAA adopted a three- players and then-NCAA executive di- division format in 1973, Ithaca has lost just 30 games O at home, with 11 of those coming at the hands of Di- rector Dick Schultz, South Hill Field was re- named Jim Butterfield Stadium. The move by vision II opponents. Ithaca is 13-6 in NCAA playoff the Ithaca College Board of Trustees placed the games at the facility and 2-1 in ECAC postseason name most associated with the school’s football competition. program on the facility. Butterfield joined Gram- The Bombers have won over 80 percent of their bling’s Eddie Robinson and Roy Kidd of Eastern Butterfield Stadium/South Hill Field games. In 1998 Kentucky as ’s only active coaches to the Bombers celebrated their 200th game at South have their home field named for them. Hill Field/Butterfield Stadium by beating St. Law- Recognized as one of the top natural-grass facili- rence, 60-0. During coach Jim Butterfield’s 27-sea- ties in Division III football, Butterfield Stadium has son career, the team’s home record was 117-25-1, a seating capacity for approximately 5,000 spectators, winning percentage of .822. although crowds of more than 10,000 fans have at- A 17-16 victory over Lycoming in the 2008 sea- tended games there—including a facility-record son-opener was the 200th Ithaca win at the stadium. 12,620 for the 2001 Cortland game. A number of improvements have been made since the facility was first used in 1958, including ATTENDANCE RECORDS the latest renovation—a new scoreboard and mes- Date Opponent Attendance sage board installed in 2004. The press box, which November 10, 2001 Cortland 12,620 was constructed in 1960, was renovated in 1985 and November 4, 1995 Cortland 12,511 again in 1998. The track, resurfaced most recently November 15, 2003 Cortland 11,743 November 8, 1997 Cortland 11,741 in 1997, has played host to championships in the In- November 9, 1991 Cortland 10,903 dependent College Athletic Conference, the Empire November 6, 1999 Cortland 10,189 Athletic Association, the State Women’s November 10, 2007 Cortland 9,700 Collegiate Athletic Association and the Eastern Col- November 12, 2005 Cortland 9,500 October 20, 1979 American International est. 9,000 lege Athletic Conference. September 15, 1979 St. Lawrence est. 8,000 RECORD AT SOUTH HILL FIELD/ September 27, 1980 Fordham est. 8,000 October 11, 1980 Springfield est. 8,000 BUTTERFIELD STADIUM The original stadium was completed in the sum- 204-50-1, .802 mer of 1958. On September 27, 1958, Ithaca hosted Years Won Lost Pct East Stroudsburg in the first regular-season game on 1958-59 6 1 .857 South Hill Field. Trailing 6-0 at halftime, Ithaca ral- 1960-69 24 12 .667 lied behind an Al Cain five-yard and 1970-79 * 41 9 .820 a scoring pass from Bob Ryan to future Ithaca Col- 1980-89 48 9 .842 lege Athletic Hall of Fame member Dick Carmean. 1990-99 43 13 .768 The Bombers’ 14-6 win snapped a streak of eight 2000-08 42 6 .875 consecutive losses to the Warriors. * one tie

Football 20082009 1 2 ITHACA COLLEGE Football History SectionThe Student-Athlete head ITHACA COLLEGE ne of the school’s most successful athletic ton & Jefferson. Ithaca slipped to 5-4 in 1995 but programs, the Ithaca football team also ranks was back in the postseason hunt again in 1996. Oamong the top programs in the nation. The The Bombers capped a 7-3 season with the ECAC many highlights of Bomber football include: Northeast championship, thanks to a 27-21 win at Three NCAA Division III football Worcester State. In 1997, a seven-game winning championships, a total surpassed only by streak put Ithaca in the playoff race, but back-to-back Augustana and Mount Union. losses by a total of eight points in the season’s last Seven appearances in the Division III two games knocked the Bombers out of postseason national championship game, the Amos contention. The 1998 team won eight of 10 regular- Alonzo Stagg Bowl. season games, then routed Hartwick, 40-6, in the Totals of 41 playoff games and 27 wins ECAC North championship. A year later Ithaca made (both among the Division III leaders). its 17th postseason appearance, reaching the ECAC Northwest championship. In 2001 the Bombers made The fourth-best winning percentage in a run in the NCAA tournament for the second time Division III (.660). under Welch. After a 9-1 regular season, the 2001 Eight Lambert/Meadowlands Cups, presented team traveled to Montclair State and Rensselaer to to the top small-college program in the East post two playoff wins. The Bombers then fell to each season; and nine Eastern College Athletic Rowan to end the successful season. The 2003 season Conference (ECAC) team of the year trophies. saw road wins over Brockport and Montclair State in ECAC championships in 1984, 1996, 1998 the NCAA playoffs before a snowy loss at Rensselaer and 2004. in the national quarterfinals. The 2005 team reached Four years ago the Bombers recorded the pro- gram’s 400th victory. ECAC TEAM Ithaca’s Division III teams OF THE YEAR have been guided by coach Jim 1974 1984 Butterfield, a 1997 inductee 1975 1985 into the College Football Hall of 1978 1988 Fame, and current coach Mike 1979 1991 Welch, a player and assistant 1980 coach under Butterfield. Following Butterfield’s retire- ment in 1993, Welch was named the NCAA playoffs for the 15th time and the 2007 JIM BUTTERFIELD Ithaca’s ninth head football and 2008 teams reached the NCAA postseason as coach. His first team finished the well. regular season with six consecutive wins to earn the When Butterfield arrived at Ithaca in 1967 for his program’s 12th NCAA playoff berth. The Bombers first collegiate head coaching post, Ithaca’s schedule posted playoff wins over Buffalo State (in overtime) included top teams like Lehigh, West Chester, and and Plymouth State and nearly reached the Stagg C.W. Post. His first seven seasons produced a 29-29 Bowl, losing, 23-19, in the semifinals to Washing- record, before the program took off in the 1974 sea- son. Ithaca won 10 straight games that season, scoring over 25 points in all but one of those games. An NCAA 1974 1980 playoff win over Slippery Rock put Ithaca into its 1975 1984 first Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, where the team lost 1978 1985 to Central (Iowa), 10-8. Ithaca won the Division III 1988 team offense title that year, averaging 487.9 yards 1991 per game, a total topped by only four teams since. The Bombers were back in the national champion- ship game a year later, posting 10 straight wins (five by shutout). In one of those shutouts, a 61-0 win over LAMBERT/ Springfield, Ithaca’s defense set Division III records MEADOWLANDS CUP for fewest total yards allowed (minus 50) and few- est rushing yards allowed (minus 94). In the playoffs, the Bombers topped Fort Valley and Widener before

2 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Junior VarsitySection Football head Section head ITHACA COLLEGE losing to Wittenberg, 28-0. All-Americans Jerry Boyes, a , and running back Dave Re- mick were mainstays on those first two Stagg Bowl teams. Wittenberg again eliminated the Bombers from the postseason in 1978, a season that saw Ithaca lead Division III in rushing offense (averaging 320.1 yards per game). A year later the Bombers upset the three top seeds on the way to the school’s first na- tional championship in any sport. Linebacker John Laper, the school’s career leader in tackles, and run- ning back Bob Ferrigno, who tops the program in postseason rushing yards, were two of the top players on that team. The Bombers were back in the Stagg Bowl in 1980 and 1985, and reached the semifinals in 1986. The 1988 season brought another national champi- onship. The Bombers were 9-1 in the regular season, posted an overtime win over defending champion Wagner in a first-round playoff game, avenged their Ed Mahoney (80), who was inducted into Ithaca’s regular-season loss to Cortland in the second round Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008, earned all-America and defeated Ferrum in the semifinals to earn a sixth honors as both a punter and . Stagg Bowl visit. Ithaca’s 39-24 win over Central gave the program its second national championship. The Bombers set four playoff records: most points offs to set up the Stagg Bowl return. (159), first downs (91), net yards rushing (1,377) and In the national championship game, Wilkowski total offense (1,719 yards). passed for 262 yards and two touchdown passes and Two freshmen who played in the 1988 champion- Jeff Wittman rushed for three as Ithaca ship game—quarterback Todd Wilkowski and kicker defeated Dayton, 34-20. Ithaca’s 94 first downs and Matt Sullivan—were back in the Stagg Bowl again 1,867 yards in total offense were NCAA playoff re- in 1991. Wilkowski set a number of school passing cords. records as a senior. After a week-four loss to Spring- Ithaca made its 11th appearance in the NCAA field put postseason hopes in jeopardy, Wilkowski postseason in 1992, but had its three-year streak (who was inducted into Ithaca’s Athletic Hall of broken in Butterfield’s last year. Fame in 2002) engineered two scoring drives in the Butterfield was named Kodak Coach of the Year final minutes the following week against American by the Coaches Association in International en route to a 23-20 win. Ithaca won its 1988 and 1991, and earned District I honors from remaining four regular-season games and then beat the same organization seven times: in 1974, from Glassboro State, Union and Susquehanna in the play- 1978-80, and again from 1984-86.

WINNINGEST DIVISION III FOOTBALL TEAMS BY PERCENTAGE

No. School Years Won Lost Tied Pct 1. St. John’s (Minn.) 97 547 222 24 .705 2. Wisconsin-La Crosse 84 515 224 40 .687 3. Augustana (Ill.) 95 512 230 28 .683 4. Linfield 93 502 241 30 .669 5. ITHACA 75 427 210 11 .667 6. Wittenberg 114 669 341 32 .657 7. Concordia (Wis.) 28 172 91 3 .652 8. Wisconsin-Whitewater 83 463 247 21 .648 9. Central (Iowa) 98 536 299 26 .638 10. Pacific Lutheran 79 436 245 33 .634 (chart courtesy of the NCAA)

Football 20082009 3 6 ITHACA COLLEGE Section head SectionSeries Records head ITHACA COLLEGE Following Ithaca’s national championship seasons Football was discontinued from 1943-45. Between in 1979, 1988 and 1991, Butterfield was presented 1946 and 1957, , Joseph Hamilton and the Stan Lomax-Irving T. Marsh Award as Eastern Art Orloske served as Ithaca’s coach of the year by the New York Football Writers head coaches. Association. The 1988 season also brought him Di- The hiring of Dick Lyon in vision III coach of the year recognition from Chev- 1958 produced a resurgence in rolet. the program. On the heels of a 2-5 National recognition came to his players as well, season, Lyon’s first team posted a with 85 of his Bombers winning 6-1 record in 1958. That team, cap- 149 all-American spots. tained by lineman John Fasolino, Already a member of the Ithaca a member of the Ithaca Athletic College Athletic Hall of Fame, DICK LYON Hall of Fame, held the opposition Butterfield added to his long to eight points or fewer in six of list of accomplishments in 1997 seven games. when he became the first member In 1959 an incentive was added to the already com- of the Bomber football program petitive Ithaca-Cortland rivalry. Team captains Dick to earn induction into the College Carmean from Ithaca and Tom Decker of Cortland LEONARD SCHRECK Football Hall of Fame. joined to donate a traveling trophy, named the Corta- Ithaca’s football program began ca Jug, to be presented to the winning team each year. in 1930, under coach Leonard Today the matchup is one of the most prominent in Schreck. At that time, Ithaca Division III. The last eight Cortaca Jug games held in played a five-game schedule that Ithaca have attracted crowds of 9,500 or more. included freshman teams from Ithaca posted three straight 6-2 records from St. Lawrence and Colgate, and 1962-64. Among the standouts of the period were varsity teams from Mansfield, 1962 all-American running back Bill O’Dell and Hartwick and Cortland. Sam Curko, a guard, linebacker and kicker who earned Coach took all-America honors in 1963. In 1965 the Bombers over in 1931 and led the Bomb- finished 8-0 for the program’s first undefeated sea- ers to their first winning season, a BUCKY FREEMAN son. Quarterback James Harris passed for 1,269 3-2 mark. His 13-year tenure fea- yards and nine touchdowns that year. tured nine winning seasons. Freeman coached back Lyon’s teams posted a winning record every Ken Patrick, who still ranks among the program’s season. In 1967 he joined the football staff at Army, rushing leaders with 1,500 yards. opening the door for the arrival of Butterfield.

Doug Bencsko (16) is interviewed by John Dockery of ABC Sports following Ithaca’s win in the 1979 Stagg Bowl while Jim Butterfield holds the school’s first national championship trophy.

74 FootballFootball 2009 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE SectionDick Lyon head Press Box ITHACA COLLEGE t a special ceremony held in 1998, the press Abox at Butterfield Sta- dium was renamed the Dick Lyon Press Box in honor of the former Bomber coach. The ceremony, which was part of Ithaca’s Homecoming Week- end festivities, also coincided with the 40th anniversary of the first football game played at the facility (formerly known as South Hill Field). A group of coach Lyon’s former players spearheaded a fund-raising drive that enabled also featured the team’s move to South Hill Field. the school to make improvements to the press box, One of his team’s early conditioning drills was to which includes private coaching booths for both walk the length of the field picking up rocks on the teams and broadcast facilities for up to four radio sta- new playing surface. Now known as Butterfield Sta- tions and ICTV. dium, the facility (including the Dick Lyon Press Lyon’s first year as head coach at Ithaca in 1958 Box) is one of Division III’s finest.

ITHACA ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL INDUCTEES (73) Charles Baker ’41 (1971) Harold Hatch ’36 (1972) Mike Ornato ’59 (1977) David Barton ’67 (1981) Gideon Hawley ’36 (1973) Ken Patrick ’35 (1969) Charles Boots ’61 (1998) Jim Hercinger ’48 (1969) Ed Pesaresei (2007) Jerry Boyes ’76 (1986) Hop Hickey ’34 (2001) Dave Remick ’75 (1987) Bill Bryant ’76 (1989) Howard Hillis ’36 (1993) Bob Ryan ’64 (2004) Jim Butterfield (1975) Alan Howell ’77 (1991) Alvin Saake ’37 (1991) Doug Campbell ’72 (1984) Robert Ingerson ’41 (1988) Mike Scott ’89 (1995) Bob Campese ’82 (1995) Raymond LaGere ’41 (1992) Kent Scriber ’72 (1990) Dick Carmean ’60 (1973) John Laper ’80 (1990) Ron Segal ’63 (2003) Jack Cashman ’61 (2002) Mike Lurel ’41 (1992) Fred Seither ’50 (1998) Frank Clarke ’37 (1969) Dick Lyon (1970) Jim Shaw ’73 (2003) Joe Corcoran ’50 (1978) Ed Mahoney ’95 (2008) Bill Sheerin ’84 (2001) Sam Curko ’64 (1999) Mike McKillop ’42 (1969) Paul Thomann ’54 (2005) Doug DeCarr ’82 (1987) Matt Mees ’80 (2005) Tim Torrey ’86 (2003) Joseph D’Orazio ’36 (1996) Ed Michael ’65 (1993) Len Tyler ’66 (2001) John Fasolino ’60 (2001) Mike Middaugh ’88 (1994) Frank Urso ’43 (1992) Frank Fazio ’67 (1981) Gene Monje ’64 (2004) Bob Valesente ’62 (1971) Dan Feldman ’90 (2007) John Mottola ’42 (1978) Thomas Vogt ’64 (1988) Merwin Fenton ’41 (1998) Mike Nicholas ’48 (1976) Todd Wilkowski ’93 (2002) Bob Ferrigno ’81 (1987) John Nicolo ’80 (1986) Jim Wilson ’63 (2007) James Freeman (1967) Perry Noun ’59 (1972) Tony Wise ’73 (1993) Bill George ’80 (2000) John Nugent ’50 (1999) Jeff Wittman ’93 (2001) Claude Grace ’37 (1969) Tom Nugent ’36 (1970) Bob Wojnar ’73 (1996) Ted Greves ’74 (1983) Bill O’Dell ’63 (1991) James Harris ’66 (1990) John O’Neill ’42 (1996)

Football 20082009 105 ITHACA COLLEGE NCAA Championships ITHACA COLLEGE 1979 1988 ITHACA 14, Wittenberg 10 ITHACA 39, Central (Iowa) 24 December 1 December 10 Ithaca 0 7 7 0 — 14 Ithaca 0 15 17 7 — 39 Wittenberg 7 3 0 0 — 10 Central 0 8 7 9 — 24 PHENIX CITY, Ala.—Quarterback Doug Bencsko PHENIX CITY, Ala.—Stagg Bowl most valuable passed for one touchdown and ran for another, and player Paul Parker rushed for 208 yards and three the Bomber defense limited top-ranked Wittenberg touchdowns, leading Ithaca to a 39-24 win over Cen- to just 10 points to secure Ithaca’s first national tral. championship. Central came into the game yielding an aver- The win marked the fourth time in five tries that age of fewer than 100 rushing yards per game, but the Bombers had beaten an undefeated opponent. Ithaca rushed for 408 on the afternoon. The pass- The two teams scored on consecutive possessions ing attack was effective as well, as in the first half. After recovering an Ithaca Todd Wilkowski and Tom Pasquale combined to in the first quarter, Wittenberg drove 51 yards on 11 complete 11 of 15 passes for 116 yards. The team plays to score the first points. The Bombers tied the completion mark of .733 established an Ithaca play- game on their next possession, a 15-play, 76-yard off record. drive capped by Bencsko’s 11-yard touchdown pass Touchdown runs of 23 and 26 yards by Parker, a to split end Jim Meyer. The Tigers moved ahead five-yard scoring run by Wilkowski, and Matt Sul- again on a with five seconds remaining in livan’s 42-yard field goal helped Ithaca build a 25-8 the first half. advantage. The Dutchmen closed the gap to10 points Another long drive, this one covering 58 yards in on a third-quarter touchdown, but on the following 11 plays, led to Bencsko’s one-yard touchdown dive. kickoff Mike Scott scored on an 84-yard return. The score, with 1:33 left in the third quarter, turned Parker’s third touchdown put the game out of reach out to be the last of the game. in the fourth. All four Tiger occurred in Ithaca territory, Cornerback Tom Knapp tied a Stagg Bowl and and two were recovered by the Bombers inside the15- school playoff record with three , yard line. Linebacker Harry Moss and nose guard and linebacker Matt Herbst led the team in tackles Don Phillips each had 12 total tackles for Ithaca, and with 11. defensive back Tony Smith added 10. All-American IC — Parker 23 run (McLaughlin pass from Barker) linebacker John Laper and Jimmy IC — Wilkowski 5 run (Sullivan kick) Hoffman had nine tackles apiece. CC — Novak 37 pass from Kooiker (Bruxvoort pass from Kooiker) WU — King 1 run (Dowds kick) IC — Sullivan 42 FG IC — Meyer 11 pass from Bencsko (Darling kick) IC — Parker 26 run (Sullivan kick) WU — Dowds 34 FG CC — Bruxvoort 7 pass from Kooiker (Phipps kick) IC — Bencsko 1 run (Darling kick) IC — Scott 84 kickoff return (Sullivan kick) Att: 6,500 CC — Phipps 41 FG IC — Parker 4 run (Sullivan kick) IC WU CC — Barten 6 run (Kooiker pass failed) First Downs 15 18 Att: 4,000 Rushes-Yards 45-151 51-219 IC CC Passing Yards 66 90 First Downs 26 15 Passes Att-Com-Int 21-7-1 25-10-0 Rushes-Yards 69-408 24-56 Total Yards 217 309 Passing Yards 116 233 Return Yards 3 9 Passes Att-Com-Int 15-11-1 35-14-3 Punts-Average 7-34.1 6-32.7 Total Yards 524 289 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-4 Return Yards 41 19 Penalties-Yards 5-48 5-55 Punts-Average 4-31.8 5-34.2 Individual Leaders Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Rushing: WU — King 20-81; Delaney 15-62; Penalties-Yards 8-84 3-15 Buckley 8-54 IC — Ferrigno 19-82; Nicolo 15-37; Individual Leaders Bencsko 11-32 Rushing: IC — Parker 22-208; Scott 15-92 Passing: WU — Delaney 25-10-0, 90 CC — Barten 11-54 IC — Bencsko 21-7-1, 66 Passing: IC — Wilkowski 5-4-0, 33; Receiving: WU — Moon 3-39; King 3-2; Davis 2-4 Pasquale 10-7-1, 83 IC — Duncan 4-45; Meyer 2-19 CC — Kooiker 35-14-3, 233 Receiving: IC — Hammel 3-40; Van Dyke 3-32 CC — Simmons 3-35; Novak 2-55 6 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE 1991 NCAA DIVISION III ITHACA 34, Dayton 20 PLAYOFF WINS December 14 No. School Years Games W L Pct Ithaca 6 14 0 14 — 34 1. Mount Union 20 67 58 9 .866 2. St. John’s (Minn.) 19 51 34 17 .667 Dayton 10 7 0 3 — 20 3. Rowan 13 43 30 13 .698 4. ITHACA 17 41 27 14 .659 BRADENTON, Fla.—Ithaca captured its third na- 5. Central (Iowa) 18 38 22 16 .579 6. Augustana (Ill.) 15 33 22 11 .667 tional championship with a 34-20 win over Dayton in 7. Washington the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl at Hawkins Stadium. & Jefferson 19 39 20 19 .513 Junior fullback Jeff Wittman scored three touch- 8. Wittenberg 11 26 17 9 .654 downs and finished with 159 yards rushing on a 9. Dayton 11 25 16 9 .640 school playoff-record 30 carries. Wittman’s touch- Widener 12 25 15 10 .625 down runs covered one, three and six yards. Senior quarterback Todd Wilkowski completed PLAYOFF RESULTS 15 of 25 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns. Year Date Opponent W-L IC-Opp Both touchdown passes went to senior split end Nick 1974 11/30 Slippery Rock W 27-14 at Ismailoff, who made 10 receptions for 193 yards. + The defense was equally impressive. In the second 12/7 vs. Central (Iowa) L 8-10 1975 11/22 Fort Valley W 41-12 half, Ithaca did not allow a first down and yielded 11/29 Widener W 23-14 only 13 yards to the Dayton offense. Junior lineback- 12/6 vs. Wittenberg + L 0-28 er Billie Mays Jr. had 10 tackles and senior strong 1978 11/18 Wittenberg L 3-6 safety Joe Palladino picked off two passes and made 1979 11/17 at Dubuque W 27-7 nine tackles. 11/24 Carnegie-Mellon W 15-6 12/1 vs. Wittenberg + W 14-10 UD — Hofacre 17 pass from Keller (Burns kick) 1980 11/22 Wagner W 41-13 IC — Wittman 1 run (kick failed) 11/29 Minnesota-Morris W 36-0 UD — Burns 30 FG 12/6 vs. Dayton + L 0-63 UD — Alexander 9 run (Burns kick) IC — Ismailoff 42 pass from Wilkowski 1985 11/23 at Union W 13-12 (Sullivan kick) 11/30 Montclair State W 50-28 IC — Wittman 3 run (Sullivan kick) 12/7 Gettysburg W 34-0 IC — Wittman 6 run (Sullivan kick) 12/14 vs. Augustana + L 7-20 UD — Burns 24 FG 1986 11/22 at Union (OT) W 24-17 IC — Ismailoff 32 pass from Wilkowski (Sullivan kick) 11/29 Montclair State W 29-15 Att: 5,469 12/6 Salisbury State L 40-44 1988 11/19 at Wagner (OT) W 34-31 IC UD 11/26 Cortland W 24-17 First Downs 29 11 12/3 Ferrum W 62-28 Rushes-Yards 65-296 37-135 12/10 vs. Central (Iowa) + W 39-24 Passing Yards 262 79 1990 11/17 Trenton State L 14-24 Passes Att-Com-Int 26-15-1 21-10-2 Total Yards 558 214 1991 11/23 Glassboro State W 31-10 Return Yards 1 28 11/30 Union W 35-23 Punts-Average 3-37.7 7-38.7 12/7 at Susquehanna W 49-13 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-1 12/14 vs. Dayton + W 34-20 Penalties-Yards 2-22 3-38 1992 11/21 Buffalo State L 26-28 1994 11/19 Buffalo State (2 OT) W 10-7 Individual Leaders 11/26 at Plymouth State W 22-7 Rushing: IC — Wittman 30-159; 12/3 Wash. & Jefferson L 19-23 Wilkowski 18-63; Adams 10-51 UD — Miller 11-55; Peterson 12-35 2001 11/17 at Montclair State W 35-23 Passing: IC — Wilkowski 25-15-1, 262; 11/24 at Rensselaer W 27-10 Wittman 1-0-0 12/1 at Rowan L 0-48 UD — Keller 16-9-1, 71; Daniels 5-1-1, 8 2003 11/22 at Brockport W 14-9 Receiving: IC — Ismailoff 10-193; Gamble 3-47; 11/29 at Montclair State W 33-13 Slayton 2-22 UD — Franks 3-24, Taylor 3-22 12/6 at Rensselaer L 16-21 2005 11/19 at Union L 41-55 2007 11/17 at Mount Union L 18-42 2008 11/24 Curry L 21-26 + Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl

Football 2009 7 ITHACA COLLEGE All-Americans ITHACA COLLEGE

Year Name/Position Honor Year Name/Position Honor 1940 Charles Baker/HB AP Honorable Mention 1977 Scott Colton/FS AP Honorable Mention 1947 Mike Nicholas/T AP John Schiemann/DT AP Honorable Mention 1958 Mike Angelo/C AP Honorable Mention 1978 Scott Colton/FS AP Third Team Charles Boots/T Williamson Honorable John Laper/LB AP Honorable Mention Mention Matt Mees/FB AP Honorable Mention John Schiemann/CB AP Honorable Mention Dick Carmean/HB AP Honorable Mention 1979 Bill George/C SID First Team 1959 Mike Angelo/C Williamson Honorable Mention John Laper/LB AFCA First Team AP Honorable Mention John Nicolo/RB SID Second Team Charles Boots/T Williamson Honorable 1980 Jim Duncan/SE SID Honorable Mention Mention Bob Ferrigno/FB AFCA SID First Team 1960 Jack Cashman/E AP Honorable Mention AP Third Team Jim Rafferty/E AP Honorable Mention Carl Guidotti/DT SID First Team 1961 Ron Segal/E AP Honorable Mention Jimmy Hoffman/DT SID Second Team 1962 John Miller/G AP Honorable Mention AP Honorable Mention Bill O’dell/HB Williamson First Team Allan MacDonald/OT SID First Team 1963 Sam Curko/G Williamson First Team AP Honorable Mention Gene Monje/E AP Honorable Mention Bill Rosecrans/LB SID First Team 1964 Len Tyler/E AP Second Team AP Honorable Mention 1965 Len Tyler/E AP Second Team 1982 Bill Sheerin/NG SID Second Team Dave Stone/LB SID Second Team 1968 Jim Ryan/LB AP Honorable Mention Roy Anderson/SS SID Honorable Mention 1969 Gary Worden/C AP Honorable Mention John Koob/RB SID Honorable Mention AFCA Honorable Rick Pardy/OG SID Honorable Mention Mention 1983 Roy Anderson/SS SID Third Team 1970 Doug Campbell/QB AP Honorable Mention Gerry Gerbis/LB SID Honorable Mention 1971 Doug Campbell/QB AP Honorable Mention Pete Savage/OT SID Honorable Mention Bob Wojnar/OT AP Honorable Mention Bill Sheerin/NG SID Third Team 1972 Bob Wojnar/OT AFCA Dave Stone/LB SID Honorable Mention AP Honorable Mention 1984 Joe DeBellis/G AP Third Team 1974 Jerry Boyes/QB AP Honorable Mention SID Honorable Mention Dave Remick/FB AFCA Bill Decker/CB SID Second Team AP Honorable Mention Brian Dougherty/SS SID Second Team 1975 Jerry Boyes/QB AP Honorable Mention Gerry Gerbis/LB SID Third Team Bill Bryant/SE AP Honorable Mention Bill Sheerin/NG AFCA Larry Czarnecki/DT AP First Team SID Honorable Mention AFCA Tim Torrey/LB SID Second Team Ron DiMartino/LB AP Honorable Mention 1985 Steve Brett/OT SID First Team Jim Szczerba/DE AP Honorable Mention Brian Dougherty/SS SID Honorable Mention Kevin Farrell/CB SID Second Team ACADEMIC Steve Kass/QB SID Honorable Mention ALL-AMERICANS Pete Minturn/SE SID Honorable Mention Dave Molee/DT SID Honorable Mention Year Name/Position Honor Steve Sweeney/DT SID Honorable Mention 1970 Jim Huntley/NG First Team Tim Torrey/LB AFCA 1971 Dana Hallenbeck/LB First Team AP First Team 1972 Dana Hallenbeck/LB First Team SID First Team 1975 Lou Palazzi/OT First Team Football Gazette 1978 Tom Burlin/G Second Team First Team Rich Wageman/OT SID First Team 1985 Steve Brett/OT Second Team Dan Welkley/FS SID Honorable Mention Brian Dougherty/SS First Team 1986 Bob Garone/G SID Third Team 1989 Pete Burns/G First Team AP 1991 Keith Linsey/C Second Team Football Gazette 1992 Dave Brumfield/G Second Team Second Team 1998 Mike O’/QB Second Team George Mack/SE SID Second Team 2003 Cory Coady/DE First Team Joe Marra/LB SID Second Team 2004 Mark Hedglin/OG Second Team Bob Mason/DT SID Second Team Dave Molee/DT SID Honorable Mention

8 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE All-Time Results ITHACA COLLEGE

Year Name/Position Honor Year Name/Position Honor 1987 Bob Mason/DT SID Third Team 1991 Nick Ismailoff/SE SID Third Team AP Honorable Mention Football Gazette Football Gazette Second Team Second Team Keith Linsey/C SID Second Team Ray DeCarr/QB SID Honorable Mention Football Gazette AP Honorable Mention Second Team Tom Decker/G Football Gazette Billie Mays Jr./LB SID Second Team Second Team AP Third Team Daegan Gray/LB AP Honorable Mention Football Gazette Marc Hudak/C SID Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Joe Marra/LB SID Honorable Mention Joe Palladino/SS Football Gazette Third Team AP Honorable Mention Chris White/OT Football Gazette 1988 Lee Byrne/FS AP Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Dan Feldman/LB SID Second Team Todd SID Second Team Football Gazette Third Team Wilkowski/QB Football Gazette Daegan Gray/LB SID Second Team Honorable Mention AP Honorable Mention Jeff Wittman/FB SID First Team Football Gazette Football Gazette First Team Second Team 1992 Dave Brumfield/G SID First Team Marc Hudak/C SID First Team Football Gazette First Team AP Second Team Ed Mahoney/PK SID Third Team Football Gazette Jeff Wittman/FB AFCA Second Team SID First Team Paul Parker/FB Football Gazette Third Team Football Gazette First Team Mike Scott/RB SID First Team 1993 Joe Palumbo/SE SID Third Team AP Honorable Mention Football Gazette Football Gazette Special Mention Second Team 1994 George Judware/G SID Honorable Mention Rich Smith/DT SID First Team Ed Mahoney/P SID Honorable Mention Football Gazette First Team Jason Nichols/LB SID Honorable Mention AP Second Team Football Gazette Third Team 1989 Lee Byrne/FS SID First Team 1995 Scott Connolly/DE AFCA Football Gazette First Team Jeff Higgins/KR HP Honorable Mention Dan Feldman/LB SID First Team Football Gazette Football Gazette First Team Second Team Ken Hammel/SE Football Gazette 1996 Jeff Higgins/KR HP Second Team Honorable Mention Football Gazette Matt Herbst/LB Football Gazette Third Team Second Team /DT Football Gazette 1997 Briggs Bedigian/T HP Second Team Honorable Mention Evan Marcus/OT Football Gazette 1998 Matt HP First Team Second Team Buddenhagen/KR Football Gazette First Team Tim Rice/OT SID Honorable Mention Mike Sansone/LB HP First Team Football Gazette Football Gazette First Team Honorable Mention AP Third Team 1990 Chris Colloca/LB SID Third Team 1999 Jeff Erne/TE d3football.com Football Gazette First Team Second Team HP Third Team Ken Hammel/SE SID Honorable Mention Adam Grossman/G d3football.com Brian Orzolek/OT Football Gazette Honorable Mention Second Team HP Third Team Joe Williams/FS SID Third Team 2000 Ron Amato/FS AFCA Jeff Wittman/FB SID First Team Football Gazette First Team Football Gazette HP Second Team Second Team AP Third Team d3football.com Third Team Adam Grossman/G d3football.com First Team HP Third Team

Football 2009 9 ITHACA COLLEGE Football Letter Winners ITHACA COLLEGE Year Name/Position Honor A Peter Bauer (1968-70) John Baumann (1970-71) 2001 Brian Bicher/P d3football.com Stephen Abbott (1968-69-70) Morgan Abdelnour (2008) Ronald Baumann, Mgr. Third Team Andy Ackerman (2004) (1975) Drew Davidson/G d3football.com Jeff Adams (1990-91-92) Lance Baumgartner Honorable Mention Joseph Agnello (1976-77-78) (2007-08) Raymond Beauter (1947) Mark Third Team Tariq Ahmad (2000-01-02-03) Daid Ahonen (2007-08) Fritz Becker (1940-41) McDonough/LB HP Honorable Mention Edwin Beckwith (1942) Conor Mulkeen/TE d3football.com Nick Aiello (2002-03-04-05) Doug Albertsman (1987-88) Briggs Bedigian (1995-96-97) Honorable Mention Joey Alger (2003) Stephen Bedosky 2003 Tariq Ahmad/OT Football Gazette Edward Allen (1973-74) (1957-58-59) Third Team Tim Allen (1990-91-92) Jon Beer (1993-94) Robert Truman/LB SID Honorable Mention Shawn Almeida (1986) Craig Belcher (1986-87-88) James Bell (1968-69-70) 2004 Vinnie Dargush/TE d3football.com Chris Almerico (1997) Robert Aloian (1967-68) Chris Belluzzi (1996) First Team Jerry Altimonda (1940) Arthur Bement (1959) AP Second Team Toby Alvarez (1998-99-2000) Roniel Bencosme AFCA First Team Ron Amato (2006-07-08) Alex Shafiro/DT d3football.com (1997-98-99-2000) Doug Bencsko (1978-79) Second Team Eric Amorese (1996-97-98) Salvatore Beninati (1957) Daniel Anderson (1963-64) Wayne Benjamin, Mgr. 2005 Jose Colon/LB Football Gazette Jerry Anderson (1994-95) (1967-68) Honorable Mention Roy Anderson (1981-82-83) John Benson (1991) Joe Scalice/OG AP First Team Eric Andrews (1987) Thomas Bergerstock (2007-08) AFCA First Team Michael Angelo (1957-58-59) Jon Anglim (1984-86) John Bertino (1979-80) Football Gazette First Team Joseph Annarella (1948) Jim Betz (1994-95) d3football.com Nicholas Annotto (1960, 62) Phil Bianco (1978-79) Honorable Mention Bob Anton (1979) Brian Bicher Lou Ardolino (1989-90-91) (1999-2000-01-02) 2006 Kelly Gordon/KR d3football.com Mike Biondi (1978) Second Team John Armato, Mgr. (1964) Robert Armstrong Jason Bigelow (1992-93) Charlie Stephens/FS Football Gazette (1965-66-67) Shawn Bigsby (1993-94) Honorable Mention Jonathan Ashford (1993) Ted Bilkey (1985-86) Tayer Ashkar (2005-06-07) Scott Billings 2007 Jason Chier/KR d3football.com (1972-73, 75-76) Third Team Arthur Asselta (1967) Robert Atwood (1941) Mike Biondi (1979-80) 2008 Jason Chier/CB d3football.com Scott Auchenbach (2007) Jack Bishop (1950) First Team Brian Austin (1996-97-98) William Blokker Jr. (1963-64) Leighton Blanchard (1947) Chris Gray/OG d3football.com Robert Austin (1970) Peter Auyer (1974-75-76) Jason Blood (1993-94) Third Team Robert Bluett, Mgr. (1967) Matt Scalice/LB d3football.com Tom Blumenauer (2005-06) B Joseph Bobinis (1974-75-76) Richard Backer (1949-50) First Team Mike Boch (2008) Richard Backer (1968) Brian Weverbergh/TE AP Honorable Mention Thurman Boddie (1953) Alex Baez (2004-05-06-07) Chris Bogle (1998) AFCA First Team Nelson Bagnardi (1975-76) Henry Bogus (1947) d3football.com Joseph Baiano (1954) Donald Bohlinger (1954) Michael Baier (1975) Third Team Michael Bond (1974) Charles Baker (1938-39-40) AP: Associated Press David Bonney (1967-68) Kenneth Baker (1957) Keith Bonser SID: Sports Information Directors Tyler Baker (2007-08) (1995-96-98-99) AFCA: American Football Coaches Association Joseph Bannon, Mgr. (1956) Mike Bontempo (1982-83) HP: Hewlett Packard Scott Barker (1988-89) Charles Boots (1957-58-59) Samuel Baroody (1948-49) Mark Boronski (1971-72) Jason Barell (2000) Ed Borrelli (1982) Richard Bartels, Mgr. (1954) Charles Bost (1993) Bruno Bartolomei (1998-99) Jeff Bostic (2006) Steve Bartomioli (2004-06) Ronald Bouchier (1960-61) David Barton (1964-65-66) Alton Bouton (1959) Michael Barton (1967) Jonathan Bowers (1973) Michael Battle (1974-75-76) Joseph Bowers (1973-74-75) ALL-AMERICANS BY POSITION OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS RB/HB: 6 T: 15 NG: 2 CB: 4 PK: 1 TE: 8 C: 5 DT: 10 SS: 3 P: 2 G: 14 SE: 7 DE: 2 FS: 6 KR: 4 QB: 5 FB: 5 LB: 22

10 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE James Bowles (1958, 60) Ryan Carpenter (1997-98-99) George Coon (1966)2 Mike DeRose (1989-90) Jerry Boyes (1973-74-75) Thomas Carroll (1953-54) P.J. Cooney (1994-95-96) Camillo DeSantis (1949) Mike Bozosi (1991) Robert Carty (1959) Charles Cooper, Mgr. (1949) Lenny DeStefano (2003) Jim Bradley (1991) Glenn Caruso (1994-95) Joe Corcoran (1946, 48-49) Peter DeStefano (1949-50) James Bradshaw (1958-59) Joseph Casarella (1965-66) Robert Corcoran (1961) Chuck DeTaeye (2006) Tucker Bradshaw (1980-81) Eric Case (1984) Joe Corley (2002) John Devic (1939) Charles Brady (1959-60) John Cashman (1958-59-60) John Cornick (1961-63) Mike DeVirgilius (1981-82-83) Jason Brady (1994-95-96) Richard Cassella (1963) Cory Corrado (2000-01) Matt Dibble (2008) John Branick (1947, 49) Tom Castellano (2005-06) James Costas (1974-75-76) Nick Dibble (1997-98-99) James Branski (1968-69) Paul Cataldo (2005-06-07) Garrett Couture (2005-06) Mike DiCocco (1995-96) John Breese (1954, 56) Frank Caufield (1974-75-76) Kyle Crandall Kevin Didio (1980-81) Steve Brett (1985) Abe Ceesay (1996-97-98-99) (2005-06-07-08) Robert Dieher (1961) William Brichkowski Pete Celebre (2001-02-03) Matt Crandall (2008) Robert Dierks (1940-41-42) (1949-50-51) Dave Celeste Charles Craparo (1998-99) Lee DiGristina Newton Brooke (1962) (2003-04-05-06) Patrick Cristello (1952-53) (1998-99-2000) Arthur Brooks (1969-70) Jake Cerrone (1991-93) James Cromer (1977) Ronald DiMartino Joseph Brown (1951-52) (1973-74-75) Anthony Cerullo Jr. (1963-64) Chris Cummiskey (1993) Richard Brown (1956-57) Randy Dinjian (1994-95) Peter Cerullo (1995-96) Sam Curko (1961-62-63) Jim Bruchac (1988-89) Ralph Dintino (1972-74) Chris Cestaro (1977-79) Frank Curto (1984) Dave Brumfield (1992) Donald Distin (1954-55) Jim Chadwick (1987) Joseph Cushman (1942) Justin Brunell (2004-05-06) Michael DiTroia (1969-70-71) Jim Chapman Larry Czarnecki Richard Bryant (1972-73) (2003-04-05-06) (1972-73-74-75) John Doehring (1970-71) Bill Bryant (1973-74-75) Stephen Charsky (1942) Alexander Doig (1941-42) Arthur Bubb (1942) Doyle Chatham (1974-75-76) D Richard Donlick (1962-63) Gary Bucci (1973-74-75) Chris Cherchio (2002) Sam D’Agostino Ryan Dona (2004-05) Tom Buchanan (1981) Jeff Cherkas (1996-97) (1977-78-79) Edward Donnelly (1949) George Buchholz (1974-75) Jason Chier (2006-07-08) Joseph Dailey (1958-59) Mike Donnelly (1973-74) Kurt Buckhout (1967-68) Craig Chiesa (1982-85) Jeff Dallesandro (1995-96) Jamie Donovan Matt Buddenhagen Thomas Christiana (1970-71) Erik Daly (2004) (2004-05-06-07) (1996-97-98) Bret Cianfoni (1998-99) Justin Daly (2000-01-02) Brian Dougherty (1984-85) George Bullis (1996-97) Thomas Ciccolella Mike D’Amico (2004) Daniel Dougherty Alan Burczak (1967-68) (1970-71-72) Marc D’Amico (2007) (1976-77-78) Thomas Burlin (1976-77-78) Al Cihocki (1969-70) Anthony D’Annunzio (1974) Patrick Dougherty (1973-74) Robert Burnham (1965-66) Richard Cihocki (1973) Michael D’Antonio (1981) Bob Dowell (1969) Edward Burns (1974) Joe Cipp (1989-90) Mark Dantuono (1996-97) Mike Dowling (1990-91-92) Peter Burns (1988-89) John Cirba (2007-08) Jake Dapolito (2005-06-07) Tim Downes (1977-80) Steve Burns (1991) Timothy Clair (1964-65-66) Alex Darcey (2008) Jeff Doyle (1996-97) Lou Butenschoen Ryan Clarke (2008) Vinnie Dargush (2002-03-04) Ronald Doyon (1964, 66) (1984-85-86) Brian Clawson (1993, 95) Greg Darienzo (1990, 92) Adam Drescher (2006-07-08) Phil Byers (2004-06-07) Richard Cleaves (1974) Tom Darling (1977-78-79) Dave Dresner (1988) Lee Byrne (1987-89) Scott Clements (1984) Drew Davidson Daniel Dudek (1953) Sean Byrnes (1995-96-97) Mike Close (1983-85) (1998-99-2000-01) Marc Dumont (1974) C Cory Coady (2001-02-03) Peter Davidson (1963-64) Larry Dun (1939) Jordan Coe (1999-2000) Jim Duncan (1978-79-80-81) Rob Cacchio (1994-95) Cory Davies (1981-82) Frank Cogliandro (1980-81) Marc Duncan (1985-86) Tom Cahill (1991-92) George Davis (1939) Melvin Cohen (1954-55-56) Kermit Dunmore (1955-56) Alfred Cain (1957-59) James Davis (2004-05-06) Terry Coholan (1976-77-78) Howard Dunn (1951) Tywan Calhoun (1993) John Davis (1947) Hal Cole (1979-81) Michael Dunton (1971-72) Joseph Caliguire (1949) Jeff Deak (1989-90-91) Jason Cole (1988-90) William Dupuis (1947) Charles Callaway Stuart Dean (1975) (1987-88, 90) Thomas Cole (1964-65) Joe DeBellis (1983-84) Leonard Dworsky (1951, 54) Steve Callender (1948-49-50) John Colegrove (1942) Doug DeCarr Dillon Dwyer (2007) Everett Cameron (1948) Chris Collier (2008) (1978-79-80-81) Tom Dwyer (1998-99) John Cameron (2005) Richard Collins (1969-70-71) Ray DeCarr (1986-87) Timothy Collins (1975-76) E Brett Campbell (2002-03) Bill Decker (1982-83-84) Paul Colistra (2001-02-03) Rich Easterly (1985) Doug Campbell (1969-70-71) Tom Decker (1985-86-87) Chris Colloca (1987, 89-90) Samuel Deeb (1939-40-41) Jon Edgcomb (2000-02-03) Bob Campese (1979-81) Robert Edson (1976) Thomas Colo (1971) Steve Deinhardt (1973-74) Troy Canada (1997-98) John Edwards (1981-82-83) Jose Colon (2001-02-04-05) John DeKay (1951-52-53-54) PJ Canestrari (2003-04-05) Robert Egan (1998) Scott Colton (1976-77-78) Donald DellaVella Jon Cantor (1991-92) Richard Eggleston (1975-76) Matt Capuano (1985) Charles Compton (1940-41) (1962-63-64) Marty Conden (1979-80) Kurt DeLuca (1982) Heinz Eisele (1940-41) Vince Carbonaro Robert Ellis (1972-73) (1959-60-61) Jim Condon (2002) Raymond DeMarco (1966-67) John Ellison (2001) Frank Carbone (1954) Mike Condon (1995) Joseph De Mato (1955) Howard Engel (1965) Matteo Cardaro (1953) Robert Congdon Mike DeMay (1994-95) (1964-65-66) Bart Engler (1996-97) Arthur Cardi (1963) John Demby (1958-59) Zach Connett (2006-07-08) Edward Ennis (1970) Tim Carley (1996-97-98) John Demenkoff (1940, 42) Scott Connolly (1993-94-95) Ryan Erbe (2002) Steve Carloni (1979-80) Kevin Demer (1986-87) Tim Connolly (1980) Jeff Erne (1996-97-98-99) Robert Carman (1997) Michael Demetros (1973-74) Mike Conti (2008) Scott Ernst (1995-96) Dick Carmean Fred DeNisco (1997) Thomas Conway (1975-76) William Ervin (1966) (1956-57-58-59) Nick DerCola (1949-50) Clarence Conz (1949-50-51) Robert Espey (1950) William Carney (1973-74-75) Frank Derenzo (1958) Bryan Cook (1997-98) Tom Eschen (2008) Jack Carona (1949-51) Neil DeRosa (1966)

Football 2009 11 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Justin Esposito Jeff Garlock (1996-97) (1997-98-99-2000) William Hoereth (1963-64) (2002-03-04-05) Bob Garone (1984-85-86) Anthony Grosso (1971-72-73) Jim Hoffman (1978-79-80) Rich Evans (1982-83-84) Randy Garrett (1970-71-72) Donald Grundtisch (1952) Mike Hoffman (1985-86) William Evans (1981-82) Jim Garrity (1985-86) Albert Gruner (1938-39) Brian Scott Hogan (2005-06) Ben Garvey (2007-08) Marshall Grupp (1971) Brian Seamus Hogan F John Garvey (1968) Edward Gryska (1971-72) (2005-06-07) Blaise Faggiano (1991-92) Chris Gates (1984) Alan Guenther (1965-67) David Hogan (1959) Tim Faughnan (1978) Philip Gatti (1955) Nick Guerrera (1984-85) Charles Holland (1957-58) Edgar Farquhar (1961-62-63) Greg Gatz (1981-82) Carl Guidotti (1978-80) Mike Holland (1999-2000-01) Herald Farrell (1946) Mike Gaunay (2000) John Guinan Peter Holskin (1968-70) Kevin Farrell (1983-84-85-86) Morton Gazlay (1950) (1952-53, 58-59) Charles Holt (1947) John Fasolino (1957-58) Rick Gebler (1967-68) James Gunning, Mgr. (1970) Edward Homan (1940) Tom Fay (1966-67) Dan Geen (1982-83) Nick Guttuso (2005-06-07) William Hope (1941-42) Frank Fazio (1964-65-66) Jon Genese (1992, 94-95) Nick Horowski (2007) Eric Fedrizzi (2001-02) Bill George (1976-77-78-79) H William Horne (1965-66-67) Mark Feenstra (1984) Caesar George (1953) Chris Hagemann (2002-03) Howard Horton (1983) Billy Feldmaier (1999-2000) Matt George (1991-92-93-94) Matt Hagerty (1989) John Housman (1941) Dan Feldman (1987-89) Anthony Gerbino (1966) James Hagin (1973) Jon Howard (1988) Josh Felicetti (2002-03-04-05) Jerry Gerbis (1982-83-84) Andrew Haim (2007-08) Alan Howell (1973-74-75) John Felker (1975-76-77) Jack Getman (1950) Brian Hall (1990-91) Donald Howell (1966) Mike Fenton (1993-94) Doug Getzke (1977-79) Dana Hallenbeck (1971-72) Rodney Howell (1967-68-69) Chris Ferguson (1992) Rich Gianforti (1991-92-93) James Halloran (1976) Frank Huchro (1940-41) Wayne Ferguson (1971-72) Joe Giardina (1987) Glenn Hamasaki (1999-2000) Marc Hudak (1986-87-88) Mark Ferraiolo (1995-96) Jim Gibbons (1988-89) David Hambleton Ed Hungler (1989-90) (1975-76-77) John Ferrara, Trainer (1953) Bob Gibbs (1997-98) Bryan Hunte (1995) Sean Hamilton (1990-91) Bob Ferrigino (1978-79-80) Gary Gilbert (1990) Robert Hunter (1973-74) Ken Hammel (1988-90) Tom Ficorelli (1966-67-68) Joe Gilfedder (2008) James Huntley (1970) Jerry Hanchrow (1951) John Filor (1952-53-54) George Giordano Jason Hurleman (1994-95) Walter Hankinson (1951) Kevin Finn (1981-82-83) (1976-77-78) Mike Husdan (2000) David Hansen (1960) Rob Finneran (1989-90-91) Peter Giordano (1977-78-79) Shawn Huth (1985-86-87) Thomas Hansen Tom Finneran Tommy Giorgio Scott Hutz (1998) (1999-2000-01) (1976-77-78) (1986-87-88-89) Brandon Huyler (1996) Gary Giroux (1972-73) Chris Hardy (1977-78-79) John Finster (1955-56) Steven Hyman (1965-66-67) Aaron Fiorini (2001-02) Paul Giroux (1966-67) Scott Harkins (1997) Tyrone Fisher (1996) Jim Giruzzi (1981, 84) Brendan Harper (2008) I Joe Fitzgerald (1991-92) Robert Glazier (1963-64-65) James Harris (1964-65) Daniel Iezzi (1964-65-66) John Fitzgerald (1986, 88-89) Brett Gliosca (2002) Neal Harris (1955) Jeff Ike (1994-95) Sean Fitzmaurice (2002) Bob Gneo (1982-84) Tim Harrison (1996-97) Mike Inco (1976) Jeff Flanders (1982, 84) Joe Goetz (2006-07-08) Richard Hasard (1964) Bart Ingersoll (1971) Rich Fleischman (1995-96-97) Jimmy Gold (1978-79) Matt Hatlee (1988-89-90) Robert Ingerson (1938-39) Eric Flemming (1989-90) Anthony Gonzalez (1996) Michael Haugh (1961) John Inglesino (1983-84-85) J.J. Fletcher (2005) Van Dyke Goodsell (1941) Robert Hawthorne (1947) Tor Ingstad (2002) Dave Flihan (1985-86) Lito Gonzalez (2003-04) Dan Hayes (1995) Sean Inniss (1985) Eric Flint (2000) Greg Goodale (2003) Roger Hayes (1962-63-64) Nick Ismailoff (1989-90-91) Donald Foley (1966) Kelly Gordon (2004-05-06) Tim Healy (2000-01) Blase Iuliano (1961-62-63) Joe Foley (1980) Nicholas Gordon Marc Hedglin (2002-03-04) John Foley (1975-76) (1960-61-62) Patrick Heenehan J Julian Forbes Mark Gowin (1973) (2005-06-07) Dorie Jackson (1939) (1997-98-99-2000) Chris Grady (2007-08) Keith Heinzelman (1993-94) Gary Jackson (1966) Merle Ford (1941) Pat Graham (2003) Kevin Heinzelman (2007-08) Glenn Jackson (1980-81) Ari Forgosh (1990-91-92) William Graney (1953) Thomas Heinzelman Paul Jacoby (1962) Steven Forman (1967) Pasquale Grasso (1956) (1973-74) Mark Jaeckle (1987) James Formato (1971) Brian Grastorf (2006-07-08) Paul Helm (2007) Jeff Jaeger (1991-92-93) John Forrest (1975) Dan Graves (1995-96) Charles Henke (1960-61-62) T. J. Jalbert (1999-2000-01) Samuel Fouss (1965-66) Chris Gray (2006-07-08) Andy Herbst (1996) John Jangl, Mgr. (1969) Doug Fraser (2008) Daegan Gray (1986-88) Matt Herbst (1987-88-89) Terry Jarvie (1977-78-79-80) Jamie Free (2001-02-03-04) Sean Greeley (1987-88) John Herloski (1946, 49) Adam Jason (2004-05-06) William Freeman (1954) Geoff Green (1994-96) Steven Herrman (1971) Joseph Jastrab (1942) Scott Frieary (1995-96-97) John Greene (1971, 73) Chad Herring (2007-08) Lloyd Johns (1941) Ronald Fuller (1967) Brad Greenfield (1999-2000) Richard Herzog (1964) Irik Johnson (2000-02) John Furey (1977-78) Dave Greenspahn (1986-87) Thomas Hesler (1990) Justin Johnson (1993) Fred Fusaro (1964-65) Caleb Greer-Carney Hunter Hess (1994) Robert Johnson (1942) Tony Fusaro (1979-80) (2001-02-03) Dane Hewlett (2004-05-06) Robert Johnson Larry Grego (1960-61) Henny Hiemenz (1996-97-98) (1982-83-84) G Bernie Grestl (1938-39) Charles Higgins (1956-57) Joe Johnston (1986, 89) Arthur Gage (1955-56, 58) Ted Greves (1971-73) Bob Higgins (2003-04-05) Kirk Jonah (1978-79-80-81) Danny Gaglianese (2006-07) Scott Griesemer Dan Higgins (2007-08) Aaron Jones (1994-95) James Gainey (1960) (1992-93-94) Jeff Higgins (1994-95-96) Larry Jones (2000-02) Albert Gala (1960) Justin Griffin (1996-97-98) Alex Hill (2002-03) Ralph Jones (1988-89, 92) John Galloway (1982, 84) Thomas Griffin (1981-82-83) Charles Hill (1968) Ryan Jones (1997) Bill Gamble (1991-92) Marty Griffith (1981-82-83) Gary Hill (1959-60) Thomas Jones (1969, 71-72) Todd Gannon (1992) Sam Grillo (1946) Morton Hochheiser (1942) Mike Jordan (1978-79-80) Bryan Gardner (2006) Adam Grossman William Hockaday (1952) Norm Jordan (1979-80-81) 12 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Pat Jordan (1986) Joe Kurzejeski (1950) Rick Jordan (1977-78-79) Eric Kvalvik (1983-84) Richard Joseph (1967) Gary Joy (1971-72-73) L George Judware Tom Labesnki (2004-05) (1992-93-94) Jeff Lacey (1980-81-82-83) Dan Juvan (2006-07-08) Andy LaForce (2001) Rick LaFrance (1966) K Ray LaGreca (1952) Chris Kachmar (2006) Ray Lake (2005-06) John Kalbacher (1946) Andrew Lambie (1969-70-71) John Kalinowski (1955) Stephen Lang (1974-75) Larry Karas (1960-62) Erik Langanke (1992-93-94) Jeff Kasarjian (2002-03-04) Doug Langley (1987) Bruce Kaskey (1982-83-84) Dan Lanoir (1978-79-80-81) Steve Kass (1983-84-85) Louis Lanzillo (1964) Bob Katz, Mgr. (1971) John Laper (1976-77-78-79) Dennis Kayser (1971, 73) Thomas LaPlaca Brad Keisling (1999) (1952-53, 55-56) Matt Mackey (1978-79-80) Pat McLaughlin (1987-88) George Kelerchian (1942) Tim LaRoche (2001) Kevin Macri (1985-86) Sean McLaughin (2005-07) Eric Keller (1983-84) Lawrence Lasher (1942) Dave Maddi (1999-2000) Matt McMahon (2002-03) Lou Magrone (2003) Kyle McMann (2002) John Kelleher (1981-82-83) Earnest Lathers (1941) Ed Mahoney (1992-93-94) Thomas McNeeley Chance Kelley (1985) Jesse Latino (2002-03) James Kelley (1957) Guido Maiolo (1956-57-58) (1981, 83-84) Matt LaVallee (1993-94) Robert Mallory (1982) Mark McQuade (1988-89) Michael Kelley (1971) Harry Lawler (1971-72) John Kelly (1987) Nicholas Mamula Scott McVean (1999-2000-01) Reggie Lawrence (1995) (1950-51-52) Mike McVey (1982) Thomas Kelly (1950-51) Matt Layton (2000-01) Birney Kellogg (1975) Brian Manetta (1999-2000-01) Doug Meagher (1989-90) John Lecci (1987-88-89) Chris Kenney (1998-2000) Robert Mangione (1971) Chris Medici (2003-04-05) Darren Lee (1995, 97) Tommy Kenney Steve Manning Sam Medina (1991) (2000-01-02) William Lee (1953-54) (1977-78-79-80) Mike Meding, Mgr. (1971-72) Kevin Kensey (1994-95-96) Lawrence LeFebre Arthur Marangi (1965-66-67) Edward Meelan (1967) (1964-65-66) Quentin Kiah (2005-06) Evan Marcus (1987-88-89) Matt Mees (1976-77-78-79) Ray LeGere (1938-39) Steve Kieffer (1982-83) Bob Marella (1955-56) Gary Meierdiercks Lane Lehrhoff (1985-86) George Kiley (1965-67) Hugo Marion-Landais (1972) (1967, 69-70) Jon Leisenring (1998) Jim Kilmetis (1980) Frank Markowick (1974) William Meissner (1942) Donald LeRay (1952) Dave Kim (1997-98) Mike Marks Frank Melie (1952-53) Steve Levy (1989-90) (1999-2000-01-02) Christopher King (1974-75) Anthony Meliti (1959) Dennis Leyden (1970-71-72) Tony Marks (1974-75-76) George King (1951) Seth Meltzer (1997) Tony Marotta (1952) Leland King (2008) Chris Licata (1988-89) Anthony Melville Greg Maroun (1981-82-83) Ronald King (1973-74) Mark Licwinko (2004-05) (1999-2000-01) Joe Marra (1984-85-86-87) John Kingdon, Mgr. (1966) Scott Lieber (2005-06-07) Harry Meshirer (1974-75) Steve Marshalek (1982) Richard Kingdon (1961, 63) Craig Liebler (2006-07-08) Harold Meszaros (1949-50) Alfred Marshall (1939-40-41) Robert Kingston (1946) Ben Light (1933-34-35) Jim Meyer (1978-79-80) Hodari Martin (1993-94) Robert Kirkendall (1950) Keith Linsey (1990-91) Michael Miceli (1996-97-98) Bob Mason (1985-86-87) Roger Kirkhart (1961-62) William Lisi (1949) Edward Michael (1963-64) Casey Mastine (1991-92-93) Wesley Kissel (1967-68-69) J.B. Little (1972-74) John Michalak (1965-66-67) William Matejka (1963) Brett Kitenplon Bruce Littlejohn (1976) Mike Middaugh (1984-85-86) George Matlock (1940-41) (2003-04-05-06) Joe Llaneza (1998-99-2000) Michael Mielnicki (1975-76) Tim Kittell (1992-93-94) Thomas Lockwood George Maurer (1959) Anthony Milanese Scott Klau (1986-87) (1961-62-63) Peter Mayer (2001-02-03) (1989-90-91-92) William Kleinfelder Warren Lockwood (1940) Billie Mays (1990-91, 93) Clint Miller (1951-52-53-54) (1969-70-71) Andy Lonsky (2008) Kevin McCaffrey (1987, 89) Eric Miller (1988) Tom Kleinhammer Harold Lovins (1941-42) Pete McCaffrey (2001-02) Glenn Miller (1975-76-77) (1977-78-79) Eric Ludemann (1967-68-69) Luke McCann (2001-02) John Miller (1960-61-62) Tom Knapp (1987-88-89) Stephen Ludwig Arthur McCarthy (1952) Mike Miller (1985-86) Gerald Kniffen (1952-55) (1976-77-78) Tom McCauley (1984-85-86) Tim Mimken (1982) Gus Koch (1949-50) Dan Lummus (1995-96) John McConegly (1966) Sal Minardi (1988-89) William Kohm (1965) John Lunievicz (1942) George McCormack Pete Minturn (1983-84-85) Todd Konick (1992-93) John Lupetin (1949-50) (1983-84-85) Sean Mirkov (2006-07-08) John Koob (1981-82) David Lupia (1996) Brendan McCormick Josh Mishara (1992) Edward Kowalski (1966) Devin Lutes (1993-94-95) (1980-81) Gary Mix (1968-70) Edward Kracke (1981) Ed Lux (1950) Jake McCormick (1994) Kameron Mohammed (2005) Frank Krans (1938-39) (1984-85) Mark McDonough Bob Mold (2003-04-05) Chris Krantz (1986) (1999-2000-01) Dave Molee (1985-86) Jeff Krenzer (1992) M Steve McDowell (1987) Keith Molinich (1989, 91) Robert Krenzer (1968-69) Dan Macca (1985, 87) Art McFarlane (1951-52) Louis Molisani Charles Kroll (1972-73-74) Allan MacDonald Ray McFarlane (1955-56-57) (1954-55-56-57) Dean Kroll (1977) (1978-79-80) William McFarlane (1952-53) Seth Molisani (2001-02-03) James Krysinsky (1959) Chris Maceyak (1992-93) Mike McGavisk (1989-90) Gene Monje (1961-62-63) Justin Kulp (2006-08) George Mack Glynn McGlynn (1980) Brett Monnat Mike Kupiec (2004-05) (1982-83, 85-86) Mike McGreevy (1999-2000) (2003-04-05-06) Mike McKillop (1939-41) Charlie Kurtz (1989-90-91) Steve Mack, Mgr. (1958-59) Herold Monroe (1950-51-52)

Football 2009 13 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Charles Moot (1968-69) William O’Dell (1960-61-62) Chris Pride (2001) S Mike Moreau (1981-83) Anthony Odita (2000) Robert Pride (1984) Pete Sachs (2008) Joseph Moresco (1971) Mike O’Donovan Lawrence Prince (1949-51) Andy Sachs (1999-2000-01) Chris Morgan (2005) (1996-97-98) Matt Princiotto (2004) Ralph Salem (1955, 57) Iain Morgan (1999-2000) Mike Oertel (2003-04-05-06) Mike Pritts (2000-01) Philip Salerno (1985) Bill Moriarty (1993-94) Dan O’Hara (1989) David Prutting (2003) Joseph Salvato, Mgr. (1953) Jim Pryor (1982) Chris Moriello (1984, 86) Jeff O’Hara (2003-04-05) Matt Samela (2006-07-08) Dan Puckhaber (2000-01-02) Paul Morrissey (1977) Erik Olsen (1997) Todd Sandagato (1993-94) Sean Puckhaber (2008) Jim Morse (1996-97-98) Joseph Olszewski Frank Sanders (1950-51) (1951-52-53) Joseph Pulvirent (1952) Benjamin Morselli (1960) Joseph Sanok (1961) Shane O’Malley (2007-08) Mark Mortarelli (1995) Peter Sansiviera (1957, 59) John O’Neil (1939-40-41) Q Harry Moss (1977-78-79) Mike Sansone Chris Mott (2008) Lawrence O’Neil (1949-50) Jake Queener (2008) Mike Quinn (2004-05) (1995-96-97-98) Joe Mott (1991-92) Sean O’Neill (1991) Todd Santabarbara (2002) William Mottola (1963-64) Erik Ormberg (1991-92-93) Matt Quinn (2007-08) Pete Quinn (1992) William Santoro (1989) Pat Moynihan (1987-88-89) Mike Ornato Thomas Sarchioto (1947, 49) (1955-56-57-58) Tibyron Quinn (1995-96) Anthony Mucurio (2003-04) Yuheii Sasaki (1999-2000) Robert Mueller (1962-63) Brian Orzolek (1990) R Peter Savage (1981-82-83) Leonard Muhlich Chris Owens (1987) Jim Rafferty (1958-59-60) (1962-63-64) Joe Scalice (2002-03-04-05) Jim Ragusa (1992-93-94) Conor Mulkeen P Matt Scalice (2006-07-08) (1999-2000-01) Domenico Pacio (1957-58) Kris Rauschenberger John Scanlon (1992-93-94) Dan Muller (1986-87) Louis Palazzi (1973-74-75) (2005-06-07-08) Chet Ray (1992) Robert Mulligan (1947, 49) Joe Palladino (1989-90-91) Dave Schaad (1982-84) Clarence Raymond (1958, 60) Tom Mulroy (1980-81-82) Joe Palumbo (1992-93) Jesse Schaeffer (2003-04) John Raymond, Mgr. Kyle Scharles (2006-07-08) Aaron Mumby Bob Paoletti (1996-97) (1961-62) (1998-99-2000) Vin Paolozzi (1995-96) John Schiemann Timothy Raynolds (1976-77-78) Julian Munoz (1992-93) William Paparteys (1942) (1974-75, 77) Ed Murphy (1949) Charles Schirmer Kevin Paradis (1988-89) Frederick Recchio (1965-66-67) Greg Murphy (1993) Rick Pardy (1981-82) (1968-69-70) Matthew Murphy (1991) Harold Schirmer (1939) Bill Parker (2001) David Reed (1969-70-71) Mike Schleer (1991-92) Myles Murphy (1939) Paul Parker (1988) Peter Reilly (1962-63-64) Ted Murphy (1950) John Schmonsees (1970-71) Dan Parsons (1995) David Remick (1972-73-74) Douglas Schneider (1969-70) Mike Murtha (1991-92-93) Daniel Parsons (1968-69) Dale Resue (1951) Peter Muscello (1965) Robert Schneider Rich Pasquale Charles Reynolds (1968) (1966-67-68) Steve Musso (1999-2000) (1996-97-98-99) Bruce Reynolds (1963-64) Tom Schoen (1969-70) Loren Mutta, Mgr. (1966-67) Tom Pasquale (1988-89) Tim Rice (1987-88-89) Seymour Schorr (1952) Tim Myslinski (1994, 96-97) Ross Passineau (1947, 49) Alan Rich (1993-94) Josh Schottland (1995) N Greg Patala (1949-50) Randy Riggs (1966) Larry Schunck Bobby Pattison (2006) Matt Riley (1977, 80) (1977-78-79-80) Joe Napoleone (2004-05-06) Don Pauley (1942) Chris Nee (1998-99-2000) Mike Riscica (1993-94) Jack Schuster (1990-91-92) Robert Pauley, Mgr. (1957) George Neher (1961) Gary Rittenburg (1973-74) Joe Schuyler (2005-06) Brad Payne (2007-08) Dave Nelson (1996-97) Edwin Rivera (1996-97-98) Tom Schwan (1980-81) Robert Pedott (1991-92) Robert Nelson (1973) Maurice Robbins (1939) Dom Sciarrotta (1985-86) Todd Nestor (1992-93-94) Ronald Penna (1968) Todd Robbins (1998-99) Robert Scinta (1975) Eric Newman (1999) Craig Penson (1988-89) Travis Robbins (1999) Mike Scott (1986-87-88) Jeff Newton (2000-01-02) Joseph Petrillo (1951)81) Arthur Robinson (1954) Pat Scott (2008) Gerald Neufang (1957-58-59) Carmine Petrizzo (1976-77) James Rodenbush Charles Seager (1956) Laurence Nevil (1968-69) Mark Phalen (1990-91-92) (1974-75-76) Mark Seaman (1979-80-81) John Neyenhouse (1965-66) Don Phillips (1977-78-79) Mark Rodovick (2007-08) Dwayne Sebold (1987-88) Michael Nicholas (1946) Steven Picker (1963-64-65) Felix Rodriquez (1974-75-76) Ron Segal (1959-60-61) Jason Nichols (1992-93-4) Robert Pickert Jr. (1964) Thomas Rogers (1962) Fred Seither (1946, 49) Eugene Nicolato (1974-75) Kevin Pilipczak (2002) Andrew Rogowski (2008) Ronald Serapilio (1960-61) Kevin Nicolette (1973) Jim Pino (1988-90) Brian Romocki (1992-93-94) Paul Serino (1980) Joe Nicoletti (2007-08) David Piper (1975) Chris Rosbrook (2000) Paul Shaffner John Nicolo (1976-79) Alfred Pisano (1949-50-51) Bill Rosecrans (1978-81) (1979-80-81-82) Robert Niedzwiedz (1965-66) William Piscitelli (1955) Paul Roselli (1990-91) Alex Shafiro (2002-03-04) Lindsay Northam (1946) Dave Pitzer (1974-75-76) Thomas Rosenthal (1971) Mark Shattuck (1981) Mike Norton (1984-85-86) Mike Podlucky (1968-69-70) Niall Rosenzweig (1985-86) Dave Shaughnessy Perry Noun (1955-56-57-58) Tom Policay (1974-75-76-77) Jamie Rosin (1983-84-85) (1998-99-2000-01) Chris Noto (1999-2000-01) Thomas Polimeni Dan Ross (2003-04-05-07) Greg Sheeler (2000-01) Mike Nowak (2005-06-07) (1968-69-70) Dustin Ross (2002-03-04-05) Bill Sheerin (1981-82-83-84) Tim Nunn (1972-73-74) Charley Pope (1985-86) Aaron Rossi (2004-05-06) Stan Sherwood (1941) Christopher Pope (1981) Tim Rourke (2003-04) Edmund Shirk (1954) O Bob Porter, Mgr. (1962-63) Dan Ruggerio (2007-08) David Sidle (1989-90) William Oakes (1949-50) Jason Potts (1992-93-94) Mike Rumbutis (1997-98-99) Scott Siegel (1989-90) Todd Oakley (1987-88-89) Sean Powers (1979, 81) Kyle Rutherford (2004-05) Bob Siglin (1999) Pats Oates (1947) Tom Pratt (1995) Reb Russell (1988-89) Nick Silverman (2006) Bradd O’Brien (1983-84) Mark Prelewicz (1995-96) Eric Russo (2007-08) Reginald Simmons (1972) Edward O’Bryon, Mgr. (1952) Jim Presbrey (1984) Brian Ruster (1998-99) Jerry Simon (1965) Frank Occhipinti (1987) LeRoy Prettyman (1955-56) James Ryan (1966, 68) Marc Simonetti (1994-95) Tom O’Connell (1992) Ronald Price (1956-57) Robert Ryan (1957-58-59) Frank Sirianni, Trainer (1954)

14 Football 2009 EDITOR’S NOTE: Information is missing from 1930-37. For corrections and additions, ITHACA COLLEGE please contact the sports information office at (607) 274-3397. ITHACA COLLEGE Joe Sirianni (1981-82-83) T (1972-73) Cory West (1995-96-97) Marc Sirrico (1985, 87) Ted Tackaberry (1970-71-72) Rene VanCauwenberge Daniel West (1971-72) Sean Skinner (2003-04) Mike Tannenbaum (2008) (1964-65-66) William West (1942) Joseph Skwarek (1942) Tom Tanner (1985-86-87) Scott Van Dyke (1987-88-89) John Westbrook (1967-68-69) Denis Slattery (1962, 64) Gregory Taylor (1976) Eric Van Slyke (1993) Brian Weverbergh Frank Slattery (1966-67) Matt Taylor (1999) George VanValen (1950) (2005-06-07-08) Jim Slayton (1990-91) David VanValkenburg Dave Whalen (1979-80-81) Kyle Tedeschi (2000-01) (1963-64) David Slutzker (1975) Mike Tedesco (1992) Floyd Whisher (1950) Randy Smail (1992) Gene VanVort (1983-84) David Whitcomb (1971-72) Steve Tennenbaum Dan Varney (2003-04-05) Barry Smith (1969-70-71) (1975-76-77) Chris White (1989-90-91) Rich Smith (1986-87-88) Bob Veruto (1977) Richard White (1941) Ryan Terlecki Jason Verwohlt (1993) Ron Smith (1992-93) (2004-05-06-07) Spencer White (2008) Tony Smith (1977-78-79) Mike Vickowski (1985-86-87) Greg Whitney (1969-70, 72) Kyle Tessiero (2000-01-02) Carlo Vieni (1956-57) Peter Smyk (1951) Johnny Testa (1999-2000) James Wieta (1965) James Snead (1965-66) Anthony Viviano (1995) Albert Wilde (1958-59-60) Nick Thayer (2002-03-04) Norbert Voegele (1946) Justin Snyder (1998-2000-01) Brian Thiel (1995) Todd Wilkowski Fred Solimon (2004) Kevin Vogt (1978, 80-81) (1988-89-90-91) Paul Thomann (1951-52-53) Thomas Vogt (1961) Wes Somerville (1957-58) Pete Thomson (1986) Joe Williams (1988-89-90) Francis Soprano (1952-53) Lee Vokes (1947) Justin Williams (2002-03) Scot Thon (1976) Sam Volo (1949-50-51) Mike Sousa, Mgr. (1990) Brent Thorndike (1969-70) Alvin Williamson (1941) Raymond Spadafora Dale Volpe (1970-71-72) Jason Willis (2004) Chuck Thornton (1996-97) Joe Volpe (2005-06-07) (1960-61-62) Franklin Tice (1946) James Wilson (1960-61-62) Francis Spadaro (1951) Thomas Vossler (2008) Paul Wilson (1960-61) Dominick Timpano Michael Votta (1976-77) James Spano (1971-72) (1976-77-78) Scott Wilson (1999) Robert Spano (1961) Gabriel Timpano W Tom Winiewicz (1971-72) John Spencer (1946, 49) (1971-72-73-74) Brian Wade (1955-56-57-58) Ryan Winslow (2002) Louis Spiotti (1965-66-67) Robert Tinsley (1972-73) Rich Wageman (1984-85) Donald Winter (1954-55-56) Chris Sprague Kit Tipley (2000) Mike Wagner (1982) Tony Wise (1971-72) (1985-86-87-88) Dan Titus (1996-97-98) Herold Waite (1947) Dan Witbeck (2006-07-08) Thomas Sprague (1973) Duane Titus (1990-91) Jeremy Walck (2005-06) William Witt (1939) Eric Squires (1993-94) Raymond Tobia, Trainer Jerry Walczak, Mgr. (1965) Jeff Wittman (1989-90-91-92) Gavin Stackhouse (2001) (1953) David Wales (1960) Bob Wojnar (1970-71-72) Jack Stanbro (1959) Kertis Tomlins (1992) George Walker (1986) Gifford Wolcott (1980) Terence Stanimer (1971-72) John Tompkins (1978) Sheldon Walker (1986-87) Bob Wolf (1972) Brian Steele (2002-03-04) Tom Toohey (1981-82) David Wallace (1964) Richard Wood (1974-75) Matt Steenberg (1975-76) Frank Toomey (1941-42) Scott Wallace (1983-84) Gary Worden (1967-68-69) Ryan Steenberg Greg Toothaker (1994-95-96) Leonard Wozniak (1947) (2002-03-04) John Walrath (1961) Eric Toporoff (2008) Frank Walter (1965-66-67) George Wurtenburg (1947) Seth Steinberg Matt Torres (2003) Jeff Wyatt (1986-87) (1997-99-2000) Cory Walts (2004) Tim Torrey (1983-84-85) Pat Wyman (1986-87) Rich Steiner (1988-89-90) Joe Weber (1995-96) George Tortolon Edmund Weed (1946) David Stejbach (1990) (1971-72-73-74) Y Alfred Weeks (1960) Charlie Stephens Matt Tosh (2001-02-03-04) Fred Yaple (1980) Robert Wehinger (1963-64) (2004-06-07) Bill Toth (1985-86) Robert Yeager (1951) Neal Weidman (1994-95-96) Robert Stephens, Mgr. (1957) Joseph Totten, Mgr. (1960) John Yengo (1961-62) Chris Weiller (1982-83-84) Vince Steponavicius Lawrence Tozzi (1961-62) Brian Young (1999-2000-01) Stanley Weiner (1954-55) (1991-92) Jim Tracy (1980) John Young (1950) Jeff Welch (2001-02-03-04) Wallace Stevenson (1942) William Trainor (1949) Anthony Yuli (1995-96) Mike Welch (1971-72) Bill Stezzi (2004) Richard Travis (1961-62-63) Dan Welkley (1982-85) Edwin Stohrer Jr. Jeff Tremlett (1995-96-97-98) Z (1952-53-54-55) Jerry Wells (1973-74) Joseph Triolo (1967-69) Jack Zahn (1981) Dave Stone (1981-82-83) Jim Wells, Mgr. (1970-71) Steve Tripi (2001) Jay Zunic (1991-92-93) Bill Struzzi (2004-05-07) Curt Wenke (1986-87) Dave Trojanski (1981-82-83) Keith Zupan, Mgr. (1989) Jerry Stryker (1981-82-83) Jake Werblow (1997) Ralph Tropeano (1955) Jeff Zych, Mgr. (1975) Mike Suchy (2000) Paul Werner (1975) Robert Truman Dan Sullivan (1985-86) (2000-01-02-03) Matt Sullivan (1988-89-90-91) David Tucci (1974) Pat Sullivan (1978-79) Lawrence Turel (1963-64-65) Shawn Sullivan (1975) John Tuthill (1962-63-64) Ted Sullivan (1999-2000) John Twyman (1956) Donald Sutton (1941) Thomas Tyksinski Douglas Swarts (1942) (1966-67-68) Tom Sweatt (1991-92-93) Len Tyler (1964-65) Kevin Sweeney (2006) Steve Sweeney (1983-85) U David Swett (1970) Jim Uhl (1987) Chris Swiss (2003-04) Steven Upton (1976-77) Josh Sydney (2002) Rich Urda (1987-88) Edward Syron (1968-69) Matt Usack (1995) Sandor Szabo (1966) John Utter (1942) Long-time NFL assistant coach Tony Wise, Claude Szajna (1982) a 1973 Ithaca graduate, visited the Bombers’ preseason V camp in 2005 to work with the team’s offensive linemen. James Szczebra (1973-74- Bob Valesente (1959-60-61) 75) Wise, a member of Ithaca’s Hall of Fame, was a classmate Guy Van Benschoten, Mgr. Ken Szymansky (1991-92) of Bomber head coach Mike Welch.

Football 2009 15 ITHACA COLLEGE Mike Welch, Head Coach ITHACA COLLEGE

thaca College’s ninth head football coach, Welch ers reached the NCAA quarterfinals, posting road has continued the success of one of Division III’s wins at Montclair State and Rensselaer. The 2003 Iwinningest programs. His teams have been con- Bombers reached the national quarterfinals after sistent playoff contenders, and he owns a record of recording NCAA playoff wins at Brockport and 121-43 (.738) as Bomber coach. He achieved another Montclair State. In 2004 Ithaca routed Massachu- milestone in 2006 when he was elected to the Ameri- setts-Dartmouth in an ECAC postseason game and a can Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Board year later the Bombers won their fourth straight of Trustees, where he is one of just two Division Empire 8 title and reached the NCAA playoffs for III coaches. the 15th time. In the past two years Bombers have Taking over for Jim Butterfield, one of college made consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament (for football’s most successful coaches, Welch was col- the first time since 1992). lege football’s most successful rookie coach in 1994. A high school standout at Dansville, Welch was He led the Bombers to a 10-3 record and the NCAA coached there by Ithaca Athletic Hall of Fame mem- Division III semifinals that year. ber Tom Vogt ’64 and earned all-county honors as a He posted more victories (10) than any other junior halfback and a senior linebacker. Dansville was first-year NCAA coach. For his efforts, Welch was 16-0 during Welch’s sophomore and junior seasons. named Division III coach of the year by College At Ithaca he earned two letters playing for Sports magazine and Eastern Division III coach of Butterfield. A running back, he missed most of his the year (Stan Lomax-Irving Marsh Award) by the sophomore season with an ankle injury. Welch was Football Writers of New York. named the Bombers’ most-improved back as a junior The 1996 season saw a return to postseason after gaining 467 yards on 117 carries. The starter at play for Ithaca. The Bombers started the season fullback and a captain as a senior, Welch was again with five straight wins and at one point earned the slowed by an injury but still gained 257 yards on 61 top spot in the NCAA Division III East Region attempts. Welch also spent four years with the la- rankings. Ithaca won the ECAC Northeast champi- crosse program, including two with the varsity. onship by downing previously unbeaten Worcester From 1973-76 Welch worked as an assistant State, 27-21. The 1998 and 199 teams also made football coach at Rush-Henrietta High School in ECAC playoff appearances. In 2001 the Bomb- Rochester. He earned his master’s degree from Al-

BOMBER COACHING RECORDS Name (seasons) Years Won Lost Tied Pct Jim Butterfield (1967-93) 27 206 71 1 .743 MIKE WELCH (1994-present) 15 121 43 0 .738 Dick Lyon (1958-66) 9 49 20 0 .710 #* James A. “Bucky” Freeman (1931-42, 1946) 13 36 32 6 .527 * Harold “Pete” Hatch (1946-50) 5 13 18 0 .419 Joseph Hamilton (1951-55) 5 7 22 3 .266 # Ben Light (1935) 1 4 1 1 .750 Art Orloske (1956-57) 2 3 10 0 .231 Leonard Schreck (1930) 1 1 3 1 .200 # Co-coached in 1935 * Co-coached in 1946

16 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE bany in 1977. Welch was also a member of the Great playoff appearances (1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, Dane coaching staff, serving as offensive back coach 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008). Ithaca was an and later defensive line coach on Bob Ford’s staff. ECAC playoff participant in 1984, 1987, 1996, 1998, Albany reached the NCAA semifinals in 1977. 1999 and 2004. In 1980 Welch began a four-year tenure as of- Welch is married to the former Susan Price, a fensive coordinator at Washington (Mo.) University. 1973 Ithaca College graduate. They have two children; He came back to his alma mater in 1984 as linebacker Jessica, a 2003 Ithaca graduate, was an all-American coach. player, and Jeff, a a 2005 graduate who was The Bomber football program has posted a 209- an all-conference football and lacrosse player and 60 (.777) record with Welch on its coaching staff. In captained both sports. addition to winning national championships in 1988 and 1991, the Bombers have made 10 other NCAA The Welch File

EDUCATION 1973, bachelor’s degree in physical education from Ithaca College 1977, master’s degree in education from Albany, Albany, N.Y.

COACHING EXPERIENCE High School: 1973-76, assistant coach at Rush-Henrietta High School; Rochester, N.Y. College: 1976-80, offensive back and defensive line coach at Albany; Albany, N.Y. 1980-84, at Washington University: St. Louis, Mo. 1984-94, linebacker coach, assistant track & field coach and junior varsity lacrosse coach at Ithaca College 1994-present, head coach, Ithaca College RECORD AS COLLEGE ASSISTANT COACH Year School Head Coach W-L Postseason 1976 Albany (N.Y.) Bob Ford 4-5 1977 Albany (N.Y.) Bob Ford 9-2 NCAA Semifinal 1978 Albany (N.Y.) Bob Ford 7-3 1979 Albany (N.Y.) Bob Ford 6-3 1980 Washington (Mo.) Ken Henderson 2-7 1981 Washington (Mo.) Ken Henderson 2-7 1982 Washington (Mo.) Ken Henderson 2-7 1983 Washington (Mo.) Fred Remy 2-6-1 1984 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 10-1 ECAC North Champion 1985 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 11-2 NCAA Runner-Up 1986 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 11-1 NCAA Semifinal 1987 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 7-3 ECAC North Playoffs 1988 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 13-1 NCAA Champion 1989 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 7-3 1990 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 8-2 NCAA Playoffs 1991 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 12-1 NCAA Champion 1992 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 9-2 NCAA Playoffs 1993 Ithaca Jim Butterfield 6-4

FOOTBALL PHONE DIRECTORY Coach Position area code 607 Mike Welch Head Coach 274-1143 Dan Elberty Head Junior Varsity Coach 274-1972 Chris Hummel Athletic Trainer 274-7026 Todd Lazenby Athletic Trainer 274-1976 Gabe Luvara Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach 274-1141 Peter Mayer Defensive Backs Coach 274-3748 Mark Ross /Linebackers Coach 274-1142 John Wallace Ceracche Center Equipment Manager 274-1144

Football 2009 17 ITHACA COLLEGE Assistant Coaches ITHACA COLLEGE DAN ELBERTY CHRIS GRAY Head Junior Graduate Assistant Varsity Coach Coach Dan Elberty joined the Itha- Chris Gray, a spring graduate ca coaching staff in 1999 as of Ithaca, joins the Bomber head coach of the junior var- coaching staff as a graduate sity program. assistant. He had spent the previous Gray earned all-America 16 years coaching at vari- honors as an offensive guard ous high schools throughout last fall. A three-time Empire New York State, including 8 all-star, he started all 32 eight seasons at nearby Lansing, where he is an el- games at left guard over his final three seasons. ementary school teacher. His coaching background also includes , and track & field. Elberty played three years of football at St. Law- MIKE HATCHER rence. The Saints reached the NCAA semifinals in Receivers Coach 1982. Mike Hatcher is in his third season with the Bomber SEAN coaching staff as the pro- FITZMAURICE gram’s receivers coach. Defensive Line Coach A graduate of Rhodes, Former Bomber offensive Hatcher served as team lineman Sean Fitzmaurice captain as a senior and was is in his seventh season as a three-time all-conference a member of the coaching wide receiver for the Lynx. staff. He was voted to the team’s leadership council all Fitzmaurice graduated four years. from Ithaca in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in social studies education with a mi- nor in coaching. He spent two years with the junior varsity coaching staff, working with the team’s line- backers and defensive linemen.

DAN ELBERTY SEAN FITZMAURICE

18 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 OpponentSection Profiles head ITHACA COLLEGE IRIK JOHNSON PETER MAYER Running Backs Coach Defensive Backs Irik Johnson returned to his Coach alma mater as an assistant Peter Mayer, an all-star safe- coach last fall. ty at Ithaca, is in his second A 2003 Ithaca graduate, season on the staff. Johnson lettered twice as a Mayer spent two seasons Bomber wide receiver. He as an assistant at Division caught seven passes, inclu- I-AA Colgate and has also ing a pair of touchdown re- coached at Widener and ceptions. Hamilton at the Division III Football SID: Joe Keniston level. Phone: (315) 229-5986 A two-year starter at free safety, Mayer was an Fax: (315) 229-5589 E-mail: [email protected] GABE LUVARA Empier 8 all-star as a senior and was named the Press Box Phone: (315) Offensive Coordinator/ team’s Most Improved Back. Web: www.stlaw.edu/sports Offensive Line Coach Mayer earned his bachelor’s degree from Ithaca TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Gabe Luvara joined the and his master’s from Widener. McLean Beyor, OL Bomber program in 2007 Gerard Bryant, DL after serving as offensive co- Series Scores ordinator and offensive line MARK ROSS 1931 L 0-50 A 1988 W 28-14 A coach at Juniata. Defensive Coordinator/ 1946 L 2-7 H 1989 W 28-0 H 1947 L 6-21 A 1990 W 20-6 A Luvara, who increased the Linebackers Coach 1974 W 49-14 A 1991 W 45-7 H Eagles’ offense by 108 yards Mark Ross rejoined the 1975 W 30-6 H 1992 W 56-14 A per game, held the same po- Bomber coaching staff in 1976 L 0-24 A 1993 W 45-7 H sition at Duquesne for a year 2007 as Ithaca’s defensive 1977 W 17-14 H 1994 W 34-12 H and worked on the Dukes’ staff for three years. coordinator. He previously 1978 W 15-14 A 1995 W 34-7 A coached the team’s defen- 1979 W 15-13 H 1996 W 50-0 H A 2001 graduate of Indiana (Pa.) where he was an 1980 W 47-6 A 1997 W 41-6 A all-conference center, he served as team captain and sive linemen and linebackers 1981 W 14-45 H 1998 W 60-0 H helped the team to two NCAA Division II playoff from 1999 to 2005. 1982 L 14-24 A 1999 W 43-14 A appearances. Ross spent four years as 1983 L 12-8 H 2000 W 58-0 H an assistant at East Stroudsburg, coaching the defen- 1984 W 13-0 A 2001 W 56-17 A sive ends and linebackers for the Division II War- 1985 W 28-0 H 2002 W 34-7 H 1986 W 37-18 A 2003 W 55-13 A riors. He also served as special teams coach for three 1987 W 28-14 H seasons. Series Notes A graduate of Penn State, he has also worked at Record: Ithaca leads 27-6 Division I-AA Lafayette. Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 14-2 Games at St. Lawrence: Ithaca leads, 13-4 Series Streak: Ithaca, 20 games

MARK ROSS

Football 2009 19 ITHACA COLLEGE Athletic Training ITHACA COLLEGE CHRIS HUMMEL TODD LAZENBY Chris Hummel is in his 10th Todd Lazenby joined the year with Ithaca’s athletic Ithaca athletic training staff training staff. In addition to in 2006 after 10 years with working with the football the NFL’s San Francisco program, is sport responsi- 49ers, including three as bilities include gymnastics head athletic trainer. Lazen- and women’s lacrosse. by and the rest of the 49er Hummel came to Ithaca staff were named the NFL’s after a year as assistant ath- Athletic Training Staff of letic trainer at Cornell Uni- the Year in 2001. versity. He earned his bach- He holds bachelor’s and elor’s degree from Eastern Michigan (where he was master’s degrees from Ohio State University. La- a member of the team for the Division I Eagles) zenby’s other sport responsibilities at Ithaca include and his master’s degree from Ithaca, where he spent baseball, junior varsity men’s and men’s a year as a graduate assistant. and women’s and diving. The chair of Ithaca’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance curriculum committee, Hummel also serves as secretary and treasurer of the New York state Athletic Trainers’ Association.

20 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Outlook ITHACA COLLEGE he Bombers extended their streak to 38 straight Twinning seasons in 2008 and made the program’s fifth trip to the NCAA playoffs in eight years (and 18th overall). Ithaca brings back 41 letter-winners, including 12 starters. 2008 REVIEW: Ithaca’s 9-2 record marked the 20th time in the past 35 years that the Bombers have won at least eight games. Four Bombers – the program’s highest total in 17 seasons – earned all- America honors with cornerback Jason Chier and linebacker Matt Scalice named to D3football.com’s first team and left guard Chris Gray and tight end Brian Weverbergh picking up third-team recogni- tion. Weverbergh was also selected to the Associat- ed Press and AFCA all-America teams. All four were first-team all-region picks, with defensive tackle Joe Goetz and running back Thomas Bergerstock named second and third-team all-region, respective- ly. Bergerstock, Chier, Goetz, Gray, Scalice and Weverbergh were each named to the all-Empire 8 Jason Chier earned all-America honors as both a cor- nerback and kick returner. first team (Chier was a first-team Empire 8 all-star as both a cornerback and as a kick returner), where they were joined by offensive tackles Sean Mirkov and Juvan, Gray and Mirkov were three-year start- Jake Queener. Quarterback Dan Juvan, defensive ers with Russo and free safety Matt Samela start- end Adam Drescher and right guard Eric Russo ing as juniors and seniors; defensive lineman John were second-team picks with strong safety David Cirba, wide receiver Zach Connett, cornerback Ahonen, wide receiver Kyle Crandall, kicker An- Chris Grady and center Ben Garvey stepped into drew Rogowski and linebacker John Scanlon re- starting roles last fall. The class of 2009, which also ceived honorable mention. Coach Mike Welch was included safety Alex Darcey, defensive end Doug named Empire 8 Coach of the Year and AFCA Dis- Fraser, running back Justin Kulp, linebacker Craig trict I Coach of the Year. Liebler, offensive tackle Chris Mott, wide receiver KEY LOSSES: The Bombers lost 24 letter-win- Matt Quinn, tight end Pete Sachs and offensive ners, including 10 starters. Crandall, Scanlon and guard Mike Tannenbaum, was Ithaca’s 34th in a Weverbergh were four-year letter-winners. Chier, row to make a postseason appearance.

First Rushing Passing Total Total Year Points Downs Rushes Yards Passes Comps Pct Yards Plays Yards 1993 28.0 19.1 48.8 185.2 27.0 12.2 .452 178.9 75.8 364.1 1994 17.2 16.1 43.3 154.2 24.8 12.2 .492 153.7 68.1 307.9 1995 26.7 20.2 38.3 140.4 34.0 20.1 .592 242.6 72.3 383.0 1996 30.6 21.3 36.4 143.4 34.7 19.8 .571 257.0 71.1 400.4 1997 31.6 20.6 40.1 155.1 37.5 21.1 .563 274.5 77.6 429.6 1998 35.5 21.6 39.7 155.0 36.5 18.7 .512 254.2 76.2 409.2 1999 30.1 22.3 37.3 165.9 38.9 23.1 .594 275.9 76.2 441.8 2000 26.2 16.9 43.1 130.5 29.8 13.8 .463 162.2 72.9 292.7 2001 38.4 20.2 49.2 223.1 22.9 12.8 .556 181.1 72.1 404.2 2002 23.0 18.0 41.7 156.7 27.2 14.0 .515 175.1 68.9 331.8 2003 29.5 18.6 40.2 141.1 26.9 15.6 .580 215.9 67.1 357.0 2004 38.4 24.1 46.1 222.1 31.7 19.5 .615 242.5 77.8 438.2 2005 38.1 23.9 40.5 169.1 29.9 20.6 .689 272.9 70.4 442.0 2006 29.4 18.0 34.9 143.7 25.9 15.8 .610 188.3 60.8 332.0 2007 34.9 21.2 39.1 180.2 27.9 17.4 .624 255.9 67.0 436.1 2008 36.4 20.4 40.4 194.1 27.4 16.1 .588 227.6 67.7 421.7

Football 2009 21 ITHACA COLLEGE Playoff Records ITHACA COLLEGE

Adam Drescher, Tyler Baker and Kyle Scharles (l. to r.) have all seen starting action for the past two seasons.

THE DEFENSE: Ithaca brings back 22 letter- seasons while making 32 tackles. Junior Andrew winners from a unit that posted the Empire 8’s Haim, who played in eight games last year – starting second-best scoring defense and rush defense. Eight once – has lettered in both his Bomber seasons. starters return, along with five other players who LINEBACKERS: Six letter-winners are back this have seen starting duty. season, with four Bombers who combined to start 22 DEFENSIVE LINE: Ithaca returns all four start- games last fall returning. ers and the list is headed by seniors Adam Drescher, Matt Scalice enters his final season as one of Di- a team captain, and preseason all-American Joe Go- vision III’s top defensive players. D3football.com’s etz. Both have seen starting duty since their freshman East Region Defensive Player of the Year in 2008, seasons. he’s averaged 7.6 tackles per game in his career; A second-team Empire all-star, Drescher has com- maintaining that pace would put him second on the piled 100 tackles (including 26 for loss) while mak- program’s all-time list at the end of the regular sea- ing 23 starts over the past three seasons. Also lining son. Scalice’s return (he was granted a fifth year of up at one end spot will be seniors Scott Auchenbach eligibility after missing playing just three games as and Brad Payne and junior Sean Gil. Auchenbach a freshman) marks the first time the Bombers have missed most of last year with an injury; he recorded brought back a first-team all-American since Jeff four tackles (two for loss) in his two appearances. A Wittman in 1992. former tight end, Payne lettered in his first season on Junior Pat Scott and sophomore Ryan Clarke the defensive side after picking up a pair of tackles also return at middle linebacker. Scott made nine in eight games. Gil is in his second year with the tackles (three for loss) as Scalice’s back-up last year. varsity. Clarke started times games at outside linebacker and Three veterans return at the other end spot. Junior finished with 36 tackles despite missing three games. Matt Dibble took over as the starter in midseason Senior Eric Berger, who rejoins the program, and and wound up second on the team in tackles for loss sophomore Tyler Murray (a junior varsity player in (12) and sacks (five). Sophomore Chris Collier also 2008), are also in the mix. returns. One of eight Ithaca freshmen to letter in Junior Morgan Abdelnour is the most experi- 2008, he made nine tackles while playing in all but enced candidate at one outside spot. A starter in the two games. season’s final three games, he finished with 43 tack- Goetz, an all-region and all-conference pick last les (including four for loss). Sophomore Eric Topo- fall, has picked up a third of his career tackles behind roff lettered as Ithaca’s punter last fall but is ex- the line of scrimmage (33 of 99) and has made 10 pected to see significant playing time at linebacker. sacks. Classmate Kyle Scharles, another three-year Sophomore Jusan Hamilton (a member of Ithaca’s letter winner, has started 13 games over the past two track & field team last year) joined the program last

22 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE spring. letter-winners who return from an offense that ranked At the third linebacker spot, sophomore Joe Gil- 20th nationally by averaging 36.36 points per game fedder and senior Tyler Baker are the leading can- last fall. The Bombers’ average of 421.7 yards per didates. Gilfedder lettered as a freshman after play- game marked the fourth time in the five years they’ve ing in six games. Baker, a part-time starter in 2007 put up over 400 yards of total offense per game. and 2008, has made 65 career tackles, including 26 RUNNING BACKS: The Bombers averaged last year. Sophomores Jordan McElroy is up from 194.1 yards per game on the ground last year (the the junior varsity team. program’s third-highest mark in 17 years) and bring SECONDARY: A pair of starters and two other back five running backs, including record-breaking defensive backs with starting experience are on the Thomas Bergerstock. Bomber roster. Junior strong safety David Ahonen Bergerstock scored a Bomber-record 20 touch- earned all-conference honors last year and his 57 downs as a junior and his 1,240 yards were just 67 tackles and eight pass break-ups are the most by a re- short of another school -season mark. A third- turning defensive back. Ahonen has made 68 career team all-region and first-team all-conference pick, he tackles and picked off three passes last year. Senior posted a pair of five-TD performances. Bobby DeForrest and junior Kevin Accetta both Junior Dan Ruggiero ran for 425 yards and five return to the varsity this season. Sophomore Kevin touchdowns in the season’s final three games after Cline is up from the junior varsity team. an injury sidelined Bergerstock (he finished with At free safety, senior Chad Herring made six 659 yards and seven scores on the season). His 192- stops last year while earning his second letter. Junior yard, four-TD performance in the win at Alfred that Tyler Rauber is back for a second varsity season. clinched the league title earned him Empire 8 Offen- Sophomore Spencer White heads the list of re- sive Player of the Week honors and two weeks later turning cornerbacks. A starter in the final seven his 33 carries against Curry set a Bomber playoff games, he made 45 tackles and broke up five passes. record. Junior Tom Eschen, a 2008 letter winner, will push Junior Luke Herrington, a transfer from St. John for playing time as well. Juniors Aaron Castonguay Fisher who gained 123 yards in four games with the and newcomer Brendan Kurtz are also available. Cardinals last fall, and sophomore Adam Lajara, The other cornerback spot features returning let- who’s up from the junior varsity team, are also can- ter-winners Mike Conti and Andy Lonsky. Conti didates. played in all but one game as a Bomber freshman. Three letter-winning fullbacks return to the Bomb- Lonsky, a transfer from Shippensburg, made 11 er rushing attack, including senior Danny Witbeck. tackles and scored on an return in his A three-year letter-winner, Witbeck has been a key first Ithaca season. blocker in Ithaca’s offense. Junior Lance Baumgart- THE OFFENSE: Four starters and four other ner has lettered in both his seasons as a Bomber and players who’ve seen starting duty are among the 16 made his first career start in the win at Alfred. Senior ITHACA PER-GAME DEFENSIVE AVERAGES REGULAR-SEASON First Rushing Passing Total Total Fumbles Year Points Downs Rushes Yards Passes Comps Pct Yards Plays Yards Int Rec 1993 19.3 14.1 46.0 176.4 20.9 8.3 .397 107.9 66.9 284.3 0.9 1.6 1994 12.9 15.8 47.7 187.0 22.0 11.0 .500 124.0 69.7 311.0 1.0 1.2 1995 17.2 16.4 42.4 155.2 27.3 13.6 .496 176.1 69.8 331.3 1.9 0.9 1996 19.0 18.3 45.3 160.9 24.9 12.8 .518 158.1 70.2 319.0 2.2 0.9 1997 14.1 14.8 40.7 122.4 25.9 11.3 .436 138.5 66.6 260.9 1.2 1.2 1998 22.1 15.4 42.9 165.2 24.6 11.3 .459 140.4 67.5 305.6 1.5 1.3 1999 19.2 16.7 45.7 188.1 25.3 11.8 .466 150.1 71.0 338.2 2.0 1.1 2000 17.9 15.3 39.8 90.9 28.9 13.8 .439 175.0 68.7 265.9 1.4 0.6 2001 12.6 11.3 35.8 102.8 26.8 10.9 .407 119.2 62.6 222.0 1.6 0.9 2002 13.7 16.7 35.8 94.6 31.4 15.5 .494 196.1 67.2 290.7 1.3 0.6 2003 14.8 17.6 43.5 141.9 28.2 14.3 .507 134.8 71.7 276.7 1.4 1.0 2004 13.1 13.3 43.6 88.1 28.8 14.9 .517 153.3 63.2 241.4 1.7 1.5 2005 23.3 19.2 38.4 153.6 33.8 19.1 .565 197.2 72.2 350.8 1.4 1.2 2006 14.6 13.8 33.0 81.7 27.7 15.2 .548 177.4 60.7 259.1 0.8 1.2 2007 17.5 15.5 36.3 94.2 27.2 16.5 .606 195.3 63.5 289.5 0.8 1.1 2008 22.0 18.5 30.8 117.2 36.0 20.2 .561 229.9 66.8 347.1 1.7 1.1

Football 2009 23 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Joe Nicoletti, who’d lettered as a reserve linebacker caught four passes). Junior Matt Crandall moves to in 2007, picked up his second letter last year after tight end from running back; he contributed 76 rush- moving to fullback. ing yards and a pair of touchdowns last season. Sophomore Eric Cerio, a junior varsity player Juniors Charlie Calovich, a former fullback, and last fall, and sophomore Aaron Sader-Rubinstein, a Jack Scott will also push for playing time, along transfer from Iona, are also in Ithaca’s backfield. with sophomore Alex Price. QUARTERBACK: Pressed into first-string OFFENSIVE LINE: Ithaca featured one of Di- duty for the final 10 quarters of the season, Brian vision III’s top offensive lines last fall; five letter Grastorf threw for 537 yards and six scores to lead winners, including a pair of Bombers with starting the Bombers past undefeated Cortland and into the experience, are back this year. NCAA playoffs. Now a senior captain, Grastorf has Heading the list is 6-8 right tackle Jake Queener. compiled 955 yards and nine TD’s in his career while The former starter at Division I-AA Maine started accumulating a quarterback rating of 143.0. every game and earned first-team all-Empire 8 recog- Junior Rob Zappia, a baseball teammate of Gras- nition in his first season in a Bomber uniform. Junior torf’s as well, was Ithaca’s third quarterback the past Vinnie Diana, a returning varsity player, is another two years. Sophomore Mike Matthews, who red- candidate. shirted at Division I-AA Delaware, will also push for The most experienced contender for the other playing time. tackle spot is junior Leland King. A letter-winner RECEIVERS: Ithaca brings back five letter-win- in 2008, King also lined up as a blocking tight end. ners, including a pair of players with starting experi- Sophomores Mike Glickman and Bob Levenfeld ence. Junior Thomas Vossler was Ithaca’s leading are also pushing for playing time. wide receiver in his first varsity season, catching 41 At guard, the Bombers bring back Kevin Heinzel- passes and averaging 13.0 yards per reception. Se- man, who was granted a fifth year of eligibility after nior Shane O’Malley, who’s played in 16 games missing the 2006 season. He made a pair of starts at over the past two seasons, made his first career start right guard last season. Sophomores Sal Arena and in the NCAA playoff game against Curry. Junior Greg Peck, junior varsity players as freshmen, are Dan Ruffrage, who played in just three games last also available. year because of an injury, is another top candidate Junior Rich Mallon has the most playing experi- for a starting spot. ence of the candidates at left guard. Other choices in- Senior Chad LaChance, juniors Sean Heenehan clude junior Jason Zweig, who’s being moved from and Chris McConnell ( a converted cornerback) and defensive end, and junior Brian Murray, a former sophomore Alex Hendrickson all return to the var- starter at Division I-AA Pace. sity roster. Sophomores Eric Breton, Tom Coady Senior centers Mike Boch and Mark Rodovick, and Matt Hannon are all up from last year’s junior who both lettered as reserve linemen in 2008, are the varsity team. top candidates for the last starting spot. Three returning letter-winners return at tight end. SPECIAL TEAMS: Once again last season, Senior Sean Puckhaber and junior Dan Higgins Ithaca fielded one of the nation’s best special teams both saw regular duty as back-ups last year (Higgins units. The Bombers ranked ninth in the nation in punt

Jake Queener (73) and Kevin Heinzelman (73) return from one of Division III’s top offensive lines.

24 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE returns and blocked a school-record 10 kicks while marking their longest winning streak against any increasing their total to 11 return touchdowns since opponent. Ithaca’s games against Union and Wid- 2003. ener will be the program’s first regular-season game The list of returning special teams contributors against either opponent, but both have been Bomber includes three Bombers who lettered as freshmen. victims in the NCAA playoffs (Ithaca beat Union Andrew Rogowski scored 65 points – the most ever in 1985, 1986 and on the way to the 1991 national by a Bomber freshman – while converting 83.3 per- title; the Bombers beat Widener in 1975 to reach the cent of his field goal attempts and received honorable Stagg Bowl). Empire 8 play kicks off Sept. 26 for mention to the Empire 8 all-star team. Toporoff took the Bombers when they travel to Utica. Ithaca has over as Ithaca’s punter and put 14 of his 41 kicks won five of the league’s seven championships, post- inside the 20-yard line. Brendan Harper, Ithaca’s ing a 33-6 conference record since football became kickoff specialist, also returns. an Empire 8 sport in 2002. The next three weeks Clarke and White are the top returning tacklers feature three Homecoming games; Ithaca celebrates from Ithaca’s kick coverage units, collecting 12 and its own Homecoming against St. John Fisher Oct. 10 11, respectively. Pat Scott and Eschen both made between visits to Utica and Frostburg State for those six special teams tackles. Abdelnour, Crandall, schools’ Homecoming games. Ithaca has treated Gilfedder and Lonsky made five apiece. its Homecoming fans to a win 25 times in the past Ahonen had two of Ithaca’s 10 blocked kicks last 27 years and the Bombers have won eight straight year. Drescher (who has six blocked kicks in his ca- road games as a Homecoming opponent. Following reer) and Goetz had one apiece. a week off Ithaca travels to Springfield for its final Higgins has handled Ithaca’s long-snapping on regular-season road trip, then returns home for the punts and placements for the past two years. Gras- season’s final two games. The Bombers host Alfred torf is the team’s most experienced holder. Nov. 7 to close out their Empire 8 schedule then take THE SCHEDULE: The Bombers open their sea- on visiting Cortland in the 51st Cortaca Jug game. son Sept. 5 at St. Lawrence (one of three new addi- The game, which annually draws more than 10,000 tions to the Bomber schedule); Ithaca continues its fans to Ithaca’s Butterfield Stadium (capacity 5,000), season-opening road stretch at Union before open- is one of Division III’s signature rivalries. The ing the home season with a Sept. 19 game against Bombers hold series lead against all 10 of their 2009 Widener at Butterfield Stadium. The Saints are back opponents. Three made postseason appearances last on the Ithaca schedule for the first time since 2003 fall with Cortland playing in the NCAA playoffs and (the two teams had met for 30 straight years). The Alfred and St. John Fisher picked for ECAC games. Bombers have won 20 straight against St. Lawrence,

ITHACA PER-GAME SPECIAL TEAMS AVERAGES REGULAR-SEASON /——————————Returns——————————/ /———–———————Coverage———–———————/ Year Punt Yd Avg TD Kickoff Yd Avg TD Punt Yd Avg TD Kickoff Yd Avg TD 1993 8.6 0 17.0 0 5.0 0 19.4 1 1994 8.8 0 19.9 0 5.8 1 13.1 0 1995 11.2 0 24.2 2 6.2 0 17.6 0 1996 16.3 2 15.7 0 8.8 2 17.4 1 1997 12.9 1 17.3 0 12.8 1 15.7 0 1998 23.0 3 21.7 1 7.7 0 14.5 0 1999 7.1 0 20.7 0 8.3 0 11.8 0 2000 11.5 1 18.0 0 6.4 0 27.1 0 2001 13.6 0 18.1 0 4.8 0 14.3 0 2002 14.1 0 20.9 1 4.3 1 17.9 0 2003 14.4 1 21.2 0 4.2 1 15.8 0 2004 8.3 1 25.3 0 5.1 0 18.6 0 2005 8.7 1 20.9 0 8.6 0 19.3 0 2006 15.4 2 20.3 2 5.5 0 21.1 1 2007 17.1 2 22.6 1 3.4 0 17.7 0 2008 16.2 1 18.3 0 8.1 1 15.3 0

Football 2009 25 ITHACA COLLEGE Captain Profiles ITHACA COLLEGE ADAM DRESCHER DE, Sr., 6-5, 265; Fayetteville 2008: Drescher made his second straight appearance on the Em- pire 8 all-star team after collecting a career-best four sacks. His two fumble recoveries led the team. Drescher notched a season- best seven tackles (including two for loss) in the win at King’s. He was named the team’s Outstanding Lineman following the season-opening win over Lycoming and was picked as Ithaca’s Honorary Defensive Captain following the St. John Fisher and Utica wins. Drescher made a pair of tackles for loss (including a sack) among his five stops at St. John Fisher. 2007: Drescher earned second-team all- conference honors after leading Ithaca’s defensive linemen with 59 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and two sacks. He opened the season by collecting career-high totals of nine tackles and four tackles for loss in the win at Lycoming and was named the team’s Outstanding Lineman. Drescher, who also forced a fumble and collected a sack, was named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week and earned a spot on D3football.com’s Team of the Week. He blocked an extra-point at- tempt in that game, starting a streak of five straight games with a blocked kick. He blocked one field goal and a school single-season record four extra-point attempts. He matched his career-high with nine tackles in the wins over Brockport and Springfield. Drescher made three tackles for loss at Springfield. 2006: Drescher played in eight games and started the first three games of the season. He made a season-high five tackles at St. John Fisher. Drescher recorded tackles for loss in wins over Hartwick and Norwich. He was one of eight Bomber freshmen to earn a varsity letter. High School: A 2006 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, Drescher was coached by Joe Casamento. Drescher earned second-team all-league and third-team all-central New York recognition. Personal: An economics major, he is the son of John and Janet Drescher. His father is a 1979 Ithaca graduate. BRIAN GRASTORF QB, Sr., 6-1, 192; Rexford 2008: Grastorf took over as Ithaca’s quarterback for the final two and a half games. He rallied the Bombers to a win a Alfred, clinching the Empire 8 title, by completing nine of 16 passes for a career-high 161 yards. A week later Grastorf became the first Bomber quarterback to make his first career start in the Cortaca Jug and finished with career-best totals of 274 passing yards, 19 completions, 48 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns on the ground as Ithaca beat the #7 Red Dragons. He was named Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week and picked as Ithaca’s Outstanding Back. Grastorf was named the team’s Hustler of the Week following the win over Springfield. He threw for 110 yards in that game, completing all six of his passes. He was the team’s holder on field goals and extra points and also saw time at quarterback at St. John Fisher and Norwich. 2007: Grastorf lettered as Ithaca’s second-string quarterback. He threw for a career-best 110 yards in the win at Utica, throwing his first career touchdown pass (which covered 80 yards) in the victory. Grastorf completed five of six passes for 57 yards against #6 St. John Fisher. He was named Ithaca’s Hustler of the Week following the Homecoming win over Norwich. 2006: Grastorf played in five games. He took over as the Bombers’ holder on field goals and extra points in the Norwich game (Ithaca converted 22 of 24 attempts in that span) and was Ithaca’s third quarterback. He made his debut under center in the Utica win. Grastorf was named Ithaca’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the Buffalo State win. High School: A 2006 graduate of Niskayuna High School, Grastorf was coached by John Furey, a 1979 Ithaca graduate. Grastorf was a two-year team captain and was named team MVP as a senior. He also lettered in basketball and baseball. Personal: A physical education major, he is the son of Ron and Judy Grastorf. He is an infielder on Ithaca’s NCAA playoff baseball team.

26 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Captain Profile ITHACA COLLEGE MATT SCALICE LB, Gr., 6-1, 241; North Tonawanda 2008: Scalice emerged as one of the nation’s top linebackers, earning first-team all-America honors from D3football.com. He was named Empire 8 and East Region Defensive Player of the Year and was a first-team pick to the conference, region and ECAC Upstate NY all-star teams. Scalice led the Bombers with 89 tackles and a pair of fumble recoveries and his 12 sacks and eight pass break-ups both ranked second on the team. He was named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week after collecting 10 tackles (with two for loss) in the Utica win and was also picked as Ithaca’s Outstanding Lineman. He also earned the team’s Outstanding Lineman Award after the following week’s win over Springfield and the next week he collected a season-best 15 tackles (with two pass break-ups and two tackles for loss) in the come-from-behind win at Alfred. At the team’s postseason banquet he was named the inaugural winner of the program’s John Fasolino Award. 2007: Scalice was named a first-team Empire 8 and ECAC all-star and earned third-team all-region honors from D3football.com. He was named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week after collecting four tackles for loss and two sacks in the Homecoming win over Norwich. He forced a fumble in that game and was named the team’s Outstanding Lineman and Honorary Defensive Captain. Scalice was also named Ithaca’s Honorary Defensive Captain after the Hartwick and Cortland wins and was picked as the team’s Outstanding Lineman following the St. John Fisher, Utica and Cortland games. He recorded a career-high 19 tackles against St. John Fisher and picked up 12 in the win over #19 Alfred. Scalice was the team’s leading tackler (98) and his 15 tackles for loss ranked second among Ithaca’s linebackers. 2006: Scalice stepped into a starting role and led the Bombers in tackles for loss and fumble recoveries while starting every game at inside linebacker. His 68 tackles ranked second on the team. Scalice was named Ithaca’s Honorary Defensive Captain after collecting nine tackles (three for loss) in the win over #14 Springfield. He recorded a career-best 12 tackles at St. John Fisher. Scalice made six tackles at Alfred and was picked as the team’s Outstanding Lineman. He picked up three tackles for loss in the win at Norwich. 2005: Scalice played in three games before an injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. He made his first career start in the win at Hartwick and finished with nine tackles and a pass break-up. He recorded three tackles and broke up a pass in the season-opening victory at Buffalo State. High School: A 2005 graduate of North Tonawanda High School, he was coached by Eric Jantzi. He was all-state, all-region and a two-time captain. Personal: A graduate student who earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in May, he is the son of Don and Carol Scalice. His brother, Joe, was an all-American offensive tackle for Ithaca before graduating in 2006.

Player Profiles MORGAN ABDELNOUR LB, Jr., 6-1, 215; Somers 2008: Abdelnour played in every game and started the last three. He made a personal-best seven tackles at Alfred in his first career start then topped that total with nine-tackle efforts the following two weeks. Abdelnour collected three solo tackles and two tackles for loss among his nine stops against Curry in the NCAA playoffs. He forced a fumble that set up a Bomber touchdown in the win over Hartwick. Abdelnour made six tackles at St. John Fisher. 2007: Abdelnour spent his freshman season as a linebacker with the junior varsity team. He was named the team’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the Cortaca Jug win. High School: A 2007 graduate of Somers High School, Abdelnour was coached by Tony Demattio. A team captain and three-year letter winner at tight end and defensive end, he also earned scholastic all-America honors in track & field. Personal: A business administration major with a finance and accounting concentration, he is the son of Doug and Maureen Abdelnour.

Football 2009 27 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE DAVID AHONEN SS, Jr., 6-1, 205; Farmington 2008: Ahonen played in every game and joined the starting line- up for the season’s last nine games. He earned all-star honors from the Empire 8 after ranking second among Ithaca’s defensive backs in tackles, tackles for loss, pass break-ups and intercep- tions. Ahonen made a career-high 10 tackles at St. John Fisher. He picked up nine tackles in the win at #7 Cortland and against Curry in the NCAA playoffs, making six solo stops in both games. He picked off a pass in the end zone in the win against the previously unbeaten Red Dragons. Ahonen’s first career interception – on the Bomber one-yard line – came in the Hartwick win in his first career start. He was named Ithaca’s Out- standing Back after the Homecoming win over Frostburg State; he collected three tack- les, intercepted a pass to set up a touchdown and recovered a fumble to set up another TD. He blocked a field-goal attempt by Utica and a PAT try by Curry during the NCAA playoffs. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2007: Ahonen was one of seven freshmen to earn a letter after playing in all but one regular-season game as a secondary back-up and special teams regular. Ahonen collected seven of his tackles in kick coverage to rank among the team leaders. He collected a career-high three stops – including his first career tackle for loss – in the win at Utica. He made a pair of tackles against Hartwick and two more in the Cortaca Jug win. High School: A 2007 graduate of Victor Central School, Ahonen was coached by Jim Haugh. He was a two-time pick to the All-Greater Rochester Team and earned first-team all- state honors as a senior. Ahonen helped Victor to a Section V title in 2005 and also earned all-league honors in basketball and baseball. Personal: An accounting major, he is the son of Dave and Carolee Ahonen. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. A third baseman on Ithaca’s NCAA playoff baseball team, Ahonen was named Empire 8 Rookie of the Year and earned all-region honors. SCOTT AUCHENBACH DE, Sr., 6-0, 250; Collegeville, Pa. 2008: Auchenbach played in a pair of Bomber wins before an injury ended his season. He collected a solo tackle in season- opening win over Lycoming and made three tackles, including two for loss, in the win at King’s. 2007: Auchenbach lettered as a back-up defensive end. He collected a pair of tackles for loss and broke up a pass in the win at Utica. In his first appearance of the season, Auchenbach made two tackles (one for loss) against #6 St. John Fisher. 2006: Auchenbach played on Ithaca’s junior var- sity team as a freshman. He was named the Bombers’ Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the victory at Norwich. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the spring semester. High School: A 2006 graduate of Spring-Ford High School, Auchenbach was coached by Gary Rhodenbaugh. He was a three-time all-league selection on defense and a two-time pick as an offensive line- man. Personal: A sport management major, he is the son of Dale and Pam Auchenbach. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the spring semester.

28 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Football Record Book ITHACA COLLEGE TYLER BAKER LB, Sr., 5-11, 206; Milford, Conn. 2008: Baker played in six games, making three starts. He made a career-best nine tackles in the win over Hartwick. His three tack- les in the Springfield victory included a season-high two tackles for loss. 2007: Baker stepped into the starting line-up midway through the season and led the team’s linebackers in pass break- ups. Baker was named the team’s Hustler of the Week following the win at Springfield; he made six tackles in that game, including a season-best three solo stops. He recorded career-best totals of eight tackles and four tackles for loss against Norwich. Baker collected six tackles and two pass break-ups in the win over #19 Alfred and finished with three tackles for loss in the Cortaca Jug victory. He recovered a Red Dragon fumble inside the Ithaca five- yard line in that win. 2006: Baker spent his freshman season with the Bomber junior varsity team. He was named Ithaca’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the St. John Fisher game. High School: A 2006 graduate of Notre Dame, Baker was coached by Jeff Bevlio. A three-year letter winner, he was a two-year captain and earned all-state honors as a senior and all-area recognition as a junior and senior. Personal: A business-finance major, he is the son of Barry and Meg Baker. LANCE BAUMGARTNER FB, Jr., 5-10, 205; Hamburg, N.J. 2008: Baumgartner played in every game. He made his first ca- reer start at Alfred and caught a pair of passes as the Bombers clinched the Empire 8 title with the win. Both of Baumgartner’s catches in that victory came during Ithaca scoring drives. 2007: A backup fullback and special teams star, he was one of seven fresh- men to letter. He was named the team’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week after consecutive wins at Utica and Spring- field. Baumgartner made five tackles in kick coverage, including two in the Cortaca Jug. High School: A 2007 graduate of Walkill Valley, Baumgartner was coached by Todd Van Orden. He was a two-year captain and a two-time all-state selection. Personal: A clinical science/physical therapy major, he is the son of Bob and Sue Baumgartner. His uncle is Olympic wrestling champion Bruce Baumgartner.

Football 2009 29 ITHACA COLLEGE Section head ITHACA COLLEGE THOMAS BERGERSTOCK RB, Jr., 5-8, 195; Webster 2008: Despite carrying the ball just once in the final 15 quarters of the season, Bergerstock enjoyed one of the best seasons ever by an Ithaca running back. A first-team Empire 8 and third-team East Region all-star, he set school records with 20 touchdowns and 120 points. Bergerstock’s 1,240 rushing yards were just 68 short of another Bomber record. He ranked 10th nationally in scoring and 24th in rushing. Bergerstock’s 278-yard, five touch- down performance in the Hartwick win earned him Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week honors as well as a spot on D3football.com’s Team of the Week. He recorded three other 150-yard games, running for 196 against Frost- burg State and 175 against Springfield. He scored four touchdowns in both those wins. Bergerstock was named Ithaca’s Honorary Offensive Captain after the win at King’s and was picked as the team’s Outstanding Back following the Hartwick, Utica and Springfield victories. 2007: In his first season with the varsity, Bergerstock saw action as a reserve running back and kicking off. In his var- sity debut, he ran for 16 yards, caught his first career pass and made a pair of tackles on kickoff coverage in the season-opening win at Lycoming. Bergerstock ran for a career-high 27 yards in the Homecoming victory over Norwich. 2006: As a freshman, Bergerstock spent the season on the junior varsity team. He was named Ithaca’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week after the St. John Fisher and Alfred games. High School: A 2006 graduate of Webster High School, Bergerstock was coached by Scott Deuchle. Bergerstock received honorable mention to the all-greater Rochester team and was a second-team all-county pick after helping Webster to back- to-back Section V titles and a berth in the 2005 state final. Personal: A television/radio major, he is the son of Kevin and Michelle Bergerstock. MIKE BOCH C, Sr., 5-10, 255; East Rochester 2008: Boch was Ithaca’s second-string center. He was named to the Empire 8 President’s List following the fall semester. 2007: Boch was a back-up center in his first varsity sea- son. He was named to the Empire 8 President’s List following the fall semester. 2006: Boch played on Ithaca’s junior varsity team in his first year with the program. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the spring semester. High School: A 2006 graduate of East Rochester High School, Boch was coached by Dennis Greco. Boch earned first-team all-league honors and received honorable mention to the all-greater Rochester team. He served as team captain as a senior. Personal: An accounting major, he is the son of Mark and Elaine Boch. RYAN CLARKE LB, So., 5-11, 205; West Friendship, Md. 2008: Clarke was one of Ithaca’s top freshmen, collecting 36 tackles despite missing three games with an injury. He made his first career start at St. John Fisher, collecting four tackles. A week later he led Ithaca with a personal-best 13 tackles in the win at Norwich. He was named the team’s Outstanding Lineman and Specialist of the Week following that victory. Clarke was one of the top Bombers in kick coverage; his 12 special teams tackles led the team and he forced fumbles on kickoffs to set up an Ithaca touchdown against Hartwick and a field goal against King’s. High School: A 2008 graduate of Archbishop Spaulding High School, Clarke was coached by Mike Whittles. He earned first-team all-league and second-team all-county recognition. Personal: A student in the exploratory program, he is the son of John and Meg Clarke.

30 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE CHRIS COLLIER DE, So., 6-1, 210; Richmond, Vt. 2008: Collier played in six games as a Bomber freshman. He made his collegiate debut in the win over Hartwick. Playing just outside his hometown, he made a season-best two tackles in Itha- ca’s win at Norwich. Collier added a pair of tackles in the Utica victory. High School: A 2008 graduate of Mount Mansfield Union High School, Collier was coached by Marty Richards. He earned all-state honors. He served as team captain and also earned all-state accolades in lacrosse. Personal: A business administra- tion major, he is the son of Michelle Elfring and Mark St. Francis.

MIKE CONTI CB, So., 6-0, 185; Bradford, Conn. 2008: As a freshman, Conti played in eight games as a reserve cornerback and special teams contributor. He made his collegiate debut at St. John Fisher. He was named the team’s Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week following the win at King’s. High School: A 2008 graduate of Daniel Hand High School, Conti was coached by Steve Fil- lipone. A two-year letter-winner, he was named MVP of the Class MM Championship. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Heidi Conti.

MATT CRANDALL TE, Jr., 6-0, 225; Cattaraugus 2008: Crandall played in nine games in his first varsity season. He scored his first touchdown in the season-opening win over Ly- coming in his collegiate debut. Crandall gained a season-best 26 yards in the win at Norwich. A week later he ran for 24 yards and a touchdown in the Homecoming victory over Frostburg State. He ranked among the team’s leaders in special teams tackles, col- lecting five stops in kick coverage. Crandall picked up two tack- les in the wins over Utica and #7 Cortland. 2007: Crandall was one of the top running backs on Ithaca’s junior varsity team. He was named Ithaca’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week after the victories over Springfield and #19 Alfred. High School: A 2007 graduate of Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School, Crandall was coached by Tim Miller. A first-team all-state running back, he lettered five times. He also earned all-conference honors in baseball. Personal: A clinical science/physical therapy major, he is the son of Joseph and Patricia Crandall. His father is a 1982 Ithaca graduate. BOBBY DeFOREST SS, Sr., 5-11, 185; Manlius 2008: DeForest was moved to the secondary and spent the season as a back-up strong safety. He was named Ithaca’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the win over Springfield. 2007: DeForest was a reserve linebacker for the Bombers. 2006: DeForest earned a midseason call-up from Ithaca’s junior varsity team and made his varsity debut in the Empire 8 win at Norwich. High School: A 2006 graduate of Fayetteville- Manlius High School, DeForest was coached by Paul Muench. DeForest was a three-time all-league pick and a two-year team captain. He earned second-team all-Central New York honors as a senior. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Bob and Jennifer DeForest.

Football 2009 31 ITHACA COLLEGE Section head ithacaITHACA CCOLLEGEollege MATT DIBBLE DE, Jr., 6-2, 230; East Schodack 2008: Dibble moved to defensive end and played in every game, starting the final nine. He led the team’s defensive linemen with 39 tackles and 12 tackles for loss and his five sacks were sec- ond among all Bombers. Dibble made a career-best six tackles in the Utica win and matched that total against Curry in the NCAA playoffs. He collected three tackles for loss in the victory over Springfield and recorded two tackles for loss against Hartwick, St. John Fisher and Curry. His 43-yard interception at Alfred set up the go-ahead score as Ithaca rallied to beat the Saxons and claim the Empire 8 title. He forced a fumble on a sack in the win at #7 Cortland that set up a Bomber touch- down. Dibble was named the team’s Hustler of the Week following the win at King’s. 2007: As a freshman, Dibble played linebacker on the Bombers’ junior varsity team. High School: Dibble is a 2007 graduate of Columbia High School. He served as team captain and also played baseball. Personal: A business administration and management major, he is the son of Rod and Sue Dibble. His cousin, Nick, a 2000 Ithaca graduate, lettered three times as a Bomber running back.

TOM ESCHEN FS, Jr., 5-11, 175; Cazenovia 2008: Eschen played in every game as a defensive back and spe- cial teams stalwart. He made his first career start in the win at Norwich and collected a career-best five tackles. Eschen’s six tackles in kick coverage ranked among the team leaders. He re- covered a fumble on a King’s kickoff to set up a Bomber score. 2007: Eschen saw limited varsity action as a back-up cornerback in his rookie season. He collected his first career tackle in the Homecoming win over Norwich. High School: A 2007 graduate of Cazenovia High School, Eschen was coached by Tom Neidl. As a senior he was a first-team league pick and served as team captain. He also earned league all-star honors in basketball and baseball. Personal: A journalism major, he is the son of Tom and Mary Eschen.

32 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE JOE GILFEDDER FB, So., 5-10, 215; Berkeley Heights, N.J. 2008: As a Bomber rookie, Gilfedder played in six games, ap- pearing on special teams and as a reserve fullback. He collect- ed five tackles in kick coverage. Gilfedder made a career-best three tackles in the win at Norwich in his collegiate debut. High School: A 2008 graduate of Governor Livingston High School, Gilfedder was coached by . He earned all-confer- ence, all-county, all-area and all-group honors his junior and se- nior years and served as team captain as a senior. Personal: An exercise science major, he is the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Gilfedder.

JOE GOETZ DT, Sr., 6-2, 260; New Hyde Park 2008: Goetz earned first-team Empire 8 and ECAC Upstate NY all-star honors and was a second-team pick to D3football.com’s East Region all-star team. Despite missing two games, he led the team in sacks and his 12 tackles for loss ranked second on the Bombers. Goetz collected six tackles and a career-best two sacks in the season-opening win over Lycoming. He picked up five tackles – with two for loss – against Curry in the NCAA playoffs. He added two tackles for loss against Springfield, St. John Fisher and Norwich. Goetz blocked a field goal attempt in the Empire 8-clinching win at Alfred. 2007: Goetz started all 11 games and led Ithaca’s defensive linemen in tackles for loss (16) and sacks (four). He collected career-best totals of six tackles and three tackles for loss, along with a fumble recovery, against #6 St. John Fisher. Goetz topped his career-high a week later, notching seven tackles (two for loss) in the win over Brock- port. Three of his five tackles in the Homecoming victory over Norwich were behind the line of scrimmage. He finished the season with back-to-back six-tackle efforts in the Cortaca Jug win and against #1 Mount Union in the NCAA playoffs. 2006: Goetz played in eight games and started the last six at defensive end. He made his first career start in the win at Brockport and recorded season-best totals of four tackles and two tackles for loss. In his collegiate debut, Goetz made two solo tackles in the Buffalo State win. He made picked up three tackles, including two solo stops, in the Cortaca Jug game. High School: A 2006 graduate of New Hyde Park Memorial High School, Goetz was coached by Kevin Dolan. Goetz was an all-county selection, team captain and team MVP. He was picked to play in the Long Island All-Star Empire Challenge and the Long Island High School All-Star Game. Goetz was also the state wrestling runner-up in the heavyweight division as a senior. Personal: A health education major, he is the son of Peter and Mary Ann Goetz. He is a three-year letter winner as a heavyweight with Ithaca’s wrestling team, winning 45 matches in his career. ANDREW HAIM DT, Jr., 6-1, 295; Levittown 2008: Haim played in eight games in his second season. He made his first career start in the win over Utica. Haim picked up a solo tackle and a pass break-up in Ithaca’s victory at Norwich. 2007: Haim was one of seven Bomber freshmen to earn a varsity let- ter, playing in five games as a back-up nose guard. He made a pair of tackles in the win at Springfield. Haim’s first career tackle for loss came in the Empire 8 victory at Utica. High School: A 2007 graduate of Douglas MacArthur High School, Haim lettered twice and also earned letters in , track & field and wrestling. Personal: A busi- ness administration major, he is the son of John Haim and Katherine Martinez.

Football 2009 33 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE BRENDAN HARPER K, So., 5-8, 185; Pine City 2008: Harper lettered after handling Ithaca’s kickoff duties. He was named Ithaca’s Outstanding Specialist after the St. John Fisher game. Harper recorded a pair of tackles – including a solo stop – in the Cortaca Jug win over the previously unbeaten Red Dragons. High School: A 2008 graduate of Elmira Southside School, Harper was coached by Brian Moore. He was named to the Section IV all-star team and lettered four times. Personal: A clinical science/physical therapy major, he is the son of Brendan and Carol Harper.

KEVIN HEINZELMAN OG, Gr., 6-3, 280; Queensbury 2008: Heinzelman lettered after playing in all 11 games. He started Ithaca’s first two games at right guard, helping the Bomb- ers average over 350 yards of total offense. 2007: Heinzelman returned to action and earned his first letter as a back-up on the Bomber offensive line. He played in five games as a reserve guard. 2006: Heinzelman missed the season with an injury. 2005: Heinzelman was a reserve offensive lineman. He was named Ithaca’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the win over Alfred. High School: A 2005 graduate of Hudson Falls High School, Heinzelman was coached by his father, Thomas Heinzelman. He was all-league as a linebacker and all-state as a lineman. Personal: A graduate student who earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in May, he is the son of Thomas and Linda Heinzelman. Both his parents graduated from Ithaca in 1975. His father lettered twice as a Bomber linebacker and played in the 1974 Stagg Bowl; his cousin Keith, a 1994 graduate, earned two letters as an Ithaca safety.

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ALEX HENDRICKSON WR, So., 5-8, 180; Unadilla 2008: Hendrickson played in four games as a Bomber rookie. He made his collegiate debut in the win over Hartwick and set up an Ithaca touchdown with a 15-yard kickoff return. High School: A 2008 graduate of Unatego High School, Hendrickson was coached by Ar- thur Rigas. Personal: A preprofessional major, he is the son of Christopher Hendrickson and Sandra Derr.

CHAD HERRING FS, Sr., 5-11, 189; Unadilla 2008: Herring played in nine games, appearing on special teams and as a reserve defensive back. He made a season-best four tackles in the win over Hartwick, adding a pass break-up and his first career sack. In the victory at Norwich, Herring recorded a pair of solo tackles, including one for a 23-yard loss on a botched punt. He was named to the Empire 8 Presi- dents’ List following the fall semester. 2007: In his first season with the Bombers, Herring lettered as a back-up in the Ithaca secondary and a special teams standout. He made a career-best six tackles in the win at Utica. Herring’s eight tackles in kick coverage ranked fourth on the team; in the season-opening win at Lycoming he forced a fumble on a Warrior kickoff return to set up a Bomber touchdown. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2005- 06: Herring attended Le Moyne College. High School: A 2005 graduate of Unatego High School, Herring was coached by Steven Leahy and John Mushtare. He helped Unatego to a Section IV title as a junior and earned Section IV all-star honors while serving as team captain as a senior. Personal: An exercise science major, he is the son of Tim Herring and Sue Herring. DAN HIGGINS TE, Jr., 6-3, 230; Rochester 2008: Higgins played in every game for the second year in a row, contributing as a back-up tight end and as the team’s long-snap- per. Higgins caught a career-high four passes in the win at Nor- wich. He also recovered a fumble on a fake punt by the Cadets to set up an Ithaca touchdown. He was named the team’s Hustler of the Week following the win over Alfred that sealed the confer- ence championship. 2007: Higgins was one of the top newcomers to Ithaca’s special teams. He handled long-snapping duties on the punt and placekick- ing units and recorded three tackles in kick coverage. High School: A 2007 graduate of Greece Athena High School, Higgins was coached by Rob Cerone. As a senior he served as team captain and earned all-county honors while being named Greece Athena’s defensive MVP. Per- sonal: A student in the exploratory program, he is the son of Patrick Higgins and the late Noreen Higgins. His brother, Bob, a 2006 Ithaca graduate, lettered twice as a Bomber defensive back.

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LELAND KING OT, Jr., 6-6, 273; Burlington, Vt. 2008: King played in four games as Ithaca’s second-string left tackle. He also appeared as a blocking tight end. 2007: King spent his first season with the program as a back-up offensive tackle. He made his varsity debut in the Bombers’ Empire 8 win at Utica. High School: A 2007 graduate of Burlington High School, King was coached by Jim Morrier. He earned all-state recognition as both an offensive and defensive lineman and lettered three times. Personal: A student in the exploratory program, he is the son of John King and Susan Kremer.

CHAD LaCHANCE WR, Sr., 6-0, 183; Ballston Spa 2008: LaChance was a reserve wideout in his second season with the Bomber varsity. 2007: LaChance spent his first varsity season as a back-up wide receiver. He was named the team’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the Homecoming win over Norwich and made his first varsity appearance in that game. 2006: LaChance was a member of Ithaca’s junior varsity team as a freshman. High School: A 2006 graduate of Ballston Spa High School, LaChance was coached by John Bowen. He was a Section II all-star and lettered three times. Personal: An exercise science/athletic training major, he is the son of Rick and Donna LaChance. ANDY LONSKY CB, Jr., 5-9, 195; Milford, Pa. 2008: Lonsky played in 10 games in his first season at Ithaca. He made his Bomber debut in the win at King’s and scored the game’s final points on a 36-yard interception return for a touch- down. Lonsky made a career-high five tackles (including three solo stops) with his first career tackle for loss in the win over Alfred that wrapped up the Empire 8 title. 2007: Lonsky attended Shippensburg University. High School: A 2007 graduate of Del- aware Valley High School, Lonsky was coached by Keith Olsom- mer. He earned three letters and also lettered in track & field. Personal: A community health education major, he is the son of Andrew and Annette Lonsky.

RICH MALLON OG, Jr., 6-0, 295; Bayville 2008: Mallon played in every game as Ithaca’s second-string left guard and a special teams regular. 2007: Mallon was an offensive lineman with Ithaca’s junior varsity team as a freshman. High School: A 2007 graduate of Locust Valley High School, Mallon earned three letters and was an all-conference pick as a senior. Mallon also lettered in basketball and lacrosse. Personal: A clini- cal science/physical therapy and exercise science/athletic training major, he is the son of Richard and Nancy Mallon.

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JOE NICOLETTI FB, Sr., 5-11, 215; Syracuse 2008: Nicoletti played in all but one game in his second season with the varsity. He was named Ithaca’s Hustler of the Week fol- lowing the Empire win over Utica. 2007: Nicoletti earned his first varsity letter. He played in four games as a back-up linebacker and on Ithaca’s special teams units. Nicoletti recorded three tack- les, including a sack, in the win at Utica. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: Ni- coletti was a junior varsity linebacker as a Bomber freshman. He was named the team’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the Alfred game. High School: A 2006 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, Nicoletti was coached by Joe Casa- mento. Nicoletti was an all-star linebacker and helped Christian Brothers Academy to league, Section III and state titles. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Joseph and Rita Nicoletti. SHANE O’MALLEY WR, Sr., 5-8, 170; East Stroudsburg, Pa. 2008: O’Malley played in all but one game. He made his first career start in the NCAA playoff game against Curry. He was one of the team’s top kickoff returners, averaging 18.4 yards per runback. Four of his returns set up Bomber touchdowns, includ- ing his career-long 26-yard effort in the win at King’s. O’Malley averaged a season-best 21 yards per return in the season-opening win over Lycoming. He also caught his first career pass in that win. 2007: O’Malley earned his first varsity letter after playing in six games as a reserve wide receiver and special teams contributor. He was selected Ithaca’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the Hartwick and Spring- field games. O’Malley was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: O’Malley spent his freshman season with the junior varsity team. High School: A 2006 graduate of Stroudsburg High School, O’Malley was coached by Fred Ross. He earned first- team all-area and all-conference honors. As a senior he served as team captain and was named team MVP. Personal: A clinical science/physical therapy major, he is the son of Kevin and Wendy O’Malley. His brother Brendan is a baseball player at East Stroudsburg. BRAD PAYNE DE, Sr., 6-2, 230; Farmington 2008: Payne was moved to the defensive side of the ball and played in eight games as a reserve end on Ithaca’s line. He re- corded his first career tackle against St. John Fisher and picked up his first solo stop a game later in Norwich win. Payne made his first tackle for loss in the win over Utica. 2007: Payne lettered as a back-up tight end in his first varsity season. 2006: Payne played on the Bomber junior varsity team as a freshman. High School: A 2006 graduate of Victor High School, Payne was coached by Jim Haugh. He was a first-team all-league pick at defensive end and a second-team selec- tion at tight end. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Donald and Cathy Payne. His cousin, , is a defensive lineman who’s played for the NFL’s Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars.

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SEAN PUCKHABER TE, Sr., 6-2, 225; Eden 2008: Puckhaber appeared in nine games as a reserve tight end and special teams contribu- tor. 2007: In his first season with the varsity, Puckhaber played in four games as a back-up tight end. 2006: Puckhaber spent his freshman season with Ithaca’s junior varsity team. High School: A 2006 graduate of Eden High School, Puckhaber was coached by Doug Beetow. Personal: A physical education major, he is the son of Patrick and Mary Jane Puckhaber. His brother, Dan, is a 2003 Ithaca graduate and all-conference defensive end for the Bombers. JAKE QUEENER OT, Sr., 6-8, 281; Geneva 2008: Queener was one of the team’s top newcomers, starting every game at right tackle and earning first-team Empire 8 all-star recognition. He was part of a line that earned a collective confer- ence award as Offensive Player of the Week following the win over Frostburg State and was named to D3football.com’s Team of the Week after the win at Alfred that wrapped up the league ti- tle. 2005-2007: Queener played football at Division I-AA Maine, starting five games on the offensive line as a red-shirt freshman. High School: A 2005 graduate of Geneva High School, Queener was coached by Dave Whitcomb, a 1973 Ithaca graduate. He was a first-team all-state pick as a senior. Per- sonal: A history major, he is the son of Frank and Marie Queener.

MARK RODOVICK C, Sr., 6-0, 288; Stamford, Vt. 2008: Rodovick was a reserve center, playing in three games. 2007: Rodovick earned his first varsity letter as a back-up on Itha- ca’s offensive line and a special teams regular. 2006: Rodovick was a member of the junior varsity team. High School: A 2005 graduate of Drury High School, Rodovick was coached by Bob Leclair. Rodovick was an all-league and all-county selection, and a team captain and MVP. He also played a year at Bridgton Academy, where he was coached by Rick Marella. Personal: A student in the exploratory program, he is the son of Joe and Linda Rodovick.

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ANDREW ROGOWSKI K, So., 6-0, 180; East Amherst 2008: Rogowski was named Ithaca’s Outstanding Specialist and earned honorable mention in the Empire 8 after being pressed into regular duty early in the season opener following an injury to Ithaca’s starter. He made both extra-point attempts in that win and was named Ithaca’s Specialist of the Week. Rogowski also earned that honor after the win at Alfred that clinched the Empire 8 title and the Cortaca Jug win over the previously unbeaten Red Dragons. He made 50 of 54 extra-point attempts and five-of-six field goals tries, giving him 62 points – already 10th all-time among Ithaca kickers. Rogowski’s nine extra points and 10 tries in the win over Hartwick both set single- game Bomber records. In both the King’s and Alfred wins he kicked field goals on the final play of the half. High School: A 2008 graduate of Canisius High School, Rogowski was coached by Brandon Harris. He earned all-conference honors and also lettered in soccer, basketball and . Personal: A student in the exploratory program, he is the son of Jack and Karen Rogowski. DAN RUFFRAGE WR, Jr., 5-11, 170; Whitesboro 2008: Ruffrage played in three Bomber wins before suffering a season-ending injury. He caught a career-best three passes – including his first career touchdown reception – in the King’s victory. A week later, in the win over Hartwick, Ruffrage made his first career start. 2007: Ruffrage missed the season with an injury. High School: A 2007 graduate of Pen Argyl Area High School, Ruggiero was coached by Eric Sampson. He was a two- year team captain and earned first-team all-league and all-area honors. Personal: A pre- professional major, he is the son of Stephen and Jo Ruffrage. He is a member of Ithaca’s basketball program; his brother Scott earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Ithaca. DAN RUGGIERO RB, Jr., 6-0, 215; Pen Argyl, Pa. 2008: Ruggerio played in every game and ran for 659 yards and seven touchdowns. He took over as Ithaca’s regular running back in the win at Alfred and posted career-best totals of 192 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Ruggiero was named Empire 8 Of- fensive Player of the Week and was picked as the team’s Out- standing Back. A week later he ran for 95 yards and recorded career-high figures of three catches for 55 yards (including a 32-yard touchdown) in the Cortaca Jug win over the previously unbeaten Red Dragons. Ruggiero set a Bomber playoff record with 33 carries against Curry, gaining 138 yards. He scored the first two touchdowns of his career in the win at Norwich, while running for 89 yards (with 77 coming in the second half). 2007: Rug- gerio played in six games as a reserve running back and on Ithaca’s special teams units. He ran for 16 yards in the Bombers’ Homecoming win over Norwich. He recovered a fumble on a punt return during the win at Utica. He was named the team’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the win at Springfield. Ruggerio was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. High School: A 2007 graduate of Pen Argyl Area High School, Ruggiero was coached by Eric Sampson. He was a two-year team captain and earned first-team all-league and all-area honors as a senior. Ruggiero also lettered in baseball. Personal: A business administration-finance major, he is the son of Joseph and Diana Ruggiero.

Football 2009 39 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 Statistics ITHACA COLLEGE KYLE SCHARLES DT, Sr., 6-1, 275; Canandaigua 2008: Scharles played in every game, starting 10 times at defen- sive tackle. He was named the team’s Honorary Defensive Cap- tain after the Homecoming win over Frostburg State. Scharles recorded a career-high six tackles against the Bobcats. He made five stops in the win at King’s. 2007: Scharles played in every game as Ithaca’s back-up nose guard. He picked up a pair of tack- les in the win over Brockport. He was named Ithaca’s Hustler of the Week following that game. Scharles recorded his first career sack against #6 St. John Fisher. He was named to the District I All-Academic Team and was just the Bomber sophomore to ever earn all-district academic honors. 2006: Scharles was one of eight Bomber freshmen to earn a varsity letter after serving as a reserve on Ithaca’s defensive line. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List fol- lowing the spring semester. High School: A 2006 graduate of Canandaigua Academy, Scharles was coached by David Neiman. He was a first-team league all-star and a team captain. Personal: A clinical science/physical therapy major, he is the son of Les and Laurie Scharles. PAT SCOTT LB, Jr., 5-9, 240; Syracuse 2008: Scott played in eight games as Ithaca’s back-up middle linebacker and a special teams stalwart. He was named Ithaca’s Specialist of the Week after making a career-best four tackles in the win over Utica. Scott was picked as the team’s Hustler of the Week following the St. John Fisher game. His six tackles in kick coverage ranked fourth on the team. Scott recorded two-tackle performances in the wins over Hartwick and Frostburg State. 2007: Scott spent his first season at Ithaca with the junior var- sity team. High School: A 2007 graduate of West Genesee High School, Scott was coached by Steve Bash. He served as team captain and was named team MVP and a first-team division all-star. Personal: A clinical exercise science major, he is the son of Joe and Frances Scott. His mother is a 1984 Ithaca graduate. ERIC TOPOROFF P/LB, So., 6-2, 200; Towaco, N.J. 2008: Toporoff was one of the top newcomers to Ithaca’s spe- cial teams. He put 14 of his 41 punts inside the 41-yard line and helped limit Bomber opponents to just over eight yards per re- turn. He averaged a season-best 37.3 yards per kick at Alfred that clinched the Empire 8 title. Toporoff had a 51-yard punt in that game and topped that effort with a career-long 52-yard kick in the Cortaca Jug win a week later. High School: A 2008 graduate of Montville Township High School, Toporoff was coached by Gerry Gallagher. He was a two-time first-team all-conference selection and was also named to the all-area and all-county teams. Personal: A history major, he is the son of Jay and Debbie Toporoff.

40 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Football Newcomers ITHACA COLLEGE THOMAS VOSSLER WR, Jr., 6-2, 185; Loon Lake 2008: Vossler led Ithaca’s wide receivers with 41 catches and started every regular-season game. In the season-opening win over Lycoming he made four catches in his varsity debut. Vossler was named Ithaca’s Honorary Offensive Captain after making a career-best seven catches – including his first touchdown – and 79 yards in the win at Norwich. He gained a season-high 84 yards in the win over Utica. Vossler was named Ithaca’s Outstanding Back after catching six passes for 60 yards at St. John Fisher. 2007: Vossler won Ithaca’s Marty Higgins award as the top player on the junior varsity team. He was named the Bombers’ Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the King’s win and the Cortaca Jug victory. High School: A 2007 graduate of Saranac Lake High School, Vossler was coached by Mark Farmer. He was a league all-star and also played basketball. Personal: A sport management major, he is the son of David and Carol Vossler. SPENCER WHITE CB, So., 5-9, 175; Yonkers 2008: White stepped into a starting role midway through the sea- son and started the season’s final seven games at cornerback. He ranked fifth on the team in tackles and fourth in pass break-ups. White made his first career start in the win at Norwich and fin- ished with three tackles and a forced fumble that set up a Bomber touchdown. A week later he recorded a season-best nine stops in the win over Frostburg State. White made eight tackles in the win at Alfred and collected six against Curry in the NCAA playoffs. He was one of the team’s top special teams players, making 11 tackles in kick coverage (third on the team) and forcing fumbles in the Frostburg State and Alfred wins. High School: A 2008 graduate of Sleepy Hollow High School, White was coached by Steve Borys. He earned all-league honors as a junior and senior. Per- sonal: An accounting major, he is the son of Natalie Hicks.

DAN WITBECK FB, Sr., 5-10, 220; Vestal 2008: Witbeck played in every game as Ithaca’s starting fullback. He led the team’s backs with 20 catches and averaged 8.4 yards per reception. He caught a career-high four passes in the win over Frostburg State and matched that total in the Cortaca Jug win over the seventh-ranked Red Dragons. Witbeck was named the Bomb- ers’ Hustler of the Week after the win over Hartwick. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semes- ter. 2007: Witbeck played in every game at fullback. He made his first career start in the win over King’s and caught a pair of passes. He scored his first career touchdown in the victory over Utica on just his second carry of the season. Witbeck was named Ithaca’s Hustler of the Week after the St. John Fisher game. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: Witbeck played in six games as a backup fullback and special teams contributor. His first career carry came in the win at Norwich. He made a pair of tackles in kick coverage in that game as well. Witbeck was one of eight Ithaca freshmen to earn a varsity letter. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester and spring semesters. High School: A 2006 graduate of Vestal High School, Witbeck was coached by John Ander- son. Personal: A clinical science/physical therapy major, he is the son of Karen Witbeck.

Football 2009 41 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Varsity Football Returning Players Roster ITHACA COLLEGE No. Name Pos Class Ht. Wt. High School/Prep Hometown 41 * ABDELNOUR, Morgan LB Jr. 6-1 215 Somers Somers 12 ACCETTA, Kevin SS Jr. 6-0 190 Central Bucks East Doylestown, Pa. 10 ** AHONEN, David SS Jr. 6-1 205 Victor Farmington 90 * AUCHENBACH, Scott DE Sr. 6-0 250 Spring-Ford Collegeville, Pa. 31 ** BAKER, Tyler LB Sr. 5-11 206 Notre Dame Milford, Conn. 37 ** BAUMGARTNER, Lance FB Jr. 5-10 215 Walkill Valley Hamburg, N.J. 53 BERGER, Eric LB Sr. 6-1 205 Croton Harmon Croton on Hudson 26 ** BERGERSTOCK, Thomas RB Sr. 5-9 195 Webster-Thomas Webster 66 * BOCH, Mike C Sr. 5-10 255 East Rochester East Rochester 16 BRETON, Eric WR So. 5-10 176 Shaker Latham 80 CALOVICH, Charlie TE Jr. 6-2 190 Brookfield Brookfield, Mass. 22 CASTONGUAY, Aaron CB Jr. 5-11 176 Mount Greylock Lanesboro, Mass. 46 CERIO, Eric FB So. 5-11 210 Canastota Canastota 45 * CLARKE, Ryan LB So. 5-11 190 Archbishop Spaulding West Friendship, Md. 24 CLINE, Kevin SS So. 5-10 180 Waldwick Waldwick, N.J. 82 COADY, Tom WR So. 5-11 175 Tupper Lake Tupper Lake 94 * COLLIER, Chris DE So. 6-0 210 Mount Mansfield Union Richmond, Vt. 1 * CONTI, Mike CB So. 6-0 185 Hand Branford, Conn. 29 * CRANDALL, Matt TE Jr. 6-0 225 Cattaraugus-Little Valley Cattaraugus 21 DeFOREST, Bobby SS Sr. 5-11 185 Fayetteville-Manlius Manlius 74 DIANA, Vinnie OT Jr. 6-3 250 Hazleton Conyngham, Pa. 54 * DIBBLE, Matt DE Jr. 6-2 230 Columbia East Schodack 93 *** DRESCHER, Adam DE Sr. 6-5 265 Christian Brothers Academy Fayetteville 2 * ESCHEN, Tom CB Jr. 5-8 175 Cazenovia Cazenovia 47 GIL, Sean DE Jr. 6-2 225 Sachem North Holbrook 56 * GILFEDDER, Joe LB So. 5-10 215 Gov. Livingston Berkeley Heights, N.J. 78 GLICKMAN, Michael OT So. 6-1 250 Highland Park Highland Park, Ill. 92 *** GOETZ, Joe DT Sr. 6-2 260 New Hyde Park New Hyde Park 7 *** GRASTORF, Brian QB Sr. 6-1 192 Niskayuna Rexford 91 ** HAIM, Andrew DT Jr. 6-1 296 Douglas MacArthur Levittown 81 HANNON, Matthew WR So. 6-0 175 Minisink Valley Middletown 38 * HARPER, Brendan K/P So. 5-8 185 Southside Pine City 87 HEENEHAN, Sean WR Jr. 6-1 184 Ramapo Franklin Lakes, N.J. 71 ** HEINZELMAN, Kevin OG Gr. 6-3 280 Hudson Falls Queensbury 17 HENDRICKSON, Alex WR So. 5-8 180 Unatego Unadilla 20 ** HERRING, Chad FS Sr. 5-11 190 Unatego Unadilla 15 ** HIGGINS, Dan TE Jr. 6-3 230 Greece Athena Rochester 77 * KING, Leland OT Jr. 6-6 273 Burlington Burlington, Vt. 6 LaCHANCE, Chad WR Sr. 6-0 183 Ballston Spa Ballston Spa 30 LAJARA, Adam RB So. 5-9 180 Cambridge Central Cambridge 70 LEVENFELD, Rob OT So. 6-3 310 Newton North Newton, Mass. 18 * LONSKY, Andy CB Jr. 5-9 195 Delaware Valley Milford, Pa.

Head Coach: Mike Welch Assistant Coaches: Mike Chaffee, assistant linebackers; Sean Fitzmaurice, defensive line; Chris Gray, assistant offensive line; Mike Hatcher, receivers; Irik Johnson, running backs; Gabe Luvara, offensive coordinator/offensive line; Mike Maley, assistant wide receivers; Peter Mayer, defensive backs; Chris Murray, assistant defensive backs; Anthony Passalacqua, assistant defensive line; Mark Ross, defen- sive coordinator/linebackers; Joe Volpe, tight ends. Head Junior Varsity Coach: Dan Elberty Graduate Assistant Coach: Chris Gray Student Assistant Coach: Pete Tarrant Captains: Adam Drescher, Brian Grastorf, Matt Scalice Athletic Trainers: Chris Hummel, Todd Lazenby Equipment Manager: John Wallace Managers: Adam Berry, Eric Hubbs Videographer: Dan Fakharzadeh, Craig McCullough

42 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Varsity Football Returning Players Roster ITHACA COLLEGE No. Name Pos Class Ht. Wt. High School/Prep Hometown 72 MALLON, Rich OG Jr. 6-1 295 Locust Valley Bayville 3 McCONNELL, Chris WR Jr. 5-10 170 Dryden Freeville 40 McELROY, Jordan LB So. 6-0 215 Belvidere Belvidere, N.J. 52 MURRAY, Tyler LB So. 5-11 220 Charles O. Dickerson Trumansburg 34 ** NICOLETTI, Joe FB Sr. 5-11 215 Christian Brothers Academy Syracuse 5 ** O’MALLEY, Shane WR Sr. 5-8 170 Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg, Pa. 83 ** PAYNE, Brad DE Sr. 6-2 230 Victor Farmington 68 PECK, Greg OG So. 6-0 240 Carthage Great Bend 84 PRICE, Alex TE So. 6-3 225 Foxboro Foxboro, Mass. 39 * PUCKHABER, Sean TE Sr. 6-2 225 Eden Eden 73 * QUEENER, Jake OT Sr. 6-8 281 Geneva Geneva 19 RAUBER, Tyler FS Jr. 5-11 190 Dansville Dansville 76 ** RODOVICK, Mark C Sr. 6-0 288 Drury [Mass.]/Bridgton Stamford, Vt. 14 * ROGOWSKI, Andrew K/P So. 6-0 180 Canisius East Amherst 23 RUFFRAGE, Dan WR Jr. 5-11 170 Notre Dame Whitesboro 33 ** RUGGIERO, Dan RB Jr. 6-0 215 Pen Argyl Pen Argyl, Pa. 51 *** SCALICE, Matt LB Gr. 6-1 241 North Tonawanda North Tonawanda 99 *** SCHARLES, Kyle DT Sr. 6-1 275 Canandaigua Academy Canandaigua 89 SCOTT, Jack TE Jr. 6-6 220 Pennsbury Yardley, Pa. 50 * SCOTT, Pat LB Jr. 5-9 240 West Genesee Syracuse 44 * TOPOROFF, Eric P/LB So. 6-2 200 Montvale Township Towaco, N.J. 11 * VOSSLER, Thomas WR Jr. 6-2 185 Saranac Lake Loon Lake 4 * WHITE, Spence CB So. 5-9 175 Sleepy Hollow Yonkers 32 *** WITBECK, Danny FB Sr. 5-10 220 Vestal Vestal 8 ZAPPIA, Rob QB Jr. 6-0 185 Greece Athena Rochester 63 ZWEIG, Jason OG Jr. 6-3 235 Clarkstown South West Nyack

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BOMBERS BY STATE Connecticut — 7 Illinois — 3 New Jersey — 15 Pennsylvania — 9 Georgia — 1 Maryland — 1 New York — 87 Vermont — 4 Florida — 1 Massachusetts — 9 Ohio — 1 — 1

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Abdelnour— AB-dell-newer Cerio— SEE-ree-oh Scalice— skull-EES Accetta— uh-SETT-uh Drescher— DRESS-sure Scharles— sharlz Fietkiewicz —FIK-uh-witz Ahonen— UH-hoe-nen Vossler— VAHSS-lurr Goetz— rhymes with “nets” Zabel—zah-BULL Ardoin —AR-dwen Jusan Hamilton —JEH-sahn Zappia— ZAP-pee-uh Auchenbach —OCK-enn-bock Herring— like the fish Bienstock —BEEN-stock Lajara— lah-hah-RAH Boch— rhymes with “clock” Rauber— ROW-bear Calovich— Cal-UH-vich Ruggiero— ruh-JEE-ree-oh Castonguay—CASS-ten-gway

Football 2009 43 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Football Newcomers ITHACA COLLEGE Name Pos Class Ht. Wt. High School/Prep Hometown ALESSANDRI, Paul LB Fr. 6-1 220 St. Anthony’s Woodbury ARDOIN, Clay RB Fr. 6-2 205 Dolgeville Dolgeville AVANT, Myron CB Fr. 5-11 165 Valhalla White Plains BADER, Chris WR Fr. 5-10 170 Immaculate Brookfield, Conn. BEDROSIAN, Alex DT Fr. 5-11 255 West Morris Mendham Mendham, N.J. BERGER, Eric LB Sr. 6-1 205 Croton Harmon Croton on Hudson BETTINA, Matt DT Fr. 6-1 240 Arlington Pleasant Valley BIENSTOCK, Adam OT Fr. 6-2 240 Dwight-Englewood Englewood, N.J. BOYD, James LB Fr. 5-10 185 Monroe Woodbury Chester CARTER, Will LB Fr. 5-8 180 Westlake Thornwood CONRAD, Kyle S Fr. 5-10 165 Spencer-Van Etten Spencer COSTELLO, Matt CB Fr. 5-9 165 Martha’s Vineyard Regional Edgartown CRANDALL, JJ WR Fr. 6-2 180 Herkimer Central Herkimer CROWELL, Sam DT Fr. 6-3 255 Weston Weston, Conn. FESSETTE, Allen S Fr. 5-10 182 Beekmantown Plattsburgh FIETKIEWICZ, Jake WR Fr. 6-0 170 West Genesee Syracuse FORREST, Kyle CB Fr. 5-10 185 Pequannock Township Pompton Plains, N.J. GRIFFIN, Pat QB Fr. 6-1 190 Abington Heights Clarks Summit, Pa. HAINES, Pete LB Fr. 6-3 195 Germantown Academy Blue Bell, Pa. HAMILTON, Jusan LB So. 6-2 235 Ithaca Ithaca HARTZ, Matt TE Fr. 6-4 225 Lansing Ithaca HEMINGWAY, Nathaniel C/OG Fr. 5-10 230 Curtis Staten Island HENDEL, Jason QB Fr. 6-3 180 Deerfield Riverwoods, Ill. HENNEMAN, Zeth WR Fr. 6-2 170 Tioga Barton HERRINGTON, Luke RB Jr. 5-9 205 Horseheads Horseheads HOLBROOK, Zach RB Fr. 6-2 200 Onondaga Syracuse INGRAO, Joseph WR Fr. 6-1 175 St. Anthony’s Nesconset JAMISON, Andre WR Fr. 5-10 160 Carmel Carmel JOYCE, Pat TE Fr. 6-3 215 Mamaroneck Larchmont KAY, Dylan WR Fr. 6-2 185 Windsor Kirkwood KELLER, Mike LB Fr. 6-1 205 Upper Perkiomen Red Hill, Pa. KELLEY, Ian DE Fr. 6-3 205 Oneonta Oneonta KELLEY, Sean RB Fr. 5-8 165 Frontier Regional Sunderland, Mass. KEMP, Patrick C/OG Fr. 5-11 250 Warwick Valley Warwick KINCAID, Jeff K Fr. 6-1 165 Spencerport Spencerport KIRBY, Slater LB Fr. 6-0 195 Fairfield College Preparatory Southport, Conn. KUGLER, A. Owen DE Fr. 6-2 220 Highland Park Highland Park Ill. KURTZ, Brandon CB Jr. 5-10 158 Owego Free Academy Appalachin LIEMER, Josh S Fr. 6-2 190 Horace Greeley Chappaqua MARTIN, Bobby QB Fr. 6-2 175 Geneva Geneva MARTINO, Nick LB Fr. 6-0 190 Oxford Area Oxford, Pa. MATHEWS, Mike QB So. 6-3 190 Fox Lane Pound Ridge MATUSZAK, Zach LB Fr. 6-1 205 Johnson City Binghamton McGUIRE, Eugene QB So. 6-2 220 Pope John XXIII Wantagh, N.J. MOON, Michael RB Fr. 5-10 205 Norwich Norwich MURRAY, Brian OG Jr. 6-5 260 Newfield Newfield MUSKA, Rob P Fr. 6-2 190 Starr’s Mills Peachtree City, Ga. NAIDEN, Jarrett RB Fr. 5-8 175 Easton Easton, Pa. NEWMAN, Tyler WR Fr. 6-1 180 Unatego Unadilla PASCARELLI, Steve S Fr. 5-11 170 Minisink Slate Hill PASSARELLA, Nick S Fr. 5-11 170 North Broward Pembroke Pines, Fla. QUIGLEY, Rodger DE Fr. 6-5 225 East Hampton East Hampton RAY, Kyle DE Fr. 6-2 210 Unatego Unadilla SADER-RUBENSTEIN, Aaron FB So. 5-8 200 St. Joseph’s Ansonia, Conn. SANTUCCI, Mike RB Fr. 5-10 185 York Central Leicester SCANLON, Andrew WR Fr. 6-1 180 Christian Brothers Academy Cicero SCHLENKER, Skyler DE Fr. 6-2 225 Hanover Norwich, Vt. SHULTS, Dillon TE Fr. 6-1 195 Newfield Newfield SLATE, Tyler OT Fr. 6-2 250 Indian River Evans Mills SMITH, Benjamin DT Fr. 6-2 250 St. Johnsbury Academy Piermont, N.H. SMITH, Jordan WR Fr. 5-10 170 Bishop George Ahr Colonia, N.J. STOTTER, Wil C/OG Fr. 6-0 240 Shaker Heights Shaker Heights, Ohio STRAND, Chris DE Fr. 6-2 220 Norwich Free Academy Norwich, Conn. TALBOT, Max DE Fr. 6-0 200 Northampton Northampton, Mass. VALLONE, AJ P/WR Fr. 6-2 200 Northern Valley Regional Haworth, N.J. VITRANO, Chris C/OG Fr. 5-11 250 Massapequa Massapequa WILLIAMS, Greg S Fr. 5-9 170 Irondequoit Rochester ZABEL, Teddy QB Fr. 6-4 200 Onondaga Syracuse

44 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 Statistics ITHACA COLLEGE TEAM TOTALS IC Opp IC Opp PASSING YARDS 2,504 2,529 TOTAL OFFENSE Yards Passing Average 227.6 229.9 Plays-Yards 745-4,639 735-3,818 Att-Comp-Int 301-177-11 396-222-19 Yard Average 421.7 312.5 Fumbles-Lost 21-13 23-12 POINTS 400 217 Penalties-Yards 52-519 47-398 Scoring Average 36.4 19.7 Punts-Yards 43-1,336 53-1,931 Average Per Punt 31.1 36.4 RUSHING Att-Yards 444-2,135 403-1,209 Kickoff Returns-Yards 46-844 68-1,039 Net Yards Rushing Average 165.4 109.9 Kickoff Return Avg. 18.3 15.3 Punt Returns-Yards 15-243 15-122 FIRST DOWNS 224 203 Punt Return Avg. 16.2 8.1 Rushing 94 70 Int Returns-Yards 19-207 11-162 Passing 119 116 Third-Down Conversions 65-139 64-153 Penalty 11 17 Percentage .471 .420 Fourth-Down Conversions 3-13 3-21 SCORE BY QUARTERS Percentage .223 .143 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Ithaca 81 133 110 76 400 Opponent 44 47 66 85 242

INDIVIDUAL TOTALS PASSING Name, Position G Att Comp Int Pct Yds TD Long Rating Dan Juvan, QB 9 209 125 8 59.8 1,753 11 73 139.98 BRIAN GRASTORF, QB 11 91 52 3 57.1 751 8 80 148.88 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Totals Ithaca 11 301 177 11 58.8 2,504 19 80 142.20 Opponent 11 396 222 19 56.1 2.529 18 80 115.11

SCORING Name, Position G TDr TDp TDo PAT 2-PT FG Safety DXP Total THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, RB 9 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 ANDREW ROGOWSKI, K 11 0 0 0 50 0 5 0 0 65 Kyle Crandall, WR 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 DAN RUGGIERO, RB 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 Brian Weverbergh, TE 11 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 MATT CRANDALL, RB 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 BRIAN GRASTORF, QB 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jason Chier, CB 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Zach Connett, WR 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Dan Juvan, QB 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Justin Kulp, RB 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 ANDY LONSKY, CB 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Matt Quinn, WR 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 DAN RUFFRAGE, WR 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Matt Samela, FS 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 THOMAS VOSSLER, WR 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Dillon Dwyer, K 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Team 1 2 Totals Ithaca 11 33 19 3 50 0 6 0 0 400 Opponent 11 13 18 1 21 4 7 0 0 242

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PUNTING Name G No Yds Avg Blk Ins 20 Long ERIC TOPOROFF 11 41 1,320 32.2 1 14 52 Team 2 16 8.0 1 0 16 Totals Ithaca 11 43 1,336 31.1 2 14 52 Opponent 11 53 1,931 36.4 1 12 65

FIELD GOALS Name G FGM-FGA Pct 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 Long Blk ANDREW ROGOWSKI, K 11 5-6 83.3 1-1 4-5 0-0 0-0 26 1 Dillon Dwyer, K 1 1-2 50.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 29 0 Totals Ithaca 11 6-8 75.0 1-1 5-6 0-0 0-1 29 1 Opponents 11 7-13 53.8 0-0 3-5 4-5 0-3 39 3

RUSHING Name, Position G Att Net Yds Avg TD Long THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, RB 9 216 1,240 5.7 20 75 DAN RUGGIERO, RB 11 128 659 5.1 7 61 Justin Kulp, RB 10 27 122 4.5 1 18 MATT CRANDALL, RB 9 17 76 4.5 2 14 BRIAN GRASTORF, QB 11 15 48 3.2 2 29 Dan Juvan, QB 9 30 13 0.4 1 36 Kyle Crandall, WR 9 1 11 11.0 0 11 ERIC TOPOROFF, P 11 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 9 -33 Totals Ithaca 11 444 2.135 4.8 33 75 Opponent 11 339 1,289 3.8 13 47

INTERCEPTIONS Name, Position G No Yds Avg TD Long Jason Chier, CB 11 8 61 7.6 0 33 DAVID AHONEN, SS 11 3 6 2.0 0 6 Matt Samela, FS 10 3 48 16.0 1 30 Roniel Bencosme, SS 8 2 12 6.0 0 12 MATT DIBBLE, DE 11 1 43 43.0 0 43 Chris Grady, CB 10 1 1 1.0 0 1 ANDY LONSKY, CB 10 1 36 36.0 1 36 Totals Ithaca 11 19 207 10.9 2 43 Opponent 11 11 162 14.7 0 59

46 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE RECEIVING Name, Position G No Yds Avg TD Long Brian Weverbergh, TE 11 50 682 13.6 5 47 THOMAS VOSSLER, WR 11 41 535 13.0 1 37 Kyle Crandall, WR 9 37 818 22.1 9 80 DANNY WITBECK, FB 11 20 168 8.4 0 23 THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, RB 10 7 44 6.3 0 13 Zach Connett, WR 9 4 53 13.2 1 25 DAN HIGGINS, TE 11 4 39 9.8 0 20 DAN RUFFRAGE, WR 3 4 62 15.5 1 21 DAN RUGGIERO, RB 11 4 61 15.2 1 32 Matt Quinn, WR 6 2 15 7.5 1 10 SHANE O’MALLEY, WR 10 2 15 7.5 0 13 LANCE BAUMGARTNER, FB 11 2 12 6.0 0 10 Totals Ithaca 11 192 2.877 15.0 25 88 Opponent 11 KICKOFF RETURNS Name G No Yds Avg TD Long Jason Chier 11 18 432 24.0 0 59 Kyle Crandall 9 11 219 19.9 0 46 SHANE O’MALLEY 10 8 147 18.4 0 26 Justin Kulp 10 3 12 4.0 0 7 DANNY WITBECK 11 2 19 9.5 0 19 ALEX HENDRICKSON 4 1 15 15.0 0 15 JOE GILFEDDER 6 1 0 0.0 0 0 Totals Ithaca 11 46 844 18.3 0 59 Opponents 11 68 1,039 15.3 0 29

PUNT RETURNS Name, Position G No Yds Avg TD Long JASON CHIER 11 15 285 19.0 2 75 Brian Seamus Hogan 11 3 38 12.7 0 20 Charlie Stephens 11 1 0 0.0 0 0 DAN RUGGERIO 6 0 1 1.0 0 1 Totals Ithaca 11 19 324 17.1 2 75 Opponent 11 13 67 5.2 0 15

The 2007 Cortaca Jug win clinched Ithaca’s 16th NCAA playoff bid.

Football 2009 47 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE DEFENSIVE TOTALS Pass Name, Position G UT AT Total TFL Yds Sacks-Yds Brkup MATT SCALICE, LB 11 39 50 89 12-15 0-0 8 John Scanlon, LB 11 23 63 86 15-22 0-0 4 Jason Chier, CB 11 34 31 65 8-21 0-0 9 DAVID AHONEN, SS 11 33 24 57 5-5 0-0 8 SPENCER WHITE, CB 11 24 21 45 1-6 0-0 5 MORGAN ABDELNOUR, LB 11 13 30 43 4-16 0-0 0 MATT DIBBLE, DE 11 14 25 39 12-36 5-22 1 RYAN CLARKE, LB 8 9 27 36 1-1 0-0 1 Chris Grady, CB 10 22 13 35 3-25 0-0 3 JOE GOETZ, DT 9 19 16 35 12-40 6-33 2 Matt Samela, FS 10 14 16 30 1-1 0-0 4 Craig Liebler, LB 11 12 18 30 2-2 0-0 0 ADAM DRESCHER, DE 10 13 15 28 7-7 4-4 2 TYLER BAKER, LB 6 6 20 26 4-5 0-0 0 KYLE SCHARLES, DT 11 7 16 23 3-9 1-7 1 Roniel Bencosme, SS 8 15 7 22 3-3 0-0 2 John Cirba, DE 11 5 11 16 4-12 2-10 1 TOM ESCHEN, FS 11 5 9 14 0-0 0-0 1 ANDY LONSKY, CB 10 6 7 13 1-1 0-0 0 PAT SCOTT, LB 8 4 7 11 0-0 0-0 0 CHAD HERRING, FS 9 5 4 9 3-25 1-1 1 ANDREW HAIM,. DT 8 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 1 Paul Helm, DE 3 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 1 JOE GILFEDDER, LB 6 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0 CHRIS COLLIER, DE 6 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 MATT CRANDALL, RB 9 0 5 5 0-0 0-0 0 SCOTT AUCHENBACH, DE 2 2 2 4 2-3 0-0 0 JOE NICOLETTI, FB 10 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 BRAD PAYNE, TE 8 1 2 3 1-1 0-0 0 Chris Gray, OG 11 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 BRENDAN HARPER, K 11 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 MIKE CONTI, CB 8 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 Avi Deixler, DT 3 0 2 2 1-1 0-0 0 THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, RB 10 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 Doug Fraser, DT 2 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 Dan Juvan, QB 9 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 Sean Mirkov, OT 11 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 Brian Weverbergh, TE 11 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 LANCE BAUMGARTNER, FB 11 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 DAN HIGGINS, TE 11 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 Justin Kulp, RB 10 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 ERIC TOPOROFF, P 11 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 Totals Ithaca 11 341 466 807 105-253 16-70 55 Opponents 11 384 407 791 58-168 18-99 28

Recovered Fumbles: AHONEN 2, DRESCHER 2, SCALICE 2; Chier 1, Cirba 1, ESCHEN 1, HIGGINS 1, WHITE 1. Forced Fumbles: GOETZ 3, WHITE 3; CLARKE 2; ABDELNOUR 1, AHONEN 1, Cirba 1, DIBBLE 1, Samela 1, Scanlon 1. Blocked Kicks: Chier 5, AHONEN 2; DRESCHER 1, GOETZ 1, Samela 1.

Returning players in CAPITAL LETTERS.

48 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 Review ITHACA COLLEGE GAME 1 September 6 GAME 2 September 13 #18 ITHACA 17, Lycoming 16 #21 ITHACA 38, King’s 28 Lycoming (0-1) 0 3 0 13 — 16 Ithaca (2-0) 0 17 14 7 — 38 Ithaca (1-0) 3 7 0 7 — 17 King’s (1-1) 7 0 6 15 — 28 ITHACA, N.Y. —The #18 Bombers rallied to beat the visit- Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — The #21 Bombers posted their 12th ing Lycoming Warriors 17-16, opening the season with a win straight 2-0 start by holding off a late King’s rally and topping for the 28th time in 32 years. Senior cornerback Jason Chier the host Monarchs 38-28. Senior tight end Brian Weverbergh intercepted two passes and blocked an extra point. The win was caught two touchdown passes. Ithaca’s 200th in Butterfield Stadium/South Hill Field. Weverbergh’s touchdown catches were among his career- The Bombers used a touchdown and extra point with 4:14 best nine receptions, which set a single-game Ithaca tight end left to seal the win. Senior running back Justin Kulp capped record. Weverbergh was named Empire 8 Offensive Player a 10-play, 72-yard drive with a seven-yard touchdown and of the Week and was named to D3football.com’s Team of the freshman Andrew Rogowski followed with the game-winning Week. extra point. Sophomore safety Andy Lonsky’s 36-yard interception The Warriors’ final drive ended when Chier made a diving return for a score with 35 seconds left sealed the win. King’s interception inside the Bomber 30 with 11 seconds remaining. had scored 21 straight points to close to within 31-28. He was named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week for Sophomore running back Thomas Bergerstock ran for a his efforts and also earned a spot on D3football.com’s Team career-best 152 yards and scored his first career TD on a of the Week. 33-yard run to open the second-half scoring. On Ithaca’s next Ithaca held a 10-3 lead before the Warriors scored touch- possession, sophomore wide receiver Dan Ruffrage caught a downs on consecutive fourth-quarter possessions. Following 19-yard touchdown pass – the first of his career – from senior their go-ahead touchdown, Chier blocked the extra-point quarterback Dan Juvan. attempt. Juvan completed 18 of 32 passes for 291 yards and three The Bombers took leads of 3-0 – on a 29-yard field goal by touchdowns. Weverbergh gained 123 yards on his nine catches sophomore Dillon Dwyer– and 10-3. Their first touchdown and sophomore wideout Thomas Vossler caught three passes was a one-yard run by sophomore Matt Crandall. Crandall’s for a career-best 77 yards. first career touchdown came two plays after the Warriors were Ithaca’s defense held King’s to 62 rushing yards on 32 called for roughing the kicker on a successful 25-yard field goal carries. Senior linebacker John Scanlon and senior cornerback attempt by Dwyer. Dwyer was injured on the play, leading to Jason Chier had career-high totals of 14 and nine tackles, Rogowski taking over on extra point attempts. respectively. Senior linebacker Matt Scalice added 10. Junior cornerback Chris Grady, one of seven Bombers Senior free safety Matt Samela recorded the first two inter- making their first career start, recorded a personal-best 12 ceptions of his career, including an end zone pickoff. tackles. Junior strong safety Roniel Bencosme added a career- Scanlon, Chier and junior defensive ends Adam Drescher high seven. Junior defensive tackle Joe Goetz recorded a pair and Scott Auchenbach were all in on two tackles for loss. Chier of sacks among his six tackles. blocked an extra point for the second straight week. Freshman Andrew Rogowski kicked a 19-yard field goal Sophomore running back Thomas Bergerstock, one of five (the first of his career) on the last play of the first half and first-time offensive starters, rushed for a team-best 78 yards. added extra points after all five Bomber touchdowns. Sophomore wide receiver Thomas Vossler, another first-time starter, caught four passes for a team-leading 63 yards. Senior Drive KC 1 8:46 Verbitski 11 pass f/Soda (DeRito kick) 3-9 quarterback Dan Juvan completed 11 of 24 passes for 142 IC 2 5:50 Weverbergh 28 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski) 7-80 yards. IC 2 0:46 Weverbergh 5 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski) 9-80 Junior defensive end Adam Drescher and senior defensive IC 2 0:00 Rogowski 19 field goal 6-29 tackle John Cirba (first career) had sacks. Senior linebacker IC 3 11:51 Bergerstock 33 run (Rogowski) 7-65 Matt Scalice made five tackles and broke up two passes. IC 3 6:19 Ruffrage 19 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski) 8-60 Drive KC 3 1:38 Jones 1 run (kick blocked) 9-58 IC 1 3:46 Dwyer 29 field goal 8-18 KC 4 4:26 Verbitski 11 pass f/Soda LC 2 9:59 Erikson 30 field goal 9-31 (Verbitski pass f/Soda) 7-50 IC 2 3:43 M. Crandall 1 run (Rogowski kick) 13-69 KC 4 3:11 Verbitski 17 pass f/Soda (DeRito kick) 4-55 LC 4 13:13 Ryan 4 pass f/Dwyer (Erikson kick) 10-62 IC 4 0:35 Lonsky 36 interception return LC 4 9:21 Stevenson 6 pass f/Dwyer (blocked) 6-63 IC KC IC 4 4:24 Kulp 7 run (Rogowski kick) 10-72 First Downs 20 17 LC IC Rushes-Yards 33-147 32-62 First Downs 16 17 Passing Yards 291 236 Rushes-Yards 24-79 43-124 Passes Att-Com-Int 33-18-3 37-23-3 Passing Yards 243 142 Total Yards 438 298 Passes Att-Com-Int 43-28-2 24-11-0 Punts-Average 2-36.0 5-37.4 Total Yards 322 266 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 2-1 Punts-Average 6-34.0 6-34.2 Penalties-Yards 6-50 7-78 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Individual Leaders Penalties-Yards 9-50 4-39 Rushing: IC — Bergerstock 28-152 KC — Soda 13-33, Jones 19-29 Individual Leaders Passing: IC — Juvan 18-33-3, 291 Rushing: LC — Kleinfelter 17-85, Rosa 2-3 IC — Bergerstock 18-78, Kulp 9-27 KC — Soda 23-37-3, 236 Passing: LC — Dwyer 28-43-1, 243 Receiving: IC — Weverbergh 9-123, Vossler 3-77 IC — Juvan 11-24-0, 142 KC — Verbitski 8-106, Cirko 6-48 Receiving: LC — Wagaman 11-82, Ryan 6-21 IC — Vossler 4-63, Weverbergh 4-59 Football 2009 49 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE GAME 3 September 20 GAME 4 September 27 #19 ITHACA 69, Hartwick 42 #11 St. John Fisher 37, #16 ITHACA 6 Hartwick (1-1, 0-1) 14 14 7 7 — 42 Ithaca (3-1, 1-1) 3 0 3 0 — 6 Ithaca (3-0, 1-0) 27 14 21 7 — 69 SJF (3-1, 1-0) 3 3 17 14 — 37 ITHACA, N.Y. — The #19 Bombers celebrated Homecoming Pittsford, N.Y. — The #11 St. John Fisher Cardinals scored with a win for the 25th time in 27 years, scoring 10 touchdowns 31 second-half points to pull away from a defensive battle on in a record-setting 69-42 win over visiting Hartwick. their way to a 37-6 win over the #16 Bombers. Junior running back Thomas Bergerstock ran for 268 yards Freshman Andrew Rogowski kicked a pair of field goals, and a school-record tying five touchdowns as the Bombers covering 22 and 26 yards. recorded the program’s second-highest single-game point total. Senior tight end Brian Weverbergh caught seven passes His 268 yards were Ithaca’s third-highest total in history. – matching the second-highest single-game total ever by an Bergerstock’s touchdowns included a 75-yard burst on Ithaca tight end – for 93 yards. He raised his career total to 95 Ithaca’s final drive, a 24-yard score, a nine-yard run that opened and moved into sixth on the program’s all-time list. Sophomore the scoring and a pair of one-yard rushes. He was named wide receiver Thomas Vossler caught a career-best six passes Empire 8 and ECAC Upstate NY Offensive Player of the Week and gained 60 yards. and earned a spot on D3football.com’s Team of the Week. Junior running back Thomas Bergerstock gained 98 yards The two teams combined for 1,067 yards of total offense and on 21 carries. Senior quarterback Dan Juvan threw for 131 the 111 combined points were the most in any Ithaca game. yards in just over two quarters, completing 11 of 19 passes. Senior tight end Brian Weverbergh and senior wide receiver He raised his career total to 5,398, passing Mike O’Donovan Kyle Crandall both caught two touchdown passes and both for second on the program’s all-time list. Junior Brian Grastorf went over 100 receiving yards. Freshman kicker Andrew saw his first action of the season under center and threw for Rogowski set Ithaca single-game records with nine extra points 94 yards; his nine completions and 15 attempts were both and 10 extra-point attempts. career-high totals. Senior linebacker John Scanlon led Ithaca with nine tackles. Sophomore strong safety David Ahonen led Ithaca with a Senior cornerback Jason Chier and junior cornerback Chris career-best nine tackles. Senior cornerback Jason Chier added Grady both made eight and sophomore linebacker Morgan eight. Junior defensive tackle Joe Goetz, sophomore linebacker Abdelnour had a career-best eight. Morgan Abdelnour and senior linebackers Matt Scalice and Senior free safety Matt Samela intercepted a pass on John Scanlon all made seven tackles. Goetz and Abdelnour’s Hartwick’s first play of the game and returned it 30 yards totals were career highs. Scalice made three tackles for loss for a touchdown. Sophomore strong safety David Ahonen and Goetz added two. made his first career start and made four tackles, recovered a Junior defensive end Adam Drescher and sophomore defen- fumble, intercepted his first career pass and broke up two oth- sive end Matt Dibble both made a pair of tackles for loss. ers. Sophomore defensive end Matt Dibble, another first-time Dibble matched a career-high with five tackles. Freshman line- starter, made five tackles, including his first career sack. backer Ryan Clarke, who made his first career start, recorded Drive a career-best four stops. IC 1 13:01 Bergerstock 9 run (Rogowski kick) 4-42 Drive IC 1 12:45 Samela 30 int. return (Rogowski kick) IC 1 7:12 Rogowski 22 field goal 10-65 HW 1 7:27 Phelan 5 pass f/Boltus (Boyea kick) 13-71 SJF 1 4:13 Pierri 26 field goal 8-56 IC 1 6:04 Weverbergh 47 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski) 3-61 SJF 2 6:23 Pierri 27 field goal 11-55 IC 1 2:03 Bergerstock 1 run (Rogowski kick) 4-35 SJF 3 9:23 Pierri 30 field goal 8-58 HW 1 0:07 N. Rockefeller 22 run (Boyea kick) 5-71 IC 3 5:40 Rogowski 26 field goal 8-71 IC 2 8:24 Weverbergh 5 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski) 6-46 SJF 3 2:58 Carlton 11 run (Pierri kick) 6-69 HW 2 5:25 Koreman 70 pass f/Boltus (Boyea kick) 1-70 SJF 3 0:46 Smith 75 pass from Bailey (Pierri kick) 1-75 IC 2 5:10 Crandall 73 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski) 1-73 SJF 4 7:13 Bailey 1 run (Pierri kick) 10-86 HW 2 3:48 Koreman 5 pass f/Boltus (Boyea kick) 3-25 SJF 4 3:57 Herrington 1 run (Pierri kick) 5-23 HW 3 11:04 DeMulder 8 run (Boyea kick) 4-23 IC SJF IC 3 7:14 Bergerstock 1 run (Rogowski kick) 7-64 First Downs 17 21 IC 3 1:17 Crandall 20 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski) 9-87 Rushes-Yards 29-116 42-188 IC 3 0:22 Bergerstock 24 run (Rogowski kick) 2-27 Passing Yards 225 314 HW 4 8:51 Koreman 27 pass f/Boltus (Boyea kick) 5-60 Passes Att-Com-Int 34-20-1 20-15-0 IC 4 8:35 Bergerstock 75 run (Rogowski kick) 1-75 Total Yards 341 502 HW IC Punts-Average 6-28.2 2-38.0 First Downs 24 22 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Rushes-Yards 20-60 40-268 Penalties-Yards 1-5 2-10 Passing Yards 460 279 Individual Leaders Passes Att-Com-Int 59-36-2 17-13-0 Rushing: IC — Bergerstock 21-98; Kulp 5-22 Total Yards 520 547 SJF — Carlton 16-129; Herrington 12-38 Punts-Average 4-32.8 4-35.0 Passing: IC — Juvan 11-19-0, 13; Grastorf 9-15-0, 94 SJF — Bailey 15-20-1, 314 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Receiving: IC — Weverbergh 7-93, Vossler 6-60 Penalties-Yards 4-39 3-39 SJF — Smith 7-192, Reger 2-32 Individual Leaders Rushing: HW — DeMulder 13-56, Rockefeller 2-20 IC — Bergerstock 32-268, Kulp 2-18 Passing: HW — Boltus 32-59-4, 460 IC — Juvan 13-17-4, 279 Receiving: HW — Koreman 16-250, Gill 7-60 IC — Weverbergh 5-101, Crandall 3-108

50 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE GAME 5 October 11 GAME 6 October 6 #26 ITHACA 41, Norwich 6 #23 ITHACA 51, Frostburg State 24 Ithaca (4-1, 2-1) 0 7 0 7 — 14 Frostburg State (2-4) 7 3 7 7 — 24 Norwich (2-4, 0-2) 7 6 7 14 — 34 Ithaca (5-1) 7 21 9 14 — 51 Northfield, Vt. — Ithaca held host Norwich to nine first downs ITHACA, N.Y.— Junior running back Thomas Bergerstock as the #26 Bombers posted a 41-6 win. Sophomore running ran for 196 yards and four touchdowns as the #23 Bombers back Dan Ruggiero ran for a career-best 101 yards and the first posted a 51-24 non-league win over visiting Frostburg State. two touchdowns of his career. Ithaca ran for a season-best 272 yards; the Bombers’ 37:09 Two other Bombers scored the first touchdowns of their time of possession was also a season-high mark. Both figures, career – sophomore wide receiver Thomas Vossler and senior as well as Ithaca’s six-for-six efficiency in the red zone, helped wideout Matt Quinn; Quinn’s score came on his first career the offensive line earn a milestone award from the Empire 8. catch. The group of senior left tackle Sean Mirkov, senior left guard Senior quarterback Dan Juvan threw for 239 yards, com- Chris Gray, junior center Ben Garvey, senior right guard Eric pleting 19 of 30 passes. Vossler led Ithaca with a career-best Russo and junior right tackle Jake Queener was collectively seven catches. Sophomore tight end Dan Higgins caught the named Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week, marking the first four passes of his career. first time in the conference’s seven years of weekly awards Junior running back Thomas Bergerstock, who didn’t play that a team’s offensive line was honored. They did not allow in the game’s final 38 minutes, ran for 98 yards and a six-yard a sack for the second straight game. touchdown. Sophomore running back Matt Crandall ran for a Senior quarterback Dan Juvan completed 21 of 34 passes for career-high 29 yards. 217 yards and a seven-yard touchdown to senior wide receiver The Bombers held Norwich to 140 yards of total offense, Zach Connett (the first of his career). Senior tight end Brian including 43 rushing yards on 25 carries. Freshman linebacker Weverbergh caught a game-high six passes for a team-leading Ryan Clarke led Ithaca with a career-best 13 tackles. Senior 82 yards. Senior wideout Kyle Crandall and junior fullback linebacker Matt Scalice added seven. Dan Witbeck both caught four passes. Witbeck’s total was a Senior cornerback Jason Chier had a pair of tackles for loss, career high, as was Bergerstock’s three receptions. intercepted one pass (returning it 19 yards) and broke up two Sophomore running back Matt Crandall closed out the scor- others. Junior strong safety Roniel Bencosme intercepted two ing with a 14-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run. Freshman second-half passes, including one in his own end zone. Junior kicker Andrew Rogowski converted all seven of his extra-point defensive tackle Joe Goetz was in on two tackles for loss. attempts. Ithaca picked up a safety when Connett chased the Sophomore free safety Tom Eschen, who made his first career Bobcat punter out of the end zone after a bad snap. start, made a career-best five tackles. Freshman cornerback Ithaca held the Bobcats to 84 rushing yards and one-of-11 Spencer White, another first-time starter, forced a fumble that efficiency on third down. Senior linebacker John Scanlon made sophomore defensive end Matt Dibble recovered. 10 tackles, including two for loss. Freshman linebacker Ryan Freshman Andrew Rogowski kicked extra points after five Clarke made seven stops and forced a fumble that sophomore of Ithaca’s six touchdowns (his miss followed a penalty that strong safety David Ahonen recovered to set up Ithaca’s go- moved the ball back for the point after attempt. Junior Adam ahead touchdown. Ahonen intercepted a pass on Frostburg Drescher blocked the extra-point attempt after Norwich’s State’s next drive to set up another touchdown. touchdown. Higgins recovered a fumble on a fake punt attempt Freshman cornerback Spencer White added nine tackles. by the Cadets. Junior Chad Herring set the Bombers up at Senior linebacker Matt Scalice collected two tackles for loss their one, tackling the Norwich punter after a high snap led and a pair of pass break-ups. Junior defensive tackle Kyle to a 23-yard loss. Scharles made a career-best six tackles. Drive Drive IC 1 6:24 Vossler 8 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski kick) 12-80 FR 1 11:40 Cooper 38 pass f/Brosnan (Schrieber) 1-38 IC 2 12:45 Bergerstock 6 run (Rogowski kick) 11-54 IC 1 8:02 Bergerstock 12 run (Rogowski kick) 9-67 IC 2 4:11 Ruggiero 3 run (Rogowski kick) 4-21 IC 2 7:35 Bergerstock 12 run (Rogowski kick) 3-26 IC 2 5:15 Bergerstock 7 run (Rogowski kick) 4-28 NU 3 10:24 Marzeotti 6 run (kick blocked) 12-61 IC 2 1:07 Connett 7 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski kick) 7-71 IC 3 5:13 Ruggiero 5 run (Rogowski kick) 11-72 FR 2 0:00 Schreiber 39 field goal 7-47 IC 4 8:56 Crandall 65 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski kick) 4-87 IC 3 13:35 Safety IC 4 5:34 Quinn 10 pass f/Grastorf (Rogowski kick) 4-23 FR 3 6:21 King 16 pass f/Brosnan (Schreiber kick) 5-53 IC 3 2:11 Bergerstock 7 run (Rogowski kick) 10-75 IC NU FR 4 14:11 Cooper 30 pass f/Brosnan (Schreiber) 3-43 First Downs 25 9 IC 4 10:57 Chier 61 punt return (Rogowski kick) Rushes-Yards 45-232 25-43 IC 4 2:24 M. Crandall 14 run (Rogowski kick) 13-74 Passing Yards 237 97 FR IC Passes Att-Com-Int 31-20-1 37-17-3 First Downs 15 27 Total Yards 469 140 Rushes-Yards 25-84 46-272 Punts-Average 1-16.0 5-40.0 Passing Yards 190 217 Fumbles-Lost 4-4 2-2 Passes Att-Com-Int 29-14-1 34-21-2 Penalties-Yards 5-40 3-25 Total Yards 274 489 Punts-Average 8-45.8 4-30.2 Individual Leaders Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Rushing: IC — Ruggiero 23-101; Bergerstock 18-98 Penalties-Yards 4-36 7-72 NU — Marzeoti 12-38; Gilding 6-19 Individual Leaders Passing: IC — Juvan 19-30-2, 227; Grastorf 1-1-1, 10 Rushing: FR — King 16-63, Wade 6-43 NU — Gilding 12-31-0, 58; Angelos 5-6-0, 39 IC — Bergerstock 28-196, Ruggiero 6-30 Receiving: IC — Vossler 7-79; K. Crandall 4-87; Passing: FR — Brosnan 14-28-3, 190 Higgins 4-27 IC — Juvan 21-34-1, 217 NU — Dantzler 5-24; Ober 4-33 Receiving: FR — Cooper 5-104; King 3-30; Tate 3-19 IC — Weverbergh 6-82; K. Crandall 4-55

Football 2009 51 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE GAME 7 October 25 GAME 8 November 1 #24 ITHACA 42, Utica 7 #21 ITHACA 37, Springfield 8 Utica (2-5, 1-2) 0 0 0 7 — 7 Spfld (2-6, 0-4) 0 0 8 0 — 8 Ithaca (6-1, 3-1) 7 14 21 0 — 42 Ithaca (7-1, 4-1) 13 10 7 7 — 37 ITHACA, N.Y.— Junior running back Thomas Bergerstock ITHACA, N.Y.— Junior running back Thomas Bergerstock ran for five touchdowns as the #24 Bombers clinched the ran for 175 yards and four touchdowns as the #21 Bombers program’s 38th consecutive winning season with a 42-7 win closed out an undefeated regular season at home, beating the over the visiting Utica Pioneers. visiting Pride 37-8. Bergerstock’s five touchdowns marked the second time Bergerstock raised his season totals to 20 touchdowns and in four games he’d tied the school’s single-game record. He 120 points, breaking school records in both categories. Jeff went over the 1,000-yard mark for both his career (he’s the Wittman’s totals of 19 touchdowns and 114 points had stood 29th Bomber to reach that total) and the season (posting the since 1992. program’s eighth 1,000-yard season). Bergerstock went over 100 yards in the first quarter, cap- The Bombers ran for 227 yards and outgained Utica 477- ping Ithaca’s first two drives with touchdown runs of 45 and 206 in beating the Pioneers (whose first-year coach, Blaise nine yards. He added 14-yard score in the second quarter and Faggiano, won a Stagg Bowl as a Bomber nose guard and tallied the game’s final touchdown in the fourth quarter, scor- spent four seasons as an Ithaca assistant coach) for the eighth ing on a two-yard run. time in as many meetings. The Bomber defense held Springfield to 166 rushing yards Bergerstock gained 138 yards on 33 carries and capped five and eight points. The Pride came in averaging 28 points and of Ithaca’s first eight drives with touchdown runs (the Bombers 249 rushing yards per game and converted just four-of-17 were intercepted in the end zone on their second drive and took attempts on third and fourth down. a knee to run out the clock at the end of the first half). Senior linebacker Matt Scalice led Ithaca with a game-best Senior quarterback Dan Juvan threw for 250 yards, compet- 11 tackles. Senior linebacker John Scanlon added nine. Both ing 15 of 25 passes in the torrential rain. He threw a 23-yard were in on two of Ithaca’s season-high 15 tackles for loss. touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Kyle Crandall for Senior cornerback Jason Chier made six tackles and intercepted Ithaca’s third score. a pass. Sophomore defensive end Matt Dibble was in on a Crandall caught five passes for 76 yards. Sophomore wide- career-high three tackles for loss. Sophomore strong safety out Thomas Vossler caught four and led Ithaca with a career- David Ahonen recorded five tackles, including a career-best best 84 yards. Junior fullback Dan Witbeck caught three passes two for loss. Junior defensive end Adam Drescher recovered for a career-high 50 yards. Freshman kicker Andrew Rogowski a fumble and collected a sack. made all six of his extra-point attempts. Sophomore quarterback Brian Grastorf completed all six The Bombers held Utica to 39 yards of total offense and of his throws for a career-best 110 yards in the third and three first downs in the first half and game totals of 52 passing fourth quarters. He threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to senior yards (in 19 attempts), 130 rushing yards in 40 attempts and wide receiver Kyle Crandall in the third quarter. Crandall led three of 14 success on third and fourth downs. The Pioneers all receivers with career-best totals of nine catches and 162 drove 66 plays on their first second-half possession, but a first- yards. Senior Dan Juvan threw for 133 yards, completing 10 and-goal from the Ithaca three ended when their 21-yard field of 19 passes. goal attempt was blocked by sophomore David Ahonen. Sophomore running back Dan Ruggiero ran for 64 yards on Senior linebacker Matt Scalice, the Empire 8 Defensive just five carries. Sophomore wideout Thomas Vossler caught Player of the Week, made 10 tackles – including two for three passes and senior tight end Brian Weverbergh caught loss – to lead the Bombers. Sophomore defensive end Matt two. Dibble, senior linebacker Craig Liebler and freshman corner- Freshman Andrew Rogowski kicked a 22-yard field goal and back Spencer White each made six. Senior linebacker John added extra points after four of Ithaca’s five touchdowns. Scanlon was also in on a pair of tackles for loss. Drive Drive IC 1 13:36 Bergerstock 45 run (Rogowski kick) 3-58 IC 1 9:33 Bergerstock 3 run (Rogowski kick) 8-45 IC 1 11:40 Bergerstock 9 run (failed kick) 3-39 IC 2 11:36 Bergerstock 5 run (Rogowski kick) 4-29 IC 2 11:08 Bergerstock 14 run (Rogowski kick) 5-50 IC 2 5:17 Crandall 23 pass f/Juvan (Rogowski kick) 9-77 IC 2 1:03 Rogowski 22 field goal 10-29 IC 3 11:27 Bergerstock 3 run (Rogowski kick) 8-62 SC 3 11:47 Carter 5 run(2-pt blocked kick recovery) 5-25 IC 3 9:30 Bergerstock 7 run (Rogowski kick) 1-7 IC 3 2:16 Crandall 15 pass f/Grastorf (Rogowski) 8-68 IC 3 0:04 Bergerstock 5 run (Rogowski kick) 8-90 IC 4 11:32 Bergerstock 2 run (Rogowski kick) 7-79 UC 4 4:27 Clark 17 run (McNulty kick) 4-38 SC IC UC IC First Downs 13 21 First Downs 14 22 Rushes-Yards 45-166 43-256 Rushes-Yards 40-130 49-227 Passing Yards 64 243 Passing Yards 52 250 Passes Att-Com-Int 16-7-1 25-16-0 Passes Att-Com-Int 19-7-1 22-15-1 Total Yards 230 499 Total Yards 182 477 Punts-Average 8-32.5 3-29.7 Punts-Average 5-40.6 2-35.5 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 2-14 7-65 Penalties-Yards 2-15 5-58 Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Rushing: SC — Carter 18-75, Fuller 8-46, Rushing: UC — Clark 17-85, Northey 11-32 Cunningham 4-20 IC — Bergerstock 33-138, Ruggiero 6-45 IC — Bergerstock 27-178, Ruggiero 5-64 Passing: UC — Clark 7-19-0, 52 Passing: SC — Carter 6-13-0, 51; Schmaltz 1-3-0, 13 IC — Juvan 15-22-1, 250 IC — Juvan 10-19-0, 133; Grastorf 6-6-1, 110 Receiving: SC — Brady 3-28, Hurlock 2-18 Receiving: UC — Mason 2-19, Fischer 2-8 IC — K. Crandall 9-162, Vossler 3-37 IC — K. Crandall 5-76, Vossler 4-84 52 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Section head ithacaITHACA CCOLLEGEollege GAME 9 November 8 GAME 10 November 15 #18 ITHACA 43, Alfred 35 #17 ITHACA 35, #7 Cortland 13 Ithaca (8-1, 5-1) 0 22 14 7 — 43 Ithaca (9-1) 7 7 7 14 — 35 Alfred (6-3, 3-2) 7 14 0 14 — 35 Cortland (9-1) 0 10 3 0 — 13 Alfred, N.Y.— Juniors Brian Grastorf and Dan Ruggiero came Cortland, N.Y.— The #17 Bombers beat previously unbeaten off the bench to lead the #18 Bombers to a 43-35 win that Cortland 35-13 in front of 10,300 fans at the 50th annual clinched a share of the Empire 8 title. Cortaca Jug game; in conjunction with the game, the Red Ruggiero entered in the second quarter to record a career- Dragons had honored their 1988 team which had been the high 192 rushing yards and four scores. Grastorf came in with program’s only team to post an undefeated regular season (the 5:30 left in the half and led five scoring drives in his first six Bombers beat Cortland in the NCAA East Region final on their possessions, helping Ithaca score 30 points – erasing a 21-13 way to the national championship). Alfred lead – before Ithaca stopped Alfred twice on fourth Junior quarterback Brian Grastorf threw for three touch- down in the final 2:09. downs and rushed for two more in his first career start and Sophomore strong safety David Ahonen broke up a fourth- senior cornerback Jason Chier tied a school record with three down pass with 2:09 left to thwart one drive. On the Saxons’ interceptions. final possession, they drove to the Ithaca one, but threw three Grastorf, the first Bomber quarterback to make his first incomplete passes – one was broken up by senior cornerback career start in the Cortaca Jug game, completed 19-of-28 Jason Chier in the end zone. passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for The Bombers took the lead for good on the final play of the two one-yard scores; all four figures were career bests. Senior first half. Freshman Andrew Rogowski kicked a career-long Kyle Crandall caught four catches for a game-high 114 yards 26-yard field goal after sophomore defensive end Matt Dibble and two scores and junior Dan Ruggiero came off the bench set up the score by intercepting a screen pass and running it to rush for 96 yards – the highest total surrendered all year by back 43 yards to the Alfred 11. the Red Dragons – and catch a touchdown pass. Grastorf completed nine of 16 passes for 161 yards against Chier finished with seven tackles and two pass breakups the nation’s sixth-ranked pass defense and threw a 76-yard along with his three interceptions. Two of his pickoffs came touchdown pass to senior wideout Kyle Crandall, who led in the end zone and the other was at his own two; one of his Ithaca with 115 yards on three catches. pass break-ups came in the end zone as well. Ithaca’s offensive line turned in its strongest performance Sophomore strong safety David Ahonen made nine tackles of the yearby posting its fourth sack-free performance in the intercepted a pass in the end zone on Cortland’s final play from last five games. scrimmage. Sophomore linebacker Morgan Abdelnour added a Chier made a career-best 10 tackles, blocked a field goal career-high nine tackles. Senior linebacker Matt Scalice added and recovered a fumbled Alfred kickoff. Junior defensive eight tackles and raised his career total to 261, good for 11th tackle Joe Goetz also blocked a Saxon field goal try. Senior on the program’s all-time list. linebacker Matt Scalice led the Bombers with 15 tackles. Senior Crandall caught a 14-yard pass from Grastorf with 9:44 left linebacker John Scanlon added nine tackles, with two for loss. in the first quarter to give Ithaca a 7-0 lead. Crandall turned a Freshman cornerback Spencer White matched a career high short crossing pass from Grastorf into an 80-yard touchdown with eight tackles. Sophomore linebacker Morgan Abdelnour with 1:26 left in the half and a 32-yard screen pass to Ruggiero made his first start and had a career-best seven tackles. for a touchdown created a 21-13 Bomber lead. Ahonen made six tackles – with a career-high three for Grastorf capped the scoring with a pair of on-year touch- loss – and forced a fumble that junior defensive end Adam down runs – the first two of his career – in the fourth quarter. Drescher recovered. Junior strong safety Roniel Bencosme The second was set up when sophomore defensive end Matt made two tackles for loss, both on pass plays. Dibble forced a fumble on a sack that senior defensive tackle Drive John Cirba recovered. ALF 1 10:36 Hendrix 1 run (Rockwood kick) 8-45 Drive IC 2 14:57 Juvan 1 run (Rogowski kick) 12-93 IC 1 9:44 Crandall 14 pass f/Grastorf (Rogowski) 10-78 IC 2 14:38 Ruggiero 26 run (Rogowski kick) 2-26 C 2 10:51 Lang 39 field goal 8-42 ALF 2 10:06 Secky 8 run (Rockwood kick) 9-66 C 2 9:00 Smith 12 blocked punt return (Lang kick) ALF 2 3:08 Hendrix 2 run (Rockwood kick) 3-58 IC 2 1:26 Crandall 80 pass f/Grastorf (Rogowski) 1-80 IC 2 1:48 Ruggiero 12 run (pass failed) 5-70 C 3 11:31 Lang 22 field goal 9-57 IC 2 0:00 Rogowski 26 field goal 4-2 IC 3 6:50 Ruggiero 32 pass f/Grastorf (Rogowski) 10-71 IC 3 13:18 Ruggiero 4 run (Rogowski kick) 4-26 IC 4 12:22 Grastorf 1 run (Rogowski kick) 10-80 IC 3 7:34 Crandall 76 pass f/Grastorf (Rogowski) 2-76 IC 4 6:07 Grastorf 1 run (Rogowski kick) 8-53 IC 4 14:03 Ruggiero 61 run (Rogowski kick) 2-73 ALF 4 12:03 Hendrix 17 ruin (pass failed) 6-57 IC CORT ALF 7:05 Bork 43 pass f/Secky First Downs 20 23 (Manzer pass f/Secky) 6-81 Rushes-Yards 38-140 22-132 Passing Yards 274 211 IC ALF Passes Att-Com-Int 28-19-1 45-26-4 First Downs 19 31 Total Yards 414 343 Rushes-Yards 39-232 27-149 Punts-Average 4-27.8 3-39.7 Passing Yards 232 394 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1 Passes Att-Com-Int 28-16-2 57-31-1 Penalties-Yards 6-60 3-20 Total Yards 464 543 Punts-Average 3-37.3 3-40.0 Individual Leaders Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Rushing: IC — Ruggiero 27-95; Grastorf 8-48 Penalties-Yards 5-52 8-75 CORT — Giuliano 18-137 Passing: IC — Grastorf 19-28-3, 274 Individual Leaders CORT — Miles 20-37-0, 144; 6-8-0, 67 Rushing: IC — Ruggiero 25-192; Bergerstock 10-36 Receiving: IC — Weverbergh 6-50, K. Crandall 4-112 ALF — Hendrix 19-96; O’Brien 4-40 CORT — Guaragno 10-70, Hainos 8-63 Passing: IC — Grastorf 9-16-1, 161; Juvan 7-12-0, 71 ALF — Secky 30-54-1, 352 Receiving: IC — K. Crandall 3-115; Weverbergh 4-69 ALF — Bork 12-220; Manzer 9-59 Football 2009 53 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE GAME 11 November 22 Curry 26, #12 ITHACA 21 NCAA First-Round Playoff Game Curry (10-1) 6 0 12 8 — 26 Ithaca (9-2) 7 7 7 0 — 21 ITHACA, N.Y.— The seventh-seeded Curry Colonels scored the game-winning touchdown with 32 seconds left in a 26-21 win over the second-seeded Bombers in the NCAA playoffs. The Bombers took over on their own 39 with 30 seconds left. Following a 20-yard pass from junior quarterback Brian Grastorf to senior wide receiver Kyle Crandall on Ithaca’s first play and a pass interference penalty on Curry that moved the BRIAN WEVERBERGH CHRIS GRAY ball to the Colonel 25, the Bombers threw three incomplete passes to end the game. Ithaca had taken its final lead late in the third quarter on a touchdown set up by a blocked punt. Senior Matt Samela blocked a Curry punt that senior teammate Craig Liebler recov- ered on the Colonel 14. Two plays later Crandall caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Grastorf. A pair of Ithaca touchdowns put the Bombers up 14-6 after the Colonels had scored on their first dive of the game. Grastorf threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Brian Weverbergh midway through the first quarter and the first of three extra points by freshman Andrew Rogowski gave the Bombers their first lead. Late in the second quarter senior linebacker Matt Scalice recovered a fumble on a Colonel punt return on the Curry 18-yard line. Five plays later, sophomore Dan Ruggiero scored on a five-yard run. JASON CHIER SEAN MIRKOV Ruggiero gained a game-high 138 rushing yards on a Bomber playoff-record 33 carries. Crandall was Ithaca’s lead- ing receiver with three catches for 52 yards; his career average of 21.5 yards per reception is second all-time at Ithaca. Weverbergh caught three passes and broke his own year-old school record for tight ends, finishing with 50 catches. Senior linebacker John Scanlon led Ithaca’s defense with 10 tackles. Sophomore strong safety David Ahonen made nine tackles (including six solo stops), blocked the extra point attempt after the Colonels’ second touchdown and broke up the conversion pass following their third attempt. Senior cornerback Jason Chier intercepted his school-record tying eighth pass of the year, blocked an extra point, tackled Curry’s holder on an aborted field goal attempt and blocked a Colonel field goal attempt on the final play of the first half. Drive CC 1 11:10 Sughrue 4 pass f/VanDeGiesen (block) 3-90 JOE GOETZ TOM BERGERSTOCK IC 1 6:38 Weverbergh 13 pass f/Grastorf (Rogowski) 9-55 IC 2 0:24 Ruggiero 5 run (Rogowski kick) 5-18 CC 3 9:25 Taylor 11 pass f/ VanDeGiesen (block) 12-70 CC 3 6:38 Hibbard 21 pass f/VanDeGiesen (miss) 6-45 IC 3 2:16 Crandall 10 pass f/Grastorf (Rogowski) 3-14 CC 4 0:32 Landry 12 pass f/VanDeGiesen (Gentil rush) 9-63 CC IC First Downs 20 14 Rushes-Yards 38-172 39-133 Passing Yards 268 102 Passes Att-Com-Int 34-18-1 25-8-0 Total Yards 440 235 Punts-Average 4-20.2 8-28.8 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 4-2 Penalties-Yards 3-36 3-39 Individual Leaders Rushing: CC — Woods 14-75, Gentili 8-51 IC — Ruggiero 33-138 MATT SCALICE JAKE QUEENER Passing: CC — Van De Giesen 18-34-4, 268 IC — Grastorf 8-25-2, 102 Receiving: CC — Taylor 7-77, Woods 2-104 IC — K. Crandall 3-52, Weverbergh 3-35

54 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Section 2008 Empire head 8 ITHACAITHACA COLLEGE COLLEGE ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OFFFENSE QB: Jason Boltus, Hartwick QB: Dan Juvan, Ithaca RB: THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, Ithaca RB: Brad Carlton, St. John Fisher Darnell Jackson, Norwich Morgan O’Brien, Alfred WR: Jared Manzer, Alfred WR: Trevor Bork, Alfred Jack Phelan, Hartwick Tim Marion, St. John Fisher TE: Brian Weverbergh, Ithaca TE: D.J. Laughlin-Pope, Alfred OL: Andrew Cottet, St. John Fisher OL: Dave Carletta, Alfred Chris Gray, Ithaca Ben Musall, St. John Fisher Andrew Jackson, Springfield Zach Morgan, Alfred Sean Mirkov, Ithaca Eric Russo, Ithaca JAKE QUEENER, ITHACA Pete Soehner, St. John Fisher PK: Ryan Boyea, Hartwick PK: Chris Pierri, St. John Fisher KR: Jason Chier, Ithaca AP: Jared Manzer, Alfred AP: Tim Marion, St. John Fisher DEFENSE DEFENSE DL: Matt Becton, St. John Fisher DL: Reza Afsarmanesh, Norwich Richard Cumby, Norwich JOE GOETZ, Ithaca Dan Pollock, St. John Fisher ADAM DRESCHER, Ithaca Rob Ritter, Alfred Ben Tomaino, Hartwick LB: Tom Caporale, Springfield LB: Nick Clark, Alfred Josh Gottlieb, St. John Fisher Andy Episcopo, St. John Fisher MATT SCALICE, Ithaca Eric Kahl, Utica DB: Ken Bostick, St. John Fisher DB: Turell Ahmad, St. John Fisher Jason Chier, Ithaca Donovan Brown, Norwich Brian Nitsche, Alfred Ron Smith, Alfred Justin Oelgeschlager, Hartwick Pete Vano, Utica P: Ben Atwood, Utica P: Ricky Tatar, St. John Fisher

HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WR: Jason Boltus, Hartwick Kyle Crandall, Ithaca LB: John Scanlon, Ithaca DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR DB: DAVID AHONEN, Ithaca MATT SCALICE, ITHACA PK: ANDREW ROGOWSKI, Ithaca ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Tom Secky, Alfred

COACH OF THE YEAR MIKE WELCH, ITHACA

FINAL STANDINGS /—–––––––––— Empire 8 —–––––––––—/ /—–––––––––––— Overall —–––––––––––—/ W L Pct W L Pct Returning Ithaca players in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS. ITHACA 5 1 .8332007 Ithaca players in bold9 letters. 2 .818 Alfred 4 2 .667 7 4 .636 Hartwick 4 2 .833 7 3 .700 St. John Fisher 4 2 .833 7 4 .636 Utica 2 4 .333 3 7 .300 Springfield 1 4 .167 4 6 .400 Norwich 0 6 .000 2 8 .200

Football 20082009 6055 ITHACA COLLEGE Football Record Book ITHACA COLLEGE TEAM OFFENSE RUSHING Completions TOTAL OFFENSE Attempts Game: 27; vs. Buffalo State, Plays Game: 77; vs. Albany, 9/11/93 11/14/98 Game: 98; vs. Albany, 9/11/93 Season: 627; 1978 27; at St. John Fisher, 98; vs. Cortland, 11/6/99 Net Yards 9/25/04 Season: 776; 1997 Game: 639; vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 Season: 231; 1999 Total Yards Season: 3,246; 1988 Yards Gained Game: 639; vs. Fitchburg State, TDs Game: 441; vs. AIC, 10/25/97 9/22/84 Game: 11; vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 Season: 2,759; 1999 Season: 4,418; 1999 Season: 37; 1978 TDs Game: 6; at AIC, 10/24/98 SCORING Points PASSING 6; vs. Brockport, 1980 Season: 23; 1997 Quarter: 35; first vs. Utica, Attempts 10/20/01 Game: 54; at AIC, 10/24/98 Completion Percentage 35; second at St. John 54; at AIC, 10/26/96 Game: .800 (12-15); vs. RIT, Fisher, 9/12/98 Season: 389; 1999 11/9/74 35; second vs. RIT, Season: .699; 2005 11/9/74 Game: 82; vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 Season: 394; 1974 (9 games) TDs Game: 12; vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 Season: 57; 1974 PAT Game: 10; vs. Fitchburg State, ALEX BAEZ Bob Ferrigno Matt Mees 9/22/84 Season: 43; 2001 CAREER rushing Field Goals Game Game: 4; at AIC, 11/5/66 No. Name (seasons) Games Att Yards Avg TD Avg Season: 10; 1992 1. Jamie Donovan (2004-07) 43 732 3,844 5.3 46 89.4 Two-Point Conversions 2. Jeff Wittman (1989-92) 32 586 3,410 5.8 44 106.6 Game: 2; vs. Montclair State, 3. Matt Mees (1976-79) 33 507 2,662 5.3 19 80.7 11/29/86 4. Alex Baez (2003-07) 44 433 2,427 5.6 14 55.2 2; vs. Cortland, 11/7/81 5. Bob Ferrigno (1978-80) 27 364 2,400 6.6 30 88.9 2; at C.W. Post, 10/26/63 6. Tommy Giorgio 2; at Southern Connecticut, (1997, 99-2001) 33 540 2,365 4.4 36 71.7 9/26/63 7. Doug Campbell (1969-71) 24 413 2,356 5.7 23 98.2 2; at Alfred, 11/3/62 8. Mike Scott (1986-88) 26 298 2,106 7.1 19 81.0 Season: 10; 1963 9. Dave Remick (1972-74) 23 375 2,096 5.6 14 91.1 FIRST DOWNS 10. Pete Celebre (2000-03) 29 371 1,733 4.7 20 59.8 First Downs Game: 35; vs. Albany, 9/11/93 SEASON rushing Game Season: 264; 2005 No. Name (seasons) Games Att Yards Avg TD Avg First Downs by Rushing 1. Bob Ferrigno (1980) 10 210 1,307 6.2 14 130.7 Game: 28; at C.W. Post, 11/2/74 2. Jeff Wittman (1992) 10 207 1,301 6.3 19 130.1 Season: 160; 1992 3. THOMAS First Downs by Passing BERGERSTOCK (2008) 10 216 1,240 5.7 20 124.0 Game: 18; vs. AIC, 10/25/97 4. Jamie Donovan (2004) 11 205 1,224 6.0 15 111.3 Season: 139; 1999 5. Jeff Wittman (1990) 9 200 1,209 6.1 16 134.3 First Downs by Penalties 6. Jamie Donovan (2007) 11 221 1,105 5.0 14 100.5 Game: 4; vs. Mansfield, 9/21/96 7. Mike Scott (1988) 10 138 1,063 7.7 7 106.3 4; vs. Merchant Marine, 8. Dave Remick (1974) 10 163 1,010 6.2 8 112.2 11/15/86 9. Tommy Giorgio (2000) 10 249 971 3.9 13 971 4; at St. Lawrence, 10. John Koob (1982) 9 159 910 5.7 9 101.1 9/20/80 4; vs. Bridgeport, 11/1/69 Season: 17; 1980 56 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE PUNTING Yards Returned Average Yards Punts Game: 211; vs. Utica, Returned Game: 12; at Buffalo State, 11/15/97 10/20/01 Season: 25.54; 1973 12; at St. Lawrence, 9/15/90 Season: 810; 1998 TDs Season: 61; 2000 Average Yards Returned Season: 2; 1995, 1986 Average Yards Season: 22.5; 1998 PENALTIES Game: 51.0; vs. Mansfield, 9/21/96 TDs Season: 39.3; 1961 (26-1,021) Season: 3; 1998 Penalties Game: 18; vs. St. Lawrence, Punts Blocked by Opponent KICKOFF RETURNS 9/26/81 Game: 2; vs. Upsala, 11/5/54 Season: 96; 1996, 1997 Season: 3; 1970, 1954 Returns Game: 9; vs. Springfield, 9/30/00 Penalty Yards PUNT RETURNS 9; vs. West Chester, 9/23/72 Game: 152; vs. St. Lawrence, Returns 9; vs. C.W. Post, 11/6/71 9/26/81 Game: 12; vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 Season: 45; 2005 Season: 821; 1996, 1980 Season: 54; 1997 Yards Returned Game: 234; vs. Salisbury State, 12/6/86 Season: 989; 2005

Josh Felicetti Mike O’Donovan Neal Weidman Todd Wilkowski BRIAN YOUNG

CAREER passing

No. Name (seasons) Games Att Comp Pct Int Yards TD Rating 1. Josh Felicetti (2002-05) 42 1,148 718 .625 39 9,092 86 147.0 2. Dan Juvan (2005-08) 37 765 465 .608 23 6,308 48 144.7 3. Mike O’Donovan (1995-98) 32 763 405 .531 22 5,379 53 127.4 4. Brian Young (1998-2001) 32 733 417 .569 42 5,203 50 127.6 5. Neal Weidman (1994-96) 20 533 329 .595 18 4,129 28 132.4 6. Todd Wilkowski (1988-91) 36 494 231 .468 23 3,339 30 114.3 7. Steve Kass (1983-85) 24 269 127 .472 13 1,763 13 108.5 8. Doug DeCarr (1979-81) 18 281 126 .448 18 1,713 18 104.4 9 Ray DeCarr (1986-87) 18 258 125 .484 13 1,709 14 111.9 10. Larry Karas (1960-62) 23 162 88 .543 10 1,695 13 156.3

SEASON passing

No. Name (seasons) Games Att Comp Pct Int Yards TD Rating 1. Josh Felicetti (2005) 11 317 224 .707 12 2,882 34 174.9 2. Dan Juvan (2007) 11 290 178 .614 6 2,621 24 160.5 3. Mike O’Donovan (1997) 10 351 198 .564 8 2,611 23 136.0 4. Josh Felicetti (2003) 13 339 198 .584 9 2,599 23 139.9 5. Josh Felicetti (2004) 10 319 198 .621 13 2,433 21 139.7 6. Mike O’Donovan (1998) 10 341 175 .513 13 2,365 24 125.2 7. Brian Young (1999) 10 305 189 .620 17 2,220 16 129.3 8. Neal Weidman (1995) 9 295 176 .597 10 2,125 13 127.9 9. Neal Weidman (1996) 9 247 147 .595 7 1,919 15 139.2 10. Dan Juvan (2006) 10 252 154 .611 8 1,852 12 132.3

Football 2009 57 ITHACA COLLEGE Captain Profile ITHACA COLLEGE TEAM DEFENSE RUSHING Fewest Opponent SCORING Fewest Opponent Attempts TD Passes Fewest Opponent Game: 18; by Brandeis, 9/19/59 Game: 0; on many occasions Points Season: 236; 1959 Season: 1; 1958 Game: 0; on many occasions Season: 20; 1934 (six games) Fewest Opponent Yards Lowest Opponent Completion Percentage Game: -94; by Springfield, FIRST DOWNS 10/11/75 Game: .000; by Mercyhurst, Fewest Opponent Season: 48.4 per game; 1975 9/13/97 (0-8) First Downs .000; by Springfield, Game: 1; by Alfred, 10/31/59 PASSING 10/5/91 (0-4) Season: 85; 1964 Fewest Opponent Attempts .000; by Springfield, Game: 2; by Springfield, 10/9/76; 10/9/76 (0-4) PUNTING Season: 40; 1955 Season: .238; 1958 (20-84) Opponent Punts Fewest Opponent Game: 13; by Fitchburg State, Completions TOTAL OFFENSE 9/22/84 Game: 0; by Mercyhurst, 9/13/97 Fewest Opponent 13; by Fordham, 9/25/82 0; by Springfield, 10/5/91 Plays Allowed Season: 77; 1980, 1984 0; by Springfield, 10/9/76 Game: 35; by Brandeis, 9/19/59 Lowest Opponent Season: 11; 1955 Season: 315; 1955 Punting Average Fewest Opponent Fewest Opponent Game: 6.3; at Towson State, Yards Gained Yards Allowed 11/12/77 Game: 0; by Mercyhurst, 9/13/97 Game: -50; by Springfield, Season: 25.8; 1962 (three punts) 0; by Springfield, 10/5/91 10/11/75 Opponent Punts (NCAA Div. III Record) 0; by Springfield, 10/9/76 Blocked by Ithaca Season: 93; 1955 Season: 700; 1958 Game: 2; vs. Springfield, 1982 2; vs. Hobart, 1982 Note: Until 2002, statistics from postseason games were not counted 2; vs. Bloomsburg, 1980 toward season or career totals by the NCAA. Beginning with the 2002 2; vs. RIT, 1977 season, Ithaca football statistics reflect all games (including ECAC and NCAA postseason games). 2; vs. Brandeis, 1959 Season: 6; 1977 PUNT RETURNS CAREER total Offense Fewest Opponent Returns No. Name (seasons) Games Yards Avg Season: 6; 1992, 1979 1. Josh Felicetti (2002-05) 42 9,025 214.9 Lowest Opponent 2. Dan Juvan (2005-08) 37 6,405 173.1 Return Average 3. Brian Young (1998-2001) 33 5,478 166.0 Season: 0.4; 1980 4. Mike O’Donovan (1995-98) 32 5,345 167.0 KICKOFF RETURNS 5. Todd Wilkowski (1988-91) 36 4,315 119.9 Fewest Opponent Returns 6. Neal Weidman (1994-96) 20 3,988 199.4 Season: 23; 1976 7. Doug Campbell (1969-71) 24 3,704 154.3 Lowest Opponent 8. Jeff Wittman (1989-92) 32 3,442 107.6 Return Average Season: 11.6; 1975 8. Steve Kass (1983-85) 24 2,897 120.7 10. Jerry Boyes (1973-75) 20 2,695 134.8 INTERCEPTIONS Intercepted by Ithaca SEASON total Offense Game: 6; at St. Lawrence, 9/15/90 No. Name (seasons) Games Yards Avg 6; vs. Hobart, 10/31/81 6; vs. Bloomsburg, 9/5/81 1. Josh Felicetti (2005) 11 2,747 249.7 6; vs. Springfield, 10/11/80 2. Dan Juvan (2007) 11 2,699 245.4 6; at AIC, 11/5/66 3. Mike O’Donovan (1997) 10 2,603 260.3 Season: 27; 1981, 1983 4. Josh Felicetti (2003) 13 2,473 190.2 FUMBLES 5. Josh Felicetti (2004) 10 2,439 243.9 Opponent Fumbles 6. Brian Young (1999) 10 2,348 234.8 Recovered 7. Mike O’Donovan (1998) 10 2,342 234.2 Game: 9; vs. Springfield, 10/9/76 8. Neal Weidman (1995) 9 2,024 224.9 Season: 23; 1980 9. Neal Weidman (1996) 9 1,879 208.8 Opponent Fumbles Forced Game: 15; vs. Springfield, 10/9/76 10. Dan Juvan (2008) 9 1,766 196.2 Season: 42; 1976

58 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Captain Profiles ITHACA COLLEGE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING 200-Yard Games Attempts Season: 9; Josh Felicetti, 2005 Game: 39; Tommy Giorgio at Cortland, 11/11/00 Career: 25; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 Season: 216; THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, 2008 300-Yard Games Career: 586; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Season: 3; Brian Young, 1999 Net Yards 3; Neal Weidman, 1995 Game: 272; Jeff Wittman vs. Wash. & Jeff., 11/14/92 Career: 4; Mike O’Donovan, 1995-98 Season: 1,307; Bob Ferrigno, 1980 4; Neal Weidman, 1994-96 Career: 3,410; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 4; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 Tommy Giorgio Per-Game Average Season: 134.4; Jeff Wittman,1990 TOTAL OFFENSE Career: 106.6; Jeff Wittman,1989-92 Plays Game: 64; Brian Young TDs vs. Cortland, 11/6/99 Game: 5; Bob Ferrigno vs. Albany, 11/3/79 Season: 393; Mike O’Donovan, 1997 5; Ron Boose vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 Career: 1,325; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 5; THOMAS BERGERSTOCK vs. Hartwick, 9/20/08 Total Yards 5; THOMAS BERGERSTOCK Game: 442; Mike O’Donovan, vs. AIC, 1997 vs. Utica, 10/25/08 Brett Kitenplon Season: 20; THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, 2008 Season: 2,756; Josh Felicetti, 2005 Career: 44; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Career: 9,025; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 100-Yard Games Per-Game Average Season: 8; Jeff Wittman, 1992 Season: 260.3; Mike O’Donovan, 1997 Career: 18; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Career: 214.8; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 PASSING PASS RECEIVING Attempts Receptions Game: 55; Brian Young vs. Cortland, 11/6/99 Game: 13; Joe Palumbo at Mercyhurst, Season: 351; Mike O’Donovan, 1997 1993 Career: 763; Mike O’Donovan, 1995-98 Season: 74; Joe Palumbo, 1993 Mike Scott Career: 131; Abe Ceesay, 1996-99 Completions Game: 34; Brian Young at Buffalo State, 11/13/99 30; Josh Felicetti vs. Cortland, 11/12/05 CAREER Scoring Season: 224; Josh Felicetti, 2005 No. Name (seasons) Games Pts Avg Career: 718; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 1. Jamie Donovan (2004-07) 43 282 6.6 Yards Gained 2. Brett Kitenplon (2003-06) 45 281 6.2 Game: 441; Mike O’Donovan vs. AIC, 10/25/97 3. Jeff Wittman (1989-92) 32 270 8.4 Season: 2,822; Josh Felicetti, 2005 4. Tommy Giorgio (1997, 99-2001) 33 244 7.4 Career: 9,092; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 5. Matt Sullivan (1988-91) 38 205 5.4 Per-Game Average 6. Bob Ferrigno (1978-80) 27 200 7.4 Season: 262.0; Josh Felicetti, 2005 Career: 216.5; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 7. Bill O’Dell (1960-62) 23 148 6.4 Efficiency Rating (minimum 15 attempts per game) 8. Seth Steinberg (1997, 99-2000) 29 146 5.0 Season: 182.0; Larry Karas, 1962 9. Doug Campbell (1969-71) 24 142 5.9 Career: 156.3; Larry Karas, 1960-62 10. Mike Scott (1986-88) 26 140 5.4

Efficiency Rating (minimum 20 attempts per game) Season: 174.9; Josh Felicetti, 2005 SEASON Scoring Career: 147.0; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 No. Name (seasons) Games Pts Avg TDs 1. THOMAS Game: 5; Mike O’Donovan at AIC, 10/24/98 BERGERSTOCK (2008) 10 120 12.0 5; Ray DeCarr at Cortland, 11/8/86 2. Jeff Wittman (1992) 10 114 11.4 5; Tim Connolly at Brockport, 10/18/80 3. Jeff Wittman (1990) 9 102 11.3 Season: 34; Josh Felicetti, 2005 Tommy Giorgio (2000) 10 102 10.2 Career: 86; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 5. Bob Ferrigno (1980) 10 98 9.8 Completion Percentage 6. Jamie Donovan (2004) 11 88 8.0 Game: .889; Brian Young at St. Lawrence, 10/16/99 (16-18) (minimum 15 attempts) 7. Jamie Donovan (2007) 11 84 7.7 Season: .707; Josh Felicetti, 2005 (224-317) 8. Bill O’Dell (1962) 8 82 10.3 Career: .625; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 9. Tommy Giorgio (1999) 9 78 8.7 Matt Buddenhagen (1998) 10 78 7.8

Football 2009 59 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Per-Game Average PASS RECEIVING-TIGHT ENDS Season: 7.4; Joe Palumbo, 1993 Receptions Career: 3.8; Abe Ceesay, 1996-99 Game: 9; Brian Weverbergh vs. King’s, Yards Gained 9/13/08 Game: 277; Joe Palumbo at Mercyhurst, Season: 50; Brian Weverbergh, 2008 10/30/93 Career: 120; Brian Weverbergh, 2005-08 Season: 1,119; Joe Palumbo, 1993 Per-Game Average Career: 1,835; Justin Esposito, 2002-05 Season: 4.55; Brian Weverbergh, 2008 TDs Career: 3.1; Chuck Thornton, 1995-97 MATT BUDDENHAGEN Game: 4; George Mack vs. Cortland, Yards Gained 11/8/86 Game: 139; Jeff Lacey, vs. Brockport, 10/17/81 Season: 11; Matt Buddenhagen, 1998 Season: 682; Brian Weverbergh, 2008 11; George Mack, 1986 Career: 1,535; Brian Weverbergh, 2005-08 Career: 22; George Mack, 1982-86 TDs 100-yard games Game: 3; Conor Mulkeen vs. St. Lawrence, Season: 7; Joe Palumbo, 1993 10/14/00 Career: 7; Joe Palumbo, 1991-93 Season: 9; Conor Mulkeen, 2001 Career: 14; Conor Mulkeen, 1999-2001 14; Brian Weverbergh, 2005-08 ABE CEESAY

JIM DUNCAN KEN HAMMEL JEFF HIGGINS GEORGE MACK MIKE MARKS

CAREER CATCHES No. Name (seasons) Games Rec Yards Avg TD Game Avg 1. Abe Ceesay (1996-99) 34 131 1,825 13.9 11 3.8 2. Justin Esposito (2002-05) 39 127 1,835 14.4 11 3.3 3. Jeff Welch (2001-04) 42 125 1,820 14.6 17 3.0 4. Brian Weverbergh (2005-08) 41 120 1,535 12.8 14 2.9 5. Keith Bonser (1995-96, 97-99) 34 119 1,562 13.1 9 3.5 6. Matt Buddenhagen (1996-98) 29 108 1,639 15.2 12 3.7 7. Jeff Higgins (1994-96) 26 94 1,339 14.2 9 3.6 George Mack (1982-83, 85-86) 39 94 1,777 18.7 22 2.4 9. Mike Marks (1999-2002) 38 93 1,304 14.0 10 2.4 10. Jamie Free (2001-04) 39 91 975 10.7 7 2.3

SEASON CATCHES No. Name (seasons) Games Rec Yards Avg TD Game Avg 1. Joe Palumbo (1993) 10 74 1,119 15.1 9 7.4 2. Todd Sandagato (1994) 10 59 820 13.9 5 5.9 3. Jeff Higgins (1995) 9 57 697 12.2 5 6.3 4. Jeff Welch (2003) 13 56 953 17.0 8 4.3 5. Nick Ismailoff (1991) 9 54 836 15.5 5 6.0 6. Brian Weverbergh (2008) 11 50 682 13.6 5 4.5 Jeff Welch (2004) 11 50 645 12.9 6 4.5 8. Matt Buddenhagen (1997) 10 49 669 13.7 0 4.9 Justin Esposito (2003) 11 49 588 12.0 4 3.8 10. Brian Seamus Hogan (2007) 11 48 876 18.2 8 4.7

60 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE PUNTING Points Scored Punts Game: 30; Tommy Giorgio at Game: 12; Tim Carley at Buffalo State, 11/15/97 St. John Fisher, 9/23/00 Season: 61; Nick Aiello, 2005 30; Ron Boose 61; Brian Bicher, 2000 vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 Career: 195; Brian Bicher, 1999-2002 30; Bob Ferrigno Yards vs. Albany, 11/3/79 Season: 2,267; Nick Aiello, 2003 30; T. BERGERSTOCK Career: 7,144; Brian Bicher, 1999-2002 vs. Hartwick, 9/20/08 Average vs. Utica, 10/25/08 RON AMATO Game: 46.9; Brian Bicher vs. Hartwick, 9/21/03 Season: 120; T. BERGERSTOCK, 2008 (seven punts) Career: 270; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Season: 41.6; Jack Yengo, 1962 Per-Game Average Career: 41.1; Jack Yengo, 1961-62 Season: 11.4; Jeff Wittman, 1992 PUNT RETURNS Career: 8.4; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Returns Points Scored, Kicker Game: 8; Matt Tosh vs. Utica, 10/20/01 Game: 16; Sandor Szabo vs. AIC, Season: 47; Matt Buddenhagen, 1997 11/5/66 Career: 88; Matt Buddenhagen, 1996-98 Season: 67; Ed Mahoney, 1992 Yards Returned Career: 281; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 Game: 206; Matt Tosh vs. Utica, 10/20/01 (8 returns) Per-Game Average, Kicker ED MAHONEY Season: 573; Matt Buddenhagen, 1997 Season: 6.7; Ed Mahoney, 1992 Career: 1,441; Matt Buddenhagen, 1996-98 Career: 6.2; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 KICKOFF RETURNS Returns Game: 6; Dennis Leyden vs. West Chester, 9/19/70 Season: 21; Dennis Leyden, 1970 Career: 55; Dennis Leyden, 1970-72 Yards Returned Game: 169; Dennis Leyden at Denison, 9/26/70 (four returns) Season: 576; Dennis Leyden, 1970 Career: 1,341; Dennis Leyden, 1970-72 SETH STEINBERG CHUCK THORNTON MATT TOSH SCORING Touchdowns Game: 5; Tommy Giorgio at St. John Fisher, 9/23/00 CAREER PUNTING 5; Ron Boose vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 No. Name (seasons) Games Punts Yds Avg 5; Bob Ferrigno vs. Albany, 11/3/79 1. Brian Bicher (1999-2002) 40 195 7,144 36.6 5; THOMAS BERGERSTOCK 2. Nick Aiello (2002-05) 41 136 5,028 37.0 vs. Hartwick, 9/20/08 3. Ed Mahoney (1992-94) 28 117 4,388 37.5 5; THOMAS BERGERSTOCK 4. Jim Bell (1968-70) 24 113 4,124 36.5 vs. Utica, 10/25/08 5. Dave Whalen (1979-81) 25 120 4,054 33.8 Season: 20; THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, 2008 Career: 45; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 6. Chris Weiller (1983-84) 19 96 3,454 36.0 PAT Kicks Attempted 7. Tom Hansen (1977-78) 17 86 3,124 36.3 Game: 9; Nick Guerrera vs. Fitchburg St., 9/22/84 8. Joe Williams (1989-90) 19 91 3,098 34.0 Season: 49; Ed Mahoney, 1992 9. Jeff Lacey (1980-83) 38 80 2,868 35.9 Career: 179; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 10. Scott Billings (1972, 76) 17 68 2,369 34.8 PAT Kicks Made SEASON PUNTING Game: 9; ANDREW ROGOWSKI No. Name (season) Games Punts Yds Avg vs. Hartwick, 9/20/08 Season: 46; Ed Mahoney, 1992 1. Nick Aiello (2003) 13 61 2,267 37.0 Career: 161; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 2. Brian Bicher (2000) 10 61 2,249 36.9 Consecutive PAT Kicks Made 3. Ed Mahoney (1994) 10 54 2,037 37.7 Career: 77; Seth Steinberg, 1997-2000 4. Chris Weiller (1983) 10 55 1,998 36.3 Field Goals Attempted 5. Jeff Lacey (1982) 10 55 1,914 34.8 Game: 6; Sandor Szabo vs. AIC, 11/5/66 6. Brian Bicher (2002) 10 46 1,763 38.3 Season: 23; Matt Sullivan, 1989 7. Tim Carley (1998) 10 50 1,757 35.1 Career: 57; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 8. Jim Bell (1969) 8 51 1,724 33.8 Field Goals Made Joe Moresco (1971) 8 46 1,724 37.5 Game: 4; Sandor Szabo vs. AIC, 11/5/66 10. Scott Ernst (1995) 9 44 1,701 38.7 Season: 11; Brett Kitenplon, 2006 Career: 40; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 Football 2009 61 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE INTERCEPTIONS BLOCKED KICKS Interceptions Field Goals Blocked Game: 3; Jason Chier at Cortland, 11/15/08 Game: 1; by many players 3; Charlie Stephens at Brockport, 9/29/06 Season: 3; Jerry Anderson, 1995 3; Anthony Melville vs. St John Fisher, 9/22/01 3; Casey Mastine, 1992 3; Kevin Farrell at Cortland, 11/8/86 3; Dave Stone, 1982 3; Bob Gneo vs. Cortland, 11/5/83 Career: 4; Jerry Anderson, 1994-95 3; Kevin Vogt at Albany, 11/4/78 4; Casey Mastine, 1991-93 Season: 8; Jason Chier, 2008 4; Dave Stone, 1981-83 8; Bob Campese, 1981 PAT Blocked JOHN LAPER 8; Scott Colton, 1977 Game: 1; by many players Career: 19; Ron Amato, 1997-2000 Season: 3; Jason Chier, 2008 Yards Returned Career: 3; Jason Chier, 2006-08 Game: 99; Jim Bell vs. Central Conn., 9/28/68 3; Jerry Anderson, 1994-95 Season: 121; Ted Tackaberry, 1971 Punts Blocked Game: 2; Dave Stone vs. Hobart, TACKLES 10/30/82 Solo Tackles 2; Dave Stone vs. Springfield, Game: 22; Jim Ryan vs. West Chester, 9/21/68 10/9/82 Season: 83; Jim Ryan, 1968 Season: 4; Dave Stone, 1982 Career: 158; John Michalak, 1965-67 Career: 5; Dave Stone, 1981-83 Assisted Tackles Kicks Blocked MATT SULLIVAN Game: 18; Larry Czarnecki vs. Bridgeport, 10/27/73 (PAT, field goals and punts) 18; Tony Grosso vs. Bridgeport, 10/28/72 Game: 3; Dave Stone vs. Springfield, Season: 104; Gerry Gerbis, 1983 10/30/82 (two punts and one field goal) Career: 281; Gerry Gerbis, 1982-84 Season: 7; Dave Stone, 1982 (four punts and three field goals) Total Tackles Career: 9; Dave Stone, 1981-83 (five punts and four field Game: 33; Jim Ryan vs. West Chester, 9/21/68 goals) Season: 143; Jim Ryan, 1968 Career: 383; John Laper, 1976-79 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Longest Kickoff Return: 98 yds.; Points Allowed in One Season: 233; Terry Jarvie vs. Hobart, 11/1/80 2005 (10 games) Longest Pass: 88 yds.; Kyle Crandall from Ties in a Season: 2; 1938, 1954 Dan Juvan, vs. Brockport, 9/29/07 Wins in a Regular Season: 10; 1980 Longest Punt Return: 86 yds.; Wins in a Season: 13; 1988 Nick Ismailoff vs. St. Lawrence, 9/14/91 Fewest Wins in a Season: 0; 1942, 1952, 1954 Longest Field Goal: 50 yds.; Losses in a Season: 6; 1952 Matt Sullivan vs. Hobart, 10/29/88 Fewest Losses in a Regular Season: 0; 1965, 1974, Longest TD Run: 98 yds.; 1975, 1980, 1986 Alex Baez vs. Buffalo State, 9/9/06 Consecutive Winning Seasons: 37; 1971-present Longest Interception Return for TD: 99 yds.; Consecutive Losing Seasons: 6; 1952-57 Jim Bell vs. Central Connecticut, 9/22/68 Highest Scoring Tie Game: 20-20; vs. Alfred, 1938 Longest Punt: 79 yds.; Scott Ernst at Springfield, 9/30/95 Consecutive Games without a Tie: 291; 1976-present (regular season) Safeties in a Game: 2; vs. Buffalo, 10/16/82; 331; 1976-present (includes playoffs) vs. Springfield, 10/11/75; vs. King’s, 10/22/60 Consecutive Games Won: 18; 1973-75 (regular season); Points in One Game by Ithaca and Opponent: 1979-80 (includes playoffs) 100; Ithaca 59, Hartwick 41, 9/17/05 Consecutive Games Lost: 8; 1955-56, 1941-46 Points Allowed in One Game: 62; Consecutive Games without a Win: 11; 1953-55 vs. C.W. Post, 11/6/71 Consecutive Games without Being Shut Out: Fewest Points in One Game by Ithaca 99; 1977-87 (regular season) and Opponent: 0; vs. Brockport, 10/3/52, 10/16/54; vs. Cortland, 10/15/32; vs. St. Lawrence Freshmen, Winning Percentage in a Season: 1.000; (10-0) 1980; 10/11/30 (9-0) 1974, 1986; (8-0) 1965, 1975 (regular season) Games Won by Coach: Points in One Season 206; Jim Butterfield, 1967-93 (includes playoffs) by Ithaca and Opponents: 614; 2005, Ithaca-381, Opponents-233 Winning Percentage by Coach: .743; Jim Butterfield Fewest Points in One Season (min. two seasons, includes playoffs) by Ithaca and Opponents: Season Shutouts: 5; 1975 73; 1942, Ithaca-14, Opponents-59 (four games) Season Shutouts Against: 4; 1952 Fewest Points Scored in One Season: 14; Consecutive Shutouts: 3; 1975 1942 (four games) Consecutive Shutouts Against: 3; 1954 62 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Playoff Records ITHACA COLLEGE TEAM OFFENSE RUSHING Total Yards First Downs by Penalty Attempts 507; vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 4; vs. Montclair State, 11/17/01 69; vs. Minn.-Morris, 11/29/80 SCORING PUNTING Net Yards TDs Punts 425; vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 9; vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 9; vs. Rowan, 12/1/01 TDs PAT Attempted 9; vs. Worcester State, 11/23/96 8; vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 9; vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 9; vs. Buffalo State, 11/19/94 Average PASSING PAT Made 44.0; vs. Buffalo State, 11/21/92 Attempts 8; vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 44; vs. Rensselaer, 12/6/03 Punts Had Blocked Field Goals Completions Attempted 1; vs. Gettysburg, 12/7/85 29; vs. Union, 11/19/05 3; vs. Cortland, 11/26/88 PUNT RETURNS Yards Gained 3; vs. Gettysburg, 12/7/85 Returns 272; vs. vs. Union, 11/19/05 Field Goals Made 5; vs. Rensselaer, 11/24/01 TDs 3; vs. Cortland, 11/26/88 5: vs. Hartwick, 11/21/98 3; vs. Wagner, 11/19/88, 11/22/80 5; vs. Susquehanna, 11/21/91 Points Scored 5; vs. Cortland, 11/26/88 3; vs. vs. Union, 11/19/05 62; vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 Completion Percentage 5; vs. Wagner, 11/22/80 .784; vs. vs. Union, 11/19/05 FIRST DOWNS Yards Returned (29-37) First Downs 89; vs. Gettysburg, 12/7/85 29; vs. Dayton, 12/14/91 Had Intercepted KICKOFF RETURNS 4; vs. Trenton State, 11/17/90 Rushing First Downs Returns 4; vs. Dayton, 12/6/80 20; vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 10; vs. Dayton, 12/6/80 TOTAL OFFENSE Passing First Downs Yards Returned Plays 15; vs. Hartwick, 11/21/98 253; vs. vs. Union, 11/19/05 89; vs. Minn.-Morris, 11/29/80 15; vs. Union, 11/19/05

TEAM DEFENSE RUSHING SCORING Lowest Punting Fewest Opponent Fewest Points Average Attempts 0; by Gettysburg, 12/7/85 21.6; by Augustana, 12/14/85 13; by Montclair State, 11/17/01 0; by Minnesota-Morris, 11/29/80 Punts Blocked Fewest Opponent Yards by Ithaca -34; by Montclair State, FIRST DOWNS 1; vs. Worcester State, 11/17/01 Fewest First Downs 11/23/96 11; by Dayton, 12/14/91 PASSING 1; vs. Susquehanna, 12/7/91 Fewest Opponent PUNTING 1; vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 Attempts Punts INTERCEPTIONS 6; by Wittenberg, 11/18/78 10; by Hartwick, 11/12/98 Interceptions Fewest Opponent 10; by Wagner, 11/29/80 9; vs. Dubuque, 11/17/79 Completions 2; by Wittenberg, 11/18/78 CAREER PLAYOFF RUSHING Fewest Yards Gained Game 19; by Wittenberg, 11/18/78 No. Name (seasons) Games Att Yards Avg TD Avg Lowest Completion 1. Bob Ferrigno (1978-80) 7 139 734 5.3 5 104.9 Percentage 2. Jeff Wittman (1989-92) 6 133 681 5.1 11 113.5 .233; (10-43) by Hartwick, 3. Shawn Huth (1985-87) 6 87 554 6.4 4 92.3 11/21/98 4. Shawn Almeida (1985-86) 6 68 537 7.9 3 89.5 5. Paul Parker (1988) 4 71 493 6.9 9 123.3 TOTAL OFFENSE Fewest Plays Allowed 6. Mike Scott (1986-88) 6 77 439 5.7 1 73.2 58; by Minnesota-Morris, 7. Dave Pitzer (1974-76) 5 94 438 4.7 4 87.6 11/29/80 8. Todd Wilkowski (1988-91) 9 106 381 3.6 4 42.3 58; by Central (Iowa), 12/7/74 9. Jerry Boyes (1973-75) 5 59 279 4.7 2 55.8 Fewest Yards Allowed 10. Dave Maddi (1999, 2001) 4 58 243 4.2 3 60.8 160; by Hartwick, 11/21/98

Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Outlook ITHACA COLLEGE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING TOTAL OFFENSE Attempts Plays Game: 33; DAN RUGGIERO Game: 56; Mike O’Donovan vs. Hartwick, 11/21/98 vs. Curry, 11/22/08 Career: 258; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 Career: 139; Bob Ferrigno, 1978-80 Total Yards Net Yards Game: 318; Dan Juvan vs. Mount Union, 11/17/07 Game: 222; Shawn Almeida vs. Montclair State, Career: 1,573; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 11/29/86 Per-Game Average Career: 734; Bob Ferrigno, 1978-80 Career: 174.8; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 Per-Game Average PASS RECEIVING Career: 113.5; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Receptions TDs Game: 12; Nick Ismailoff vs. Glassboro State, 11/23/91 Game: 5; Paul Parker vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 Career: 42; Nick Ismailoff, 1989-91 Career: 11; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Per-Game Average PASSING Career: 8.4; Nick Ismailoff, 1989-91 Attempts Yards Gained Game: 44; Josh Felicetti vs. Rensselaer, 12/6/03 Game: 193; Nick Ismailoff vs. Dayton, 12/14/91 Career: 152; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 Career: 653; Nick Ismailoff, 1989-91 Completions TD Receptions Game: 29; Josh Felicetti vs. Union, 11/19/05 Game: 2; Brian Weverbergh Career: 85; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 vs. Mount Union, 11/17/07 Yards Gained 2; Jeff Welch vs. Mass.-Dartmouth, 11/20/04 Game: 318; Dan Juvan vs. Mount Union, 2; Nick Ismailoff vs. Dayton, 12/14/91 11/17/07 2; Scott Van Dyke vs. Wagner, 11/19/88 Career: 1,192; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 2; Terry Jarvie vs. Wagner, 11/20/80 Career: 6; George Mack, 1982-83, 1985-86 Per-Game Average Career: 220.2; Josh Felicetti, 2003-05 SCORING TD passes TDs Game: 3: Josh Felicetti vs. Union, 11/19/05 Game: 5; Paul Parker vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 Career: 9; Josh Felicetti, 2003-05 Career: 11; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Completion Percentage Game: .789; (15-19) Todd Wilkowski vs. Susquehanna, 12/7/91 Career: .629; Josh Felicetti, 2003-05 Efficiency Rating Game: 166.43; Todd Wilkowski vs. Dayton, 12/14/91 Career: 131.3; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91

MIKE MIDDAUGH PAUL PARKER GREG SHEELER

CAREER PLAYOFF PASSING No. Name (seasons) Games Att Comp Pct Int Yards TD Rating 1. Todd Wilkowski (1988-91) 9 152 85 .559 6 1,192 8 131.3 2. Josh Felicetti (2003-05) 5 167 105 .629 9 1,101 9 124.2 3. Greg Sheeler (1999, 2001) 4 88 53 .602 4 615 3 121.1 4. Mike Middaugh (1984-86) 6 64 30 .469 8 478 8 124.2 5. Mike O’Donovan (1996-98) 2 76 38 .500 2 387 3 94.1 6. Jerry Boyes (1973-75) 5 52 26 .500 2 378 1 109.7 7. Steve Kass (1983-85) 5 60 29 .483 1 343 4 115.0 8. Dan Juvan (2005-08) 1 38 18 .474 1 318 2 129.8 9. Greg Murphy (1992-94) 3 52 23 .442 1 279 1 91.8 10. Ray DeCarr (1985-87) 3 29 14 .483 4 227 2 109.2

64 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Athletic Training ITHACA COLLEGE PAT Attempted Game: 9; Matt Sullivan vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 CAREER PLAYOFF SCORING Game Career: 38; Matt Sullivan, 1988-91 No. Name (seasons) Games Pts Avg PAT Made 1. Jeff Wittman (1989-92) 6 68 11.3 Game: 8; Matt Sullivan vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 Career: 36; Matt Sullivan, 1988-91 2. Paul Parker (1988) 4 54 13.5 Matt Sullivan (1988-91) 9 54 6.0 Field Goals Attempted Game: 3; Matt Sullivan vs. Cortland, 11/26/88 4. George Mack (1982-83,85-86) 7 42 8.4 3; Nick Guerrera vs. Gettysburg, 12/7/85 5. Dave Pitzer (1974-76) 5 38 7.6 Career: 10; Matt Sullivan, 1988-91 6. Bob Ferrigno (1978-80) 7 32 4.6 Field Goals Made 7. Brett Kitenplon (2003-06) 5 30 6.0 Game: 3; Matt Sullivan vs. Cortland, 11/26/88 Dave Maddi (1999-2001) 4 30 7.5 Career: 6; Matt Sullivan, 1988-91 Nick Ismailoff (1989-91) 5 30 6.0 Points Scored 10. Shawn Huth (1985-87) 6 26 4.3 Game: 30; Paul Parker vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 Career: 68; Jeff Wittman, 1989-91 CAREER PLAYOFF CATCHES Per-Game Average Game Career: 13.5; Paul Parker, 1988 No. Name (seasons) Games Rec Avg INTERCEPTIONS 1. Nick Ismailoff (1989-91) 5 42 8.4 Game: 3; Tom Knapp vs. Central (Iowa), 12/10/88 2. Jeff Welch (2001-04) 7 22 3.1 3; John Bertino vs. Dubuque, 11/17/79 3. George Mack (1982-83, 85-86) 7 17 2.4 Career: 5; Seth Molisani, 2001, 2003 4. Keith Bonser (1995-96, 98-99) 3 16 5.3 TACKLES Jamie Free (2001-04) 7 16 2.3 Game: 31; John Laper vs. Dubuque, 11/17/79 6. Conor Mulkeen (1999-2001) 4 15 3.8 Career: 79; Daegan Gray, 1985-88 7. Justin Esposito (2003-05) 5 15 3.0 Per-Game Average 8. Pete Minturn (1983-85) 5 13 2.6 Career: 19.7; John Laper, 1976-79 Todd Sandagato (1992-94) 3 13 4.3 10. Jim Duncan (1978-81) 6 12 2.0 MISCELLANEOUS PLAYOFF RECORDS CAREER PLAYOFF TACKLES Game Longest TD Pass: 77 yds.; No. Name (seasons) Games TL Avg Nick Ismailoff from Todd Wilkowski vs. Union, 11/30/91 1. Daegan Gray (1985-88) 9 79 8.8 2. John Laper (1976-79) 3 59 19.7 Longest Field Goal: 44 yds.; Matt Sullivan vs. Cortland, 11/26/88 3. Billie Mays Jr. (1990-91, 93) 5 56 11.2 Longest TD Run: 57 yds.; 4. Matt Herbst (1987-89) 4 48 12.0 Shawn Huth vs. Gettysburg, 12/7/85 5. Joe Marra (1984-86) 7 46 6.6 Longest Interception Run for TD: 100 yds.; 6. Rich Smith (1986-88) 7 45 6.4 Jay Zunic vs. Glassboro State, 11/23/91 7. Kevin Farrell (1984-86) 7 43 6.1 (NCAA Division III Record) 8. Dan Feldman (1987-89) 4 41 10.3 Longest Punt: 79 yds.; 9. Jason Nichols (1992-94) 4 38 9.5 Tom Hansen vs. Wittenberg, 11/18/78 10. Robert Truman (2001-03) 6 37 6.2 (NCAA Division III Record) Longest Punt Return: 78 yds.; CAREER PLAYOFF Pete Minturn vs. Gettysburg, 12/7/85 TOTAL OFFENSE (NCAA Division III Record) Game Safeties in a Game: 1; vs. Hartwick, 11/21/98; No. Name (seasons) Games Yds Avg vs. Wagner, 11/19/88; vs. Carnegie-Mellon, 11/24/79; 1. Todd Wilkowski (1988-91) 9 1,573 174.8 vs. Central (Iowa), 11/20/74 2. Josh Felicetti (2003-05) 5 1,043 208.6 Points in a Quarter: 28; 3. Bob Ferrigno (1978-80) 7 734 104.9 2nd vs. Montclair State, 11/20/85 4. Jeff Wittman (1989-92) 6 681 113.5 Consecutive Playoff Wins: 5; 1979-80 5. Jerry Boyes (1973-75) 5 657 131.4 Playoff Coaching Wins: 22; by Jim Butterfield 6. Greg Sheeler (1999-2001) 4 580 116.0 7. Mike Middaugh (1984-86) 6 578 96.3 Note: Until 2002, statistics from postseason 8. Shawn Almeida (1985-86) 6 537 89.5 games were not counted toward season or career 9. Steve Kass (1983-85) 5 510 102.0 totals by the NCAA. Beginning with the 2002 season, Ithaca football statistics reflect all games 10. Paul Parker (1988) 4 493 123.5 (including ECAC and NCAA postseason games). Returning players in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS.

Football 2009 65 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 OpponentSection Profiles head ITHACA COLLEGE St. Lawrence University Game 1 September 5, 2009 1 p.m. Leckonby Stadium CHRIS PHELPS HEAD COACH

SAINT FACTS Location: Canton, N.Y. Football SID: Joe Keniston Founded: 1856 Phone: (315) 229-5986 Enrollment: 2,260 Fax: (315) 229-5589 E-mail: [email protected] President: William L. Fox Press Box Phone: (315) Nickname: Saints Web: www.stlaw.edu/sports Colors: Scarlet and Brown Affiliation: NCAA Division III TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Conference: McLean Beyor, OL Stadium (Capacity): Leckonby Stadium (1,500) Gerard Bryant, DL Surface: Grass Series Scores Head Coach: Chris Phelps (St. Lawrence ‘91) 1931 L 0-50 A 1988 W 28-14 A Phone: (315) 229-5785 1946 L 2-7 H 1989 W 28-0 H Record at St. Lawrence: Eight years, 18-59 1947 L 6-21 A 1990 W 20-6 A Career Record: Nine years, 22-65 1974 W 49-14 A 1991 W 45-7 H Assistant Coaches: 1975 W 30-6 H 1992 W 56-14 A Jeff Dittman (), defensive line 1976 L 0-24 A 1993 W 45-7 H Kevin Farr (), defensive coordinator 1977 W 17-14 H 1994 W 34-12 H Aland Joseph (), defensive backs Chuck Leierer (), offensive coordinator 1978 W 15-14 A 1995 W 34-7 A Troy Lassial (), running backs 1979 W 15-13 H 1996 W 50-0 H Bo McDougall (), linebackers 1980 W 47-6 A 1997 W 41-6 A Paul Phelps (), defensive ends 1981 W 14-45 H 1998 W 60-0 H James Simboli (), wide receivers 1982 L 14-24 A 1999 W 43-14 A 1983 L 12-8 H 2000 W 58-0 H Basic Offense: Multiple Pro Style 1984 W 13-0 A 2001 W 56-17 A Basic Defense: 4-3 1985 W 28-0 H 2002 W 34-7 H Letter Winners Returning: 85 1986 W 37-18 A 2003 W 55-13 A Letter Winners Lost: 17 1987 W 28-14 H Starters Returning: 15 (8 off., 7 def.) Series Notes Starters Lost: 7 (3 off., 4 def.) Record: Ithaca leads 27-6 Captains: Mike Battaglia, McLean Beyor, Gerard Bryant, Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 14-2 Conor Hackett Games at St. Lawrence: Ithaca leads, 13-4 Athletic Director: Margie Strait Series Streak: Ithaca, 20 games

2009 SCHEDULE 2008 RESULTS (1-9, 1-6 LL) Date Opponent Time Opponent W-L SLU-Opp Sept. 5 Ithaca 1 p.m. at Johns Hopkins L 3-34 Sept. 12 at Norwich 1:30 p.m. Norwich L 7-27 Sept. 19 at Alfred 1 p.m. l Alfred L 3-20 Sept. 26 USMMA 1 p.m. l l at USMMA L 17-23 Oct. 3 at Hobart noon l l Hobart L 10-16 Oct. 17 Union 1 p.m. l l at Union L 14-35 Oct. 24 at Rensselaer 1 p.m. l l Rensselaer L 8-44 Oct. 31 Susquehanna 1 p.m. l l at Susquehanna W 49-42 Nov. 7 Rochester 1 p.m. l l at Rochester L 20-34 Nov. 14 at WPI noon l WPI L 20-21 l LL game l LL game

3766 Football 20082009 ITHACA COLLEGE Assistant Coaches ITHACA COLLEGE Game 2 September 12, 2009 1 p.m. Frank Bailey Field JoHN Audino HEAD COACH

DUTCHMEN FACTS Captains: Sean Conerly, Tim Furcillo, Jared Gourrier, Location: Schenectady, N.Y. Charles Kaliades, John Peters, Tim Romano Founded: 1795 Athletic Director: Jim McLaughlin Enrollment: 2,240 SID: Eric McDowell President: Stephen C. Ainlay Phone: (518) 388-6170 Nickname: Dutchmen Fax: (518) 388-6096 Color: Garnet E-mail: [email protected] Affiliation: NCAA Division III Press Box Phone: (518) 388-6382 Conference: Liberty League Web: www.unionathletics.com Stadium (Capacity): Frank Bailey Field (2,200) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Surface: Field Turf Colin Berry, OG Head Coach: John Audino (Notre Dame ‘75) Chris Coney, RB Phone: (518) John Peters, LB Record at Union: 17 years, 125-46 Career Record: 19 years, 133-58 Assistant Coaches: Series Scores Tom Arcidiacano (Union ‘07), running backs 1985 W 13-12 A ^ Pete Brown (Union ‘83), defensive coordinator 1986 W 24-17 A ^ Erv Chambliss (Rochester ‘76), defensive backs Larry Cottrell (Salem State ‘69), tight ends 1991 W 35-23 H ^ † Gary Holtz (Vermont ‘73), offensive line 1999 L 7-31 A Blaise Iuliano (Ithaca ‘64), defensive line 2005 L 41-55 A ^ John Knapp (Plymouth State ‘01), wide receivers T.R. Perna (Union ‘92), running backs ^ NCAA playoff Gary Reynolds (Bridgeport ‘71), offensive line † ECAC playoff Daryl Steverson (Springfield ‘79), linebackers Basic Offense: Multiple SERIES NOTES Basic Defense: Multiple Record: Ithaca leads 3-2 Letter Winners Returning: 43 (20 off., 22 def., 1 spec.) Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 1-0 Letter Winners Lost: 16 (6 off., 9 def., 2 spec.) Games at Union: Tied, 2-2 Starters Returning: 19 (9 off., 10 def.) Series Streak: Union, two games Starters Lost: 3 (2 off., 1 def.)

2008 RESULTS (5-4, 4-3 LL) Opponent W-L UC-Opp 2009 SCHEDULE at Springfield W 24-14 Date Opponent Time Muhlenberg L 14-13 Sept. 12 Ithaca 1 p.m. Rochester l L 25-29 Sept. 19 at Muhlenberg 1 p.m. at WPI l L 16-19 l Sept. 26 at Rochester 6 p.m. at Hobart l W 38-35 l Oct. 3 WPI 6 p.m. St. Lawrence l W 35-14 l Oct. 10 Hobart 2 p.m. at Rensselaer l L 12-25 l Oct. 17 at St. Lawrence 1 p.m. USMMA l W 42-14 Oct. 24 at Salisbury noon at Susquehanna l W 51-45 Oct. 31 Rensselaer l 1 p.m. l Nov. 7 at USMMA l 2:30 p.m. LL game Nov. 14 Susquehanna l noon l LL game

Football 2009 67 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Widener University Game 3 Sept. 19, 2009 1 p.m. Butterfield Stadium David Wood HEAD COACH

PRIDE FACTS Location: Chester, Pa. Starters Returning: 17 (8 off., 9 def.) Founded: 1821 Starters Lost: 5 (3 off., 2 def.) Enrollment: 2,350 Captains: TBA President: James T. Harris, III Athletic Director: Jack Shafer Nickname: Pride SID: Derek Crudele Colors: Blue and Gold Phone: (610) 499-4436 Affiliation: NCAA Division III Fax: (610) 499-4481 Conference: Middle Atlantic Confernce EMail: [email protected] Stadium (Capacity): Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Stadium (4,000) Press Box Phone: (610) 499-1310 Surface: FieldTurf Web: www.widenerpride.com Head Coach: David Wood (Widener ‘91) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Phone: (610) 499-4665 Ian Decker, FB Record at Widener: Six years, 38-25 Joe Favinger, LB Career Record: Same James Woodley, NG Assistant Coaches: John Amendt, cornerbacks Series Scores Nick Cirone, offensive line ^ TD Davis (Widener ‘09), safeties 1975 W 23-14 H Dan Dudrick (West Chester ‘96), wide recievers Brian Fox, wide receivers ^ NCAA playoff game Mike Guille (West Chester ‘69), def. coordinator Mike Heath, running backs Bob Kenig (Drexel ‘69), defensive consultant Series Notes Bob Napp (West Chester ‘72), offensive consultant JoJo Patrick, defensive line Record: Ithaca leads 1-0 Jack Signor (Widener ‘99), defensive line Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads, 1-0 Mike Tamburrino, offensive coordinator Series Streak: Ithaca, one game Keith Wilson (Widener ‘09), defensive line Bill Zwaan (West Chester ‘08), quarterbacks Basic Offense: Multiple Basic Defense: 3-4 Letter Winners Returning: 75 (36 off., 39 def.) Letter Winners Lost: 35 (17 off., 18 def.)

2008 RESULTS (4-6, 2-5 MAC) 2009 SCHEDULE Opponent W-L WU-Opp Date Opponent Time North Carolina Wesleyan W 7-6 Sept. 12 at Curry 1 p.m. at Wesley L 9-41 Sept. 19 at Ithaca 1 p.m. at Frostburg State W 30-24 Sept. 26 Frostburg State 1 p.m. Lycoming l L 17-21 l Oct. 2 at FDU-Florham 7 p.m. l l at King’s W 17-3 Oct. 10 King’s 1p.m. l l at Lebanon Valley L OT 13-20 Oct. 17 Lycoming 1 p.m. l l FDU-Florham W 27-7 Oct. 24 at Albright 1 p.m. l l at Delaware Valley L 28-34 Oct. 31 Lebanon Valley 1 p.m. l l at Albright L 10-21 Nov. 7 at Wilkes 1 p.m. l l Wilkes L 27-30 Nov. 14 Delaware Valley 1 p.m. l l MAC game MAC game

68 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Mike Welch, Head Coach ITHACA COLLEGE Game 4 September 26, 2009 1 p.m. Gaetano Stadium BLAISE FAGGIANO HEAD COACH

PIONEER FACTS Location: Utica, N.Y. Captains: TBA Founded: 1946 Athletic Director: Jim Spartano Enrollment: 2,429 SID: Gil Burgmaster President: Todd S. Hutton Phone: (315) 792-3772 Nickname: Pioneers Fax: (315) 792-3818 Colors: Navy Blue and Burnt Orange E-mail: [email protected] Affiliation: NCAA Division III Web: www.utica.edu/athletics/ Conference: Empire 8 TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Stadium (Capacity): Gaetano Stadium (1,200) Cody Elliot, WR Surface: Field turf Eric Kahl, LB Head Coach: Blaise Faggiano (Ithaca ’93) Peter Vano, LB Phone: (315) 792-3713 KEY LOSSES Record at Utica: One year, 3-7 Ben Atwood, P Career Record: Same Vinson Jones, DE Assistant Coaches: Mike Zappetti, OT Jake DerCola (Brockport ‘08), running backs SERIES RECORD Kevin Eick (St. John Fisher ‘08), tight ends 2001 W 66-0 H Curt Fitzpatrick (St. John Fisher 04), off. coordinator 2002 W 13-0 A Justin Higgins (Ithaca), linebackers 2003 W 49-0 H Andrew Massoud (St. John Fisher ‘04), JV coach 2004 W 52-14 H Lazarus Morgan (Utica ‘09), wide receivers Frank Palmisano (Daemen ’75), tight ends 2005 W 37-0 A George Penree (St. John Fisher ‘03), offensive line 2006 W 33-7 H Anthony Rivie (Utica ‘09), offensive line 2007 W 44-7 A Keith Scranton (Brockport), special teams 2008 W 42-7 H Dave Watrous, linebackers SERIES NOTES Mike Zegarelli (Findlay ’77), defensive backs Record: Ithaca leads 8-0 Basic Offense: Spread Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 4-0 Basic Defense: 4-3 Games at Utica: Ithaca leads 4-0 Letter Winners Returning: 36 (16 off., 18 def., 2 spec.) Series Streak: Ithaca, eight games Letter Winners Lost: 18 (8 off., 9 def., 1 spec.) Consecutive Years Played: Eight, 2001-present Starters Returning: 16 (7 off., 9 def.) Starters Lost: 6 (4 off., 2 def.)

2009 SCHEDULE 2008 RESULTS (3-7, 2-4 E8) Date Opponent Time Opponent W-L UC-Opp Sept. 5 Becker 1 p.m. at Becker L 13-26 Sept. 12 Castleton State 1 p.m. at Husson L 17-34 Sept. 19 at Rensselaer 1 p.m. Rensselaer L 10-24 Sept. 26 Ithaca l 1 p.m. at Springfield l W 16-12 Oct. 3 Springfield l 1 p.m. Mount Ida W 40-8 Oct. 10 at Anna Maria 1 p.m. Alfred l L 10-27 Oct. 17 at St. John Fisher l 7 p.m. at Ithaca l L 7-42 Oct. 31 Hartwick l 1 p.m. St. John Fisher l L 10-17 Nov. 7 at Mount Ida noon Norwich l W 28-25 Nov. 14 at Alfred l 1 p.m. at Hartwick l L 21-31 l Empire 8 game l Empire 8 game

Football 2009 69 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Game 5 October 3, 2009 2:30 p.m. Wright Stadium MARK CARR HEAD COACH

HAWK FACTS Location: Oneonta, N.Y. Founded: 1797 Press Box Phone: (607) 431-4045 Enrollment: 1,500 Web: www.hartwick.edu/athl/football/football.html President: Richard P. Miller, Jr. TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Nickname: Hawks Tosh DeMulder, RB Colors: Royal Blue and White Noah Koreman, WR Affiliation: NCAA Division III Ben Tomaino, DL Conference: Empire 8 KEY LOSSES Stadium (Capacity): Wright Stadium (1,200) Jason Boltus, QB Surface: Astro turf Justin Oegelschlager, DB Head Coach: Mark Carr (New Hampshire ’90) Jack Phelan, WR Phone: (607) 431-4729 Record at Hartwick: Seven years, 34-36 Series Scores Career Record: Same † Assistant Coaches: 1930 W 25-0 A 1998 W 40-6 H Kevin Billington (Cortland ‘93), defensive backs 1931 W 6-0 A 2002 W 19-18 H Ben Bullock (Brockport ‘03), defensive coordinator 1932 W 19-0 H 2003 W 19-18 A † Josh Harrica (S. Connecticut ’01), offensive line 1933 W 25-0 A 2004 W 47-8 H Scott Linn (Albion ‘06), defensive line 1934 W 45-0 A 2005 W 59-41 A Cory Raner (Alfred ’04), linebackers 1941 L 0-6 A 2006 W 44-14 H Dan Talbot (Hartwick ’98), wide receivers 1942 L 7-12 A 2007 L 30-32 A Jake Tompkins (Hartwick ’02), running backs 1946 L 0-7 A 2008 W 69-42 H Basic Offense: Multiple ECAC Playoffs Basic Defense: 4-4 Letter Winners Returning: 40 (17 off., 21 def., 2 spec.) Letter Winners Lost: 16 (7 off., 7 def., 2 def.) Series Notes Starters Returning: 13 (6 off., 7 def.) Record: Ithaca leads 12-4 Starters Lost: 9 (5 off., 4 def.) Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 6-0 Captains: TBA Games at Hartwick: Ithaca leads 6-4 Athletic Director: Debbie Warren Series Streak: Ithaca, one game SID: Chris Gondek Consecutive Years Played: Seven, 2002-present Phone: (607) 431-4703 Fax: (607) 431-4720 EMail: [email protected]

2008 RESULTS (7-4, 4-2 E8) Opponent W-L HC-Opp 2009 SCHEDULE Western New England W 63-37 Date Opponent Time at Ithaca l L 42-69 Sept. 5 Morrisville TBA at St. John Fisher l W 31-28 Sept. 12 at Salve Regina 1 p.m. l Sept. 19 Norwich TBA Alfred W 24-19 Sept. 26 at Becker 4 p.m. Becker W 49-12 Oct. 3 Ithaca l 1 p.m. at Mount Ida W 58-27 l Oct. 10 at Alfred l 1 p.m. Norwich W 42-12 l Oct. 24 Springfield l TBA at Springfield L 31-45 l Oct. 31 at Utica l 1 p.m. Utica W 31-21 † Nov. 14 St. John Fisher l 1 p.m. Brockport L 68-70 l l Empire 8 game Empire 8 game † ECAC game

70 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE St. John Fisher College Game 6 October 10, 2009 1 p.m. Butterfield Stadium PAUL VOSBURGH HEAD COACH

CARDINAL FACTS Location: Pittsford, N.Y. E-mail: [email protected] Founded: 1948 Press Box Phone: (585) 385-8450 Enrollment: 2,750 Web: www.sjfc.edu/athletics/ President: Donald Bain TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Nickname: Cardinals Brad Cartlton, RB Colors: Cardinal and Gold Ben Musall, OL Affiliation: NCAA Division III Pete Soehner, OL Conference: Empire 8 KEY LOSSES Stadium (Capacity): Growney Stadium (2,100) Ken Bostick, DB Surface: Artificial turf Josh Gottlieb, LB Head Coach: Paul Vosburgh (William Penn ’75) Dan Pollock, DE Phone: (585) 385-8433 SERIES RECORD Record at St. John Fisher: 18 years, 94-91 1998 W 48-10 A Career Record: 21 years, 131-110-1 1999 W 44-0 H Assistant Coaches: Mike Fox (St. John Fisher ’05), def. coordinator/linebackers 2000 W 42-14 A Rob Kramer (St. John Fisher ‘07), quarterbacks 2001 W 52-0 H Gary Mervis (Rutgers ’73), kickers and punters 2002 W 30-20 A Dave Parks (Albany ’03), off. coordinator/running backs 2003 W 20-19 H Scott Parsons (Central Connecticut ‘06), defensive line 2004 L 38-45 A 2OT Jim Scacchetti (Brockport ’88), offensive line 2005 W 41-35 H OT Bud Sims (Bethany ’62), offensive line/tight ends 2006 L 10-34 A Anthony Yandek (Rochester ’03), wide receivers 2007 L 16-37 H Basic Offense: Multiple Pro 2008 L 6-31 A Basic Defense: Shade Eagle Letter Winners Returning: 31 (14 off., 17 def., 0 spec.) SERIES NOTES Letter Winners Lost: 27 (11 off., 14 def., 2 spec.) Record: Ithaca leads 7-4 Starters Returning: 9 (6 off., 3 def.) Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 4-1 Starters Lost: 13 (5 off., 8 def.) Games at St. John Fisher: Tied, 3-3 Captains: TBA Streak: St. John Fisher, three games Athletic Director: Robert Ward Consecutive Years Played: 11, 1998-present SID: Norm Kieffer Phone: (585) 385-8421 Fax: (585) 385-8483 2008 RESULTS (7-4, 4-2 E8) Opponent W-L SJF-Opp at Mount Union L 3-33 2009 SCHEDULE Buffalo State W 20-7 Date Opponent Time at Rochester W 24-17 Ithaca l W 37-6 Sept. 5 at Mount Union 4 p.m. l Sept. 12 Buffalo State 7 p.m. Hartwick L 28-31 Sept. 19 at Rochester 7 p.m. Salisbury L 4OT 52-58 at Norwich l W 45-6 Sept. 26 at Salisbury noon l l­ Springfield L 38-35 Oct. 10 at Ithaca 1 p.m. l l at Utica W 17-10 Oct. 17 Utica 7 p.m. l Oct. 24 Alfred l 1 p.m. at Alfred L OT 33-36 Nov. 7 at Springfield l TBA at Husson † W 17-7 l Nov. 14 at Hartwick 1 p.m. l Empire 8 game l Empire 8 game † ECAC game

Football 2009 71 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Frostburg State University Game 7 Oct. 17, 2009 1 p.m. Bobcat Stadium TOM ROGISH HEAD COACH BOBCAT FACTS Location: Frostburg, Md. SID: Noah Becker Founded: 1898 Phone: (301) 687-4371 Enrollment: 5,200 Fax: (301) 687-4780 President: Jonathan C. Gibralter Press Box Phone: (301) 687-3061 Nickname: Bobcats Web: www.frostburgsports.com Colors: Red, Black and White TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Affiliation: NCAA Division III Makiha Cooper, WR Conference: Atlantic Central Football Conference Terryl Monroe, DB Stadium (Capacity): Bobcat Stadium (4,000) Nick Payne, P Surface: Artificial Turf KEY LOSSES Head Coach: Tom Rogish (Indiana [Pa.] ’71) Bryan Brosnan, QB Phone: (301) 687-3139 Colin Clifford, DL Record at Frostburg State: One year, 3-6 Rob Hickman, OL Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: SERIES RECORD Brian Basile (Indiana [Pa.] ‘81), defensive backs 2008 W 51-24 H Dave Calcutta (St. Joseph’s ‘87), defensive backs Josh Hager (Frostburg State ‘08), wide receivers Billy Jackson (Frostburg State ‘03), off. coordinator SERIES NOTES Bill Minard (Methodist ‘94), defensive coordinator Record: Ithaca leads 1-0 Tom Vent (Frostburg State ‘72), quality control Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 1-0 Fred Wall (Juniata ‘06), defensive line Streak: Ithaca, one game Kevin Wallace (La Salle ‘08), offensive line Consecutive Years Played: Two, 2008-present

Basic Offense: Multiple I Basic Defense: 4-3 Letter Winners Returning: 27 (13 off., 13 def., 1 spec.) Letter Winners Lost: 16 (16 off., 7 def., 2 spec.) Starters Returning: 11 (5 off., 6 def.) Starters Lost: 11 (5 off., 5 def.) Captains: TBA Athletic Director: Troy Dell

2009 SCHEDULE 2008 RESULTS (3-6, 1-2 ACFC) Opponent W-L FS-Opp Date Opponent Time Sept. 5 at Geneva 7 p.m. at Washington & Jefferson L 21-49 Sept. 12 Washington & Jefferson 7 p.m. Brockport W 27-14 Sept. 19 at Brockport 1 p.m. Widener L 24-30 l Sept. 26 at Widener 1 p.m. Wesley L 6-38 Oct. 3 at Wesley l 1 p.m. at Southern Virginia W 21-13 Oct. 10 Randolph-Macon 1 p.m. at Ithaca L 24-51 Oct. 17 Ithaca 1 p.m. at Randolph-Macon L 12-21 Oct. 31 UNC-Pembroke 1 p.m. Apprentice l W 20-7 Nov. 7 at Apprentice l 1 p.m. vs. Salisbury l L 14-55 l Nov. 14 vs. Salisbury TBA l ACFC game l ACFC game

72 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Springfield College Game 8 October 31, 2009 2 p.m. Benedum Field

MIKE DELONG HEAD COACH

PRIDE FACTS TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Location: Springfield, Mass. Jarred Burrell, FS Cody Flanigan, DE Founded: 1885 Greg Webster, SS Enrollment: 2,100 KEY LOSSES President: Richard B. Flynn Tom Caporale, LB J.P. Gagnon, TE Nickname: Pride Andy Jackson, C Colors: Maroon and White SERIES SCORES Affiliation: NCAA Division III 1973 L 9-21 A 1992 W 31-7 H Conference: Empire 8 1974 W 57-35 H 1993 W 30-6 A Stadium (Capacity): Benedum Field (2,500) 1975 W 61-0 A 1994 L 3-27 H Surface: Artificial turf 1976 W 31-0 H 1995 L 24-27 A Head Coach: Mike DeLong (Springfield ’74) 1977 L 15-28 A 1996 W 35-25 H Phone: (413) 748-3156 1978 W 28-14 H 1997 W 42-15 A Record at Springfield: 25 years, 142-111-2 1979 W 21-14 A 1998 L 24-29 H Overall Record: 26 years, 154-114-2 1980 W 28-17 H 1999 W 45-42 A Assistant Coaches: 1981 W 30-8 A 2000 L 34-55 H Michael Cerasuolo (Springfield ’93), off. coordinator 1982 W 42-15 H 2001 W 17-16 A Angelo Correale (Springfield ’50), fullbacks 1983 W 38-7 A 2002 W 44-20 H Jack Holik (Trinity ’75), defensive coordinator 1984 W 17-10 H 2003 L 22-51 A Basic Offense: Multiple Option 1985 W 28-7 A 2004 W 31-7 H Basic Defense: 3-4 1986 W 20-8 H 2005 W 35-28 A Letter Winners Returning: 35 (16 off., 14 def., 5 spec.) 1988 W 24-0 H 2006 W 24-7 H Letter Winners Lost: 16 (6 off., 7 def., 3 spec.) 1989 W 16-3 A 2007 W 48-21 A Starters Returning: 14 (7 off., 7 def.) 1990 W 23-14 H 2008 W 37-8 H Starters Lost: 8 (4 off., 4 def.) 1991 L 10-14 A Captain: TBA SERIES NOTES Athletic Director: Cathie Schweitzer Record: Ithaca leads 27-8 SID: Steve Raczynski Phone: (413) 748-3342 Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 15-3 Fax: (413) 748-3999 Games at Springfield: Ithaca leads 12-5 E-mail: [email protected] Series Streak: Ithaca, five games Press Box Phone: (413) 748-3246 Consecutive Years Played: 21, 1988-present Web: www.spfldcollege.edu 2008 RESULTS (4-6, 2-4 E8) Opponent W-L SC-Opp at Fitchburg State W 55-27 2009 SCHEDULE Union L 14-24 Date Opponent Time Alfred l L 14-17 Sept. 5 Fitchburg State 7 p.m. Utica l L 12-16 Sept. 12 at King’s 1 p.m. at Husson L 21-39 l Sept. 26 at Alfred 1:30 p.m. at Mount Ida W 43-23 l Oct. 3 at Utica 2 p.m. at St. John Fisher l L 35-38 Oct. 10 Husson 11 a.m. at Ithaca l L 8-37 Oct. 17 at Mount Ida 1:30 p.m. Hartwick l W 45-31 l Oct. 24 at Hartwick TBA at Norwich l W 28-16 l Oct. 31 Ithaca 2 p.m. l Nov. 7 St. John Fisher l TBA Empire 8 game

l Empire 8 game

Football 2009 73 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Alfred University Game 9 November 7, 2009 1 p.m. Butterfield Stadium DAVE MURRAY HEAD COACH SAXON FACTS Location: Alfred, N.Y. TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Founded: 1836 Vinson Hendrix, RB Jared Manzer, WR Enrollment: 2,000 Tom Secky, QB President: Charles M. Edmondson KEY LOSSES Nickname: Saxons Trevor Bork, WR Brian Nitsche, DB Colors: Purple and Gold Rob Ritter, DL Affiliation: NCAA Division III SERIES SCORES Conference: Empire 8 1933 W 12-7 A 1983 W 14-10 A Stadium (Capacity): Merrill Field (5,000) 1934 W 12-6 H 1984 W 37-0 H Surface: Artificial turf 1938 T 20-20 H 1985 W 42-12 A Head Coach: Dave Murray (Springfield ’81) 1939 L 6-18 A 1986 W 28-18 H Phone: (607) 871-2193 1949 W 6-0 A 1987 W 20-18 A 1951 L 0-33 H 1988 W 27-14 H Record at Alfred: 11 years, 68-45 1953 L 6-41 A 1989 L 10-17 A Career Record: 20 years, 112-85-1 1954 L 0-41 A 1990 W 27-14 H Assistant Coaches: 1955 L 0-26 H 1991 W 31-8 A Justin Hanft (Alfred ‘09), running backs 1956 L 12-46 A 1992 W 45-15 H Dan Kyle (Rochester ‘08), tight ends 1957 W 31-13 H 1993 L 20-30 A Josh Miller (St. Lawrence ‘09), linebackers 1958 W 26-6 A 1994 W 13-0 H Steve Pribble (Lock Haven ‘08), receivers 1959 W 30-0 H 1995 L 12-13 A Bob Margeson (South Florida ’81), tight ends 1960 W 14-8 A 1996 W 33-3 H Mike McLaughlin (UMass-Boston), defensive line 1961 L 7-14 H 1997 W 52-7 A Richard Puccio (Cortland ’94), quarterbacks 1962 W 48-26 A 2000 W 28-17 A Bob Rankl (Ursinus ’99), offensive line 1974 W 28-8 H 2001 W 21-14 H Andy Rantz (Ursinus ‘99), offensive line 1975 W 20-0 A 2002 W 33-11 A 1976 T 3-3 H 2003 W 30-0 H Basic Offense: Multiple I 1977 W 17-8 A 2004 W 24-0 A Basic Defense: 4-3 1978 W 35-0 H 2005 W 28-14 H Letter Winners Returning: 29 (16 off., 11 def., 2 spec.) 1979 W 34-12 A 2006 L 17-28 A Letter Winners Lost: 15 (6 off., 9 def.) 1980 W 41-23 H 2007 W 39-18 H Starters Returning: 15 (8 off., 5 def.) 1981 L 13-17 A 2008 W 43-35 A Starters Lost: 9 (3 off., 6 def.) 1982 L 7-20 H Captains: TBA SERIES NOTES Athletic Director: Jim Moretti Record: Ithaca leads 34-13 SID: Mark Whitehouse E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (607) 871-2904 Fax: (607) 871-2373 Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 18-4-2 Games at Alfred: Ithaca leads 16-9 Press Box Phone: (607) 871-2236 Series Streak: Ithaca, two games Web: www.alfred.edu/athletics/ Consecutive Years Played: 10, 2000-present8 2008 RESULTS (8-3, 4-2 E8) Opponent W-L AU-Opp 2009 SCHEDULE Ursinus L 27-34 Date Opponent Time FDU-Florham W 21-14 Sept. 5 at Mass.-Dartmouth noon at St. Lawrence W 20-3 Sept. 12 at FDU-Florham 1 p.m. at Springfield W 17-14 Sept. 19 St. Lawrence 1 p.m. Norwich W 42-0 Sept. 26 Springfield l noon at Hartwick L 19-24 Oct. 10 Hartwick l 1 p.m. at Utica W 27-10 Oct. 24 at St. John Fisher l 1 p.m. at Rochester W 43-14 Oct. 31 Rochester 1 p.m. Ithaca L 35-43 Nov. 7 at Ithaca l 1 p.m. St. John Fisher W OT 36-33 Nov. 14 Utica l 1 p.m. at Rensselaer † L 31-34 l l Empire 8 game Empire 8 game † ECAC game

74 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Football Letter Winners ITHACA COLLEGE Cortland Game 10 November 14, 2009 Noon Butterfield Stadium DAN MacNEILL HEAD COACH RED DRAGON FACTS SERIES SCORES Location: Cortland, N.Y. 1930 L 0-12 A 1967 L 7-11 H 1990 W 28-14 A Founded: 1868 1931 W 12-6 H 1968 L 13-34 A 1991 W 23-14 H Enrollment: 6,199 1932 T 0-0 H 1969 W 36-28 H 1992 L 20-22 A ^ President: Erik J. Bitterbaum 1933 T 6-6 A 1970 L 0-7 A 1993 W 32-14 H Nickname: Red Dragons 1934 W 7-0 H 1971 W 21-13 H 1994 W 15-13 A Colors: Red and White 1948 L 0-19 A 1972 L 16-21 A 1995 W 35-19 H Affiliation: NCAA Division III 1949 L 7-32 H 1973 W 41-33 H 1996 L 13-41 A 1950 W 7-6 A 1974 W 34-33 A 1997 L 28-33 H Conference: New Jersey Athletic 1951 W 13-6 H 1975 W 21-6 H 1998 W 37-28 A Stadium (Capacity): SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex (6,500) 1952 L 6-39 A 1976 W 28-12 A 1999 L 24-28 H 1953 L 0-32 H 1977 W 38-17 H 2000 W 19-14 A Surface: Artificial turf 1954 T 13-13 A 1978 W 27-13 A 2001 W 21-14 H Head Coach: Dan MacNeill (Cortland ’79) 1955 L 0-28 H 1979 W 42-7 H 2002 L 12-16 A Phone: (607) 753-5711 1956 L 0-37 A 1980 W 24-7 A 2003 L 15-16 H Record at Cortland: 12 years, 80-46 1957 L 13-32 H 1981 W 42-0 H 2004 W 47-22 A Assistant Coaches: 1958 L 6-16 A 1982 L 17-21 A 2005 L 30-37 H Ole Adams (Concord ‘08), safeties 1959 L 7-13 H 1983 W 49-26 H 2006 L 20-23 A Jeff Beck (Cortland ‘08), cornerbacks 1960 W 12-6 A 1984 W 42-6 A 2007 W 40-17 H Larry Czarnecki (Ithaca ’77), tight ends 1961 W 34-0 H 1985 W 41-0 H 2008 W 35-13 A Shawn Henry (Alfred ‘07), quarterbacks 1962 W 24-12 A 1986 W 40-12 A Eric Jendryaszek (Cortland ‘06), offensive line 1963 W 22-7 H 1987 W 37-15 H ^ NCAA Playoffs Jason Rebrovich (Cortland ‘00), defensive coordinator 1964 L 0-16 A 1988 L 20-21 A Greg Roskos (Bloomsburg ‘02), offensive coordinator 1965 W 13-12 H 1988 W 24-17 H Alex Smith (Cortland ‘08), wide receivers 1966 L 11-24 A 1989 W 28-0 H Matt Steenberg (Ithaca ’77), running backs SERIES NOTES Basic Offense: Multiple I Basic Defense: Multiple Record: Ithaca leads 38-26-3 Letter Winners Returning: 37 (17 off., 19 def., 1 spec.) Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 23-10-1 Letter Winners Lost: 28 (15 off., 12 def., 1 spec.) Games at Cortland: Ithaca leads, 16-15-2 Starters Returning: 7 (2 off., 5 def.) Series Streak: Ithaca, two games Starters Lost: 15 (9 off., 6 def.) Consecutive Years Played: 62, 1948-present Captains: Lou Crispo, Dan Pitcher, Chris Van De Weert, CORTACA JUG SERIES NOTES Bryan Wiley First Game: September 17, 1959 Athletic Director: Joan Sitterly Record: Ithaca leads 33-17 SID: Fran Elia Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 19-6 Phone: (607) 753-5673 Fax: (607) 753-5789 Games at Cortland: Ithaca leads 14-11 E-mail: [email protected] Press Box Phone: (607) 753-5766 2008 RESULTS (11-2, 9-0 NJAC) Web: www.cortlandredragons.com Opponent W-L CS-Opp at Morrisville • W 51-37 2009 SCHEDULE at Rowan • W 27-20 Date Opponent Time at Kean • W 32-28 Sept. 12 Morrisville • 1 p.m. Buffalo State • W 35-14 Sept. 19 Rowan • 1 p.m. Montclair State • W 23-17 Sept. 26 Kean • 1 p.m. at Western Connecticut • W 41-14 Oct. 3 at Buffalo State • noon William Paterson • W 38-0 Oct. 10 at Montclair State • 1 p.m. at College of New Jersey • W 24-18 Oct. 17 Western Connecticut • 1 p.m. Brockport • W 42-30 Oct. 24 at William Paterson • 1 p.m. Ithaca L 13-35 Oct. 31 College of New Jersey • 1 p.m. Plymouth State ^ W 31-14 Nov. 7 at Brockport • 1 p.m. Curry ^ W 42-0 Nov. 14 at Ithaca noon at Mount Union ^ L 14-41

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Football 2009 75 ITHACA COLLEGE All-Time Results ITHACA COLLEGE 1935 (4-1-1) 1942 (0-4) 10/12 Montclair State W 27-0 10/3 at Albright L 7-22 10/18 at St. Anselm’s L 0-14 10/16 at West Chester L 0-6 10/26 Panzer W 34-0 10/30 at Moravian L 0-19 11/2 at East Stroudsburg W 33-0 11/7 at Hartwick L 7-12 11/9 at Middlebury W 14-0 COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman 11/16 at Grove City T 13-13 CAPTAIN: Game Captains CO-COACHES: James A.“Bucky” FOOTBALL WAS LEONARD Freeman, Ben Light DISCONTINUED FROM 1943-45 SCHRECK CAPTAIN:Frank Clark 1930 1946 (1-5) 1930 (1-3-1) 1936 (3-2) 10/6 at Niagara L 0-41 10/4 at Mansfield L 7-20 10/9 St. Anselm’s L 0-20 10/12 at Hartwick L 0-7 10/11 St. Lawrence Frosh T 0-0 10/24 Panzer W 14-0 10/18 St. Lawrence L 2-7 10/18 at Cortland L 0-12 10/30 East Stroudsburg W 32-0 10/26 at Rensselaer W 16-7 11/1 at Hartwick W 25-0 11/7 at Middlebury L 7-27 11/1 at Moravian L 0-20 11/8 at Colgate Frosh L 0-24 11/14 at Grove City W 12-7 11/8 West Chester L 7-13 COACH: Leonard Schreck COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman CO-COACHES: James A.“Bucky” CAPTAIN: Game Captains CAPTAINS: Claude A. Grace, Freeman, Harold “Pete” Hatch Carson Fuller, Frank Lark CAPTAIN: Jim Hercinger 1937 (2-4) 10/9 at West Chester L 0-20 10/16 Panzer W 6-0 10/25 at Clarkson L 7-13 11/1 at Lock Haven L 7-19 11/6 Grove City W 33-14 11/12 at St. Anselm’s L 0-20 COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman JAMES “BUCKY” HAROLD “PETE” FREEMAN CAPTAINS: Charlie Poyer, HATCH 1931-41, 45 “Ducky” Pondafino 1946-50 1931 (3-2) 1938 (3-1-2) 1947 (2-3) 10/10 at Oswego W 19-0 9/30 at Moravian L 0-6 10/5 at Niagara L 6-26 10/17 Cortland W 12-6 10/8 Alfred T 20-20 10/11 at St. Lawrence L 6-21 10/24 at St. Lawrence L 0-50 10/22 at Clarkson T 7-7 10/18 at Sampson W 20-0 10/31 at Hartwick W 6-0 10/29 Panzer W 25-6 10/24 at Mohawk W 21-6 11/14 at St. Bonaventure L 13-26 10/31 at Moravian L 13-20 11/5 Hofstra W 13-0 COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman COACH: Harold “Pete” Hatch 11/11 Brooklyn W 20-0 CAPTAIN: Dan Leavitts CAPTAINS: Ed Weed, Joe Corcoran COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman CAPTAINS: Don Nelson, Lou Perrotta 1948 (4-3) 1932 (4-2-1) 9/25 at Bridgeport W 7-0 10/1 at St. Bonaventure L 6-39 1939 (3-3) 10/1 Lycoming W 25-0 10/8 at Oswego W 12-0 10/6 Panzer W 31-0 10/10 at Niagara L 0-41 10/15 Cortland T 0-0 10/13 at Moravian W 6-0 10/15 Sampson W 45-0 10/22 at Middlebury L 7-25 10/21 at Clarkson L 12-15 10/23 at Cortland L 0-19 10/29 Allegheny W 12-0 10/28 at Alfred L 6-18 10/29 at Moravian W 25-20 11/5 Hartwick W 19-0 11/4 at Hofstra L 6-14 11/5 Hartwick L 13-19 11/12 at Mansfield W 21-2 11/10 Brooklyn W 13-6 COACH: Harold “Pete” Hatch CAPTAIN: John Herloski COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman CAPTAIN: Pete Hatch CAPTAIN: Charlie Baker 1949 (4-2) 9/30 Bridgeport W 19-6 1933 (3-2-1) 1940 (3-1-1) 10/1 Wilkes L 6-28 10/14 at Cortland T 6-6 10/7 at Panzer W 25-0 10/21 Cortland L 7-32 10/21 at Alfred W 12-7 10/12 at Clarkson L 6-7 10/29 at Lock Haven W 32-20 10/28 Mansfield W 19-7 10/19 at West Chester T 7-7 11/5 at Alfred W 6-0 11/4 at Clarkson L 0-27 11/4 Findlay W 7-2 11/12 at Champlain W 19-6 11/11 at Hartwick W 25-0 11/9 Clarion W 39-13 COACH: Harold “Pete” Hatch 11/18 at East Stroudsburg L 0-9 COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman CAPTAINS: John Spencer, COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman CAPTAINS: Charlie Baker, Tom Sarchioto CAPTAIN: Pete Hatch Mike McKillop 1950 (2-5) 9/30 at Bridgeport L 6-13 1934 (5-1) 1941 (2-4) 10/6 Brockport W 18-14 10/13 at Vermont W 7-0 10/4 at Clarkson L 0-20 10/14 at Wilkes L 7-14 10/20 at Hartwick W 45-0 10/18 at Hartwick L 0-6 10/21 at Cortland W 7-6 10/27 Cortland W 7-0 10/25 at Kutztown W 27-0 10/27 Lock Haven L 6-13 11/3 East Stroudsburg L 6-7 11/1 Thiel L 7-13 11/3 Champlain L 19-20 11/10 Alfred W 12-6 11/6 Potomac State W 6-0 11/10 East Stroudsburg L 7-28 11/17 at Allegheny W 14-7 11/14 West Chester L 0-28 COACH: Harold “Pete” Hatch COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman COACH: James A.“Bucky” Freeman CAPTAINS: Nick DerCola, CAPTAIN: Gordon Aver CAPTAIN: Mike McKillop Harold Meszaros

76 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE All-Americans ITHACA COLLEGE 1961 (4-4) 9/23 West Chester L 7-13 9/30 at Hobart W 19-6 10/7 at King’s W 40-13 10/14 Cortland W 34-0 10/21 So. Connecticut L 0-21 10/28 at C.W. Post L 20-26 JOSEPH 11/4 Alfred L 7-14 HAMILTON ART ORLOSKE 11/11 at Brockport W 49-8 1951-55 1956-57 COACH: Dick Lyon 1956 (1-5) CAPTAINS: Charles Brady, 1951 (4-3) Vin Carbonaro 9/28 Champlain W 19-13 9/28 East Stroudsburg L 0-13 10/6 at Brockport L 0-19 10/6 at Wilkes L 0-12 1962 (6-2) 10/12 Wilkes W 6-0 10/13 at Cortland L 0-37 10/20 at Alfred L 12-46 9/21 at West Chester L 8-21 10/19 Cortland W 13-6 9/29 King’s W 35-0 10/27 at Lock Haven W 16-14 10/26 Brockport W 19-7 11/2 Lock Haven L 6-34 10/6 Brockport W 36-6 11/2 Alfred L 0-33 10/13 at Cortland W 24-12 11/10 at East Stroudsburg L 0-34 COACH: Art Orloske CAPTAINS: Mel Cohen, John Finster 10/20 Bridgeport W 23-12 COACH: Joseph Hamilton 10/27 C.W. Post W 27-21 CAPTAIN: Frank Sanders 1957 (2-5) 11/3 at Alfred W 48-26 9/21 Alfred W 31-13 11/10 at So. Connecticut L 28-49 1952 (0-6-1) 9/27 at East Stroudsburg L 0-26 COACH: Dick Lyon 9/27 at Mansfield L 13-20 10/4 Wilkes W 19-0 CAPTAIN: John Miller 10/3 Brockport T 0-0 10/12 Cortland L 13-32 10/11 at Wilkes L 0-26 10/19 at Lock Haven L 13-27 1963 (6-2) 10/18 at Cortland L 6-39 10/26 at Brockport L 13-19 9/21 at Temple L 21-30 11/2 at Mansfield L 7-20 10/24 Lock Haven L 0-20 9/28 at King’s W 15-0 COACH: Art Orloske 10/5 at Brockport W 42-6 11/1 at Champlain L 13-39 CAPTAIN: Mike Ornato 11/7 East Stroudsburg L 0-13 10/12 Cortland W 22-7 COACH: Joseph Hamilton 10/19 Montclair State W 22-0 CAPTAIN: Joseph Brown 10/26 at C.W. Post W 35-6 11/2 at Bridgeport L 14-15 11/9 So. Connecticut W 37-12 1953 (2-4) COACH: Dick Lyon 9/25 Mansfield W 21-13 CAPTAIN: Sam Curko 10/3 at Brockport W 12-4 10/9 Wilkes L 7-26 10/16 Cortland L 0-32 1964 (6-2) 9/19 Clarion W 16-7 10/24 at Alfred L 6-41 DICK LYON 10/31 East Stroudsburg L 0-20 1958-66 9/26 at So. Connecticut W 18-8 COACH: Joseph Hamilton 10/3 at Geneva W 35-6 CAPTAINS: Pat Cristello, 1958 (6-1) 10/10 at Cortland L 0-16 Paul Thomann 9/20 at Wilkes W 27-0 10/17 West Chester L 6-12 9/27 East Stroudsburg W 14-6 10/24 C.W. Post W 28-21 10/4 at Brockport W 22-8 10/31 Bridgeport W 29-7 1954 (0-4-2) 10/11 King’s W 46-6 11/7 at Am. International W 14-8 10/2 East Stroudsburg L 13-25 10/18 at Cortland L 6-16 COACH: Dick Lyon 10/9 at Wilkes L 8-28 10/25 C.W. Post W 18-0 CAPTAIN: Bill Mottola 10/16 at Cortland T 13-13 11/1 at Alfred W 26-6 10/23 at Alfred L 0-41 COACH: Dick Lyon 1965 (8-0) CAPTAIN: John Fasolino 10/29 Brockport T 0-0 9/18 at Clarion W 7-0 11/5 Upsala L 0-50 1959 (5-2) 9/25 So. Connecticut W 28-25 COACH: Joseph Hamilton 9/19 Brandeis W 58-8 10/2 at Montclair State W 19-14 CAPTAIN: John DeKay 9/26 at East Stroudsburg L 6-12 10/9 Cortland W 13-12 10/3 Brockport W 31-6 10/16 at Susquehanna W 34-6 1955 (1-5) 10/10 at King’s W 29-6 10/23 at C.W. Post W 39-6 9/30 East Stroudsburg L 18-19 10/17 Cortland L 7-13 10/30 at Bridgeport W 14-7 10/8 Wilkes W 12-7 10/24 at C.W. Post W 21-0 11/6 Am. International W 50-6 10/14 Cortland L 0-28 10/31 Alfred W 30-0 COACH: Dick Lyon 10/21 Alfred L 0-26 COACH: Dick Lyon CAPTAIN: Larry Turel 10/29 at Brockport L 6-21 CAPTAIN: Dick Carmean 11/4 at Upsala L 7-13 1960 (4-3) 1966 (4-4) COACH: Joseph Hamilton 9/23 at West Chester L 8-19 9/17 West Chester L 3-13 CAPTAIN: Game Captains 10/1 Brockport W 14-0 9/24 at Tufts W 47-8 10/8 C.W. Post L 6-12 10/1 Montclair State L 6-9 10/15 at So. Connecticut L 7-24 10/8 at Cortland L 11-24 10/22 King’s W 23-14 10/15 Susquehanna W 41-7 10/29 at Cortland W 12-6 10/22 at C.W. Post L 6-12 11/5 at Alfred W 14-8 10/29 Bridgeport W 16-0 COACH: Dick Lyon 11/5 at Am. International W 40-6 CAPTAINS: Jack Cashman, COACH: Dick Lyon Jim Rafferty CAPTAIN: Dave Barton

Football 2009 77 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE 1972 (5-4) 1977 (6-3) 9/16 at William Paterson W 14-6 9/17 St. Lawrence W 17-14 9/23 West Chester L 22-48 9/24 Cortland W 38-17 9/30 at Cortland L 16-21 10/1 at Alfred W 17-8 10/7 at RIT W 30-13 10/8 at Springfield L 15-28 10/14 Fordham W 38-13 10/15 Am. International L 24-27 10/21 at Wilkes W 28-21 10/22 at C.W. Post L 0-18 10/28 Bridgeport L 7-28 10/24 Hobart W 31-14 JIM BUTTERFIELD 11/4 C.W. Post L 17-20 11/5 RIT W 35-0 1967-93 11/11 Hobart W 17-7 11/12 at Towson State W 35-10 COACH: Jim Butterfield COACH: Jim Butterfield 1967 (4-4) CAPTAINS: Randy Garrett, CAPTAIN: Tom Policay 9/23 at Lehigh L 20-50 Mike Welch, Bob Wojnar 9/30 Tufts W 20-3 1978 (9-2) 10/7 Cortland L 7-11 1973 (5-4) 9/9 at Bloomsburg W 25-7 10/14 at Susquehanna W 43-15 9/15 William Paterson W 48-2 9/16 at St. Lawrence W 15-14 10/20 at West Chester L 0-47 9/22 at Juniata L 14-28 9/23 at Cortland W 27-13 10/28 C.W. Post L 14-27 9/29 Cortland W 41-33 9/30 Alfred W 35-0 11/4 at Bridgeport W 10-7 10/6 RIT W 37-19 10/7 Clarion State W 17-0 11/11 Am. International W 42-9 10/13 at Springfield W 39-21 10/14 Springfield W 28-14 COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/20 Wilkes L 3-6 10/21 Canisius W 54-0 CAPTAIN: Steve Hyman 10/27 at Bridgeport L 16-20 10/28 at Hobart W 49-0 11/3 C.W. Post L 14-21 11/4 at Albany L 6-9 11/10 at Hobart W 36-15 11/11 Towson State W 35-22 1968 (3-5) l 9/21 West Chester L 6-28 COACH: Jim Butterfield 11/18 Wittenberg L 3-6 9/28 Central Connecticut L 6-33 CAPTAINS: Tom Bryant, Tony Grosso COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/5 at Cortland L 13-34 CAPTAINS: Tom Burlin, Scott Colton, John Schiemann 10/12 Susquehanna W 24-6 1974 (10-1) 10/19 at Wilkes L 19-28 9/14 at St. Lawrence W 49-14 10/26 at C.W. Post L 14-27 9/21 Juniata W 53-13 1979 (11-2) 11/2 Bridgeport W 15-13 9/28 at Cortland W 34-33 9/8 Bloomsburg W 13-6 11/9 at Montclair State W 17-13 10/5 Alfred W 28-8 9/15 St. Lawrence W 15-13 9/22 Cortland W 42-7 COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/12 Springfield W 57-35 9/29 at Alfred W 34-12 CAPTAIN: Jim Ryan 10/19 at Wilkes W 24-14 10/26 Bridgeport W 34-14 10/6 at Clarion State L 10-12 11/2 at C.W. Post W 47-34 10/13 at Springfield W 21-14 1969 (3-5) 10/20 Am. International L 19-24 9/20 at West Chester L 0-41 11/9 RIT W 68-17 11/30 Slippery Rock l W 27-14 10/27 at Canisius W 33-14 9/27 at Lehigh L 7-55 11/3 Albany W 46-6 10/4 Cortland W 36-28 at Cornell University 12/7 vs. Central (Iowa) l L 8-10 11/10 at Brockport W 35-7 10/11 at Susquehanna W 27-14 11/17 at Dubuque l W 27-7 10/18 Wilkes W 13-7 COACH: Jim Butterfield l CAPTAINS: Dave Remick, 11/24 Carnegie-Mellon W 15-6 10/25 C.W. Post L 20-24 12/1 vs. Wittenberg l W 14-10 11/1 at Bridgeport L 6-33 George Tortolon COACH: Jim Butterfield 11/8 at Central CAPTAINS: Bill George, John Laper Connecticut L 7-27 1975 (10-1) COACH: Jim Butterfield 9/13 St. Lawrence W 30-6 CAPTAIN: Gary Worden 9/20 at Albany W 33-0 1980 (12-1) 9/27 Cortland W 21-6 9/6 at Bloomsburg W 58-3 10/4 at Alfred W 20-0 9/13 at Albany W 40-21 1970 (4-4) 9/20 at St. Lawrence W 47-6 9/19 West Chester L 0-56 10/11 at Springfield W 61-0 10/18 Wilkes W 30-0 9/27 Fordham W 28-16 9/26 at Denison L 27-35 10/4 Alfred W 41-23 10/3 at Cortland L 0-7 11/1 Hobart W 36-29 11/8 RIT W 41-0 10/11 Springfield W 28-17 10/10 Susquehanna W 15-7 l 10/18 at Brockport W 63-14 10/17 at Wilkes W 25-21 11/22 Fort Valley W 41-12 11/29 Widener l W 23-14 10/25 C.W. Post W 30-7 10/24 Bridgeport W 15-6 l 11/1 at Hobart W 21-6 10/31 at Grove City L 3-14 12/6 vs. Wittenberg L 0-28 COACH: Jim Butterfield 11/8 at Cortland W 24-7 11/7 at C.W. Post W 20-17 l CAPTAINS: Jerry Boyes, 11/22 Wagner W 41-13 COACH: Jim Butterfield Larry Czarnecki 11/29 Minnesota- CAPTAINS: Tom Polimeni, Morris l W 36-0 Fred Recchio 12/6 vs. Dayton l L 0-63 1976 (6-2-1) COACH: Jim Butterfield 1971 (5-3) 9/11 at St. Lawrence L 0-24 CAPTAINS: Bob Ferrigno, 9/18 at West Chester L 20-34 9/18 Albany W 24-0 Allan MacDonald, Kevin Vogt 9/25 Denison W 8-7 9/25 at Cortland W 28-12 10/2 Cortland W 21-13 10/2 Alfred T 3-3 1981 (6-3) 10/9 at Fordham W 39-6 10/9 Springfield W 31-0 9/5 Bloomsburg W 35-0 10/16 Wilkes W 41-28 10/16 at Am. International L 19-20 9/12 Albany L 7-17 10/23 at Bridgeport L 20-35 10/23 C.W. Post W 28-7 9/26 St. Lawrence W 41-6 10/30 Grove City W 27-7 20/30 at Hobart W 27-20 10/3 at Alfred L 13-17 11/6 C.W. Post L 0-62 11/6 at RIT W 35-7 10/10 at Springfield W 30-8 COACH: Jim Butterfield COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/17 Brockport L 27-31 CAPTAIN: John Baumann CAPTAINS: Mike Mielnicki, Dave Pitzer 10/24 Am. International W 27-23

78 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE NCAA Championships ITHACA COLLEGE 10/31 Hobart W 37-31 11/1 Hobart W 28-3 1991 (12-1) 11/7 Cortland W 42-0 11/8 at Cortland W 40-12 9/14 St. Lawrence W 45-7 COACH: Jim Butterfield 11/15 Merchant Marine W 33-2 9/21 Albany W 38-7 CAPTAIN: Kevin Vogt 11/22 at Union l (OT) W 24-17 9/28 at Alfred W 31-8 11/29 Montclair State l W 29-15 10/5 at Springfield L 10-14 1982 (6-4) 12/6 Salisbury State l L 40-44 10/12 Am. International W 23-20 9/11 at Albany L 7-30 COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/19 Buffalo W 50-0 9/18 at St. Lawrence L 14-45 CAPTAINS: Mike Middaugh, 10/26 at Buffalo State W 41-23 9/25 Fordham W 27-3 Mike Norton 11/9 Cortland W 23-14 10/2 Alfred L 7-20 11/16 at Brockport W 52-0 10/9 Springfield W 42-15 11/23 Glassboro State l W 31-10 1987 (7-3) l 10/16 at Buffalo W 18-14 11/30 Union W 35-23 9/12 Albany L 14-15 l 10/23 at Am. International W 3-0 12/7 at Susquehanna W 49-13 9/19 St. Lawrence W 37-18 12/14 vs. Dayton l W 34-20 10/30 Hobart W 38-14 9/26 Findlay W 38-0 11/6 at Cortland L 17-21 COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/3 at Alfred W 20-17 CAPTAINS: Joe Palladino, Chris White 11/13 at Merchant Marine W 34-0 10/17 Buffalo W 29-0 COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/24 Am. International W 19-18 CAPTAINS: Cory Davies, Paul Shaffner 1992 (9-2) 10/31 at Hobart W 33-24 9/12 at Albany W 51-7 1983 (7-3) 11/7 Cortland W 37-15 9/19 Montclair State W 49-19 9/10 Albany W 23-0 11/14 at Dayton L 0-24 9/26 Alfred W 45-15 9/17 St. Lawrence L 14-24 11/21 Plymouth State ° L 12-13 10/3 Springfield W 31-7 COACH: 10/10 at Am. International W 31-13 9/24 at Fordham W 36-7 Jim Butterfield CAPTAINS: Ray DeCarr, Joe Marra 10/17 at St. Lawrence W 56-14 10/1 at Alfred W 14-10 10/24 Buffalo State W 21-13 10/8 at Springfield W 38-7 10/31 Mercyhurst W 48-7 10/15 Buffalo W 28-13 1988 (13-1) 11/7 at Cortland L 20-22 10/22 Am. International L 13-16 9/10 at Albany W 17-3 11/14 Wash. & Jeff. W 47-28 10/29 at Hobart L 20-23 9/17 at St. Lawrence W 28-14 11/21 Buffalo State l L 26-28 11/5 Cortland W 49-26 9/24 Alfred W 27-14 COACH: Jim Butterfield 11/12 at Merchant Marine W 12-7 10/1 Springfield W 24-0 CAPTAINS: Tim Allen, Keith Linsey, COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/8 at Am. International W 35-7 Billie Mays Jr., Jeff Wittman CAPTAINS: Mike Moreau, Dave Stone 10/15 at Buffalo W 36-3 10/22 Buffalo State W 53-0 1993 (6-4) 1984 (10-1) 10/29 Hobart W 58-0 9/11 Albany W 47-7 9/8 at Albany L 6-10 11/5 at Cortland L 20-21 9/18 at Montclair State L 0-29 9/15 at St. Lawrence W 12-8 11/12 Wash. & Jeff. W 34-3 9/25 at Alfred L 20-30 9/22 Fitchburg State W 82-0 11/19 at Wagner l (OT) W 34-31 10/2 at Springfield W 30-6 9/29 Alfred W 37-0 11/26 Cortland l W 24-17 10/9 Am. International W 37-0 10/6 Springfield W 17-10 12/3 Ferrum l W 62-28 10/16 St. Lawrence W 45-7 10/13 at Buffalo W 10-6 12/10 vs Central (Iowa) l W 39-24 10/23 at Buffalo State L 17-33 10/30 at Mercyhurst W 45-25 10/20 at Am. International W 19-3 COACH: Jim Butterfield 11/6 Cortland W 32-14 10/27 Hobart W 14-13 CAPTAINS: Daegan Gray, 11/3 at Cortland W 42-6 Marc Hudak, Rich Smith 11/13 at Wash. & Jeff. L 7-42 11/10 Merchant Marine W 24-10 COACH: Jim Butterfield CAPTAINS: Jake Cerrone, 11/17 at Norwich ° W 35-14 1989 (7-3) Billie Mays Jr., Mike Murtha COACH: Jim Butterfield 9/9 Albany W 17-7 CAPTAINS: Bill Decker, Jeff Flanders, Bill Sheerin 9/16 St. Lawrence W 28-0 9/23 at Alfred L 10-17 9/30 at Springfield W 16-3 1985 (11-2) 10/7 Am. International L 6-7 9/14 Albany W 15-10 10/14 Buffalo W 30-10 9/21 St. Lawrence W 13-0 10/21 at Buffalo State W 37-7 10/5 at Alfred W 42-12 10/28 at Hobart W 63-7 10/12 at Springfield W 28-7 11/4 Cortland W 28-0 10/19 Buffalo W 23-7 11/11 at Wash. & Jeff. L 0-34 MIKE WELCH 10/26 Am. International L 8-41 COACH: Jim Butterfield 1994-PRESENT 11/2 at Hobart W 15-12 CAPTAINS: Dan Feldman, 11/9 Cortland W 41-0 Tom Finneran, Tom Pasquale 1994 (10-3) 11/16 at Merchant Marine W 20-15 l 9/10 at Albany W 22-11 11/23 at Union W 13-12 9/17 Mansfield L 10-13 l 1990 (8-2) 11/20 Montclair State W 50-28 9/24 Alfred W 13-0 l 9/8 at Albany W 16-6 12/7 Gettysburg W 34-0 10/1 Springfield L 3-27 l 9/15 at St. Lawrence W 20-6 12/14 vs. Augustana L 7-20 10/8 at Am. International W 17-13 9/22 Alfred W 27-14 COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/15 St. Lawrence W 34-12 CAPTAINS: Brian Dougherty, 9/29 Springfield W 23-14 10/22 Buffalo State W 16-15 Steve Kass, Dan Welkley 10/6 at Am. International L 36-39 10/29 at Hobart W 14-10 10/13 at Buffalo W 42-21 11/5 at Cortland W 15-13 1986 (11-1) 10/20 Buffalo State W 54-21 11/12 C.W. Post W 28-15 9/13 at Albany W 28-7 11/3 at Cortland W 28-14 11/19 Buffalo State l (2OT) W 10-7 9/20 at St. Lawrence W 28-0 11/10 C.W. Post W 38-9 11/26 at Plymouth State l W 22-7 10/4 Alfred W 28-18 11/17 Trenton State l L 14-24 12/3 Wash. & Jeff. l L 19-23 10/11 Springfield W 20-8 COACH: Jim Butterfield COACH: Mike Welch 10/18 at Buffalo W 22-21 CAPTAINS: Chris Colloca, CAPTAINS: Matt George, 10/25 at Am. International W 31-28 Ken Hammel Jason Nichols

Football 2009 79 ITHACA COLLEGE SectionDick Lyon head Press Box ITHACA COLLEGE 1995 (5-4) 11/13 at Buffalo State L 35-42 10/9 at Norwich * W 31-7 9/16 at Mansfield W 30-12 11/20 at Union ° L 7-31 10/16 at Brockport L 20-21 9/23 at Alfred L 12-13 COACH: Mike Welch 10/23 Utica * W 52-14 CAPTAINS: Ryan Carpenter, 10/30 Springfield * W 31-7 9/30 at Springfield L 24-27 Adam Grossman, Rich Pasquale 10/7 Am. International L 23-24 11/6 at Alfred * W 24-0 11/13 at Cortland W 47-22 10/14 at St. Lawrence W 34-7 2000 (7-3) 9/9 at Alfred W 28-7 11/20 Mass.-Dartmouth ° W 36-19 10/21 Montclair State W 33-7 COACH: Mike Welch 9/16 Mansfield W 31-0 10/28 Hobart W 43-22 CAPTAINS: Bryan Steele, Matt Tosh, 11/4 Cortland W 35-19 9/23 at St. John Fisher W 42-14 Jeff Welch 9/30 Springfield L 34-55 11/11 at Buffalo State L 6-24 2005 (8-3, 6-0 E8) COACH: Mike Welch 10/7 at Brockport L 7-27 9/10 at Buffalo State W 38-21 CAPTAINS: Rob Cacchio, 10/14 St. Lawrence W 58-0 Scott Connolly, Jon Genese, 10/21 Wilkes W 16-13 9/17 at Hartwick * W 47-8 Anthony Viviano 10/28 at Hobart L 0-19 9/24 St. John Fisher * 11/4 Buffalo State W 27-20 (OT) W 41-35 1996 (7-3) 11/11 at Cortland W 19-14 10/1 Brockport W 42-17 9/21 Mansfield W 59-23 COACH: Mike Welch 10/8 Norwich * W 41-7 9/28 Alfred W 33-3 CAPTAINS: Julian Forbes, 10/15 at Lycoming (OT) L 30-33 10/5 Springfield W 33-25 Adam Grossman 10/22 at Utica * W 37-0 10/12 at Brockport W 36-3 10/29 at Springfield * W 35-28 2001 (11-2) 10/19 St. Lawrence W 50-0 11/5 Alfred * W 28-14 9/8 Alfred W 38-7 10/26 at Am. International L 14-36 11/12 Cortland (OT) L 30-37 9/15 at Mansfield W 29-21 l 11/2 at Hobart W 21-14 11/19 at Union L 41-55 9/22 St. John Fisher W 52-0 COACH: Mike Welch 11/9 at Cortland L 13-41 9/29 at Springfield W 17-16 11/16 Buffalo State L 14-26 CAPTAINS: Jose Colon, Josh Felicetti, 10/6 Brockport L 22-24 Dustin Ross, Joe Scalice 11/23 vs. Worcester W 27-21 10/13 at St. Lawrence W 56-17 State at WPI ° 10/20 Utica W 66-0 2006 (7-3, 4-2 E8) COACH: Mike Welch 10/27 Hobart W 52-13 9/2 Huntingdon W 31-12 CAPTAINS: Jason Brady, 11/2 at Buffalo State W 31-14 9/9 Buffalo State W 45-7 Anthony Viviano, Neal Weidman 11/10 Cortland W 21-14 9/16 Hartwick * W 44-14 1997 (7-3) 11/17 at Montclair State l W 35-23 9/23 at St. John Fisher * L 10-34 l 9/30 at Brockport W 26-7 9/13 Mercyhurst L 5-10 11/24 at Rensselaer W 27-10 12/1 at Rowan l L 0-48 10/7 at Norwich * W 44-7 9/20 at Mansfield W 42-17 10/21 Utica * W 33-7 9/27 at Alfred W 52-7 COACH: Mike Welch CAPTAINS: Tommy Giorgio, 10/28 Springfield * W 24-7 10/4 at Springfield W 42-15 Mark McDonough, Brian Young 11/6 at Alfred * L 17-28 10/11 Brockport W 21-14 11/13 at Cortland (OT) L 20-23 10/18 at St. Lawrence W 41-6 2002 (7-3, 4-0 E8) COACH: Mike Welch 10/25 Am. International W 40-13 9/14 at Alfred * W 33-11 CAPTAINS: Alex Baez, Justin Brunell, 11/1 Hobart W 35-13 9/21 Hartwick * W 19-18 Joe Napoleone 11/8 Cortland L 28-33 9/28 at St. John Fisher * W 30-20 10/5 Springfield W 44-20 2007 (8-3, 4-2 E8) 11/15 at Buffalo State L 10-13 9/1 at Lycoming W 31-6 COACH: Mike Welch 10/12 St. Lawrence W 34-7 10/19 at Brockport L 0-21 9/8 King’s W 29-16 CAPTAINS: Briggs Bedigian, 9/15 at Hartwick * L 30-32 Scott Frieary 10/26 at Utica * W 13-0 11/2 at Hobart L 6-17 9/22 St. John Fisher * L 16-37 1998 (9-2) 11/9 Buffalo State W 39-7 9/29 Brockport W 34-15 9/12 at St. John Fisher W 48-10 11/16 at Cortland L 12-16 10/6 Norwich * W 35-0 10/20 at Utica * W 44-7 9/19 Mansfield W 45-31 COACH: Mike Welch 10/27 at Springfield * W 48-21 9/26 College of CAPTAINS: Tariq Ahmad, Justin Daly New Jersey W 18-16 11/3 Alfred * W 42-25 10/3 Springfield L 24-29 2003 (10-3, 5-0 E8) 11/10 Cortland W 40-17 10/10 at Brockport W 31-28 9/13 Alfred * W 30-0 11/17 at Mount Union l L 18-42 10/17 St. Lawrence W 60-0 9/20 at Hartwick * W 19-18 COACH: Mike Welch 10/24 at Am. International W 41-33 9/27 St. John Fisher * W 20-19 CAPTAINS: Alex Baez, Ryan Terlecki 10/31 at Hobart W 30-17 10/4 at Springfield * L 22-51 10/11 at St. Lawrence W 55-13 2008 (9-2, 5-1 E8) 11/7 at Cortland W 37-29 9/6 Lycoming W 17-16 11/14 Buffalo State L 21-28 10/18 Brockport W 31-10 10/25 Utica * W 49-0 9/13 at King’s W 38-28 11/21 Hartwick ° W 40-6 9/20 Hartwick * L 69-42 COACH: Mike Welch 11/1 Hobart W 14-7 11/8 at Buffalo State W 40-14 9/27 at St. John Fisher * L 6-37 CAPTAINS: Mike O’Donovan, 10/11 at Norwich * W 41-6 Mike Sansone 11/15 Cortland L 15-16 11/22 at Brockport l W 14-9 10/18 Frostburg State W 51-24 1999 (7-4) 11/29 at Montclair State l W 33-13 10/25 at Utica * W 42-7 9/11 St. John Fisher W 44-0 12/6 at Rensselaer l L 16-21 11/1 Springfield * W 37-8 9/18 at Mansfield W 21-7 COACH: Mike Welch 11/8 at Alfred * W 43-35 9/25 at College of CAPTAINS: Tariq Ahmad, 11/15 at Cortland W 35-13 New Jersey W 21-14 Pete Celebre, Robert Truman 11/22 Curry l L 18-42 10/2 at Springfield W 45-42 2004 (9-2, 5-1 E8) COACH: Mike Welch 10/9 Brockport W 10-0 CAPTAINS: Dan Juvan, Matt Scalice, 9/11 Buffalo State W 45-0 10/16 at St. Lawrence W 43-14 Brian Weverbergh 9/18 Hartwick * W 47-8 l 10/23 Am. International L 17-34 NCAA Division III Playoff Game 9/25 at St. John Fisher * L 38-45 10/30 Hobart W 44-13 ° ECAC Division III Championship Game 10/2 Lycoming W 49-7 11/6 Cortland L 21-26 * Empire 8 opponent 80 Football 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Section head SectionSeries Records head ITHACA COLLEGE

First First Team Meeting W L T Team Meeting W L T Albany 1975 14 5 0 Merchant Marine 1982 5 0 0 Albright 1942 0 1 0 Mercyhurst 1992 2 1 0 ALFRED 1933 34 13 2 Middlebury 1932 1 2 0 Allegheny 1932 2 0 0 Minnesota-Morris 1980 1 0 0 American International 1964 16 10 0 Mohawk 1947 1 0 0 Augustana (Ill.) 1985 0 1 0 Montclair State 1935 9 2 0 Bloomsburg 1978 4 0 0 Moravian 1938 2 4 0 Brandeis 1959 1 0 0 Mount Union 2007 0 1 0 Bridgeport 1948 10 6 0 Niagara 1946 0 3 0 Brockport 1950 20 8 2 Norwich 1984 6 0 0 Brooklyn 1938 2 0 0 Oswego 1931 2 0 0 Buffalo 1982 10 0 0 Panzer 1935 6 0 0 Buffalo State 1988 14 7 0 Plymouth State 1987 1 1 0 Canisius 1978 2 0 0 Potomac State 1941 1 0 0 Carnegie-Mellon 1979 1 0 0 Rensselaer 1946 2 1 0 Central Connecticut 1968 0 2 0 Rochester Institute of Technology 1972 6 0 0 Central (Iowa) 1974 1 1 0 Rowan * 1991 1 1 0 Champlain (N.Y.) 1949 2 2 0 Salisbury State 1986 0 1 0 Clarion State 1940 4 1 0 Sampson 1947 2 0 0 Clarkson 1933 0 5 1 Slippery Rock 1974 1 0 0 Colgate Freshman 1930 0 1 0 Southern Connecticut 1960 3 3 0 College of New Jersey & 1990 2 1 0 SPRINGFIELD 1973 27 8 0 Curry 2008 0 1 0 St. Anselm’s 1935 0 3 0 CORTLAND 1930 38 26 3 St. Bonaventure 1931 0 2 0 C.W. Post 1958 12 10 0 ST. JOHN FISHER 1998 7 4 0 Dayton 1980 1 2 0 ST. LAWRENCE 1931 27 6 0 Denison 1970 1 1 0 St. Lawrence Freshman 1930 0 0 1 Dubuque 1979 1 0 0 Susquehanna 1965 7 0 0 East Stroudsburg 1933 3 11 0 Temple 1963 0 1 0 Ferrum 1988 1 0 0 Thiel 1941 0 1 0 Findlay 1940 2 0 0 Towson State 1977 2 0 0 Fitchburg State 1984 1 0 0 Tufts 1966 2 0 0 Fordham 1971 5 0 0 UNION 1985 3 2 0 Fort Valley State 1975 1 0 0 Upsala 1954 0 2 0 FROSTBURG STATE 2008 1 0 0 UTICA 2001 8 0 0 Geneva 1964 1 0 0 Vermont 1934 1 0 0 Gettysburg 1985 1 0 0 Wagner 1980 2 0 0 Grove City 1935 3 1 1 Washington & Jefferson 1988 2 3 0 HARTWICK 1930 12 5 0 West Chester 1937 0 15 1 Hobart 1961 25 2 0 WIDENER 1975 1 0 0 Hofstra 1938 1 1 0 Wilkes 1949 12 7 0 Huntingdon 2006 1 0 0 William Paterson 1972 2 0 0 Juniata 1973 1 1 0 Wittenberg 1975 1 2 0 King’s (Pa.) 1958 8 0 0 Worcester State 1996 1 0 0 Kutztown 1941 1 0 0 Totals 440 220 12 Lehigh 1967 0 2 0 Lock Haven 1937 2 5 0 & formerly Trenton State Lycoming 1948 4 1 0 * formerly Glassboro State Winning Pct.: .643 Mansfield 1930 9 4 0 Massachusetts-Dartmouth 2004 1 0 0 2009 opponents in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS.

Football 20092008 818 ITHACA COLLEGE Junior VarsitySection Football head Section head ITHACA COLLEGE he junior varsity football team is an important part of the overall program at Ithaca. The ma- T jority of Ithaca’s incoming freshman players are assigned to the junior varsity, which provides the newcomers a chance to learn the Ithaca College of- fense and defense.

2009 JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time Mon., September 21 Cornell 4:30 p.m. Mon., September 28 at Cortland 4 p.m. Sun., October 4 at Alfred 4 p.m. Sun., October 18 St. Lawrence 2 p.m. Mon., November 2 at Cornell 5:30 p.m. Sun., November 8 St. John Fisher 1 p.m.

Thomas Vossler won Ithaca’s Marty Higgins Award as a junior varsity player in 2008.

Jim Butterfield ne of the winningest coaches in college football, Jim Butterfield spent 27 years as Ofootball coach and professor of physical edu- cation at Ithaca. During his career he won three na- tional championships and earned national coach of the year honors twice. Butterfield, who passed away in 2002, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

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I-90 Rochester Syracuse 6,000 undergraduate and 400 graduate stu- I-90 Waterloo Buffalo I-481 C Rt. 89 dents. Founded in 1892 as the Ithaca Conservatory of Albany Cortland I-88 Rt. 13 I-90 Music, the school is located in Ithaca, N.Y., a city of Rt. 79 Whitney Point Rt. 17 ITHACA Rt. 13 Rt. 206 Bainbridge 47,000 in the center of the Finger Lakes region.-60 Rt. 96B Binghamton MA Rt. 17 Rt. 96 Ithaca is approximately 60 miles north of Bingham- Owego Rt. 15 Rt. 17 I-87 ton and 60 miles south of Syracuse. CT PA I-81 SCHOOLS AND ENROLLMENTS I-380 NJ School of Humanities and Sciences (2,200) I-80 NYC School of Business (700) Roy H. Park School of Communications (1,300) CAMPUS VISITS AND INTERVIEWS School of Health Sciences Prospective students and their families are strongly and Human Performance (1,200) encouraged to visit Ithaca for a campus tour, inter- School of Music (400) view or open house program. Please call the Of- Graduate Studies (400) fice of Admission at least two weeks in advance Division of Interdisciplinary to schedule an appointment. For any additional in- and International Studies (100) formation about Ithaca College, please contact the FACULTY Office of Admission, Ithaca College, 100 Job Hall, 463 full-time; 216 part-time Ithaca, N.Y. 14850-7020; phone: (607) 274-3124 or Student-faculty ratio 12:1 (800) 429-4274. Ithaca College’s home page is www. ECAC TEAM ithaca.edu. OF THE YEAR FACILITIES Ithaca has more than 80 modern buildings, includ- INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS 1974 1984 ing science facilities with state-of-the-art laboratories, Ithaca teams have won three national championships 1975 1985 music center with concert and recital halls, health in football and wrestling, two each in baseball, wom- 1978 1988 sciences center, and observatory plus 53 residence en’s crew and women’s soccer and one each in field 1979 1991 halls offering a variety of living accommodations. hockey, gymnastics and . Bomber teams have 1980 The library contains more than 400,000 materials also produced individual national champions in gym- in various formats as well as thousands of digital nastics, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, volumes and databases. Athletic facilities include a wrestling and track and field. Ithaca is sponsoring 26 2,600-seat gymnasium and a 5,000-seat football sta- varsity sports during the 2009-10 school year—14 for dium. The fitness center houses two smaller gyms as women and 12 for men. well as aerobics and exercise rooms with cardio ma- During the 2007-08 academic year, Bomber teams chines, stair-steppers and treadmills. were a combined 260-129-1, (.668), and 14 were rep- resented in the NCAA playoffs. Ithaca won 11 Em- ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID pire 8 championships and finished 14th in the Divi- Undergraduate admission to Ithaca College is based sion III NACDA Directors’ Cup standings. A total of on high school record, personal recommendations, 18 Ithaca student-athletes earned all-American recog- SAT or ACT scores, and, for some programs, audi- nition or academic all-American recognition. tions or portfolios. Candidates should submit an ap- plication by November 1 for early admission and by NCAA PHILOSPOHY STATEMENT February 1 for regular admission. Ithaca accepts the Colleges and universities in Division III place high- Common Application exclusively. For more details est priority on the overall quality of the educational visit www.ithaca.edu/admission/index.php. experience. In so doing, they seek to strengthen the More than 85 percent of incoming students re- integration of objectives and programs in athletics ceive some form of financial assistance, totaling with academic and developmental objectives and to over $145 million in scholarships, grants, jobs, ensure the integration of athletes with other students. loans, and private aid. Applicants seeking financial ATHLETIC TRAINING aid must submit the CSS Profile (available online Injury prevention and care of Ithaca’s student-athletes at profileonline.collegeboard.com) and the FAFSA are overseen by a staff of six full-time athletic trainers, (Free Application for Federal Student Aid, avail- plus a graduate assistant and over 65 undergraduate able online at FAFSA on the Web at fafsa.ed.gov). students in the athletic training major. Several fully The priority submission deadline is February 1. equipped facilities are devoted to athletic training.

Football 20092008 834 ITHACA COLLEGE AdministrationSection head SectionJim Butterfield head Stadium ITHACA COLLEGE THOMAS R. ROCHON President Thomas R. Rochon became the Louise Dyer Peace Fellowship at the Hoover Institu- eighth president of Ithaca Col- tion on War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford Uni- lege on July 1, 2008. He holds versity. Rochon was also a Fulbright lecturer at Kobe a doctorate and a bachelor’s de- University in Japan. His 1998 book, Culture Moves: gree in political science from the Ideas, Activism, and Changing Values, received a University of Michigan, where he Distinguished Scholarship Prize from the American graduated with high distinction. Sociological Association and was named by Choice Prior to his selection as the president of Ithaca Col- an outstanding academic book of 1998. He has given lege, Rochon served as executive vice president of periodic lectures and seminars on Dutch politics for the University of St. Thomas, a master’s comprehen- embassy personnel of the U.S. Department of State sive university in Minnesota, where he oversaw the and has served on numerous advisory boards. university’s eight schools and colleges and, with the Since childhood Rochon has been an avid base- chief administrative officer, shared responsibility for ball card collector. He developed an interest in older the $150 million university budget. He worked to de- cards, including those dating from the 1880s, and is velop the academic vision of each unit and to set stra- an active user of the eBay online auction site. tegic directions; reorganized academic programs to Rochon is married to wife, Amber, who until re- create the School of Engineering; and helped launch cently worked in a shelter that provided accommoda- a capital campaign centered on endowment support tion to teenage girls; she is looking forward to continu- of students and faculty. An engaged civic leader, ing her work in the Ithaca community. The Rochons Rochon championed a university effort to strengthen welcomed a son, William (Liam) in May 2009. community service and partnership activities in St. Paul, leading to Carnegie Foundation classification for community engagement. Along with his adminis- trative responsibilities, he was a tenured professor in St. Thomas’s political science department. Rochon has an extensive history of accomplish- ments as an educator and academic administrator. KEN KUTLER Before his position at St. Thomas, as executive direc- Director of tor of the Graduate Record Examinations program at the Educational Testing Service (ETS), Rochon was Intercollegiate Athletics responsible for determining program policy under the Ken Kutler is in his seventh oversight of the board and the ETS vice president for year as Ithaca’s director of graduate and professional education. He guided the intercollegiate athletics and addition of analytical writing to the test, the first use recreational sports. of an essay in the GRE program; he also developed Kutler came to Ithaca after and implemented a program to empower universities serving as director of athletics to create their own test prep courses for graduate pro- at two other Division III institutions: Frostburg State grams. He has held positions in the top leadership at University (1978 to 1986) and Hartwick College prominent universities: dean of the School of Politics (1986 to 2003). At Hartwick, he oversaw a 24-sport and Economics at Claremont Graduate University and intercollegiate athletic program (including two sports assistant master of Dean Mathey College at Princeton that competed at the Division I level). University. He also held the post of assistant profes- He is a past president of the Empire 8 athletic sor in the politics department at Princeton University conference. Kutler spent 10 years as women’s soccer for eight years. coach at Hartwick (1986 to 1993 and again in 2001 Rochon came to Ithaca College with a distin- and 2002) and guided the Hawks to five appearances guished record of scholarly research. His work fo- in the NCAA championship tournament. cuses on contemporary European politics and social He is a 1964 graduate of East Stroudsburg Univer- movements in Europe and the . He is the sity, where he was an all-region soccer player. Kutler recipient of numerous grants and awards, including holds a master’s degree in education from Temple the Distinguished Scholarship Award of the Collec- University and a doctorate in education from West tive Behavior and Social Movements section of the Virginia. American Sociological Association, and the Susan

184 Football 20082009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Press Information MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA For information, photos, stories, statistics, and videotape highlights, or to arrange an interview with a coach or athlete, please contact Mike Warwick in the sports information office, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850; phone: (607) 274-1401. PRESS BOX CREDENTIALS Visiting media should contact the sports information office at least 10 days in advance of the game to reserve space. Abbreviated statistics will be provided follow- ing each quarter and a complete game summary ESPN’S Sal Paolantonio joined IC-TV’s broadcast of 2005’s Empire 8-clinching win over Alfred. will be available 20 minutes after the game in the press Paolantonio (center) is shown with IC-TV’s box. Power outlets are also available in the press box. Matt Antalek (left) and Nate Lindberg. RADIO BROADCAST Radio crews wishing to broadcast a game must make arrangements with the sports information office. A phone line is available for one visiting station per game at a fee of $25. ACCESSIBILITY Questions about accommodation for individuals with disabilities should be directed to the Office of Equal Op- portunity Compliance at (607) 274-3909 (voice), (607) 274-1767 (TDD) or [email protected] as much in advance of the event as possible. CREDITS This Bombers media guide is produced by the Ithaca College Office of Sports Information: Mike Warwick, director; Joe Gladziszewski and Chris Lewis, assistant directors; Donna Mosher, department assistant. Photo- graphic services by Tim McKinney and Patricia Reynolds unless otherwise indicated. Bombers on the Air ON RADIO All Ithaca football games can be heard live on award-winning WICB, 91.7 FM. The broadcast features senior Andrew Champagne and junior Josh Getzoff. The pregame show starts 30 minutes before kickoff. All six home games will also be broadcast by VIC (106.5 FM). Both stations’ coverage is available over the Internet, and can be accessed at www.wicb.org and www.vicradio.org/. WICB also carries Sportstalk, a 60-minute program that airs Sundays at 6 p.m. Included in the call-in format of the show are game highlights, interviews and comprehensive coverage of Ithaca’s athletic program. ON TELEVISION All four Bomber home games will be televised by ICTV on Time Warner Cable’s channel 16. Bombers Football is cablecast live and re-shown on a tape-delayed basis at 7 p.m. the day of the game. It is produced by Colin D’Aeth. For the fourth year in a row, every Bomber home game will be streamed online. Fans can watch for free (a high-speed connection is required; dial-up connections will not work) through a link provided on the Ithaca website. In addition, Time Warner Cable regularly broadcasts the Cortaca Jug game live in the Cortland, Ithaca and Syracuse markets as well as other selected areas throughout the state. Every Sunday at 9 p.m. ICTV viewers can watch The Gridiron Report, a live game-review program featuring coach Mike Welch. The Gridiron Report, which is produced by senior Tom Wrede, can be seen courtesy of cable companies throughout New York. ON TEAMLINE Bomber fans can hear the live play-by-play coverage of Ithaca football even when they can’t make it to the game. Just call TEAMLINE at 800-846-4700 and enter Ithaca’s four-digit access code (3945). Charge the call on your Visa or Mastercard credit card and listen to the action, broadcast live by WICB-FM, over the phone. Fans can listen as long as they like and pay only for the time they listen. The longer the call, the lower the per-minute rate. A Preferred Partner 2009 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Site Time September 5 St. Lawrence Leckonby Stadium; Canton, N.Y. 1 p.m. September 12 Union Frank Bailey Field; Schenectady, N.Y. 1 p.m. September 19 WIDENER Butterfield Stadium 1 p.m. September 26 Utica • Gaetano Field; Utica, N.Y. 1 p.m. October 3 Hartwick • Wright Stadium; Oneonta, N.Y. 2:30 p.m. October 10 ST. JOHN FISHER • Butterfield Stadium (Homecoming Weekend) 1 p.m. October 17 Frostburg State Bobcat Stadium; Frostburg, Md. 1 p.m. October 31 Springfield • Benedum Field; Springfield, Mass. 2 p.m. November 7 ALFRED • Butterfield Stadium 1 p.m. November 14 CORTLAND Butterfield Stadium noon • Empire 8 game Home games in CAPITAL LETTERS.