2008 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Site Time September 6 LYCOMING Butterfield Stadium 1 p.m. September 13 King’s Metzler Fields; Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1 p.m. September 20 HARTWICK • Butterfield Stadium (Homecoming Weekend) 1 p.m. September 27 St. John Fisher • Growney Stadium; Pittsford, N.Y. 1 p.m. October 11 Norwich • Sebine Field; Northfield, Vt. 1:30 p.m. October 18 FROSTBURG STATE Butterfield Stadium 1 p.m. October 25 UTICA • Butterfield Stadium 1 p.m. November 1 SPRINGFIELD • Butterfield Stadium 1 p.m. November 8 Alfred • Merrill Field; Alfred, N.Y. 1 p.m. November 15 Cortland SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex; Cortland, N.Y. noon • game Home games in CAPITAL LETTERS. ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Information Press Information MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA Location 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, N.Y. For information, photos, stories, statistics, and videotape Enrollment 6,350 highlights, or to arrange an interview with a coach or athlete, Founded 1892 please contact Mike Warwick in the sports information office, President Thomas Rochon Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850; phone: (607) 274-1401. Nickname Bombers PRESS BOX CREDENTIALS Colors Blue and Gold Visiting media should contact the sports information office Affiliation NCAA Division III at least 10 days in advance of the game to reserve space. Conference Empire 8 Abbreviated statistics will be provided follow- ESPN’S Sal Paolantonio joined IC-TV’s broadcast Home Field Butterfield Stadium ing each quarter and a complete game summary of 2005’s Empire 8-clinching win over Alfred. (Capacity) (5,000) 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. Contents RADIO BROADCAST Division of Athletics/ Radio crews wishing to broadcast a game must make arrangements with the sports information office. Sports Information A phone line is available for one visiting station per game at a fee of $25. Jim Butterfield Stadium 1 ACCESSIBILITY Directory Football History 2-4 Questions about accommodation for individuals with disabilities should be directed to the Office of Equal Op- Winningest Division III Teams 3 portunity Compliance at (607) 274-3909 (voice), (607) 274-1767 (TDD) or [email protected] as much Head Football Coach Mike Welch in advance of the event as possible. Phone (607) 274-1143 Dick Lyon Press Box 5 CREDITS Fax (607) 274-1667 NCAA Championships 6-7 E-mail [email protected] This Bombers media guide is produced by the Ithaca College Office of Sports Information: Mike Warwick, Director of NCAA Playoff Results 7 director; Joe Gladziszewski and Chris Lewis, assistant directors; Donna Mosher, department assistant. Photo- Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Kutler Phone (607) 274-3209 All-Americans 8-10 graphic services by Tim McKinney and Patricia Reynolds unless otherwise indicated. Associate Director of Letter Winners 10-15 Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Lindberg Bombers on the Air Phone (607) 274-3199 Mike Welch, Head Coach 16-17 Assistant Director of Bomber Coaching Records 16 ON RADIO Intercollegiate Athletics Ernie McClatchie All Ithaca football games can be heard live on award-winning WICB, 91.7 FM. The broadcast features senior Phone (607) 274-5708 Football Staff Phone Directory 17 Lee Small and junior Michael Polak. The pregame show starts 30 minutes before kickoff. All six home games Senior Woman Administrator Deb Pallozzi Phone (607) 274-1270 Assistant Coaches 18-20 will also be broadcast by VIC (106.5 FM). Both stations’ coverage is available over the Internet, and can be Operations and 2008 Outlook 21-25 accessed at www.wicb.org/?page=listen and www.vicradio.org/. Events Coordinator Andrea McClatchie Player Profiles 26-41 WICB also carries Sportstalk, a 60-minute program that airs Sundays at 6 p.m. Included in the call-in Phone (607) 274-3793 format of the show are game highlights, interviews and comprehensive coverage of Ithaca’s athletic program. Supervisor of Athletic Trainers Kent Scriber 2008 Veteran Roster 42-43 Phone (607) 274-3178 ON TELEVISION Bomber Pronunciation Guide 43 Sports Information Director Mike Warwick All five Bomber home games will be televised by ICTV on Time Warner Cable’s channel 16. Bombers Phone (607) 274-1401 2008 Freshman/Transfer Roster 44 Football is cablecast live and re-shown on a tape-delayed basis at 7 p.m. the day of the game. It is produced E-mail [email protected] 2007 Statistics 45-48 by seniors Ryan Boyce and Allison Gainza. Assistant Sports For the fourth year in a row, every Bomber home game will be streamed online. Fans can watch for free Information Director Joe Gladziszewski 2007 Review 49-53 Phone (607) 274-3825 (a high-speed connection is required; dial-up connections will not work) through a link provided on the Assistant Sports 2007 Empire 8 54-55 Ithaca website at www.bombers.ithaca.edu/schedules.asp?path=football. Information Director Chris Lewis In addition, Time Warner Cable regularly broadcasts the Cortaca Jug game live in the Cortland, Ithaca Phone (607) 274-5214 Record Book 56-62 and Syracuse markets as well as other selected areas throughout the state. Butterfield Stadium Press Box (607) 274-1700 Playoff Records 63-65 Every Sunday at 9 p.m. ICTV viewers can watch The Gridiron Report, a live game-review program Sports Hot Line (607) 274-1161 2008 Opponent Profiles 66-75 featuring coach Mike Welch. The Gridiron Report, which is produced by senior Becky Goodling, can be Sports Information Fax (607) 274-1671 All-Time Results 76-80 seen courtesy of cable companies throughout New York. College Information Egbert Hall (607) 274-3011 Series Records 81 ON TEAMLINE Admissions Office (607) 274-3124 Junior Varsity Football 82 Bomber fans can hear the live play-by-play coverage of Job Hall (800) 429-4274 Ithaca football even when they can’t make it to the game. The Student-Athlete 83 Financial Aid Office (607) 274-3131 Just call TEAMLINE at 800-846-4700 and enter Ithaca’s Campus Center (800) 429-4275 Administration 84 four-digit access code (3945). Charge the call on your College Web Page www.ithaca.edu Press Information IBC Visa or Mastercard credit card and listen to the action, Athletics Web Page bombers.ithaca.edu Bombers on the Air IBC broadcast live by WICB-FM, over the phone. Fans can listen as long as they like and pay only for the time they 2008 Schedule BC listen. The longer the call, the lower the per-minute rate. A Preferred Partner ITHACA COLLEGE AdministrationSection head SectionJim Butterfield head Stadium ITHACA COLLEGE

n September 19, 1992, before a crowd of 4,417 times since 1958. Since the NCAA adopted a three- fans, which included former players and then- division format in 1973, Ithaca has lost just 29 games NCAA executive director Dick Schultz, South at home, with 11 of those coming at the hands of Di- O vision II opponents. Ithaca is 13-5 in NCAA playoff Hill Field was renamed Jim Butterfield Stadium. The move by the Ithaca College Board of Trustees placed games at the facility and 2-1 in ECAC postseason the 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 number of improvements have been made tended games there—including a facility-record since the facility was first used in 1958, including the 12,620 for the 2001 Cortland game. latest renovation—a new scoreboard and message board installed in 2004. The press box, which was ATTENDANCE RECORDS constructed in 1960, was renovated in 1985 and again Date Opponent Attendance in 1998. New bleachers were added in 1978, as was November 10, 2001 Cortland 12,620 the track that surrounds the football field. The track, November 4, 1995 Cortland 12,511 November 15, 2003 Cortland 11,743 resurfaced most recently in 1997, has played host to November 8, 1997 Cortland 11,741 championships in the Independent College Athletic November 9, 1991 Cortland 10,903 Conference, the Empire Athletic Association, the November 6, 1999 Cortland 10,189 New York State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Asso- November 10, 2007 Cortland 9,700 ciation and the Eastern College Athletic Conference. November 12, 2005 Cortland 9,500 October 20, 1979 American International est. 9,000 September 15, 1979 St. Lawrence est. 8,000 September 27, 1980 Fordham est. 8,000 RECORD AT SOUTH HILL FIELD/ October 11, 1980 Springfield est. 8,000 BUTTERFIELD STADIUM The original stadium was completed in the sum- 199-49-1, .801 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 run 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 2000-07 37 5 .881 consecutive losses to the Warriors. * one tie Ithaca has posted undefeated home records 15

Football 2008 1 6 ITHACA COLLEGE Football History SectionThe Student-Athlete head ITHACA COLLEGE ne of the school’s most successful athletic semifinals to Washington & Jefferson. Ithaca slipped programs, the Ithaca football team also ranks to 5-4 in 1995 but was back in the postseason hunt Oamong the top programs in the nation. The again in 1996. The Bombers capped a 7-3 season with many highlights of Bomber football include: the ECAC Northeast championship, thanks to a 27-21 Three NCAA Division III football win at Worcester State. In 1997, a seven-game win- championships, a total surpassed only by ning streak put Ithaca in the playoff race, but back-to- Augustana and Mount Union. back losses by a total of eight points in the season’s last two games knocked the Bombers out of postseason Seven appearances in the Division III contention. The 1998 team won eight of 10 regular- national championship game, the Amos season games, then routed Hartwick, 40-6, in the Alonzo Stagg Bowl. ECAC North championship. A year later Ithaca made Totals of 40 playoff games and 27 wins its 17th postseason appearance, reaching the ECAC (both among the Division III leaders). 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- ECAC TEAM gram’s 400th victory. OF THE YEAR Ithaca’s Division III teams 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- the NCAA playoffs for the 15th time and last fall the ment in 1993, Welch was named program was back in the playoffs again. JIM BUTTERFIELD Ithaca’s ninth head football coach. His first team finished the regular season with six When Butterfield arrived at Ithaca in 1967 for his consecutive wins to earn the program’s 12th NCAA first collegiate head coaching post, Ithaca’s schedule playoff berth. The Bombers posted playoff wins over included top teams like Lehigh, West Chester, and Buffalo State (in overtime) and Plymouth State and C.W. Post. His first seven seasons produced a 29-29 nearly reached the Stagg Bowl, losing, 23-19, in the 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 playoff win over Slippery Rock put Ithaca into its 1974 1980 first Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, where the team lost 1975 1984 to Central (Iowa), 10-8. Ithaca won the Division III 1978 1985 team offense title that year, averaging 487.9 yards 1988 per game, a total topped by only four teams since. 1991 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 Springfield, Ithaca’s defense set Division III records LAMBERT/ for fewest total yards allowed (minus 50) and few- MEADOWLANDS CUP est rushing yards allowed (minus 94). In the playoffs, the Bombers topped Fort Valley and Widener before losing to Wittenberg, 28-0. All-Americans Jerry

2 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Junior VarsitySection Football head Section head ITHACA COLLEGE 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 regular-season loss to Cortland in the second round Ed Mahoney (80), who will be inducted into and defeated Ferrum in the semifinals to earn a sixth Ithaca’s Athletic Hall of Fame this fall, earned all- Stagg Bowl visit. Ithaca’s 39-24 win over Central America honors as both a punter and . gave the program its second national championship. The Bombers set four playoff records: most points (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. offs to set up the Stagg Bowl return. Following Ithaca’s national championship seasons

WINNINGEST DIVISION III FOOTBALL TEAMS BY PERCENTAGE

No. School Years Won Lost Tied Pct 1. St. John’s (Minn.) 96 539 219 24 .705 2. Wisconsin-La Crosse 83 512 217 40 .692 3. Linfield 92 496 238 30 .669 4. ITHACA 74 418 208 11 .665 5. Concordia (Wis.) 27 167 86 3 .658 6. Wittenberg 113 663 337 32 .658 7. Augustana (Ill.) 94 505 267 28 .649 8. Wisconsin-Whitewater 82 450 245 21 .643 9. Central (Iowa) 97 530 295 26 .638 10. Pacific Lutheran 78 433 239 33 .638 (chart courtesy of the NCAA)

Football 2008 310 ITHACA COLLEGE Section head SectionSeries Records head ITHACA COLLEGE 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 head coaches. coach of the year by the New York Football Writers The hiring of Dick Lyon in Association. The 1988 season also brought him Di- 1958 produced a resurgence in vision III coach of the year recognition from Chev- the program. On the heels of a 2-5 rolet. season, Lyon’s first team posted a National recognition came to his players as well, 6-1 record in 1958. That team, cap- with 85 of his Bombers winning 149 all-American tained by lineman John Fasolino, spots. a member of the Ithaca Athletic Already a member of the Ithaca Hall of Fame, held the opposition College Athletic Hall of Fame, to eight points or fewer in six of Butterfield added to his long seven games. DICK LYON list of accomplishments in 1997 In 1959 an incentive was added when he became the first member to the already competitive Ithaca-Cortland rivalry. of the Bomber football program Team captains Dick Carmean from Ithaca and to earn induction into the College Tom Decker of Cortland joined to donate a travel- Football Hall of Fame. ing trophy, named the Cortaca Jug, to be presented LEONARD SCHRECK Ithaca’s football program be- to the winning team each year. Today the matchup gan in 1930, under coach Leon- is one of the most prominent in Division III. The last ard Schreck. At that time, Ithaca eight Cortaca Jug games held in Ithaca have attracted played a five-game schedule that 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 Bombers finished 8-0 for the program’s first undefeated sea- to their first winning season, a 3-2 son. Quarterback James Harris passed for 1,269 mark. His 13-year tenure featured yards and nine touchdowns that year. BUCKY FREEMAN nine winning seasons. Freeman Lyon’s teams posted a winning record every coached back Ken Patrick, who still ranks among season. In 1967 he joined the football staff at Army, the program’s rushing leaders with 1,500 yards. opening the door for the arrival of Butterfield. Football was discontinued from 1943-45. Between

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.

114 FootballFootball 2008 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. 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 2008 145 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 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Individual Leaders Penalties-Yards 8-84 3-15 Rushing: WU — King 20-81; Delaney 15-62; Individual Leaders Buckley 8-54 Rushing: IC — Parker 22-208; Scott 15-92 IC — Ferrigno 19-82; Nicolo 15-37; Bencsko 11-32 CC — Barten 11-54 Passing: WU — Delaney 25-10-0, 90 Passing: IC — Wilkowski 5-4-0, 33; Pasquale 10-7-1, 83 IC — Bencsko 21-7-1, 66 CC — Kooiker 35-14-3, 233 Receiving: WU — Moon 3-39; King 3-2; Davis 2-4 Receiving: IC — Hammel 3-40; Van Dyke 3-32 IC — Duncan 4-45; Meyer 2-19 CC — Simmons 3-35; Novak 2-55 6 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE 1991 ITHACA 34, Dayton 20 NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFF WINS December 14 No. School Years Games W L Pct Ithaca 6 14 0 14 — 34 1. Mount Union 19 62 53 9 .855 Dayton 10 7 0 3 — 20 2. St. John’s (Minn.) 18 50 34 16 .680 3. Rowan 13 43 30 13 .698 4. ITHACA 16 40 27 13 .675 BRADENTON, Fla.—Ithaca captured its third na- 5. Central (Iowa) 18 38 22 16 .579 tional championship with a 34-20 win over Dayton in 6. Augustana (Ill.) 15 33 22 11 .667 the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl at Hawkins Stadium. 7. Washington & Jefferson 18 36 18 18 .500 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- 10. Widener 12 25 15 10 .625 down runs covered one, three and six yards. Senior quarterback Todd Wilkowski completed 15 of 25 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns. PLAYOFF RESULTS Both touchdown passes went to senior split end Nick Year Date Opponent W-L IC-Opp Ismailoff, who made 10 receptions for 193 yards. 1974 11/30 Slippery Rock W 27-14 at Cornell University The defense was equally impressive. In the second + half, Ithaca did not allow a first down and yielded 12/7 vs. Central (Iowa) L 8-10 1975 11/22 Fort Valley W 41-12 only 13 yards to the Dayton offense. Junior lineback- 11/29 Widener W 23-14 er Billie Mays Jr. had 10 tackles and senior strong 12/6 vs. Wittenberg + L 0-28 safety Joe Palladino picked off two passes and made 1978 11/18 Wittenberg L 3-6 nine tackles. 1979 11/17 at Dubuque W 27-7 11/24 Carnegie-Mellon W 15-6 UD — Hofacre 17 pass from Keller (Burns kick) 12/1 vs. Wittenberg + W 14-10 IC — Wittman 1 run (kick failed) UD — Burns 30 FG 1980 11/22 Wagner W 41-13 UD — Alexander 9 run (Burns kick) 11/29 Minnesota-Morris W 36-0 IC — Ismailoff 42 pass from Wilkowski 12/6 vs. Dayton + L 0-63 (Sullivan kick) 1985 11/23 at Union W 13-12 IC — Wittman 3 run (Sullivan kick) 11/30 Montclair State W 50-28 IC — Wittman 6 run (Sullivan kick) 12/7 Gettysburg W 34-0 UD — Burns 24 FG IC — Ismailoff 32 pass from Wilkowski 12/14 vs. Augustana + L 7-20 (Sullivan kick) 1986 11/22 at Union (OT) W 24-17 Att: 5,469 11/29 Montclair State W 29-15 12/6 Salisbury State L 40-44 IC UD 1988 11/19 at Wagner (OT) W 34-31 First Downs 29 11 11/26 Cortland W 24-17 Rushes-Yards 65-296 37-135 Passing Yards 262 79 12/3 Ferrum W 62-28 Passes Att-Com-Int 26-15-1 21-10-2 12/10 vs. Central (Iowa) + W 39-24 Total Yards 558 214 1990 11/17 Trenton State L 14-24 Return Yards 1 28 1991 11/23 Glassboro State W 31-10 Punts-Average 3-37.7 7-38.7 11/30 Union W 35-23 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-1 12/7 at Susquehanna W 49-13 Penalties-Yards 2-22 3-38 12/14 vs. Dayton + W 34-20 1992 11/21 Buffalo State L 26-28 Individual Leaders Rushing: IC — Wittman 30-159; 1994 11/19 Buffalo State (2 OT) W 10-7 Wilkowski 18-63; Adams 10-51 11/26 at Plymouth State W 22-7 UD — Miller 11-55; Peterson 12-35 12/3 Wash. & Jefferson L 19-23 Passing: IC — Wilkowski 25-15-1, 262; 2001 11/17 at Montclair State W 35-23 Wittman 1-0-0 11/24 at Rensselaer W 27-10 UD — Keller 16-9-1, 71; Daniels 5-1-1, 8 12/1 at Rowan L 0-48 Receiving: IC — Ismailoff 10-193; Gamble 3-47; Slayton 2-22 2003 11/22 at Brockport W 14-9 UD — Franks 3-24, Taylor 3-22 11/29 at Montclair State W 33-13 12/6 at Rensselaer L 16-21 2005 11/19 at Union L 41-55 2007 11/17 at Mount Union L 18-42 + Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl

Football 2008 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 Dick Carmean/HB AP Honorable Mention John Schiemann/CB AP Honorable Mention 1959 Mike Angelo/C Williamson Honorable 1979 Bill George/C SID First Team 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 1960 Jack Cashman/E AP Honorable Mention SID First Team Jim Rafferty/E AP Honorable Mention AP Third Team 1961 Ron Segal/E AP Honorable Mention Carl Guidotti/DT SID First Team 1962 John Miller/G AP Honorable Mention Jimmy Hoffman/DT SID Second Team Bill O’dell/HB Williamson First Team AP Honorable Mention Allan MacDonald/OT SID First Team 1963 Sam Curko/G Williamson First Team AP Honorable Mention 1964 Len Tyler/E AP Second Team Bill Rosecrans/LB SID First Team 1965 Len Tyler/E AP Second Team AP Honorable Mention 1968 Jim Ryan/LB AP Honorable Mention 1982 Bill Sheerin/NG SID Second Team 1969 Gary Worden/C AP Honorable Mention Dave Stone/LB SID Second Team AFCA Honorable Roy Anderson/SS SID Honorable Mention Mention John Koob/RB SID Honorable Mention 1970 Doug Campbell/QB AP Honorable Mention Rick Pardy/OG SID Honorable Mention 1971 Doug Campbell/QB AP Honorable Mention 1983 Roy Anderson/SS SID Third Team Bob Wojnar/OT AP Honorable Mention Gerry Gerbis/LB SID Honorable Mention 1972 Bob Wojnar/OT AFCA Pete Savage/OT SID Honorable Mention AP Honorable Mention Bill Sheerin/NG SID Third Team Dave Stone/LB SID Honorable Mention 1974 Jerry Boyes/QB AP Honorable Mention 1984 Joe DeBellis/G AP Third Team Dave Remick/FB AFCA SID Honorable Mention AP Honorable Mention Bill Decker/CB SID Second Team 1975 Jerry Boyes/QB AP Honorable Mention Brian Dougherty/SS SID Second Team Bill Bryant/SE AP Honorable Mention Gerry Gerbis/LB SID Third Team Larry Czarnecki/DT AP First Team Bill Sheerin/NG AFCA AFCA SID Honorable Mention Ron DiMartino/LB AP Honorable Mention Tim Torrey/LB SID Second Team Jim Szczerba/DE AP Honorable Mention 1985 Steve Brett/OT SID First Team 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 Year Name/Position Honor Dave Molee/DT SID Honorable Mention 1970 Jim Huntley/NG First Team Steve Sweeney/DT SID Honorable Mention 1971 Dana Hallenbeck/LB First Team Tim Torrey/LB AFCA 1972 Dana Hallenbeck/LB First Team AP First Team SID First Team 1975 Lou Palazzi/OT First Team Football Gazette 1978 Tom Burlin/G Second Team First Team 1985 Steve Brett/OT Second Team Rich Wageman/OT SID First Team Brian Dougherty/SS First Team Dan Welkley/FS SID Honorable Mention 1989 Pete Burns/G First Team 1986 Bob Garone/G SID Third Team 1991 Keith Linsey/C Second Team AP 1992 Dave Brumfield/G Second Team Football Gazette 1998 Mike O’Donovan/QB Second Team Second Team 2003 Cory Coady/DE First Team George Mack/SE SID Second 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 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE All-Time Results ITHACA COLLEGE

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

ALL-AMERICANS OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS RB/HB: 6 T: 15 NG: 2 PK: 1 TE: 7 LB: 21 P: 2 G: 13 SS: 3 KR: 4 FB: 5 DT: 10 QB: 5 CB: 3 6 C: 5 FS: 2 SE: 7 DE:

Football 2008 9 ITHACA COLLEGE Football Letter Winners ITHACA COLLEGE Year Name/Position Honor A (1957-58-59) 1996 Jeff Higgins/KR HP Second Team Stephen Abbott (1968-69-70) Jon Beer (1993-94) Football Gazette Andy Ackerman (2004) Craig Belcher (1986-87-88) Second Team Jeff Adams (1990-91-92) James Bell (1968-69-70) Joseph Agnello (1976-77-78) Chris Belluzzi (1996) 1997 Briggs Bedigian/T HP Second Team Tariq Ahmad (2000-01-02-03) Arthur Bement (1959) 1998 Matt HP First Team Daid Ahonen (2007) Ronie Bencosme (2006-07) Buddenhagen/KR Football Gazette First Team Nick Aiello (2002-03-04-05) Doug Bencsko (1978-79) Mike Sansone/LB HP First Team Doug Albertsman (1987-88) Salvatore Beninati (1957) Joey Alger (2003) Wayne Benjamin, Mgr. Football Gazette First Team Edward Allen (1973-74) (1967-68) AP Third Team Tim Allen (1990-91-92) John Benson (1991) 1999 Jeff Erne/TE d3football.com Shawn Almeida (1986) Thomas Bergerstock (2007) First Team Chris Almerico (1997) John Bertino (1979-80) Jim Betz (1994-95) HP Third Team Robert Aloian (1967-68) Jerry Altimonda (1940) Phil Bianco (1978-79) Adam Grossman/G d3football.com Toby Alvarez (1998-99-2000) Brian Bicher Honorable Mention Ron Amato (1999-2000-01-02) HP Third Team (1997-98-99-2000) Mike Biondi (1978) Jason Bigelow (1992-93) 2000 Ron Amato/FS AFCA Eric Amorese (1996-97-98) Daniel Anderson (1963-64) Shawn Bigsby (1993-94) Football Gazette First Team Jerry Anderson (1994-95) Ted Bilkey (1985-86) HP Second Team Roy Anderson (1981-82-83) Scott Billings AP Third Team Eric Andrews (1987) (1972-73, 75-76) d3football.com Michael Angelo (1957-58-59) Mike Biondi (1979-80) Jack Bishop (1950) Third Team Jon Anglim (1984-86) Joseph Annarella (1948) William Blokker Jr. (1963-64) Adam Grossman/G d3football.com Leighton Blanchard (1947) First Team Nicholas Annotto (1960, 62) Bob Anton (1979) Jason Blood (1993-94) HP Third Team Lou Ardolino (1989-90-91) Robert Bluett, Mgr. (1967) 2001 Brian Bicher/P d3football.com John Armato, Mgr. (1964) Tom Blumenauer (2005-06) Third Team Robert Armstrong Joseph Bobinis (1974-75-76) Thurman Boddie (1953) Drew Davidson/G d3football.com (1965-66-67) Jonathan Ashford (1993) Chris Bogle (1998) Honorable Mention Tayer Ashkar (2005-06-07) Henry Bogus (1947) Mark Third Team Arthur Asselta (1967) Donald Bohlinger (1954) McDonough/LB HP Honorable Mention Robert Atwood (1941) Michael Bond (1974) Conor Mulkeen/TE d3football.com Scott Auchenbach (2007) David Bonney (1967-68) Brian Austin (1996-97-98) Keith Bonser Honorable Mention (1995-96-98-99) 2003 Tariq Ahmad/OT Football Gazette Robert Austin (1970) Peter Auyer (1974-75-76) Mike Bontempo (1982-83) Third Team Charles Boots (1957-58-59) Robert Truman/LB SID Honorable Mention Mark Boronski (1971-72) B Ed Borrelli (1982) 2004 Vinnie Dargush/TE d3football.com Richard Backer (1949-50) Charles Bost (1993) Richard Backer (1968) First Team Jeff Bostic (2006) Alex Baez (2004-05-06-07) AP Second Team Ronald Bouchier (1960-61) Nelson Bagnardi (1975-76) AFCA First Team Alton Bouton (1959) Joseph Baiano (1954) Alex Shafiro/DT d3football.com Jonathan Bowers (1973) Michael Baier (1975) Joseph Bowers (1973-74-75) Second Team Charles Baker (1938-39-40) James Bowles (1958, 60) 2005 Jose Colon/LB Football Gazette Kenneth Baker (1957) Jerry Boyes (1973-74-75) Honorable Mention Tyler Baker (2007) Mike Bozosi (1991) Joe Scalice/OG AP First Team Joseph Bannon, Mgr. (1956) Jim Bradley (1991) Scott Barker (1988-89) James Bradshaw (1958-59) AFCA First Team Samuel Baroody (1948-49) Football Gazette First Team Tucker Bradshaw (1980-81) Jason Barell (2000) Charles Brady (1959-60) d3football.com Richard Bartels, Mgr. (1954) Jason Brady (1994-95-96) Honorable Mention Bruno Bartolomei (1998-99) John Branick (1947, 49) 2006 Kelly Gordon/KR d3football.com Steve Bartomioli (2004-06) James Branski (1968-69) David Barton (1964-65-66) Second Team John Breese (1954, 56) Michael Barton (1967) Steve Brett (1985) Charlie Stephens/FS Football Gazette Michael Battle (1974-75-76) William Brichkowski Honorable Mention Peter Bauer (1968-70) (1949-50-51) 2007 Jason Chier/KR d3football.com John Baumann (1970-71) Newton Brooke (1962) Ronald Baumann, Mgr. Third Team Arthur Brooks (1969-70) (1975) Joseph Brown (1951-52) AP: Associated Press Lance Baumgartner (2007) Richard Brown (1956-57) Raymond Beauter (1947) SID: Sports Information Directors Jim Bruchac (1988-89) Fritz Becker (1940-41) Dave Brumfield (1992) AFCA: American Football Coaches Association Edwin Beckwith (1942) Justin Brunell (2004-05-06) HP: Hewlett Packard Briggs Bedigian (1995-96-97) Richard Bryant (1972-73) Stephen Bedosky Bill Bryant (1973-74-75) 10 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Arthur Bubb (1942) Doyle Chatham (1974-75-76) Erik Daly (2004) Robert Dierks (1940-41-42) Gary Bucci (1973-74-75) Chris Cherchio (2002) Justin Daly (2000-01-02) Lee DiGristina Tom Buchanan (1981) Jeff Cherkas (1996-97) Mike D’Amico (2004) (1998-99-2000) George Buchholz (1974-75) Jason Chier (2006-07) Marc D’Amico (2007) Ronald DiMartino Kurt Buckhout (1967-68) Craig Chiesa (1982-85) Anthony D’Annunzio (1974) (1973-74-75) Matt Buddenhagen Thomas Christiana (1970-71) Michael D’Antonio (1981) Randy Dinjian (1994-95) (1996-97-98) Bret Cianfoni (1998-99) Mark Dantuono (1996-97) Ralph Dintino (1972-74) George Bullis (1996-97) Thomas Ciccolella Jake Dapolito (2005-06-07) Donald Distin (1954-55) Alan Burczak (1967-68) (1970-71-72) Vinnie Dargush (2002-03-04) Michael DiTroia (1969-70-71) Thomas Burlin (1976-77-78) Al Cihocki (1969-70) Greg Darienzo (1990, 92) John Doehring (1970-71) Robert Burnham (1965-66) Richard Cihocki (1973) Tom Darling (1977-78-79) Alexander Doig (1941-42) Edward Burns (1974) Joe Cipp (1989-90) Drew Davidson Richard Donlick (1962-63) Peter Burns (1988-89) John Cirba (2007) (1998-99-2000-01) Ryan Dona (2004-05) Steve Burns (1991) Timothy Clair (1964-65-66) Peter Davidson (1963-64) Edward Donnelly (1949) Lou Butenschoen Brian Clawson (1993, 95) Cory Davies (1981-82) Mike Donnelly (1973-74) (1984-85-86) Richard Cleaves (1974) George Davis (1939) Jamie Donovan Phil Byers (2004-06-07) Scott Clements (1984) James Davis (2004-05-06) (2004-05-06-07) Lee Byrne (1987-89) Mike Close (1983-85) John Davis (1947) Brian Dougherty (1984-85) Sean Byrnes (1995-96-97) Cory Coady (2001-02-03) Jeff Deak (1989-90-91) Daniel Dougherty Jordan Coe (1999-2000) Stuart Dean (1975) (1976-77-78) C Frank Cogliandro (1980-81) Joe DeBellis (1983-84) Patrick Dougherty (1973-74) Rob Cacchio (1994-95) Melvin Cohen (1954-55-56) Doug DeCarr Bob Dowell (1969) Tom Cahill (1991-92) Terry Coholan (1976-77-78) (1978-79-80-81) Mike Dowling (1990-91-92) Alfred Cain (1957-59) Hal Cole (1979-81) Ray DeCarr (1986-87) Tim Downes (1977-80) Tywan Calhoun (1993) Jason Cole (1988-90) Bill Decker (1982-83-84) Jeff Doyle (1996-97) Joseph Caliguire (1949) Thomas Cole (1964-65) Tom Decker (1985-86-87) Ronald Doyon (1964, 66) Charles Callaway John Colegrove (1942) Samuel Deeb (1939 40-41) Adam Drescher (2006-07) (1987-88, 90) Richard Collins (1969-70-71) Steve Deinhardt (1973-74) Dave Dresner (1988) Steve Callender (1948-49-50) Timothy Collins (1975-76) John DeKay (1951-52-53-54) Daniel Dudek (1953) Everett Cameron (1948) Paul Colistra (2001-02-03) Marc Dumont (1974) John Cameron (2005) Donald DellaVella Chris Colloca (1987, 89-90) (1962-63-64) Larry Dun (1939) Brett Campbell (2002-03) Thomas Colo (1971) Kurt DeLuca (1982) Jim Duncan (1978-79-80-81) Doug Campbell (1969-70-71) Jose Colon (2001-02-04-05) Raymond DeMarco (1966-67) Marc Duncan (1985-86) Bob Campese (1979-81) Scott Colton (1976-77-78) Joseph De Mato (1955) Kermit Dunmore (1955-56) Troy Canada (1997-98) Charles Compton (1940-41) Mike DeMay (1994-95) Howard Dunn (1951) PJ Canestrari (2003-04-05) Marty Conden (1979-80) Michael Dunton (1971-72) Jon Cantor (1991-92) John Demby (1958-59) Jim Condon (2002) William Dupuis (1947) Matt Capuano (1985) John Demenkoff (1940, 42) Mike Condon (1995) Leonard Dworsky (1951, 54) Vince Carbonaro Kevin Demer (1986-87) Robert Congdon Michael Demetros (1973-74) Dillon Dwyer (2007) (1959-60-61) (1964-65-66) Fred DeNisco (1997) Tom Dwyer (1998-99) Frank Carbone (1954) Zach Connett (2006-07) Nick DerCola (1949-50) Matteo Cardaro (1953) Scott Connolly (1993-94-95) E Frank Derenzo (1958) Arthur Cardi (1963) Tim Connolly (1980) Rich Easterly (1985) Neil DeRosa (1966) Tim Carley (1996-97-98) Thomas Conway (1975-76) Jon Edgcomb (2000-02-03) Mike DeRose (1989-90) Steve Carloni (1979-80) Clarence Conz (1949-50-51) Robert Edson (1976) Robert Carman (1997) Camillo DeSantis (1949) John Edwards (1981-82-83) Bryan Cook (1997-98) Lenny DeStefano (2003) Dick Carmean George Coon (1966)2 Robert Egan (1998) (1956-57-58-59) Peter DeStefano (1949-50) P.J. Cooney (1994-95-96) Richard Eggleston (1975-76) William Carney (1973-74-75) Chuck DeTaeye (2006) Charles Cooper, Mgr. (1949) Heinz Eisele (1940-41) Jack Carona (1949-51) John Devic (1939) Joe Corcoran (1946, 48-49) Robert Ellis (1972-73) Ryan Carpenter (1997-98-99) Mike DeVirgilius (1981-82-83) Robert Corcoran (1961) John Ellison (2001) Thomas Carroll (1953-54) Nick Dibble (1997-98-99) Joe Corley (2002) Howard Engel (1965) Robert Carty (1959) Mike DiCocco (1995-96) John Cornick (1961-63) Bart Engler (1996-97) Glenn Caruso (1994-95) Kevin Didio (1980-81) Cory Corrado (2000-01) Edward Ennis (1970) Joseph Casarella (1965-66) Robert Dieher (1961) James Costas (1974-75-76) Eric Case (1984) Garrett Couture (2005-06) John Cashman (1958-59-60) Kyle Crandall (2005-06-07) Richard Cassella (1963) Charles Craparo (1998-99) Tom Castellano (2005-06) Patrick Cristello (1952-53) Paul Cataldo (2005-06-07) James Cromer (1977) Frank Caufield (1974-75-76) Chris Cummiskey (1993) Abe Ceesay (1996-97-98-99) Sam Curko (1961-62-63) Pete Celebre (2001-02-03) Frank Curto (1984) Dave Celeste Joseph Cushman (1942) (2003-04-05-06) Jake Cerrone (1991-93) Larry Czarnecki (1972-73-74-75) Anthony Cerullo Jr. (1963-64) Peter Cerullo (1995-96) D Chris Cestaro (1977-79) Sam D’Agostino Jim Chadwick (1987) (1977-78-79) Jim Chapman Joseph Dailey (1958-59) (2003-04-05-06) Jeff Dallesandro (1995-96) Stephen Charsky (1942)

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

Football 2008 13 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Charles Moot (1968-69) Mike O’Donovan Matt Princiotto (2004) Todd Sandagato (1993-94) Mike Moreau (1981-83) (1996-97-98) Mike Pritts (2000-01) Frank Sanders (1950-51) Joseph Moresco (1971) Mike Oertel (2003-04-05-06) David Prutting (2003) Joseph Sanok (1961) Chris Morgan (2005) Dan O’Hara (1989) Jim Pryor (1982) Peter Sansiviera (1957, 59) Iain Morgan (1999-2000) Jeff O’Hara (2003-04-05) Dan Puckhaber (2000-01-02) Mike Sansone Bill Moriarty (1993-94) Erik Olsen (1997) Joseph Pulvirent (1952) (1995-96-97-98) Chris Moriello (1984, 86) Joseph Olszewski Todd Santabarbara (2002) Paul Morrissey (1977) (1951-52-53) Q William Santoro (1989) Jim Morse (1996-97-98) Shane O’Malley (2007) Mike Quinn (2004-05) Thomas Sarchioto (1947, 49) Benjamin Morselli (1960) John O’Neil (1939-40-41) Matt Quinn (2007) Yuheii Sasaki (1999-2000) Mark Mortarelli (1995) Lawrence O’Neil (1949-50) Pete Quinn (1992) Peter Savage (1981-82-83) Harry Moss (1977-78-79) Sean O’Neill (1991) Tibyron Quinn (1995-96) Joe Scalice (2002-03-04-05) Joe Mott (1991-92) Erik Ormberg (1991-92-93) R Matt Scalice (2006-07) William Mottola (1963-64) Mike Ornato Jim Rafferty (1958-59-60) John Scanlon (2005-06-07) Pat Moynihan (1987-88-89) (1955-56-57-58) Jim Ragusa (1992-93-94) Dave Schaad (1982-84) Anthony Mucurio (2003-04) Brian Orzolek (1990) Kris Rauschenberger Jesse Schaeffer (2003-04) Robert Mueller (1962-63) Chris Owens (1987) (1992-93-94) Kyle Scharles (2006-07) Leonard Muhlich P Chet Ray (1992) John Schiemann (1962-63-64) Clarence Raymond (1958, 60) (1976-77-78) Conor Mulkeen Domenico Pacio (1957-58) Charles Schirmer Louis Palazzi (1973-74-75) John Raymond, Mgr. (1999-2000-01) (1961-62) (1965-66-67) Dan Muller (1986-87) Joe Palladino (1989-90-91) Timothy Raynolds Harold Schirmer (1939) Robert Mulligan (1947, 49) Joe Palumbo (1992-93) (1974-75, 77) Mike Schleer (1991-92) Tom Mulroy (1980-81-82) Bob Paoletti (1996-97) Frederick Recchio John Schmonsees (1970-71) Aaron Mumby Vin Paolozzi (1995-96) (1968-69-70) Douglas Schneider (1969-70) (1998-99-2000) William Paparteys (1942) David Reed (1969-70-71) Robert Schneider Julian Munoz (1992-93) Kevin Paradis (1988-89) Peter Reilly (1962-63-64) (1966-67-68) Ed Murphy (1949) Rick Pardy (1981-82) David Remick (1972-73-74) Tom Schoen (1969-70) Greg Murphy (1993) Bill Parker (2001) Dale Resue (1951) Seymour Schorr (1952) Matthew Murphy (1991) Paul Parker (1988) Charles Reynolds (1968) Josh Schottland (1995) Myles Murphy (1939) Dan Parsons (1995) Bruce Reynolds (1963-64) Larry Schunck Ted Murphy (1950) Daniel Parsons (1968-69) Tim Rice (1987-88-89) (1977-78-79-80) Mike Murtha (1991-92-93) Rich Pasquale Alan Rich (1993-94) Jack Schuster (1990-91-92) Peter Muscello (1965) (1996-97-98-99) Randy Riggs (1966) Joe Schuyler (2005-06) Steve Musso (1999-2000) Tom Pasquale (1988-89) Matt Riley (1977, 80) Tom Schwan (1980-81) Loren Mutta, Mgr. (1966-67) Ross Passineau (1947, 49) Mike Riscica (1993-94) Dom Sciarrotta (1985-86) Tim Myslinski (1994, 96-97) Greg Patala (1949-50) Gary Rittenburg (1973-74) Robert Scinta (1975) Bobby Pattison (2006) Edwin Rivera (1996-97-98) Mike Scott (1986-87-88) N Don Pauley (1942) Charles Seager (1956) Joe Napoleone (2004-05-06) Maurice Robbins (1939) Robert Pauley, Mgr. (1957) Mark Seaman (1979-80-81) Chris Nee (1998-99-2000) Todd Robbins (1998-99) Brad Payne (2007) Dwayne Sebold (1987-88) George Neher (1961) Travis Robbins (1999) Robert Pedott (1991-92) Ron Segal (1959-60-61) Dave Nelson (1996-97) Arthur Robinson (1954) Ronald Penna (1968) Fred Seither (1946, 49) Robert Nelson (1973) James Rodenbush Ronald Serapilio (1960-61) Todd Nestor (1992-93-94) Craig Penson (1988-89) (1974-75-76) Paul Serino (1980) Eric Newman (1999) Joseph Petrillo (1951)81) Mark Rodovick (2007) Carmine Petrizzo (1976-77) Felix Rodriquez (1974-75-76) Paul Shaffner Jeff Newton (2000-01-02) (1979-80-81-82) Gerald Neufang (1957-58-59) Mark Phalen (1990-91-92) Thomas Rogers (1962) Don Phillips (1977-78-79) Brian Romocki (1992-93-94) Alex Shafiro (2002-03-04) Laurence Nevil (1968-69) Mark Shattuck (1981) John Neyenhouse (1965-66) Steven Picker (1963-64-65) Chris Rosbrook (2000) Robert Pickert Jr. (1964) Bill Rosecrans (1978-81) Dave Shaughnessy Michael Nicholas (1946) (1998-99-2000-01) Kevin Pilipczak (2002) Paul Roselli (1990-91) Jason Nichols (1992-93-4) Greg Sheeler (2000-01) Jim Pino (1988-90) Thomas Rosenthal (1971) Eugene Nicolato (1974-75) Bill Sheerin (1981-82-83-84) David Piper (1975) Niall Rosenzweig (1985-86) Kevin Nicolette (1973) Stan Sherwood (1941) Alfred Pisano (1949-50-51) Jamie Rosin (1983-84-85) Joe Nicoletti (2007) Edmund Shirk (1954) William Piscitelli (1955) Dan Ross (2003-04-05-07) John Nicolo (1976-79) David Sidle (1989-90) Dave Pitzer (1974-75-76) Dustin Ross (2002-03-04-05) Robert Niedzwiedz (1965-66) Scott Siegel (1989-90) Mike Podlucky (1968-69-70) Aaron Rossi (2004-05-06) Lindsay Northam (1946) Bob Siglin (1999) Mike Norton (1984-85-86) Tom Policay (1974-75-76-77) Tim Rourke (2003-04) Dan Ruggerio (2007) Nick Silverman (2006) Perry Noun (1955-56-57-58) Thomas Polimeni Mike Rumbutis (1997-98-99) Reginald Simmons (1972) Chris Noto (1999-2000-01) (1968-69-70) Kyle Rutherford (2004-05) Jerry Simon (1965) Mike Nowak (2005-06-07) Charley Pope (1985-86) Reb Russell (1988-89) Marc Simonetti (1994-95) Tim Nunn (1972-73-74) Christopher Pope (1981) Bob Porter, Mgr. (1962-63) Eric Russo (2007) Frank Sirianni, Trainer (1954) O Jason Potts (1992-93-94) Brian Ruster (1998-99) Joe Sirianni (1981-82-83) William Oakes (1949-50) Sean Powers (1979, 81) James Ryan (1966, 68) Marc Sirrico (1985, 87) Todd Oakley (1987-88-89) Tom Pratt (1995) Robert Ryan (1957-58-59) Sean Skinner (2003-04) Joseph Skwarek (1942) Pats Oates (1947) Mark Prelewicz (1995-96) S Denis Slattery (1962, 64) Bradd O’Brien (1983-84) Jim Presbrey (1984) Andy Sachs (1999-2000-01) Frank Slattery (1966-67) Edward O’Bryon, Mgr. (1952) LeRoy Prettyman (1955-56) Ralph Salem (1955, 57) Jim Slayton (1990-91) Frank Occhipinti (1987) Ronald Price (1956-57) Philip Salerno (1985) David Slutzker (1975) Tom O’Connell (1992) Chris Pride (2001) Joseph Salvato, Mgr. (1953) Randy Smail (1992) William O’Dell (1960-61-62) Robert Pride (1984) Matt Samela (2006-07) Barry Smith (1969-70-71) Anthony Odita (2000) Lawrence Prince (1949-51) 14 Football 2008 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 Rich Smith (1986-87-88) Ryan Terlecki Jason Verwohlt (1993) (2005-06-07) Ron Smith (1992-93) (2004-05-06-07) Mike Vickowski (1985-86-87) Dave Whalen (1979-80-81) Tony Smith (1977-78-79) Kyle Tessiero (2000-01-02) Carlo Vieni (1956-57) Floyd Whisher (1950) Peter Smyk (1951) Johnny Testa (1999-2000) Anthony Viviano (1995) David Whitcomb (1971-72) James Snead (1965-66) Nick Thayer (2002-03-04) Norbert Voegele (1946) Chris White (1989-90-91) Justin Snyder (1998-2000-01) Brian Thiel (1995) Kevin Vogt (1978, 80-81) Richard White (1941) Fred Solimon (2004) Paul Thomann (1951-52-53) Thomas Vogt (1961) Greg Whitney (1969-70, 72) Wes Somerville (1957-58) Pete Thomson (1986) Lee Vokes (1947) James Wieta (1965) Francis Soprano (1952-53) Scot Thon (1976) Sam Volo (1949-50-51) Albert Wilde (1958-59-60) Mike Sousa, Mgr. (1990) Brent Thorndike (1969-70) Dale Volpe (1970-71-72) Todd Wilkowski Raymond Spadafora Chuck Thornton (1996-97) Joe Volpe (2005-06-07) (1988-89-90-91) (1960-61-62) Franklin Tice (1946) Michael Votta (1976-77) Joe Williams (1988-89-90) Francis Spadaro (1951) Dominick Timpano Justin Williams (2002-03) James Spano (1971-72) (1976-77-78) W Alvin Williamson (1941) Robert Spano (1961) Gabriel Timpano Brian Wade (1955-56-57-58) Jason Willis (2004) John Spencer (1946, 49) (1971-72-73-74) Rich Wageman (1984-85) James Wilson (1960-61-62) Louis Spiotti (1965-66-67) Robert Tinsley (1972-73) Mike Wagner (1982) Paul Wilson (1960-61) Chris Sprague Kit Tipley (2000) Herold Waite (1947) Scott Wilson (1999) (1985-86-87-88) Dan Titus (1996-97-98) Jeremy Walck (2005-06) Tom Winiewicz (1971-72) Thomas Sprague (1973) Duane Titus (1990-91) Jerry Walczak, Mgr. (1965) Ryan Winslow (2002) Eric Squires (1993-94) Raymond Tobia, Trainer David Wales (1960) Donald Winter (1954-55-56) Gavin Stackhouse (2001) (1953) George Walker (1986) Tony Wise (1971-72) Jack Stanbro (1959) Kertis Tomlins (1992) Sheldon Walker (1986-87) Dan Witbeck (2006-07) Terence Stanimer (1971-72) John Tompkins (1978) David Wallace (1964) William Witt (1939) Brian Steele (2002-03-04) Tom Toohey (1981-82) Scott Wallace (1983-84) Jeff Wittman (1989-90-91-92) Matt Steenberg (1975-76) Frank Toomey (1941-42) John Walrath (1961) Bob Wojnar (1970-71-72) Ryan Steenberg Greg Toothaker (1994-95-96) Frank Walter (1965-66-67) Gifford Wolcott (1980) (2002-03-04) Matt Torres (2003) Cory Walts (2004) Bob Wolf (1972) Seth Steinberg Tim Torrey (1983-84-85) Joe Weber (1995-96) Richard Wood (1974-75) (1997-99-2000) George Tortolon Edmund Weed (1946) Gary Worden (1967-68-69) Rich Steiner (1988-89-90) (1971-72-73-74) Alfred Weeks (1960) Leonard Wozniak (1947) David Stejbach (1990) Matt Tosh (2001-02-03-04) Robert Wehinger (1963-64) George Wurtenburg (1947) Charlie Stephens Bill Toth (1985-86) Neal Weidman (1994-95-96) Jeff Wyatt (1986-87) (2004-06-07) Joseph Totten, Mgr. (1960) Chris Weiller (1982-83-84) Pat Wyman (1986-87) Robert Stephens, Mgr. (1957) Lawrence Tozzi (1961-62) Stanley Weiner (1954-55) Vince Steponavicius Jim Tracy (1980) Jeff Welch (2001-02-03-04) Y (1991-92) William Trainor (1949) Mike Welch (1971-72) Fred Yaple (1980) Wallace Stevenson (1942) Richard Travis (1961-62-63) Dan Welkley (1982-85) Robert Yeager (1951) Bill Stezzi (2004) Jeff Tremlett (1995-96-97-98) Jerry Wells (1973-74) John Yengo (1961-62) Edwin Stohrer Jr. Joseph Triolo (1967-69) Jim Wells, Mgr. (1970-71) Brian Young (1999-2000-01) (1952-53-54-55) Steve Tripi (2001) Curt Wenke (1986-87) John Young (1950) Dave Stone (1981-82-83) Dave Trojanski (1981-82-83) Jake Werblow (1997) Anthony Yuli (1995-96) Bill Struzzi (2004-05-07) Ralph Tropeano (1955) Paul Werner (1975) Jerry Stryker (1981-82-83) Robert Truman Cory West (1995-96-97) Z Mike Suchy (2000) (2000-01-02-03) Daniel West (1971-72) Jack Zahn (1981) Dan Sullivan (1985-86) David Tucci (1974) William West (1942) Jay Zunic (1991-92-93) Matt Sullivan (1988-89-90-91) Lawrence Turel (1963-64-65) John Westbrook (1967-68-69) Keith Zupan, Mgr. (1989) Pat Sullivan (1978-79) John Tuthill (1962-63-64) Brian Weverbergh Jeff Zych, Mgr. (1975) Shawn Sullivan (1975) John Twyman (1956) Ted Sullivan (1999-2000) Thomas Tyksinski Donald Sutton (1941) (1966-67-68) Douglas Swarts (1942) Len Tyler (1964-65) Tom Sweatt (1991-92-93) Kevin Sweeney (2006) U Jim Uhl (1987) Steve Sweeney (1983-85) Steven Upton (1976-77) David Swett (1970) Rich Urda (1987-88) Chris Swiss (2003-04) Matt Usack (1995) Josh Sydney (2002) John Utter (1942) Edward Syron (1968-69) Sandor Szabo (1966) V Claude Szajna (1982) Bob Valesente (1959-60-61) James Szczebra (1973-74- Guy Van Benschoten, Mgr. 75) Ken Szymansky (1991-92) (1972-73) Rene VanCauwenberge T (1964-65-66) Ted Tackaberry (1970-71-72) Scott Van Dyke (1987-88-89) Tom Tanner (1985-86-87) Eric Van Slyke (1993) Gregory Taylor (1976) George VanValen (1950) Long-time NFL assistant coach Tony Wise, Matt Taylor (1999) David VanValkenburg a 1973 Ithaca graduate, visited the Bombers’ preseason Kyle Tedeschi (2000-01) (1963-64) camp in 2005 to work with the team’s offensive linemen. Mike Tedesco (1992) Gene VanVort (1983-84) Wise, a member of Ithaca’s Hall of Fame, was a classmate Steve Tennenbaum Dan Varney (2003-04-05) of Bomber head coach Mike Welch. (1975-76-77) Bob Veruto (1977)

Football 2008 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 112-41 (.732) 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. Last fall the Bombers were back in the Taking over for Jim Butterfield, one of college NCAA tournament. football’s most successful coaches, Welch was col- A high school standout at Dansville, Welch was lege football’s most successful rookie coach in 1994. coached there by Ithaca Athletic Hall of Fame mem- He led the Bombers to a 10-3 record and the NCAA ber Tom Vogt ’64 and earned all-county honors as a Division III semifinals that year. junior halfback and a senior linebacker. Dansville was He posted more victories (10) than any other 16-0 during Welch’s sophomore and junior seasons. first-year NCAA coach. For his efforts, Welch was At Ithaca he earned two letters playing for named Division III coach of the year by College Butterfield. A running back, he missed most of his Sports magazine and Eastern Division III coach of sophomore season with an ankle injury. Welch was the year (Stan Lomax-Irving Marsh Award) by the named the Bombers’ most-improved back as a junior Football Writers of New York. after gaining 467 yards on 117 carries. The starter at The 1996 season saw a return to postseason fullback and a captain as a senior, Welch was again play for Ithaca. The Bombers started the season slowed by an injury but still gained 257 yards on 61 with five straight wins and at one point earned the attempts. Welch also spent four years with the la- top spot in the NCAA Division III East Region crosse program, including two with the varsity. rankings. Ithaca won the ECAC Northeast champi- From 1973-76 Welch worked as an assistant onship by downing previously unbeaten Worcester football coach at Rush-Henrietta High School in State, 27-21. The 1998 and 199 teams also made Rochester. He earned his master’s degree from Al- ECAC playoff appearances. In 2001 the Bomb- bany in 1977. Welch was also a member of the Great

BOMBER COACHING RECORDS Name (seasons) Years Won Lost Tied Pct Jim Butterfield (1967-93) 27 206 71 1 .743 MIKE WELCH (1994-present) 14 112 41 0 .732 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 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Dane coaching staff, serving as offensive back coach ances in 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2003 and later defensive line coach on Bob Ford’s staff. and 2005. Ithaca was an ECAC playoff participant in Albany reached the NCAA semifinals in 1977. 1984, 1987, 1996, 1998, 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 2004 graduate who was The Bomber football program has posted a 198- an all-conference football and lacrosse player and 58 (.773) record with Welch on its coaching staff. In captained both sports. addition to winning national championships in 1988 and 1991, the Bombers made NCAA playoff appear- 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, offensive coordinator 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 274-1142 Mark Ross Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach 274-3748 John Wallace Ceracche Center Equipment Manager 274-1144

Football 2008 17 ITHACA COLLEGE Assistant Coaches ITHACA COLLEGE DAN ELBERTY NICK GUTTUSO Head Junior Graduate Assistant Varsity Coach Coach Dan Elberty joined the Ithaca Nick Guttuso, a spring gradu- coaching staff in 1999 as ate of Ithaca, joins the Ithaca head coach of the junior var- coaching staff as a graduate sity program. assistant. He had spent the previous Guttuso lettered three 16 years coaching at vari- times as a center. As a senior, ous high schools throughout he started every game at cen- New York State, including eight seasons at nearby ter and received the Bradshaw Family Football Award. Lansing, where he is an elementary school teacher. He played in 21 games as a Bomber. His coaching background also includes ice hockey, and track & field. Elberty played three years of football at St. MIKE HATCHER Lawrence. The Saints reached the NCAA semifinals Receivers Coach in 1982. Mike Hatcher is in his sec- ond season with the Bomber SEAN coaching staff as the pro- FITZMAURICE gram’s receivers coach. Defensive Line Coach A graduate of Rho- Former Bomber offensive des, Hatcher served as team lineman Sean Fitzmaurice is captain as a senior and was in his sixth season as a mem- a three-time all-conference ber of the coaching staff. wide receiver for the Lynx. He was voted to the Fitzmaurice graduated from team’s leadership council all four years. Ithaca in 2004 with a bach- elor’s degree in social stud- ies education with a minor in coaching. He spent two years with the junior varsity coaching staff, working with the team’s linebackers and defensive linemen.

DAN ELBERTY SEAN FITZMAURICE 18 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 OpponentSection Profiles head ITHACA COLLEGE IRIK JOHNSON PETER MAYER Running Backs Coach Defensive Backs Irik Johnson returns to his Coach alma mater as a graduate as- Peter Mayer, an all-star sistant. safety at Ithaca, is in his first A 2003 Ithaca graduate, season on the staff. Johnson lettered twice as a Mayer spent two sea- Bomber wide receiver. He sons as an assistant at Divi- caught seven passes, inclu- sion I-AA Colgate and has ing a pair of touchdown re- also coached at Widener and ceptions. Hamilton at the Division III level. A two-year starter at free safety, Mayer was an Empier 8 all-star as a senior and was named the GABE LUVARA team’s Most Improved Back. Offensive Coordinator/ Mayer earned his bachelor’s degree from Ithaca Offensive Line Coach and his master’s from Widener. Gabe Luvara joined the Bomber program after serv- ing as offensive coordinator MARK ROSS and offensive line coach at Defensive Coordinator/ Juniata. Linebackers Coach Luvara, who increased Mark Ross rejoined the the Eagles’ offense by 108 Bomber coaching staff in yards per game, held the 2007 over as Ithaca’s defen- same position at Duquesne for a year and worked on sive coordinator. He previ- the Dukes’ staff for three years. ously coached the team’s A 2001 graduate of Indiana (Pa.) where he was defensive linemen and line- an all-conference center, he served as team captain backers from 1999 to 2005. and helped the team to two NCAA Division II play- Ross spent four years as an assistant at East off appearances. Stroudsburg, coaching the defensive ends and line- backers for the Division II Warriors. He also served as special teams coach for three seasons. A graduate of Penn State, he has also worked at Division I-AA Lafayette.

MARK ROSS Football 2008 19 ITHACA COLLEGE Athletic Training ITHACA COLLEGE CHRIS HUMMEL TODD LAZENBY Chris Hummel is in his ninth 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 Athletic Training Staff of athletic trainer at Cornell the Year in 2001. University. He earned his bachelor’s degree from He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Eastern Michigan (where he was a member of the Ohio State University. Lazenby’s other sport respon- golf team for the Division I Eagles) and his master’s sibilities at Ithaca include baseball, junior varsity degree from Ithaca, where he spent a year as a gradu- men’s and men’s and women’s swimming ate assistant. 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 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 Outlook ITHACA COLLEGE he Bombers extended their streak to 37 straight Twinning seasons in 2007 and made the program’s 17th trip to the NCAA playoffs. Ithaca brings back 39 letter-winners, including 13 starters. 2007 REVIEW: Ithaca’s 8-3 record marked the 19th time in the past 34 years that the Bombers have won at least eight games. Kick returner Jason Chier earned all-America honors after leading the nation in punt returns. Chier was a first-team pick to d3foot- ball.com’s East Region all-star team and was joined on the all-region team by running back Jamie Dono- van, guard Chris Gray, strong safety Ryan Terlecki and tight end Brian Weverbergh (second team) and nose guard Phil Byers and linebacker Matt Scalice (third team). Byers, Chier, Gray, Scalice, Terlecki, Weverbergh and offensive tackle Sean Mirkov were first-team picks to the Empire 8 all-star team, with defensive end Adam Drescher, wide receiver Jamie Donovan is Ithaca’s career scoring leader in Brian Hogan, linebacker John Scanlon, and free scoring and rushing. safety Charlie Stephens earning second-team honors. Quarterback Dan Juvan and linebacker Hogan, Horowski, and center Nick Guttuso stepped Mike Nowak received honorable mention. Dono- into starting roles last fall. The class of 2007, which van, Nowak, Terlecki, Nick Horowski, and Kyle also included wide receiver Tayer Ashkar, running Scharles were named to the District I All-Academic back Alex Baez, center Paul Cataldo, linebackers Team. Marc D’Amico and Dan Gaglianese, guard Sean KEY LOSSES: The Bombers lost 23 letter- McLaughlin, linebacker Bill Struzzi, tight end Joe winners, including nine starters. Donovan, Terlecki, Volpe and guard Jeremy Walck, was Ithaca’s 33rd and fullback Dan Ross were four-year letter-win- in a row to make a postseason appearance. ners. Byers and Stephens were three-year starters THE OFFENSE: Six starters and two other with Nowak, offensive tackle Jake Dapolito, wide players who’ve seen starting duty are among the 22 receiver Patrick Heenehan, and cornerback Scott letter-winners who return from an offense that ranked Lieber seeing starting duty as juniors and seniors; 26th nationally by averaging 428.2 yards per game

ITHACA PER-GAME OFFENSIVE AVERAGES REGULAR-SEASON 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

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Empire 8 all-stars Dan Juvan (4), Chris Gray (70) and Sean Mirkov (77) all return .

last fall. The Bombers raised their total offense by The most experienced wideout on the roster is 31 percent – the program’s best improvement since senior Kyle Crandall, who caught 23 passes while 1974 – and set a school record for fewest turnovers starting five games. His 21.5 yards per catch led the (11). team and was the program’s fourth-highest mark QUARTERBACK: A two-time Empire 8 all- ever, helped by his school-record 88-yard touchdown star, Juvan improved his numbers across the board reception in the Brockport win. and emerged as one of the region’s top quarterbacks Classmate Zach Connett, who made his first by the end of the season. His 2,621 yards, 24 touch- career start in the Cortaca Jug win, caught seven down passes, and 160.5 efficiency rating all ranked passes. Senior Matt Quinn also lettered a year ago. as the second-best single-season figures posted by a Juniors Chad LaChance and Shane O’Malley Bomber. Juvan enters his third season as a starter return to the varsity as well. O’Malley was a letter- ranking second on Ithaca’s all-time pass efficiency winner last season. Sophomores Sean Heenehan and and completion percentage lists and fourth in yard- Thomas Vossler are up from the junior varsity team; age, completions, and touchdown passes. a third sophomore, Dan Ruffrage, missed the 2007 Junior Brian Grastorf saw action under center season with an injury. in six games, throwing for 204 yards. Sophomore OFFENSIVE LINE: Ithaca brings three play- Rob Zappia was called up from the junior varsity ers who started every game in 2007 – including a season as a Bomber rookie and was the team’s third pair of first-team Empire 8 all-stars – and three other quarterback. letter-winners. RECEIVERS: Ithaca brings back seven letter- Gray has started every game at left guard the winners, including a pair of starters. Heading the past two seasons, earning first-team all-conference list is Weverbergh; the senior earned preseason all- recognition both years. One of the nation’s top of- America honors from Lindy’s Football Preview and fensive linemen, he was a pre-season all-America D3football.com after setting a school record for tight selection by Lindy’s Football Preview. ends with 44 catches. His seven touchdown recep- Senior Eric Russo returns for his second season tions ranked second on the team. in the starting line-up. Classmate Kevin Heinzelman Junior Brad Payne and sophomore Dan Hig- lettered last year and fellow senior Mike Tannen- gins lettered in 2007. Senior Peter Sachs, juniors baum is back for a third varsity season. Sean Puckhaber and Peter Tarrant and sopho- At tackle, Mirkov is a two-year starter who was mores Kurt Freischlag and Daniel Feinstein. picked to the Empire 8 first team last fall after mov- 22 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE ing to left tackle. Junior Perry McDonnell and soph- Senior Justin Kulp is back after missing the omore Leland King were both among the team’s top 2007 season with an injury; as a sophomore he was reserves on the offensive line last year. Ithaca’s second-leading scorer —his eight rushing Senior Chris Mott is a third-year varsity player. touchdowns came on just 83 carries. Kulp, who Sophomores Vinnie Diana, Rich Mallon, and Jack gained 103 yards on the ground, also scored a TD on Scott are all up from the junior varsity team. his only reception of the season. At center, senior Ben Garvey and junior Mark Sophomore Matt Crandall, a junior varsity Rodovick both lettered as reserves last fall. Junior standout last year, will also push for playing time. Mike Boch, another returning Bomber, will also be THE DEFENSE: Ithaca brings back 18 letter- in the mix. winners; six starters return, along with two other RUNNING BACKS: The Bombers raised their players who have seen starting duty. Last year’s unit rushing yards nearly 37 yards per game over the 2006 was especially strong against the run; for the fifth season and posted the program’s third-best total in time in eight years, the Bombers held their opponents Mike Welch’s 14 years as head coach. under 100 yards per game. The roster features six returning letter-winners, DEFENSIVE LINE: Bombers with starting headed by two-time award winner Danny Witbeck. experience return at all three spots. A total of six The junior has played in 17 games the past two years letter-winners are back on the defensive line. and caught four passes last fall. At the end spot, Drescher and fellow junior Joe Sophomore Lance Baumgartner lettered as a Goetz head the list of veterans. They’ve started 30 rookie fullback in 2007. Junior Joe Nicoletti moves games over the past two years; both started every to that position after lettering as an inside linebacker game last fall while combining for 108 tackles, 32 last season. Sophomore Charlie Calovich is up from tackles for loss and six sacks. the junior varsity program. Senior John Cirba (four tackles while play- Donovan and Baez combined for 6,271 yards ing all but one game) and junior Scott Auchenbach and 60 touchdowns in their careers; they rank first (three tackles for loss in just four appearances) both and fourth, respectively, on the program’s all-time lettered in 2007. Senior Doug Fraser and sophomore rushing list. Ithaca’s returning ball carriers have Jason Zweig are also candidates for playing time. gained just 218 career yards. Junior Thomas Berg- At nose guard, Scharles enters his junior season erstock ran for 99 yards – the most by any returning with a pair of letters. He started three games last year player – last year as the team’s third-string running and finished with nine tackles. Sophomore Andrew back. He and sophomore Dan Ruggerio both let- Haim (who lettered as a rookie Bomber) and junior tered. Avi Deixler both return to the varsity as well.

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

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Joe Goetz, Tyler Baker and Kyle Scharles (l. to r.) all saw starting time on the Bomber defense.

LINEBACKERS: Six letter-winners are back letter winner, Grady played in all but one game. Four this season, with three starters (including a pair of sophomores who played on Ithaca’s junior varsity all-conference selections) back. Scalice is the most team last fall will all push for playing time; Aaron experienced Bomber linebacker. He’s collected 178 Castonguay, Tom Eschen, Chris McConnell and career tackles – 30 for loss – while seeing starting Tim Wood. action at inside linebacker in all three of his seasons. Senior Matt Samela, who started four games Sophomore Paul Helm moves to inside line- at cornerback last year, moves to strong safety this backer after lettering as a defensive lineman last sea- season. Samela made 26 tackles and his six pass son. He made 10 tackles in nine games. Other candi- break-ups ranked second on the team. Junior Chad dates for playing time include sophomores Sean Gil Herring lettered a year ago in his first varsity season and Pat Scott, who both played on Ithaca’s junior after making 16 tackles. varsity team a year ago. Sophomores Kevin Accetta and Tyler Rauber Scanlon, an Empire 8 all-star and two-year are up from the junior varsity team. starter, enters his senior season with three letters. His Two letter-winners return at free safety: junior 128 career tackles include 28 tackles for loss. Class- Roniel Bencosme and sophomore David Ahonen. mate Craig Liebler is a two-year letter winner who Bencosme has played in 18 games (with one start) in made 18 tackles in 2007. Junior Tyler Baker (39 his career. Ahonen appeared in all but one game as a tackles, 12 tackles for loss) started last season’s final Bomber rookie, recording 11 stops. Senior Alex Dar- seven games. cey and junior Bobby DeForest are returning varsity Junior Bobby Pattison and sophomores Mor- players as well. gan Abdelnour, Eric Betts and Matt Dibble will SPECIAL TEAMS: Once again last season also push for playing time. the Bombers fielded one of the nation’s best special SECONDARY: Three defensive backs with teams units. Ithaca ranked in the top 20 nationally starting experience are among the six returning let- in four categories, leading Division III in punt return ter-winners on Ithaca’s roster. Chier has started the average and ranking 11th in kickoff returns, 15th in last 17 games at cornerback and has three intercep- punt return defense and 16th in net punting. In ad- tions and seven pass break-ups in that time. His 53 dition, The Bombers set a school record with five tackles and five tackles for loss both led the team’s blocked extra-point attempts among their six overall cornerbacks last year. blocked kicks. Another senior, Chris Grady, is the most expe- Chier heads the list of returning special teams rienced candidate for the other starting spot. A 2007 standouts. The nation’s top punt returner, he became

24 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE the fifth Bomber since 1998 to rank among the top or ECAC postseason berths a year ago. The season- 10. Chier scored a pair of punt return touchdowns opener on Sept. 6 against visiting Lycoming is the and picked up four tackles in kick coverage. He owns first of two straight non-league games against Middle career averages of 18.8 yards per punt return and 22.8 Atlantic Conference competition to open the year; the yards per kickoff return. Bombers travel to King’s a week later. The Bomb- Crandall was Ithaca’s leading kickoff returner ers open conference play with back-to-back games and one of the team’s top members of the punt and against Hartwick and at St. John Fisher, who both kickoff teams; he collected six tackles, two fumble joined Ithaca in the NCAA playoffs last fall. The recoveries, and a forced fumble in kick coverage. Hartwick game is part of Homecoming Weekend; the Kulp has also seen time returning kickoffs, averag- Bombers will look to celebrate Homecoming with a ing 14.8 yards per return in 2006. win for the 24th time in 26 years. After a week off, Liebler, Herring, Ahonen and Helm were Ithaca travels to Norwich to play the Cadets for the also among Ithaca’s top special-teams contributors. last time in conference play (Norwich is leaving the Liebler led the team with 12 kick coverage tackles; Empire 8 after the 2008 season) then opens a three- Herring and Ahonen finished with eight and seven, week homestand by facing first-time opponent Frost- respectively, with Helm adding six. burg State. League opponents Utica and Springfield Sophomore Dillon Dwyer returns after step- visit Butterfield ping into Ithaca’s placekicking duties (he replaced Stadium the next the school’s career scoring leader). He kicked eight two weeks. The field goals, converted 82 percent of his extra-point Bombers travel to attempts and even ran for a two-point conversion. ECAC participants Bergerstock, who handled Ithaca’s kick-off Alfred and Cort- chores for much of the 2007 season, and Higgins, land to finish the the long-snapper for punts and placekicks, also re- year. This marks turn. The Bombers will need to replace punter Nick the ninth year in a Horowski (who was named the team’s Outstand- row that the Cort- ing Specialist) and holder Struzzi; Grastorf has the aca Jug — one most experience as a holder. of Division III’s THE SCHEDULE: Nine of the 10 opponents signature rivalries on Ithaca’s schedule have made postseason appear- —will close out ances in the past six seasons, playing a total of 36 the regular season. Ithaca celebrated three special playoff games in that span. Four earned either NCAA teams touchdowns last fall.

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

Football 2008 25 ITHACA COLLEGE Captain Profiles ITHACA COLLEGE DAN JUVAN QB, Sr., 6-3, 201; Dobbs Ferry 2007: In his second season as Ithaca’s starter, Juvan was the na- tion’s 10th-ranked passer. He finished the season with a rating of 191.19 over the final four games, throwing for 1,228 yards. Juvan set a record with four 300-yard efforts and his career-best 318 yards against #1 Mount Union set a Bomber postseason mark. He was named Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 308 yards, four scores and a two-point conversion at Spring- field. Juvan was picked as Ithaca’s Outstanding Back after that win and the season- opening victory at Lycoming, when he threw for 309 yards. He passed for 296 yards and four more touchdowns to help beat #19 Alfred and threw for 306 yards – on just 12 completions – in the Cortaca Jug win and was named Ithaca’s Outstanding Back. He was named Ithaca’s Honorary Offensive Captain after the Hartwick win. Juvan threw the longest touchdown pass ever by a Bomber – an 88-yard completion to Kyle Crandall in the Brockport win. 2006: Juvan took over as Ithaca’s starting quarterback and earned Empire 8 all-star honors after throwing for 1,883 yards. Only one first-year Bomber starter ever compiled a higher rating than Juvan’s 131.19 rating. He threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns against Huntingdon in his first career start and was named Ithaca’s Outstanding Back. Juvan posted three other 200-yard efforts (against Hartwick, Utica and Alfred) and matched his career-high with three touchdown passes in the win at Brockport. 2005: Juvan played in seven games as Ithaca’s back-up quarterback. He threw his first career touchdown pass in the win at Hartwick. He saw his most extensive playing time in the win at Utica, starting the second half and finishing the game with 48 passing yards and 25 rushing yards. He rushed for his first career touchdown in that victory. High School: A 2004 graduate of Dobbs Ferry High School, Juvan was coached by Frank Violante. He helped Dobbs Ferry win two state titles, and four section and league championships. He was all-league, all-section, and all-state and was the MVP of the state championship game as a senior. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Franc and Joyce Juvan. MATT SCALICE LB, Sr., 6-1, 241; North Tonawanda 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 Homecom- ing 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 Outstand- ing 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. 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 business administration major, he is the son of Don and Carol Scalice. His brother, Joe, was an all-American offensive tackle for Ithaca before graduating in 2006.

26 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Captain Profile ITHACA COLLEGE BRIAN WEVERBERGH TE, Sr., 6-1, 230; West Port, Conn. 2007: In his first season starting at tight end, Weverbergh set a school record with 44 catches. He earned all-region, all-ECAC and all-conference accolades and was named the team’s Out- standing Lineman at the postseason banquet. Weverbergh was named Ithaca’s Honorary Offensive Captain three times – after King’s, St. John Fisher and Cortland games. He caught a pair of touchdown passes in the Cortaca Jug win, gaining a career-best 128 yards (the program’s third-highest single-game total by a tight end) and was named to D3football.com’s Team of the Week. Weverbergh caught two more scoring passes against #1 Mount Union in the NCAA playoffs. He gained 104 yards in the King’s win, becoming the first Ithaca tight end to reach 100 yards since 1997. He recorded a career- best six catches against both Hartwick and St. John Fisher. 2006: Weverbergh played in eight games and made four starts at fullback. He caught 14 passes, the most of any Bomber back, including a season-high five in the Cortaca Jug game. He added three receptions at both St. John Fisher and Alfred. Weverbergh’s first catch of the season went for a 34-yard touchdown in the Buffalo State win. 2005: Weverbergh played in every game, ap- pearing at tight end and fullback and on special teams. He caught his first career touchdown pass in the win over #17 St. John Fisher. He caught a season-best three passes in the win over Alfred that clinched the Empire 8 title. Weverbergh started the Springfield and Alfred games at fullback. His 12 catches matched the most by a Bomber freshman since Dan Hayes set a school record with 20 catches in 1994. Weverbergh’s 15 special teams tackles were second on the team. He collected three tackles in kick coverage in the Hartwick and Alfred wins. He was named Ithaca’s Hustler of the Week following the season-opening win at Buffalo State. High School: A 2005 graduate of Staples High School, Weverbergh was coached by Marce Petraccio. He was all-area, all-county and all-state.Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Skip and Mary Ann Weverbergh.

Player Profiles DAVID AHONEN SS, So., 6-1, 205; Farmington 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 col- lected 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.

Football 2008 27 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE SCOTT AUCHENBACH DE, Jr., 6-0, 250; Collegeville, Pa. 2007: Auchenbach lettered as a back-up defensive end. He col- lected 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: Auchen- bach played on Ithaca’s junior varsity 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 lineman. 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.

TYLER BAKER LB, Jr., 5-11, 206; Milford, Conn. 2007: Baker stepped into the starting line-up midway through the season and led the team’s linebackers in pass break-ups. His 12 tackles for loss were third among Ithaca’s linebackers. Baker was named the team’s Hustler of the Week following the win at Springfield; he made six tackles in that game, including a sea- son-best three solo stops. He recorded career-best totals of eight tackles and four tackles for loss in the Homecoming win over 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 fresh- man 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 team 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, So., 5-10, 195; Hamburg, N.J. 2007: A back-up fullback and special teams stalwart, Baumgartner was one of seven Ithaca freshmen to letter. He was named the team’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week after consecutive wins at Utica and Springfield. Baumgartner made five tackles in kick coverage, including a pair of stops in the Cortaca Jug win. 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.

28 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Football Record Book ITHACA COLLEGE RONIEL BENCOSME FS, Jr., 5-11, 220; Sleepy Hollow 2007: Bencosme earned his second letter. His five special teams tackles ranked among the team leaders. Bencosme made two tackles in the season-opening victory at Lycoming. He made his first career in the win against Utica, picking off a pass in the end zone on the Pioneers’ final play. 2006: Bencosme played in all but one game as a reserve defensive back and one of Ithaca’s special teams stalwarts. His six tackles in kick coverage ranked second on the team. He made his first career start at St. John Fisher and finished with two tackles and a fumble recovery. Bencosme collected three tackles in the Buf- falo State win and matched that total in victories over Hartwick, Utica and #14 Spring- field. High School: A 2006 graduate of Sleepy Hollow High School, Bencosme was coached by Steve Boryse. He earned all-league and all-section accolades. Bencosme also lettered in wrestling and lacrosse. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Tara Guzman. His brother Dennis is a sophomore at Ithaca.

TOM BERGERSTOCK RB, So., 5-9, 195; Webster 2007: In his first season with the varsity, Bergerstock saw ac- tion as a reserve running back and kicking off. In his varsity de- but, 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, Berg- erstock 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 Al- fred games. High School: A 2006 graduate of Webster High School, Bergerstock was coached by Scott Deuchle. Bergerstock helped 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.

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JASON CHIER CB, Jr., 5-9, 165; Binghamton 2007: Chier was the nation’s leading punt returner, averaging 19.0 yards per return. He earned third-team all-America honors as a kick returner and was a first-team all-region, all-ECAC and all-conference pick. Chier, who was named Ithaca’s Outstanding Specialist at the postseason banquet, scored a pair of punt return touchdowns – a 75-yard touchdown against King’s and a 70-yard return against Utica. In the King’s win he also intercepted two passes and made three tackles to earn a spot on D3football.com’s Team of the Week; he was also named Ithaca’s Honorary Defensive Captain. Chier made a season-high seven tackles against Hartwick and matched that total against #6 St. John Fisher and #1 Mount Union in the NCAA playoffs. He picked up two tackles for loss in consecutive wins at Utica and Springfield. He made his first career sack in the Utica win and was named the team’s Outstanding Specialist. He broke up a pair of passes in the Cortaca Jug win. 2006: Chier played in every game at cornerback. He made his first career start in the Brockport win and stayed in the starting line-up the rest of the season, averaging 4.0 tackles per game in that span. Chier recorded season-best totals of eight tackles and three tackles for loss in the win over #14 Springfield and was named Ithaca’s Outstanding Back. He was picked as the team’s Hustler of the Week after the St. John Fisher game. He intercepted his first career pass in the Homecoming win over Hartwick, returning it 22 yards to set up a Bomber touchdown. Chier was also a standout on Ithaca’s special teams, collect- ing five tackles in kick coverage and posting averages of 21.0 yards per kickoff return and 17.5 yards per punt return. 2005: Chier spent his freshman season with Ithaca’s junior varsity team. High School: A 2005 graduate of Chenango Forks High School, Chier was coached by Kelsey Green. As a senior, Chier was a team captain, a Division III all-star at defensive back and running back, played in the Ernie Davis All-Star Game and was named first-team all-state all-metro. He also was a Division III all-star as a junior and helped Chenango Forks become the NYS Class B State Champions in his junior and senior years. Personal: An exercise science major, he is the son of Mark and Karen Chier. JOHN CIRBA DE, Jr., 6-0, 252; Binghamton 2007: Cirba played in all but one game and earned his first letter. He made a pair of tackles, including his first career tackle for loss in the empire 8 victory at Springfield. Cirba was named to the Empire 8 President’s List following the fall semester. 2006: As a sophomore, Cirba was a reserve defensive lineman. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the spring se- mester. 2005: Cirba spent his first season at Ithaca playing for the Bomber junior varsity team. High School: A 2005 graduate of Chenango Valley High School, Cirba was coached by for Jay Hope. He was a division all-star his junior and senior years, a team captain as a senior and team defensive MVP as a senior. He also led his team in tackles and rushing yards as a senior. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Susan Cirba and the late Lee Cirba. His sister, Sara, is a 2005 Ithaca graduate.

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ZACH CONNETT WR, Sr., 6-1, 185; Dobbs Ferry 2007: Connett caught seven passes and contributed in Ithaca’s special teams. He was named the team’s Hustler of the Week fol- lowing the King’s win. He caught a pair of passes in that game as well as the season-opening victory at Lycoming. Connett made his first career start in the Cortaca Jug win. 2006: Connett lettered in his first varsity season, playing in every game as a reserve wide receiver and special teams regular. His first career reception set up a Bomber touchdown in the Buffalo State win. He made four tackles in kick cover- age, including a pair in the Homecoming victory over Hartwick. 2005: Connett spent his freshman season as a junior varsity wide receiver. High School: A 2005 graduate of Dobbs Ferry High School, Connett was coached by Frank Violante. He was earned all-state, all-section and all-league honors while helping Dobbs Ferry win two state titles. Personal: A sports media major, he is the son of Hartley and Abby Connett KYLE CRANDALL WR, Sr., 6-0, 180; Herkimer 2007: Crandall was Ithaca’s third-leading receiver and one of the team’s top special teams players. His averages of 21.5 yards per catch and 24.6 yards per kickoff return both led the team. Crandall’s 88-yard touchdown catch in the Brockport win was the longest reception ever by a Bomber. He also scored on an 83-yard kickoff return in that win and was named Ithaca’s Specialist of the Week. He was also named the team’s top specialist after the Hartwick and Springfield games and was picked as Hustler of the Week following the Cortaca Jug victory. Crandall caught a career-best five passes in the win at Springfield and made three catches against #1 Mount Union in the NCAA playoffs. He recorded six tackles in kick coverage, recovering a pair of fumbles and forcing one. 2006: Cran- dall played in every game, catching three passes and ranking among Ithaca’s special teams players. His first career catch came in the win over Huntingdon. Crandall averaged 17.8 yards per kickoff return and made six tackles in kick coverage. 2005: Crandall played in all but one game as a reserve wide receiver and one of the team’s top special teams players. He ranked fifth nationally in kickoff return average (27.8 yards per return) and made 10 tackles in kick coverage (fourth on the team). He made a season-best three tackles in the Brockport win and matched that total against Union in the NCAA playoffs. Crandall averaged 27.0 yards on six kickoff returns in that game, including a 67-yard effort. High School: A 2005 graduate of Herkimer Central School, Crandall was coached by Alan Steele. He was an all-state selection and was named Mohawk Valley Player of the Year as a senior. Personal: A legal studies major, he is the son of John Crandall and Susan Schrader. MATT CRANDALL RB, So., 6-0, 213; Cattaraugus 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.

Football 2008 31 ITHACA COLLEGE Section head ithacaITHACA COLLEGECollege ALEX DARCEY SS, Sr., 5-10, 193; Warwick 2007: Darcey returned to the Bombers as a reserve safety. He was named Ithaca’s Defen- sive Scout Team Player of the Week following the victory at Lycoming. 2006: Darcey was sidelined with an injury. 2005: Darcey spent his freshman season with the junior varsity team. He was named Ithaca’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the win over Brockport. High School: A 2005 graduate of Warwick Valley High School, Darcey was coached by Greg Sirico. A team captain as a senior, was named special teams MVP and was a New York State Scholar-Athlete selection. Personal: A student in the explor- atory program, he is the son of Mike and Joyce Darcey. He is also a member of Ithaca’s track & field team.

ADAM DRESCHER DE, Jr., 6-5, 265; Fayetteville 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 attempt 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

DILLON DWYER PK, So., 6-0, 176; Garden City 2007: Dwyer took over Ithaca’s placekicking duties and convert- ed 62 percent of his field goals and 82 percent of his extra-point tries. He was named Ithaca’s Outstanding Specialist after the wins over King’s and Norwich. Dwyer’s three field goals against King’s were the most by an Ithaca kicker in seven seasons. In the season-opening victory at Lycoming he started his career by converting all four extra points and kicking a 26-yard field goal; his seven points matched the highest first-game total ever by a Bomber kicker. He ran for a two-point conversion in the win over #19 Alfred. Dwyer converted a season-best five PAT’s in back-to-back wins over Norwich and Utica. In the win at Springfield, he recovered a fumbled Pride kickoff. High School: A 2007 graduate of Garden City High School, Dwyer was coached by Tom Flately. A three-year letter winner, he tied the Long Island career record for points by a kicker (127). Personal: A business administration major, he is the won of Douglas and Eileen Dwyer.

32 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE DOUG FRASER DE, Sr., 6-0, 240; Norwalk, Conn. 2007: Fraser was moved to the defensive line and was a back-up end in his second sea- son with the varsity. 2006: Fraser was a reserve linebacker. He was named the team’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week after the victory at Brockport. 2005: Fraser played with the Bomber junior varsity team. He was named Ithaca’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the win over Alfred. High School: A 2005 graduate of Brien McMahon High School, Fraser was coached by Rob Trifone. He was an all-area and all-conference selection. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Douglas and Arlene Fraser.

BEN GARVEY OG/C, Sr., 6-0, 264; East Aurora 2007: Garvey lettered after playing in five games on the of- fensive line as a back-up guard. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: Garvey was a back-up offensive lineman. He was named Ithaca’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the victory at Brock- port. 2005: Garvey played with Ithaca’s junior varsity team. High School: A 2005 graduate of East Aurora High School, Garvey was coached by Tim Wade and Jim Fleischman. He was an all-division choice and team captain as a senior. Personal: A history major, he is the son of Matt and Theresa Garvey.

JOE GOETZ DE, Jr., 6-2, 260; New Hyde Park 2007: Goetz started all 11 games and led Ithaca’s defensive line- men 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 Brockport. Three of his five tackles in the Home- coming 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 Brock- port and recorded season-best totals of four tackles and two tackles for loss. In his col- legiate 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 two-year letter winner as a heavyweight with Ithaca’s wrestling team.

Football 2008 33 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE CHRIS GRADY CB, Sr., 5-9, 178; Milton, Vt. 2007: Grady lettered as a back-up cornerback and special teams contributor. He played in all but one game and recorded a pair of tackles in the win at Springfield. Grady was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: Grady spent his first varsity season as a reserve in the Bomber secondary. He was named Ithaca’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the Hartwick win and was picked as the team’s Hustler of the Week following the Utica victory. 2005: Grady played on the junior varsity team. He was named Ithaca’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the win over Hartwick. High School: A 2005 graduate of Milton High School, Grady was coached by Chris Hughes. He was a team captain and an all-league selection as a senior. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Susan Grady, a 1979 Ithaca graduate.

BRIAN GRASTORF QB, Jr., 6-1, 192; Rexford 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.

CHRIS GRAY OG, Sr., 6-4, 280; Delmar 2007: A second-year starter at left guard, Gray was one of the Em- pire 8’s top offensive linemen, earning first-team all-conference and second-team all-region recognition. He was named Ithaca’s Outstanding Lineman following the Hartwick game. 2006: Gray stepped into a starting role on the offensive line and was named a second-team Empire 8 all-star after starting all 10 games at left guard. 2005: Gray was a member of Ithaca’s junior varsity team. He was named the Bombers’ Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the Lycoming game. High School: A 2005 graduate of Bethlehem High School, Gray was coached by Ron Smith, a 1993 Ithaca graduate and former Bomber quarterback. Per- sonal: A physical and health education major, he is the son of Bill and Betsy Gray.

34 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE ANDREW HAIM NG, So., 6-1, 304; Levittown 2007: Haim was one of seven Bomber freshmen to earn a varsity letter, 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 let- tered twice and also earned letters in bowling, track & field and wrestling. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of John Haim and Katherine Martinez. KEVIN HEINZELMAN OG, Sr., 6-3, 280; Queensbury 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 earned all-league and all-state honors. Personal: An education major, he is the son of Thomas and Linda Heinzelman. Both 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. PAUL HELM DE, So., 6-2, 221; Southborough, Mass. 2007: Helm earned a letter after appearing in nine games as a spe- cial teams contributor and back-up defensive end. He recorded a career-best four tackles, including a 15-yard sack, and broke up a pass in the win at Utica. Helm made a pair of solo tackles in the Brockport victory. He was named Ithaca’s Hustler of the Week following the Hartwick game. High School: A 2007 graduate of Algonquin Regional High School, Helm was coached by Mike Vulcano. He earned league all-star honors and lettered three times. Helm also lettered in track & field and lacrosse. Personal: A student in the exploratory program, he is the son of John and April Helm. CHAD HERRING SS, Jr., 5-11, 189; Unadilla 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 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: Her- ring 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 and Sue Herring.

Football 2008 35 ITHACA COLLEGE 2007 Review ITHACA COLLEGE DAN HIGGINS TE, So., 6-3, 210; Rochester 2007: Higgins was one of the top newcomers to Ithaca’s special teams. He handled long-snapping duties on the punt and place- kicking 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 earned all-county honors and was team defensive MVP. Personal: 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.

JUSTIN KULP RB, Sr., 5-11, 198; Coopersburg, Pa. 2007: Kulp missed the season with an injury. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: Kulp was Ithaca’s third-leading rusher and third-leading scorer, rushing for eight touchdowns on only 31 carries. He also caught a touchdown pass on his only reception of the season. Kulp gained 29 yards and scored his first career touchdown in the win over Buffalo State. He recorded career-best totals of 16 carries, 62 yards and three touchdowns in the Norwich win and added two more rushing touch- downs in the win over Utica. Kulp’s touchdown catch came at Alfred and he also scored in the Homecoming win over Hartwick. His special teams contributions included four kickoff returns (averaging 14.8 yards per return). He was named to the Empire 8 Presi- dents’ List following the fall semester. 2005: Kulp spent his freshman season with Ithaca’s junior varsity team. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the spring semester. High School: A 2005 graduate of South Lehigh High School, Kulp was coached by Frank Scagliotta and John Donnelly. He was all-league as a senior. Personal: An exercise science/athletic training major, he is the son of Jess and Beverly Kulp.

CRAIG LIEBLER LB, Sr., 5-9, 203; Eden 2007: Liebler led Ithaca’s special teams with 12 tackles. He forced a fumble on the opening kickoff during Ithaca’s season- opening win at Lycoming. He made three tackles – including one for loss – in that game. He was named Ithaca’s Outstanding Spe- cialist two weeks in a row – following the wins over #19 Alfred and Cortland. Liebler matched his career-high with three tackles in the win at Springfield. 2006: Liebler joined the varsity and appeared in five games as a back-up linebacker before missing the season’s final four games. He made his first career tackle for loss in the conference win over Hartwick and recorded a career-high two tackles in the victory at Norwich. 2004: Liebler spent his freshman season with the junior varsity team. He was named Ithaca’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the win over Utica. High School: A 2004 graduate of Eden High School, Liebler was coached by Doug Beeton. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Duane and Deborah Liebler.

36 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE SEAN MIRKOV OT, Sr., 6-4, 250; Westport, Conn. 2007: Mirkov was a first-team Empire 8 all-star after starting ev- ery game at right tackle for the second year in a row. He was named the team’s Most Improved Lineman at the postseason ban- quet. Mirkov was selected Ithaca’s Outstanding Lineman after the wins over King’s, Springfield and #19 Alfred. 2006: Mirkov stepped into a starting role on Ithaca’s offensive line and started every game at right tackle. Mirkov helped the Bombers allow one sack or fewer in seven of their 10 games. 2005: A back-up at offensive tackle, Mirkov appeared in five games. 2004: Mirkov attended Central Connecticut State where he red-shirted for the Division I-AA Blue Devils. High School: A 2004 graduate of Sta- ples High School, Mirkov was coached by Marce Petroccio. He earned all-area, all- conference and all-state honors. Personal: A legal studies major, he is the son of John and Maryann Mirkov. CHRIS MOTT OT, Sr., 6-4, 275; Moravia 2007: Mott spent a second season as a back-up offensive tackle. He was named to the Em- pire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: Mott was a reserve offensive line- man for the Bombers. 2005: Mott was a member of the junior varsity team. High School: A 2005 graduate of Moravia High School, Mott was coached by John Crossgrove, a 1991 Ithaca graduate. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of George and Connie Mott.

JOE NICOLETTI FB, Jr., 5-11, 215; Syracuse 2007: Nicoletti earned his first varsity letter. He played in four games as a back-up line- backer and on Ithaca’s special teams units. Nicoletti recorded three tackles, including a sack, in the win at Utica. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: Nicoletti 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 Casemento. Nicoletti was an all-star linebacker and helped Christian Brothers Acad- emy 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, Jr., 5-8, 160; East Stroudsburg, Pa. 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 Springfield games. O’Malley was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: O’Malley spent his freshman season with the ju- nior 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 was team captain and MVP. Personal: A clinical science/physical therapy major, he is the son of Kevin and Wendy O’Malley.

Football 2008 37 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE BRAD PAYNE TE, Jr., 6-2, 229; Farmington 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 selection at tight end. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Donald and Cathy Payne. His cousin, Seth Payne, is a de- fensive lineman with the NFL’s Houston Texans.

MATT QUINN WR, Sr., 5-11, 180; Henrietta 2007: Quinn played in seven games as a back-up wide receiver and special teams contributor. He made a pair of tackles in kick coverage. Quinn was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List fol- lowing the fall semester. 2006: Quinn played in a pair of games as a reserve wide receiver before missing the rest of the season. He made his varsity debut in the win over Buffalo State. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the spring se- mester. 2005: Quinn played on Ithaca’s junior varsity team as a freshman. He was named Ithaca’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the Cortland game. High School: A 2005 graduate of Rush-Henrietta High School, Quinn was coached by Joe Montesano. He also lettered in basketball and baseball; his baseball coach was Ken Hammel, a 1991 Ithaca graduate and all-American wide receiver. Personal: A business admin- istration major, he is the son of Susan Quinn

MARK RODOVICK C, Jr., 6-0, 296; Stamford, Vt. 2007: Rodovick earned his first varsity letter as a back-up on Ithaca’s offensive line and a special teams regular. 2006: Ro- dovick spent his first season at Ithaca as 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.

38 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE DAN RUGGIERO RB, So., 6-0, 207; Pen Argyl, Pa. 2007: Ruggerio played in six games as a reserve running back and on Ithaca’s special teams units. He ran for 16 yards in the Bomb- ers’ 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.

ERIC RUSSO OG, Sr., 6-3, 262; Weston, Conn. 2007: Russo took over as Ithaca’s starting right guard and started all 11 games. He helped anchor a unit that contributed to eight 400-yard efforts, including four straight 500-yard outputs to close the season. 2006: Russo moved up to the Bomber varsity and played in nine games on special teams and as Ithaca’s back-up right guard. 2005: Russo played on Ithaca’s junior varsity team. High School: A 2005 graduate of Weston High School, Russo was coached by Carl Moeller. He was an all-conference as a senior. Personal: A stu- dent in the exploratory program, he is the son of Mark and Andrea Russo

PETER SACHS TE, Sr., 6-0, 209; Sutton, Mass. 2007: Sachs spent the season as a reserve tight end. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: In his first varsity season, Sachs appeared in three games as a back-up tight end. He made his varsity debut in the Homecoming win over Hartwick and also played in Empire 8 victories over Norwich and Utica. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the spring semester. 2005: Sachs played on the junior varsity team as a freshman. High School: A 2005 graduate of Sutton Memorial High School, Sachs was coached by Dave Palazzi. He helped Sutton Memorial win the 2003 state championship. Personal: A television-radio major, he is the son of Peter Sachs and Deborah Sachs.

Football 2008 39 ITHACA COLLEGE 2007 Statistics ITHACA COLLEGE MATT SAMELA CB, Sr., 5-11, 185; Westport, Conn. 2007: Samela played in every game, making four starts at corner- back. His six pass break-ups ranked second on the team. He made five tackles and broke up three passes against King’s. Samela had six tackles and forced a fumble in the win at Utica. 2006: Samela played in every game as a backup cornerback and special teams regular. He made a career-best 12 tackles (including one for loss) in the win over #14 Springfield and was named Ithaca’s Hustler of the Week. He picked up three tackles – including his first career sack – and forced a fumble in the win at Norwich. 2005: Samela attended the University of Massachusetts, where he played baseball for the Division I Minutemen. High School: A 2005 graduate of Staples High School, Samela was coached by Marce Petroccio. He was a first-team all-state selection and earned three letters. Personal: A sport management major, he is the son of Leonard and Joanne Samela. He has earned three letters as an outfielder with Ithaca’s NCAA playoff baseball team. JOHN SCANLON LB, Sr., 6-0, 215; Bethany, Conn. 2007: Scanlon started every game at linebacker and earned sec- ond-team Empire 8 all-star honors. He led the team with 22 tack- les for loss and picked up a pair of sacks. Scanlon was named Em- pire 8 Defensive Player of the Week after collecting a career-best 11 tackles at Springfield; he also intercepted a pass. He picked up 10 tackles in the King’s win and notched three tackles for loss in the King’s, Brockport, and Utica wins. 2006: Scanlon played in seven games and started the first four at outside linebacker. He made seven tackles in the season-opening win over Huntingdon, collecting a career-best two tackles for loss (including his first career sack). Scanlon collected nine tackles in the Hartwick win and forced a fumble. He made six tackles at St. John Fisher. 2005: Scanlon played in eight games, appearing on special teams and as a backup at linebacker. His 12 tackles in kick coverage ranked third on the team. He collected five tackles in the shutout at Utica and posted two tackles for loss at Lycoming. Scanlon’s first career interception came in a win over Norwich. He made three stops against Union in the NCAA playoffs. High School: A 2004 graduate of Amity High School, Scanlon was coached by Rick McGowan. He was all-league, all-area, and all-state as a se- nior. Scanlon also played a season at Choate Rosemary Hall, where he was coached by Doug James. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of John Scanlon and Elaine Skoromski. KYLE SCHARLES NG, Jr., 6-1, 293; Canandaigua 2007: Scharles played in every game as Ithaca’s backup nose guard. He picked up a pair of tackles in the win over Brockport, and was named Ithaca’s Hustler of the Week. 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 soph- omore 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 Presi- dents’ List following the spring semester. High School: A 2006 graduate of Canan- daigua Academy, Scharles was coached by David Neiman. He was a first-team league all-star. Personal: A clinical science/physical therapy major, he is the son of Les and Laurie Scharles.

40 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 Football Newcomers ITHACA COLLEGE MIKE TANNENBAUM OG, Sr., 5-7, 230; Fairfax, Va. 2007: Tannenbaum spent the season as a reserve guard on Ithaca’s offensive line. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: Tannen- baum played on the offensive line for the Bomber junior varsity team. He was named the team’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week following the Homecoming win over Hartwick. 2005: As a freshman, Tannenbaum played with Ithaca’s junior varsity. High School: A 2005 graduate of Fairfax High School, Tannenbaum was coached by Bill Rechin and Mat Shannon. Personal: A sports media major, he is the son of Jordan and Fran Tannenbaum. DAN WITBECK FB, Jr., 5-10, 216; Vestal 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 Hus- tler 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 back-up 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 Anderson. Personal: A clinical science/physical therapy major, he is the son of Karen Witbeck.

Football 2008 41 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 Varsity Football Returing Players Roster ITHACA COLLEGE No. Name Pos Class Ht. Wt. High School/Prep Hometown 48 ABDELNOUR, Morgan LB So. 6-1 210 Somers Somers 38 ACCETTA, Kevin FS So. 6-0 190 Central Bucks East Doylestown, Pa. 10 * AHONEN, David SS So. 6-1 205 Victor Farmington 90 * AUCHENBACH, Scott DE Jr. 6-0 250 Spring-Ford Collegeville, Pa. 31 * BAKER, Tyler LB Jr. 5-11 206 Notre Dame Milford, Conn. 37 * BAUMGARTNER, Lance FB So. 5-10 195 Walkill Valley Hamburg, N.J. 25 ** BENCOSME, Roniel FS Jr. 5-11 220 Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow 26 * BERGERSTOCK, Thomas RB Jr. 5-9 195 Webster Webster 55 BETTS, Eric LB So. 6-2 215 Oxford Academy Oxford 66 BOCH, Mike C Jr. 5-10 240 East Rochester East Rochester 36 CALOVICH, Charlie FB So. 6-2 190 Brookfield Brookfield, Mass. 22 CASTONGUAY, Aaron CB So. 5-11 176 Mount Greylock Lanesboro, Mass. 9 ** CHIER, Jason CB Sr. 5-9 165 Chenango Forks Binghamton 95 * CIRBA, John DE Sr. 6-0 252 Chenango Valley Binghamton 2 ** CONNETT, Zach WR Sr. 6-1 185 Dobbs Ferry Dobbs Ferry 81 *** CRANDALL, Kyle WR Sr. 6-0 180 Herkimer Herkimer 29 CRANDALL, Matt RB So. 6-0 213 Cattaraugus-Little Valley Cattaraugus 11 DARCEY, Alex SS Sr. 5-10 193 Warwick Valley Warwick 39 DeFOREST, Bobby SS Jr. 5-11 180 Fayetteville-Manlius Manlius 75 DEIXLER, Avi DL Jr. 6-2 271 Rye Rye 74 DIANA, Vinnie OT So. 6-3 250 Hazleton Conyngham, Pa. 54 DIBBLE, Matt LB So. 6-2 230 Columbia East Schodack 93 ** DRESCHER, Adam DE Jr. 6-5 265 Christian Brothers Academy Fayetteville 13 * DWYER, Dillon PK So. 6-0 176 Garden City Garden City 28 ESCHEN, Tom CB So. 5-8 160 Cazenovia Cazenovia 85 FEINSTEIN, Daniel TE So. 6-2 215 John Jay Goldens Bridge 42 FRASER, Doug DE Sr. 6-0 240 Brien McMahon Norwalk, Conn. 86 FREISCHLAG, Kurt TE So. 6-3 200 Wayne Ontario 79 * GARVEY, Ben C Sr. 6-0 264 East Aurora East Aurora 47 GIL, Sean LB So. 6-2 215 Sachem North Holbrook 92 ** GOETZ, Joe DE Jr. 6-2 260 New Hyde Park New Hyde Park 3 * GRADY, Chris CB Sr. 5-9 178 Milton [Vt.] Medford, Mass. 7 ** GRASTORF, Brian QB Jr. 6-1 192 Niskayuna Rexford 70 ** GRAY, Chris OG Sr. 6-4 280 Bethlehem Central Delmar 91 * HAIM, Andrew NG So. 6-1 304 Douglas MacArthur Levittown 87 HEENEHAN, Sean WR So. 6-1 184 Ramapo Franklin Lakes, N.J. 71 * HEINZELMAN, Kevin OG Sr. 6-3 280 Hudson Falls Queensbury 49 * HELM, Paul LB So. 6-2 221 Algonquin Southborough, Mass. 20 * HERRING, Chad SS Jr. 5-11 189 Unatego Unadilla 82 * HIGGINS, Dan TE So. 6-3 210 Greece Athena Rochester

* Letters won (39 letter winners returning) Head Coach: Mike Welch Assistant Coaches: Jake Dapolito, assistant offensive line; Mike Epstein, assistant receivers; Sean Fitzmaurice, defensive line; Andy Garufi, assistant linebackers, Nick Guttuso, assistant defensive line; Mike Hatcher, receivers; Brian Horner, assistant running backs; Irik Johnson, running backs; Gabe Luvara, offensive coordinator/offensive line; Mike Maley, assistant defensive backs; Peter Mayer, defensive backs; Sean McLaughlin, assistant linebackers; Mark Ross, defensive coordinator/linebackers; Joe Volpe, tight ends. Head Junior Varsity Coach: Dan Elberty Captains: Dan Juvan, Matt Scalice, Brian Weverbergh Athletic Trainers: Chris Hummel, Todd Lazenby Equipment Manager: John Wallace Manager: Adam Berry Videographers: Tristan O’Neill, Heather Walkowski

42 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 Varsity Football Returing Players Roster ITHACA COLLEGE No. Name Pos Class Ht. Wt. High School/Prep Hometown 4 ** JUVAN, Dan QB Sr. 6-3 201 Dobbs Ferry Yonkers 69 KING, Leland OT So. 6-6 273 Burlington Burlington, Vt. 21 * KULP, Justin RB Sr. 5-11 198 Southern Lehigh Quakertown, Pa. 6 LaCHANCE, Chad WR Jr. 6-0 183 Ballston Spa Ballston Spa 56 ** LIEBLER, Craig LB Sr. 5-9 203 Eden Eden 72 MALLON, Rich OT So. 6-1 300 Locust Valley Bayville 35 McCONNELL, Chris CB So. 5-10 170 Dryden Freeville 63 McDONNELL, Perry OT Jr. 6-4 325 Saranac Lake Lake Clear 77 * MIRKOV, Sean OT Sr. 6-4 270 Staples Westport, Conn. 67 MOTT, Chris OT Sr. 6-4 275 Moravia Moravia 34 * NICOLETTI, Joe FB Jr. 5-11 215 Christian Brothers Academy Syracuse 5 * O’MALLEY, Shane WR Jr. 5-8 160 Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg, Pa. 40 PATTISON, Bobby LB Jr. 5-9 200 Newtown Sandy Hook, Conn. 83 * PAYNE, Brad TE Jr. 6-2 229 Victor Farmington 80 PUCKHABER, Sean TE Jr. 6-2 220 Eden Eden 24 * QUINN, Matt WR Sr. 5-11 180 Rush Henrietta Henrietta 19 RAUBER, Tyler FS So. 5-11 185 Dansville Dansville 76 * RODOVICK, Mark C Jr. 6-0 288 Bridgton Academy Stamford, Vt. 23 RUFFRAGE, Dan WR So. 5-11 170 Notre Dame Whitesboro 33 * RUGGIERO, Dan RB So. 6-0 207 Pen Argyl Pen Argyl, Pa. 62 * RUSSO, Eric OG Sr. 6-3 262 Weston Weston, Conn. 84 SACHS, Peter TE Sr. 6-0 209 Sutton Memorial Sutton, Mass. 36 ** SAMELA, Matt CB Sr. 5-11 185 Staples Westport, Conn. 51 ** SCALICE, Matt LB Sr. 6-1 241 North Tonawanda North Tonawanda 44 *** SCANLON, John LB Sr. 6-0 215 Amity/Choate Rosemary Hall Bethany, Conn. 99 ** SCHARLES, Kyle NT Jr. 6-1 293 Canandaigua Academy Canandaigua 89 SCOTT, Jack OT So. 6-6 220 Pennsbury Yardley, Pa. 50 SCOTT, Pat LB So. 5-9 240 West Genesee Syracuse 61 TANNENBAUM, Mike OG Sr. 5-7 230 Fairfax Fairfax, Va. 88 TARRANT, Peter TE Jr. 6-1 227 Xavier [Conn.] Yardley, Pa. 12 VOSSLER, Thomas WR So. 6-2 175 Saranac Lake Loon Lake 16 *** WEVERBERGH, Brian TE Sr. 6-1 230 Staples Westport, Conn. 32 ** WITBECK, Danny FB Jr. 5-10 216 Vestal Vestal 27 WOOD, Tim CB So. 5-9 179 Hingham Hingham, Mass. 8 ZAPPIA, Rob QB So. 6-0 185 Greece Athena Rochester 97 ZWEIG, Jason DE So. 6-3 227 Clarkstown South West Nyack

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Football 2008 43 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 Football Newcomers ITHACA COLLEGE

Name Pos Class Ht. Wt. High School/Prep Hometown ARENA, Sal OG/C Fr. 5-10 245 Rye Neck Mamaroneck BRETON, Eric WR Fr. 5-10 176 Shaker Latham BRUNIX, Brendan DE Fr. 6-3 240 Pine Bush Bloomingburg CERIO, Eric FB Fr. 5-11 205 Canastota Canastota CLARKE, Ryan LB Fr. 5-11 190 Archbishop Spaulding West Friendship, Md. CLINE, Kevin QB Fr. 5-10 180 Waldwick Waldwick, N.J. COADY, Tom WR Fr. 5-11 175 Tupper Lake Tupper Lake COLLIER, Chris LB Fr. 6-0 197 Mount Mansfield Union Richmond, Vt. CONTI, Mike CB Fr. 6-0 180 Hand Branford, Conn. FANNO, Andrew RB Fr. 5-7 170 Plainview Old Bethpage Plainview GILFEDDER, Joe FB Fr. 5-10 210 Governor Livingston Berkeley Heights, N.J. GLICKMAN, Mike OT Fr. 6-1 245 Highland Park Highland Park, Ill. HANNON, Matt WR Fr. 6-0 175 Minisink Valley Middletown HARPER, Brendan K/P Fr. 5-8 180 Southside Pine City HENDRICKSON, Alex WR Fr. 5-8 175 Unatego Unadilla JACKSON, Henry RB Fr. 5-9 175 Hyde Salem, Mass. KOSTISHAK, Nick OG/C Fr. 6-1 215 Lindenhurst Lindenhurst LAJARA, Adam RB Fr. 5-9 180 Cambridge Central Cambridge LEVENFIELD, Robert OT Fr. 6-3 310 Newton North Newton, Mass. LONSKY, Andrew SS So. 5-9 190 Delaware Valley Milford, Pa. MARINI, Matt QB Fr. 6-0 190 Pascack Valley Montvale, N.J. McELROY, Jordan LB Fr. 6-0 200 Belvidere Belvidere, N.J. MULDOWNEY, Keegan SS Fr. 6-0 180 Saranac Lake Saranac Lake MUNN, Nick QB Fr. 5-10 150 Canandaigua Canandaigua MURRAY, Tyler OG/C Fr. 5-11 220 Charles O. Dickerson Trumansburg PAUL, Sean LB Fr. 5-10 185 Dobbs Ferry Irvington PECK, Greg OG/C Fr. 6-0 225 Carthage Great Bend PEROTTI, John QB Fr. 5-10 170 North Kingstown Jamestown, R.I. PRICE, Alex TE Fr. 6-3 220 Foxboro Foxboro, Mass. QUEENER, Jake OT Jr. 6-8 275 Geneva Geneva ROGOWSKI, Andrew K/P Fr. 6-0 180 Canisius East Amherst SUATONI, Mike TE Fr. 6-1 210 Liverpool Liverpool TOPOROFF, Eric LB Fr. 6-2 200 Montvale Township Towaco, N.J. TROCINO, Alex OG/C Fr. 6-3 260 Franklin D. Roosevelt Poughkeepsie VanVLAMERTYNGHE, Nick OG/C Fr. 6-2 230 Staples Easton VENTOSO, Jon DE Fr. 6-1 205 Glen Rock Glen Rock, N.J. WHITE, Spencer CB Fr. 5-9 170 Sleepy Hollow Yonkers

44 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE 2007 Statistics ITHACA COLLEGE TEAM TOTALS IC Opp IC Opp PASSING YARDS 2,877 2,228 TOTAL OFFENSE Yards Passing Average 261.5 202.5 Plays-Yards 738-4,696 699-3,437 Att-Comp-Int 317-192-7 296-184-9 Yard Average 426.9 312.5 Fumbles-Lost 15-5 20-11 POINTS 367 217 Penalties-Yards 32-288 39-365 Scoring Average 33.4 19.7 Punts-Yards 39-1,434 58-2,159 Average Per Punt 36.8 37.2 RUSHING Att-Yards 421-1,819 403-1,209 Kickoff Returns-Yards 41-926 67-1,188 Net Yards Rushing Average 165.4 109.9 Kickoff Return Avg. 22.6 17.7 Punt Returns-Yards 19-1,324 13-67 FIRST DOWNS 228 175 Punt Return Avg. 17.1 5.2 Rushing 94 62 Int Returns-Yards 9-56 7-45 Passing 123 106 Third-Down Conversions 65-141 60-154 Penalty 11 7 Percentage .461 .390 Fourth-Down Conversions 9-16 14-25 SCORE BY QUARTERS Percentage .563 .560 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Ithaca 90 98 80 99 367 Opponent 42 68 56 51 217 INDIVIDUAL TOTALS PASSING Name, Position G Att Comp Int Pct Yds TD Long Rating DAN JUVAN, QB 11 290 178 6 61.4 2621 24 88 160.47 BRIAN GRASTORF, QB 6 25 12 1 48.0 204 1 80 121.74 Tayer Ashkar, WR 11 1 1 0 100.0 43 0 43 461.20 Nick Horowski, P 11 1 1 0 100.0 9 0 9 175.60 Totals Ithaca 11 317 192 7 60.6 2,877 25 88 158.41 Opponent 11 296 184 9 62.2 2,228 12 60 132.69

SCORING Name, Position G TDr TDp TDo PAT 2-PT FG Safety DXP Total Jamie Donovan, RB 11 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 DILLON DWYER, PK 11 0 0 0 37 1 8 0 0 63 Brian Seamus Hogan, WR 11 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 50 BRIAN WEVERBERGH, TE 11 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Alex Baez, RB 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 KYLE CRANDALL, WR 11 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Dan Ross, FB 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Patrick Heenehan, WR 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 JASON CHIER, CB 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 DAN JUVAN, QB 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jeff Bostic, WR 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 DANNY WITBECK, FB 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Team 1 2 Totals Ithaca 11 22 25 3 37 2 8 1 0 367 Opponent 11 18 12 0 23 1 0 0 0 217

PUNTING Name G No Yds Avg Blk Ins 20 Long Nick Horowski 11 39 1,434 36.8 0 14 53 Totals Ithaca 11 39 1,434 36.8 0 14 53 Opponent 11 58 2,159 37.2 0 12 54 Football 2008 45 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE

FIELD GOALS Name G FGM-FGA Pct 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 Long Blk DILLON DWYER, PK 11 8-13 61.5 0-0 7-10 1-3 0-0 36 3 Totals Ithaca 11 8-13 61.5 0-0 7-10 1-3 0-0 36 3 Opponents 11 4-5 80.0 0-0 3-4 1-1 0-0 32 1

RUSHING Name, Position G Att Net Yds Avg TD Long Jamie Donovan, RB 11 221 1,105 5.0 14 47 Alex Baez, RB 11 88 534 6.1 4 71 THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, RB 6 29 99 3.4 0 14 DAN JUVAN, QB 11 61 78 1.3 2 35 DAN RUGGERIO, RB 6 2 16 8.0 0 11 KYLE CRANDALL, WR 11 2 13 6.5 0 13 DANNY WITBECK, FB 11 2 9 4.5 1 8 Dan Ross, FB 8 4 -1 0.0 1 7 BRIAN GRASTORF, QB 6 2 -17 0.0 0 0 Team -17 Totals Ithaca 11 421 1,819 4.3 22 71 Opponent 11 403 1,209 3.0 18 64

INTERCEPTIONS Name, Position G No Yds Avg TD Long Ryan Terlecki, SS 11 3 0 0.0 0 0 JASON CHIER, CB 11 2 45 22.5 0 25 RONIE BENCOSME, FS 7 1 0 0.0 0 0 JOHN SCANLON, LB 11 1 2 2.0 0 2 Charlie Stephens, FS 11 1 7 7.0 0 7 Bill Struzzi, LB 11 1 0 2.0 0 2 Totals Ithaca 11 9 54 5.4 0 25 Opponent 11 7 45 6.4 0 24

46 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE RECEIVING Name, Position G No Yds Avg TD Long Brian Seamus Hogan, WR 11 48 876 18.2 8 75 BRIAN WEVERBERGH, TE 11 44 580 13.2 7 55 KYLE CRANDALL, WR 11 23 494 21.5 3 88 Patrick Heenehan, WR 11 23 438 19.0 3 80 Dan Ross, FB 8 10 74 7.4 3 22 Jamie Donovan, RB 11 9 81 9.0 0 37 Alex Baez, RB 11 9 66 7.3 0 27 ZACH CONNETT, WR 10 7 55 7.9 0 11 Jeff Bostic, WR 11 6 88 14.7 1 21 Tayer Ashkar, WR 11 5 56 11.2 0 32 DANNY WITBECK, FB 11 4 33 8.2 0 14 Joe Volpe, TE 11 2 17 8.5 0 15 THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, RB 6 1 10 10.0 0 10 Ryan Terlecki, SS 11 1 9 9.0 0 9 Totals Ithaca 11 192 2.877 15.0 25 88 Opponent 11

KICKOFF RETURNS Name G No Yds Avg TD Long KYLE CRANDALL 11 23 565 24.6 1 83 JASON CHIER 11 15 340 22.7 0 44 Tayer Ashkar 11 1 4 4.0 0 4 Jeff Bostic 11 1 8 8.0 0 8 Mike Nowak 11 1 9 9.0 0 9 Totals Ithaca 11 41 926 22.6 1 83 Opponents 11 67 1,188 17.7 0 41

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

Last year’s Cortaca Jug win clinched Ithaca’s 16th NCAA playoff bid.

Football 2008 47 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE DEFENSIVE TOTALS Pass Name, Position G UT AT Total TFL Yds Sacks-Yds Brkup MATT SCALICE, LB 11 30 68 98 15-34 3-20 0 Ryan Terlecki, SS 11 35 59 94 14-22 0-0 3 JOHN SCANLON, LB 11 19 66 85 22-26 2-6 0 Charlie Stephens, FS 11 25 48 73 9-20 0-0 8 Mike Nowak, LB 11 22 45 67 11-17 3-9 2 ADAM DRESCHER, DE 11 11 48 59 16-27 2-11 2 JASON CHIER, CB 11 21 32 53 5-17 1-8 3 JOE GOETZ, DE 11 11 38 49 16-24 4-12 0 Bill Struzzi, LB 11 12 33 45 5-2 1-0 2 TYLER BAKER, LB 11 12 27 39 12-27 1-9 2 Scott Lieber, CB 11 13 19 32 1-1 0-0 0 Lonson Becker, LB 11 9 23 32 8-10 1-5 0 Phil Byers, NT 9 3 28 31 9-10 1-5 0 MATT SAMELA, CB 9 13 13 26 0-0 0-0 6 CRAIG LIEBLER, LB 11 8 10 18 3-5 0-0 0 CHAD HERRING, SS 11 6 10 16 0-0 0-0 0 Dan Gaglianese, LB 11 6 9 15 2-5 1-5 2 DAVID AHONEN, FS 9 1 10 11 1-1 0-0 0 PAUL HELM, DE 9 6 4 10 1-15 1-15 1 KYLE SCHARLES, NT 11 1 8 9 2-1 1-1 3 KYLE CRANDALL, WR 11 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0 ANDREW HAIM, NT 5 1 4 5 1-0 0-0 0 RONIE BENCOSME, FS 7 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 LANCE BAUMGARTNER, FB 6 1 4 5 0-0 0-0 0 SCOTT AUCHENBACH, DE 4 1 3 4 3-3 0-0 1 JOHN CIRBA, DE 10 0 4 4 1-1 0-0 0 DAN HIGGINS, TE 11 0 3 3 0-0 0-0 0 Marc D’Amico, LB 2 0 3 3 2-4 1-2 0 JOE NICOLETTI, LB 4 0 3 3 1-2 1-2 0 THOMAS BERGERSTOCK, RB 6 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 CHRIS GRADY, CB 10 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 BRIAN WEVERBERGH, TE 11 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 MATT QUINN, WR 7 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 DANNY WITBECK, FB 11 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 Jordan Hyatt, DE 6 1 1 2 1-7 1-7 0 Chris KACHMAR, FS 7 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 TOM ESCHEN, CB 1 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 DAN JUVAN, QB 11 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 Jeff Bostic, WR 11 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 Jamie Donovan, RB 11 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 DILLON DWYER, PK 11 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 Bobby Pattison, LB 5 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 Totals Ithaca 11 280 642 922 161-281 21-117 35 Opponents 11 338 462 800 68-222 21-149 33

Recovered Fumbles: Nowak 3; BAKER 1, Byers 1, CRANDALL 1, GOETZ 1, HAIM 1, Kachmar 1, Lieber 1, SCANLON 1. Forced Fumbles: SCALICE 2, Terlecki 2; CRANDALL 1, DRESCHER 1, Gaglianese 1, HERRING 1, LIEBLER 1, SAMELA 1, SCANLON 1, Struzzi 1. Blocked Kicks: DRESCHER, 5; SCALICE.

Returning players in CAPITAL LETTERS.

48 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE 2007 Review ITHACA COLLEGE GAME 1 September 1 GAME 2 September 8 ITHACA 31, Lycoming 6 ITHACA 29, King’s 16 Ithaca (1-0) 10 7 7 7 — 31 King’s (0-2) 0 10 0 6 — 16 Lycoming (0-1) 0 0 6 0 — 6 Ithaca (2-0)0 19 3 7 — 29 Williamsport, Pa.—The Bombers opened their season with a ITHACA, N.Y. —The #26 Bombers rallied for a 29-16 win win for the 27th time in 31 years, beating the host Lycoming over visiting King’s in a game that included an 80-minute Warriors 31-6. lightning delay during the second quarter. Junior quarterback Dan Juvan threw for a career-best 309 Senior running back Jamie Donovan ran for 144 yards and yards, completing 22 of 32 completions, and matched a career- a pair of touchdowns as Ithaca erased a 7-3 Monarchs lead. high with three touchdown passes. He threw a pair of second- King’s took a 7-3 lead early in the second quarter. The half scoring passes to senior Brian Hogan, who made his first Bombers kicked a field goal on their next possession – a career start and had a career-best 148 receiving yards. 23-yard kick by freshman Dillon Dwyer – and regained pos- The Ithaca defense limited the Warriors to 74 yards through session on an interception by junior cornerback Jason Chier the air and 16 rushing yards. Lycoming’s 90 yards of total with 3:47 left in the half. Two plays later, lightning forced the offense marked the first time Ithaca had held an opponent teams off the field and officials evacuated the stadium. under 100 yards since 2001. When play resumed, Ithaca needed just 2:44 to score a pair Sophomore end Adam Drescher led the Bombers with of touchdowns. Donovan scored on a two-yard run and after career-best totals of nine tackles and four tackles for loss the Bombers forced a three-and-out from the King’s offense, (including a seven-yard sack). Drescher, who was named Chier ran the Monarchs’ punt back 75 yards for his first career Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week and earned a spot on touchdown. He later added his second interception – a fourth- D3football.com’s Team of the Week, forced a fumble (that quarter pick in the end zone that ended the last King’s threat. the Bombers recovered inside their own 20), tipped a pass that King’s closed to within six points with 8:42 left in regula- senior strong safety Ryan Terlecki intercepted to set up an tion, but Ithaca sophomore defensive end Adam Drescher Ithaca touchdown and blocked the extra-point attempt after blocked the extra point and Donovan’s 34-yard run capped Lycoming’s touchdown. Ithaca’s next drive. Senior linebacker Billy Struzzi and junior linebacker Matt Donovan’s 11th career 100-yard rushing effort made him Scalice matched Drescher with nine tackles apiece. Struzzi the second Bomber to record a 100-yard game in each of his was in on two tackles for loss and Scalice recorded three. four seasons. Senior linebacker Mike Nowak finished with two tackles for Junior quarterback Dan Juvan threw for 188 yards for loss and recovered a Lycoming fumble. the Bombers, whose top receiver was junior tight end Brian Junior tight end Brian Weverbergh caught Juvan’s first Weverbergh, with five catches for a career-best 104 yards. TD pass – a four-yard catch in the first quarter. Senior Jamie Weverbergh became the first Ithaca tight end to gain 100 Donovan ran for a game-high 48 yards, including a three-yard yards in a game since 1997. touchdown. Freshman Dillon Dwyer kicked a 26-yard field Senior strong safety Ryan Terlecki paced Ithaca with 11 goal to open the game’s scoring and added extra points after tackles. Junior linebacker Matt Scalice and senior linebacker all four Bomber touchdowns. John Scanlon added 10 each. Scanlon’s total was a career- Senior Nick Horowski made his debut as Ithaca’s punter high, as was his total of three tackles for loss. and averaged 37.5 yards on six kicks (one was a 25-yard kick Drescher collected eight tackles – two were for loss includ- that stopped at the Warrior 11; his average on his other kicks ing a sack – and senior linebacker Mike Nowak finished with was 40.2 yards per punt). seven tackles and recovered a King’s fumble. Ithaca’s offensive line did not allow a sack as Ithaca attempted 35 passes. Drive Drive IC 2 11:53 Dwyer 29 field goal 13-44 IC 1 4:26 Dwyer 26 field goal 15-71 KC 2 7:46 Maloney 13 pass from Searfass (Lust kick) 9-69 IC 1 0:05 Weverbergh 4 pass from Juvan (Dwyer kick) 8-41 IC 2 4:14 Dwyer 23 field goal 9-61 IC 2 3:56 Donovan 3 run (Dywer kick) 6-50 IC 2 2:32 Donovan 2 run (kick blocked) 6-38 IC 3 4:36 Hogan 37 pass from Juvan (Dwyer kick) 7-71 IC 2 0:58 Chier 75 punt return (Dwyer kick) LC 3 1:43 Margetich 13 pass from Dwyer KC 2 0:00 Lust 32 field goal 5-48 (kick blocked) 6-44 IC 3 10:26 Dwyer 21 field goal 10-69 IC 4 9:08 Hogan 56 pass from Juvan (Dwyer kick) 1-46 KC 4 8:42 Cataldo 6 run (kick blocked) 5-26 IC 4 5:57 Donovan 34 run (Dwyer kick) 5-65 IC LC First Downs 17 9 KC IC Rushes-Yards 32-88 30-16 First Downs 18 21 Passing Yards 319 74 Rushes-Yards 27-50 48-195 Passes Att-Com-Int 35-23-0 19-12-1 Passing Yards 325 188 Total Yards 407 90 Passes Att-Com-Int 38-24-2 21-13-0 Punts-Average 6-37.7 8-40.5 Total Yards 375 383 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 6-2 Punts-Average 4-33.0 4-38.2 Penalties-Yards 6-64 1-10 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-29 3-31 Individual Leaders Rushing: IC — Donovan 15-48, Bergerstock 6-16 Individual Leaders LC — Laky 5-9, Grambo 8-4 Rushing: KC — Jones 16-38, Cataldo 9-20 Passing: IC — Juvan 22-32-3, 309 IC — Donovan 27-144, Baez 11-33 LC — Dwyer 12-18-1, 74 Passing: KC — Searfass 24-38-1, 325 Receiving: IC — Hogan 5-148, Heenehan 5-67 IC — Juvan 13-21-0, 188 LC — Shellenberger 6-32, Margetich 3-30 Receiving: KC — Verbitski 7-105, Maloney 5-78 IC — Weverbergh 5-104, Hogan 2-29 Football 2008 49 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE GAME 3 September 15 GAME 4 September 22 Hartwick 32, #24 ITHACA 30 #6 St. John Fisher 37, ITHACA 16 Ithaca (2-1) 14 9 0 7 — 30 SJF (4-0, 1-0) 7 7 6 17 — 37 Hartwick (1-1) 7 13 6 6 — 32 Ithaca (2-2, 0-2) 0 7 0 9 — 16 Oneonta, N.Y. —The #24 Bombers scored on their first four ITHACA, N.Y. —The sixth-ranked St. John Fisher Cardinals possessions before the host Hartwick Hawks rallied for a 32-30 scored 23 straight second-half points on their way to a 37-16 win. Ithaca scored a fourth-quarter touchdown/extra point to win over Ithaca. pull within two points with 3:12 left but the Hawks ran out Ithaca used a safety and a short touchdown drive to score the clock. nine quick fourth-quarter points but the Bombers were unable Junior quarterback Dan Juvan threw for two touchdowns to convert an onside kick and the Cardinals remained in con- and ran for another. His four-yard touchdown run in the fourth trol. quarter capped a 15-play, 69-yard drive on Ithaca’s final pos- Junior quarterback Dan Juvan threw for 227 yards for session. He threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to junior wideout the Bombers, completing 24 of a career-best 44 attempts. He Kyle Crandall in the first quarter and a six-yard pass to senior threw a six-yard pass to junior tight end Brian Weverbergh fullback Dan Ross in the second. Crandall’s touchdown was in the first half and a 21-yard pass to senior wide receiver the first of his career. Juvan threw for 247 yards, posting Brian Hogan in the fourth quarter. Hogan’s touchdown came career-best totals of 27 completions and 37 attempts. two plays after Ithaca recorded a safety; senior strong safety Senior running back Jamie Donovan ran for 117 yards Ryan Terlecki dropped St. John Fisher’s running back in and scored Ithaca’s first touchdown on a four-yard run to the Cardinal end zone on a first-down play from the St. John cap the Bombers’ opening drive. Donovan raised his career Fisher one-yard line. total to 3,048 yards, becoming the second Bomber to eclipse Terlecki led Ithaca with a career-high 22 tackles and junior 3,000 yards. linebacker Matt Scalice added a career-best 19. Terlecki also Senior wide receiver Patrick Heenehan and junior tight forced a Cardinal fumble that sophomore defensive end Joe end Brian Weverbergh both posted career-best totals of six Goetz recovered. Goetz added three tackles for loss. catches to lead the team. Senior wide receiver Brian Hogan Drive caught five passes. Senior running back Alex Baez ran for 29 SJF 1 1:54 Harmon 2 pass from Kramer yards and moved into ninth on the program’s all-time rushing (Pierri kick) 15-74 list, raising his career total to 1,957 yards. SJF 2 3:42 Reile 2 run (Pierri kick) 7-75 Senior strong safety Ryan Terlecki led Ithaca with nine IC 2 1:08 Weverbergh 6 pass from Juvan tackles, including a pair for loss. Senior linebacker Billy (Dwyer kick) 9-65 Struzzi and Phil Byers recorded eight tackles apiece. Junior SJF 3 13:00 Reger 3 pass from Kramer cornerback Jason Chier and senior linebacker Mike Nowak (kick blocked) 7-70 both added eight. Sophomore defensive ends Joe Goetz and SJF 4 14:05 Piccirilli 25 field goal 20-78 Jordan Hyatt each recorded a sack; Hyatt’s was the first of SJF 4 12:05 Kramer 31 run (Piccirilli kick) 3-38 his career. SJF 4 8:40 Hanson 2 run (Piccirilli kick) 6-47 IC 4 7:11 Safety Freshman Dillon Dwyer kicked three extra points and added IC 4 6:43 Hogan 21 pass from Juvan (Dwyer kick) 2-39 a career-long 36-yard field goal. SJF IC Drive First Downs 23 19 IC 1 11:34 Donovan 4 run (Dwyer kick) 8-54 Rushes-Yards 57-208 19-50 HW 1 8:19 Boltus 7 run (Boyea kick) 7-68 Passing Yards 242 327 IC 1 7:58 Crandall 43 pass from Juvan Passes Att-Com-Int 27-20-1 51-30-2 (Dwyer kick) 1-43 Total Yards 450 377 IC 2 12:37 Dwyer 36 field goal 15-56 Punts-Average 2-39.5 4-43.2 HW 2 11:44 Crea 60 pass from Boltus (Boyea kick) 2-61 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-1 IC 2 7:39 Ross 6 pass from Juvan (kick failed) 9-72 Penalties-Yards 2-20 4-32 HW 2 0:58 Boltus 10 run (kick failed) 13-68 HW 3 9:37 Boltus 1 run (kick blocked) 6-65 Individual Leaders HW 4 14:53 Phelan 17 pass from Boltus Rushing: SJF — Hanson 30-105, Kramer 9-54 (kick blocked) 10-80 IC — Donovan 9-38, Baez 3-21 IC 4 3:12 Juvan 4 run (Dwyer kick) 15-69 Passing: SJF — Kramer 20-27-2, 242 IC — Juvan 24-44-2, 227; Grastorf 5-6-0, 57 IC HW Receiving: SJF — Smith 6-97, Marion 5-74 First Downs 24 21 IC — Hogan 6-64, Weverbergh 6-35 Rushes-Yards 33-159 41-174 Passing Yards 247 301 Passes Att-Com-Int 37-27-0 23-17-0 Total Yards 247 301 Punts-Average 1-38.0 2-27.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 2-20 5-41 Individual Leaders Rushing: IC — Donovan 22-117, Baez 4-29 HW — Boltus 23-107, Crea 14-59 Passing: IC — Juvan 27-37-2, 247 HW — Boltus 17-23-2, 301 Receiving: IC — Heenehan 6-48, Weverbergh 6-46 HW — Crea 5-112, Phelan 4-95

50 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE GAME 5 September 29 GAME 6 October 6 ITHACA 34, Brockport 14 ITHACA 35, Norwich 0 Brockport (2-2) 0 7 0 7 — 14 Norwich (2-4, 0-2) 0 0 0 0 — 0 Ithaca (3-2) 7 6 7 14 — 34 Ithaca (4-2, 1-2) 14 7 7 7 — 35 ITHACA, N.Y. — Junior Kyle Crandall scored a pair of ITHACA, N.Y. —Senior Jamie Donovan ran for 193 fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 3:04 span – on a 83-yard yards and three touchdowns to lead the Bombers to a 35-0 kickoff return and a school-record 88-yard reception – as the Homecoming win over Norwich. Donovan became Ithaca’s Bombers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 34-14 win career rushing leader, raising his total to 3,413 yards, as the over the Brockport Golden Eagles. Bombers celebrated Homecoming with a win for the 24th Crandall caught an 88-yard touchdown pass from junior time in 26 years. quarterback Dan Juvan on the first play of the fourth quarter as Donovan scored touchdowns on Ithaca’s first two drives the Bombers took a 27-7 lead. After the Golden Eagles closed (he gained all 58 yards on Ithaca’s opening drive) and gained to 27-14 with a 61-yard touchdown drive, Crandall ran the 122 yards in the first quarter. He capped his day with a one- kickoff back 83 yards for his first career return score. yard touchdown run late in the third quarter, one play after Juvan threw for 227 yards and matched a career-high with his 31-yard run moved him past three-time all-American Jeff three touchdown passes. He threw a 22-yard pass to senior Wittman (3,410 yards from 1989 to 1992). fullback Dan Ross and a 28-yard pass to junior tight end Senior Alex Baez ran for 116 yards and a pair of scores as Brian Weverbergh. well for Ithaca; the game marked the first time two Bombers Senior Jamie Donovan ran for a game-high 141 yards as gained 100 yards since a 1998 win over St. Lawrence when the Bombers outrushed Brockport 189-52. Donovan, who three Ithaca running backs went over the century mark. has run for 462 yards in four games against Brockport, raised The Bomber defense held Norwich to 57 rushing yards his career totals to 3,227 yards on 608 carries; he broke Jeff on 31 carries. Sophomore linebacker Tyler Baker led Ithaca Wittman’s career record for rushing attempts and now stands with career-high totals of eight tackles and four tackles for 184 yards away from breaking his Bomber rushing record. loss. Junior linebacker Matt Scalice added seven tackles, Ross scored the game’s first touchdown, rushing for a one- with four for loss. He added a career-best two tackles for loss yard score on the final play of the first quarter. and forced a fumble. The Bomber defense – playing without two injured start- Scalice was named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week, ers – held Brockport to 52 rushing yards on 33 carries. The with Donovan earning Offensive Player of the Week. Golden Eagles entered the game averaging 217 yards per The shutout was Ithaca’s first since the 2005 season and game on the ground. Junior linebacker John Scanlon and marked the ninth time since 1982 that the Bombers had blanked sophomore defensive end Adam Drescher led Ithaca with their Homecoming opponent. nine tackles apiece. Scanlon matched a career-high with three The Cadets had two possessions inside the Bomber 10-yard tackles for loss. Drescher, who was in on two tackles for line. In the first quarter Ithaca senior free safety Charlie loss, blocked a Brockport field goal attempt. He has blocked Stephens picked off a Norwich pass in the end zone. Norwich five kicks this year (he had blocked an extra-point attempt in had a first-and-goal from the Bomber one in the third quarter each of Ithaca’s first four games), two short of the Bomber but lost two yards on four plays. Following that Norwich single-season record. possession, Ithaca drove 98 yards on a drive that featured Senior cornerback Scott Lieber and senior free safety Donovan’s record-breaking run. Charlie Stephens each made seven tackles for Ithaca. Senior Drive linebacker Mike Nowak added five tackles, a sack, and his IC 1 13:43 Donovan 11 run (Dwyer kick) 3-58 third fumble recovery of the year. IC 1 11:28 Donovan 4 run (Dwyer kick) 5-43 Drive IC 2 5:05 Baez 2 run (Dwyer kick) 7-58 IC 1 0:01 Ross 1 run (Dwyer kick) 12-54 IC 3 1:07 Donovan 1 run (Dwyer kick) 1-98 IC 2 2:05 Ross 22 pass from Juvan (kick failed) 13-80 IC 4 10:28 Baez 4 run (Dwyer kick) 8-94 BR 2 0:11 Smith 22 pass from DerCola (Cook kick) 1-23 NOR IC IC 3 4:45 Weverbergh 28 pass from Juvan First Downs 10 22 (Dwyer kick) 7-63 Rushes-Yards 31-8 52-362 IC 4 14:49 Crandall 88 pass from Juvan Passing Yards 183 77 (Dwyer kick) 1-88 Passes Att-Com-Int 29-13-1 15-8-0 BR 4 12:02 McCormick 2 run (Cook kick) 8-61 Total Yards 191 439 IC 4 11:45 Crandall 83 kickoff return (Dwyer kick) Punts-Average 7-36.9 4-39.0 BR IC Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-2 First Downs 14 23 Penalties-Yards 2-12 4-45 Rushes-Yards 33-52 46-189 Individual Leaders Passing Yards 192 247 Rushing: NOR — Joyner 6-13; Marzeoti 7-7 Passes Att-Com-Int 26-15-0 23-14-1 IC — Donovan 23-193; Baez 13-118 Total Yards 244 436 Passing: NOR — Gilding 10-21-0, 183; Punts-Average 6-38.0 2-31.0 Jean-Gilles 3-8-0, 22 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 IC — Juvan 7-10-0, 61 Penalties-Yards 3-20 2-15 Receiving: NOR — Flannigan 5-99; Valenzi 4-42 Individual Leaders IC — Crandall 3-25; Hogan 2-20 Rushing: BR — McCormick 22-43; Lynch 6-17 IC — Donovan 24-141; Baez 10-59 Passing: BR — DerCola 10-19-1, 132; Luke 5-7-0, 60 IC — Juvan 12-21-3, 227 Receiving: BR — Maciejewski 5-74, Smith 1-50 IC — Weverbergh 4-72, Crandall 2-98 Football 2008 51 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE GAME 7 October 20 GAME 8 October 27 ITHACA 44, Utica 7 ITHACA 48, Springfield 21 Ithaca (5-2, 2-2) 13 7 17 7 — 44 Ithaca (6-2, 3-2) 7 9 18 14 — 48 Utica (2-5, 0-3) 0 0 7 0 — 7 Spfld (3-5, 1-3) 14 0 7 0 — 21 Utica, N.Y. —The Bombers held host Utica to 45 rushing yards Springfield, Mass. — The Bombers clinched their 37th and allowed the Pioneers to convert just one third down in 13 straight winning season, holding the nation’s fifth-ranked tries while rolling to a 44-7 win. rushing team 80 yards below its average in a 48-21 rout of Five Bombers scored an offensive touchdown, with senior host Springfield. running back Jamie Donovan and sophomore fullback Danny Junior quarterback Dan Juvan threw a career-high four Witbeck both rushing for a score and senior fullback Dan touchdown passes, completing 19 of 27 passes for 308 yards. Ross, junior wide receiver Jeff Bostic and senior wide receiver He also ran for 15 yards and was named Empire 8 Offensive Patrick Heenehan each catching a touchdown pass. Witbeck Player of the Week. and Bostic’s touchdowns were the first of their careers. Senior wide receivers Brian Hogan caught a career-best Heenehan, who scored on an 80-yard reception, caught three touchdown passes, and had five catches for 126 yards; three passes for a career-best 109 yards. Junior quarterback Patrick Heenehan caught a 20-yard TD. Dan Juvan completed 11 of 20 passes for 134 yards and two Senior running back Jamie Donovan ran for a game-high touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Brian Grastorf threw 116 yards and a 33-yard touchdown on Ithaca’s second play his first career touchdown pass. His 109 passing yards were from scrimmage. Senior running back Alex Baez gained 66 also a career best. He and Juvan became the first Bomber yards and closed out the scoring with a five-yard TD run. teammates to pass for over 100 yards in a game since 2001. Junior wideout Kyle Crandall and junior tight end Brian Ithaca held the Pioneers to zero yards or lost yardage on Weverbergh both caught five passes. 14 of their 50 rushes and pass completions. Junior linebacker Ithaca held the Pride to just 4.2 yards per carry and recorded Matt Scalice led Ithaca with nine tackles and three for loss 12 tackles for lost yardage on 54 Springfield rushes. Junior (including one of the Bombers’ season-best seven sacks). linebacker John Scanlon, the Empire 8 Defensive Player Junior linebacker John Scanlon finished with eight tackles. of the Week, led Ithaca with a career-best 11 tackles and Three were for loss, including a sack. intercepted a pass. Senior strong safety Ryan Terlecki, senior Junior cornerback Jason Chier, sophomore safety Chad linebacker Mike Nowak and sophomore defensive end Adam Herring and junior cornerback Matt Samela each recorded Drescher each recorded nine tackles; Terlecki and Drescher six tackles. Herring’s total was a career high. Chier, Charlie were both in on three tackles for loss. Sophomore linebacker Stephens and Scott Auchenbach were each in on two tackles Tyler Baker, sophomore defensive end Joe Goetz and senior for loss. Chier’s total included a sack; sophomore defensive nose tackle Phil Byers all finished with two tackles for loss. end Joe Goetz, senior linebacker Mike Nowak, freshman Freshman linebacker Lonson Becker made his first career start defensive end Paul Helm and Joe Nicoletti each had a sack. and finished with a career-high six tackles. Helm and Nicoletti’s sacks were the first of their career. Freshman Dillon Dwyer kicked extra points after five Sophomore free safety Roniel Bencosme picked up his touchdowns and added a pair of field goals (covering 26 and 22 first career interception, picking off a pass in the end zone on yards). He also recovered a fumble on a Springfield kickoff. Utica’s last play from scrimmage. Chier ran back a punt for Drive a touchdown for the second time this season. IC 1 13:43 Donovan 11 run (Dwyer kick) 3-58 Drive SC 1 10:54 Walker 10 run (Bush kick) 9-59 IC 1 13:43 Donovan 11 run (Dwyer kick) 3-58 IC 1 10:12 Donovan 33 run (Dwyer kick) 2-60 IC 1 12:27 Ross 5 pass from Juvan (kick failed) 5-47 SC 2 5:27 Walker 6 run (Bush kick) 10-65 IC 1 6:04 Donovan 8 run (Dwyer kick) 8-53 IC 2 6:32 Dwyer 26 field goal 7-27 IC 2 10:57 Witbeck 1 run (Dwyer kick) 7-31 IC 2 0:31 Hogan 9 pass from Juvan (run failed) 8-86 IC 3 12:37 Chier 70 punt return (Dwyer kick) IC 3 14:45 Hogan 57 pass from Juvan (Dwyer kick) 1-57 UC 3 8:38 Pinelli 1 run (McNulty kick) 9-60 SC 3 14:22 Cunningham 41 run (Bush kick) 2-45 IC 4 5:58 Bostic 11 pass from Juvan (Dwyer kick) 9-36 IC 3 9:17 Dwyer 22 field goal 10-49 IC 4 13:10 Heenehan 80 pass from Grastorf IC 3 4:03 Hogan 12 pass from Juvan (Dwyer kick) 7-59 (Dwyer kick) 2-80 IC 4 11:24 Heenehan 20 pass from Juvan (Dwyer kick) 2-20 IC UC IC 4 8:01 Baez 5 run (Dwyer kick) 4-33 First Downs 19 11 Rushes-Yards 35-93 36-45 IC SC Passing Yards 244 128 First Downs 25 14 Passes Att-Com-Int 29-15-2 23-15-1 Rushes-Yards 38-217 54-226 Total Yards 337 173 Passing Yards 308 45 Punts-Average 4-34.5 10-39.8 Passes Att-Com-Int 28-19-1 8-3-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Total Yards 525 271 Penalties-Yards 1-15 5-57 Punts-Average 2-38.5 6-37.7 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Individual Leaders Penalties-Yards 2-20 2-15 Rushing: IC — Donovan 11-45; Bergerstock 9-23 UC — Barone 14-42; Mabry 2-6 Individual Leaders Passing: IC — Juvan 11-20-2, 134; Rushing: IC — Donovan 18-116; Baez 10-66 Grastorf 4-9-1, 110 SC — Cunningham 19-105; Sharpe 16-53 UC — Pinelli 15-23-0, 128 Passing: IC — Juvan 19-28-4, 308 Receiving: IC — Heenehan 3-109; Crandall 2-37; SC — Sharpe 7-3-0, 45 Bostic 2-29 Receiving: IC — Hogan 5-126; Crandall 5-65; UC — Pincher 6-95; Elliot 3-17 Weverbergh 5-62 SC — Anderson 1-31; Timmerman 1-13 52 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Section head ithacaITHACA COLLEGECollege GAME 9 November 3 GAME 10 November 10 ITHACA 42, #19 Alfred 25 ITHACA 40, Cortland 17 Alfred (7-2, 4-1) 7 7 3 8 — 25 Cortland (7-3) 0 10 7 0 — 17 Ithaca (7-2, 4-2) 7 7 14 14 — 42 Ithaca (8-2) 12 14 7 7 — 40 ITHACA, N.Y. —The Bombers won their fifth straight game, ITHACA, N.Y. —The Bombers regained possession of the scoring 28 second-half points to beat the #19 Alfred Saxons. Cortaca Jug traveling trophy, rolling up 534 yards of total Junior quarterback Dan Juvan threw four touchdown passes offense in a 40-17 win over the visiting Red Dragons in front for the second straight game and senior running backs Jamie of a sell-out Butterfield Stadium crowd of 9,700. The Bombers Donovan and Alex Baez both ran for 100 yards as the Bombers scored on six of their seven possessions (not counting the game- beat Alfred for the ninth time in 10 games. ending drive with Ithaca kneeling to run out the clock). Baez scored on a 71-yard run on the first play from scrim- Junior quarterback Dan Juvan threw for 306 yards and mage in the second half – marking the second week in a row the senior running back Jamie Donovan totaled 131 yards and Bombers scored on their first play after halftime – and Juvan three rushing touchdowns to lead a Bomber offense that tied a capped Ithaca’s next drive with a 29-yard pass to junior wide school record with its fourth straight 40-point performance. receiver Kyle Crandall. Donovan scored touchdowns to cap each of Ithaca’s first Juvan threw touchdown passes of 15 and 59 yards to senior three drives, scoring on an eight-yard run and two one-yard wideout Brian Hogan as well as a 68-yard score to senior wide carries. He raised his career total to 45 rushing touchdowns, receiver Patrick Heenehan. passing Jeff Wittman for Ithaca’s record. Hogan’s second TD catch capped a two-play drive that Cortland’s first score came midway through the second answered an Alfred drive that pulled the Saxons to within quarter; on Ithaca’s next drive, Juvan, who completed his first 28-25 on the first play of the fourth quarter. seven passes and finished 12-of-16, scored on a 35-yard run. Junior linebacker Matt Scalice led Ithaca with 12 tackles. Cortland scored 10 straight points to close within 26-17 and Senior strong safety Ryan Terlecki added 11 and a pair of forced a Bomber punt, but the Red Dragons’ next two drives pass break-ups. Senior free safety Charlie Stephens finished ended with turnovers inside the Ithaca five-yard line. Both with nine tackles and two pass break-ups. turnovers were caused by senior strong safety Ryan Terlecki The Bomber defense held Alfred’s running back (who and both ended with touchdown passes from Juvan to junior entered the game as the nation’s 12th-leading rusher) to 52 tight end Brian Weverbergh. yards on 20 carries. Junior linebacker John Scanlon and senior Terlecki intercepted a pass at the Ithaca two and the nose tackle Phil Byers both collected two tackles for loss for Bombers drove 98 yards in eight plays with Weverbergh Ithaca. Byers, who was named Empire 8 Defensive Player of catching a seven-yard touchdown. On Cortland’s next pos- the Week, also recovered a fumble. session, Terlecki forced the fumble at the Ithaca one; and Hogan caught a career-best eight passes for 147 yards. sophomore linebacker Tyler Baker recovered. Weverbergh’s Donovan gained 112 yards and Baez ran for 109. Those efforts 55-yard scoring catch capped a four-play drive. He finished were the two highest single-game totals given up by Alfred with a career-best 128 yards on five catches. this year. Ithaca’s offense converted a season-best 13 of 16 third downs. Junior linebacker Matt Scalice led the Bomber defense Drive with 11 tackles; senior Mike Nowak added seven. IC 1 12:26 Heenehan 68 pass from Juvan Drive (Dwyer kick) 4-80 IC 1 12:26 Heenehan 68 pass from Juvan ALF 1 3:11 Pecoraco 10 pass from Keeley (Dwyer kick) 4-80 (Reynolds kick) 9-74 IC 1 9:05 Donovan 8 run (kick failed) 11-79 IC 2 10:32 Hogan 15 pass from Juvan (Dwyer kick) 8-80 IC 1 2:44 Donovan 11 run (kick failed) 9-79 ALF 2 7:00 Gibbins 6 pass from Keeley IC 2 10:11 Donovan 1 run (Dwyer kick) 10-80 (Reynolds kick) 8-53 CO 2 7:17 Sveda 1 run (Mintz kick) 6-58 IC 3 14:43 Baez 71 run (kick failed) 1-71 IC 2 3:50 Juvan 35 run (Dwyer kick) 7-68 IC 3 10:50 Crandall 29 pass from Juvan IC 2 0:04 Mintz 21 field goal 11-43 (Dwyer rush) 5-63 CO 3 9:08 Sveda 1 run (Mintz kick) 11-58 ALF 3 7:29 Reynolds 26 field goal 9-41 IC 3 1:09 Weverbergh 7 pass from Juvan ALF 4 14:52 Bork 7 pass from Keeley (Hendrix run) 14-85 (Dwyer kick) 8-98 IC 4 13:56 Hogan 59 pass from Juvan (Dwyer kick) 2-60 IC 4 9:49 Weverbergh 55 pass from Juvan IC 4 3:05 Donovan 21 run (Dwyer kick) 3-29 (Dwyer kick) 4-96 ALF IC CO IC First Downs 19 21 First Downs 14 23 Rushes-Yards 26-71 38-221 Rushes-Yards 28-92 50-228 Passing Yards 274 296 Passing Yards 189 306 Passes Att-Com-Int 53-32-0 24-13-0 Passes Att-Com-Int 26-14-1 16-12-0 Total Yards 345 517 Total Yards 281 534 Punts-Average 6-40.8 5-33.6 Punts-Average 3-33.3 1-30.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-42 4-23 Penalties-Yards 1-16 1-8 Individual Leaders Individual Leaders Rushing: ALF — Hendrix 20-52; Gibbins 1-15 Rushing: CO — Giuliano 18-51; Miles 4-18 IC — Donovan 26-112; Baez 6-109 IC — Donovan 30-131; Baez 14-74 Passing: ALF — Keeley 32-52-3, 274 Passing: CO — Miles 14-26-0, 189 IC — Juvan 13-24-4, 296 IC — Juvan 12-16-2, 306 Receiving: ALF — Bork 11-116; Hendrix 7-36 Receiving: CO — Greene 4-82; Fregelette 4-30 IC — Hogan 8-147 IC — Weverbergh 5-128; Hogan 3-86 Football 2008 53 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE GAME 11 November 17 #1 Mount Union 42, ITHACA 18 NCAA First-Round Playoff Game Ithaca (8-3) 6 6 0 6 — 18 Mt. Union (11-0) 7 14 14 7 — 42 Alliance, Ohio —The Bombers made their 16th NCAA playoff appearance, losing 42-18 to top-ranked Mount Union in a first-round game. Junior quarterback Dan Juvan set a single-game Ithaca playoff record, throwing for 318 yards. He completed a pair of touchdown passes to junior tight end Brian Weverbergh. Weverbergh caught a five-yard pass with 26 seconds left in BRIAN WEVERBERGH CHRIS GRAY the first half and a three-yard scoring pass early in the fourth quarter. Juvan raised his season total to 2,621 yards – good for second on the program’s all-time list. Senior running back Jamie Donovan scored the game’s first touchdown; Donovan’s touchdown was the first given up all year by Mount Union’s starting defense. The touchdown raised his career total to a school-record 282 points. Donovan also raised his school-record career totals of 3,844 yards, 732 rushes, and 46 rushing touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Brian Hogan caught seven passes for 131 yards. Weverbergh finished with 64 yards on five catches; and his 44 catches and 580 receiving yards on the season were both the best ever by a Bomber tight end. Senior strong safety Ryan Terlecki led the Bomber defense with 11 tackles and matched a career-high with three tackles for loss. He intercepted a pass to end Mount Union’s first pos- JASON CHIER SEAN MIRKOV session and raised his career total to 240 tackles, tying him for 13th on the Bombers’ all-time list. Freshman linebacker Lonson Becker recorded a personal- best 11 tackles (three for loss). Senior linebacker Mike Nowak recorded 10 tackles. Senior free safety Charlie Stephens and junior linebacker John Scanlon added nine apiece. Drive IC 1 3:34 Donovan 1 run (kick blocked) 10-66 MU 1 1:56 Kmic 46 run (Zimmerman kick) 3-57 MU 2 10:30 Garcon 40 pass from Micheli (Zimmerman kick) 11-97 MU 2 0:57 Kmic 64 run (Zimmerman kick) 1-64 IC 2 0:26 Weverbergh 5 pass from Juvan (pass failed) 3-42 MU 3 10:48 Kmic 3 run (Zimmerman kick) 8-65 MU 3 4:26 Davis 7 pass form Micheli (Zimmerman kick) 6-66 IC 4 11:56 Weverbergh 3 pass from Juvan PHIL BYERS JAMIE DONOVAN (pass failed) 6-50 MU 4 8:21 Kmic 2 run (Zimmerman kick) 8-65 IC MU First Downs 16 20 Rushes-Yards 30-17 40-267 Passing Yards 318 275 Passes Att-Com-Int 38-18-1 24-19-1 Total Yards 335 542 Punts-Average 6-35.7 4-28.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-15 7-103 Individual Leaders Rushing: IC — Donovan 16-20; Baez 5-10 MU — Kmic 31-212; Micheli 7-45 Passing: IC — Juvan 18-38-2, 318 MU — Micheli 19-24-2, 275 Receiving: IC — Hogan 7-131; Weverbergh 5-64 MATT SCALICE RYAN TERLECKI MU — Garcon 6-113, Davis 5-56

54 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Section 2007 Empire head 8 ITHACAITHACA COLLEGE COLLEGE ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM OFFENSE OFFFENSE QB: Jason Boltus, Hartwick QB: Paul Keeley, Alfred RB: Jamie Donovan, Ithaca RB: Lindy Crea, Hartwick Vinson Hendrix, Alfred Darnell Jackson, Norwich WR: Trevor Bork, Alfred WR: Brian Hogan, Ithaca Jack Phelan, Hartwick Jimmy Smith, St. John Fisher TE: BRIAN WEVERBERGH, Ithaca TE: Chris Harmon, St. John Fisher OL: Mike Callahan, Alfred OL: Brian Caston, Alfred Brennan Fortune, St. John Fisher Andrew Cottet, St. John Fisher CHRIS GRAY, Ithaca P.J. DiGati, Hartwick Corey Hogan, Alfred Justin Hanft, Alfred SEAN MIRKOV, Ithaca Nate Germain, Springfield PK: Chris Reynolds, Alfred PK: Chris Pierri, St. John Fisher KR: JASON CHIER, Ithaca KR: Jarred Burrell, Springfield AP: Lindy Crea, Hartwick AP: Darnell Jackson, Norwich

DEFENSE DEFENSE DL: Phil Byers, Ithaca DL: Reza Afsarmanesh, Norwich Brian Hess, Springfield Matt Becton, St. John Fisher Don Miller, Alfred ADAM DRESCHER, Ithaca LB: Tom Caporale, Springfield Mike Penkin, Alfred Josh Gottlieb, St. John Fisher Chad Pierri, Alfred LB: Joe Flaherty, Hartwick MATT SCALICE, Ithaca JOHN SCANLON, Ithaca DB: Joe Harasymiak, Springfield DB: Bryan Johnson, Utica Marcus Maroney, Utica Scott Miranto, St. John Fisher Steve Stepnick, St. John Fisher Brian Nitsche, Alfred Ryan Terlecki, Ithaca Charlie Stephens, Ithaca P: Ben Atwood, Utica HONORABLE MENTION QB: DAN JUVAN, Ithaca LB: Mike Nowak, Ithaca OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jason Boltus, Hartwick

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Steve Stepnick, St. John Fisher

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Jason Springer, Norwich

BRIAN HOGAN MIKE NOWAK CHARLIE STEPHENS COACH OF THE YEAR Mark Carr, Hartwick

FINAL STANDINGS /—–––––––––— Empire 8 —–––––––––—/ /—–––––––––––— Overall —–––––––––––—/ W L Pct W L Pct Returning Ithaca players in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS. Hartwick 5 1 .8332007 Ithaca players in bold8 letters. 3 .727 St. John Fisher 5 1 .833 11 2 .846 ITHACA 4 2 .667 8 3 .727 Alfred 4 2 .667 8 3 .727 Springfield 2 4 .333 4 6 .400 Utica 1 5 .167 3 7 .300 Norwich 0 6 .000 2 8 .200

FootballFootball 20082008 5564 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: .594; 1999 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. Jeff Wittman (1989-92) 32 586 3,410 5.8 44 106.6 Two-Point Conversions 2. Jamie Donovan (2004-07) 43 732 3,844 5.3 46 89.4 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 SEASON rushing Game: 35; vs. Albany, 9/11/93 Game Season: 223; 1999 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. Jamie Donovan (2004) 11 205 1,224 6.0 15 111.3 First Downs by Passing 4. Jeff Wittman (1990) 9 200 1,209 6.1 16 134.3 Game: 18; vs. AIC, 10/25/97 5. Jamie Donovan (2007) 11 221 1,105 5.0 14 100.5 Season: 139; 1999 6. Mike Scott (1988) 10 138 1,063 7.7 7 106.3 First Downs by Penalties 7. Dave Remick (1974) 10 163 1,010 6.2 8 112.2 Game: 4; vs. Mansfield, 9/21/96 8. Tommy Giorgio (2000) 10 249 971 3.9 13 971 4; vs. Merchant Marine, 9. John Koob (1982) 9 159 910 5.7 9 101.1 11/15/86 10. Alex Baez (2005) 10 142 867 6.1 8 86.7 4; at St. Lawrence, 9/20/80 4; vs. Bridgeport, 11/1/69 Season: 17; 1980 56 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE PUNTING Yards Returned Average Yards Punts Game: 182; vs. St. Lawrence, Returned Game: 12; at Buffalo State, 11/15/97 10/14/00 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. Law- Returns 9; vs. C.W. Post, 11/6/71 rence, Game: 12; vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 Season: 40; 1999 9/26/81 Season: 54; 1997 Yards Returned Season: 821; 1996, 1980 Game: 234; vs. Salisbury State, 12/6/86 Season: 829; 1999

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. Mike O’Donovan (1995-98) 32 763 405 .531 22 5,379 53 127.4 3. Brian Young (1998-2001) 32 733 417 .569 42 5,203 50 127.6 4. DAN JUVAN (2005-present) 28 556 340 .612 15 4,555 37 146.5 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 2008 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. Brian Young (1998-2001) 33 5,478 166.0 Return Average 3. Mike O’Donovan (1995-98) 32 5,345 167.0 Season: 0.4; 1980 4. (2005-present) 28 4,639 168.7 DAN JUVAN 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 8. Steve Kass (1983-85) 24 2,897 120.7 Season: 11.6; 1975 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 1. Josh Felicetti (2005) 11 2,747 249.7 6; vs. Bloomsburg, 9/5/81 2. DAN JUVAN (2007) 11 2,699 245.4 6; vs. Springfield, 10/11/80 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 5. Josh Felicetti (2004) 10 2,439 243.9 FUMBLES 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 10. Brian Young (2001) 10 1,729 172.9 Game: 15; vs. Springfield, 10/9/76 Season: 42; 1976

58 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Captain Profiles ITHACA COLLEGE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING 300-Yard Games Attempts Season: 3; Brian Young, 1999 Game: 39; Tommy Giorgio at Cortland, 11/11/00 3; Neal Weidman, 1995 Season: 210; Bob Ferrigno, 1980 Career: 4; Mike O’Donovan, 1995-98 Career: 586; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 4; Neal Weidman, 1994-96 Net Yards 4; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 Game: 272; Jeff Wittman vs. Wash. & Jeff., 11/14/92 Season: 1,307; Bob Ferrigno, 1980 TOTAL OFFENSE Career: 3,410; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Plays Tommy Giorgio Game: 64; Brian Young Per-Game Average vs. Cortland, 11/6/99 Season: 134.4; Jeff Wittman,1990 Season: 393; Mike O’Donovan, 1997 Career: 106.6; Jeff Wittman,1989-92 Career: 1,325; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 TDs Total Yards Game: 5; Bob Ferrigno vs. Albany, 11/3/79 Game: 442; Mike O’Donovan, 5; Ron Boose vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 vs. AIC, 1997 Season: 19; Jeff Wittman, 1992 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 Brett Kitenplon 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 Completions Career: 131; Abe Ceesay, 1996-99 Game: 30; Brian Young at Buffalo State, 11/13/99 30; Josh Felicetti vs. Cortland, 11/12/05 Season: 224; Josh Felicetti, 2005 Mike Scott Career: 718; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 Yards Gained Game: 441; Mike O’Donovan vs. AIC, 10/25/97 CAREER Scoring Season: 2,822; Josh Felicetti, 2005 No. Name (seasons) Games Pts Avg Career: 9,092; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 1. Jamie Donovan (2004-07) 43 282 6.6 Per-Game Average 2. Brett Kitenplon (2003-06) 45 281 6.2 Season: 262.0; Josh Felicetti, 2005 3. Jeff Wittman (1989-92) 32 270 8.4 Career: 216.5; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 4. Tommy Giorgio (1997, 99-2001) 33 244 7.4 Efficiency Rating (minimum 15 attempts per game) 5. Matt Sullivan (1988-91) 38 205 5.4 Season: 182.0; Larry Karas, 1962 6. Bob Ferrigno (1978-80) 27 200 7.4 Career: 156.3; Larry Karas, 1960-62 7. Bill O’Dell (1960-62) 23 148 6.4 Efficiency Rating (minimum 20 attempts per game) 8. Seth Steinberg (1997, 99-2000) 29 146 5.0 Season: 174.9; Josh Felicetti, 2005 9. Doug Campbell (1969-71) 24 142 5.9 Career: 147.0; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 10. Mike Scott (1986-88) 26 140 5.4 TDs Game: 5; Mike O’Donovan at AIC, 10/24/98 SEASON Scoring 5; Ray DeCarr at Cortland, 11/8/86 No. Name (seasons) Games Pts Avg 5; Tim Connolly at Brockport, 10/18/80 1. Jeff Wittman (1992) 10 114 11.4 Season: 34; Josh Felicetti, 2005 Career: 86; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 2. Jeff Wittman (1990) 9 102 11.3 Tommy Giorgio (2000) 10 102 10.2 Completion Percentage Game: .889; Brian Young at St. Lawrence, 10/16/99 4. Bob Ferrigno (1980) 10 98 9.8 (16-18) (minimum 15 attempts) 5. Jamie Donovan (2004) 11 88 8.0 .818; Larry Karas vs. Alfred, 1962 (9-11) 6. Jamie Donovan (2007) 11 84 7.7 (minimum 10 attempts) 7. Bill O’Dell (1962) 8 82 10.3 Season: .707; Josh Felicetti, 2005 (224-317) 8. Tommy Giorgio (1999) 9 78 8.7 Career: .625; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05 Matt Buddenhagen (1998) 10 78 7.8 200-Yard Games 10. George Mack (1986) 9 72 8.0 Season: 9; Josh Felicetti, 2005 Career: 25; Josh Felicetti, 2002-05

Football 2008 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: 8; Chuck Thornton vs. AIC, Yards Gained 10/25/97 Game: 277; Joe Palumbo at Mercyhurst, Season: 44; Brian Weverbergh, 2007 10/30/93 Career: 73; Jeff Erne, 1996-99 Season: 1,119; Joe Palumbo, 1993 Per-Game Average Career: 1,835; Justin Esposito, 2002-05 Season: 4.0; Jeff Erne, 1999 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: 538; Chuck Thornton, 1997 11; George Mack, 1986 Career: 945; Jeff Erne, 1996-99 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

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. Keith Bonser (1995-96, 97-99) 34 119 1,562 13.1 9 3.5 5. Matt Buddenhagen (1996-98) 29 108 1,639 15.2 12 3.7 6. 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 8. Mike Marks (1999-2002) 38 93 1,304 14.0 10 2.4 9. Jamie Free (2001-04) 39 91 975 10.7 7 2.3 10. Joe Palumbo (1991-93) 26 90 1,314 14.6 12 3.5

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. Jeff Welch (2004) 11 50 645 12.9 6 4.5 7. Matt Buddenhagen (1997) 10 49 669 13.7 0 4.9 Justin Esposito (2003) 11 49 588 12.0 4 3.8 9. Brian Seamus Hogan (2007) 11 48 876 18.2 8 4.7 10. Abe Ceesay (1998) 10 46 660 14.3 2 4.6

60 Football 2008 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 Season: 114; Jeff Wittman, 1992 Career: 7,144; Brian Bicher, 1999-2002 Career: 270; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Average Per-Game Average RON AMATO Game: 46.9; Brian Bicher vs. Hartwick, 9/21/03 Season: 11.4; Jeff Wittman, 1992 (seven punts) Career: 8.4; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Season: 41.6; Jack Yengo, 1962 Career: 41.1; Jack Yengo, 1961-62 Points Scored, Kicker Game: 16; Sandor Szabo vs. AIC, PUNT RETURNS 11/5/66 Returns Season: 67; Ed Mahoney, 1992 Game: 8; Matt Tosh vs. Utica, 10/20/01 Career: 281; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 Season: 47; Matt Buddenhagen, 1997 Per-Game Average, Kicker Career: 88; Matt Buddenhagen, 1996-98 Season: 6.7; Ed Mahoney, 1992 Yards Returned Career: 6.2; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 Game: 206; Matt Tosh vs. Utica, 10/20/01 (8 returns) ED MAHONEY Season: 573; Matt Buddenhagen, 1997 Career: 1,441; Matt Buddenhagen, 1996-98 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, (four returns) 9/26/70 SETH STEINBERG CHUCK THORNTON MATT TOSH Season: 576; Dennis Leyden, 1970 Career: 1,341; Dennis Leyden, 1970-72 SCORING CAREER PUNTING Touchdowns No. Name (seasons) Games Punts Yds Avg Game: 5; Tommy Giorgio at St. John Fisher, 9/23/00 1. Brian Bicher (1999-2002) 40 195 7,144 36.6 5; Ron Boose vs. Fitchburg State, 9/22/84 2. Nick Aiello (2002-05) 41 136 5,028 37.0 5; Bob Ferrigno vs. Albany, 11/3/79 3. Ed Mahoney (1992-94) 28 117 4,388 37.5 Season: 19; Jeff Wittman, 1992 4. Jim Bell (1968-70) 24 113 4,124 36.5 Career: 45; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 5. Dave Whalen (1979-81) 25 120 4,054 33.8 PAT Kicks Attempted 6. Chris Weiller (1983-84) 19 96 3,454 36.0 Game: 9; Nick Guerrera vs. Fitchburg St., 9/22/84 7. Tom Hansen (1977-78) 17 86 3,124 36.3 Season: 49; Ed Mahoney, 1992 Career: 179; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 8. Joe Williams (1989-90) 19 91 3,098 34.0 PAT Kicks Made 9. Jeff Lacey (1980-83) 38 80 2,868 35.9 Game: 8; Brett Kitenplon at Hartwick, 9/17/05 10. Scott Billings (1972, 76) 17 68 2,369 34.8 8; Chris Pride at St. Lawrence, 10/10/01 8; Sco­tt Ernst vs. Mansfield, 9/21/96 SEASON PUNTING 8; Ed Mahoney vs. St. Lawrence, 10/17/92 No. Name (season) Games Punts Yds Avg 8; Nick Guerrera vs. Fitchburg St., 9/22/84 1. Nick Aiello (2003) 13 61 2,267 37.0 Season: 46; Ed Mahoney, 1992 2. Brian Bicher (2000) 10 61 2,249 36.9 Career: 161; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 3. Ed Mahoney (1994) 10 54 2,037 37.7 Consecutive PAT Kicks Made 4. Chris Weiller (1983) 10 55 1,998 36.3 Career: 77; Seth Steinberg, 1997-2000 5. Jeff Lacey (1982) 10 55 1,914 34.8 Field Goals Attempted 6. Brian Bicher (2002) 10 46 1,763 38.3 Game: 6; Sandor Szabo vs. AIC, 11/5/66 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 Returning players in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS. Career: 40; Brett Kitenplon, 2003-06 Football 2008 61 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE INTERCEPTIONS Career: 383; John Laper, 1976-79 Interceptions BLOCKED KICKS Game: 3; CHARLIE STEPHENS at Brockport, Field Goals Blocked 9/29/06 Game: 1; by many players 3; Anthony Melville vs. St John Fisher, 9/22/01 Season: 3; Jerry Anderson, 1995 3; Kevin Farrell at Cortland, 11/8/86 3; Casey Mastine, 1992 3; Bob Gneo vs. Cortland, 11/5/83 3; Dave Stone, 1982 3; Kevin Vogt at Albany, 11/4/78 Career: 4; Jerry Anderson, 1994-95 Season: 8; Bob Campese, 1981 4; Casey Mastine, 1991-93 8; Scott Colton, 1977 4; Dave Stone, 1981-83 Career: 19; Ron Amato, 1997-2000 PAT Blocked JOHN LAPER Yards Returned Game: 1; by many players Game: 99; Jim Bell vs. Central Conn., 9/28/68 Season: 2; Jerry Anderson, 1995 Season: 121; Ted Tackaberry, 1971 2; Anthony Melville, 1999 Career: 3; Jerry Anderson, 1994-95 TACKLES Punts Blocked Solo Tackles Game: 2; Dave Stone vs. Hobart, Game: 22; Jim Ryan vs. West Chester, 9/21/68 10/30/82 Season: 83; Jim Ryan, 1968 2; Dave Stone vs. Springfield, Career: 158; John Michalak, 1965-67 10/9/82 Assisted Tackles Season: 4; Dave Stone, 1982 Game: 18; Larry Czarnecki vs. Bridgeport, 10/27/73 Career: 5; Dave Stone, 1981-83 MATT SULLIVAN 18; Tony Grosso vs. Bridgeport, 10/28/72 Kicks Blocked Season: 104; Gerry Gerbis, 1983 (PAT, field goals and punts) Career: 281; Gerry Gerbis, 1982-84 Game: 3; Dave Stone vs. Springfield, Total Tackles 10/30/82 (two punts and one field goal) Game: 33; Jim Ryan vs. West Chester, 9/21/68 Season: 7; Dave Stone, 1982 (four punts and three field goals) Season: 143; Jim Ryan, 1968 Career: 9; Dave Stone, 1981-83 (five punts and four field

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: 86 yds.; Abe Ceesay from Ties in a Season: 2; 1938, 1954 Mike O’Donovan, vs. Cortland, 11/8/97 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: 36; 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 2008 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 1. Bob Ferrigno (1978-80) 7 139 734 5.3 5 104.9 Lowest Completion 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 6. Mike Scott (1986-88) 6 77 439 5.7 1 73.2 Fewest Plays Allowed 7. Dave Pitzer (1974-76) 5 94 438 4.7 4 87.6 58; by Minnesota-Morris, 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 2008 63 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 Outlook ITHACA COLLEGE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING TOTAL OFFENSE Attempts Plays Game: 30; Jeff Wittman vs. Dayton, 12/14/91 Game: 56; Mike O’Donovan vs. Hartwick, 11/21/98 Career: 139; Bob Ferrigno, 1978-80 Career: 258; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 Net Yards Total Yards Game: 222; Shawn Almeida vs. Montclair State, Game: 318; Dan Juvan vs. Mount Union, 11/17/07 11/29/86 Career: 1,573; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 Career: 734; Bob Ferrigno, 1978-80 Per-Game Average Per-Game Average Career: 174.8; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 Career: 113.5; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 PASS RECEIVING TDs Receptions Game: 5; Paul Parker vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 Game: 12; Nick Ismailoff vs. Glassboro State, 11/23/91 Career: 11; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Career: 42; Nick Ismailoff, 1989-91 PASSING Per-Game Average Attempts Career: 8.4; Nick Ismailoff, 1989-91 Game: 44; Josh Felicetti vs. Rensselaer, 12/6/03 Yards Gained Career: 152; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 Game: 193; Nick Ismailoff vs. Dayton, 12/14/91 Completions Career: 653; Nick Ismailoff, 1989-91 Game: 29; Josh Felicetti vs. Union, 11/19/05 TD Receptions Career: 85; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 Game: 2; BRIAN WEVERBERGH Yards Gained vs. Mount Union, 11/17/07 Game: 318; DAN JUVAN vs. Mount Union, 2; Jeff Welch vs. Mass.-Dartmouth, 11/20/04 11/17/07 2; Nick Ismailoff vs. Dayton, 12/14/91 Career: 1,192; Todd Wilkowski, 1988-91 2; Scott Van Dyke vs. Wagner, 11/19/88 2; Terry Jarvie vs. Wagner, 11/20/80 Per-Game Average Career: 6; George Mack, 1982-83, 1985-86 Career: 220.2; Josh Felicetti, 2003-05 TD passes SCORING Game: 3: Josh Felicetti vs. Union, 11/19/05 TDs Career: 9; Josh Felicetti, 2003-05 Game: 5; Paul Parker vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 Completion Percentage Career: 11; Jeff Wittman, 1989-92 Game: .789; (15-19) Todd Wilkowski PAT Attempted vs. Susquehanna, 12/7/91 Game: 9; Matt Sullivan vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 Career: .629; Josh Felicetti, 2003-05 Career: 38; Matt Sullivan, 1988-91 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. Greg Murphy (1992-94) 3 52 23 .442 1 279 1 91.8 9. Ray DeCarr (1985-87) 3 29 14 .483 4 227 2 109.2 10. Doug Bencsko (1978-79) 3 51 20 .392 3 208 2 74.7

64 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Athletic Training ITHACA COLLEGE PAT Made Game: 8; Matt Sullivan vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 CAREER PLAYOFF SCORING Game Career: 36; Matt Sullivan, 1988-91 No. Name (seasons) Games Pts Avg Field Goals Attempted 1. Jeff Wittman (1989-92) 6 68 11.3 Game: 3; Matt Sullivan vs. Cortland, 11/26/88 3; Nick Guerrera vs. Gettysburg, 12/7/85 2. Paul Parker (1988) 4 54 13.5 Career: 10; Matt Sullivan, 1988-91 Matt Sullivan (1988-91) 9 54 6.0 Field Goals Made 4. George Mack (1982-83,85-86) 7 42 8.4 Game: 3; Matt Sullivan vs. Cortland, 11/26/88 5. Dave Pitzer (1974-76) 5 38 7.6 Career: 6; Matt Sullivan, 1988-91 6. Bob Ferrigno (1978-80) 7 32 4.6 Points Scored 7. Brett Kitenplon (2003-06) 5 30 6.0 Game: 30; Paul Parker vs. Ferrum, 12/3/88 Dave Maddi (1999-2001) 4 30 7.5 Career: 68; Jeff Wittman, 1989-91 Nick Ismailoff (1989-91) 5 30 6.0 Per-Game Average 10. Shawn Huth (1985-87) 6 26 4.3 Career: 13.5; Paul Parker, 1988 INTERCEPTIONS CAREER PLAYOFF CATCHES Game: 3; Tom Knapp vs. Central (Iowa), 12/10/88 Game 3; John Bertino vs. Dubuque, 11/17/79 No. Name (seasons) Games Rec Avg Career: 5; Seth Molisani, 2001, 2003 1. Nick Ismailoff (1989-91) 5 42 8.4 TACKLES 2. Jeff Welch (2001-04) 7 22 3.1 Game: 31; John Laper vs. Dubuque, 11/17/79 3. George Mack (1982-83, 85-86) 7 17 2.4 Career: 79; Daegan Gray, 1985-88 4. Keith Bonser (1995-96, 98-99) 3 16 5.3 Per-Game Average Jamie Free (2001-04) 7 16 2.3 Career: 19.7; John Laper, 1976-79 6. Conor Mulkeen (1999-2001) 4 15 3.8 7. Justin Esposito (2003-05) 5 15 3.0 MISCELLANEOUS PLAYOFF 8. Pete Minturn (1983-85) 5 13 2.6 RECORDS Todd Sandagato (1992-94) 3 13 4.3 10. Jim Duncan (1978-81) 6 12 2.0 Longest TD Pass: 77 yds.; Nick Ismailoff from Todd Wilkowski vs. Union, CAREER PLAYOFF TACKLES 11/30/91 Game Longest Field Goal: 44 yds.; No. Name (seasons) Games TL Avg Matt Sullivan vs. Cortland, 11/26/88 1. Daegan Gray (1985-88) 9 79 8.8 Longest TD Run: 57 yds.; 2. John Laper (1976-79) 3 59 19.7 Shawn Huth vs. Gettysburg, 12/7/85 3. Billie Mays Jr. (1990-91, 93) 5 56 11.2 Longest Interception Run for TD: 100 yds.; 4. Matt Herbst (1987-89) 4 48 12.0 Jay Zunic vs. Glassboro State, 11/23/91 5. Joe Marra (1984-86) 7 46 6.6 (NCAA Division III Record) 6. Rich Smith (1986-88) 7 45 6.4 Longest Punt: 79 yds.; 7. Kevin Farrell (1984-86) 7 43 6.1 Tom Hansen vs. Wittenberg, 11/18/78 (NCAA Division III Record) 8. Dan Feldman (1987-89) 4 41 10.3 9. Jason Nichols (1992-94) 4 38 9.5 Longest Punt Return: 78 yds.; Pete Minturn vs. Gettysburg, 12/7/85 10. Robert Truman (2001-03) 6 37 6.2 (NCAA Division III Record) Safeties in a Game: 1; vs. Hartwick, 11/21/98; CAREER PLAYOFF vs. Wagner, 11/19/88; vs. Carnegie-Mellon, 11/24/79; TOTAL OFFENSE Game vs. Central (Iowa), 11/20/74 No. Name (seasons) Games Yds Avg Points in a Quarter: 28; 1. Todd Wilkowski (1988-91) 9 1,573 174.8 2nd vs. Montclair State, 11/20/85 2. Josh Felicetti (2003-05) 5 1,043 208.6 Consecutive Playoff Wins: 5; 1979-80 3. Bob Ferrigno (1978-80) 7 734 104.9 Playoff Coaching Wins: 22; by Jim Butterfield 4. Jeff Wittman (1989-92) 6 681 113.5 5. Jerry Boyes (1973-75) 5 657 131.4 6. Greg Sheeler (1999-2001) 4 580 116.0 7. Mike Middaugh (1984-86) 6 578 96.3 8. Shawn Almeida (1985-86) 6 537 89.5 Note: Until 2002, statistics from postseason 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 10. Paul Parker (1988) 4 493 123.5 season, Ithaca football statistics reflect all games (including ECAC and NCAA postseason games). Returning players in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS.

Football 2008 65 ITHACA COLLEGE 2008 OpponentSection Profiles head ITHACA COLLEGE Lycoming College Game 1 September 6, 2008 1 p.m. Butterfield Stadium HEAD COACH HAWK FACTS Location: Williamsport, Pa. Fax: (570) 321-4337 Founded: 1812 E-mail: [email protected] Enrollment: 1,400 Press Box Phone: (570) 323-5765 President: James E. Douthat Web: www.lycoming.edu/sports Nickname: Warriors TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Colors: Blue and Gold Josh Kleinfelter, RB Affiliation: NCAA Division III Brad Shellenberger, WR Conference: Middle Atlantic Conference Pat Taylor, OL Stadium (Capacity): David Person Field (3,700) KEY LOSSES Surface: Grass Mike Diplacido, LB Head Coach: Mike Clark (Lycoming ‘90) Bill Margetich, TE Phone: (570) 321-4260 Ryan Yaple, DE Record at Lycoming: First year Series Scores Career Record: Same 1948 W 25-0 H Assistant Coaches: 2004 W 49-7 H Carmen Bianco, wide receivers Drew DiGiacintino (Albion ‘03), offensive line 2005 L OT 30-33 A Denny Hammond, defensive line 2007 W 31-6 A Steve Radocaj, defensive line Ken Tallman (), tight ends/offensive line Series Notes Mike Weber (Lycoming ’89), linebackers Record: Ithaca leads 3-1 Steve Wiser (Lycoming ‘74), def. coordinator Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 2-0 Bill Zwan, quarterbacks Games at Lycoming: Tied, 1-1 Basic Offense: Multiple Pro Style Series Streak: Ithaca, one game Basic Defense: 4-3 Letter Winners Returning: 55 Letter Winners Lost: 19 Starters Returning: 13 (7 off., 6 def.) Starters Lost: 9 (4 off., 5 def.) Captains: TBA Athletic Director: Scott Kennell SID: Jon Holtz Phone: (570) 321-4028

2008 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time 2007 RESULTS (3-7, 3-4 MAC) Sept. 6 at Ithaca 1 p.m. Opponent W-L LC-Opp Sept. 20 Susquehanna 1:30 p.m. Ithaca L 6-31 Sept. 27 Bridgewater 1 p.m. at Ursinus L 14-17 Oct. 4 at Widener l 1 p.m. at Susquehanna L 13-17 Oct. 11 Albright l 1:30 p.m. Widener l L 14-16 Oct. 18 at Wilkes l 1 p.m. at Albright l L 7-40 Oct. 25 Delaware Valley l 1 p.m. Wilkes l W 19-17 Nov. 1 at FDU-Florham l 1 p.m. at Delaware Valley l L 0-31 Nov. 8 at King’s l 1 p.m. FDU-Florham l W 26-14 Nov. 15 Lebanon Valley l 1 p.m. King’s l W 24-6 l l MAC game at Lebanon Valley L 14-28 l MAC game 4166 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Assistant Coaches ITHACA COLLEGE King’s College Game 2 September 13, 2008 1 p.m. Betzler Fields RICH MANNELLO HEAD COACH

MONARCH FACTS Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Athletic Director: Cheryl Ish Founded: 1946 SID: Bob Ziadie Enrollment: 1,700 Phone: (570) 208-5934 President: Rev. Thomas O’Hara Fax: (508) 208-5937 Nickname: Monarchs E-mail: [email protected] Colors: Red and Gold Press Box Phone: (570) 823-5879 Affiliation: NCAA Division III Web: www.kings.edu/athletics Conference: Middle Atlantic Conference TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Stadium (Capacity): Robert L. Betzler L. Fields (3,000) Bob Cirko, WR Surface: Field Turf Mike Lovett, DE Head Coach: Rich Mannello (Springfield ’83) Tom Tulaney, DE Phone: (716) 878-6534 KEY LOSSES Record at King’s: 15 years, 64-90-1 Tore Alaimo, LB Career Record: Same Chris Knechel, OL Assistant Coaches: Nick Ametrano (Wilkes ’75), quarterbacks/receivers SERIES SCORES Jim Anderson (Springfield ’85), def. coord./linebackers SERIES NOTES Chris Barnic (King’s ‘06), quarterbacks 1958 W 46-6 H Jan Chechak (Millersville ’83), defensive ends 1959 W 29-6 A Dwayne Downing (Penn State ’91), defensive backs 1960 W 23-14 H Ron DiGravio (Bates ‘08), defensive backs 1961 W 40-13 A Jason Kelly (King’s ‘05), runing backs 1962 W 35-0 H Sean Kemp (Springfield ‘08), offensive line 1963 W 15-0 A Tom Oldziejewski (Penn State ’77), defensive tackles 2007 W 29-16 H Basic Offense: I-Formation Basic Defense: Multiple Record: Ithaca leads 7-0 Letter Winners Returning: 25 (7 off., 16 def., 2 spec.) Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 4-0 Letter Winners Lost: 15 (9 off., 4 def., 2 spec.) Games at King’s: Ithaca leads, 3-0 Starters Returning: 15 (5 off., 10 def.) Series Streak: Ithaca, seven games Starters Lost: 7 (6 off., 1 def.) Captains: TBA

2007 RESULTS (1-9, 1-6 MAC) Opponent W-L KC-Opp 2008 SCHEDULE St. John Fisher L 7-49 Date Opponent Time at Ithaca L 16-29 Sept. 6 Randolph-Macon 1 p.m. Hampden-Sydney L 33-35 Sept. 13 Ithaca 1 p.m. at Delaware Valley l L 0-27 Sept. 20 at Hampden-Sydney 1 p.m. at Widener l L 17-21 l Oct. 4 Delaware Valley 1:30 p.m. Albright l L 21-24 l Oct. 11 Widener 1:30 p.m. Lebanon Valley l L 9-13 l Oct. 18 at Albright 1 p.m. Wilkes l L 0-35 l Oct. 25 Lebanon Valley 1:30 p.m. at Lycoming l L 6-24 l Nov. 1 at Wilkes 1 p.m. FDU-Florham l W 17-14 Nov. 8 Lycoming l 1 p.m. l MAC game Nov. 14 at FDU-Florham l 7 p.m. l MAC game

Football 2008 67 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Game 3 Homecoming Weekend September 20, 2008 1 p.m. MARK CARR HEAD COACH Butterfield Stadium HAWK FACTS Location: Oneonta, N.Y. Press Box Phone: (607) 431-4045 Founded: 1797 Hot Line: (800) 431-4295 Enrollment: 1,500 Web: www.hartwick.edu/athl/football/football.html President: Richard P. Miller, Jr. TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Nickname: Hawks Jason Boltus, QB Colors: Royal Blue and White Andrew Murphy, OL Affiliation: NCAA Division III Jack Phelan, WR Conference: Empire 8 KEY LOSSES Stadium (Capacity): Wright Stadium (1,200) Lindy Crea, RB Surface: Astro turf Corey D’Agotino, TE Head Coach: Mark Carr (New Hampshire ’90) Joe Flaherty, LB Phone: (607) 431-4729 Record at Hartwick: Six years, 27-32 Series Scores Career Record: Same † Assistant Coaches: 1930 W 25-0 A 1998 W 40-6 H Ben Bullock (Brockport ‘03), defensive coordinator 1931 W 6-0 A 2002 W 19-18 H Josh Harrica (S. Connecticut ’01), offensive line 1932 W 19-0 H 2003 W 19-18 A † William Hribar (Norwich ‘07), defensive line 1933 W 25-0 A 2004 W 47-8 H Cory Raner (Alfred ’04), linebackers 1934 W 45-0 A 2005 W 59-41 A Dan Talbot (Hartwick ’98), wide receivers 1941 L 0-6 A 2006 W 44-14 H Jake Tompkins (Hartwick ’02), offensive line 1942 L 7-12 A 2007 L 30-32 A Basic Offense: Multiple 1946 L 0-7 A Basic Defense: 4-4 Letter Winners Returning: 57 (24 off., 28 def., 5 spec.) ECAC Playoffs

Letter Winners Lost: 19 (8 off., 7 def., 5 def.) Starters Returning: 14 (6 off., 8 def.) Series Notes Starters Lost: 8 (5 off., 3 def.) Record: Ithaca leads 11-4 Captains: TBA Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 5-0 Athletic Director: Debbie Warren Games at Hartwick: Ithaca leads 6-44 SID: Chris Gondek Series Streak: Hartwick, one game Phone: (607) 431-4703 Consecutive Years Played: Seven, 2002-present Fax: (607) 431-4720 EMail: [email protected] 2007 RESULTS (8-3, 5-1 E8) Opponent W-L HC-Opp at Western New England L 21-48 2008 SCHEDULE Ithaca l W 32-30 Date Opponent Time Husson W 35-27 Sept. 6 Western New England 1 p.m. St. John Fisher l W 31-28 Sept. 20 at Ithaca l 1 p.m. at Alfred l L 36-46 Oct. 4 at St. John Fisher l 1 p.m. at Becker W 61-32 l Oct. 11 Alfred 2 p.m. Mount Ida W 35-14 Oct. 18 Becker 1 p.m. at Norwich l W 19-13 Oct. 25 at Mount Ida 1 p.m. l l Springfield W 37-34 Nov. 1 Norwich 2 p.m. l l at Utica W 4OT 72-70 Nov. 8 at Springfield noon Curry ^ L 21-42 Nov. 15 Utica l 1 p.m. l Empire 8 game l Empire 8 game ^ NCAA playoff game

68 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Mike Welch, Head Coach ITHACA COLLEGE St. John Fisher College Game 4 September 27, 2008 1 p.m. Growney Stadium PAUL VOSBURGH HEAD COACH CARDINAL FACTS Location: Pittsford, N.Y. SID: Norm Kieffer Founded: 1948 Phone: (585) 385-8421 Fax: (585) 385-8483 Enrollment: 2,750 E-mail: [email protected] Interim President: Donald Bain Press Box Phone: (585) 385-8450 Nickname: Cardinals Web: www.sjfc.edu/athletics/ Colors: Cardinal and Gold TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Affiliation: NCAA Division III Josh Gottlieb, LB Conference: Empire 8 Dan Pollock, DE Stadium (Capacity): Growney Stadium (2,100) Jimmy Smith, WR Surface: Artificial turf KEY LOSSES Head Coach: Paul Vosburgh (William Penn ’75) Steve Flagler, LB Phone: (585) 385-8433 Brennan Fortune, OL Record at St. John Fisher: 17 years, 87-87 Chris Harmon, TE Career Record: 20 years, 124-106-1 SERIES RECORD Assistant Coaches: 1998 W 48-10 A Dave Blahowicz (St. Joh Fisher ‘04), secondary Mike Fox (St. John Fisher ’05), def. coordinator/linebackers 1999 W 44-0 H Rob Kramer (St. John Fisher ‘07), quarterbacks 2000 W 42-14 A Gary Mervis (Rutgers ’73), kickers and punters 2001 W 52-0 H Dave Parks (Albany ’03), off. coordinator/running backs 2002 W 30-20 A Scott Parsons (Central Connecticut ‘06), defensive line 2003 W 20-19 H Steve Romano (Brockport ‘79), linebackers/special 2004 L 38-45 A 2OT teams 2005 W 41-35 H OT Jim Scacchetti (Brockport ’88), offensive line 2006 L 10-34 A Bud Sims (Bethany ’62), offensive line/tight ends 2007 L 16-37 Anthony Yandek (Rochester ’03), wide receivers SERIES NOTES Basic Offense: Multiple Pro Record: Ithaca leads 7-3 Basic Defense: Shade Eagle Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 4-1 Letter Winners Returning: 45 (22 off., 19 def., 4 spec.) Games at St. John Fisher: Ithaca leads 3-2 Letter Winners Lost: 23 (14 off., 7 def., 2 spec.) Streak: St. John Fisher, two games Starters Returning: 11 (4 off., 7 def.) Consecutive Years Played: 10, 1998-present Starters Lost: 11 (7 off., 4 def.) Captains: TBA Athletic Director: Robert Ward 2007 RESULTS (11-2, 5-1 E8) Opponent W-L SJF-Opp at King’s W 49-7 2008 SCHEDULE Buffalo State W 34-12 Date Opponent Time Rochester W 37-21 at Ithaca l W 37-16 Sept. 6 at Mount Union 1:30 p.m. l Sept. 13 Buffalo State 6 p.m. at Hartwick L 28-31 Brockport W 45-7 Sept. 20 at Rochester 7 p.m. l l Norwich W 48-2 Sept. 27 Ithaca 1 p.m. l Oct. 4 Hartwick l ­ 1 p.m. at Springfield L 35-14 Utica l W 38-0 Oct. 11 Salisbury noon l Oct. 18 at Norwich l 1:30 p.m. Alfred W 39-18 Oct. 25 Springfield l 1 p.m. Hobart ^ W 24-7 l Curry ^ W 38-7 Nov. 1 at Utica 1:30 p.m. at Mount Union ^ L 10-52 Nov. 15 at Alfred l 1 p.m. l Empire 8 game l Empire 8 game ^ NCAA playoff game

Football 2008 69 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Norwich University Game 5 October 6, 2008 1:30 p.m. Sebine Field SHAWN McINTYRE HEAD COACH

CADET FACTS Location: Northfield, Vt. TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Founded: 1819 Refa Afsarmanesh, LB Enrollment: 1,900 Darnell Jackson, RB Jason Springer, LB President: Richard W. Schneider Nickname: Cadets KEY LOSSES Colors: Maroon and Gold Justin Collens, TE Affiliation: NCAA Division III Chris Seifert, PK George Whigham, WR Conference: Empire 8 Stadium (Capacity): Sebine Field (5,000) Surface: Grass Series Scores Head Coach: Shawn McIntyre (Norwich ’98) 1984 W 35-14 A † Phone: (802) 485-2238 2004 W 31-7 A Record at Norwich: Two years, 7-23 2005 W 41-7 H Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: 2006 W 44-7 A Leo Fanning (Frostburg State ’96); defensive backs 2007 W 35-0 H Jason Lewis (Norwich ’05), offensive line † ECAC playoff game Mark Murnyack (Juniata ’96), defensive coordinator John Rhoades (New Hampshire ’93); linebackers Basic Offense: Multiple I Series Notes Basic Defense: 4-4 Record: Ithaca leads 5-0 Letter Winners Returning: 35 Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads, 2-0 Letter Winners Lost: 13 Games at Norwich: Ithaca leads 3-0 Starters Returning: 14 Series Streak: Ithaca, five games Starters Lost: 8 Consecutive Years Played: Five, 2004-present Captains: Darnell Jackson, Jim Kiritsy Athletic Director: Tony Mariano SID: Christian Anderson Phone: (802) 485-2160 Fax: (802) 485-2161 EMail: [email protected] Press Box Phone: (802) 485-2253 Hot Line: (877) 683-8368 Web: www.norwichathletics.com 2007 RESULTS (2-8, 0-6 E8) 2008 SCHEDULE Opponent W-L NU-Opp Date Opponent Time at Mount Ida W 27-17 Sept. 6 Mount Ida 1 p.m. St. Lawrence L 13-20 Sept. 13 at St. Lawrence 1 p.m. at Husson L 0-44 Sept. 20 Husson 2 p.m. Maritime W 48-15 Sept. 27 at Maritime 1 p.m. l l Alfred L 21-45 Oct. 4 at Alfred 1 p.m. l l at Ithaca L 0-35 Oct. 11 Ithaca 1:30 p.m. l l at St. John Fisher L 2-48 Oct. 18 St. John Fisher 1:30 p.m. l l Hartwick L 13-19 Nov. 1 at Hartwick 2 p.m. l l Utica L 6-30 Nov. 8 at Utica 1:30 p.m. l l at Springfield L 42-54 Nov. 15 Springfield 1 p.m. l l Empire 8 game Empire 8 game

70 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Frostburg State University Game 6 Oct. 18, 2008 1 p.m. Butterfield 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 Brendan Clancy, LB Conference: Atlantic Central Football Conference Robert Hickman, OL Stadium (Capacity): Bobcat Stadium (4,000) Nicholas Payne, P Surface: Artificial Turf KEY LOSSES Head Coach: Tom Rogish (Indiana [Pa.] ’71) Andre Dixon, QB Phone: (301) 687-3139 Gabe Ellis, DE Record at Frostburg State: First year Shanorm Young, RB Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: SERIES SCORES Brian Basile (Indiana [Pa.] ‘81), linebackers Marty Biagi, running backs First meeting Dave Calcutta (St. Joseph’s ‘87), def. coordinator Josh Hager, quarterbacks Billy Jackson (Frostburg State ‘03), off. coordinator Bill Minard (Methodist ‘94), offensive line Dan Peters (Shepherd ‘07), defensive backs Steve Skipper (Frostburg State ‘07), wide receivers Kevin Wallace, tight ends Basic Offense: Multiple I Basic Defense: 4-4 Letter Winners Returning: 42 Letter Winners Lost: 12 Starters Returning: 12 (5 off., 7 def.) Starters Lost: 10 (6 off., 4 def.) Captains: TBA Athletic Director: Troy Dell

2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS (2-7, 0-4 ACFC) Opponent W-L FS-Opp Date Opponent Time l Sept. 13 at Washington & Jefferson 7 p.m. at Apprentice L 7-17 at Randolph Macon W 20-13 Sept. 20 Brockport 1 p.m. l Sept. 27 Widener 1 p.m. at Brockport L 7-38 Oct. 4 Wesley l 1 p.m. at Duquesne L 10-37 l Oct. 11 at Southern Virginia 1 p.m. at Wesley L 0-45 Oct. 18 at Ithaca 1 p.m. Southern Virginia L 20-35 Oct. 25 at Randolph Macon 1 p.m. Union (Ky.) W 28-7 Nov. 8 Apprentice 1 p.m. at Westminster L 30-34 Nov. 15 vs. Salisbury l 7 p.m. vs. Salisbury l L 14-35 l ACFC game l ACFC game

Football 2008 71 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Game 7 October 25, 2008 1 p.m. Butterfield Stadium BLAISE FAGGIANO HEAD COACH PIONEER FACTS Location: Utica, N.Y. Captains: Vinson Jones, Eric Kahl, Jim Pincher, Founded: 1946 Mike Zappetti Enrollment: 2,429 Athletic Director: Jim Spartano President: Todd S. Hutton SID: Gil Burgmaster Nickname: Pioneers Phone: (315) 792-3772 Colors: Navy Blue and Burnt Orange Fax: (315) 792-3818 Affiliation: NCAA Division III E-mail: [email protected] Conference: Empire 8 Web: www.utica.edu/athletics/ Stadium (Capacity): Gaetano Stadium (1,200) TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Surface: Field turf Cody Elliot, WR Head Coach: Blaise Faggiano (Ithaca ’93) Vinson Jones, DE Phone: (315) 792-3713 Eric Kahl, LB Record at Utica: First year KEY LOSSES Career Record: Same Alex Conlon, RB Assistant Coaches: Marcus Maroney, DB Keith Cherney (Stony Brook ’05), wide receivers James Proniewych, WR Dave Clausen (Hamilton ‘98), quarterbacks SERIES RECORD Jake DerCola (Brockport ‘08), running backs 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 Frank Palmisano (Daemen ’75), tight ends 2005 W 37-0 A George Penree (St. John fisher ‘03), offensive line 2006 W 33-7 H Will Pluff (Utica ’06), linebackers Greg Pyszczynski (St. John Fisher ‘07), defensive line 2007 W 44-7 A Keith Scranton (Brockport), special teams SERIES NOTES Mike Zegarelli (Findlay ’77), linebackers Record: Ithaca leads 7-0 Basic Offense: Spread Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 4-0 Basic Defense: 4-2-5 Games at Utica: Ithaca leads 3-0 Letter Winners Returning: 32 (13 off., 17 def., 2 spec.) Series Streak: Ithaca, seven games Letter Winners Lost: 24 (11 off., 12 def., 1 spec.) Consecutive Years Played: Seven, 2001-present Starters Returning: 12 (6 off., 6 def.) Starters Lost: 10 (5 off., 5 def.)

2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS (3-7, 1-5 E8) Date Opponent Time Opponent W-L UC-Opp Sept. 6 at Becker 2:30 p.m. Becker W 41-22 Sept. 13 at Husson 1 p.m. Husson L 3-10 Sept. 20 Rensselaer 1:30 p.m. at Rensselaer L 0-24 Oct. 4 at Springfield l 2 p.m. Springfield l L 12-49 Oct. 11 Mount Ida 1:30 p.m. at Mount Ida W 29-27 Oct. 18 Alfred l 1:30 p.m. at Alfred l L 7-35 Oct. 25 Ithaca l 1 p.m. Ithaca l L 7-44 Nov. 1 St. John Fisher l 1:30 p.m. at St. John Fisher l L 0-38 Nov. 8 Norwich l 1:30 p.m. at Norwich l W 30-6 Nov. 15 at Hartwick l 1 p.m. Hartwick l L OT 70-72 l Empire 8 game l Empire 8 game

72 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Springfield College Game 8 October 27, 2008 1 p.m. Butterfield Stadium MIKE DELONG HEAD COACH PRIDE FACTS TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Location: Springfield, Mass. Jarred Burrell, FS Tom Caporale, LB Founded: 1885 Greg Webster, LB Enrollment: 2,100 KEY LOSSES President: Richard B. Flynn Joe Harasymiak, CB Brian Hess, DE Nickname: Pride Chris Sharpe, QB Colors: Maroon and White SERIES SCORES Affiliation: NCAA Division III 1973 L 9-21 A 1991 L 10-14 A Conference: Empire 8 1974 W 57-35 H 1992 W 31-7 H Stadium (Capacity): Benedum Field (2,500) 1975 W 61-0 A 1993 W 30-6 A Surface: Artificial turf 1976 W 31-0 H 1994 L 3-27 H Head Coach: Mike DeLong (Springfield ’74) 1977 L 15-28 A 1995 L 24-27 A Phone: (413) 748-3156 1978 W 28-14 H 1996 W 35-25 H Record at Springfield: 24 years, 138-105-2 1979 W 21-14 A 1997 W 42-15 A Overall Record: 26 years, 150-108-2 1980 W 28-17 H 1998 L 24-29 H Assistant Coaches: 1981 W 30-8 A 1999 W 45-42 A Rob Baroni (Springfield ’97), quarterbacks 1982 W 42-15 H 2000 L 34-55 H Michael Cerasuolo (Springfield ’93), off. coordinator 1983 W 38-7 A 2001 W 17-16 A Angelo Correale (Springfield ’50), fullbacks 1984 W 17-10 H 2002 W 44-20 H Jack Holik (Trinity ’75), defensive coordinator 1985 W 28-7 A 2003 L 22-51 A Basic Offense: Multiple Option 1986 W 20-8 H 2004 W 31-7 H Basic Defense: 3-4 1988 W 24-0 H 2005 W 35-28 A Letter Winners Returning: 21 (6 off., 8 def., 7 spec.) 1989 W 16-3 A 2006 W 24-7 H Letter Winners Lost: 27 (14 off., 10 def., 3 spec.) 1990 W 23-14 H 2007 W 48-21 A Starters Returning: 4 (1 off., 3 def.) Starters Lost: 18 (10 off., 8 def.) SERIES NOTES Captain: Tom Caporale Record: Ithaca leads 26-8 Athletic Director: Cathie Schweitzer Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 14-3 SID: Steve Raczynski Games at Springfield: Ithaca leads 12-5 Phone: (413) 748-3342 Series Streak: Ithaca, four games Fax: (413) 748-3999 Consecutive Years Played: 20, 1988-present E-mail: [email protected] Press Box Phone: (413) 748-3246 Web: www.spfldcollege.edu 2007 RESULTS (4-6, 2-4 E8) Opponent W-L SC-Opp at Union W 35-13 2008 SCHEDULE at Montclair State L 30-33 Date Opponent Time at Alfred l L 7-37 Sept. 4 at Fitchburg State 7 p.m. at Utica l W 49-12 Sept. 11 Union 7 p.m. Husson W 42-28 l Sept. 27 Alfred 1:30 p.m. at Brockport L 20-21 l Oct. 4 at Utica 2 p.m. St. John Fisher l L 14-35 Oct. 11 at Husson 11 a.m. Ithaca l L 21-48 Oct. 18 Mount Ida 1:30 p.m. at Hartwick l L 34-37 l Oct. 25 at St. John Fisher 1 p.m. Norwich l W 54-42 l Nov. 1 at Ithaca 1 p.m. l Nov. 8 Hartwick l noon Empire 8 game Nov. 15 at Norwich l 1 p.m. l Empire 8 game

Football 2008 73 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Game 9 November 8, 2008 1 p.m. Merrill Field DAVE MURRAY HEAD COACH SAXON FACTS TOP RETURNING PLAYERS Location: Alfred, N.Y. Vinson Hendrix, RB Jared Manzer, WR Founded: 1836 Chad Pieri, LB Enrollment: 2,000 KEY LOSSES President: Charles M. Edmondson Paul Keeley, QB Don Miller, DT Nickname: Saxons Josh Rammacher, SS Colors: Purple and Gold SERIES SCORES Affiliation: NCAA Division III 1933 W 12-7 A 1982 L 7-20 H Conference: Empire 8 1934 W 12-6 H 1983 W 14-10 A Stadium (Capacity): Merrill Field (5,000) 1938 T 20-20 H 1984 W 37-0 H Surface: Artificial turf 1939 L 6-18 A 1985 W 42-12 A Head Coach: Dave Murray (Springfield ’81) 1949 W 6-0 A 1986 W 28-18 H Phone: (607) 871-2193 1951 L 0-33 H 1987 W 20-18 A Record at Alfred: 10 years, 61-41 1953 L 6-41 A 1988 W 27-14 H Career Record: 19 years, 105-81-1 1954 L 0-41 A 1989 L 10-17 A Assistant Coaches: 1955 L 0-26 H 1990 W 27-14 H Matt Bezio (St. Lawrence ‘07), defensive backs 1956 L 12-46 A 1991 W 31-8 A 1957 W 31-13 H 1992 W 45-15 H Chris Fee (St. Lawrence ’07), defensive line 1958 W 26-6 A 1993 L 20-30 A Scott Linn (Albion ’06), running backs 1959 W 30-0 H 1994 W 13-0 H Bob Margeson (South Florida ’81), tight ends 1960 W 14-8 A 1995 L 12-13 A Mike McLaughlin (UMass-Boston), defensive backs 1961 L 7-14 H 1996 W 33-3 H Richard Pucio (Cortland ’94), quarterbacks 1962 W 48-26 A 1997 W 52-7 A Bob Rankl (Ursinus ’99), offensive line 1974 W 28-8 H 2000 W 28-17 A Basic Offense: Multiple I 1975 W 20-0 A 2001 W 21-14 H Basic Defense: 4-3 1976 T 3-3 H 2002 W 33-11 A Letter Winners Returning: 32 (17 off., 15 def.) 1977 W 17-8 A 2003 W 30-0 H Letter Winners Lost: 21 (10 off., 10 def., 1 spec.) 1978 W 35-0 H 2004 W 24-0 A Starters Returning: 11 (5 off., 6 def.) 1979 W 34-12 A 2005 W 28-14 H Starters Lost: 11 (6 off., 5 def.) 1980 W 41-23 H 2006 L 17-28 A Captains: Trevor Bork, Brian Nitsche, Chad Pieri 1981 L 13-17 A 2007 W 39-18 H Athletic Director: Jim Moretti SERIES NOTES SID: Mark Whitehouse E-mail: [email protected] Record: Ithaca leads 33-13 Phone: (607) 871-2904 Fax: (607) 871-2373 Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 18-4-2 Press Box Phone: (607) 871-2236 Games at Alfred: Ithaca leads 15-9 Hot Line: (607) 871-2874 Series Streak: Ithaca, one game Web: www.alfred.edu/athletics/ Consecutive Years Played: Nine, 2000-present

2007 RESULTS (8-3, 4-2 E8) 2008 SCHEDULE Opponent W-L AU-Opp Date Opponent Time at Thiel W 34-7 Sept. 6 Ursinus 1 p.m. St. Lawrence W 49-19 l Sept. 13 FDU-Florham 1 p.m. Springfield W 37-7 l Sept. 20 at St. Lawrence 1 p.m. at Norwich W 45-21 l Sept. 27 at Springfield l noon Hartwick W 46-36 l Oct. 4 Norwich l 1:30 p.m. Utica W 35-7 Oct. 11 at Hartwick l 1 p.m. Husson W 53-21 Oct. 18 at Utica l 1:30 p.m. at Hobart L 22-41 at Ithaca l L 18-39 Nov. 1 at Rochester 1 p.m. l l at St. John Fisher L 25-42 Nov. 8 Ithaca 1 p.m. † Nov. 15 St. John Fisher l 1 p.m. Rochester W 49-14 l l Empire 8 game Empire 8 game † ECAC Northwest bowl

74 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Football Letter Winners ITHACA COLLEGE Cortland Game 10 November 15, 2008 Noon SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex DAN Ma c NEILL HEAD COACH

RED DRAGON FACTS SERIES SCORES Location: Cortland, N.Y. 1930 L 0-12 A 1965 W 13-12 H 1987 W 37-15 H Founded: 1868 1931 W 12-6 H 1966 L 11-24 A 1988 L 20-21 A Enrollment: 5,960 1932 T 0-0 H 1967 L 7-11 H 1988 W 24-17 H ^ President: Erik J. Bitterbaum 1933 T 6-6 A 1968 L 13-34 A 1989 W 28-0 H Nickname: Red Dragons 1934 W 7-0 H 1969 W 36-28 H 1990 W 28-14 A Colors: Red and White 1948 L 0-19 A 1970 L 0-7 A 1991 W 23-14 H Affiliation: NCAA Division III 1949 L 7-32 H 1971 W 21-13 H 1992 L 20-22 A Conference: New Jersey Athletic 1950 W 7-6 A 1972 L 16-21 A 1993 W 32-14 H Stadium (Capacity): SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex 1951 W 13-6 H 1973 W 41-33 H 1994 W 15-13 A (6,500) 1952 L 6-39 A 1974 W 34-33 A 1995 W 35-19 H 1996 L 13-41 A Surface: Artificial turf 1953 L 0-32 H 1975 W 21-6 H 1954 T 13-13 A 1976 W 28-12 A 1997 L 28-33 H Head Coach: Dan MacNeill (Cortland ’79) Phone: (607) 753-5711 1955 L 0-28 H 1977 W 38-17 H 1998 W 37-28 A 1956 L 0-37 A 1978 W 27-13 A 1999 L 24-28 H Record at Cortland: 12 years, 69-44 1957 L 13-32 H 1979 W 42-7 H 2000 W 19-14 A Assistant Coaches: 1958 L 6-16 A 1980 W 24-7 A 2001 W 21-14 H Larry Czarnecki (Ithaca ’77), tight ends 1959 L 7-13 H 1981 W 42-0 H 2002 L 12-16 A Bill Hauser (Cortland ‘07), defensive ends 1960 W 12-6 A 1982 L 17-21 A 2003 L 15-16 H Pierre Ingram (Middle Tenn. ’07), receivers 1961 W 34-0 H 1983 W 49-26 H 2004 W 47-22 A Eric Jendryaszek (Cortland ‘06), offensive line 1962 W 24-12 A 1984 W 42-6 A 2005 L 30-37 H Dan Lounsbury (Arkansas), offensive coordinator 1963 W 22-7 H 1985 W 41-0 H 2006 L 20-23 A Jason Rebrovich (Cortland ‘00), defensive line 1964 L 0-16 A 1986 W 40-12 A 2007 W 40-17 H Matt Steenberg (Ithaca ’77), running backs Stephen Thomas (Buffalo ’06), defensive backs ^ NCAA Playoffs Basic Offense: Multiple I SERIES NOTES Basic Defense: Multiple Record: Ithaca leads 37-26-3 Letter Winners Returning: 43 (21 off., 20 def., 2 spec.) Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 23-10-1 Letter Winners Lost: 33 (15 off., 17 def., 1 spec.) Games at Cortland: Tied 15-15-2 Starters Returning: 13 (7 off., 6 def.) Series Streak: Ithaca, one game Starters Lost: 9 (4 off., 5 def.) Consecutive Years Played: 61, 1948-present Captains: Andrew Giuliano, Ray Miles, Ben Nagle, Jim CORTACA JUG SERIES NOTES Smith First Game: September 17, 1959 Athletic Director: Joan Sitterly Record: Ithaca leads 32-17 SID: Fran Elia Phone: (607) 753-5673 Fax: (607) 753-5789 Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 19-6 E-mail: [email protected] Games at Cortland: Ithaca leads 13-11 Press Box Phone: (607) 753-5766 Hot Line: (607) 753-2521 Web: www.cortlandredragons.com 2007 RESULTS (8-3, 6-1 NJAC) Opponent W-L CS-Opp 2008 SCHEDULE Morrisville W 71-7 Date Opponent Time at Brockport L 14-28 Sept. 6 Morrisville • 7 p.m. Buffalo State W 30-27 Sept. 20 Rowan • 1 p.m. at William Paterson • W 42-0 Sept. 27 at Kean • 1 p.m. at Kean • W 35-14 Oct. 4 Buffalo State • 1 p.m. Western Connecticut • W 27-26 Oct. 11 Montclair State • 1 p.m. Montclair State • W 43-13 Oct. 18 at Western Connecticut • 1 p.m. at College of New Jersey • L 0-30 Oct. 25 William Paterson • 1 p.m. Rowan • W 17-6 Nov. 1 at College of New Jersey • 1 p.m. at Ithaca W 17-40 Nov. 8 Brockport • 1 p.m. Union † W 23-7 Nov. 15 Ithaca noon • NJAC game • NJAC game † ECAC Northeast Bowl

Football 2008 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, “Ducky” Pondafino HATCH 1931-41, 45 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 2008 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) 10/24 at Alfred L 6-41 9/19 Clarion W 16-7 DICK LYON 9/26 at So. Connecticut W 18-8 10/31 East Stroudsburg L 0-20 1958-66 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 2008 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 11/4 C.W. Post L 17-20 11/5 RIT W 35-0 BUTTERFIELD 11/11 Hobart W 17-7 11/12 at Towson State W 35-10 1967-93 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 2008 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 l 10/30 Hobart W 38-14 12/14 vs. Dayton W 34-20 9/26 Findlay W 38-0 COACH: Jim Butterfield 11/6 at Cortland L 17-21 10/3 at Alfred W 20-17 11/13 at Merchant Marine W 34-0 CAPTAINS: Joe Palladino, Chris 10/17 Buffalo W 29-0 White COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/24 Am. International W 19-18 CAPTAINS: Cory Davies, Paul Shaffner 10/31 at Hobart W 33-24 1992 (9-2) 1983 (7-3) 11/7 Cortland W 37-15 9/12 at Albany W 51-7 9/10 Albany W 23-0 11/14 at Dayton L 0-24 9/19 Montclair State W 49-19 9/17 St. Lawrence L 14-24 11/21 Plymouth State ° L 12-13 9/26 Alfred W 45-15 COACH: 10/3 Springfield W 31-7 9/24 at Fordham W 36-7 Jim Butterfield CAPTAINS: Ray DeCarr, Joe Marra 10/10 at Am. International W 31-13 10/1 at Alfred W 14-10 10/17 at St. Lawrence W 56-14 10/8 at Springfield W 38-7 10/24 Buffalo State W 21-13 10/15 Buffalo W 28-13 1988 (13-1) 10/31 Mercyhurst W 48-7 10/22 Am. International L 13-16 9/10 at Albany W 17-3 11/7 at Cortland L 20-22 10/29 at Hobart L 20-23 9/17 at St. Lawrence W 28-14 11/14 Wash. & Jeff. W 47-28 11/5 Cortland W 49-26 9/24 Alfred W 27-14 11/21 Buffalo State l L 26-28 11/12 at Merchant Marine W 12-7 10/1 Springfield W 24-0 COACH: Jim Butterfield COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/8 at Am. International W 35-7 CAPTAINS: Tim Allen, Keith Linsey, CAPTAINS: Mike Moreau, Dave Stone 10/15 at Buffalo W 36-3 Billie Mays Jr., Jeff Wittman 10/22 Buffalo State W 53-0 1984 (10-1) 10/29 Hobart W 58-0 1993 (6-4) 9/8 at Albany L 6-10 11/5 at Cortland L 20-21 9/11 Albany W 47-7 9/15 at St. Lawrence W 12-8 11/12 Wash. & Jeff. W 34-3 9/18 at Montclair State L 0-29 9/22 Fitchburg State W 82-0 11/19 at Wagner l (OT) W 34-31 9/25 at Alfred L 20-30 9/29 Alfred W 37-0 11/26 Cortland l W 24-17 10/2 at Springfield W 30-6 10/6 Springfield W 17-10 12/3 Ferrum l W 62-28 10/9 Am. International W 37-0 10/13 at Buffalo W 10-6 12/10 vs Central (Iowa) l W 39-24 10/16 St. Lawrence W 45-7 10/23 at Buffalo State L 17-33 10/20 at Am. International W 19-3 COACH: Jim Butterfield 10/30 at Mercyhurst W 45-25 10/27 Hobart W 14-13 CAPTAINS: Daegan Gray, 11/3 at Cortland W 42-6 Marc Hudak, Rich Smith 11/6 Cortland W 32-14 11/10 Merchant Marine W 24-10 11/13 at Wash. & Jeff. L 7-42 COACH: Jim Butterfield 11/17 at Norwich W 35-14 ° 1989 (7-3) CAPTAINS: Jake Cerrone, COACH: Jim Butterfield 9/9 Albany W 17-7 Billie Mays Jr., CAPTAINS: Bill Decker, Jeff Flanders, Mike Murtha 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 10/26 Am. International L 8-41 MIKE WELCH COACH: Jim Butterfield 11/2 at Hobart W 15-12 1994-PRESENT CAPTAINS: Dan Feldman, 11/9 Cortland W 41-0 Tom Finneran, Tom Pasquale 11/16 at Merchant Marine W 20-15 1994 (10-3) 11/23 at Union l W 13-12 9/10 at Albany W 22-11 11/20 Montclair State l W 50-28 1990 (8-2) 9/17 Mansfield L 10-13 12/7 Gettysburg l W 34-0 9/8 at Albany W 16-6 9/24 Alfred W 13-0 12/14 vs. Augustana l L 7-20 9/15 at St. Lawrence W 20-6 10/1 Springfield L 3-27 COACH: Jim Butterfield 9/22 Alfred W 27-14 10/8 at Am. International W 17-13 CAPTAINS: Brian Dougherty, 9/29 Springfield W 23-14 10/15 St. Lawrence W 34-12 Steve Kass, Dan Welkley 10/6 at Am. International L 36-39 10/22 Buffalo State W 16-15 10/13 at Buffalo W 42-21 10/29 at Hobart W 14-10 1986 (11-1) 10/20 Buffalo State W 54-21 11/5 at Cortland W 15-13 9/13 at Albany W 28-7 11/3 at Cortland W 28-14 11/12 C.W. Post W 28-15 9/20 at St. Lawrence W 28-0 11/10 C.W. Post W 38-9 11/19 Buffalo State l (2OT) W 10-7 l 10/4 Alfred W 28-18 11/17 Trenton State l L 14-24 11/26 at Plymouth State W 22-7 l 10/11 Springfield W 20-8 COACH: Jim Butterfield 12/3 Wash. & Jeff. L 19-23 10/18 at Buffalo W 22-21 CAPTAINS: Chris Colloca, COACH: Mike Welch 10/25 at Am. International W 31-28 Ken Hammel CAPTAINS: Matt George,

Football 2008 79 ITHACA COLLEGE SectionDick Lyon head Press Box ITHACA COLLEGE Jason Nichols 10/16 at St. Lawrence W 43-14 2004 (9-2, 5-1 E8) 1995 (5-4) 10/23 Am. International L 17-34 9/11 Buffalo State W 45-0 9/16 at Mansfield W 30-12 10/30 Hobart W 44-13 9/18 Hartwick * W 47-8 9/23 at Alfred L 12-13 11/6 Cortland L 21-26 9/25 at St. John Fisher * L 38-45 9/30 at Springfield L 24-27 11/13 at Buffalo State L 35-42 10/2 Lycoming W 49-7 10/7 Am. International L 23-24 11/20 at Union ° L 7-31 10/9 at Norwich * W 31-7 10/14 at St. Lawrence W 34-7 COACH: Mike Welch 10/16 at Brockport L 20-21 CAPTAINS: Ryan Carpenter, 10/23 Utica * W 52-14 10/21 Montclair State W 33-7 Adam Grossman, Rich Pasquale 10/28 Hobart W 43-22 10/30 Springfield * W 31-7 11/4 Cortland W 35-19 2000 (7-3) 11/6 at Alfred * W 24-0 11/11 at Buffalo State L 6-24 9/9 at Alfred W 28-7 11/13 at Cortland W 47-22 11/20 Mass.-Dartmouth W 36-19 COACH: Mike Welch 9/16 Mansfield W 31-0 ° COACH: Mike Welch CAPTAINS: Rob Cacchio, 9/23 at St. John Fisher W 42-14 Scott Connolly, Jon Genese, 9/30 Springfield L 34-55 CAPTAINS: Bryan Steele, Matt Tosh, Jeff Welch Anthony Viviano 10/7 at Brockport L 7-27 10/14 St. Lawrence W 58-0 1996 (7-3) 10/21 Wilkes W 16-13 2005 (8-3, 6-0 E8) 9/10 at Buffalo State W 38-21 9/21 Mansfield W 59-23 10/28 at Hobart L 0-19 11/4 Buffalo State W 27-20 9/17 at Hartwick * W 47-8 9/28 Alfred W 33-3 9/24 St. John Fisher * 10/5 Springfield W 33-25 11/11 at Cortland W 19-14 COACH: Mike Welch (OT) W 41-35 10/12 at Brockport W 36-3 CAPTAINS: Julian Forbes, 10/1 Brockport W 42-17 10/19 St. Lawrence W 50-0 Adam Grossman 10/8 Norwich * W 41-7 10/26 at Am. International L 14-36 10/15 at Lycoming (OT) L 30-33 11/2 at Hobart W 21-14 2001 (11-2) 10/22 at Utica * W 37-0 11/9 at Cortland L 13-41 9/8 Alfred W 38-7 10/29 at Springfield * W 35-28 11/16 Buffalo State L 14-26 9/15 at Mansfield W 29-21 11/5 Alfred * W 28-14 11/23 vs. Worcester W 27-21 11/12 Cortland (OT) L 30-37 9/22 St. John Fisher W 52-0 l State at WPI ° 9/29 at Springfield W 17-16 11/19 at Union L 41-55 COACH: Mike Welch 10/6 Brockport L 22-24 COACH: Mike Welch CAPTAINS: Jason Brady, 10/13 at St. Lawrence W 56-17 CAPTAINS: Jose Colon, Josh Felicetti, Anthony Viviano, Neal Weidman 10/20 Utica W 66-0 Dustin Ross, Joe Scalice 10/27 Hobart W 52-13 1997 (7-3) 11/2 at Buffalo State W 31-14 2006 (7-3, 4-2 E8) 9/13 Mercyhurst L 5-10 11/10 Cortland W 21-14 9/2 Huntingdon W 31-12 9/20 at Mansfield W 42-17 11/17 at Montclair State l W 35-23 9/9 Buffalo State W 45-7 9/27 at Alfred W 52-7 11/24 at Rensselaer l W 27-10 9/16 Hartwick * W 44-14 10/4 at Springfield W 42-15 12/1 at Rowan l L 0-48 9/23 at St. John Fisher * L 10-34 10/11 Brockport W 21-14 COACH: Mike Welch 9/30 at Brockport W 26-7 10/18 at St. Lawrence W 41-6 CAPTAINS: Tommy Giorgio, 10/7 at Norwich * W 44-7 10/25 Am. International W 40-13 Mark McDonough, Brian Young 10/21 Utica * W 33-7 11/1 Hobart W 35-13 10/28 Springfield * W 24-7 11/6 at Alfred * L 17-28 11/8 Cortland L 28-33 2002 (7-3, 4-0 E8) 11/13 at Cortland (OT) L 20-23 11/15 at Buffalo State L 10-13 9/14 at Alfred * W 33-11 COACH: Mike Welch COACH: Mike Welch 9/21 Hartwick * W 19-18 9/28 at St. John Fisher * W 30-20 CAPTAINS: Alex Baez, Justin Brunell, CAPTAINS: Briggs Bedigian, Joe Napoleone Scott Frieary 10/5 Springfield W 44-20 10/12 St. Lawrence W 34-7 1998 (9-2) 10/19 at Brockport L 0-21 2007 (8-3, 4-2 E8) 9/12 at St. John Fisher W 48-10 10/26 at Utica * W 13-0 9/1 at Lycoming W 31-6 9/8 King’s W 29-16 9/19 Mansfield W 45-31 11/2 at Hobart L 6-17 9/15 at Hartwick * L 30-32 9/26 College of 11/9 Buffalo State W 39-7 New Jersey W 18-16 11/16 at Cortland L 12-16 9/22 St. John Fisher * L 16-37 9/29 Brockport W 34-15 10/3 Springfield L 24-29 COACH: Mike Welch 10/6 Norwich * W 35-0 10/10 at Brockport W 31-28 CAPTAINS: Tariq Ahmad, Justin Daly 10/20 at Utica * W 44-7 10/17 St. Lawrence W 60-0 2003 (10-3, 5-0 E8) 10/27 at Springfield * W 48-21 10/24 at Am. International W 41-33 9/13 Alfred * W 30-0 11/3 Alfred * W 42-25 10/31 at Hobart W 30-17 9/20 at Hartwick * W 19-18 11/10 Cortland W 40-17 11/7 at Cortland W 37-29 9/27 St. John Fisher * W 20-19 11/17 at Mount Union l L 18-42 11/14 Buffalo State L 21-28 10/4 at Springfield * L 22-51 COACH: Mike Welch 11/21 Hartwick ° W 40-6 10/11 at St. Lawrence W 55-13 CAPTAINS: Alex Baez, Ryan Terlecki COACH: Mike Welch 10/18 Brockport W 31-10 CAPTAINS: Mike O’Donovan, 10/25 Utica * W 49-0 Mike Sansone 11/1 Hobart W 14-7 11/8 at Buffalo State W 40-14 l NCAA Division III Playoff Game 1999 (7-4) 11/15 Cortland L 15-16 ° ECAC Division III Championship Game 9/11 St. John Fisher W 44-0 11/22 at Brockport l W 14-9 * Empire 8 opponent 9/18 at Mansfield W 21-7 11/29 at Montclair State l W 33-13 9/25 at College of 12/6 at Rensselaer l L 16-21 New Jersey W 21-14 COACH: Mike Welch 10/2 at Springfield W 45-42 CAPTAINS: Tariq Ahmad, 10/9 Brockport W 10-0 Pete Celebre, Robert Truman 80 Football 2008 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 33 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 5 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 26 8 0 CORTLAND 1930 37 26 3 St. Anselm’s 1935 0 3 0 C.W. Post 1958 12 10 0 St. Bonaventure 1931 0 2 0 Dayton 1980 1 2 0 ST. JOHN FISHER 1998 7 3 0 Denison 1970 1 1 0 St. Lawrence 1931 27 6 0 Dubuque 1979 1 0 0 St. Lawrence Freshman 1930 0 0 1 East Stroudsburg 1933 3 11 0 Susquehanna 1965 7 0 0 Ferrum 1988 1 0 0 Temple 1963 0 1 0 Findlay 1940 2 0 0 Thiel 1941 0 1 0 Fitchburg State 1984 1 0 0 Towson State 1977 2 0 0 Fordham 1971 5 0 0 Tufts 1966 2 0 0 Fort Valley State 1975 1 0 0 Union 1985 3 2 0 2008 0 0 0 FROSTBURG STATE Upsala 1954 0 2 0 Geneva 1964 1 0 0 UTICA 2001 7 0 0 Gettysburg 1985 1 0 0 Vermont 1934 1 0 0 Grove City 1935 3 1 1 Wagner 1980 2 0 0 HARTWICK 1930 11 5 0 Washington & Jefferson 1988 2 3 0 Hobart 1961 25 2 0 West Chester 1937 0 15 1 Hofstra 1938 1 1 0 Widener 1975 1 0 0 Huntingdon 2006 1 0 0 Wilkes 1949 12 7 0 Juniata 1973 1 1 0 William Paterson 1972 2 0 0 KING’S (Pa.) 1958 7 0 0 Wittenberg 1975 1 2 0 Kutztown 1941 1 0 0 Worcester State 1996 1 0 0 Lehigh 1967 0 2 0 Totals 431 218 12 Lock Haven 1937 2 5 0 LYCOMING 1948 3 1 0 & formerly Trenton State Mansfield 1930 9 4 0 * formerly Glassboro State Winning Pct.: .643 Massachusetts-Dartmouth 2004 1 0 0 2008 opponents in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS.

Football 2008 8112 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.

2008 JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time Mon., September 22 Cornell 4 p.m. Mon., September 29 Cortland 4 p.m. Mon., October 13 at St. Lawrence 5 p.m. Sun., October 26 Utica 1 p.m. Mon., November 3 at Cornell 5:30 p.m. Sun., November 9 St. John Fisher 1 p.m.

Perry McDonnell won Ithaca’s Marty Higgins Award as a junior varsity player in 2006.

Jim Butterfield ne of the winningest coaches in college foot- ball, Jim Butterfield spent 27 years as football Ocoach and professor of physical education at Ithaca. During his career he won three national 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.

982 Football 2008 ITHACA COLLEGE Football History SectionThe Student-Athlete head ITHACA COLLEGE oeducational and nonsectarian, Ithaca is a I-81 VT NY nationally recognized comprehensive col- I-87

I-90 Rochester Syracuse lege of 6,650 students. Founded in 1892 I-90 Waterloo I-481 C Buffalo Rt. 89 as the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, the school Albany Cortland I-88 Rt. 1 3 I-90 is located in Ithaca, N.Y., a city of 30,000 in the Rt. 79 Whitney Point Rt. 1 7 ITHACA Rt. 1 3 Rt. 206 Bainbridge center of the Finger Lakes region-60 miles north Rt. 96B Binghamton MA Rt. 1 7 Rt. 96 of Binghamton and 60 miles south of Syracuse. Owego Rt. 1 5 Rt. 1 7 I-87 CT PA SCHOOLS AND ENROLLMENTS I-81 School of Humanities and Sciences (2,300) I-380 NJ I-80 School of Business (700) NYC Roy H. Park School of Communications (1,350) School of Health Sciences CAMPUS VISITS AND INTERVIEWS Prospective students and their families are strongly and Human Performance (1,300) 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 Other (100) to schedule an appointment. For any additional in- FACULTY formation about Ithaca College, please contact the 461 full-time; 212 part-time Office of Admission, Ithaca College, 100 Job Hall, Student-faculty ratio 12:1 Ithaca, N.Y. 14850-7020; phone: (607) 274-3124 or (800) 429-4274. Ithaca College’s home page is www. ECAC TEAM FACILITIES ithaca.edu. Ithaca has close to 70 modern buildings, including OF THE YEAR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS science facilities with state-of-the-art laboratories, Ithaca teams have won three national champion- 1974 1984 music center with concert and recital halls, health ships in football and wrestling, two each in baseball, 1975 1985 sciences center, and observatory plus 26 residence women’s crew and women’s soccer and one each in 1978 1988 halls and two apartment complexes offering a vari- field hockey, gymnastics and . Bomber teams 1979 1991 ety of living accommodations. The library contains have also produced individual national champions in 1980 400,000 materials in various formats. Academic com- gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming and div- puting is available in over 15 general-access and over ing, wrestling and track and field. Ithaca is sponsoring a dozen program-specific computer labs. Athletic fa- 26 varsity sports during the 2008-09 school year—13 cilities include a 2,600-seat gymnasium and a 5,000- for women and 12 for men —and will begin varsity seat football stadium. The fitness center houses two smaller gyms as well as aerobics and exercise rooms competition in women’s golf in 2009-10. with cardio machines, stair-steppers and treadmills. During the 2007-08 academic year, Bomber teams were a combined 260-129-1, (668), and 14 were rep- ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID resented in the NCAA playoffs. Ithaca won 11 Empire Admission to Ithaca College is based on high school 8 championships and finished 14th in the Division record, personal recommendations, SAT or ACT III NACDA Directors’ Cup standings. A total of 18 scores, and, for some programs, auditions or port- Ithaca student-athletes earned all-American recogni- folios. Candidates should submit an application by tion or academic all-American recognition. February 1. Ithaca accepts the Common Application NCAA PHILOSPOHY STATEMENT exclusively. For more details visit www.ithaca.edu/ Colleges and universities in Division III place high- admission/apply.php. est priority on the overall quality of the educational Over 85 percent of incoming students receive some experience. In so doing, they seek to strengthen the form of financial assistance, totaling over $125 million integration of objectives and programs in athletics in scholarships, grants, jobs, loans, and private aid. with academic and developmental objectives and to Applicants seeking financial aid must submit the FAF- ensure the integration of athletes with other students. SA (free application for federal student aid), available from high school guidance offices. The FAFSA form ATHLETIC TRAINING should be sent directly to the address indicated on the Injury prevention and care of Ithaca’s student-athletes form; the priority submission deadline is February 1. are overseen by a staff of six full-time athletic trainers, plus a graduate assistant and over 65 undergraduate students in the athletic training major. Several fully equipped facilities are devoted to athletic training. Football 2008 838 ITHACA COLLEGE AdministrationSection head SectionJim Butterfield head Stadium ITHACA COLLEGE THOMAS R. ROCHON President grants and awards, including the Distinguished Thomas R. Rochon became Scholarship Award of the Collective Behavior the eighth president of Ithaca and Social Movements section of the American College on July 1, 2008. He Sociological Association, and the Susan Louise holds a doctorate and a bach- Dyer Peace Fellowship at the Hoover Institu- elor’s degree in political sci- tion on War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford ence from the University of University. Rochon was also a Fulbright lectur- Michigan, where he graduated with high dis- er at Kobe University in Japan. His 1998 book, tinction. Prior to his selection as the president Culture Moves: Ideas, Activism, and Changing of Ithaca College, Rochon served as executive Values, received a Distinguished Scholarship vice president of the University of St. Thomas, Prize from the American Sociological Associa- a master’s comprehensive university in Min- tion and was named by Choice an outstanding nesota, where he oversaw the university’s eight academic book of 1998. He has given periodic schools and colleges and, with the chief adminis- lectures and seminars on Dutch politics for trative officer, shared responsibility for the $150 embassy personnel of the U.S. Department of million university budget. He worked to devel- State and has served on numerous advisory and op the academic vision of each unit and to set other boards, including the President’s Advi- strategic directions; reorganized academic pro- sory Board of the Universidad Anáhuac del Sur grams to create the School of Engineering; and in Mexico City. helped launch a capital campaign centered on Since childhood Rochon has been an avid endowment support of students and faculty. An baseball card collector. He developed an inter- engaged civic leader, Rochon championed a uni- est in older cards, including those dating from versity effort to strengthen community service the 1880s, and is an active user of the eBay on- and partnership activities in St. Paul, leading to line auction site. Carnegie Foundation classification for commu- Rochon is married with no children. His wife, nity engagement. Along with his administrative Amber, until recently worked in a shelter that responsibilities, he was a tenured professor in St. provided temporary accommodation to teenage Thomas’s political science department. girls; she is looking forward to continuing her Rochon has an extensive history of accom- work in the Ithaca community. plishments as an educator and academic ad- ministrator. Before his position at St. Thomas, KEN KUTLER as executive director of the Graduate Record Director of Examinations program at the Educational Test- Intercollegiate Athletics ing Service (ETS), Rochon was responsible for Ken Kutler is in his sixth determining program policy under the oversight year as Ithaca’s director of of the board and the ETS vice president for intercollegiate athletics and graduate and professional education. He guided recreational sports. the addition of analytical writing to the test, Kutler came to Ithaca after the first use of an essay in the GRE program; serving as director of athletics he also developed and implemented a program at two other Division III institutions: Frostburg State to empower universities to create their own test University (1978 to 1986) and Hartwick College prep courses for graduate programs. He has (1986 to 2003). At Hartwick, he oversaw a 24-sport held positions in the top leadership at prominent intercollegiate athletic program (including two sports universities: dean of the School of Politics and that competed at the Division I level). Economics at Claremont Graduate University He is a past president of the Empire 8 athletic and assistant master of Dean Mathey College at conference. Kutler spent 10 years as women’s soccer Princeton University. He also held the post of coach at Hartwick (1986 to 1993 and again in 2001 assistant professor in the politics department at and 2002) and guided the Hawks to five appearances Princeton University for eight years. in the NCAA championship tournament. Rochon came to Ithaca College with a dis- He is a 1964 graduate of East Stroudsburg Univer- tinguished record of scholarly research. His sity, where he was an all-region soccer player. Kutler work focuses on contemporary European poli- holds a master’s degree in education from Temple tics and social movements in Europe and the University and a doctorate in education from West . He is the recipient of numerous Virginia. 584 Football 2008 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- ESPN’S Sal Paolantonio joined IC-TV’s broadcast ing each quarter and a complete game summary 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 Lee Small and junior Michael Polak. 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/?page=listen 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 five 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 seniors Ryan Boyce and Allison Gainza. 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 at www.bombers.ithaca.edu/schedules.asp?path=football. 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 Becky Goodling, 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 ITHACA COLLEGE

2008 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Site Time September 6 LYCOMING Butterfield Stadium 1 p.m. September 13 King’s Metzler Fields; Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 1 p.m. September 20 HARTWICK • Butterfield Stadium (Homecoming Weekend) 1 p.m. September 27 St. John Fisher • Growney Stadium; Pittsford, N.Y. 1 p.m. October 11 Norwich • Sebine Field; Northfield, Vt. 1:30 p.m. October 25 FROSTBURG STATE Butterfield Stadium 1 p.m. October 25 UTICA • Butterfield Stadium 1 p.m. November 1 SPRINGFIELD • Butterfield Stadium 1 p.m. November 8 Alfred • Merrill Field; Alfred, N.Y. 1 p.m. November 15 Cortland SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex; Cortland, N.Y. noon • Empire 8 game Home games in CAPITAL LETTERS.