ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Information Location 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, N.Y. Enrollment 6,350 Founded 1892 President Thomas Rochon Nickname Bombers Colors Blue and Gold Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference Empire 8 Home Field Butterfield Stadium (Capacity) (5,000) Division of Athletics/ Contents Sports Information Jim Butterfield Stadium ....................1 Directory Football History .............................2-4 Winningest Division III Teams .........3 Head Football Coach Mike Welch Dick Lyon Press Box ........................5 Phone (607) 274-1143 Fax (607) 274-1667 NCAA Championships ..................6-7 E-mail [email protected] NCAA Playoff Results .......................7 Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Kutler All-Americans .............................. 8-10 Phone (607) 274-3209 Associate Director of Letter Winners ............................10-15 Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Lindberg Mike Welch, Head Coach .......... 16-17 Phone (607) 274-3199 Assistant Director of Bomber Coaching Records ............16 Intercollegiate Athletics Ernie McClatchie Phone (607) 274-5708 Football Staff Phone Directory ......17 Senior Woman Administrator Deb Pallozzi Assistant Coaches .....................18-20 Phone (607) 274-1270 Operations and 2009 Outlook .............................. 21-25 Events Coordinator Andrea McClatchie Player Profiles ........................... 26-41 Phone (607) 274-3793 Supervisor of Athletic Trainers Kent Scriber 2009 Veteran Roster ..................42-43 Phone (607) 274-3178 Bomber Pronunciation Guide ........43 Sports Information Director Mike Warwick Phone (607) 274-1401 2009 Freshman/Transfer Roster ....44 E-mail [email protected] 2008 Statistics ........................... 45-48 Assistant Sports Information Director Joe Gladziszewski 2008 Review ............................... 49-53 Phone (607) 274-3825 2008 Empire 8 ............................54-55 Assistant Sports Information Director Chris Lewis Record Book .............................. 56-62 Phone (607) 274-5214 Playoff Records .........................63-65 Butterfield Stadium Press Box (607) 274-1700 Sports Hot Line (607) 274-1161 2009 Opponent Profiles ............66-75 Sports Information Fax (607) 274-1671 All-Time Results ........................76-80 College Information Series Records ................................81 Egbert Hall (607) 274-3011 Admissions Office (607) 274-3124 Junior Varsity Football ...................82 Job Hall (800) 429-4274 The Student-Athlete ........................83 Financial Aid Office (607) 274-3131 Campus Center (800) 429-4275 Administration .................................84 College Web Page www.ithaca.edu Press Information ......................... IBC Athletics Web Page bombers.ithaca.edu Bombers on the Air ...................... IBC 2009 Schedule ............................... BC AdministrationSection head SectionJim Butterfield head Stadium ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE n September 19, 1992, before a crowd Ithaca has posted undefeated home records 15 of 4,417 fans, which included former times since 1958. Since the NCAA adopted a three- players and then-NCAA executive di- division format in 1973, Ithaca has lost just 30 games O at home, with 11 of those coming at the hands of Di- rector Dick Schultz, South Hill Field was re- named Jim Butterfield Stadium. The move by vision II opponents. Ithaca is 13-6 in NCAA playoff the Ithaca College Board of Trustees placed the games at the facility and 2-1 in ECAC postseason name most associated with the school’s football competition. program on the facility. Butterfield joined Gram- The Bombers have won over 80 percent of their bling’s Eddie Robinson and Roy Kidd of Eastern Butterfield Stadium/South Hill Field games. In 1998 Kentucky as college football’s only active coaches to the Bombers celebrated their 200th game at South have their home field named for them. Hill Field/Butterfield Stadium by beating St. Law- Recognized as one of the top natural-grass facili- rence, 60-0. During coach Jim Butterfield’s 27-sea- ties in Division III football, Butterfield Stadium has son career, the team’s home record was 117-25-1, a seating capacity for approximately 5,000 spectators, winning percentage of .822. although crowds of more than 10,000 fans have at- A 17-16 victory over Lycoming in the 2008 sea- tended games there—including a facility-record son-opener was the 200th Ithaca win at the stadium. 12,620 for the 2001 Cortland game. A number of improvements have been made since the facility was first used in 1958, including ATTENDANCE RECORDS the latest renovation—a new scoreboard and mes- Date Opponent Attendance sage board installed in 2004. The press box, which November 10, 2001 Cortland 12,620 was constructed in 1960, was renovated in 1985 and November 4, 1995 Cortland 12,511 again in 1998. The track, resurfaced most recently November 15, 2003 Cortland 11,743 November 8, 1997 Cortland 11,741 in 1997, has played host to championships in the In- November 9, 1991 Cortland 10,903 dependent College Athletic Conference, the Empire November 6, 1999 Cortland 10,189 Athletic Association, the New York State Women’s November 10, 2007 Cortland 9,700 Collegiate Athletic Association and the Eastern Col- November 12, 2005 Cortland 9,500 October 20, 1979 American International est. 9,000 lege Athletic Conference. September 15, 1979 St. Lawrence est. 8,000 RECORD AT SOUTH HILL FIELD/ September 27, 1980 Fordham est. 8,000 October 11, 1980 Springfield est. 8,000 BUTTERFIELD STADIUM The original stadium was completed in the sum- 204-50-1, .802 mer of 1958. On September 27, 1958, Ithaca hosted Years Won Lost Pct East Stroudsburg in the first regular-season game on 1958-59 6 1 .857 South Hill Field. Trailing 6-0 at halftime, Ithaca ral- 1960-69 24 12 .667 lied behind an Al Cain five-yard touchdown 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 2000-08 42 6 .875 consecutive losses to the Warriors. * one tie Football 20082009 1 2 Football History SectionThe Student-Athlete head ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE ne of the school’s most successful athletic ton & Jefferson. Ithaca slipped to 5-4 in 1995 but programs, the Ithaca football team also ranks was back in the postseason hunt again in 1996. Oamong the top programs in the nation. The The Bombers capped a 7-3 season with the ECAC many highlights of Bomber football include: Northeast championship, thanks to a 27-21 win at Three NCAA Division III football Worcester State. In 1997, a seven-game winning championships, a total surpassed only by streak put Ithaca in the playoff race, but back-to-back Augustana and Mount Union. losses by a total of eight points in the season’s last Seven appearances in the Division III two games knocked the Bombers out of postseason national championship game, the Amos contention. The 1998 team won eight of 10 regular- Alonzo Stagg Bowl. season games, then routed Hartwick, 40-6, in the Totals of 41 playoff games and 27 wins ECAC North championship. A year later Ithaca made (both among the Division III leaders). its 17th postseason appearance, reaching the ECAC Northwest championship. In 2001 the Bombers made The fourth-best winning percentage in a run in the NCAA tournament for the second time Division III (.660). under Welch. After a 9-1 regular season, the 2001 Eight Lambert/Meadowlands Cups, presented team traveled to Montclair State and Rensselaer to to the top small-college program in the East post two playoff wins. The Bombers then fell to each season; and nine Eastern College Athletic Rowan to end the successful season. The 2003 season Conference (ECAC) team of the year trophies. saw road wins over Brockport and Montclair State in ECAC championships in 1984, 1996, 1998 the NCAA playoffs before a snowy loss at Rensselaer and 2004. in the national quarterfinals. The 2005 team reached Four years ago the Bombers recorded the pro- gram’s 400th victory. ECAC TEAM Ithaca’s Division III teams OF THE YEAR have been guided by coach Jim 1974 1984 Butterfield, a 1997 inductee 1975 1985 into the College Football Hall of 1978 1988 Fame, and current coach Mike 1979 1991 Welch, a player and assistant 1980 coach under Butterfield. Following Butterfield’s retire- ment in 1993, Welch was named the NCAA playoffs for the 15th time and the 2007 JIM BUTTERFIELD Ithaca’s ninth head football and 2008 teams reached the NCAA postseason as coach. His first team finished the well. regular season with six consecutive wins to earn the When Butterfield arrived at Ithaca in 1967 for his program’s 12th NCAA playoff berth. The Bombers first collegiate head coaching post, Ithaca’s schedule posted playoff wins over Buffalo State (in overtime) included top teams like Lehigh, West Chester, and and Plymouth State and nearly reached the Stagg C.W. Post. His first seven seasons produced a 29-29 Bowl, losing, 23-19, in the semifinals to Washing- record, before the program took off in the 1974 sea- son. Ithaca won 10 straight games that season, scoring over 25 points in all but one of those games. An NCAA 1974 1980 playoff win over Slippery Rock put Ithaca into its 1975 1984 first Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, where the team lost 1978 1985 to Central (Iowa), 10-8. Ithaca won the Division III 1988 team offense title that year, averaging 487.9 yards 1991 per game, a total topped by only four teams since. The Bombers were back in the national champion- ship game a year later, posting 10 straight wins (five by shutout). In one of those shutouts, a 61-0 win over LAMBERT/ Springfield, Ithaca’s defense set Division III records MEADOWLANDS CUP for fewest total yards allowed (minus 50) and few- est rushing yards allowed (minus 94). In the playoffs, the Bombers topped Fort Valley and Widener before 2 Football 2009 Junior VarsitySection Football head Section head ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE losing to Wittenberg, 28-0. All-Americans Jerry Boyes, a quarterback, and running back Dave Re- mick were mainstays on those first two Stagg Bowl teams.