SUNY College Cortland Digital Commons @ Cortland Football Documents Football 1980 1980 Team Guide, Football State University of New York College at Cortland Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.cortland.edu/football_documents FOOTBALL CoSUNYr t—l and— FALL 1980 FOOTBALL M EDIA G UIDE 198 0 Contents 1980 Sched ule, 1979 R esults... .2 Ed Decker, Head Co ach .3 Assistant Coaches .4 Football Outlook .7 Series Record with Opponents.. .9 1979 S tatistics 10 Football Records 12 Red Dra gon Coaches and R ecords 16 1980 Roster 17 The College 20 CORTLAND I NFORMATION Founded: 1868 Enrollment: 5,600 Nickname: Red Dra gons Colors: Red and White President: James M. Clark Men's Athletic Director: Vincent Gonino (607/753-4963) Women's A thletic Director: Carole Mushier (607/753-4953) Head Fo otball Coach: Edwin J. Decker (607/753-4944) College Relations Office: Norbert Haley (607/753-2518) (Home T el. 756-2323) The 198 0 Football Guide is published by the Office of College Relations and Devel opment, State University College at Cortland, Cortland, New Yor k 13045 CORTLAND ST ATE 1980 VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE September 13 Buffalo H 1 30 20 Hobart A 1 30 27 New York Tech. A 1 30 October 4 *Hofstra H 1 30 11 Brockport A 1 30 18 AT bany A 1 30 25 AT fred A 1 30 November 1 **Canisius H 1 30 8 Ithaca H 1 30 15 Marist A 1 30 *Homecoming **Parents Weekend CORTLAND STATE VA RSITY FOOTBALL RESULTS 1979 1 Win, 9 Losses Cortland Opponent 13 Buffalo 17 14 Springfield 27 7 Ithaca 42 3 East Stroudsburg 24 23 Central Conn. 29 13 Brockport 25 7 Alfred 34 16 Hobart 17 7 Southern Conn. 21 27 New York Tech. 0 2 ED D ECKER - HEAD C OACH "It is my goal to restore Cortland to the ranks of the perennial winners, that list of teams which annually win more than they lose. We mu st create a renewed feeling of enthusiasm among the players, staff, faculty and alumni for our pro­ gram." These were Ed D ecker's words as he took charge of Cortland's football program when he was appointed head coach. He was "elated" at being picked for the job at his alma mater. He is a 1957 graduate of Cortland and pla yed halfback under the late Carl "Chugger" Davis. Decker also has a master's degree in physical education from Cortland. The new head coach comes to the Cortland cam­ pus from rival Ithaca College where he was a defensive coach for three years. Previously, he was offensive line coach and recruiting coordina­ tor for Columbia University's football team. The 46-year-old Decker had h is first coaching job guiding the freshman team a t Union-Endicott High School where he also played. He is a native of Johnson City. His U-E clubs were 15-2-1 and wo n two STAC t itles. Decker later was head football coach at Carthage C entral, Henninger High School in Syra­ cuse, and Penfield High School. His 1966 Car­ thage team wo n eight straight and he was named "Coach o f the Year" of the Northern District by the NYS F ootball Coaches Association. Decker's total high school coaching record stands at 62-27-3. A U.S. Army veteran, Decker also has lectured at football camps and clinics in central New York and has been invited to speak at athletic din­ ners in New York and N ew Je rsey. 3 ASSISTANT COACHES JERRY CASCIANI - Inside Linebackers A m ember of the Cortland faculty since 1970, Jerry Casciani played college football at Spring­ field where he earned a B .S. degree in physical education. He has a m aster's degree from Penn State. Before coming to Cortland, he was dis­ trict chairman of health and physical education of the Northeastern School District of York County, Pa. Casciani has extensive experience in athletic conditioning programs and has handled numerous.scouting assignments in football. He also serves as assistant lacrosse coach for the Red Dragons, having been head lacrosse coach at Baltimore Junior College where he was for three years. In addition, Casciani.has coached JV wrestling at Cortland and served as head coach on an acting basis. LARRY CZARNECKI - Defensive Coordinator In his third year as a me mber of the Cortland football staff, Larry Czarnecki has B.A. and M.A. degrees from Ithaca College. While an under­ graduate at Ithaca, Czarnecki played four years of football.and was named 1976 P layer of the Year for ECAC D ivision III teams. He was a first team p ick for the Associated Press1 Little All- American team and the Kodak College Division All- American team. In addition, he was an all-league selection for four years in the Independent Col­ lege Athletic Conference. Before joining the Cortland staff, Czarnecki was an assistant foot­ ball coach with the IC Bombers and served one year as freshman defensive coordinator for Dart­ mouth's football program. 4 MARK K ACZANDWICZ - Offensive Line Joining the Cortland physical education.fac­ ulty this year is Mar-k Kaczanowicz, a native of Oneida, N.Y. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees from Brockport State. For the past two y ears, he has been offensive line coach with the Brockport football program. As a Brockport undergraduate, Kaczanowicz had four years of varsity football experience and was elected team c aptain in his junior and s enior years. In 1975-76, he was assistant wrestling coach at Brockport Junior High School and then joined the staff at Oneida High School.where he was a crisis classroom tea­ cher and developed and implemented an off-season conditioning program. LARRY M ARTIN - "B" Team Co ach A na tive of Cortland, Larry Martin has B.S. and M.S. degrees from Cortland and earned a doc­ torate at Springfield College where he studied with the aid of an N DEA d octoral fellowship. While studying at Springfield, he also served as an assistant with the football coaching staff. He p layed football at Cortland under the late "Chugger" Davis and started at an end position, playing offense and defense. Martin also has coached the men's varsity golf team for the Red Dragons. Before joining the Cortland faculty, Martin served as coach of football, basketball and baseball at Gouverneur and Ma ssena H igh Schools and was director of physical education and athletics as well as a coach at Canton H igh School. R. SCOTT R OBINSON - Receivers After earning an AAS degree from Nassau Com­ munity College in 1971, Scott Robinson went on to obtain.a B.A. from Syracuse U niversity in 1973 5 arrt3 received a n M .A. degree from Cortland i n 1975. He played varsity football at Nassau and at Syracuse and was a member of two junior col­ lege bowl teams while at the Long Island college. Robinson is a former head football coach at Moravia High School where his teams had a record of 19-5-4. JACK RADZAVICZ - Outside Linebackers Another part-time member of the staff this fall will be Jack Radzavicz who recently stepped down as head gridiron coach at Cortland High Schoool where he continues to teach physical education. As a freshman and J.V. football coach for CHS, Radzavicz had a six year record of 39-4. In the varsity ranks, his teams over 13 campaigns were 69-40-2. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees from Cortland State. As an assistant to Coach Decker, Rad­ zavicz will work with outside linebackers. JIM BORABABY - Defensive Secondary Additional coaching help on a volunteer basis is being provided by Jim Borababy who recently located in the Cortland area. He played as a wide receiver and defensive back while at Boston College. For the past seven years, he has been head football coach at Notre Dame High School in Utica where he also taught physical education. 6 RED D RAGON F OOTBALL OUTLOOK A ne w era begins for the Cortland State foot­ ball program this season, with the fresh coach­ ing regime of Ed Decker hitching up with a r e­ vised schedule to take the Red Dra gons into the 1980's on the upswing.after experiencing hard times in recent years. Decker is the cornerstone of Cortland hopes to return to respectability. The chief architect in the plan is familiar with the winning Cortland tradition of yesteryear as a player under the late Carl "Chugger" Davis, a legend at Cortland. Enthusiasm and hard work are two of the prime ingredients in his hopes to turn around Re d D ra­ gon fortunes. "Hard work -.there's just no success without it. You fiave to spend time on the practice field learning your skills," he stresses. A win ning attitude is another neces­ sity in Decker's gameplan. "You have to tell the kids you expect to win." The schedule, meanwhile, offers relief from the backbreaking grind outmanned Cortland teams had be come accustomed to playing, albeit grud­ gingly because of the physical whippings in­ flicted by larger Division II opponents. New York Tech, the Dragons' only conquest a year ago, is the lone Division II foe remaining on a Cort­ land chart that for the first time since pre- World War I I days has the Dragons playing strict­ ly New York State teams. For certain, the 1980 Red Drag ons will be a well-conditioned club from the season's start.