Brockport Golden Eagles football

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Brockport Golden Eagles football
Brockport Golden Eagles football logo.jpg
First season1947;78 years ago (1947)
Athletic directorErick Hart
Head coach Jason Mangone
12th season, 89–34 (.724)
Stadium Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
Field surfaceArtificial
Location Brockport, New York
NCAA division Division III
Conference Empire 8
Bowl record4–3 (.571)
Conference titles4
Division titles1
Consensus All-Americans53
ColorsGreen and gold [1]
   
Mascot1
Website gobrockport.com

The Brockport Golden Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the State University of New York at Brockport located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes in NCAA Division III and are members of the Empire 8. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium in Brockport, New York. The Golden Eagles are coached by Jason Mangone. [2] Brockport participates yearly in the Courage Bowl.

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History

Brockport Golden Eagles football began in 1947 after the end of WWII, when veterans returning from the war began to attend the college on the GI Bill. Many of these young people had gone off to the war right after high school or during high school and wanted to have a true college experience complete with athletic teams. The first football team included center Louis F. Avino, who also came up with the team's Golden Eagles mascot. The team was led by Bob Boozer who went on to a long career as an educator and coach at Brockport, the athletic field at Special Olympic Stadium was named Bob Boozer Field in his honor in 2006. The original locker room was a cold room located under the stairwell in Heartwell Hall. Brockport made it to the NCAA Division III postseason for the first time in school history in 2000 and went four consecutive times under head coach Rocco Salomone's lead. In 2002, Brockport made it all the way to the NCAA quarterfinals before losing to John Carroll in overtime. After a 15 year drought, the Golden Eagles qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs following an undefeated regular season. In 2018, the Golden Eagles would once again go undefeated in the regular season and qualify for the 2018 NCAA Division III Playoffs. In 2019, the Golden Eagles would once again find their way to the 2019 NCAA Division III Playoffs with a win against Western New England in the first round. They would advance to play Muhlenberg in the second round, which they would lose. In 2021, the Golden Eagles earned a ECAC bowl bid to play in the ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl. [3] They played Washington & Jefferson on November 20, 2021. They came away from the game with a 20–7 victory. In 2022, the Golden Eagles earned another ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl bid, however it would later be canceled due to inclement weather in the area. [4] In 2023, the Golden Eagles earned their third straight ECAC Bowl bid, this time playing in the ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl losing against Carnegie Mellon.

History in the NCAA Division III Playoffs
YearNCAA DivisionCoachRecordPlayoffsOpponentPFPALocation
2000 III Rocco Salomone 8–1 2000 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round Springfield613 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
20019–2 2001 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Rowan1740 Glassboro, New Jersey
20029–2 2002 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Springfield160Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
10–22002 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second RoundRowan1512Glassboro, New Jersey
10–32002 NCAA Division III Playoffs QuarterfinalsJohn Carroll1016 Rochester, New York
20039–2 2003 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Ithaca914Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
2017 Jason Mangone 11–0 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Plymouth State660
12–02017 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second RoundWesley4928
13–02017 NCAA Division III Playoffs QuarterfinalsDelaware Valley3128 Doylestown, Pennsylvania
13–12017 NCAA Division III Playoffs SemifinalsMary Hardin–Baylor024 Belton, Texas
201811–0 2018 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Framingham State4027Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
11–12018 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second RoundRPI1321
20199–2 2019 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Western New England3328 Springfield, MA
9–32019 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second RoundMuhlenberg042 Allentown, Pennsylvania
Total NCAA Playoff Games14
ECAC Bowl Games
YearCoachRecordBox ScoreOpponentPFPALocation
1993Ed Matejkovic7–4—Maine Maritime2028Ritchie Field
2008Rocco Salomone7–4—Hartwick7068 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
2013Jason Mangone8–3 [5] Waynesburg1912
20167–4 [6] Washington & Jefferson3138 Franklin Field
20218–3 [7] 207Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
20227–3—Westminster (PA)Canceled [4]
20238–3 [8] Carnegie Mellon737Gesling Stadium
20248–3 [9] Rochester4223Bob Boozer Field

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 college football season
NCAA Division III playoff berth Bowl game berthConference championDivision championUndefeated season
YearNCAA DivisionConferenceOverallConferenceCoach
GamesWinLossTiePct.GamesWinLossTiePct.Standing
2004 III ACFC 10640.6005320.6003rdRocco Salomone
200510550.5005410.8003rd
200610460.4004220.500T–4th
200710550.5004220.5003rd
2008 NJAC 11740.6369630.667T–4th
200910460.4009360.333T–6th
201010280.2009270.222T–8th
201110370.3009360.333T–7th
201210640.6008440.5005th
201311830.7277610.8571stJason Mangone
2014 Empire 8 10550.5008350.3756th
201510550.5008350.3757th
201611740.6368620.7503rd
2017141310.92977001.0001st
2018121110.91777001.0001st
201912930.7506510.8331st
202111830.7276420.667T–2nd
2022 [a] 10730.7276420.6672nd
202311830.7276510.6672nd
202411830.7277520.714T–2nd
Totals214131830.61213884540.609
  1. ↑ The ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl would be canceled due to inclement weather in the area. [4]

Championships

Conference championships

YearConferenceCoachOverall recordConference record
2013 NJAC Jason Mangone8–36–1
2017 Empire 8 13–17–0
201811–17–0
20199–35–1
Total conference championships 4

References

  1. ↑ "The College at Brockport: Brand Standards Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Brockport State Golden Eagles". d3football.com. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Brockport Wins Clayton Chapman Bowl over W&J". ECAC . Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "The Clayton Chapman Bowl Between Westminster College and SUNY Brockport Canceled Due To Extreme Winter Conditions". ECAC. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ ECAC Northwest Bowl Box Score vs. Waynesburg
  6. ↑ ECAC Presidents Bowl Box Score vs. Washington & Jefferson
  7. ↑ ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl Box Score vs. Washington & Jefferson
  8. ↑ ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Box Score vs. Carnegie Mellon
  9. ↑ ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl Box Score vs. Rochester
  10. ↑ "Bob Casullo". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Mike Jones". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Josh Warner". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Jay Johnson". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Justus Galac". Pro Football History. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Scott Kaniecki". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Jordan Hogan". Pro Football History. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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