Cortland Red Dragons football

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Cortland Red Dragons football
Cortland Red Dragons football logo.jpg
First season1893;131 years ago (1893)
Athletic directorMike Urtz
Head coach Curt Fitzpatrick
3rd season, 34–4 (.895)
StadiumJames J. Grady '50, M '61 Field at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex (Grady Field)
(capacity: 6,500)
Field surfaceA-Turf
Location Cortland, New York
NCAA division Division III
Conference Empire 8
Bowl record58 (.385)
Playoff appearances12
Playoff record11–10
Claimed national titles1 (2023)
Conference titles8
Rivalries Ithaca Bombers (rivalry)
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
Website cortlandreddragons.com

The Cortland Red Dragons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the State University of New York at Cortland. The team competes in the NCAA Division III, and is a member of the Empire 8. The team plays its home games at James J. Grady '50, M '61 Field at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex or Grady Field for short in Cortland, New York. The Red Dragons are led by Curt Fitzpatrick, who has served as head coach since 2020. [2] The Red Dragons won their first NCAA Division III national championship in 2023.

Contents

Year-by-year results

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012–13 college football season
NCAA Division III Playoff Berth Conference ChampionsDivision ChampionsUndefeated Season
YearNCAA DivisionConferenceConference DivisionOverallConferenceCoachFinal Ranking
GamesWinLossTiePct.GamesWinLossTiePct.Standing
2007 III NJAC N/A11830.7277610.857N/ADan MacNeill-
2008 III NJAC N/A131120.84699001.0001stDan MacNeill-
2009 III NJAC N/A110 (7)*40.00090 (7)*20.0003rdDan MacNeill-
2010 III NJAC N/A121020.8339810.889T-1stDan MacNeill-
2011 III NJAC N/A11920.8189720.778T-2ndDan MacNeill-
2012 III NJAC N/A11920.81877001.0001stDan MacNeill-
Totals0000.0000000.000

* All seven wins from the 2009 season were later vacated by the NCAA.

Rivalries

Ithaca Bombers

Notable former players

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References

  1. SUNY Cortland Athletics Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  2. "Cortland State Red Dragons". d3football.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
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