Cortland Red Dragons football | |
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First season | 1893 |
Athletic director | Mike Urtz |
Head coach | Curt Fitzpatrick 3rd season, 34–4 (.895) |
Stadium | James J. Grady '50, M '61 Field at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex (Grady Field) (capacity: 6,500) |
Field surface | A-Turf |
Location | Cortland, New York |
NCAA division | Division III |
Conference | Empire 8 |
Bowl record | 5–8 (.385) |
Playoff appearances | 12 |
Playoff record | 11–10 |
Claimed national titles | 1 (2023) |
Conference titles | 8 |
Rivalries | Ithaca Bombers (rivalry) |
Colors | Red 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.
NCAA Division III Playoff Berth | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Undefeated Season |
Year | NCAA Division | Conference | Conference Division | Overall | Conference | Coach | Final Ranking | |||||||||
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Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Standing | ||||||
2007 | III | NJAC | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | N/A | Dan MacNeill | - |
2008 | III | NJAC | N/A | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Dan MacNeill | - |
2009 | III | NJAC | N/A | 11 | 0 (7)* | 4 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 (7)* | 2 | 0 | .000 | 3rd | Dan MacNeill | - |
2010 | III | NJAC | N/A | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | T-1st | Dan MacNeill | - |
2011 | III | NJAC | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | T-2nd | Dan MacNeill | - |
2012 | III | NJAC | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Dan MacNeill | - |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
* All seven wins from the 2009 season were later vacated by the NCAA.
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