Ithaca Bombers football

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Ithaca Bombers football
First season1930
Athletic directorSusan Bassett
Head coach Michael Toerper
2nd season, 21–3 (.875)
Stadium Butterfield Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Ithaca, New York
NCAA division Division III
Conference Liberty
Past conferences Empire 8
All-time record536–263–11 (.669)
Playoff record31–17
Claimed national titles3
Conference titles21
Rivalries Cortland (Cortaca Jug) [1]
ColorsBlue, gray, and gold [2]
     
MascotBomber
Website athletics.ithaca.edu

The Ithaca Bombers football team represents Ithaca College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Bombers are members of the Liberty League, fielding its team in the Liberty League since 2017. The Bombers play their home games at Butterfield Stadium in Ithaca, New York. [3]

Contents

Their head coach is Michael Toerper, who took over the position for the 2022 season. [4]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCCNCAwards
1 Leonard Schreck [10] 193051310.300
2 Bucky Freeman [11] 1931–194674363260.527
3 Pete Hatch [11] 1947–195025121300.480
4 Joseph Hamilton [12] 1951–19553272230.266
5 Art Orloske [13] 1956–19571331000.231
6 Dick Lyon [14] 1958–196669492000.710
7 Jim Butterfield [15] 1967–19932782067110.743
8 Mike Welch [16] 1994–20162471697800.684
9 Dan Swanstrom [17] 2017–202143321100.744
10 Michael Toerper [18] 2022–present1312100.923

Year-by-year results

National ChampionsConference ChampionsBowl game berthPlayoff berth

[19]

SeasonYearHead
Coach		AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Ithaca Bombers
1930 1930 Leonard Schreck NCAA ––131––––——
1931 1931 Bucky Freeman 320––––——
1932 1932 421––––——
1933 1933 321––––——
1934 1934 510––––——
1935 1935 411––––——
1936 1936 320––––——
1937 1937 240––––——
1938 1938 312––––——
1939 1939 330––––——
1940 1940 311––––——
1941 1941 240––––——
1942 1942 040––––——
1943 1943 –––––––——
1944 1944 –––––––——
1945 1945 –––––––——
1946 1946 150––––——
1947 1947 Pete Hatch 230––––——
1948 1948 430––––——
1949 1949 420––––——
1950 1950 250––––——
1951 1951 Joseph Hamilton 430––––——
1952 1952 061––––——
1953 1953 240––––——
1954 1954 042––––——
1955 1955 150––––——
1956 1956 Art Orloske College Division 150––––——
1957 1957 250––––——
1958 1958 Dick Lyon 610––––——
1959 1959 520––––——
1960 1960 430––––——
1961 1961 440––––——
1962 1962 620––––——
1963 1963 620––––——
1964 1964 620––––——
1965 1965 800––––Conference Champions—
1966 1966 440––––——
1967 1967 Jim Butterfield 440––––——
1968 1968 350––––——
1969 1969 350––––——
1970 1970 440––––——
1971 1971 ICAC 530––––——
1972 1972 540––––——
1973 1973 Division III 540––––——
1974 1974 1010––––National Champions [20] —
1975 1975 1010––––National Champions—
1976 1976 621––––——
1977 1977 630––––——
1978 1978 910––––Playoff berth—
1979 1979 1120––––National Champions [21] —
1980 1980 1210––––National Champions [22] —
1981 1981 630––––——
1982 1982 640––––——
1983 1983 730––––——
1984 1984 1010––––Conference Champions—
1985 1985 1120––––National Champions [23] —
1986 1986 1110––––Playoff berth—
1987 1987 730––––——
1988 1988 1310––––National Champions [24] [25] —
1989 1989 730––––——
1990 1990 820––––Playoff berth—
1991 1991 EAA 1210––––National Champions [26] [27] —
1992 1992 920––––Playoff berth—
1993 1993 640––––——
1994 1994 Mike Welch 1030––––Playoff berth—
1995 1995 540––––——
1996 1996 730––––Conference Champions—
1997 1997 730––––——
1998 1998 920––––Conference Champions—
1999 1999 740––––——
2000 2000 Empire 8 730––––——
2001 2001 1120––––Playoff berth—
2002 2002 7301st400——
2003 2003 10301st500Playoff berth—
2004 2004 9201st510Conference Champions—
2005 2005 8301st600Playoff berth—
2006 2006 730–420——
2007 2007 830–420Playoff berth—
2008 2008 9201st510Playoff berth—
2009 2009 730–320——
2010 2010 640–320——
2011 2011 460–250——
2012 2012 640–430——
2013 2013 9301st610Playoff berth—
2014 2014 7401st620Playoff berth—
2015 2015 460–260——
2016 2016 550–440——
2017 2017 Dan Swanstrom Liberty 830T-1st410Bowl game berth—
2018 2018 830T-1st410——
2019 2019 830–420——
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021 2021 Dan Swanstrom NCAA Division III Liberty 820–510——
2022 2022 Michael Toerper 12101st600Playoff berth [28] —
2023 2023 ——

Notes

  1. ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [7]
  2. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [8]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [9]

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