| Ithaca Bombers football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1930 |
| Athletic director | Susan 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 record | 536–263–11 (.669) |
| Playoff record | 31–17 |
| Claimed national titles | 3 |
| Conference titles | 21 |
| Rivalries | Cortland ( Cortaca Jug) [1] |
| Colors | Blue, gray, and gold
[2] |
| Mascot | Bomber |
| 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]
Their head coach is Michael Toerper, who took over the position for the 2022 season. [4]
Conference affiliations
- Independent College Athletic Conference (1971–1990; rebranded)
- Empire Athletic Association (1991–1999; rebranded)
- Empire 8 (2000–2016) [5]
- Liberty League (2017–present) [6]
List of head coaches
Key
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches [A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties [A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage [A 4] | ||||
Coaches
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonard Schreck [10] | 1930 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.300 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Bucky Freeman [11] | 1931–1946 | 74 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 0.527 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Pete Hatch [11] | 1947–1950 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0.480 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Joseph Hamilton [12] | 1951–1955 | 32 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0.266 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Art Orloske [13] | 1956–1957 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.231 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Dick Lyon [14] | 1958–1966 | 69 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 0.710 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Jim Butterfield [15] | 1967–1993 | 278 | 206 | 71 | 1 | 0.743 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Mike Welch [16] | 1994–2016 | 247 | 169 | 78 | 0 | 0.684 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Dan Swanstrom [17] | 2017–2021 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0.744 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Michael Toerper [18] | 2022–present | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.923 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head Coach |
Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Ithaca Bombers | ||||||||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | Leonard Schreck | NCAA | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — |
| 1931 | 1931 | Bucky Freeman | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1932 | 1932 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1942 | 1942 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1943 | 1943 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1944 | 1944 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1945 | 1945 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1946 | 1946 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1947 | 1947 | Pete Hatch | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1951 | 1951 | Joseph Hamilton | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1952 | 1952 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | Art Orloske | College Division | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||
| 1957 | 1957 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1958 | 1958 | Dick Lyon | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Conference Champions | — | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | Jim Butterfield | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1968 | 1968 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | ICAC | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1972 | 1972 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions [20] | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions [21] | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions [22] | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Conference Champions | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions [23] | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions [24] [25] | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | EAA | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions [26] [27] | — | |||
| 1992 | 1992 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | Mike Welch | 10 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | |||
| 1995 | 1995 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Conference Champions | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Conference Champions | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 7 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | Empire 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | 11 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champions | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | Dan Swanstrom | Liberty | 8 | 3 | 0 | T-1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Bowl game berth | — | ||
| 2018 | 2018 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T-1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Dan Swanstrom | NCAA | Division III | Liberty | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Michael Toerper | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Playoff berth [28] | — | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | — | — | |||||||||||
Notes
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [8]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [9]
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