Ithaca Bombers football
College football team
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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]
First season1930
Athletic directorSusan Bassett
Head coachVacant
1st season, 0–0 (–)
1st season, 0–0 (–)
LocationIthaca, New York
| Ithaca Bombers football | |
|---|---|
| |
| First season | 1930 |
| Athletic director | Susan Bassett |
| Head coach | Vacant 1st season, 0–0 (–) |
| Location | Ithaca, New York |
| Stadium | Butterfield Stadium (capacity: 5,000) |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | Liberty League |
| Colors | Blue, gray, and gold[1] |
| All-time record | 536–263–11 (.669) |
| National championships | |
| Claimed | 3 |
| Conference championships | |
| 25 | |
| Rivalries | Cortland (Cortaca Jug)[2] |
| Mascot | Bomber |
| Website | athletics.ithaca.edu |
Their team's 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]
Head coaching history
Year-by-year results
| National champion | Conference champion | 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 | – | – | – | – | — | |||||
| 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[8] | — | ||||
| 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[9] | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions[10] | — | ||||
| 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[11] | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions[12][13] | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 7 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | Playoff berth | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | EAA | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | National Champions[14][15] | — | |||
| 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[16] | — | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | — | — | |||||||||||
