Ithaca Bombers football
First season1930
Athletic directorSusan Bassett
Head coachMichael Toerper
2nd season, 21–3 (.875)
StadiumButterfield Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationIthaca, New York
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceLiberty
Past conferencesEmpire 8
All-time record536–263–11 (.669)
Playoff record31–17
Claimed national titles3
Conference titles21
RivalriesCortland (Cortaca Jug)[1]
ColorsBlue, gray, and gold[2]
     
MascotBomber
Websiteathletics.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

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
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

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
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

[19]

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

  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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  25. ^ "Central is run ragged". The Des Moines Register. December 11, 1988. p. 25. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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  28. ^ "Ithaca College football punches ticket to DIII quarterfinals". WSYR. November 27, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

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