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Ithaca Bombers football
Ithaca Bombers football
First season	1930; 95 years ago
Athletic director	Susan Bassett
Head coach	Michael Toerper ; 3rd season, 22–6 (.786)
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)
Colors	Blue, gray, and gold;
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

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	Art Orloske				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	Michael Toerper											—	—

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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