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1991 Ithaca Bombers football team

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1991 Ithaca Bombers football
NCAA Division III champion
Stagg Bowl, W 34–20 vs. Dayton
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSouth Hill Field
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dayton ^   –   13 – 1 – 0
Ithaca ^   –   12 – 1 – 0
Union (NY) ^   –   10 – 1 – 0
Buffalo State   –   9 – 2 – 0
Wesley   –   9 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   8 – 2 – 0
Ferrum   –   7 – 2 – 0
Alfred   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cortland   –   7 – 3 – 0
Frostburg State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Maryville (TN)   –   7 – 3 – 0
San Diego   –   7 – 3 – 0
Coast Guard   –   6 – 3 – 0
Aurora   –   5 – 3 – 1
Georgetown   –   6 – 4 – 0
Mercyhurst   –   5 – 4 – 0
UAB   –   4 – 3 – 2
Albany   –   5 – 5 – 0
Brockport   –   5 – 5 – 0
Catholic University   –   5 – 5 – 0
Saint Peter's   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wagner   –   5 – 5 – 0
Davidson   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 6 – 0
Colorado College   –   3 – 6 – 0
Buffalo   –   3 – 7 – 0
Charleston Southern   –   3 – 7 – 0
Quincy   –   3 – 7 – 0
Canisius   –   2 – 7 – 0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham   –   2 – 7 – 0
Menlo   –   2 – 7 – 0
Methodist   –   2 – 8 – 0
Norwich   –   2 – 8 – 0
Salisbury State   –   1 – 9 – 0
Western Connecticut State   –   1 – 9 – 0
Duquesne   –   0 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1991 Ithaca Bombers football team represented Ithaca College as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division III football season. In their 22nd season under head coach Jim Butterfield, the Bombers compiled a 12–1 record. The team's only loss was to Division II Springfield. The team participated in the NCAA Division III playoffs, defeating Glassboro State in the first round, Union in the quarterfinals, Susquehanna in the semifinals, and Dayton in the Stagg Bowl to win the Division III national championship.[1]

The team played its home games at South Hill Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14St. Lawrence
W 45–74,356[2]
September 21Albany Statedagger
  • South Hill Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 38–7[3]
September 28at AlfredAlfred, NYW 31–8[4]
October 5at Springfield (MA)Springfield, MAL 10–14[5]
October 12American International
  • South Hill Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 23–20
October 19Buffalo
  • South Hill Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 50–0
October 26at Buffalo StateBuffalo, NYW 41–23
November 9SUNY Cortland
  • South Hill Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 23–14
November 16at BrockportBrockport, NYW 52–0
November 23Glassboro State
  • South Hill Field
  • Ithaca, NY (NCAA Division III first round)
W 31–10[6]
November 30Union (NY)
  • South Hill Field
  • Ithaca, NY (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)
W 35–23[7]
December 7at SusquehannaSelinsgrove, PA (NCAA Division III semifinal)W 49–13[8]
December 14vs. Dayton
W 34–205,469[9][10][11]
  • daggerHomecoming

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "1991 Football Schedule". Ithaca College. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Tom Fleischman (September 16, 1991). "Bombers bash Saints". The Ithaca Journal. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Tom Fleischman (September 23, 1991). "Bombers bash Danes at Homecoming". The Ithaca Journal. pp. 1A, 2A.
  4. ^ Tom Fleischman (September 30, 1991). "Unbeaten bombers take to the air to ground Alfred". The Ithaca Journal. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Tom Fleischman (October 7, 1991). "Chiefs rough up Bombers". The Ithaca Journal. p. 1B, 3B.
  6. ^ Tom Fleischman (November 24, 1991). "Ithaca figures out how to win, 31-10". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Tom Fleischman (December 1, 1991). "Ithaca handles Union, 35-23". Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 1E, 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ithaca's bombers too much for SU". The Daily Item. December 8, 1991. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Tom Fleischman (December 15, 1991). "Ithaca wins Div. III title". Democrat and Chronicle. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Scott Peterson (December 15, 1991). "Ithaca Beats Dayton and Captures Title". The New York Times. p. VIII-4.
  11. ^ Austin Murphy (December 23, 1991). "The Battle of the Butts: Ithaca Gave Coach 'Butts' His Third Division III Title by Bearting Dayton's Cigar Butts". Sports Illustrated.
  12. ^ "Jeff Wittman". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
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