Cortland Red Dragons football
The Cortland Red Dragons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the State University of New York at Cortland. The team competes in the NCAA Division III, and is a member of the Empire 8. The team plays its home games at SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex in Cortland, New York. The Red Dragons are led by Curt Fitzpatrick, who has served as head coach since 2020.[2]
- For information on all State University of New York at Cortland sports, see Cortland Red Dragons
| Cortland Red Dragons football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1893 |
| Athletic director | Mike Urtz |
| Head coach | Curt Fitzpatrick 2nd season, 11–1 (.917) |
| Stadium | SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex (capacity: 6,500) |
| Field surface | A-Turf |
| Location | Cortland, New York |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | Empire 8 |
| Bowl record | 3–4 (.429) |
| Playoff appearances | 4 |
| Playoff record | 4–4 |
| Conference titles | 8 |
| Rivalries | Ithaca Bombers (rivalry) |
| Colors | Red and white[1] |
| Website | cortlandreddragons.com |
Year-by-year results
- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012–13 college football season
| NCAA Division III Playoff Berth | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Undefeated Season |
| Year | NCAA Division | Conference | Conference Division | Overall | Conference | Coach | Final Ranking | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Standing | ||||||
| 2007 | III | NJAC | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | N/A | Dan MacNeill | - |
| 2008 | III | NJAC | N/A | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Dan MacNeill | - |
| 2009 | III | NJAC | N/A | 11 | 0 (7)* | 4 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 (7)* | 2 | 0 | .000 | 3rd | Dan MacNeill | - |
| 2010 | III | NJAC | N/A | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | T-1st | Dan MacNeill | - |
| 2011 | III | NJAC | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | T-2nd | Dan MacNeill | - |
| 2012 | III | NJAC | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Dan MacNeill | - |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||||
* All seven wins from the 2009 season were later vacated by the NCAA.
Rivalries
Ithaca Bombers
Notable former players
- Scott Israel (BA, 1977), quarterback, former sheriff of Broward County, Florida, current police chief of Opa-locka, Florida.[3]
- Jake Ceresna (2016), NFL & CFL defensive end
- Kevin James, actor and comedian
- Ryan McCarthy (2002), head football coach at Central Connecticut University
- John Moiseichik (1946), professional basketball player in the National Basketball League
- Craig Peterson (2010), American football placekicker in the Indoor Football League
- Dan Pitcher (2011), NFL coach
- R-Kal Truluck (1997), NFL defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, and Arizona Cardinals
References
- SUNY Cortland Athletics Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- "Cortland State Red Dragons". d3football.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- Swisher, Skyler. "Sheriff Scott Israel: Career defined by controversy and fury over failures during Parkland shooting". Sun-Sentinel.
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