1991 Ithaca Bombers football team

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]

1991 Ithaca Bombers football
NCAA Division III champion
Stagg Bowl, W 34–20 vs. Dayton
Conference	Independent
Record	12–1
Head coach	Jim Butterfield (25th season)
Home stadium	South Hill Field
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 NCAA Division III independents football records
v t e	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 team played its home games at South Hill Field in Ithaca, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	St. Lawrence	South Hill Field Ithaca, NY	W 45–7	4,356	^[2]
September 21	Albany State	South Hill Field Ithaca, NY	W 38–7		^[3]
September 28	at Alfred	Alfred, NY	W 31–8		^[4]
October 5	at Springfield (MA)	Springfield, MA	L 10–14		^[5]
October 12	American International	South Hill Field Ithaca, NY	W 23–20
October 19	Buffalo	South Hill Field Ithaca, NY	W 50–0
October 26	at Buffalo State	Buffalo, NY	W 41–23
November 9	SUNY Cortland	South Hill Field Ithaca, NY	W 23–14
November 16	at Brockport	Brockport, NY	W 52–0
November 23	Glassboro State	South Hill Field Ithaca, NY (NCAA Division III first round)	W 31–10		^[6]
November 30	Union (NY)	South Hill Field Ithaca, NY (NCAA Division III quarterfinal)	W 35–23		^[7]
December 7	at Susquehanna	Selinsgrove, PA (NCAA Division III semifinal)	W 49–13		^[8]
December 14	vs. Dayton	Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, FL (Stagg Bowl)	W 34–20	5,469	^[9]^[10]^[11]
Homecoming

References

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.