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.
The team's head coach is Brandon Maguire, who took over the position for the 2026 season. He was preceded by Michael Toerper.
Conference affiliations Independent College Athletic Conference (1971–1990; rebranded) Empire Athletic Association (1991–1999; rebranded) Empire 8 (2000–2016) Liberty League (2017–present)
Head coaching history
Year-by-year results National championConference championBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHeadCoachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieIthaca Bombers 1930 1930Leonard SchreckNCAA–– 1 3 1 – – – – — — 1931 1931Bucky 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 1947Pete Hatch 2 3 0 – – – – — — 1948 1948 4 3 0 – – – – — — 1949 1949 4 2 0 – – – – — — 1950 1950 2 5 0 – – – – — — 1951 1951Joseph 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 1956Art OrloskeCollege Division 1 5 0 – – – – — — 1957 1957 2 5 0 – – – – — — 1958 1958Dick 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 – – – – — 1966 1966 4 4 0 – – – – — — 1967 1967Jim Butterfield 4 4 0 – – – – — — 1968 1968 3 5 0 – – – – — — 1969 1969 3 5 0 – – – – — — 1970 1970 4 4 0 – – – – — — 1971 1971ICAC 5 3 0 – – – – — — 1972 1972 5 4 0 – – – – — — 1973 1973Division III 5 4 0 – – – – — — 1974 1974 10 1 0 – – – – National champions— 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— 1980 1980 12 1 0 – – – – National champions— 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— 1986 1986 11 1 0 – – – – Playoff berth— 1987 1987 7 3 0 – – – –— — 1988 1988 13 1 0 – – – –National champions— 1989 1989 7 3 0 – – – –— — 1990 1990 8 2 0 – – – –Playoff berth— 1991 1991EAA 12 1 0 – – – –National champions— 1992 1992 9 2 0 – – – –Playoff berth— 1993 1993 6 4 0 – – – –— — 1994 1994Mike 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 2000Empire 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 0Playoff berth— 2004 2004 9 2 0 1st 5 1 0Conference champions— 2005 2005 8 3 0 1st 6 0 0Playoff berth— 2006 2006 7 3 0 – 4 2 0— — 2007 2007 8 3 0 – 4 2 0Playoff berth— 2008 2008 9 2 0 1st 5 1 0Playoff 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 0Playoff berth— 2014 2014 7 4 0 1st 6 2 0Playoff berth— 2015 2015 4 6 0 – 2 6 0— — 2016 2016 5 5 0 – 4 4 0— — 2017 2017Dan SwanstromLiberty 8 3 0 T-1st 4 1 0Bowl 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 2021Dan SwanstromNCAADivision IIILiberty 8 2 0 – 5 1 0 —— 2022 2022Michael Toerper 12 1 0 1st 6 0 0 Playoff berth— 2023 2023 ——
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