The Brockport Golden Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the State University of New York at Brockport located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes in NCAA Division III and are members of the Empire 8. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium in Brockport, New York. The Golden Eagles are coached by Jason Mangone. Brockport participates yearly in the Courage Bowl.

History Brockport Golden Eagles football began in 1947 after the end of WWII, when veterans returning from the war began to attend the college on the GI Bill. Many of these young people had gone off to the war right after high school or during high school and wanted to have a true college experience complete with athletic teams. The first football team included center Louis F. Avino, who also came up with the team's Golden Eagles mascot. The team was led by Bob Boozer who went on to a long career as an educator and coach at Brockport, the athletic field at Special Olympic Stadium was named Bob Boozer Field in his honor in 2006. The original locker room was a cold room located under the stairwell in Heartwell Hall. Brockport made it to the NCAA Division III postseason for the first time in school history in 2000 and went four consecutive times under head coach Rocco Salomone's lead. In 2002, Brockport made it all the way to the NCAA quarterfinals before losing to John Carroll in overtime. After a 15 year drought, the Golden Eagles qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs following an undefeated regular season. In 2018, the Golden Eagles would once again go undefeated in the regular season and qualify for the 2018 NCAA Division III Playoffs. In 2019, the Golden Eagles would once again find their way to the 2019 NCAA Division III Playoffs with a win against Western New England in the first round. They would advance to play Muhlenberg in the second round, which they would lose. In 2021, the Golden Eagles earned a ECAC bowl bid to play in the ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl. They played Washington & Jefferson on November 20, 2021. They came away from the game with a 20–7 victory. In 2022, the Golden Eagles earned another ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl bid, however it would later be canceled due to inclement weather in the area. In 2023, the Golden Eagles earned their third straight ECAC Bowl bid, this time playing in the ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl losing against Carnegie Mellon.

+History in the NCAA Division III Playoffs Year NCAA Division Coach Record Playoffs Opponent PF PA Location 2000 III Rocco Salomone 8–1 2000 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round Springfield 6 13 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium 2001 9–2 2001 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Rowan 17 40 Glassboro, New Jersey2002 9–2 2002 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Springfield 16 0 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium 10–2 2002 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round Rowan 15 12 Glassboro, New Jersey 10–3 2002 NCAA Division III Playoffs Quarterfinals John Carroll 10 16 Rochester, New York 2003 9–2 2003 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Ithaca 9 14 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium2017 Jason Mangone 11–0 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Plymouth State 66 0 12–0 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round Wesley 49 28 13–0 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs Quarterfinals Delaware Valley 31 28 Doylestown, Pennsylvania 13–1 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs Semifinals Mary Hardin–Baylor 0 24 Belton, Texas2018 11–0 2018 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Framingham State 40 27 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium 11–1 2018 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round RPI 13 212019 9–2 2019 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Western New England 33 28 Springfield, MA 9–3 2019 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round Muhlenberg 0 42 Allentown, Pennsylvania Total NCAA Playoff Games 14

+ECAC Bowl Games Year Coach Record Box Score Opponent PF PA Location 1993 Ed Matejkovic 7–4 — Maine Maritime 20 28 Ritchie Field 2008 Rocco Salomone 7–4 — Hartwick 70 68 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium 2013 Jason Mangone 8–3 ECAC Northwest Bowl Box Score vs. Waynesburg Waynesburg 19 12 2016 7–4 ECAC Presidents Bowl Box Score vs. Washington & Jefferson Washington & Jefferson 31 38 Franklin Field 2021 8–3 ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl Box Score vs. Washington & Jefferson 20 7 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium 2022 7–3 — Westminster (PA) Canceled 2023 8–3 ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Box Score vs. Carnegie Mellon Carnegie Mellon 7 37 Gesling Stadium 2024 8–3 ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl Box Score vs. Rochester Rochester 42 23 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium 2025 7–4 ECAC Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Bowl Box Score vs. Geneva Geneva 46 10

Notable former players Notable alumni include:

Bob Casullo, assistant coach, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000–2008) Mike Jones, linebacker, Buffalo Bills (1987) Josh Warner, center, Chicago Bears (2002–2003) Jay Johnson, linebacker, Rhein Fire (2003) Courtlan Green, Wide Receiver, Defensive Back Rochester Brigade (AF2) (2001) Justus Galac, strength and conditioning coach, New York Jets (2012–2020) Scott Kaniecki, defensive assistant, Cleveland Browns (2018) Jordan Hogan, coaching assistant, Arizona Cardinals (2021)

Year-by-year results Statistics correct as of the end of the 2025 college football season

NCAA Division III playoff berthBowl game berthConference championDivision championUndefeated season

YearNCAA DivisionConferenceOverallConferenceCoach Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Standing 2004 III ACFC 10 6 4 0 5 3 2 0 3rd Rocco Salomone 2005 10 5 5 0 5 4 1 0 3rd 2006 10 4 6 0 4 2 2 0 T–4th 2007 10 5 5 0 4 2 2 0 3rd 2008 NJAC 11 7 4 0 9 6 3 0 T–4th 2009 10 4 6 0 9 3 6 0 T–6th 2010 10 2 8 0 9 2 7 0 T–8th 2011 10 3 7 0 9 3 6 0 T–7th 2012 10 6 4 0 8 4 4 0 5th 2013 11 8 3 0 7 6 1 0 1st Jason Mangone 2014 Empire 8 10 5 5 0 8 3 5 0 6th 2015 10 5 5 0 8 3 5 0 7th 2016 11 7 4 0 8 6 2 0 3rd 2017 14 13 1 0 7 7 0 0 1st 2018 12 11 1 0 7 7 0 0 1.000 1st 2019 12 9 3 0 6 5 1 0 1st 2021 11 8 3 0 6 4 2 0 T–2nd2022 10 7 3 0 6 4 2 0 2nd 2023 11 8 3 0 6 5 1 0 2nd 2024 11 8 3 0 7 5 2 0 T–2nd 2025 11 7 4 0 7 4 3 0 4th Totals 225 138 87 0 145 88 57 0

Championships Conference championships Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record 2013 NJAC Jason Mangone 8–3 6–1 2017 Empire 8 13–1 7–0 2018 11–1 7–0 2019 9–3 5–1 Total conference championships 4

References

"Yockel, Joseph. "The Birth of Brockport Football: The Robert Ellsworth Boozer Years", The Spectrum: A Scholars Day Journal, Volume 1 Article 11, 2012

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