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Cortland Red Dragons football

{{Short description|American football team of SUNY Cortland}}

{{For|information on all State University of New York at Cortland sports|Cortland Red Dragons}}

{{Infobox college football team

| CurrentSeason =

| TeamName = Cortland Red Dragons football

| Image = Cortland_Red_Dragons_wordmark.svg

| ImageSize = 200

| FirstYear = {{start date and age|1893}}

| AthleticDirector = Mike Urtz

| HeadCoach = Tom Blumenauer

| HeadCoachYear = 1st

| HCWins = 0

| HCLosses = 0

| Stadium = James J. Grady '50, M '61 Field at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex (Grady Field)

| StadCapacity = 6,500

| StadSurface = A-Turf

| Location = Cortland, New York

| NCAAdivision = III

| Conference = Empire 8

| ATWins =

| ATLosses =

| ATTies =

| BowlWins = 5

| BowlLosses = 8

| PlayoffApps = 12

| Playoffs = 11–10

| NatlTitles = 1 (2023)

| ConfTitles = 8

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| AllAmericans =

| uniform =

| FightSong =

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| Rivalries = Ithaca Bombers (rivalry)

| WebsiteName = cortlandreddragons.com

| WebsiteURL = https://www.cortlandreddragons.com/sports/football

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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 James J. Grady '50, M '61 Field at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex or Grady Field for short in Cortland, New York. The Red Dragons are led by Curt Fitzpatrick, who has served as head coach since 2020.{{cite web| title=Cortland State Red Dragons|publisher=d3football.com |url=http://www.d3football.com/teams/Cortland_State/index|access-date=2013-07-28}} The Red Dragons won their first NCAA Division III national championship in 2023.

Year-by-year results

:Statistics correct as of the end of the 2012–13 college football season

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|bgcolor="#F2F5AC"|NCAA Division III playoff berth

|bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Conference champion

|bgcolor="#D0E7FF"|Division champion

|bgcolor="#EBA4A4"|Undefeated season

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rowspan=2|Year

! rowspan=2|NCAA Division

! rowspan=2|Conference

! rowspan=2|Conference division

! colspan="5"|Overall

! colspan="6"|Conference

! rowspan=2|Coach

! rowspan=2|Final ranking

GamesWinLossTiePct.

! Games

WinLossTiePct.Standing
2007 Cortland Red Dragons football team|2007IIINJACN/A11830.7277610.857N/ADan MacNeill-
2008 Cortland Red Dragons football team|2008IIINJACN/Abgcolor="#DDFFDD"|13bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|11bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|2bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|0bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|.846bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|9bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|9bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|0bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|0bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1.000bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1stbgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Dan MacNeillbgcolor="#DDFFDD"
2009 Cortland Red Dragons football team|2009IIINJACN/A110 (7)*40.00090 (7)*20.0003rdDan MacNeill-
2010 Cortland Red Dragons football team|2010IIINJACN/Abgcolor="#DDFFDD"|12bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|10bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|2bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|0bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|.833bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|9bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|8bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|0bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|.889bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|T-1stbgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Dan MacNeillbgcolor="#DDFFDD"
2011 Cortland Red Dragons football team|2011IIINJACN/A11920.8189720.778T-2ndDan MacNeill-
2012 Cortland Red Dragons football team|2012IIINJACN/Abgcolor="#DDFFDD"|11bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|9bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|2bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|0bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|.818bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|7bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|7bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|0bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|0bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1.000bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|1stbgcolor="#DDFFDD"|Dan MacNeillbgcolor="#DDFFDD"
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* All seven wins from the 2009 season were later vacated by the NCAA.

Postseason appearances

=NCAA Division III playoffs=

The Red Dragons have made thirteen appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 13–12 and one national championship.

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| 1988

| First Round
Second Round

| Hofstra
Ithaca

| W, 32–17
L, 17–24

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| 1989

| First Round

| Union (NY)

| L, 14–42

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| 1990

| First Round

| Hofstra

| L, 9–35

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| 1997

| First Round

| TCNJ

| L, 30–34

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| 2005

| First Round

| Hobart

| L, 22–23

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| 2008

| First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals

| Plymouth State
Curry
Mount Union

| W, 31–14
W, 42–0
L, 14–41

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| 2010

| First Round
Second Round

| Endicott
Alfred

| W, 49–35
L, 20–34

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| 2012

| First Round
Second Round

| Framingham State
Wesley

| W, 20–19
L, 6–56

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| 2015

| First Round
Second Round

| Salisbury
Linfield

| W, 45–21
L, 22–38

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| 2021

| First Round
Second Round

| Springfield
RPI

| W, 26–21
L, 14–21

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| 2022

| First Round

| Randolph–Macon

| L, 28–35

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| 2023

| First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Stagg Bowl

| Endicott
Grove City
Alma
Randolph–Macon
North Central (IL)

| W, 23–17
W, 25–24
W, 58–41
W, 49–14
W, 38–37

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| 2024

| Second Round
Third Round

| Endicott
Springfield

| W, 17–9
L, 28–40

Rivalries

=Ithaca Bombers=

{{main|Cortaca Jug}}

Notable former players

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website}}

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