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Jim Butterfield (American football)

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Jim Butterfield
Biographical details
Born(1927-11-30)November 30, 1927
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 2002(2002-11-26) (aged 74)
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1950–1952Maine
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954–1955Arms Academy (MA)
1956–1959Maine (assistant)
1960–1966Colgate (assistant)
1967–1993Ithaca
Head coaching record
Overall206–71–1 (college)
11–4 (high school)
Tournaments21–8 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NCAA Division III (1979, 1988, 1991)
11 ICAC (1974–1975, 1977–1980, 1984–1988)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1997 (profile)

Phillip James Butterfield Jr. (November 30, 1927 – November 26, 2002) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Ithaca College from 1967 to 1993. During his 28 seasons at Ithaca, Butterfield was one of the most successful coaches in the country winning 206 games and three NCAA Division III Football Championships (known as the Stagg Bowl). His teams finished as the runner-up in the Stagg Bowl four times. His total playoff record was 21–8.

After his retirement, Ithaca renamed their football stadium in his honor. Butterfield was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997. He died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in 2002 in Ithaca, New York.[1]

Personal

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Butterfield grew up in Westborough, Massachusetts.[2] He graduated from Westborough High School in 1945 and in 1995 was inducted into the school's hall of fame.[3]

Butterfield's brother, Jack, was a college baseball coach and executive in the New York Yankees organization. His nephew, Brian, is a Major League Baseball coach, who last coached with the Los Angeles Angels.

Head coaching record

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Ithaca Bombers (NCAA College Division independent) (1967–1970)
1967 Ithaca 4–4
1968 Ithaca 3–5
1969 Ithaca 3–5
1970 Ithaca 4–4
1971 Ithaca 5–3
Ithaca Bombers (Independent College Athletic Conference / Empire Athletic Association) (1972–1989)
1972 Ithaca 5–4 2–0 2nd
1973 Ithaca 5–4 2–0 1st
1974 Ithaca 10–1 3–0 1st L NCAA Division III Championship
1975 Ithaca 10–1 4–0 1st L NCAA Division III Championship
1976 Ithaca 6–2–1 2–1–1 3rd
1977 Ithaca 6–3 4–0 1st
1978 Ithaca 9–2 3–0 1st L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1979 Ithaca 11–2 2–0 1st W NCAA Division III Championship
1980 Ithaca 12–1 3–0 1st L NCAA Division III Championship
1981 Ithaca 6–3 2–1 2nd
1982 Ithaca 6–4 1–2 3rd
1983 Ithaca 7–3 1–2 3rd
1984 Ithaca 10–1 3–0 1st
1985 Ithaca 11–2 3–0 1st L NCAA Division III Championship
1986 Ithaca 11–1 3–0 1st L NCAA Division III Seminal
1987 Ithaca 7–3 3–0 1st
1988 Ithaca 13–1 3–0 1st W NCAA Division III Championship
1989 Ithaca 7–3 2–1 2nd
Ithaca Bombers (NCAA Division III independent) (1990–1993)
1990 Ithaca 8–2 L NCAA Division III First Round
1991 Ithaca 12–1 W NCAA Division III Championship
1992 Ithaca 9–2 L NCAA Division III First Round
1993 Ithaca 6–4
Ithaca: 206–71–1 46–7–1
Total: 206–71–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also

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References

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  1. ^ UM great, Ithaca coach Jim Butterfield is dead
  2. ^ The view from Ithaca one year later
  3. ^ "Westborough High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees". Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
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