Jim Butterfield (American football)

American football player and coach (1927–2002)

Jim Butterfield

Biographical details
Born| (1927-11-30)November 30, 1927
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Died| November 26, 2002(2002-11-26) (aged 74)
Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1950–1952| Maine
Position(s)| Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1954–1955| Arms Academy (MA)
1956–1959| Maine (assistant)
1960–1966| Colgate (assistant)
1967–1993| Ithaca
Head coaching record
Overall| 206–71–1 (college)
11–4 (high school)
Tournaments| 21–8 (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

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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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* List of college football coaches with 200 wins

## 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

## External links

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* Jim Butterfield at the College Football Hall of Fame

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Ithaca Bombers head football coaches

* Leonard Schreck (1930)
* Bucky Freeman (1931–1942)
* No team (1943–1945)
* Bucky Freeman (1946)
* Pete Hatch (1947–1950)
* Joseph Hamilton (1951–1955)
* Art Orloske (1956–1957)
* Richard S. Lyon (1958–1966)
* Jim Butterfield (1967–1993)
* Mike Welch (1994–2016)
* Dan Swanstrom (2017–2019)
* No team (2020)
* Dan Swanstrom (2021)
* Michael Toerper (2022– )

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1991 Ithaca Bombers football—NCAA Division III national champions

* Blaise Faggiano
* Jeff Wittman

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* Assistant coaches: Bill George
* Mike Welch

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