Football looks to continue upward momentum from last season
The Ithaca College football team is looking to maintain its success from 2017 headed into the new season.
The Ithaca College football team is looking to maintain its success from 2017 headed into the new season.
On this week’s episode, Samantha Cavalli and Nick Friend talked with senior football players Kenny Bradley and Jordan Schemm about playing in their last Cortaca game in a Bomber uniform and the football team’s playoff situation in the Liberty League.
Both the Ithaca College and the SUNY Cortland football teams are coming into the 59th annual Cortaca Jug game with a 6–3 record.
Senior defensive end Ryan Moody and fullback Brad Helmkamp have made the change to defensive linemen this season.
After former head coach Mike Welch retired after 23 seasons, the football team will be lead by a new coaching staff for the 2017 season.
During his 23 years as head coach, Welch has accumulated a 169–78 overall record with eight NCAA playoff appearances.
Ithaca College junior Quinn Ferguson decided in the spring to walk onto the Ithaca College football team. He has not played in a game since his senior year of high school.
The football team looks beyond its sixth consecutive Cortaca jug loss and aims for a win this season to honor head coach Mike Welch’s last season.
The Ithaca College football team’s defense is ranked 50th in the country and has been a stigma for the squad this season.
On Oct. 17, the football team fell to 4–2 on the season after its 27–17 loss to SUNY Brockport at Butterfield Stadium.
The football team defeated Alfred University by a final score of 38–18 at Butterfield Stadium to stay undefeated at 3–0 on the season.
The football team defeated the Hobart Statesmen 24–6 in a turnover heavy contest at Butterfield Stadium.