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.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 30, 1927 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 2002 (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) | |
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
editButterfield 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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edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ UM great, Ithaca coach Jim Butterfield is dead
- ^ The view from Ithaca one year later
- ^ "Westborough High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees". Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
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