Jim Butterfield (American football)
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| Biographical details | |
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| 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) | |
Phillip James Butterfield Jr. (November 30, 1927 – November 26, 2002) was an
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
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
College
| 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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