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Brockport Golden Eagles football

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Brockport Golden Eagles
Athletic directorErick Hart
Head coachJason Mangone
11th season, 83–32 (.722)
StadiumEunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
Field surfaceArtificial
LocationBrockport, New York
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceEmpire 8
Bowl record3–3 (.500)
Conference titles4
Division titles1
Consensus All-Americans53
ColorsGreen and Gold
   
WebsiteGoBrockport.com
For information on all State University of New York at Brockport sports, see Brockport Golden Eagles

The Brockport Golden Eagles football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the State University of New York at Brockport located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes in NCAA Division III and are members of the Empire 8. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium in Brockport, New York. The Golden Eagles are coached by Jason Mangone.[1] Brockport participates yearly in the Courage Bowl.

History

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Brockport Golden Eagles football began in 1947 after the end of WWII, when veterans returning from the war began to attend the college on the GI Bill. Many of these young people had gone off to the war right after high school or during high school and wanted to have a true college experience complete with athletic teams. The first football team included center Louis F. Avino, who also came up with the team's Golden Eagles mascot. The team was led by Bob Boozer who went on to a long career as an educator and coach at Brockport, the athletic field at Special Olympic Stadium was named Bob Boozer Field in his honor in 2006. The original locker room was a cold room located under the stairwell in Heartwell Hall. Brockport made it to the NCAA Division III postseason for the first time in school history in 2000 and went four consecutive times under head coach Rocco Salomone's lead. In 2002, Brockport made it all the way to the NCAA quarterfinals before losing to John Carroll in overtime. After a 15 year drought, the Golden Eagles qualified for the 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs following an undefeated regular season. In 2018, the Golden Eagles would once again go undefeated in the regular season and qualify for the 2018 NCAA Division III Playoffs. In 2019, the Golden Eagles would once again find their way to the 2019 NCAA Division III Playoffs with a win against Western New England in the first round. They would advance to play Muhlenberg in the second round, which they would lose. In 2021, the Golden Eagles earned a ECAC bowl bid to play in the ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl.[2] They played Washington & Jefferson on November 20, 2021. They came away from the game with a 20–7 victory. In 2022, the Golden Eagles earned another ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl bid, however it would later be canceled due to inclement weather in the area.[3] In 2023, the Golden Eagles earned their third straight ECAC Bowl bid, this time playing in the ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl losing against Carnegie Mellon.

History in the NCAA Division III Playoffs
Year NCAA Division Coach Record Playoffs Opponent PF PA Location
2000 III Rocco Salomone 8–1 2000 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round Springfield 6 13 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
2001 9–2 2001 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Rowan 17 40 Glassboro, New Jersey
2002 9–2 2002 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Springfield 16 0 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
10–2 2002 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round Rowan 15 12 Glassboro, New Jersey
10–3 2002 NCAA Division III Playoffs Quarterfinals John Carroll 10 16 Rochester, New York
2003 9–2 2003 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Ithaca 9 14 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
2017 Jason Mangone 11–0 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Plymouth State 66 0
12–0 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round Wesley 49 28
13–0 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs Quarterfinals Delaware Valley 31 28 Doylestown, Pennsylvania
13–1 2017 NCAA Division III Playoffs Semifinals Mary Hardin–Baylor 0 24 Belton, Texas
2018 11–0 2018 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Framingham State 40 27 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
11–1 2018 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round RPI 13 21
2019 9–2 2019 NCAA Division III Playoffs First Round Western New England 33 28 Springfield, MA
9–3 2019 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second Round Muhlenberg 0 42 Allentown, Pennsylvania
Total NCAA Playoff Games 14
ECAC Bowl Games
Year Coach Record Box Score Opponent PF PA Location
1993 Ed Matejkovic 7–4 Maine Maritime 20 28 Ritchie Field
2008 Rocco Salomone 7–4 Hartwick 70 68 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
2013 Jason Mangone 8–3 [4] Waynesburg 19 12
2016 7–4 [5] Washington & Jefferson 31 38 Franklin Field
2021 8–3 [6] 20 7 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
2022 7–3 Westminster (PA) Canceled[3]
2023 8–3 [7] Carnegie Mellon 7 37 Gesling Stadium

Notable former players

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Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results

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Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 college football season
NCAA Division III Playoff Berth Bowl Game Berth Conference Champions Division Champions Undefeated Season
Year NCAA Division Conference Overall Conference Coach
Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Games Win Loss Tie Pct. Standing
2004 III ACFC 10 6 4 0 .600 5 3 2 0 .600 3rd Rocco Salomone
2005 10 5 5 0 .500 5 4 1 0 .800 3rd
2006 10 4 6 0 .400 4 2 2 0 .500 T–4th
2007 10 5 5 0 .500 4 2 2 0 .500 3rd
2008 NJAC 11 7 4 0 .636 9 6 3 0 .667 T–4th
2009 10 4 6 0 .400 9 3 6 0 .333 T–6th
2010 10 2 8 0 .200 9 2 7 0 .222 T–8th
2011 10 3 7 0 .300 9 3 6 0 .333 T–7th
2012 10 6 4 0 .600 8 4 4 0 .500 5th
2013 11 8 3 0 .727 7 6 1 0 .857 1st Jason Mangone
2014 Empire 8 10 5 5 0 .500 8 3 5 0 .375 6th
2015 10 5 5 0 .500 8 3 5 0 .375 7th
2016 11 7 4 0 .636 8 6 2 0 .750 3rd
2017 14 13 1 0 .929 7 7 0 0 1.000 1st
2018 12 11 1 0 .917 7 7 0 0 1.000 1st
2019 12 9 3 0 .750 6 5 1 0 .833 1st
2021 11 8 3 0 .727 6 4 2 0 .667 T–2nd
2022[a] 10 7 3 0 .727 6 4 2 0 .667 2nd
2023 11 8 3 0 .727 6 5 1 0 .667 2nd
Totals 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000
  1. ^ The ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl would be canceled due to inclement weather in the area.[3]

Championships

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Conference championships

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Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
2013 NJAC Jason Mangone 8–3 6–1
2017 Empire 8 13–1 7–0
2018 11–1 7–0
2019 9–3 5–1
Total conference championships 4

References

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  1. ^ "Brockport State Golden Eagles". d3football.com. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Brockport Wins Clayton Chapman Bowl over W&J". ECAC. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "The Clayton Chapman Bowl Between Westminster College and SUNY Brockport Canceled Due To Extreme Winter Conditions". ECAC. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ ECAC Northwest Bowl Box Score vs. Waynesburg
  5. ^ ECAC Presidents Bowl Box Score vs. Washington & Jefferson
  6. ^ ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl Box Score vs. Washington & Jefferson
  7. ^ ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Box Score vs. Carnegie Mellon
  8. ^ "Bob Casullo". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  9. ^ "Mike Jones". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "Josh Warner". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "Jay Johnson". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  12. ^ "Justus Galac". Pro Football History. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  13. ^ "Scott Kaniecki". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  14. ^ "Jordan Hogan". Pro Football History. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  • "Yockel, Joseph. "The Birth of Brockport Football: The Robert Ellsworth Boozer Years", The Spectrum: A Scholars Day Journal, Volume 1 Article 11, 2012
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