| Brockport Golden Eagles | |
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| First season | 1947; 78 years ago (1947) |
| Athletic director | Erick Hart |
| Head coach | Jason Mangone 11th season, 83–32 (.722) |
| Stadium | Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium (capacity: 10,000) |
| Field surface | Artificial |
| Location | Brockport, New York |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | Empire 8 |
| Bowl record | 3–3 (.500) |
| Conference titles | 4 |
| Division titles | 1 |
| Consensus All-Americans | 53 |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Website | GoBrockport.com |
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. Brockport participates yearly in the Courage Bowl.
History
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. 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. 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.
| Year | NCAA Division | Coach | Record | Playoffs | Opponent | PF | PA | Location |
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| 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 | |||||||
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
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Brockport Head Coach Jason Mangone
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Brockport Head Coach Jason Mangone
| Year | Coach | Record | Box Score | Opponent | PF | PA | Location |
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| 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 | Waynesburg | 19 | 12 | ||
| 2016 | 7–4 | Washington & Jefferson | 31 | 38 | Franklin Field | ||
| 2021 | 8–3 | 20 | 7 | Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium | |||
| 2022 | 7–3 | — | Westminster (PA) | Canceled | |||
| 2023 | 8–3 | Carnegie Mellon | 7 | 37 | Gesling Stadium | ||
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
- Bob Casullo, assistant coach, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000–2008)
- Mike Jones, linebacker, Buffalo Bills (1987)
- Josh Warner, center, Chicago Bears (2002–2003)
- Jay Johnson, linebacker, Rhein Fire (2003)
- Courtlan Green, Wide Receiver, Defensive Back Rochester Brigade (AF2) (2001)
- Justus Galac, strength and conditioning coach, New York Jets (2012–2020)
- Scott Kaniecki, defensive assistant, Cleveland Browns (2018)
- Jordan Hogan, coaching assistant, Arizona Cardinals (2021)
Year-by-year results
- 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 | 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 | ||||
- The ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl would be canceled due to inclement weather in the area.
Championships
Conference championships
| 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
- "Brockport State Golden Eagles". d3football.com. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- "Brockport Wins Clayton Chapman Bowl over W&J". ECAC. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "The Clayton Chapman Bowl Between Westminster College and SUNY Brockport Canceled Due To Extreme Winter Conditions". ECAC. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ECAC Northwest Bowl Box Score vs. Waynesburg
- ECAC Presidents Bowl Box Score vs. Washington & Jefferson
- ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl Box Score vs. Washington & Jefferson
- ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl Box Score vs. Carnegie Mellon
- "Bob Casullo". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- "Mike Jones". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- "Josh Warner". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- "Jay Johnson". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- "Justus Galac". Pro Football History. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- "Scott Kaniecki". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- "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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