Brockport Golden Eagles football

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.

Brockport Golden Eagles
Athletic directorErick Hart
Head coachJason Mangone
11th season, 81–31 (.723)
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

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.[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
2000IIIRocco Salomone8–12000 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second RoundSpringfield613Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
20019–22001 NCAA Division III Playoffs First RoundRowan1740Glassboro, New Jersey
20029–22002 NCAA Division III Playoffs First RoundSpringfield160Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
10–22002 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second RoundRowan1512Glassboro, New Jersey
10–32002 NCAA Division III Playoffs QuarterfinalsJohn Carroll1016Rochester, New York
20039–22003 NCAA Division III Playoffs First RoundIthaca914Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
2017Jason Mangone11–02017 NCAA Division III Playoffs First RoundPlymouth State660
12–02017 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second RoundWesley4928
13–02017 NCAA Division III Playoffs QuarterfinalsDelaware Valley3128Doylestown, Pennsylvania
13–12017 NCAA Division III Playoffs SemifinalsMary Hardin–Baylor024Belton, Texas
201811–02018 NCAA Division III Playoffs First RoundFramingham State4027Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
11–12018 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second RoundRPI1321
20199–22019 NCAA Division III Playoffs First RoundWestern New England3328Springfield, MA
9–32019 NCAA Division III Playoffs Second RoundMuhlenberg042Allentown, Pennsylvania
Total NCAA Playoff Games 14
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
  • Brockport Head Coach Jason Mangone
  • Brockport Head Coach Jason Mangone
ECAC Bowl Games
Year Coach Record Box Score Opponent PF PA Location
1993Ed Matejkovic7–4—Maine Maritime2028Ritchie Field
2008Rocco Salomone7–4—Hartwick7068Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
2013Jason Mangone8–3[4]Waynesburg1912
20167–4[5]Washington & Jefferson3138Franklin Field
20218–3[6]207Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium
20227–3—Westminster (PA)Canceled[3]
20238–3[7]Carnegie Mellon737Gesling Stadium

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

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
GamesWinLossTiePct. GamesWinLossTiePct.Standing
2004IIIACFC10640.6005320.6003rdRocco Salomone
200510550.5005410.8003rd
200610460.4004220.500T–4th
200710550.5004220.5003rd
2008NJAC11740.6369630.667T–4th
200910460.4009360.333T–6th
201010280.2009270.222T–8th
201110370.3009360.333T–7th
201210640.6008440.5005th
201311830.7277610.8571stJason Mangone
2014Empire 810550.5008350.3756th
201510550.5008350.3757th
201611740.6368620.7503rd
2017141310.92977001.0001st
2018121110.91777001.0001st
201912930.7506510.8331st
202111830.7276420.667T–2nd
2022[lower-alpha 1]10730.7276420.6672nd
202311830.7276510.6672nd
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

Conference championships
Year Conference Coach Overall Record Conference Record
2013NJACJason Mangone8–36–1
2017Empire 813–17–0
201811–17–0
20199–35–1
Total conference championships 4

References
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  2. "Brockport Wins Clayton Chapman Bowl over W&J". ECAC. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. "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
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