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ITHACA COLLEGE Utica College
2008 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
Sept. 6 at Becker 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 13 at Husson 1 p.m.
Sept. 20 Rensselaer 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 at Springfield l 2 p.m.
Oct. 11 Mount Ida 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 18 Alfred l 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 25 Ithaca l 1 p.m.
Nov. 1 St. John Fisher l 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 8 Norwich l 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 15 at Hartwick l 1 p.m.
l Empire 8 game
72 Football 2008
BLAISE FAGGIANO
HEAD COACH
PIONEER FACTS
Location: Utica, N.Y.
Founded: 1946
Enrollment: 2,429
President: Todd S. Hutton
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Navy Blue and Burnt Orange
Affiliation: NCAA Division III
Conference: Empire 8
Stadium (Capacity): Gaetano Stadium (1,200)
Surface: Field turf
Head Coach: Blaise Faggiano (Ithaca ’93)
Phone: (315) 792-3713
Record at Utica: First year
Career Record: Same
Assistant Coaches:
Keith Cherney (Stony Brook ’05), wide receivers
Dave Clausen (Hamilton ‘98), quarterbacks
Jake DerCola (Brockport ‘08), running backs
Curt Fitzpatrick (St. John Fisher 04), off. coordinator
Justin Higgins (Ithaca), linebackers
Andrew Massoud (St. John Fisher ‘04), JV coach
Frank Palmisano (Daemen ’75), tight ends
George Penree (St. John fisher ‘03), offensive line
Will Pluff (Utica ’06), linebackers
Greg Pyszczynski (St. John Fisher ‘07), defensive line
Keith Scranton (Brockport), special teams
Mike Zegarelli (Findlay ’77), linebackers
Basic Offense: Spread
Basic Defense: 4-2-5
Letter Winners Returning: 32 (13 off., 17 def., 2 spec.)
Letter Winners Lost: 24 (11 off., 12 def., 1 spec.)
Starters Returning: 12 (6 off., 6 def.)
Starters Lost: 10 (5 off., 5 def.)
Game 7
October 25, 2008
1 p.m.
Butterfield Stadium
Captains: Vinson Jones, Eric Kahl, Jim Pincher,
Mike Zappetti
Athletic Director: Jim Spartano
SID: Gil Burgmaster
Phone: (315) 792-3772
Fax: (315) 792-3818
E-mail: gburgma@utica.edu
Web: www.utica.edu/athletics/
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
Cody Elliot, WR
Vinson Jones, DE
Eric Kahl, LB
KEY LOSSES
Alex Conlon, RB
Marcus Maroney, DB
James Proniewych, WR
SERIES RECORD
2001 W 66-0 H
2002 W 13-0 A
2003 W 49-0 H
2004 W 52-14 H
2005 W 37-0 A
2006 W 33-7 H
2007 W 44-7 A
SERIES NOTES
Record: Ithaca leads 7-0
Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 4-0
Games at Utica: Ithaca leads 3-0
Series Streak: Ithaca, seven games
Consecutive Years Played: Seven, 2001-present
2007 RESULTS (3-7, 1-5 E8)
Opponent W-L UC-Opp
Becker W 41-22
Husson L 3-10
at Rensselaer L 0-24
Springfield l L 12-49
at Mount Ida W 29-27
at Alfred l L 7-35
Ithaca l L 7-44
at St. John Fisher l L 0-38
at Norwich l W 30-6
Hartwick l L OT 70-72
l Empire 8 game