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ITHACA COLLEGE
DAVE MURRAY
HEAD COACH
SAXON FACTS
Location: Alfred, N.Y.
Founded: 1836
Enrollment: 2,000
President: Charles M. Edmondson
Nickname: Saxons
Colors: Purple and Gold
Affiliation: NCAA Division III
Conference: Empire 8
Stadium (Capacity): Merrill Field (5,000)
Surface: Artificial turf
Head Coach: Dave Murray (Springfield ’81)
Phone: (607) 871-2193
Record at Alfred: 10 years, 61-41
Career Record: 19 years, 105-81-1
Assistant Coaches:
Matt Bezio (St. Lawrence ‘07), defensive backs
Chris Fee (St. Lawrence ’07), defensive line
Scott Linn (Albion ’06), running backs
Bob Margeson (South Florida ’81), tight ends
Mike McLaughlin (UMass-Boston), defensive backs
Richard Pucio (Cortland ’94), quarterbacks
Bob Rankl (Ursinus ’99), offensive line
Basic Offense: Multiple I
Basic Defense: 4-3
Letter Winners Returning: 32 (17 off., 15 def.)
Letter Winners Lost: 21 (10 off., 10 def., 1 spec.)
Starters Returning: 11 (5 off., 6 def.)
Starters Lost: 11 (6 off., 5 def.)
Captains: Trevor Bork, Brian Nitsche, Chad Pieri
Athletic Director: Jim Moretti
SID: Mark Whitehouse E-mail: whitehouse@alfred.edu
Phone: (607) 871-2904 Fax: (607) 871-2373
Press Box Phone: (607) 871-2236
Hot Line: (607) 871-2874
Web: www.alfred.edu/athletics/
2008 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
Sept. 6 Ursinus 1 p.m.
Sept. 13 FDU-Florham 1 p.m.
Sept. 20 at St. Lawrence 1 p.m.
Sept. 27 at Springfield l noon
Oct. 4 Norwich l 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 11 at Hartwick l 1 p.m.
Oct. 18 at Utica l 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 1 at Rochester 1 p.m.
Nov. 8 Ithaca l 1 p.m.
Nov. 15 St. John Fisher l 1 p.m.
l Empire 8 game
74 Football 2008
Alfred University
Game 9
November 8, 2008
1 p.m.
Merrill Field
TOP RETURNING PLAYERS
Vinson Hendrix, RB Jared Manzer, WR
Chad Pieri, LB
KEY LOSSES
Paul Keeley, QB Don Miller, DT
Josh Rammacher, SS
SERIES SCORES
1933
1934
1938
1939
1949
1951
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
W
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T
L
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L
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L
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W
W
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W
L
12-7 A
12-6 H
20-20 H
6-18 A
6-0 A
0-33 H
6-41 A
0-41 A
0-26 H
12-46 A
31-13 H
26-6 A
30-0 H
14-8 A
7-14 H
48-26 A
28-8 H
20-0 A
3-3 H
17-8 A
35-0 H
34-12 A
41-23 H
13-17 A
SERIES NOTES
Record: Ithaca leads 33-13
Games at Ithaca: Ithaca leads 18-4-2
Games at Alfred: Ithaca leads 15-9
Series Streak: Ithaca, one game
Consecutive Years Played: Nine, 2000-present
2007 RESULTS (8-3, 4-2 E8)
Opponent W-L AU-Opp
at Thiel W 34-7
St. Lawrence W 49-19
Springfield l W 37-7
at Norwich l W 45-21
Hartwick l W 46-36
Utica l W 35-7
Husson W 53-21
at Hobart L 22-41
at Ithaca l L 18-39
at St. John Fisher l L 25-42
Rochester † W 49-14
l Empire 8 game
† ECAC Northwest bowl
1982 L 7-20 H
1983 W 14-10 A
1984 W 37-0 H
1985 W 42-12 A
1986 W 28-18 H
1987 W 20-18 A
1988 W 27-14 H
1989 L 10-17 A
1990 W 27-14 H
1991 W 31-8 A
1992 W 45-15 H
1993 L 20-30 A
1994 W 13-0 H
1995 L 12-13 A
1996 W 33-3 H
1997 W 52-7 A
2000 W 28-17 A
2001 W 21-14 H
2002 W 33-11 A
2003 W 30-0 H
2004 W 24-0 A
2005 W 28-14 H
2006 L 17-28 A
2007 W 39-18 H