Cortaca Jug

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Cortaca Jug
Teams Cortland State Red Dragons
Ithaca Bombers
Originated 1959
Trophy Series Ithaca leads, 32-17
Current Holder Ithaca

Cortland State logo

Ithaca logo
Cortland State (17)
1959 1964 1966
1967 1968 1970
1972 1982 1988
1992 1996 1997
1999 2002 2003
2005 2006		 Ithaca (32)
1960 1961 1962
1963 1965 1969
1971 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977
1978 1979 1980
1981 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987
1989 1990 1991
1993 1994 1995
1998 2000 2001
2004 2007

The Cortaca Jug is the trophy given to the annual College football game played between the Red Dragons of the State University of New York at Cortland and the Bombers of Ithaca College. The match-up is one of the most prominent in Division III football.

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[edit] The name

The name is put together from the names of the two schools. The "cort" part coming from SUNY Cortland and the "aca" part coming from Ithaca College. The schools are 21 miles apart in the eastern end of the Finger Lakes region of New York

[edit] History of the trophy

The Cortaca Jug was introduced to the already competitive rivalry in 1959 by the captains of the two teams. While driving in nearby Homer in 1959, Cortland football captain Tom Decker stopped at a yard sale and purchased a $2 jug from a local farmer that he thought could be used as a trophy during the annual game between the two teams. After meeting up with friend and Ithaca football captain Dick Carmean, the two painted the jug blue, gold, red, and white in honor of both schools’ colors. The first Jug ran out of room for scores in the mid-1980's, necessitating a second Jug that sports the most recent results.

[edit] The game

2002 Cortaca Jug, the first at the new Cortland Athletic Complex
2002 Cortaca Jug, the first at the new Cortland Athletic Complex

The game was dubbed by Sports Illustrated as the "biggest little game in the nation". The limited capacity of each stadium is augmented by fans standing around the track. The fans of the game have been known to drink heavily and enjoy themselves. There were 6 arrests after the 2000 game.

[edit] Results

The 2005 game was the first overtime game in the history of the rivalry with Cortland winning 37-30. At the end of the 2006 season, Ithaca leads the overall rivalry 36-25-3. The schools then met a second time in 1988 at Ithaca, where the Bombers won a playoff game 24-17.

[edit] Scores

  • 2007 Ithaca 40-17
  • 2006 Cortland 23-20 (OT)
  • 2005 Cortland 37-30 (OT)
  • 2004 Ithaca 47-22
  • 2003 Cortland 16-15
  • 2002 Cortland 16-12
  • 2001 Ithaca 21-14
  • 2000 Ithaca 19-14
  • 1999 Cortland 26-21
  • 1992 Cortland 22-20

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