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Cortaca Jug Teams Cortland State Red Dragons
Ithaca BombersOriginated 1959 Trophy Series Ithaca leads, 34-19 Current Holder Cortland SUNY Cortland (19)
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2005 2006 2010 2011Ithaca (34)
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2009The 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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History of the game
The name is a portmanteau of 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.
The night before the Jug, it is customary for the sports and news departments of Cortland's radio station to play the sports and news departments of Ithaca's radio stations in a game called "The Cortaca Mic" which takes place at Cortland.
In recent years, Ithaca College students and alumni residing in Los Angeles have gathered at The Casting Office in Studio City, CA to watch the game in an event dubbed CortaCal.
Ithaca Alumni living in New York City have begun watching the game at their own annual event, NYCortaca. The event was started in 2009 on the Upper West Side, and in 2010 was held in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In 2011, NYCortaca was held in Union Square at Irving Plaza. Past events have been compared to New Years and Halloween in vibrancy.
In 2011, Cortland alums will gather at "Manny's on Second" Bar http://www.mannysonsecond.com/.
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, named Freddy Testa, 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-1980s, necessitating a second Jug that sports the most recent results.
The game
2002 Cortaca Jug, the first at the new Cortland Athletic Complex - image courtesy of Jaime Malarkey
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.
Results [1]
(Ithaca leads overall series 39-26-3 and Cortaca Jug series 34-19)
Pre Cortaca Jugs Games
Year Winner Score Site 1930 Cortland 12-0 Cortland 1931 Ithaca 12-6 Ithaca 1932 Tie 0-0 Ithaca 1933 Tie 6-6 Cortland 1934 Ithaca 7-0 Ithaca 1948 Cortland 19-0 Cortland 1949 Cortland 32-7 Ithaca 1950 Ithaca 7-6 Cortland 1951 Ithaca 13-6 Ithaca 1952 Cortland 39-6 Cortland 1953 Cortland 32-0 Ithaca 1954 Tie 13-13 Cortland 1955 Cortland 28-0 Ithaca 1956 Cortland 37-0 Cortland 1957 Cortland 32-13 Ithaca 1958 Cortland 16-6 Cortland Cortaca Jug Games
Year Winner Score Site 1959 Cortland 13-7 Ithaca 1960 Ithaca 12-6 Cortland 1961 Ithaca 34-0 Ithaca 1962 Ithaca 24-12 Cortland 1963 Ithaca 22-7 Ithaca 1964 Cortland 16-0 Cortland 1965 Ithaca 13-12 Ithaca 1966 Cortland 24-11 Cortland 1967 Cortland 11-7 Ithaca 1968 Cortland 34-13 Cortland 1969 Ithaca 36-28 Ithaca 1970 Cortland 7-0 Cortland 1971 Ithaca 21-13 Ithaca 1972 Cortland 21-16 Cortland 1973 Ithaca 41-33 Ithaca 1974 Ithaca 34-33 Cortland 1975 Ithaca 21-6 Ithaca 1976 Ithaca 28-12 Cortland 1977 Ithaca 38-17 Ithaca 1978 Ithaca 27-13 Cortland 1979 Ithaca 42-7 Ithaca 1980 Ithaca 24-7 Cortland 1981 Ithaca 42-0 Ithaca 1982 Cortland 21-17 Cortland 1983 Ithaca 49-26 Ithaca 1984 Ithaca 42-6 Cortland 1985 Ithaca 41-0 Ithaca 1986 Ithaca 40-12 Cortland 1987 Ithaca 37-15 Ithaca 1988 Cortland 21-20 Cortland #1988 Ithaca 24-17 Ithaca 1989 Ithaca 28-0 Ithaca 1990 Ithaca 28-14 Cortland 1991 Ithaca 23-14 Ithaca 1992 Cortland 22-20 Cortland 1993 Ithaca 32-14 Ithaca 1994 Ithaca 15-13 Cortland 1995 Ithaca 35-19 Ithaca 1996 Cortland 41-13 Cortland 1997 Cortland 33-28 Ithaca 1998 Ithaca 37-29 Cortland 1999 Cortland 26-21 Ithaca 2000 Ithaca 19-14 Cortland 2001 Ithaca 21-14 Ithaca 2002 Cortland 16-12 Cortland 2003 Cortland 16-15 Ithaca 2004 Ithaca 47-22 Cortland 2005 Cortland 37-30 (OT) Ithaca 2006 Cortland 23-20 (OT) Cortland 2007 Ithaca 40-17 Ithaca 2008 Ithaca 35-13 Cortland 2009 Ithaca 23-20 Ithaca 2010 Cortland 20-17 Cortland 2011 Cortland 27-3 Ithaca #Quarterfinal playoff game. Does not count in Cortaca Jug game count.
References
- ^ "Cortland vs. Ithaca - 50th Annual Cortaca Jug Game - Nov. 15, 12 p.m." (Press release). Cortland State University of New York. 2008-11-12. http://www.cortlandreddragons.com/news/2008/11/12/FB_1112081542.aspx. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
External links
- Article about security for the 2001 game
- Photos of the 2004 game
- Photos of the 2005 game
- Article about Division III rivalries
- Ithaca College football history
- "Cortaca Mic" touch football game between the on-campus radio stations of the two schools
Campus People Media Athletics Empire 8 • Cortaca JugCategories:- Ithaca College
- College football stubs
- College football rivalry trophies in the United States
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