Phillip James Butterfield Jr. (November 30, 1927 – November 26, 2002) was an
American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at
Ithaca College from 1967 to 1994 During his 28 seasons at Ithaca, Butterfield was one of the most successful coaches in the country winning 206 games and three
NCAA Division III Football Championships (known as the
Stagg Bowl
The NCAA Division III Football Championship began in 1973.
The Division III playoffs begin with 32 teams selected to participate in the Division III playoffs. The Division III championship game, known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl ...
). His teams finished as the runner-up in the Stagg Bowl four times. His total playoff record was 21–8.
After his retirement, Ithaca renamed their football stadium in his honor. Butterfield was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive attraction devoted to college football. The National Football Foundation (NFF) founded the Hall in 1951 to immortalize the players and coaches of college football that were vote ...
as a coach in 1997. He died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in 2002 in
Ithaca, New York.
Personal
Butterfield grew up in
Westborough, Massachusetts. He graduated from
Westborough High School in 1945 and in 1995 was inducted into the school's hall of fame.
Westborough High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
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Butterfield's brother, Jack, was a college baseball coach and executive in the New York Yankees organization. His nephew, Brian, is a Major League Baseball coach, who last coached with the Los Angeles Angels.
Head coaching record
College
See also
* List of college football coaches with 200 wins
This is a list of college football coaches with 200 career wins. "College level" is defined as a four-year college or university program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) or the National Collegiate Athletic Ass ...
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1927 births
2002 deaths
American football guards
Colgate Raiders football coaches
Ithaca Bombers football coaches
Maine Black Bears football coaches
Maine Black Bears football players
High school football coaches in Massachusetts
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
United States Navy personnel of World War II
United States Navy sailors
Sportspeople from Ithaca, New York
People from Westborough, Massachusetts
Players of American football from Worcester County, Massachusetts
Coaches of American football from Florida
Coaches of American football from Massachusetts
Players of American football from Tampa, Florida
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