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SUNY Cortland Athletics

Football All-Americans

(through 2021 season)

Year    Name, Position, Team
1982    Frank Burm, WR, Honorable Mention
            Mike Bowe, RB, Honorable Mention

1983    Paul Falsone, DT, 2nd Team
            Dave Cook, RB, 3rd Team
            Dave Cook, RB, Honorable Mention A.P.  Little All-America

1984    Dave Cook, RB, 2nd Team
            Tony Zawadzki, LB, Honorable Mention

1985    Paul Falsone, DT, 2nd Team
            Alan Wohlford, OT, Honorable Mention
            Tony Zawadzki, LB, Honorable Mention

1987    Steve Pisciotta, RB, Honorable Mention

1988    Gareth Grayson, RB, 1st Team
            Gareth Grayson, RB, FB Gazette 1st Team
            Rich Keefer, QB, 3rd Team
            Rich Keefer, QB, FB Gazette Honorable Mention
            Tom Schmandt, OG, 3rd Team
            Dave Kelly, TE, FB Gazette 2nd Team
            Dave Kelly, TE, Honorable Mention
            Bob Keith, LB, FB Gazette Honorable Mention

1989    Jim Cook, C, AFCA College Div. II
            Jim Cook, C, 2nd Team A.P. Little All-America         
            Jim Cook, C, 1st Team
            Jim Cook, C, FB Gazette 2nd Team
            Vinny Swanda, LB, 2nd Team
            Bob Keith, LB, Honorable Mention
            Bob Keith, LB, FB Gazette Honorable Mention
            Mark Houghton, WR, FB Gazette Honorable Mention
            Dick Puccio, QB, FB Gazette Honorable Mention
            Vinny Swanda, LB, FB Gazette Honorable Mention
            Steve McGowan, DB, FB Gazette Honorable Mention

1990    Vinny Swanda, LB, 1st Team
            Vinny Swanda, LB, FB Gazette 1st Team
            Chris Lafferty, OG, 1st Team
            Chris Lafferty, OG, FB Gazette 2nd Team
            Jim Cary, P, 3rd Team
            Scott Berent, RB, FB Gazette 3rd Team

1991    Vinny Swanda, LB, AFCA College Div. II             
            Vinny Swanda, LB, 1st Team
            Vinny Swanda, LB, FB Gazette 1st Team
            Matt Shell, WR, Honorable Mention
            Matt Shell, WR, FB Gazette Honorable Mention
            Nino Corbo, OT, FB Gazette Honorable Mention

1992    Barry Thornton, LB, FB Gazette 3rd Team
            Nino Corbo, OT, Honorable Mention
            Jeff Matthews, TE, FB Gazette Honorable Mention

1993    Sam Owens, LB, Honorable Mention
            Sam Owens, LB, FB Gazette Honorable Mention

1994    Brian Anthony, K, 2nd Team
            Brian Anthony, K, FB Gazette 2nd Team
            Steve Ellis, WR, 3rd Team
            Steve Ellis, WR, FB Gazette Honorable Mention

1995    R-Kal Truluck, LB, FB Gazette 2nd Team

1996    Patrick Lalley, C, AFCA College Div. III

1997    Brian McAvan, OG, AFCA College Div. III
            Greg Jackson, DT, Honorable Mention

1998    Russ Alger, DL, FB Gazette 2nd Team
            Russ Alger, DL, 3rd Team

2002    John Longo, DL, 3rd Team
            John Longo, DL, D3football.com Honorable Mention

2005    Adam Haas, DL, D3football.com 1st Team
            Adam Haas, DL, FB Gazette 1st Team
            Stef Sair, DB, FB Gazette Honorable Mention
            Eric Jendryaszek, OL, FB Gazette Honorable Mention

2006    Adam Haas, DL, AFCA 1st Team
            Adam Haas, DL, D3football.com 1st Team
            Adam Haas, DL, 3rd Team A.P. Little All-America
            Jeff Beck, KR, FB Gazette 2nd Team
            Matt Montpetit, LB, FB Gazette 3rd Team
            Matthew Mintz, PK, FB Gazette Honorable Mention
            Stef Sair, PR, FB Gazette Honorable Mention

2008    Sean James, OT, AFCA 1st Team
            Sean James, OT, 1st Team A.P. Little All-America
            Ben Nagle, DE, D3football.com 3rd Team
            Andrew Giuliano, TB, D3football.com Honorable Mention
            Jim Smith, LB, D3football.com Honorable Mention

2010    Lou Crispo, ST, D3football.com 2nd Team
            Justin Autera, TB, D3football.com Honorable Mention
            Billy Castro, OT, D3football.com Honorable Mention
            Joe Lopez, DB, D3football.com Honorable Mention

2011    Billy Castro, OT, D3football.com 2nd Team
            John Babin, WR, D3football.com Honorable Mention
            Dan Pitcher, QB, D3football.com Honorable Mention

2012    Mike Wutzer, OT, D3football.com 4th Team

2013    John Babin, WR, D3football.com Honorable Mention

2014    Dylan Peebles, KR, D3football.com 1st Team

2016    Travis Alvarez, ST, D3football.com 2nd Team

2017    Dan Appley, ST, D3football.com 1st Team

2018    Jake Smith, ST, D3football.com 2nd Team

2019    Russell Howard, OT, AFCA 2nd Team

2021    Michael Bailey, C, A.P. 2nd Team
            Michael Bailey, C, D3football.com 2nd Team
            Dylan Dubuque, LB, A.P. 2nd Team
            Dylan Dubuque, ST, D3football.com 2nd Team
            Devin Smith, DT, D3football.com 3rd Team

2022    Patrick Luby, ST/KOS, D3football.com 1st Team
            Joshua Cordero, DB, AFCA 2nd Team
            Joshua Cordero, DB, AP Division III 2nd Team
            Joshua Cordero, CB, D3football.com 4th Team
            Connor Hill, OG, D3football.com 3rd Team
             
2023    Zac Boyes, QB, AP Division III 1st Team
            Zac Boyes, QB, D3football.com 3rd Team
            Cole Burgess, WR, AP Division III 1st Team
            Cole Burgess, WR, D3football.com 2nd Team
            Cody Aikey, OL, AP Division III 1st Team
            Jack Winey, LB, AP Division III 2nd Team
            Jaden AlfanoStJohn, RB, D3football.com 4th Team

Unless otherwise noted, All-America teams listed above are Division III and were sponsored by Pizza Hut (1983-89), Champion U.S.A. (1990-93), Sports Information Directors (1982 and 1994) or Hewlett Packard (1995-2002). Football Gazette selected All-Americans from 1986-2006 and D3football.com began selecting All-Americans in 1999 (in 2012 only, they named a 4th team instead of honorable mention). Cortland has had nine American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-Americans. In addition to the eight listed above, receiver Rod Verkey earned AFCA All-America honors in 1967.