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| team1                 = [[Cortland Red Dragons football|Cortland Red Dragons]]
| team1logo             = 
| team2                 = [[Ithaca Bombers football|Ithaca Bombers]]
| team2logo             = 
| sport                 = [[American football|Football]]
| firstmeeting          = 1930<br />Cortland 12, Ithaca 0
| mostrecent            = November 12, 2022<br />Ithaca 34, Cortland 17
| nextmeeting           = 2023
| total                 = 80
| series                = Ithaca leads, 43–34–3
| largestvictory        = Ithaca, 42–0 (1981)
| longeststreak         = Ithaca, 9 (1973–1981)
| longestunbeatenstreak = 
| currentstreak         = Ithaca, 1 (2022–present)
| currentunbeatenstreak = 
| trophy                = Cortaca Jug
| trophy series         = Ithaca leads, 38–25
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| map_caption           = Locations in [[New York (state)|New York]]
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Ithaca is the best

'''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 College at Cortland]] and the Bombers of [[Ithaca College]]. The match-up is one of the most prominent in [[NCAA Division III]] football. The Cortaca game typically sells out, with thousands of fans packed into the stadium.

In 2019, the game set a Division III attendance record when it was held at [[MetLife Stadium]]. The 2022 matchup was played at [[Yankee Stadium]] and was the second all-time attendance record of Division III football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-yankee-stadium-to-host-2022-cortaca-jug-game-between-ithaca-colleg|title=Yankee Stadium to host 2022 Cortaca Jug game between Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland|website=MLB.com|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref>

==History of the game==
The name is a [[portmanteau]] of the names of the two schools, the "cort" coming from SUNY Cortland and the "aca" part coming from Ithaca College. The schools are located 21 miles apart in the eastern end of the [[Finger Lakes]] region of [[New York (state)|New York]]. The schools have rich football histories. Ithaca has won three [[NCAA Division III Football Championship]]s and Cortland has nine playoff and 15 [[bowl game]] appearances since 1988.

The night before the Jug, it is customary for the staff of Cortland's radio station [[WSUC-FM|WSUC]] to play the staff of Ithaca's radio station [[WICB|92 WICB]] in a game called "The Cortaca Mic" which takes place at Cortland.

Since 2006, Ithaca College students and alumni residing in Los Angeles have gathered to watch the game in an event dubbed CortaCal. The event originally began in an apartment in [[Sherman Oaks, California]]. It was held from 2008 to 2010 at The Casting Office in [[Studio City, California]], and since 2011 has been held at its current home, 33 Taps (formerly Dillon's Irish Pub) in [[Hollywood, California]]. Between 300 and 400 Ithaca College alumni attend every year.

Ithaca College alumni in New York City have begun watching the game at their own annual event, NYCortaca. The event was started in 2009 by Ithaca alumni living in NYC and was first held at George Keeley Pub on the [[Upper West Side]]. In 2010, it was held at Berry Park in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]], and in 2011 it took place at [[Irving Plaza]] in Union Square. NYCortaca 2012 was held at [[Brooklyn Bowl]] in Williamsburg, and in 2013 NYCortaca returned to Irving Plaza. NYCortaca 2013 was attended by over 800 Cortaca fans and was the biggest off-campus alumni gathering in Ithaca College history.

More localized Cortland and Ithaca graduates come together to attend the game, or showings of it at the Lynne Parks Hoffmann Alumni House, in Cortland, NY. Examples include an annual gathering from Slabtown, NY.

In 2019, the game was held at [[MetLife Stadium]] in the New York City area, as part of commemorations of the 150th anniversary of college football. The game had an attendance of 45,161, the highest in NCAA Division III history.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/15/sports/ncaafootball/ithaca-suny-cortland-cortaca-jug-attendance.html|title=Ithaca-SUNY Cortland Rivalry Leads to Division III Attendance Record|last=Otis|first=John|date=November 15, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 30, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

On November 12, 2022, the game was played at [[Yankee Stadium]] in [[The Bronx]].

==History of the trophy==
[[File:Cortaca Jug Trophy.jpg|thumb|The original Cortaca Jug trophy (left) along with the new trophy (right).]]
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. After 2015, Jug II was also full.

==2013 riot==
The Cortaca Jug is usually associated with an assortment of pre- and post-game parties and drinking. Following their 2013 win, SUNY Cortland revelers rioted on the streets of Cortland, throwing beer and other items, flipping cars, and committing other destructive acts that resulted in the arrests of around 30 people.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wenerd|first=Brandon|title=The Most Ratchet College Riot Ever Broke Out at SUNY Cortland This Weekend During Cortaca|url=http://www.brobible.com/college/article/most-rachet-college-riot-suny-cortland|work=BroBible|date=18 November 2013|access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Carpenter|first=Megan|title=Cortland commotion aftermath, students pick up the pieces|url=http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Cortland-riot-aftermath-students-pick-up-the-pieces--232278651.html|work=WBNG|access-date=18 November 2013}}</ref> New York State police assisted the crowd control, and a "command post" was set up at the local fire station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/19/cortaca-riots-2013/3639471/|title=More than 30 students arrested at football game "riot"|website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> SUNY Cortland President Erik J. Bitterbaum issued a formal apology for the students' behavior.<ref>{{cite news|title=NY college apologizes for students' rowdy behavior|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/APe90845a0fa224935976b8e60d81322b4|access-date=18 November 2013|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=18 November 2013}}</ref>

In 2017, Students in SUNY Cortland's Student Government Association started a campaign to "Take Back Cortaca", partnering with Mayor Brian Tobin and local authorities to change the outlook on the college after the riot. Their campaign centered around community service initiatives before and after the game.

==Game results==
[[Image:2002cortaca.jpg|thumbnail|right|750px|2002 Cortaca Jug, the first at the new Cortland Athletic Complex – image courtesy of Jamie Malarkey]]
Ithaca leads the overall series 41–33–3 and the Cortaca Jug series 37–24.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.cortlandreddragons.com/news/2008/11/12/FB_1112081542.aspx |title=Cortland vs. Ithaca - 50th Annual Cortaca Jug Game - Nov. 15, 12 p.m. |publisher=Cortland State University of New York |date=2008-11-12 |access-date=2008-11-15}}</ref>

{{sports rivalry series table
| format = compact | series_summary = yes
| cols=2
| team1 = Cortland
| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Cortland Red Dragons}}
| team2 = Ithaca
| team2style = {{NCAA color cell|Ithaca Bombers}}

|1930|Cortland|Cortland|12|Ithaca|0
|1931|Ithaca|Ithaca|12|Cortland|6
|1932|Ithaca|Ithaca|0|Cortland|0
|1933|Cortland|Ithaca|6|Cortland|6
|1934|Ithaca|Ithaca|7|Cortland|0
|1948|Cortland|Cortland|19|Ithaca|0
|1949|Ithaca|Cortland|32|Ithaca|7
|1950|Cortland|Ithaca|7|Cortland|6
|1951|Ithaca|Ithaca|13|Cortland|6
|1952|Cortland|Cortland|39|Ithaca|6
|1953|Ithaca|Cortland|32|Ithaca|0
|1954|Cortland|Ithaca|13|Cortland|13
|1955|Ithaca|Cortland|28|Ithaca|0
|1956|Cortland|Cortland|37|Ithaca|0
|1957|Ithaca|Cortland|32|Ithaca|13
|1958|Cortland|Cortland|16|Ithaca|6
|1959|Ithaca|Cortland|13|Ithaca|7
|1960|Cortland|Ithaca|12|Cortland|6
|1961|Ithaca|Ithaca|34|Cortland|0
|1962|Cortland|Ithaca|24|Cortland|12
|1963|Ithaca|Ithaca|22|Cortland|7
|1964|Cortland|Cortland|16|Ithaca|0
|1965|Ithaca|Ithaca|13|Cortland|12
|1966|Cortland|Cortland|24|Ithaca|11
|1967|Ithaca|Cortland|11|Ithaca|7
|1968|Cortland|Cortland|34|Ithaca|13
|1969|Ithaca|Ithaca|36|Cortland|28
|1970|Cortland|Cortland|7|Ithaca|0
|1971|Ithaca|Ithaca|21|Cortland|13
|1972|Cortland|Cortland|21|Ithaca|16
|1973|Ithaca|Ithaca|41|Cortland|33
|1974|Cortland|Ithaca|34|Cortland|33
|1975|Ithaca|Ithaca|21|Cortland|6
|1976|Cortland|Ithaca|28|Cortland|12
|1977|Ithaca|Ithaca|38|Cortland|17
|1978|Cortland|Ithaca|27|Cortland|13
|1979|Ithaca|Ithaca|42|Cortland|7
|1980|Cortland|Ithaca|24|Cortland|7
|1981|Ithaca|Ithaca|42|Cortland|0
|1982|Cortland|Cortland|21|Ithaca|17
|1983|Ithaca|Ithaca|49|Cortland|26
|1984|Cortland|Ithaca|42|Cortland|6
|1985|Ithaca|Ithaca|41|Cortland|0
|1986|Cortland|Ithaca|40|Cortland|12
|1987|Ithaca|Ithaca|37|Cortland|15
|1988|Cortland|Cortland|21|Ithaca|20
|1988<sup>#</sup>|Ithaca|Ithaca|24|Cortland|17
|1989|Ithaca|Ithaca|28|Cortland|0
|1990|Cortland|Ithaca|28|Cortland|14
|1991|Ithaca|Ithaca|23|Cortland|14
|1992|Cortland|Cortland|22|Ithaca|20
|1993|Ithaca|Ithaca|32|Cortland|14
|1994|Cortland|Ithaca|15|Cortland|13
|1995|Ithaca|Ithaca|35|Cortland|19
|1996|Cortland|Cortland|41|Ithaca|13
|1997|Ithaca|Cortland|33|Ithaca|28
|1998|Cortland|Ithaca|37|Cortland|29
|1999|Ithaca|Cortland|26|Ithaca|21
|2000|Cortland|Ithaca|19|Cortland|14
|2001|Ithaca|Ithaca|21|Cortland|14
|2002|Cortland|Cortland|16|Ithaca|12
|2003|Ithaca|Cortland|16|Ithaca|15
|2004|Cortland|Ithaca|47|Cortland|22
|2005|Ithaca|Cortland|37|Ithaca|30<sup>OT</sup>
|2006|Cortland|Cortland|23|Ithaca|20<sup>OT</sup>
|2007|Ithaca|Ithaca|40|Cortland|17
|2008|Cortland|Ithaca|35|Cortland|13
|2009|Ithaca|Ithaca|23|Cortland|20
|2010|Cortland|Cortland|20|Ithaca|17
|2011|Ithaca|Cortland|27|Ithaca|3
|2012|Cortland|Cortland|16|Ithaca|10
|2013|Ithaca|Cortland|28|Ithaca|24
|2014|Cortland|Cortland|23|Ithaca|20
|2015|Ithaca|Cortland|11|Ithaca|8
|2016|Cortland|Cortland|28|Ithaca|16
|2017|Ithaca|Ithaca|48|Cortland|20
|2018|Cortland|Ithaca|24|Cortland|21
|2019|[[MetLife Stadium|East Rutherford]]|Ithaca|32|Cortland|20
|2021|Cortland|Cortland|28|Ithaca|27
|2022|[[Yankee Stadium|The Bronx]]|Ithaca|34|Cortland|17
}}

<sup>#</sup>Quarterfinal playoff game. Does '''not''' count in Cortaca Jug game count.

==See also== 
* [[List of NCAA college football rivalry games]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.cortacajug.com/ Cortaca Jug Game]
* [https://www.facebook.com/CortacaJug/ The Cortaca Jug on Facebook]
* [https://www2.cortland.edu/events/cortaca-jug/ Cortaca Jug information from SUNY Cortland]
* [http://bombers.ithaca.edu/Sports/football/2005/fballhistory.asp?path=football Ithaca College football history]

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[[Category:College football rivalry trophies in the United States]]
[[Category:Ithaca Bombers football]]
[[Category:Cortland Red Dragons football]]