Ithaca College8-2The Bombers — a three-time NCAA Division III national champion, most recently in 1991 — and the leaders of the Cortaca Jug against Cortland, a rivalry that has packed Yankee Stadium and MetLife and set Division III attendance records.
Cortland holds the recent edge and the all-time Jug lead; Ithaca answers with three national titles and a stage — Yankee Stadium — most of the country will never see.
The Bombers are patient.
Ithaca College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Ithaca College · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 5
vs Johns Hopkins · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Johns Hopkins · Sat Sep 5 · 16:00 UTC
The Bombers — a three-time NCAA Division III national champion, most recently in 1991 — and the leaders of the Cortaca Jug against Cortland, a rivalry that has packed Yankee Stadium and MetLife and set Division III attendance records.
Ithaca College sits 2nd in the Liberty League and 27th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union | 6-0 | 8-3 | 60.9 |
| 2 | Ithaca | 5-1 | 8-2 | 64.4 |
| 3 | Rensselaer | 4-2 | 8-3 | 60.0 |
| 4 | Hobart | 3-3 | 6-5 | 52.6 |
| 5 | St. Lawrence | 2-4 | 4-6 | 44.1 |
| 6 | Rochester (NY) | 1-5 | 5-5 | 47.6 |
| 7 | Buffalo State | 0-6 | 1-9 | 34.3 |
Win the Liberty League for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 65-3 over Hilbert; toughest day 14-42 against Johns Hopkins.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Ithaca College
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | #372 | — | Johns Hopkins | L 14–42 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #456 | #505 | — | @Alfred | W 45–14 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #472 | #652 | — | @Hilbert | W 65–3 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #484 | #488 | — | Hobart | W 13–7 | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #480 | #571 | — | @Rochester (NY) | W 10–6 | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #483 | #619 | — | @St. Lawrence | W 24–7 | 5-1 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #489 | #514 | — | Union | L 14–19 | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #498 | #637 | — | Buffalo State | W 49–7 | 6-2 | 4-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #493 | #480 | — | @Rensselaer | W 24–23 | 7-2 | 5-1 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #498 | #446 | — | SUNY Cortland | W 26–21 | 8-2 | 5-1 |
Home-Field Advantage · Ithaca College · 2018-present
Above-Average
76% home win rate vs 78% on the road. margin runs +5.9 better at home. Butterfield Stadium seats 5,000.
61°F average kickoff temp; 19% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
35-10
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .777 win rate
Moment of the Year · Ithaca College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Ithaca College · 2025Won 45-14 at Alfred
Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
The Cortaca Jug
Ithaca College leads the all-time series 44-36-3 through 2025.
Played since 1930. They play for the Cortaca Jug — a yard-sale jug that now fills Yankee Stadium and MetLife — record D3 crowds.
Most recently, Ithaca College beat SUNY Cortland 26-21 in 2025.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023): 1-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 46-0 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-1.