Union (NY)8-3The Garnet Chargers of Union College in Schenectady — a Liberty League program that reached the Division III playoffs in 2023 and plays at historic Frank Bailey Field, meeting RPI for the Dutchman Shoes.
Union earned an at-large D3 playoff bid in 2023 — proof the Garnet Chargers belong, even as a small academic college nobody pencils in.
The Dutchmen bide their time.
Union (NY) · Next-Season Outcome Band
Union (NY) · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 5
vs Susquehanna · at home
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs Susquehanna · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The Garnet Chargers of Union College in Schenectady — a Liberty League program that reached the Division III playoffs in 2023 and plays at historic Frank Bailey Field, meeting RPI for the Dutchman Shoes.
Union (NY) sits 1st in the Liberty League and 44th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| 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 44-12 over St. Lawrence; toughest day 6-30 against SUNY Cortland.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Union (NY)
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 | — | #375 | — | @Susquehanna | L 14–33 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #497 | #445 | — | @SUNY Cortland | L 6–30 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #511 | #573 | — | SUNY Morrisville | W 31–7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #522 | #618 | — | St. Lawrence | W 44–12 | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #529 | #650 | — | @Buffalo State | W 28–6 | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #523 | #508 | — | Hobart | W 33–16 | 4-2 | 3-0 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #514 | #489 | — | @Ithaca | W 19–14 | 5-2 | 4-0 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #511 | #660 | — | Hilbert | W 34–13 | 6-2 | 4-0 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #517 | #557 | — | @Rochester (NY) | W 14–10 | 7-2 | 5-0 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #519 | #483 | — | Rensselaer | W 28–21 | 8-2 | 6-0 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 13 | Nov 22 | #512 | #476 | — | @Muhlenberg | L 26–34 | 8-3 | 6-0 |
Home-Field Advantage · Union (NY) · 2018-present
Elite
84% home win rate vs 43% on the road. margin runs +18.2 better at home. Frank Bailey Field seats 1,600.
62°F average kickoff temp; 11% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
32-64-3
since 1887 · 31 seasons · .323 win rate
Moment of the Year · Union (NY) · 2025
Moment of the Year · Union (NY) · 2025Postseason · Lost 26-34 at Muhlenberg
Week 13 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023-2025): 1-2
Most recent: 2025 — loss 34-26 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-2.