Catholic Cardinals
Landmark ConferenceWashington, DCCardinal Stadium (DC)
2026: 1–6 (1–2 Landmark Conference). Last: beat Western Connecticut State 28–27 at home. Next: at Moravian, Saturday, Oct 24, noon ET.
- L 7–13at McDaniel
- L 35–38Carnegie Mellon
- L 17–31Franklin & Marshall
- L 10–47at Salisbury
- L 25–49at Lycoming
- L 21–45Susquehanna
- W 28–27Western Connecticut State
- Oct 24at Moravian
- Oct 31Wilkes
- Nov 7at Juniata
Catholic has played football since at least 1925 and is 22–31 in the 53 games on record. This season, they’re 1–6.
On this date in 2024Catholic beat Lycoming 14–12 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 22–31 .415; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 872
- Seasons
- 11 since 1925, 53 games
2026 season 1–6
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | atMcDaniel | L 7–13 | 50% |
| Sep 12 | vsCarnegie Mellon | L 35–38 | 32% |
| Sep 19 | vsFranklin & Marshall | L 17–31 | 21% |
| Sep 26 | atSalisbury | L 10–47 | 10% |
| Oct 3 | atLycoming | L 25–49 | 26% |
| Oct 10 | vsSusquehanna | L 21–45 | 14% |
| Oct 17 | vsWestern Connecticut State | W 28–27 | 38% |
| Oct 24 | atMoravian | Preview | 42% |
| Oct 31 | vsWilkes | Preview | 35% |
| Nov 7 | atJuniata | Preview | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1925
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- McDaniel
3–2 in 5
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | CATH record |
|---|---|---|
| McDaniel | 5 | 3–2 |
Every opponent (27)
Every program Catholic has played, A to Z, with Catholic’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alfred 0–2
- Capital 1–1
- Carnegie Mellon 0–1
- Christopher Newport 0–1
- Coast Guard 1–0
- Franklin & Marshall 0–2
- Georgetown 0–1
- Juniata 3–0
- Kean 0–1
- Keystone 2–0
- La Salle 2–1
- Lycoming 1–3
- McDaniel 3–2
- Merchant Marine 1–0
- MIT 1–0
- Moravian 1–2
- Muhlenberg 0–1
- Norwich 1–0
- Randolph Macon 0–2
- Salisbury 0–2
- Springfield 0–1
- SUNY Morrisville 2–0
- Susquehanna 0–4
- Villanova 0–1
- Western Connecticut State 1–1
- Wilkes 1–2
- WPI 1–0
Conferences
- Old Dominion Conference 2014–2016
- NEWMAC 2017–2022
- Landmark Conference since 2023
Catholic’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 872 | ||||
| 2025 | 3–7 | 2–4 | 895 | ||||
| 2024 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 999 | ||||
| 2023 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 1080 | ||||
| 2022 | 6–4 | 5–1 | 1159 | ||||
| 2019 | 0–1 | 1166 | |||||
| 2005 | 1–0 | 1192 | |||||
| 2004 | 0–1 | 1157 | |||||
| 2003 | 1–0 | 1193 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–1 | 1176 |
No season on file for 1926–28, 1930–2002, 2006–18, 2020–21: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 11 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.