Ithaca Bombers
Liberty LeagueIthaca, NYButterfield Stadium
2026: 5–1 (3–0 Liberty League). Last: beat Rochester (NY) 36–0 at home. Next: at Union, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- L 21–30at Johns Hopkins
- W 27–3Alfred
- W 76–6Hilbert
- W 66–0St. Lawrence
- W 27–20at Hobart
- W 36–0Rochester (NY)
- Oct 24at Union
- Oct 31at Buffalo State
- Nov 7Rensselaer
- Nov 14vs. SUNY Cortland
Ithaca has played football since at least 2022 and is 40–11 in the 51 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 1 coach from Ithaca. This season, they’re 5–1.
On this date in 2024Ithaca beat Rensselaer 33–14 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 40–11 .784; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1202
- Seasons
- 5 since 2022, 51 games
2026 season 5–1
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atJohns Hopkins | L 21–30 | 25% |
| Sep 12 | vsAlfred | W 27–3 | 76% |
| Sep 19 | vsHilbert | W 76–6 | 93% |
| Sep 26 | vsSt. Lawrence | W 66–0 | 83% |
| Oct 3 | atHobart | W 27–20 | 53% |
| Oct 10 | vsRochester (NY) | W 36–0 | 79% |
| Oct 24 | atUnion | Preview | 57% |
| Oct 31 | atBuffalo State | Preview | 89% |
| Nov 7 | vsRensselaer | Preview | 67% |
| Nov 14 | vsSUNY Cortland | Preview | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Ithaca.
Program strength since 2022
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Hobart
4–1 in 5
Won the last two.
- Rochester (NY)
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
- St. Lawrence
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
| Opponent | Games | ITH record |
|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 5 | 4–1 |
| Rochester (NY) | 5 | 5–0 |
| St. Lawrence | 5 | 5–0 |
The trophy it holds: Cortaca Jug (SUNY Cortland, since 2025). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (18)
Every program Ithaca has played, A to Z, with Ithaca’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alfred 4–0
- Bridgewater State 1–0
- Brockport 1–0
- Buffalo State 4–0
- Curry 1–0
- Endicott 1–1
- Hilbert 2–0
- Hobart 4–1
- Johns Hopkins 0–4
- North Central College 0–1
- Randolph Macon 0–1
- Rensselaer 4–0
- Rochester (NY) 5–0
- Springfield 2–0
- St. Lawrence 5–0
- SUNY Cortland 2–2
- UMass Dartmouth 1–0
- Union 3–1
Conferences
- Empire 8 2014–2016
- Liberty League since 2017
Ithaca’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 1
| 2013 | Jeff Wittman RB |
| 1997 | Jim Butterfield coach, career 1967–1993 |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1202 | ||||
| 2025 | 8–2 | 5–1 | 1222 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–4 | 5–1 | 1236 | ||||
| 2023 | 9–3 | 6–0 | 1284 | ||||
| 2022 | 12–1 | 6–0 | 1295 |
All 5 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.