Rochester (NY) Yellow Jackets

Liberty LeagueRochester, NYEdwin Fauver Stadium

2026: 3–⁠3 (1–⁠1 Liberty League). Last: lost at Ithaca 36–⁠0. Next: Rensselaer, Saturday, Oct 24, noon ET.

  1. L 20–⁠38Case Western Reserve
  2. W 21–⁠10SUNY Morrisville
  3. L 13–⁠14at St. John Fisher
  4. W 48–⁠6at Hilbert
  5. W 29–⁠18Buffalo State
  6. L 0–⁠36at Ithaca
  7. Oct 24Rensselaer
  8. Oct 31at Hobart
  9. Nov 7at Union
  10. Nov 14St. Lawrence

Rochester (NY) has played football since at least 1889 and is 28–⁠72 in the 100 games on record. The most-played rival is Colgate: 20 meetings, Colgate leads 17–⁠3. This season, they’re 3–⁠3.

Résumé

Record on file
28–⁠72 .280; 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
999
Best season by Elo
1945 rated 1255
Seasons
34 since 1889, 100 games

2026 season 3–⁠3

RosterFull 2026 season

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

Rochester (NY)‘s Elo through 2026: 1005 going into the opener, 999 after the latest game.97510001025Elo 1005 going in; lost to Case Western Reserve 38–20Elo 972 going in; beat SUNY Morrisville 21–10Elo 988 going in; lost to St. John Fisher 14–13Elo 985 going in; beat Hilbert 48–6Elo 1004 going in; beat Buffalo State 29–18Elo 1013 going in; lost to Ithaca 36–0Now: Elo 999 after the latest game999
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses.

Program strength since 1889

Best seasons ever
Rochester (NY) end-of-season Elo from 1889 to 2026, best in 1945 at 1255.130015001700190019001920194019601980200020201945 peak: Elo 1255
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

Most-played series

All rivalries
OpponentGamesURNY record
Colgate203–⁠17
Syracuse130–⁠13
Cornell90–⁠9
Ithaca50–⁠5
Buffalo State54–⁠1
Every opponent (30)

Every program Rochester (NY) has played, A to Z, with Rochester (NY)‘s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20263–⁠31–⁠1999
20255–⁠51–⁠51007
20246–⁠42–⁠41055
20235–⁠52–⁠41069
20223–⁠71–⁠51043
19460–⁠11217
19451–⁠21255
19441–⁠11243
19432–⁠11243
19230–⁠11174
19220–⁠11181
19210–⁠21184
19201–⁠21206
1919few games on file0–⁠21172
1916few games on file0–⁠11168
1915few games on file0–⁠21158
1914few games on file0–⁠21161
1913few games on file0–⁠21162
1912few games on file0–⁠21159
1911few games on file0–⁠31160
1910few games on file0–⁠21171
1909few games on file0–⁠21166
1908few games on file0–⁠11172
1907few games on file0–⁠31165
1906few games on file0–⁠21176
Every season back to 1889 (9 more)
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
1905few games on file0–⁠21190
1904few games on file1–⁠11205
1903few games on file0–⁠11180
1902few games on file0–⁠11174
1901few games on file0–⁠11165
1900few games on file0–⁠21154
1899few games on file0–⁠11144
1890few games on file0–⁠11146
1889few games on file0–⁠31127

No season on file for 1891–⁠98, 1917–⁠18, 1924–⁠42, 1947–⁠2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.

All 34 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.