SUNY Cortland Red Dragons
Empire 8Cortland, NYStadium Red Field
2026: 5–0 (3–0 Empire 8). Last: won at Utica 31–21. Next: St. John Fisher, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 28–18at Grove City
- W 26–0at Union
- W 55–3Hartwick
- W 62–6SUNY Morrisville
- W 31–21at Utica
- Oct 17at Alfred
- Oct 24St. John Fisher
- Oct 31Alfred State
- Nov 7at Brockport
- Nov 14vs. Ithaca
SUNY Cortland has played football since at least 2022 and is 47–7 in the 54 games on record. This season, they’re 5–0.
On this date in 2024SUNY Cortland beat Alfred 59–17 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 47–7 .870; how we count
- Postseason
- 5–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1294
- Seasons
- 5 since 2022, 54 games
2026 season 5–0
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atGrove City | W 28–18 | 48% |
| Sep 12 | atUnion | W 26–0 | 59% |
| Sep 19 | vsHartwick | W 55–3 | 89% |
| Sep 26 | vsSUNY Morrisville | W 62–6 | 92% |
| Oct 3 | atUtica | W 31–21 | 45% |
| Oct 17 | atAlfred | Preview | 78% |
| Oct 24 | vsSt. John Fisher | Preview | 80% |
| Oct 31 | vsAlfred State | Preview | 87% |
| Nov 7 | atBrockport | Preview | 58% |
| Nov 14 | vsIthaca | Preview | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 2022
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Utica
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
- Hartwick
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
- SUNY Morrisville
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
| Opponent | Games | NYCL record |
|---|---|---|
| Utica | 5 | 5–0 |
| Hartwick | 5 | 5–0 |
| SUNY Morrisville | 5 | 5–0 |
Every opponent (22)
Every program SUNY Cortland has played, A to Z, with SUNY Cortland’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alfred 4–0
- Alfred State 1–0
- Alma 1–0
- Brockport 4–0
- Buffalo State 1–0
- Delaware Valley 1–0
- Endicott 2–0
- Grove City 2–1
- Hartwick 5–0
- Hilbert 1–0
- Ithaca 2–2
- Lycoming 2–0
- North Central College 1–0
- Randolph Macon 1–1
- Springfield 0–2
- St. John Fisher 4–0
- SUNY Morrisville 5–0
- Susquehanna 1–1
- The College of New Jersey 1–0
- Union 2–0
- Utica 5–0
- Wittenberg 1–0
Conferences
- New Jersey Conference 2014
- Empire 8 since 2015
SUNY Cortland’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 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1294 | ||||
| 2025 | 8–3 | 7–0 | 1284 | ||||
| 2024 | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1368 | ||||
| 2023 | 14–1 | 6–0 | 1441 | ||||
| 2022 | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1236 |
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.