Alfred State College
2-0Empire 8 · Pioneer Stadium · 1,500
LastW 57–12 vs Hilbert · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Buffalo State · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Coyer Field · series 1-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #586 | #643 | — | Thiel | W 74–13 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #586 | #660 | — | Hilbert | W 57–12 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #586 | #643 | @Buffalo State | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #585 | #487 | Utica | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @SUNY Morrisville | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Brockport | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Hartwick | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @SUNY Cortland | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Alfred | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | St. John Fisher |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · at Buffalo State · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
Alfred State is the brand-new Division III program that just joined Empire 8 in 2025 and celebrated its inaugural victory with the Alfred Cup rivalry born that same year.
No chip. The fanbase is building from the ground up.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-5 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Empire 8 teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Alfred State College has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs Buffalo State · away
Outcome band · Alfred State College · 2026
Outcome band · Alfred State College · 2026Alfred State College's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Alfred State is the brand-new Division III program that just joined Empire 8 in 2025 and celebrated its inaugural victory with the Alfred Cup rivalry born that same year.
Playoff path
Alfred State College sits 1st in the Empire 8 Conference and 69th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred State | 1-0 | 2-0 | 57.8 |
| 2 | Utica | 0-0 | 2-0 | 71.1 |
| 3 | St. John Fisher | 0-0 | 2-0 | 68.6 |
| 4 | SUNY Cortland | 0-0 | 2-0 | 66.7 |
| 5 | SUNY Morrisville | 0-0 | 1-1 | 54.4 |
| 6 | Brockport | 0-0 | 1-1 | 43.4 |
| 7 | Hartwick | 0-0 | 1-1 | 40.2 |
| 8 | Hilbert | 0-1 | 0-2 | 34.3 |
Win the Empire 8 Conference 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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.