Alfred University
0-2Empire 8 · Merrill Field at Yunevich Stadium · 1,435
LastL 3–27 at Ithaca · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs St. Lawrence · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Merrill Field at Yunevich Stadium · series 1-0
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4 | #567 | #484 | — | @Hobart | L 17–24 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #564 | #484 | — | @Ithaca | L 3–27 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #569 | #611 | St. Lawrence | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #570 | #547 | St. John Fisher | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Hartwick | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | SUNY Cortland | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Utica | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Brockport | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Alfred State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @SUNY Morrisville |
Game Week
4d 16h
until kickoff · vs St. Lawrence · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET
The Saxons of Alfred University in western New York — a nine-time Empire 8 champion playing football since 1895 at Merrill Field at Yunevich Stadium.
Alfred has played football since 1895 and won nine Empire 8 titles — a real program in a tiny town that outsiders never bother to learn.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 4-6 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Empire 8 teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Alfred University has won one of its last five.
Cold. 3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs St. Lawrence · at home
Outcome band · Alfred University · 2026
Outcome band · Alfred University · 2026Alfred University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
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
The Saxons of Alfred University in western New York — a nine-time Empire 8 champion playing football since 1895 at Merrill Field at Yunevich Stadium.
Playoff path
Alfred University sits 9th in the Empire 8 Conference and 215th 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 |
| 9 | Alfred | 0-0 | 0-2 | 29.9 |
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.