Hamilton College
2-72025 recordNESCAC · Steuben Field · 2,000
Openerat Tufts · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Ellis Oval at Zimman Field · series 1-3, lost the last 2
Updated Tue Sep 15 · preseason
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sep 19 | #609 | #587 | @Tufts | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #608 | #590 | Amherst | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Wesleyan (CT) | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Trinity (CT) | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Bowdoin | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Colby | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Williams | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Middlebury | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Bates |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · at Tufts · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
Upstate New York liberal-arts stalwart—Hamilton is a consistent NESCAC competitor with strong institutional stability and the eternal wound of the Rocking Chair Trophy.
Fans here believe middlebury is the Rocking Chair keeper, and it's beaten Hamilton in every institutional rivalry metric for a generation. Hamilton is tired of the annual heartbreak.
The games that decide the season
What it is like to watch them2025 · 2-7 · last season
✓ measured from 9 games · ranks are among NESCAC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games
Hamilton College has won one of its last five.
Cold. 3-7 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Outcome band · Hamilton College · 2025
Outcome band · Hamilton College · 2025Hamilton College's most likely season is 2-7 — competitive NESCAC campaign. The floor is 0-9; the ceiling is 5-4.
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 9-game frame.
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Game day
Upstate New York liberal-arts stalwart—Hamilton is a consistent NESCAC competitor with strong institutional stability and the eternal wound of the Rocking Chair Trophy.
Playoff path
Hamilton College sits 10th in the NESCAC and 195th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesleyan (CT) | 7-2 | 7-2 | 60.3 |
| 2 | Trinity (CT) | 7-2 | 7-2 | 60.1 |
| 3 | Colby | 6-3 | 6-3 | 57.1 |
| 4 | Williams | 5-4 | 5-4 | 52.8 |
| 5 | Amherst | 5-4 | 5-4 | 52.2 |
| 6 | Middlebury | 5-4 | 5-4 | 52.2 |
| 7 | Tufts | 4-5 | 4-5 | 48.2 |
| 10 | Hamilton | 2-7 | 2-7 | 39.5 |
NESCAC champions have earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs since 2026. Win the NESCAC and the automatic berth comes with it; fall short and an at-large bid is decided by NPI.
Signature win 27-13 over Bowdoin; toughest day 0-49 against Trinity (CT).
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.