St John Fisher University
2-0Empire 8 · Growney Stadium · 2,500
LastW 30–10 at St. Lawrence · Fri Sep 11
Nextvs Rochester (NY) · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Growney Stadium · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #555 | #592 | — | FDU Florham | W 38–8 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 11 | #556 | #601 | — | @St. Lawrence | W 30–10 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #551 | #582 | Rochester (NY) | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #547 | #570 | @Alfred | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | @Brockport | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Hartwick | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @SUNY Cortland | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Utica | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | SUNY Morrisville | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Alfred State |
Game Week
4d 18h
until kickoff · vs Rochester (NY) · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET
The Cardinals of Rochester, an Empire 8 founding member whose 2006 team went 12-2 and reached the NCAA Division III national semifinals before falling to Mount Union.
Fisher proved in 2006 it could reach the national semifinals, then ran into Mount Union — the same dynasty that has stopped half of Division III from ever winning it all.
The season in chapters
What fans said
W 38–8 vs FDU Florham
Real posts from the day of the game, chosen by community score · usernames not shown
What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-4 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Empire 8 teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
St John Fisher University has won four of its last five.
Warming. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs Rochester (NY) · at home
Outcome band · St John Fisher University · 2026
Outcome band · St John Fisher University · 2026St John Fisher University'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
The Cardinals of Rochester, an Empire 8 founding member whose 2006 team went 12-2 and reached the NCAA Division III national semifinals before falling to Mount Union.
Playoff path
St John Fisher University sits 3rd in the Empire 8 Conference and 17th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
| 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.