Utica University
2-0Empire 8 · Charles A. Gaetano Stadium · 1,200
LastW 38–14 at Rensselaer · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Hobart · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Charles A. Gaetano Stadium · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #501 | #471 | — | Washington & Jefferson | W 26–11 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #496 | #492 | — | @Rensselaer | W 38–14 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #488 | #487 | Hobart | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #487 | #585 | @Alfred State | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | SUNY Cortland | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @SUNY Morrisville | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Alfred | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @St. John Fisher | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Hartwick | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Brockport |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · vs Hobart · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
Utica is the mid-Major program in its 25th-anniversary season, led by long-tenured coach Blaise Faggiano in his 18th consecutive year, competing consistently in Empire 8.
Fans here believe no chip. Utica plays for continuous improvement.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 8-3 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Empire 8 teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Utica University has won four of its last five.
Warming. 8-2 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs Hobart · at home
Outcome band · Utica University · 2026
Outcome band · Utica University · 2026Utica 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
Utica is the mid-Major program in its 25th-anniversary season, led by long-tenured coach Blaise Faggiano in his 18th consecutive year, competing consistently in Empire 8.
Playoff path
Utica University sits 2nd in the Empire 8 Conference and 8th 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.