Hartwick College
4-6 2025 finalHartwick is a small Division III program where academics and lacrosse are the identity, and football plays the role of a secondary sport in a tight-knit college community.
The Hawks are patient.
Hartwick is a small Division III program where academics and lacrosse are the identity, and football plays the role of a secondary sport in a tight-knit college community.
Hartwick went 4–6 (1–6 Empire 8) in 2025, finishing 7th in the conference. The Hawks remain a secondary program in a college where lacrosse and soccer dominate athletic culture. The football program competes with dedication in Emp…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Hartwick College sits 6th in the Empire 8 Conference and 180th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cortland | 6-0 | 8-3 | 61.5 |
| 2 | Utica | 5-1 | 8-3 | 60.8 |
| 3 | St John Fisher University | 4-2 | 7-4 | 54.0 |
| 4 | Brockport | 3-3 | 7-4 | 54.1 |
| 5 | Alfred University | 2-4 | 4-6 | 46.2 |
| 6 | Hartwick | 2-5 | 4-6 | 42.3 |
| 7 | SUNY Morrisville | 0-6 | 0-10 | 31.1 |
| 8 | Hilbert College | 0-1 | 0-10 | 29.5 |
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.
Signature win 52-0 over Hilbert College; toughest day 7-64 against Utica.
The Pulse on Hartwick College
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Hartwick College
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Hartwick College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Hartwick College · 2018-present
Elite
36% home win rate vs 5% on the road. margin runs +23.4 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Schedule Strength · Hartwick College · 2025
Soft
Average opponent win rate 37% across 10 finalized games. Lighter schedule — the committee weighs wins against strength of field.
Moment of the Year · Hartwick College · 2025
Won 56-7 vs Maine Maritime
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Hartwick College
2024: Won 36-21 vs Hilbert College
In 2024, the program won 36-21 vs Hilbert College — a comfortable home result that left the 15-point margin on the books.
Go Hawks.