Empire 8 Announces Football Affiliate Decision

The Empire 8 has announced its recent decision by the Presidents Council to allow qualifying New York State public institutions and public institutions contiguous to New York State to apply for membership as an affiliate in football. ...Read More >>

Blaise Faggiano Named Utica Head Football Coach

Utica College Athletic Director Jim Spartano Friday named Blaise Faggiano head football coach. Faggiano spent the past nine seasons as defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY.  ...Read More >

Hartwick Quarterback Jason Boltus Named Melberger Award Winner

Hartwick College’s Jason Boltus (Baldwinsville, N.Y./CW Baker) has been named as the recipient of the 15th Annual Melberger Award, it was announced Monday afternoon. ...Read More >

Hartwick Quarterback Jason Boltus Named One of Four Finalists for Prestigious Gagliardi Trophy

Hartwick College’s Jason Boltus has been named as one of four national finalists for the 15th Gagliardi Trophy, it was announced earlier Thursday. Boltus, the Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Year, moved into the “final four” by being named the East Region representative. ...Read More >

Ithaca Head Coach Mike Welch Honored by All-American Football Foundation

thaca College football coach Mike Welch will be honored by the All-American Football Foundation as one of the organization’s winners of the Johnny Vaught Head Coach award. ...Read More >

Two Empire 8 Quarterbacks Named Finalists for Gagliardi Trophy

Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Year Jason Boltus of Hartwick College and all-conference quarterback Paul Keeley of Alfred University were each named finalists for the Gagliardi Trophy.
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St. John Fisher Football Reaches NCAA Quarterfinals with 38-7 Win over Curry

St. John Fisher College scored 38 unanswered points and cruised to a 38-7 win over Curry College at Fisher’s Growney Stadium on Saturday in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Division III Football Championship. ...Read More >

Three Empire 8 Teams Earn Bid to NCAA Division III Football Championship

Conference co-champions Hartwick College and St. John Fisher College are joined by Ithaca College in the NCAA Division III Football Championship. All three teams will play in the Mount Union bracket. ...Read More >>

Utica and Hartwick Make NCAA Football History With 142-Point Effort

Hartwick College (72) and Utica College (70) scored a combined 142 points Saturday in an NCAA Division III football contest and have now etched themselves into the record books as the most prolific scoring effort by two teams in a single game since the NCAA began keeping official records in 1937. Across the board, the combined total broke all previous records at any level of NCAA collegiate football.
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Hartwick and St. John Fisher Share Empire 8 Football Title; Hawks Earn Conference's Automatic Bid to NCAA Championship

Hartwick College defeated Utica College 72-70 in four overtimes to secure a share of the Empire 8 football title with St. John Fisher College, which upended Alfred University 39-18 earlier in the day. The Hawks gain the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship by virtue of their win over the Cardinals, the only St. John Fisher loss this season.

Bill Struzzi of Ithaca to Receive ECAC Award of Valor

Senior Bill Struzzi (McQuaid Jesuit/Canandaigua), a member of Ithaca’s football team, will receive the Award of Valor from the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) at this weekend’s ECAC Convention. ...Read More >>

Empire 8 Statement on Norwich University Football Departure

On September 12, Norwich University announced it will be leaving the Empire 8 in football for the 2009 season to join the newly formed North Atlantic Football Conference. ...Read More >>