Football | 11/21/2025 11:00:00 AM
Three Empire 8 institutions (Utica University, St. John Fisher University and SUNY Brockport) were selected to play in and host the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Bowl Games. All three games will take place on Saturday, Nov. 22 at campus sites. Utica will host Rowan University at 1 p.m., while St. John Fisher hosts RPI at noon and SUNY Brockport hosts Geneva College, also at noon. Live video for all three games can be found on the
Empire 8 Network.
Asa S. Bushnell Bowl - Utica University (8-2) hosts Rowan University (7-2-1) - 1 p.m.
This Saturday, for the first time in program history, a postseason gridiron game is coming to Gaetano Stadium.
The Pioneers notched a massive victory over Brockport this past Saturday, coming back in stunning fashion to defeat the Golden Eagles and improve to 8-2. Thanks to that win, Utica was listed as the top overall team among the ECAC Bowl bidders, gaining the right to host NJAC side Rowan University in this season's Asa S. Bushnell Bowl. This Saturday, the Profs will travel north to battle the blue and orange in the first-ever game of its kind at The Gaet'. This weekend's Asa S. Bushnell Bowl will be a battle of two top-tier teams, with the winner gaining a Bowl Championship and a massive momentum boost heading into next season. Get caught up ahead of this Saturday's final Party at the Gaet' of the 25th anniversary season!
Looking for a
ticket? Tickets will be available for purchase at the entrance to the stadium with
cash only! Regular tickets are $5. Kids under 11 get in for $2, while Utica University students and staff can get in for free with a valid Utica ID.
Clayton Chapman Bowl - St. John Fisher University (7-3) hosts Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (7-3) - 12 p.m.
For the first time since 2016, the St. John Fisher football team has a postseason game on its schedule, and, for the first time in more than a decade, it will be played at home.
The Cardinals have been selected to play in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Clayton Chapman Bowl game against the RPI Engineers at noon on Saturday at Growney Stadium, the ECAC revealed on Monday afternoon during the D3FBHuddle Selection Show.
The ECAC has three other bowl games this season. Utica will host Rowan in the Asa S. Bushnell Bowl; SUNY Brockport will host Geneva College in the Scotty M. Whitelaw Bowl; and Maritime College will host Hobart in the James Lynah Bowl.
The Cardinals have been one of the best turnaround stories in Division III this year under head coach Ed Raby Jr., who came to Fisher from SUNY Morrisville last winter to take over a team that finished 3-7 (2-5 Empire 8) in 2024. On Saturday, the Cardinals dominated Alfred State 41-14 at Growney Stadium to improve to 7-3 overall and 5-2 in Empire 8 Conference play, their best marks since going 8-2 overall and 6-2 in the league in 2016.
RPI ended the regular season 7-3 overall and 5-2 in Liberty League play. The Engineers won seven of their first eight regular-season games before dropping their final two, 24-23 to Ithaca and 28-21 to Union.
Saturday's game will mark the Cardinals' 10th ECAC Bowl and first at Growney Stadium since 2014. The Cardinals own a 6-3 record in ECAC Bowl games and have faced RPI in two of them. Fisher fell 26-22 to RPI in the 2005 Northwest Bowl and dominated the Engineers 56-13 in the 2010 Northwest Bowl.
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Bowl - SUNY Brockport (6-4) hosts Geneva College (6-4) - 12 p.m.
The SUNY Brockport football team earned its ninth consecutive postseason berth Monday as the Golden Eagles were selected to host the 2025 ECAC Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Bowl Game against the Geneva College (Pa.) on Saturday, November 22nd at 12 p.m. at Bob Boozer Field.
The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a 6-4 overall record and a 4-3 ledger in the Empire 8 Conference. Geneva College, located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, posted a 6-4 overall record and a 6-2 mark in the President's Athletic Conference.
Brockport's offense is led on the ground by
Isaiah Simmons who ranks sixth nationally with 1,338 yards this season. He also ranks seventh nationally in total points scored (120). Brockport boasts one of the top defenses in the country and capped the regular season ranked 32nd nationally in scoring defense, allowing an average of just 16.0 points per game. Brockport finished the regular season ranked seventh nationally in total defense, allowing 210.2 yards per game.
The ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) is an eighty-five-year-old organization with well over 200 member schools across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III. The ECAC exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics and provides great value for universities and colleges by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the Northeast. The ECAC also hosts a comprehensive esports program that presently involves 160 schools fielding 1100 teams across 14 different esports games, streamed live four nights a week. The ECAC's esports platform has and continues to expand the geographic footprint of the Conference nationally.
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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