THE RFC MYC: Liberty League (LL)-(NCAA Division III)

Liberty League (LL)-(NCAA Division III)

Overview: Despite having just six teams taking to the football field, the Liberty League proved to be one of the most competitive conferences at the NCAA Division III level in 2018, as four of its teams not only finished last fall with an overall winning record but also with a winning record in conference play. In the end, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers emerged on top, winning a tiebreaker over Ithaca in a low-scoring 10-9 win over Ithaca on October 6 to finish 4-1 in conference play, and advance to the Division III playoffs as an automatic qualifier from the LL.

In the D-III playoffs, RPI still managed to win two games to advance to the quarterfinals. That was despite losing the "Dutchman Shoes Trophy" game to archrival Union (N.Y.) for their lone regular-season loss on November 10. However, the Engineers pulled out a convincing win over Husson, followed by an upset win over a then-unbeaten Brockport squad before bowing to Johns Hopkins to finish the 2018 season at 10-2 overall.

The Liberty League adds one extra program going into the 2019 season, as Buffalo State joins the mix from the Empire 8 Conference to make it seven teams in all this fall.

Final 2018 Liberty League Football Standings

2019 Schedules (Teams listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)

NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2019 season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.

Buffalo State

Hobart

Ithaca

RPI

Rochester

St. Lawrence

Union (N.Y.)

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