Overview: Three teams in the Liberty League combined for 24 regular-season wins and eight wins each in 2025, with one team finishing third in conference play at 5-2, another in second place at 6-1, and the eventual champion finishing unbeaten at 7-0.
The team that finished in third place in the LL was the RPI Engineers from Troy, New York. After winning seven of their first eight games, the Engineers stumbled in their final two contests of 2025, losing a heartbreaker to Ithaca, 24-23, followed by another close loss to Union (N.Y.), 28-21, in the Dutchmen Shoes Trophy game the following week. RPI ended its season at 8-3 overall after defeating St. John Fisher 35-24 in the ECAC Clayton Chapman Bowl on November 22.
Meanwhile, the team that came in second place in the Liberty League was the aforementioned Ithaca College Bombers from Ithaca, New York. The Bombers' two losses last fall came at the hands of eventual NCAA Division III playoff participant Johns Hopkins, 42-14, in the season opener, and 19-14 to Union on October 25. Despite an 8-2 finish to their 2025 campaign, the Bombers were on the outside looking in once postseason play arrived in mid-November.
But the one team that did come out on top in the LL was the Union College Garnet Chargers from Schenectady, New York. The Garnet Chargers overcame an early 0-2 start to win eight straight games, including the dramatic 28-21 win over RPI to reclaim the Dutchman Shoes Trophy. Union's season came to a close at 8-3 overall after losing to Muhlenberg 34-26 in the opening round of the D-III playoffs.
As the 2026 season rapidly approaches, it'll be interesting to see how this year's race for the Liberty League title will develop. Don't be surprised if either Ithaca, RPI, or Union ends up at or near the top of the standings once again this fall.
Final 2025 Liberty League Football Standings
305. Buffalo State
308. Ithaca
309. RPI
310. Rochester
312, Union (N.Y.)
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