Yes Network to televise game

9-0 Ithaca to meet 9-0 Cortland at Yankee Stadium in 63rd Cortaca Jug

The “Biggest Little Game In The Nation” will be traveling to the Bronx when the New York Yankees host the 2022 Cortaca Jug football game at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, November 12th @ 12:00pm.

Game Day

November 12, 2022

A battle of Neighbors

The 2022 Cortaca Jug Game

Join the Ithaca College Bombers and Cortland Red Dragons in one of the great rivalry games in all of college football! In 2019, the Cortaca Jug game at MetLife Stadium set a new Division III single game attendance record of 45,161. Tickets go on sale on Nov. 16, 2021. Go to Ticketmaster.com that day to get your tickets and join us at iconic Yankee Stadium for the 2022 Cortaca Jug Game!

History of the Game

History of the Game

The Cortaca Jug is the trophy given in the annual college football game played between the Red Dragons of the State University of New York at Cortland and the Bombers of Ithaca College. The match-up is one of the most prominent in small college football. The Cortaca game typically sells out, with thousands of fans packed into see the game and many more watching at viewing parties across the country.

History of the Game
History of the Game

The name “Cortaca” is a portmanteau of the names of the two schools. The "cort" part coming from SUNY Cortland and the "aca" part coming from Ithaca College. The schools are located less than 21 miles apart in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.

Oct 17, 1959
1959

Oct 17, 1959

The first Cortaca Jug game was played on October 17, 1959, at Ithaca’s South Hill Field. Cortland won the game, 13-7, despite being outgained 210-173 in total offense.

October 29, 1960
1960

October 29, 1960

The Ithaca Bombers win their first jug, 12-6.

October 9, 1965
1965

October 9, 1965

Coached by Dick Lyon, Ithaca defeats Cortland, 13-12, for 100th win in program history en route to its only undefeated season.

September 29, 1973
1973

September 29, 1973

Ithaca defeats Cortland, 41-33, in the first of nine straight victories for the Bombers and the longest winning streak in Cortaca history.

1988
1988

1988

The 1988 Cortaca Jug game featured two undefeated teams and was dubbed the “Upstate New York Game of the Century”. 15,000 fans jammed Carl "Chugger" Davis Field, Cortland won the game, 21-20, on a 13-yard TD pass from Rich Keefer to Mark Houghton with 9:44 remaining.

1992
1992

1992

Cortland upsets the Bombers, 22-20, after breaking up a potential game-tying two-point conversion pass with 13 seconds remaining.

2000
2000

2000

In the final Cortaca Jug game played on Davis Field, Ithaca takes a 19-0 lead with 8:31 remaining and holds off a late Cortland rally to win 19-14.

2014
2014

2014

Trailing 20-17, Cortland drove inside the Ithaca 10-yard line with less than a minute left but was held and, with no timeouts left, elected to go for the tying field goal. Confusion reigned when Cortland’s holder, Luke Hinton, was late getting onto the field, and with five seconds left the ball was snapped while Hinton was looking back at the kicker. Hinton picked up the loose ball, rolled out left and threw a 4-yard TD pass to Jon Mannix as time expired to give Cortland the improbable win. The crazy sequence drew national attention as the number three play on that day’s ESPN SportsCenter Top 10.

November 16, 2019
2019

November 16, 2019

Ithaca and Cortland play the Cortaca Jug at MetLife Stadium. Ithaca wins 32-20 and the game sets a new NCAA single game attendance record of 45,161.

Latest News
9-0 Ithaca to meet 9-0 Cortland in 63rd Cortaca Jug
9-0 Ithaca to meet 9-0 Cortland in 63rd Cortaca Jug

Upstate New York Game of the Century II To be played at Yankee Stadium

YES Network to televise game
YES Network to televise game

2022 Cortaca Jug Game at Yankee Stadium between Ithaca College and Suny Cortland to kick off at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 12 - game to be broadcast on the YES Network

Student Tickets Go on Sale Monday, September 12th
Student Tickets Go on Sale Monday, September 12th

Student Tickets to go on sale at Ithaca College and Cortland Campuses on Monday, September 12th at noon. To be eligible to purchase these designated Student Tickets, you must either be a student or member of the faculty or staff at either school and have an assigned email address ending in either Ithaca.edu or Cortland.edu.

Yankees Announce Cortaca Tickets On-Sale Tuesday, 11/16/21
Yankees Announce Cortaca Tickets On-Sale Tuesday, 11/16/21

Yankee Stadium will host the 2022 Cortaca Jug college football matchup between Ithaca College and SUNY Cortland with tickets going on sale to the general public on Tuesday, November 16, at 12:00 p.m.