Ithaca College, SUNY Cortland to play Cortaca Jug football game at Yankee Stadium in 2022

The annual football game between Ithaca College (IC) and SUNY Cortland is heading back to the New York City area next year.

The two Division III schools on Tuesday accepted an invitation from the New York Yankees to play the 2022 Cortaca Jug game at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 12, 2022 with a 1 p.m. kickoff, per a news release on the website of Ithaca College athletics.

The rivalry between the schools was once referred to by Sports Illustrated as “the biggest little game in the nation.

The Ithaca Bombers and Cortland Red Dragons played the 2019 game across the Hudson River at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. A Division III-record crowd of 45,161 fans watched Ithaca win 32-20.

The schools didn’t play the Cortaca Jug in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. This fall’s matchup is set for Nov. 13 at SUNY Cortland.

Mark Holtzman, VP of non-baseball sports events for the Yankees, said that observing the success of the 2019 Cortaca Jug inspired the organization to extend the invitation to the two colleges.

“We are looking forward to rolling out the pinstriped carpet and welcoming Ithaca and Cortland to the Yankee Stadium lineup,” Holtzman said. “We believe we have the opportunity to have a sellout crowd and we are intent on creating a memorable experience for the teams and for their fans.”

Ithaca and Cortland will each be issued tickets in the fall of 2022 for sale to their students, faculty, and staff at a price of $24.50.

Tickets will go on sale to the public this fall, on Tuesday, Nov. 16, with most seats priced from $24.50 to $69.50. Those tickets will be sold online at www.ticketmaster.com, www.cortacajug.com and www.alumni.ithaca.edu/Cortaca22.

All tickets will be delivered digitally, and mobile presentation will be the sole method of entry.