Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Next-Season Outcome Band1881
Program founding
MIT launches football; oldest continuously played program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology6-3Hope-Doping·Offseason
MIT is the Engineers — elite STEM minds playing Division III football since 1881, proving that the world's most rigorous engineering curriculum and competitive football coexist.
Title DroughtSince 1950 · 75 yrs
Fans here believe no chip — MIT plays for pride in intellectual and athletic excellence, for the satisfaction of engineering success applied to football.
low signal
The Engineers hold the line.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 4-8
Base 6-6
Ceiling 9-3
floor4-8Rebuild year. Below .500.
base6-6Mid-table finish.
ceiling9-3Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Streak W4Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 6-4
The forecast
Opens Sep 4
vs Nichols · away
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · at Nichols · Fri Sep 4 · 22:00 UTC
The experience
MIT is the Engineers — elite STEM minds playing Division III football since 1881, proving that the world's most rigorous engineering curriculum and competitive football coexist.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Massachusetts Institute of Technology sits 4th in the NEWMAC and 97th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
NEWMAC · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springfield | 7-0 | 9-3 | 62.7 |
| 2 | Merchant Marine | 5-2 | 8-2 | 62.6 |
| 3 | Coast Guard | 5-2 | 7-3 | 58.9 |
| 4 | MIT | 4-3 | 6-3 | 53.6 |
| 5 | Salve Regina | 3-4 | 6-4 | 54.2 |
| 6 | SUNY Maritime | 3-4 | 5-6 | 49.4 |
| 7 | WPI | 1-6 | 2-8 | 40.8 |
| 8 | Norwich | 0-7 | 1-9 | 33.5 |
53.6 CFB Zeitgeist#97 of 240 D349.8 strength of schedule1 quality win
Win the NEWMAC for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 6-3
Signature win 55-0 over New England College; toughest day 7-31 against Springfield.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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The Engineers hold the line.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go MIT"
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2025 schedule & results6-3Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 43%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Nichols | W 46–13 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #562 | — | — | New England College (N) | W 55–0 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #435 | #467 | — | Springfield | L 7–31 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #459 | #501 | — | @Merchant Marine | L 3–6 | 2-2 | 0-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #476 | #482 | — | @Coast Guard | L 14–24 | 2-3 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #490 | #531 | — | Salve Regina | W 28–20 | 3-3 | 1-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #491 | #607 | — | WPI | W 19–7 | 4-3 | 2-3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #503 | #528 | — | @SUNY Maritime | W 30–27 | 5-3 | 3-3 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #503 | #656 | — | Norwich | W 48–14 | 6-3 | 4-3 |
Home-Field Advantage · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2018-present
Above-Average
47% home win rate vs 37% on the road. margin runs +3.7 better at home. Henry G. Steinbrenner '27 Stadium seats 1,000.
Home9-10Away6-10
Venue texture
64°F average kickoff temp; 21% of games had measurable precipitation; 12 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
43-81-4
since 1882 · 24 seasons · .335 win rate
HOME
23-30-3
AWAY
19-51-1
NEUTRAL
1-0
1880s
1890s
1900s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2025
145 years of continuous football
MIT has never ceased football operations since 1881
Moment of the Year · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2025
Moment of the Year · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2025Won 46-13 vs Nichols
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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