Worcester Polytechnic Institute2-8The Engineers of WPI, one of the oldest football programs in the country (since 1887), a NEWMAC champion in 2019 who play tough, disciplined small-college football at Alumni Stadium in Worcester.
WPI has played football since 1887 and won the NEWMAC in 2019 — and gets dismissed as just an engineering school that happens to suit up on Saturdays.
The Engineers hold the line.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · Next-Season Outcome Band
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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
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Opens Sep 5
vs Rensselaer · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Rensselaer · Sat Sep 5 · 16:00 UTC
The Engineers of WPI, one of the oldest football programs in the country (since 1887), a NEWMAC champion in 2019 who play tough, disciplined small-college football at Alumni Stadium in Worcester.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute sits 7th in the NEWMAC and 186th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| 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 |
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.
Signature win 14-7 over Norwich; toughest day 3-41 against New England.
Community pulse
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What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Rensselaer | L 9–26 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #523 | #549 | — | @New England | L 3–41 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #560 | #524 | — | @Husson | W 15–13 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #570 | #567 | — | Coast Guard | L 21–49 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #598 | #643 | — | @Norwich | W 14–7 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 17 | #594 | #455 | — | Springfield | L 10–24 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #601 | #534 | — | SUNY Maritime | L 7–28 | 2-5 | 1-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #607 | #491 | — | @MIT | L 7–19 | 2-6 | 1-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #613 | #544 | — | @Merchant Marine | L 14–34 | 2-7 | 1-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #625 | #515 | — | Salve Regina | L 9–45 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Home-Field Advantage · Worcester Polytechnic Institute · 2018-present
Soft
35% home win rate vs 40% on the road. margin runs +1.2 better at home. Alumni Stadium (Worcester, MA) seats 2,000.
66°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 11 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
24-70-1
since 1888 · 23 seasons · .252 win rate