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WPI Engineers football

First season	1887; 137 years ago (1887)
Head coach	Chris Robertson 14th season, 66–71 (.482)
Stadium	Alumni Stadium (capacity: 2,000)
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Worcester, Massachusetts
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	NEWMAC
Past conferences	Independent (1887–1972) DIII independent (1973–1991) Freedom Football Conference (1992–2003) Liberty League (2004–2016)
All-time record	371–542–29 (.409)
Bowl record	2–2 (.500)
Playoff appearances	1992
Playoff record	0–1
Conference titles	1992, 1993, 2019
Rivalries	RPI Engineers MIT Engineers
Colors	Crimson and gray^[1]
Fight song	"E to the X"
Mascot	Gompei the Goat
Marching band	WPI Pep Band
Website	Athletics.WPI.edu

The WPI Engineers football team represents Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in the sport of American football. The Engineers compete in Division III (DIII) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the NEWMAC.^[2] WPI's football program is one of the oldest in the country. The team has been coached by Chris Robertson since the 2010 season.

WPI plays its home games at Alumni Stadium, located on the campus in Worcester, Massachusetts, with a capacity of 2,000.^[3]

History

Prior to competing in collegiate football, WPI played association football (now known as the sport of soccer) from 1874 to 1876 and American rugby from 1877 to 1881. Starting in 1882, WPI attempted to play football as a sport.^[4] It was not until 1885 that the football team was taken seriously.^[5] The 1887 season was the first in which the team competed as a varsity sport.^[6] Following their outstanding performance in the 1888 season, the Engineers were invited to join a football league of small New England colleges, but the faculty refused the idea and barred the team from playing any away games.^[7] The Institute's opinion of football would improve by the turn of the century and give more support to the team.

Bowl games

WPI has appeared in four bowl games and has a 2–2 record.

Year	Bowl	Coach	Opponent	Result
1991	ECAC Northeast Bowl	Jack Siedlecki	Buffalo State	L 17–23
2015	ECAC Presidents Bowl	Chris Robertson	Kean	L 6–24
2017	New England Bowl Series Game	Chris Robertson	SUNY Maritime	W 17–3
2019	New England Bowl Series Game	Chris Robertson	Western Connecticut State	W 35–6

References

^ WPI Logo Usage: Quick Reference Guide (PDF). Retrieved January 1, 2017.
^ "NCAA Members By Division". NCAA. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
^ "Alumni Stadium". Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
^ Smith, Melvin I. (2008). Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. AuthorHouse. p. 586. ISBN 978-1-43436-248-3.
^ Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 153. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
^ "2016 Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). WPI Athletics. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
^ Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 154. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

External links

Official website

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Venues	Bliss Field (1887–1913) Alumni Stadium (1914–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games RPI
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1887 1888 1889–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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