Rensselaer
1-1Liberty League · ECAV Stadium · 5,200
LastL 14–38 vs Utica · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Brockport · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Bob Boozer Field · series 1-0
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #488 | #631 | — | WPI | W 35–7 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #492 | #496 | — | Utica | L 14–38 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #504 | #498 | @Brockport | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #505 | #488 | Hobart | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Hilbert | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Buffalo State | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Rochester (NY) | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | St. Lawrence | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Ithaca | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Union |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · at Brockport · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
The Engineers of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, who play in the Liberty League and carry the identity of America's oldest technological university onto a Division III football field.
Everyone knows Rensselaer for engineering and ice hockey — the football Engineers grind in the Liberty League without anyone outside Troy paying attention.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 8-3 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Liberty League teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Rensselaer has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Brockport · away
Outcome band · Rensselaer · 2026
Outcome band · Rensselaer · 2026Rensselaer's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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The Engineers of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, who play in the Liberty League and carry the identity of America's oldest technological university onto a Division III football field.
Playoff path
Rensselaer sits 4th in the Liberty League and 106th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobart | 0-0 | 2-0 | 58.0 |
| 2 | Rochester (NY) | 0-0 | 1-1 | 57.6 |
| 3 | St. Lawrence | 0-0 | 1-1 | 55.8 |
| 4 | Rensselaer | 0-0 | 1-1 | 51.2 |
| 5 | Ithaca | 0-0 | 1-1 | 41.8 |
| 6 | Union | 0-0 | 0-2 | 40.4 |
| 7 | Buffalo State | 0-0 | 0-2 | 25.1 |
Win the Liberty League 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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.