Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | WPI | W 35-7 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | Utica | L 14-38 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Brockport | L 10-45 | 1-2 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | Hobart | W 33-7 | 2-2 | 1-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | Hilbert | W 83-0 | 3-2 | 1-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Buffalo State | W 56-0 | 4-2 | 2-0 | |
| 7 | Bye week | |||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Rochester (NY) | W 41-7 | 5-2 | 3-0 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | St. Lawrence | W 54-7 | 6-2 | 4-0 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Ithaca | 1 pm ET38% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Union | 12 pm ET76% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Rensselaer, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Ahead
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Rensselaer has won five straight.
7-3 over the last 10, and won the last five.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-2
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Liberty League teams the same season
Team story
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.
Game day
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 2nd in the Liberty League and 60th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ithaca | 5-0 | 7-1 | 63.4 |
| 2 | Rensselaer | 4-0 | 6-2 | 60.6 |
| 3 | Hobart | 3-2 | 5-3 | 57.6 |
| 4 | Union | 2-2 | 4-4 | 52.0 |
| 5 | Rochester (NY) | 1-3 | 3-5 | 45.3 |
| 6 | St. Lawrence | 0-4 | 2-6 | 41.6 |
| 7 | Buffalo State | 0-4 | 1-7 | 35.9 |
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.
Signature win 83-0 over Hilbert; toughest day 10-45 against Brockport.