Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1-1NEWMAC · Alumni Stadium (Worcester, MA) · 2,000
LastW 22–21 vs New England · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Husson · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Alumni Stadium (Worcester, MA) · series 1-0
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #631 | #488 | — | @Rensselaer | L 7–35 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #625 | #482 | — | New England | W 22–21 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #620 | #521 | Husson | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #621 | #518 | @Coast Guard | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Norwich | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Springfield | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @SUNY Maritime | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Merchant Marine | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | MIT | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Salve Regina |
Game Week
4d 16h
until kickoff · vs Husson · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET
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.
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 season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 2-8 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among NEWMAC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Worcester Polytechnic Institute has won one of its last five.
Cold. 3-7 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Husson · at home
Outcome band · Worcester Polytechnic Institute · 2026
Outcome band · Worcester Polytechnic Institute · 2026Worcester Polytechnic Institute'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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Game day
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.
Playoff path
Worcester Polytechnic Institute sits 7th in the NEWMAC and 153rd of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salve Regina | 0-0 | 2-0 | 74.5 |
| 2 | Merchant Marine | 0-0 | 2-0 | 69.7 |
| 3 | MIT | 0-0 | 2-0 | 68.9 |
| 4 | Springfield | 0-0 | 2-0 | 64.5 |
| 5 | Norwich | 0-0 | 1-1 | 46.8 |
| 6 | SUNY Maritime | 0-0 | 1-1 | 44.6 |
| 7 | WPI | 0-0 | 1-1 | 41.3 |
| 8 | Coast Guard | 0-0 | 1-1 | 41.1 |
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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.