1992 WPI Engineers football team

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1992 WPI Engineers football
FFC champion
Conference Freedom Football Conference
Record9–2 (5–0 FFC)
Head coach
Home stadium Alumni Stadium
Seasons
 1991
1993 
1992 Freedom Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
WPI $^ 5 0 09 2 0
Merchant Marine 4 1 07 1 1
Plymouth State 4 1 14 4 1
UMass Lowell 2 3 14 4 1
Stony Brook 2 3 05 5 0
Norwich 2 4 03 6 0
Western Connecticut 2 4 02 8 0
Coast Guard 1 6 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division III playoff participant

The 1992 WPI Engineers football team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 1992 NCAA Division III football season. [1] It marked the Engineers' 103rd overall season and the team played its home games in Worcester, Massachusetts. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jack Siedlecki. They were a member of the Freedom Football Conference (FFC). The Engineers finished the season 9–2 and earned the school's first-ever bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 11 Worcester State *W 56–03,208
September 19 Union *No. 1
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Worcester, MA
L 20–343,650
September 26at UMass Lowell *No. 1W 13–9631
October 3at RPI *No. 1
  • '86 Field
  • Troy, NY (Transit Trophy Game)
W 28–141,400
October 10at Norwich No. 1W 56–62,467
October 17at Merchant Marine No. 1 Kings Point, NY W 17–152,447
October 24 Randolph–Macon *No. 1
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Worcester, MA
W 45–7812
October 31at Ursinus *No. 1
W 24–10823
November 7 Coast Guard No. 1
  • Alumni Stadium
  • Worcester, MA
W 28–10600
November 14at Plymouth State No. 1 Plymouth, NH W 43–20987
November 21 Rowan *L 14–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from New England Region poll released prior to the game

Schedule Source: [1]

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

Freedom Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week

Freedom Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week

Annual awards

Freedom Football Conference Rookie of the Year

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References

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