WPI Engineers

Athletic teams representing Worcester Polytechnic Institute

WPI Engineers

University| Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Conference| NCAA Division III
NEWMAC, NEWA, ECAC
NCAA| NCAA Division III
Athletic director| Dana L. Harmon
Location| Worcester, Massachusetts
Varsity teams| 18 teams
Football stadium| Alumni Stadium
Basketball arena| Harrington Auditorium
Baseball stadium| New England Baseball Complex
Mascot| Gompei the Goat
Nickname| Engineers
Fight song| "E to the X"
Colors| Crimson and gray[1]

Website| athletics.wpi.edu

The WPI Engineers are the athletic teams of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school sponsors 20 varsity sports.

WPI teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Engineers are a member of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, rowing, soccer, swimming & diving, track & field and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, track & field and volleyball.

## Sports Sponsored

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Men's sports  | Women's sports

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Baseball | Basketball
Basketball | Cross Country
Cross Country | Field Hockey
Football | Rowing
Rowing | Soccer
Soccer | Softball
Swimming & diving | Swimming & diving
Track & field1 | Track & field1
Wrestling | Volleyball
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor

## Men's sports

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### Baseball

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The sport of baseball was played at the intercollegiate level on and off during the 1880s to the 1900s. During the years when WPI didn't have a sponsored team there would be contests between classes.[2] Baseball was again introduced as a varsity sport in the spring of 1905 and has competed regularly since.[3]

### Basketball

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Main article: WPI Engineers men's basketball

The WPI Engineers men's basketball team dates back to the early 1900s and has competed regularly since 1915. The teams has four NEWMAC conference tournament championship (2005, 2006, 2013, 2022).

### Football

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Main article: WPI Engineers football

The WPI Engineers football team has competed since 1887 and has the distinction of being Worcester's first college football team. The team has had three undefeated, untied seasons (1938, 1954 and 1983), two Freedom Football Conference (FFC) Championships (1992 and 1993), and one NEWMAC Championship (2019).

## References

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1. ^ WPI Logo Usage: Quick Reference Guide (PDF). Retrieved January 1, 2017.
2. ^ Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 154. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
3. ^ Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 229. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

## External links

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* Official website

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

People|

* President: Grace Wang (predecessors)
* Provost: Wole Soboyejo
* Ichabod Washburn
* John Boynton
* Faculty
* Alumni

Campus|

* Higgins House

Athletics|

| Teams|

* Men's basketball
* Football

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Venues|

* Alumni Gym
* Alumni Stadium

Miscellaneous|

* Alden Research Laboratory
* Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI
* Institute Park
* Fraternities and sororities

* Category

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New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference

Current full members|

* Babson Beavers
* Clark Cougars
* Coast Guard Bears
* Emerson Lions
* MIT Engineers
* Mount Holyoke Lyons
* Salve Regina Seahawks
* Smith Pioneers
* Springfield Pride
* Wellesley Blue
* Wheaton Lyons
* WPI Engineers

Current affiliate members|

| Football|

* Merchant Marine Mariners
* Norwich Cadets
* SUNY Maritime Privateers

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Women's rowing|

* Simmons Sharks

Former full member|

* Brandeis Judges

Former affiliate member|

* Catholic Cardinals
* Maine Maritime Mariners
* Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers

Tournaments|

* Basketball

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Liberty League

Current full members|

* Bard Raptors
* Clarkson Golden Knights
* Hobart and William Smith Statesmen and Herons
* Ithaca Bombers
* RPI Engineers
* RIT Tigers
* Rochester Yellowjackets
* St. Lawrence Saints
* Skidmore Thoroughbreds
* Union Garnet Chargers
* Vassar Brewers

Current associate members|

* Buffalo State Bengals1
* NYU Violets5
* St. John Fisher Cardinals4
* Wellesley Blue3

Former full member|

* Hamilton Continentals

Former associate members|

* Coast Guard Bears1
* Merchant Marine Mariners2
* Mount Holyoke Lyons3
* Springfield Pride1
* Susquehanna River Hawks1
* WPI Engineers1

* 1football
* 2football and men's golf
* 3women's golf
* 4men's and women's rowing
* 5men's and women's golf

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Basketball|

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CDL
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Football|

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Hockey|

NHL
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PWHL
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AHL
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NAHL
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Lacrosse|

WPLL
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Roller derby|

WFTDA
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MRDA
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Rugby league|

NARL
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Rugby union|

MLR
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WER
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Soccer|

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USL2
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Ultimate|

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Division I|

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NCAA
Division II|

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Assumption Greyhounds
Bentley Falcons

NCAA
Division III|

Amherst Mammoths
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Babson Beavers
Brandeis Judges
Bridgewater State Bears
Clark Cougars
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Dean Bulldogs
Eastern Nazarene Lions
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Fitchburg State Falcons
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WPI Engineers
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NAIA

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