2018 WPI Engineers football team
| 2018 WPI Engineers football | |
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| Conference | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference |
| 2018 record | 4–2 (2–1 NEWMAC) |
| Head coach | Chris Robertson (9th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Matt Kelly (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Scott Sperone (2nd season) |
| Home stadium |
Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MIT | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Springfield | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Marine | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coast Guard | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WPI | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norwich | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine Maritime | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 WPI Engineers football team represents Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 2018 NCAA Division III football season.[1][2] It marked the Engineers' 129th overall season. The team plays its home games at Alumni Stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts. They are led by ninth-year head coach Chris Robertson.
Personnel
Coaching Staff
| Name | Position | Joined Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Robertson | Head Coach | 2010 |
| Matt Kelly | Offensive Coordinator | 2014 |
| Scott Sperone | Defensive Coordinator | 2017 |
| Brian Wehler | Offensive Line | 2016 |
| Galen Holmes | Defensive Line / Special Teams Coordinator | 2007 |
| Dan Ross | Running Backs | 2016 |
| Zach Besaw | Outside Linebackers | 2016 |
| Kyle Bernard | Wide receivers | 2017 |
| Howard Bradley | Assistant Defensive Backs | 2017 |
| Mike Kelly | Assistant Offensive Line | 2017 |
| Brian Murtagh | Defensive Assistant | 2017 |
Schedule
The 2018 schedule was officially released on July 3, 2018. WPI will face all seven NEWMAC opponents: Catholic, Coast Guard, Maine Maritime, MIT, Merchant Marine, Norwich, and Springfield. They are also scheduled to play three non-conference games: Anna Maria of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC), Becker of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), and RPI of the Liberty League.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Anna Maria* | AMCAT Field • Paxton, MA | W 54–0 | 1,132 | ||||
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 24 RPI* | East Campus Stadium • Troy, NY (Transit Trophy Game) | L 14-25 | 1,533 | ||||
| September 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Becker* | Alumni Field • Worcester, MA | W 45-0 | 382 | ||||
| September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Springfield | Alumni Stadium • Worcester, MA | L 14-17 | 2,813 | ||||
| September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maine Maritime | Ritchie Field • Castine, ME | W 30-7 | 2,076 | ||||
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Catholic | Alumni Stadium • Worcester, MA | Charter TV3 | W 24-0 | 806 | |||
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Merchant Marine | Captain James Harvey Tomb Field • Kings Point, NY | ||||||
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | MIT | Alumni Stadium • Worcester, MA | ||||||
| November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Coast Guard | Cadet Memorial Field • New London, CT | ||||||
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Norwich | Alumni Stadium • Worcester, MA | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  | |||||||||
- On August 27, the Engineers placed second with one first place vote in the 2018 NEWMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.[3]
Awards and honors
Weekly awards
NEWMAC Football Offensive Athlete of the Week
- Sean McAllen, RB – Week Ending September 16, 2018
NEWMAC Football Special Teams Athlete of the Week
- Spencer Herrington, K/P – Week Ending September 2, 2018
New England Football Writers Association Weekly Gold Helmet Award
- Sean McAllen, RB – Week of September 19, 2018
References
- ↑ http://www.d3football.com/teams/WPI/2018/index
- ↑ http://athletics.wpi.edu/sports/fball/2018-19/schedule
- ↑ "Springfield Tops NEWMAC Football Preseason Coaches' Poll". NEWMAC. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2018-08-27.