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2026: 3–2 (1–2 NEWMAC). Last: beat Coast Guard 42–21 at home. Next: at Salve Regina, Saturday, Oct 24, noon ET.
- W 35–7at Nichols
- W 70–0New England College
- L 13–19at Springfield
- L 7–43Merchant Marine
- W 42–21Coast Guard
- Oct 24at Salve Regina
- Oct 31SUNY Maritime
- Nov 7at WPI
- Nov 14at Norwich
MIT has played football since at least 1882 and is 46–83–4 in the 133 games on record. This season, they’re 3–2.
On this date in 2024MIT lost to Springfield 48–0 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 46–83–4 .361; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1086
- Seasons
- 25 since 1882, 133 games
2026 season 3–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | atNichols | W 35–7 | 65% |
| Sep 12 | vsNew England College | W 70–0 | 72% |
| Sep 26 | atSpringfield | L 13–19 | 29% |
| Oct 3 | vsMerchant Marine | L 7–43 | 53% |
| Oct 17 | vsCoast Guard | W 42–21 | 55% |
| Oct 24 | atSalve Regina | Preview | 38% |
| Oct 31 | vsSUNY Maritime | Preview | 77% |
| Nov 7 | atWPI | Preview | 55% |
| Nov 14 | atNorwich | Preview | 70% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1882
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Amherst
5–11 in 16
- 1892 W 6–4
- 1892 L 0–14
- 1893 L 4–12
- 1893 L 6–14
- 1894 L 4–6
- 1895 L 4–20
- 1897 L 6–8
- 1898 L 6–10
- 1899 L 5–12
- 1900 L 0–18
Lost the last nine.
- Harvard
0–15 in 15
- 1886 L 0–54
- 1886 L 0–59
- 1886 L 0–62
- 1887 L 0–62
- 1888 L 0–18
- 1888 L 0–42
- 1889 L 0–62
- 1891 L 0–26
- 1892 L 0–34
- 1893 L 0–34
Lost the last 10.
- Brown
5–8 in 13
- 1892 W 30–6
- 1892 W 12–6
- 1893 L 0–36
- 1893 L 6–28
- 1894 W 8–4
- 1894 L 4–16
- 1895 L 0–14
- 1895 L 0–28
- 1899 L 0–38
- 1900 L 0–22
Lost the last five.
| Opponent | Games | MIT record |
|---|---|---|
| Amherst | 16 | 5–11 |
| Harvard | 15 | 0–15 |
| Brown | 13 | 5–8 |
| Tufts | 10 | 4–4–2 |
| Trinity (CT) | 8 | 5–2–1 |
| Williams | 7 | 0–6–1 |
| Dartmouth | 6 | 1–5 |
| Springfield | 5 | 0–5 |
Every opponent (29)
Every program MIT has played, A to Z, with MIT’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alfred State 1–0
- Amherst 5–11
- Army 0–1
- Boston College 2–1
- Bridgewater State 2–0
- Brown 5–8
- Catholic 0–1
- Coast Guard 1–4
- Cornell 0–1
- Curry 1–1
- Dartmouth 1–5
- Dean 1–0
- Harvard 0–15
- Holy Cross 0–2
- Merchant Marine 0–5
- New England College 2–0
- New Hampshire 1–0
- Nichols 2–0
- Norwich 3–1
- Salve Regina 1–3
- Springfield 0–5
- Stevens 4–0
- SUNY Maritime 2–1
- Trinity (CT) 5–2–1
- Tufts 4–4–2
- Wesleyan (CT) 0–1
- Williams 0–6–1
- WPI 3–1
- Yale 0–4
Conferences
- Independent 1898–1899
- Commonwealth Coast Conference 2014–2016
- NEWMAC since 2017
MIT’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1086 | ||||
| 2025 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 1095 | ||||
| 2024 | 3–6 | 1–6 | 995 | ||||
| 2023 | 4–5 | 3–3 | 1032 | ||||
| 2022 | 3–6 | 1–5 | 1101 | ||||
| 1901few games on file | 0–1 | 1220 | |||||
| 1900few games on file | 0–3–1 | 1263 | |||||
| 1899 | 0–6 | 1215 | |||||
| 1898 | 3–1–1 | 1222 | |||||
| 1897few games on file | 0–2 | 1153 | |||||
| 1896few games on file | 0–1–1 | 1172 | |||||
| 1895 | 1–4 | 1195 | |||||
| 1894 | 2–5 | 1214 | |||||
| 1893 | 3–5 | 1229 | |||||
| 1892 | 4–3 | 1290 | |||||
| 1891 | 2–6 | 1212 | |||||
| 1890few games on file | 0–2 | 1198 | |||||
| 1889 | 3–3 | 1277 | |||||
| 1888 | 2–5 | 1256 | |||||
| 1887 | 5–1 | 1322 | |||||
| 1886 | 2–6–1 | 1184 | |||||
| 1885few games on file | 0–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 1884few games on file | 0–2 | 1178 | |||||
| 1883few games on file | 0–1 | 1192 | |||||
| 1882few games on file | 0–3 | 1194 |
No season on file for 1902–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 25 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.