Rensselaer Engineers
Liberty LeagueTroy, NYECAV Stadium
2026: 4–2 (2–0 Liberty League). Last: won at Buffalo State 56–0. Next: at Rochester (NY), Saturday, Oct 24, noon ET.
- W 35–7WPI
- L 14–38Utica
- L 10–45at Brockport
- W 33–7Hobart
- W 83–0Hilbert
- W 56–0at Buffalo State
- Oct 24at Rochester (NY)
- Oct 31St. Lawrence
- Nov 7at Ithaca
- Nov 14Union
Rensselaer has played football since at least 1892 and is 32–37 in the 69 games on record. This season, they’re 4–2.
On this date in 2024Rensselaer lost to Ithaca 33–14 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 32–37 .464; 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
- 1131
- Seasons
- 22 since 1892, 69 games
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsWPI | W 35–7 | 81% |
| Sep 12 | vsUtica | L 14–38 | 57% |
| Sep 19 | atBrockport | L 10–45 | 43% |
| Sep 26 | vsHobart | W 33–7 | 51% |
| Oct 3 | vsHilbert | W 83–0 | 92% |
| Oct 10 | atBuffalo State | W 56–0 | 82% |
| Oct 24 | atRochester (NY) | Preview | 61% |
| Oct 31 | vsSt. Lawrence | Preview | 82% |
| Nov 7 | atIthaca | Preview | 33% |
| Nov 14 | vsUnion | Preview | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1892
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Buffalo State
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
- WPI
5–0 in 5
Won the last five; holds the The Transit Trophy.
- Hobart
3–2 in 5
Won the last two.
| Opponent | Games | RPI record |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo State | 5 | 5–0 |
| WPI | 5 | 5–0 |
| Hobart | 5 | 3–2 |
The trophy it holds: The Transit Trophy (WPI, since 2022). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (29)
Every program Rensselaer has played, A to Z, with Rensselaer’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Amherst 0–2
- Brockport 1–1
- Buffalo State 5–0
- Carnegie Mellon 0–1
- Coast Guard 1–1
- Colgate 0–2
- Cornell 0–2
- Dean 1–0
- Dickinson 2–0
- Endicott 0–1
- Fordham 0–1
- Harvard 0–1
- Hilbert 2–0
- Hobart 3–2
- Ithaca 0–4
- Merchant Marine 0–1
- Rochester (NY) 3–1
- Rutgers 0–1
- St. John Fisher 1–1
- St. Lawrence 4–0
- Syracuse 0–3
- Union 2–2
- Utica 0–2
- Vermont 0–2
- Wesleyan (CT) 0–1
- Wilkes 2–0
- Williams 0–4
- Wisconsin La Crosse 0–1
- WPI 5–0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1131 | ||||
| 2025 | 8–3 | 4–2 | 1205 | ||||
| 2024 | 5–5 | 3–3 | 1150 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–3 | 3–3 | 1220 | ||||
| 2022 | 7–3 | 5–1 | 1264 | ||||
| 1945 | 1–1 | 1210 | |||||
| 1944 | 0–1 | 1166 | |||||
| 1943 | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–1 | 1175 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–1 | 1170 | |||||
| 1910few games on file | 0–1 | 1169 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–2 | 1161 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–2 | 1152 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–2 | 1158 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–1 | 1176 | |||||
| 1901few games on file | 0–1 | 1175 | |||||
| 1900few games on file | 0–1 | 1171 | |||||
| 1899few games on file | 0–1 | 1165 | |||||
| 1894few games on file | 0–1 | 1158 | |||||
| 1892few games on file | 0–2 | 1158 |
No season on file for 1893, 1895–98, 1904, 1906–08, 1911–13, 1916–24, 1926–29, 1931–42, 1946–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 22 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.