RPI–WPI football rivalry

The RPI–WPI football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the RPI Engineers of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the WPI Engineers of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The two teams have played regularly since their first meeting in 1894, making it one of the oldest rivalries in college football history. The series was played uninterrupted from 1947 until 2020, when it was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the teams' 1979 meeting, the schools agreed to award a transit to the winning team; having become a tradition since 1980.

RPI–WPI football rivalry

RPI Engineers WPI Engineers
Sport	Football
First meeting	November 3, 1894 WPI 4, RPI 0
Latest meeting	September 20, 2024 RP1 51, WPI 7
Next meeting	2025
Trophy	Transit Trophy (since 1980)
Statistics
Meetings total	117
All-time series	RPI leads, 64–48–5 (.568)
Largest victory	RPI, 59–0 (1922)
Longest win streak	WPI, 15 (1951–1966)
Current win streak	RPI, 4 (2021–present)

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Locations of RPI and WPI

Game results

RPI victories

WPI victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 3, 1894	West Troy	WPI	4–0
2	October 5, 1895	West Troy	Tie	6–6
3	October 16, 1897	Worcester	WPI	6–0
4	November 13, 1897	Troy	WPI	6–0
5	October 12, 1907	Troy	RPI	16–0
6	October 31, 1908	Worcester	RPI	5–0
7	November 6, 1909	Troy	RPI	3–0
8	October 22, 1910	Worcester	WPI	8–0
9	October 28, 1911	Troy	RPI	6–0
10	November 2, 1912	Worcester	RPI	9–0
11	November 15, 1913	Troy	RPI	6–0
12	November 14, 1914	Worcester	WPI	14–0
13	November 20, 1915	Troy	RPI	9–0
14	November 11, 1916	Worcester	RPI	7–6
15	October 20, 1917	Worcester	WPI	6–0
16	October 11, 1919	Worcester	RPI	13–0
17	October 23, 1920	Troy	RPI	7–6
18	November 12, 1921	Worcester	RPI	7–6
19	November 11, 1922	Troy	RPI	59–0
20	November 10, 1923	Worcester	RPI	27–0
21	November 8, 1924	Troy	RPI	33–6
22	October 16, 1926	Troy	RPI	15–0
23	November 5, 1927	Worcester	WPI	13–6
24	November 16, 1929	Troy	RPI	7–6
25	November 15, 1930	Worcester	Tie	0–0
26	November 14, 1931	Troy	WPI	7–0
27	November 12, 1932	Worcester	WPI	13–12
28	November 11, 1933	Troy	RPI	6–0
29	November 10, 1934	Worcester	WPI	32–6
30	November 9, 1935	Troy	WPI	7–0
31	November 7, 1936	Worcester	WPI	25–0
32	November 6, 1937	Troy	WPI	14–0
33	November 5, 1938	Worcester	WPI	14–7
34	November 11, 1939	Troy	Tie	7–7
35	November 9, 1940	Worcester	WPI	14–13
36	November 8, 1941	Troy	RPI	47–0
37	November 7, 1942	Worcester	RPI	19–15
38	October 2, 1943	Troy	RPI	7–6
39	September 23, 1944	Worcester	WPI	12–0
40	September 22, 1945	Troy	RPI	39–0
41	October 25, 1947	Worcester	RPI	12–0
42	October 23, 1948	Troy	RPI	28–6
43	October 22, 1949	Worcester	RPI	41–26
44	October 25, 1950	Troy	RPI	13–0
45	October 20, 1951	Worcester	WPI	12–7
46	November 1, 1952	Troy	WPI	26–6
47	October 31, 1953	Worcester	Tie	12–12
48	October 30, 1954	Troy	WPI	26–6
49	October 29, 1955	Worcester	WPI	45–0
50	November 3, 1956	Troy	WPI	21–0
51	November 2, 1957	Worcester	WPI	7–6
52	November 1, 1958	Troy	WPI	26–6
53	October 31, 1959	Worcester	WPI	20–0
54	October 29, 1960	Troy	WPI	27–7
55	November 4, 1961	Worcester	WPI	40–0
56	November 3, 1962	Troy	WPI	40–0
57	November 2, 1963	Worcester	WPI	31–0
58	October 31, 1964	Troy	WPI	34–8
59	October 30, 1965	Worcester	WPI	13–0

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
60	October 29, 1966	Troy	RPI	13–0
61	November 4, 1967	Worcester	RPI	21–0
62	November 2, 1968	Troy	WPI	23–21
63	November 1, 1969	Worcester	WPI	41–26
64	October 31, 1970	Troy	RPI	15–14
65	October 30, 1971	Worcester	RPI	28–21
66	November 4, 1972	Troy	WPI	35–7
67	November 3, 1973	Worcester	RPI	7–6
68	November 2, 1974	Troy	RPI	28–14
69	November 1, 1975	Worcester	RPI	26–25
70	October 30, 1976	Troy	RPI	31–6
71	October 29, 1977	Worcester	RPI	10–6
72	October 28, 1978	Troy	WPI	28–15
73	October 27, 1979	Worcester	WPI	21–14
74	October 26, 1980	Troy	RPI	30–13
75	October 31, 1981	Worcester	WPI	27–14
76	October 30, 1982	Troy	RPI	7–3
77	October 29, 1983	Worcester	WPI	28–8
78	October 27, 1984	Troy	RPI	10–7
79	October 26, 1985	Worcester	WPI	28–21
80	October 25, 1986	Troy	RPI	28–24
81	October 31, 1987	Worcester	RPI	23–21
82	October 1, 1988	Troy	RPI	26–7
83	September 30, 1989	Worcester	WPI	31–24
84	September 29, 1990	Troy	Tie	17–17
85	September 28, 1991	Worcester	WPI	26–14
86	October 3, 1992	Troy	WPI	28–14
87	October 2, 1993	Worcester	RPI	31–14
88	October 1, 1994	Troy	RPI	21–14
89	September 30, 1995	Worcester	WPI	21–20
90	October 5, 1996	Troy	WPI	13–10
91	October 4, 1997	Worcester	RPI	37–16
92	September 26, 1998	Troy	RPI	42–19
93	September 25, 1999	Worcester	RPI	42–27
94	September 23, 2000	Troy	RPI	45–0
95	September 22, 2001	Worcester	RPI	31–14
96	September 28, 2002	Troy	RPI	33–13
97	September 27, 2003	Worcester	RPI	34–26
98	October 30, 2004	Troy	RPI	35–33
99	October 29, 2005	Worcester	RPI	31–15
100	October 28, 2006	Troy	RPI	26–0
101	October 27, 2007	Worcester	RPI	21–14OT
102	September 27, 2008	Troy	RPI	35–21
103	September 26, 2009	Worcester	RPI	42–33
104	September 25, 2010	Troy	WPI	24–10
105	September 24, 2011	Worcester	WPI	34–31
106	September 22, 2012	Troy	RPI	39–17
107	September 28, 2013	Worcester	WPI	27–14
108	September 27, 2014	Troy	RPI	27–6
109	September 26, 2015	Worcester	RPI	28–21
110	October 22, 2016	Troy	WPI	19–7
111	September 9, 2017	Worcester	RPI	36–14
112	September 8, 2018	Troy	RPI	25–14
113	September 14, 2019	Worcester	WPI	6–3
114	September 18, 2021	Worcester	RPI	24–10
115	September 17, 2022	Troy	RPI	37–0
116	September 15, 2023	Worcester	RPI	25–0
117	September 20, 2024	Troy	RPI	51–7
Series: RPI leads 64–48–5

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games