2017 WPI Engineers football team
The 2017 WPI Engineers football team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 2017 NCAA Division III football season. It marked the Engineers' 128th overall season. The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts. They were led by eighth-year head coach Chris Robertson. This was the first season that WPI competed in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) for football. The Engineers finished the regular season with eight victories and two losses. The eight wins is the second most in school history (the Engineers posted nine  wins in 1992), tying the 1983, 1989, and 1990 seasons. WPI was selected to host a bowl game making it their third postseason appearance in school history. The Engineers defeated the SUNY Maritime Privateers 17-3 to win their first bowl game in school history. Schedule. The 2017 schedule was officially released on June 29, 2017. WPI faced all seven NEWMAC opponents: Catholic, Coast Guard, Maine Maritime, MIT, Merchant Marine, Norwich, and Springfield. They also scheduled 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. On November 13, 2017, the Engineers were selected to host SUNY Maritime of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) as part of the 2017 New England Bowl Series. Awards and honors. Weekly awards. NEWMAC Football Offensive Athlete of the Week NEWMAC Football Defensive Athlete of the Week NEWMAC Football Special Teams Athlete of the Week D3football.com Team of the Week D3football.com Play of the Week Postseason awards. NEWMAC Special Teams Athlete of the Year NEWMAC All-Conference First Team NEWMAC All Conference Second Team NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Team D3football.com All-East Region First Team Worcester Area Football Association  Co-Offensive Player of the Year Worcester Area Football Association Steve “Merc” Morris All-Star Team New England Football Writers Division II/III All‐New England Team CoSIDA Academic All-District Football Team (DIII)