1983_WPI_Engineers_football_team

1983 WPI Engineers football team

1983 WPI Engineers football team

American college football season

The 1983 WPI Engineers football team was an American football team that represented the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division III football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bob Weiss,[1] the Engineers compiled an 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 225 to 56.[2] The team was named Division III Team of the Year by the New England Football Newsletter, and Weiss was honored as 1983 Coach of the Year by the New England College Football Writers Association.[3]

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Despite the team's undefeated and untied record, WPI was not invited to participate in the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. Weiss responded to the omission: "How do you explain to 83 kids that they're unbeaten but unworthy?"[4][5]

Tailback Mike Carbone led the team with 1,115 rushing yards.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    Bob Monahan (October 7, 1983). "A Weiss decision: WPI never 'rebuilds'". The Boston Globe. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "Worcester Tech Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. [3]
    "untitled". The Day. December 25, 1983. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    Jim Capanini (November 15, 1983). "Weiss: Undefeated, untied, uninvited". The Day. pp. 19, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    Jim Capanini (November 15, 1983). "Weiss: Undefeated, untied, uninvited (part 2)". The Day. pp. 19, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "WPI finishes with a flourish". The Boston Globe. November 13, 1983. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. [7]
    "Weiss has own homecoming in CGA Parents' Day". The Day. September 23, 1983. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. [8]
    "WPI wins, still perfect". The Boston Globe. October 16, 1983. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "WPI, 22-6". The Boston Globe. October 16, 1983. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Worcester Tech, 10-7". The Bangor Daily News. October 24, 1983. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. [11]
    "Worcester Tech 28, RPI 8". The Journal News. October 30, 1983. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. [12]
    "WPI 42, Hamilton 0". The Daily Times. November 6, 1983. p. D9 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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