Daily Notes and Thoughts on College Football Every Day: College Football Teams in New England

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September 4th:

  • The Pilgrims of New England College will restart their varsity football team after 52 years when they host Plymouth State. How exciting for them that it is a home game!

  • I will be up in Castine this weekend, but unfortunately Maine Maritime opens their first full season since 2019 on the road against Hartwick College. The Mariners are looking to end a 22-game losing streak.

  • The Engineers of WPI will be hosting the Engineers of RPI in Worcester this weekend. These rivals have played 117 times (RPI leads 64-48-5) since 1894, and they have played for the Transit Trophy since 1980 - RPI leads the trophy series 30-13-1.

  • New England’s pillow fight of the week: Dean at Fitchburg State. These two MASCAC conference opponents are predicted to finish at the bottom of the conference according the the Preseason Coaches Poll.

September 2nd:

  • Rhode Island won their conference opener over Campbell, but had to score the last 17 points in the game to secure the victory. The Rams will have to play better to beat their next two opponents, Stony Brook and Holy Cross, both of which are on the road.

  • UConn and Central Connecticut State had a great turnout at Rentschler Stadium as the crowd was close to 38k strong. Funny thing - it was a home game for the Huskies, but the Blue Devils had to travel only half the distance to Hartford.

  • I was feeling pretty good about seeing a new and improved UMass team under Joe Harasymiak, but Temple came to Amherst and crushed the Minutemen, 42-10. They should bounce back against Bryant though…I hope.