#ECACD3FBFEST: Maritime College will play RPI in the Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Bowl
DANBURY, Conn. - Maritime College (6-4) and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (5-5) have been selected to play in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Robert M. “Scotty” Whitelaw Bowl on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 5:00 p.m. Sunday will mark the first meeting between these two programs.
The Privateers finished the 2016 regular season with a 6-4 overall record under the guidance of 12th year head coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes.
The Privateers are the 18th ranked team in NCAA Division III as the team allowed 278.5 yards per game this season. Maritime’s offense put up 246 total points on the season on a total of 1,711 yards on 766 offensive plays during the 2016 season. Inside the red zone, Maritime was able to score on 32 of 43 trips inside the 20-yard line of its opponents.
RPI concluded the regular season on Saturday with a 21-12 victory over Union College in the Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game, giving them a 5-5 overall record and a 4-3 mark in the Liberty League.
RPI averaged 21.3 points per game with 217.2 rushing yards and 69.3 passing yards per contest. The Engineers, who have played in the ECAC Playoffs in each of the past two years, allow 18.1 points, 170.2 rushing yards and 170.5 passing yards per contest.
Maritime College will make their first ECAC postseason football appearance and just the second postseason football appearance in program history. While this will be the Engineers 12th ECAC postseason football appearance. RPI is 9-2 all-time in ECAC Bowl games, including a 20-13 win over Buffalo State College in last year’s Asa S. Bushnell Bowl.
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