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KICKOFF: It is Family Weekend at Rensselaer and the Engineers (4-3; 2-2 Liberty League) host WPI (4-2; 1-2 Liberty League) in the Transit Trophy Game ... It is also Military Appreciation Day!
 
STRENGTH VS. STRENGTH: WPI is second in the Liberty League in scoring offense, averaging 34.3 points per game ... RPI is second in the conference in scoring defense, allowing 18.0 points per contest.
 
STATISTICAL LEADERS: WPI's Brian Murtagh leads the Liberty League in tackles per game with 13.7 (82 in 6 games) ... RPI's Alexander Greenidge is second with 9.4 per game (66 in 7 games) ... Rensselaer's Ryan Buss is first in interceptions with four and pass breakups with 10 ... He is tied with WPI's Jason Lamb in the latter category ... Buss, a safety, is second in the league in interceptions per game with 0.57 ... Kickers Blaine Bursey (WPI) and Christian Kapp (RPI) are the league leaders in field goals made per game with 1.2 and 1.1, respectively.
 
RPI VS. WPI ALL-TIME: Saturday's game against the Engineers is the 110th meeting between the two schools, dating back to November 3, 1894 ... Rensselaer fell to WPI, 4-0, in that first game ... The all-time series is led by RPI, 58-46-5.
 
TRANSIT TROPHY: After the 1979 contest it was decided by the athletic directors of both schools to create a trophy for this long-standing rivalry ... A transit was chosen because both schools have engineering curriculums ... The Engineers from Troy lead the Transit Trophy series, 24-11-1.
 
LEAGUE FOES: This year is the 13th that RPI and WPI have been league competitors ... Rensselaer is 9-3 in conference games against the Engineers.
 
IN TROY: RPI is 34-18-3 all-time against the Engineers at home ... Since moving its home field to the ECAV Stadium, RPI is 2-1 against WPI in the Capital Region.
 
IN THE RECORD BOOK: Rensselaer's 109 all-time meetings with WPI are the second most against any one opponent, trailing only Union (113) ... RPI's 58 wins over the Engineers rank first against a single foe ... Rensselaer's 46 losses is second (79 to Union).
 
RECENTLY: RPI defeated the Engineers last season, 28-21, and is now 7-3 in its last 10 contests with WPI.
 
IN TROY: In 55 all-time meetings in Troy, Rensselaer is 34-18-3 versus WPI ... In the last 10 meetings in the Capital Region, dating back to 1996, the Engineers are 8-2.
 
RPI LAST WEEK: Junior Jake McDonough kicked his third field goal of the game from 27 yards out as time expired to lift USMMA to a 16-13 victory.
 
HONORED: Rensselaer defensive back Ryan Buss was chosen as the Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week following his effort against Merchant Marine ... He had nine solo tackles, three assisted stops, two interceptions and a pair of pass breakups.
 
WPI LAST WEEK: The Engineers were on a bye last week following a 45-44 loss to Merchant Marine on October 8.
 
COMMON OPPONENTS: RPI and WPI have both played MIT, Norwich and Merchant Marine with both teams posting 2-1 records with losses to USMMA.
 
UPCOMING: The Engineers are idle next Saturday before playing its final road game of the year on November 5 at Springfield (noon) ... RPI hosts Union in the Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game in the regular season finale on November 12 at noon at East Campus Stadium.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION: All Rensselaer football games are aired live on WRPI, 91.5 FM, and on the Internet at www.wrpi.org ... All home games feature live statistics at http://www.sidearmstats.com/rpi/football/ ... A free, live full production is available for the home games online at www.rpitv.org.