▁college ▁baseball ▁team ▁to ▁ever ▁have ▁two ▁future ▁baseball ▁hall - of - f am ers ▁( J esse ▁Bur k ett ▁and ▁R ube ▁Mar qu ard ) ▁on ▁its ▁staff ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁( 1 9 3 1 – 3 2 ). ▁ ▁Wor c ester ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ' s ▁" W PI ▁Engine ers " ▁football ▁has ▁had ▁three ▁und efe ated , ▁un t ied ▁seasons ▁( 1 9 3 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 ) ▁and ▁two ▁Fre edom ▁Football ▁Conference ▁( FF C ) ▁Championships ▁( 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 ). ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 5 - 6 6 ▁W PI ▁Engine ers ▁basketball ▁team ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Army ▁ 7 1 – 6 2 ▁on ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁win ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁career ▁co aching ▁victory ▁for ▁a ▁young ▁coach ▁named ▁Bobby ▁Knight . ▁ ▁W PI ▁football ▁has ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁Wor c ester ' s ▁first ▁college ▁football ▁team , ▁debut ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁with ▁back - to - back ▁losses ▁to ▁Harvard ▁of ▁ 7 0 – 0 ▁and ▁ 6 8 – 0 ▁ ▁The ▁Clark ▁University ▁C oug ars ▁earned ▁ 1 0 ▁consecutive ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁III ▁tournament ▁ber th s , ▁including ▁two ▁finish es ▁as ▁national ▁runner - up ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁