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[[Image:Transit_Trophy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Transit Trophy.]] | [[Image:Transit_Trophy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Transit Trophy.]] | ||
| − | The Transit Trophy is a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between the RPI Engineers and the [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute|WPI]] Engineers since 1980. After the 1979 contest it was decided by the athletic directors of both schools to create a trophy for this long-standing rivalry. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodolite transit] was chosen since both schools are engineering schools. Currently the Transit Trophy resides in Worcester, but RPI leads the series 21- | + | The Transit Trophy is a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between the RPI Engineers and the [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute|WPI]] Engineers since 1980. After the 1979 contest it was decided by the athletic directors of both schools to create a trophy for this long-standing rivalry. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodolite transit] was chosen since both schools are engineering schools. Currently the Transit Trophy resides in Worcester, but RPI leads the series 21-10-1. |
===External Links=== | ===External Links=== | ||
*[http://www.augenblick.org/rpi/f_tran.html History of the Transit Trophy Game] | *[http://www.augenblick.org/rpi/f_tran.html History of the Transit Trophy Game] | ||
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File:Transit Trophy.jpg
The Transit Trophy.
The Transit Trophy is a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between the RPI Engineers and the WPI Engineers since 1980. 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 since both schools are engineering schools. Currently the Transit Trophy resides in Worcester, but RPI leads the series 21-10-1.