is the first ever meeting between the two programs.

TROY, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) footbal team has been chosen to participate in the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl, a post-season contest in which it will face Framingham State College in Massachusetts. The game is Saturday at noon at Bowditch Field. ItThe Engineers concluded the regular season on Saturday with a 31-28 victory over Union College in the Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game, giving them a 6-4 overall record and a 4-3 mark in the Liberty League. The Rams are 9-1 with eight straight victories since a loss to Rowan University, 31-21, on September 13. They were undefeated in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (8-0), which does not have an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.RPI, which is coached by, averages 27.4 points per game with 229.5 yards rushing per game and 150.10 passing yards per contest. The Engineers allow 21.0 points, 179.3 rushing yards and 161.6 passing yards per contest. Rensselaer is a plus-5 in turnover margin.Junior(Bridgewater, MA / Bridgewater-Raynham) is the team's leading rusher with 606 yards on 135 carries (4.5 yards per rush), followed by freshman(Middleton, MA / Masconomet Regional), who has 475 yards on 66 attempts for a 7.2 per carry average. Tivinis has four rushing touchdowns, while Schlatz has one.Graduate student(Miami, FL / Belen Jesuit), a captain, is third in rushing with 384 yards (44 att.) and second in receiving with 384 yards on a team-best 25 receptions. He has five touchdown catches and four scores on the ground. Junior(South Portland, ME / South Portland) is RPI's top pass catcher in terms of yardage with 440. He has 19 catches, including five touchdowns.Defensively, the Engineers are paced by senior defensive back(Fort Salonga, NY / Kings Park), a captain who has 61 tackles. Among his stops are 34 unassisted and 6.0 for lost yards (16). He also has four interceptions for 138 yards, including a 75-yard score on Saturday, and five pass breakups. He has one blocked kick, two forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries. He returned one fumble for a 21-yard touchdown in a 37-13 win at Springfield College two weeks ago.Senior linebacker(Katonah, NY / Somers) is second on the team with 52 tackles (28 solo). He has 5.0 tackles for lost yards (13), including a seven yard sack. Junior(Tamaqua, PA / Marian Catholic) is first on the team in sacks with 2.5 (17 yards lost) and classmate(Miller Place, NY / Earl L. Vandermeulen) has a team-high six interceptions (25 return yards).On special teams, Rensselaer features senior(Carmel, CA / Carmel) as its kicker and punter. He has made 15 of 22 field goal attempts, including three of at least 50 yards. He set the school record of 54 yards on October 25 and established a new record at Springfield's Stagg Field with a 52 yarder. Franks has also made 27 point after attempts and leads the team with 72 points. As a punter, he averages 39.58 yards per kick (40 att. for 1583 yards) with nine inside the 20 yard line.Saturday marks the 14th time in the past 23 years the Engineers have qualified for the post-season and its 10th ECAC appearance. RPI, which last played in an ECAC Bowl in 2010 at St. John Fisher College (56-13 loss), is 8-1 all-time in ECAC games.