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>The Swarm (better known as "The Termite" to those of us who are less than
> enamored with it) was actually derived from that most rare of events: a
> successful RPIfootball season of the early to mid-80s. {Note: I don't think it
> is still the case, but for many years RPI held an NCAA record for the longest
> football losing streak). They had a strong defense which became known as the
> Red Swarm (in honor of the uniforms and gang tackling). The name and
> subsequent mascot were carried over to the hockey team.
>
I wanted to point out that this year the RPI football team won their first
postseason game in their 100 year history. They won the ECAC Northeast
Championship.
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