Entering the season, coach Roos had few returning players and had to rely on an influx of freshmen to help fill out the team.

[1] The result was that the team wasn't quite as cohesive as the squads that Roos had put together in the past but the Golden Knights still showed that they could compete at the same level as other top programs.

After sweeping a series against Carleton, Tech jumped right into the fire with a game versus Dartmouth at Watertown, New York.

Clarkson then began a road trip with an overpowering performance against Champlain but couldn't quite pull out a victory over either Princeton or Yale.

After the worst performance of the season, Tech rallied to defeat nearby rival St. Lawrence before romping to two shutout wins over rather weak opponents.