Bates football news
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NESCAC lets football teams into 2026 playoffs
April 18, 2025The NESCAC has taken the handcuffs off of its teams' postseason hopes, but not until 2026. The conference had not previously allowed its teams to accept playoff bids in football. -
Lynskey breaks NESCAC record for rushing yards in one game in Bates football's 35-24 loss to Bowdoin
November 02, 2024Sophomore running back Ryan Lynskey broke the NESCAC record for rushing yards in one game, but the Bates football team could never wrestle the lead away from Bowdoin in a 35-24 loss Saturday night at Garcelon Field.
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Bates football makes more history, defeats Middlebury 21-20 in a Garcelon Field thriller
October 26, 2024Senior captain Colton Bosselait threw three touchdown passes -- two to junior Sergio Beltran -- and the Bates football team knocked off Middlebury 21-20 Saturday afternoon in NESCAC action, the first win for the Bobcats over the Panthers since 1988. It's the second win over the top team in the NESCAC standings this year for Bates, coming just under a month after the Bobcats handed Wesleyan their only loss of the season to date.
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Bates football falls just short in 24-21 loss at Williams
October 19, 2024The Bates football team turned in a strong performance but ultimately fell three points short in a 24-21 loss at Williams Saturday afternoon in NESCAC action.
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Bates football can't slow down Tufts in 45-22 loss
October 12, 2024The visiting Tufts University Jumbos used a big second quarter to take command of the game on their way to a 45-22 victory over the Bates football team Saturday night at Garcelon Field.
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Bates football loses 28-26 heartbreaker to Colby
October 05, 2024The Bates football team took the lead in the second half only to see the host Colby College Mules score twice in the fourth quarter to defeat the Bobcats 28-26 Saturday night in NESCAC action. The Mules (1-3 NESCAC) were able to stop a late Bates (1-3 NESCAC) two-point conversion attempt that likely would have forced overtime.
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Bates football breaks through, defeats previously unbeaten Wesleyan 24-13
September 28, 2024The Bates football team executed in all three phases of the game on Saturday, defeating previously unbeaten Wesleyan on the road by a score of 24-13, making some history in the process. The Bobcats (1-2 NESCAC) beat the Cardinals (2-1 NESCAC) for the first time since 2005, and for the first time in Middletown, Conn. since 1981.
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Bates football hangs with NESCAC power Trinity in home opener
September 21, 2024The Bates football team got a solid effort from their defense and a career-high 102 rushing yards from sophomore Ryan Lynskey in a 28-7 loss to perennial NESCAC power Trinity Saturday afternoon at Garcelon Field.
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Defense impresses in Bates football's 19-7 loss at Amherst to start season
September 14, 2024The Bates football team's defense held Amherst College to just 190 yards of total offense, but the Mammoths were able to defeat the Bobcats 19-7 in Saturday's season-opener for both teams on a hot day at Pratt Field.
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Bates, Bowdoin, Colby all postpone
October 27, 2023In the wake of the tragic mass shooting in and around Lewiston, Maine, which has claimed the lives of 18 people and injured more than a dozen more, three Maine schools have postponed their home football games for Saturday, Oct. 28.
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Wesleyan alum, assistant, move to Bates
February 08, 2022After five seasons as defensive coordinator at Wesleyan, his alma mater, Matt Coyne becomes the head coach at Bates, where he is the fourth head coach in the past five seasons.
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Bates football rallies from 21 points down, defeats Hamilton 26-21
November 09, 2019Sophomore Sean Bryant caught three touchdown passes and the Bates football team rallied from 21 points down to defeat the Hamilton College Continentals 26-21 Saturday afternoon, concluding the 2019 season in style.
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Bates routs Bowdoin 30-5 in first nighttime home game
November 02, 2019The Bates football team ended its 17-game losing streak in a big way Saturday night, trouncing rival Bowdoin 30-5 at Garcelon Field in the first nighttime home football game in team history.
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Hall named head football coach at Bates
June 18, 2018Bates today announced the appointment of University of Pennsylvania assistant coach Malik Hall as the 20th head football coach in the program's 124-year history.
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Bates coach steps down after 20 years
April 24, 2018After 18 coaches helmed Bates football for the first 102 years, there was just one over the past 20: Mark Harriman. There will be a new coach for the 2018 season.
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Bates tops Bowdoin 24-17 for fourth straight CBB (Colby-Bates-Bowdoin) title
November 04, 2017The Bates football team rushed for 344 yards, including 170 by first-year quarterback Brendan Costa, to defeat Bowdoin for the seventh straight season 24-17 Saturday at Garcelon Field, in the 120th clash between the old Maine rivals.
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NESCAC adds ninth game
April 28, 2017The New England Small College Athletic Conference has long had 10 football teams, but played just an eight-game schedule. That will change this fall.
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Hamilton's big second half trips up Bates football in season finale, 24-7
November 12, 2016Using a balanced attack on offense and some big plays on defense, the Hamilton Continentals scored 17 unanswered points in the second half to defeat the Bates football team by a score of 24-7 Saturday afternoon in the season finale for both programs.
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Bates football opens CBB Series with 21-19 victory over Colby
October 29, 2016The CBB Series got started on the right foot Saturday afternoon for the Bates College football team in a 21-19 victory over the Colby College Mules at Garcelon Field.
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Explosive plays lead Bates football to 29-17 win over Williams on "Back to Bates" weekend
October 08, 2016Junior Frank Williams tallied career highs in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns to lead the Bates football team to a 29-17 win over the Williams College Ephs Saturday afternoon at Garcelon Field.
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Bates football falls 12-7 to Tufts in defensive struggle
October 01, 2016Senior captain Mark Upton tallied a career-high 17 tackles but the Tufts University Jumbos scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter to edge the Bates football team by a score of 12-7 Saturday afternoon.
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Bates football strikes early but Trinity runs away late to take season-opener, 38-7
September 24, 2016The Bates College football team started strong, scoring on their opening drive, but could not get much going on offense after that in a 38-7 loss to the Trinity College Bantams in both team's season-opener Saturday at Jessee/Miller Field.
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10 games to watch for 2016
August 30, 2016Veteran Around the Northeast columnist Tom Haley showcases a new season full of marquee matchups and coaches vying to make it into the national spotlight. Here are his 10 games to keep a close eye on.
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Bates repeats as CBB champion with 31-0 win over Bowdoin
November 07, 2015With an emphatic 31-0 victory over Bowdoin on Saturday at Garcelon Field, Bates won the CBB (Colby-Bates-Bowdoin) title outright for the second straight year and the third time in four years.
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Bates football defeats Colby in Waterville for the first time since 1999
October 31, 2015The Bates football team used a dominating defensive performance and outstanding play on special teams to knock off the Colby College Mules by a final score of 10-9 Saturday afternoon.
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Williams defeats Bates for first time since 2010, 16-14
October 10, 2015The Bates football team lost in a nailbiter for the second week in a row on Saturday, falling 16-14 at Williams as the host Ephs defeated the Bobcats for the first time in five meetings.
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Bates finishes with third straight win, rolling 31-10 past Hamilton
November 08, 2014The Bates College football team completed its third straight season at .500 or better for the first time since 1979 on Saturday, rolling past Hamilton College 31-10 at chilly Garcelon Field.
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D-Day around the Northeast
November 04, 2014The elements helped, but there were plenty of strong defensive performances in the Northeast this past weekend.
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Bates wins 10-7 at Bowdoin to claim CBB title
November 01, 2014First-year kicker Grant DeWald made a 25-yard field goal with 1:14 to play for the final margin of victory, as the Bates College football team defeated Bowdoin 10-7 to win the outright CBB (Colby-Bates-Bowdoin) title for the second time in three years, and the 10th time ever.
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Bates comes back to defeat Colby 34-28 in overtime
October 25, 2014Freshman Frank Williams scored on a 3-yard touchdown catch from Matt Cannone in the final minutes of regulation, then scored the game-ending touchdown in the first overtime period, as Bates defeated Colby 34-28 before a Homecoming crowd Saturday at Garcelon Field.
