• Bates, Bowdoin, Colby all postpone
    October 27, 2023
    In 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.
  • Colby names Cosgrove new head football coach
    December 29, 2017
    Jack Cosgrove, the winningest coach in University of Maine football history, is bringing his passion and skills to Colby as the new head football coach, the school announced Dec. 29.
  • Colby coach out after six seasons
    December 10, 2017
    Jonathan Michaeles wasn't able to move the needle for the Mules, who won nine games in his first three seasons but just five in the second three.
  • Colby names Dunn offensive coordinator
    July 06, 2017
    WATERVILLE, Maine -- Dave Dunn, an experienced coach who led teams at Catholic University of America and Becker College, has been named the new offensive coordinator for the Colby College football team.
  • Colby names Dunn offensive coordinator
    July 06, 2017
    WATERVILLE, Maine -- Dave Dunn, an experienced coach who led teams at Catholic University of America and Becker College, has been named the new offensive coordinator for the Colby College football team.
  • NESCAC adds ninth game
    April 28, 2017
    The New England Small College Athletic Conference has long had 10 football teams, but played just an eight-game schedule. That will change this fall.
  • Kretzschmar named to Colby football coaching staff
    August 10, 2015
    WATERVILLE, Maine -- Alex Kretzschmar, who was at St. Ambrose (Iowa) University the past two years, was named assistant coach for the Colby College football team Monday.
  • Colby names Conerly assistant coach
    July 16, 2015
    WATERVILLE, Maine -- Sean Conerly, who has worked for both Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Union College, has been named an assistant coach for the Colby College football team.
  • Dugan named assistant football coach at Colby
    May 22, 2015
    WATERVILLE, Maine -- Matt Dugan, with coaching experience at Springfield College and Maine Maritime Academy, is a new assistant coach for the Colby College football program.
  • Dugan named assistant coach at Colby
    May 22, 2015
    WATERVILLE, Maine -- Matt Dugan, with coaching experience at Springfield College and Maine Maritime Academy, is a new assistant coach for the Colby College football program.
  • Colby wins rivalry game over Bowdoin, 14-7
    November 08, 2014
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- In the final two plays in their careers on Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium, senior defensive backs Randy Person and Jason Buco each knocked down passes to help the Colby College football team hold on for a 14-7 win over rival Bowdoin College on Saturday in the 126th meeting between the two teams.
  • Colby football fails to hold leads in overtime loss
    October 25, 2014
    LEWISTON, Maine --- Colby College had leads of 14-0, 21-7, and 28-21 before Bates College scored with 33 seconds left in regulation to tie the game and then scored again in overtime for a 34-28 win over the Mules in NESCAC football Saturday at Garcelon Field.
  • Mules score 40 in first half on way to win over Hamilton
    October 18, 2014
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- On a beautiful fall day in front of a big Family Homecoming Weekend crowd, the Colby College football team played flawlessly in the first half on the way to a 40-0 halftime margin in a 47-14 victory against Hamilton College on Saturday.
  • Colby football has slow start in loss to Middlebury
    September 27, 2014
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College football team got off to a slow start in the opening quarter and Middlebury College took advantage on the way to a 27-7 NESCAC win Saturday Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium.
  • Guynes named assistant coach for Colby College football
    August 11, 2014
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- Jon Guynes, a former linebacker at Lehigh University and a coach at many levels of college football, was named an assistant coach for the Colby College football team Monday.
  • Colby names Beerworth assistant coach
    July 02, 2014
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- Connor Beerworth, who was part of the staff at the University of New Hampshire and coached at Castleton State, will be an assistant coach for the Colby College football team this fall.
  • Fogarty named offensive coordinator for Colby
    March 31, 2014
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- Shane Fogarty, a former player and assistant coach for the University of Connecticut, was named offensive coordinator for the Colby College football team on Monday.
  • St. Norbert hires Colby assistant
    December 31, 2013
    St. Norbert has named Steve Opgenorth as its head football coach. He's spent the past two years as offensive coordinator at Colby.
  • Colby football wins third straight game, beats Tufts
    November 02, 2013
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College football team won for the third straight time and piled up 531 yards of total offense on the way to a 37-0 victory over Tufts University in New England Small College Athletic Conference football Saturday at Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium. The Mules improve to 4-3 overall and will close out the season at Bowdoin College next Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The Mules can win the coveted Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (CBB) title with a victory. Bates took a 17-10 win against Bowdoin on Saturday, clinching at least a tie for the title for the Mules.
  • Colby football starts CBB play with win over Bates
    October 26, 2013
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College football team got past step one in a bid for the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin (CBB) title Saturday with a convincing 21-3 victory over Bates College at Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium on Family Homecoming Weekend.
  • Colby football opens season with big win over Williams
    September 21, 2013
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- Zach Padula (Coventry, R.I.) had a key 98-yard interception return for a touchdown and wide receiver Luke Duncklee (Augusta, Maine) caught two touchdown passes as the Colby College football team opened the season in style with a 31-8 victory over Williams College on Saturday at Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium.
  • Colby's Opgenorth to attend NFL/NCAA Coaches Academy
    February 13, 2013
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College football offensive coordinator Steve Opgenorth has been selected to participate at the 2013 NFL/NCAA Coaches Academy, which will be held Feb. 17 to 19 in Charlotte, N.C.
  • Colby football blanks Bowdoin behind defense, run game
    November 10, 2012
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College football team made the 124th meeting between the Mules and Bowdoin College a day to remember with an aggressive defense and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to earn a 17-0 win at Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium on Saturday.
  • Colby football wins wild comeback game over Hamilton
    October 20, 2012
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College's Jonathan Michaeles will likely never forget his first win as a head coach after the Mules scored 19 straight points in the final 8:15 of the contest to pull out a 32-29 victory against Hamilton College in New England Small College Athletic Conference football Saturday at Harold Alfond Stadium.
  • Hanhold new assistant football coach for Colby
    July 26, 2012
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- Matt Hanhold, who spent the past four seasons at Buffalo State College, was named Thursday as an assistant coach for the Colby College football team.
  • Opgenorth new offensive coordinator at Colby
    May 18, 2012
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- Steve Opgenorth, an assistant coach at three colleges over the past seven years, has been named offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for the Colby College football team and new head coach Jonathan Michaeles.
  • Michaeles named head coach at Colby
    February 23, 2012
    After a national search that garnered more than 100 applicants from across the country, Jonathan Michaeles, an assistant coach for Colby the last eight years, was named head coach.
  • Colby football wins third straight, beats Tufts
    November 05, 2011
    WATERVILLE, Maine --- The Colby College football seniors walked away from Seaverns Field at Harold Alfond Stadium as winners in the final home game of the season in a 20-10 victory over Tufts University on Saturday.
  • Newton leads Colby football past Hamilton
    October 23, 2010
    Mules score 29 points in second half to beat Hamilton