A year ago, Endicott struck a blow for Division III football in New England with a resounding win against visiting Hardin-Simmons. The return game is this weekend, and Greg Thomas dives into these teams, their trajectory in the 53 weeks since they last met, and how important games like this are in the D-III landscape.
Longtime Hobart coach Mike Cragg has moved on into a role in advancement for the school after 23 years as head coach. His former assistant, Kevin DeWall, who was most recently cut loose as Endicott head coach, will take over.
A former Endicott assistant coach, Paul McGonagle also spent four years as head coach at Fitchburg State and was most recently the offensive coordinator at Assumption before returning to become the Gulls' third head coach.
Endicott went to the playoffs in 2010 and 2013. But after three consecutive 5-5 seasons, and a 3-7 finish this year, Kevin DeWall is out as head coach.
It seemed like every play that was nominated this week was an amazing one-handed grab! Wide receivers are making quarterbacks look awesome. This particular one is the D3football.com Play of the Week!
The Endicott wideout is one of the best athletes on campus, but he says there is a beneficial transfer in moving from the football season into basketball.
Veteran 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.
Becker, already an associate member of the CCC in men's hockey, will join the conference for football as well. This gives the CCC seven teams and a right to retain the NEFC automatic bid in 2019, but the shuffle isn't over yet.
Endicott's Tyler Calitri transferred to Division III for academic reasons and has taken full advantage of the opportunities afforded student-athletes at this level. After missing most of 2014 with an injury, the graphic design major is the Gulls' shutdown cornerback. More in Around the Northeast.
BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott football team turned in a thrilling 27-21 (4OT) victory over Curry College in conference action on Saturday night at Hempstead Stadium.
Some of the hardiest of two-sport athletes in Division III play both football and basketball. The practice seasons overlap by at least four weeks, and the hoops season starts the day before the football regular season ends.
Ever since the NEWMAC dropped its offseason bombshell that it would add football in 2017, there’s been a slow-motion race in the East Region. Between the Liberty League and the Commonwealth Coast Conference, who will get to seven teams first?
BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott defense recorded four interceptions and held Maine Maritime's No. 5 nationally ranked rushing offense 60 yards under its season average on Saturday afternoon at Hempstead Stadium to secure a 37-14 win over the Mariners.
With three teams leaving the NEFC for the NEWMAC, the Commonwealth Coast Conference is bringing the remaining teams in-house and will take over the NEFC starting in 2017.
GENEVA, N.Y. – No. 15 nationally ranked Hobart College scored one touchdown in every quarter to claim an eventual 28-17 victory over Endicott on Saturday afternoon at Boswell Field.
BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott football team dropped a 42-6 decision in its 2015 season opener against Framingham State University on Saturday afternoon at Endicott Stadium.
BEVERLY, Mass. – Two returning members of the 2015 Endicott football were named to the USA College Football Preseason All-American teams as junior defensive lineman and captain Craig Anderson (Franklin, Mass.) as well as junior placekicker and punter Kyle Regan (Nashua, N.H.) were among the national honorees.
BEVERLY, Mass. – First-year head coach Kevin DeWall and his coaching staff are proud to announce that seniors Tyler Calitri (West Hartford, Conn.), Mike Romanelli (Lighthouse Point, Fla.), Spencer Walsh (Melrose, Mass.), and juniors Craig Anderson (Franklin, Mass.) and Joey Picard (Essex Junction, Vt.) will serve as captains for the Endicott football team in 2015.
The NEWMAC, which sponsors a wide range of Division III sports, is bringing its football teams home, which is likely to set off a new set of falling dominoes in Division III's East Region.
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The Endicott football team set a new program record by placing 38 gridiron student-athletes on the New England Football Conference (NEFC) All-Academic Team, eclipsing last year's mark of 37 honorees. Of Endicott's 38 names, seniors Jake Cox (Wrentham, Mass.), Brett Egizi (Westwood, Mass.), RJ Lynch (Bellingham, Mass.), Mike Marini (Trumbull, Conn.), and Luke Somers (Hampstead, N.H.) end their careers as three-time NEFC All-Academic winners.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Senior receiver Nate Lewis (Acushnet, Mass.) and senior left tackle Mike Marini (Trumbull, Conn.) were both recognized by USA College Football as NCAA Division III All-Americans becoming the eighth and ninth players in Endicott football history to receive national accolades for their gridiron athleticism.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Following record-breaking football seasons this past fall, senior receiver Nate Lewis (Acushnet, Mass.) and graduate student defensive end Andrew Holfinger (Sterling, Mass.) have been named to the D3Football.com All-East Region Team. Lewis shattered Endicott’s single-season receiving records and led the nation in catches per game en route to being placed on the All-East Second Team while Holfinger, ranked 11th in NCAA Division III in sacks and the program’s new single-season sack record holder, was named to the All-East Third Team.