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Program Notes 2009

The Bates College football program gives student-athletes the opportunity to compete on an intercollegiate football team in the prestigious New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Football players at Bates have a reputation for playing hard on the field and being positive contributors to the Bates community off the field. High school and prep school football players with a proven academic record and a love for the game should consider applying to Bates.

The NESCAC schedule lasts eight weeks, with all eight games against conference opponents. The team with the best record at the end of the season earns the NESCAC Championship. Bates also competes against Maine rivals Bowdoin and Colby for the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin title. While all NESCAC institutions are members of NCAA Division III, the NESCAC does not participate in the NCAA Division III Championship.

2008 Recap

The 2008 Bates College football team won two of its last three games to close out the season in a winning way. The Bobcats scored an exciting 31-21 victory at home against rival Colby during Homecoming Weekend and then went on to a thrilling 23-22 come-from-behind victory against Hamilton in the final game of the season.

A pair of Bates College juniors were elected to the 2008 All-NESCAC Football team. Junior Kyle McAllister (Exeter, N.H.) garnered First Team All-NESCAC honors at defensive back  while fellow junior Bill Jennings (Marshfield, Mass.) was chosen the kick return specialist on the Second Team.

A Bates running back tries to push his way through two Williams defenders.

McAllister  ranked 10th in the NESCAC, and first among defensive backs, with 60 tackles over eight games, an average of 7.5 per game. McAllister was also among the conference leaders in tackles, interceptions, fumble recoveries and forced fumbles, and he garnered NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week award twice in the eight-week season.

Jennings returned 22 kickoffs on the season for a total of 641 yards, for a league-leading average of 22.9 yards per return. Jennings also had a standout season at cornerback, recording five interceptions, which tied him for second in the conference, and returning them for a total of 66 yards. He also collected 27 tackles and, with five pass breakups to go with five pickoffs, he was tied for second in the conference in passes defended.

Bates achieved a turnover margin of +0.63 per game, second best in the conference and 42nd in Division III. Led by McAllister and Jennings, the Bobcats also put together a strong defense against the pass, ranking third in the NESCAC at 196.63 passing yards allowed per game.

“The team showed steady improvement each week, and with all but three starters returning, next season looks promising," said head coach Mark Harriman.