2005-Present


Football falls to conference power Trinity, 35-14
9/26/2009: Trinity downed Bates 35-14 in both schools' football season opener on Saturday, as the defending NESCAC champions rolled to their 11th straight win.
Football Preview: Bobcats host defending NESCAC champions
9/25/2009: Football season kicks off this Homecoming Weekend, as Bates plays host to Trinity at Garcelon Field on Saturday at 1 p.m. Follow the game via our live video webcast and by our Live Stats feed.
Football Preview: Deep senior class a cause for optimism
8/31/2009: The Bates football team went 2-1 over the final three weeks of the 2008 season. With 19 starters returning from that team, the Bobcats have high hopes for carrying their momentum into this, the program's 115th season.
6th Annual Football Golf Outing
4/26/2009: Register now for the 6th Annual Bates Football Golf Outing! June 22, 2009 at Ferncroft Country Club, Danvers, Mass.!
Football Season Recap: Strong finish builds momentum for next year
11/26/2008: The 2008 Bates football team won two out of its last three games in exciting fashion to finish the season strong.
McAllister, Jennings named to All-NESCAC football team
11/18/2008: Kyle McAllister earned First Team All-Conference honors at defensive back, while Bill Jennings was chosen the kick return specialist on the Second Team.
Football team tops Hamilton in a thriller, 23-22
11/8/2008: Tom Beaton's 20-yard touchdown reception with less than two minutes remaining gave the Bates College football team a 21-20 lead, and the Bobcats held on for a 23-22 victory over Hamilton College in both teams' season finales. It was Bates' fifth win in a row over the Continentals.
Football goes for fifth straight win vs. visiting Hamilton
11/5/2008: The Bobcats host the Hamilton Continentals in their season finale Saturday at Garcelon Field, looking to end the season on a winning note for the fifth straight year. If you can't make the game, you can watch and listen at BatesCast.com!
Beaton, Flaherty score in football loss at Bowdoin
11/1/2008: Bowdoin accumulated 595 yards of total offense in a 55-14 victory over Bates on Saturday, putting the Polar Bears in the driver's seat for the CBB title.
Bobcats set to battle for CBB football title at Bowdoin
10/31/2008: Both Bates and Bowdoin enter Saturday's big game with Week 6 wins under their belts, and the Bobcats will be gunning for their first CBB title in football since 2002.
McAllister repeats as NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week
10/26/2008: Bates junior safety Kyle McAllister picked up his second NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week award of the season on Sunday, after sparking the Bobcats in their first win of the season, a 31-21 result against Colby.
Football team scores 31-21 Homecoming win over Colby
10/25/2008: The Bates College football team made Homecoming Weekend one to savor on Saturday at Garcelon Field, defeating rival Colby College for the first time since 2002 while taking advantage of a whopping 10 turnovers.
Football Preview: Bobcats host Colby for Homecoming Weekend
10/23/2008: The Mules visit the Bobcats at Garcelon Field Saturday at 1 p.m. during Homecoming Weekend at Bates. Watch and listen to the game live on BatesCast.com!
Panthers erase Bates' early lead, win 38-14 in football
10/18/2008: The Bates College football team took a 14-7 lead over host Middlebury College in the first quarter before the host Panthers pulled away for a 38-14 victory Saturday on Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium.
Cardinals take down Bobcats at Garcelon Field
10/11/2008: Wesleyan University ran the ball effectively against Bates College en route to a 35-8 defeat of the Bobcats for the Cardinals' first win this season. Judd Smith rushed for 59 yards, all in the second half, for the Bobcats.
Football Preview: Bobcats poised for first win
10/9/2008: Wesleyan visits Bates at Garcelon Field Saturday at 1 p.m., with both teams looking for their first victory of the season. Watch and listen to the game live on BatesCast.com!
Katon, Gregg score in football team's 27-14 loss to Williams
10/4/2008: Williams College answered Bates College's game-opening touchdown drive with one of its own and rolled on to a 27-14 victory at Garcelon Field in Bates' home opener on Saturday.
Football Preview: Bobcats hope to turn tables on Ephs
10/2/2008: Watch and listen to the game live at batescast.com as Bates hosts Williams for the schools' 21st meeting on the gridiron.
Jumbos pull away from Bobcats in football
9/27/2008: Bill Jennings picked off two passes and Ryan Mullin scored his first career touchdown as the Bobcats dropped a 34-7 decision to the host Jumbos.
Football Preview: Bobcats seek to even record at Tufts
9/25/2008: The Bates football team have positive themes to build upon from last week's 17-7 loss at Trinity, which the Bobcats hope can turn into their first win against Tufts in 24 years.
McAllister named NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week
9/21/2008: Bates College junior safety Kyle McAllister earned NESCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week honors Sunday after his starring performance in Saturday's 17-7 loss at Trinity College.
Bobcats give Bantams a run in football opener, 17-7
9/20/2008: First-year QB Ryan Katon threw for over 100 yards and connected with Mark Flaherty for a touchdown, while Kyle McAllister made 13 tackles with an interception and a fumble recovery.
Women's soccer team loses NESCAC game at Amherst
9/20/2008: Brittney French had nine saves and Annie Burns had two in a 7-0 loss for the women's soccer team at Amherst College.
Football team visits Trinity to open season
9/19/2008: The 2008 football season kicks off for Bates College and the rest of the New England Small College Athletic Conference on Saturday, with the Bobcats visiting Trinity College at 1 p.m.
Football Preview: Bobcats seek QB to lead potentially potent offense
8/27/2008: The Bates College football team will look to surprise NESCAC opponents this season, and if fortune goes their way in a key area or two, the Bobcats may get their wish.
2007 Season Review: Seniors reap NESCAC, team awards
1/4/2008:
Three Bobcat seniors elected All-NESCAC in football
11/15/2007: Defensive end Anthony Begon, tight end Ross Van Horn and offensive guard Ryan Wimberly were all elected to the Second Team, in the first such honor for all three players.
Football team beats Hamilton for fourth straight year, 17-16
11/10/2007: Brandon Colon threw for 235 yards and hit Sean Wirth for two touchdowns as Bates notched a 17-16 victory at Hamilton in the season finale Saturday at Steuben Field.
Bobcats look to beat Hamilton for fourth straight year
11/9/2007: Trying to avoid going 0-8 for the first time since 1996, the Bobcats have some history on their side, having defeated Hamilton three straight times.
Second-half turnovers sink Bobcats' chances
11/3/2007: Bates outgained Bowdoin and held the ball longer, but turnovers were the only statistic that told the story in the Polar Bears' 31-7 win at Garcelon Field.
Football Preview: Bobcats still seek share of CBB title
11/2/2007: Bates looks for its first win this season and first against Bowdoin since 2003 when the 1-5 Polar Bears visit Garcelon Field Saturday at 12:30.
Football team's gritty comeback attempt falls short at Colby
10/27/2007: Bates scored with 3:36 left in the fourth quarter to cut Colby's lead to 20-13, and later drove 66 yards before time ran out on their comeback bid at Seaverns Field.
Colon sets all-time yardage record in loss to Middlebury
10/20/2007: A pair of 1-yard touchdown runs in the second quarter was all Middlebury needed to defeat host Bates 13-0 in a NESCAC football game on Homecoming Saturday at Garcelon Field.
Football Preview: Bobcats seek Homecoming win vs. 3-1 Panthers
10/19/2007: Bates seeks its first win of the season Saturday at Garcelon Field (1 p.m.) against Middlebury, which stood undefeated until last week's loss to Williams.
Wesleyan QB leads Cardinals past Bobcats
10/13/2007: Senior quarterback Zach Librizzi ran nine times for 121 yards, including scoring runs of 79 and 17 yards, and passed for two more scores to pace Wesleyan (3-1) past Bates.
Football Preview: Bobcats clash with evenly matched Cardinals
10/12/2007: The Bates-Wesleyan football game has been decided in overtime both of the past two seasons. The Bobcats hope to shrug off their near-miss of an upset at Williams last week and get their first win in their first game on the Cardinals' home field since 2003.
Football comes up just short in thriller at Williams, 31-26
10/6/2007: Williams College came back from a 20-0 second-quarter deficit with 25 unanswered points and held off the visiting Bates College Bobcats in a 31-26 decision Saturday at Weston Field.
Football Preview: Bobcats look to sink Ephs to 0-3
10/5/2007: Defending NESCAC champion Williams plays host to Bates Saturday at Weston Field, where the Ephs came from behind to nip the Bobcats 8-7 in 2005.
Colon sets Bates passing record vs. Tufts
9/29/2007: Tufts rushed for 236 yards total and jumped out to a 28-7 lead en route to a 35-20 victory over Bates at Garcelon Field.
Football Preview: Jumbos look to extend win streak vs. Bobcats
9/28/2007: The Bates football team saw last season's loss at Tufts as one that got away from them, and the Bobcats hope to avenge that result Saturday at 1 p.m.
Football team opens season with stout performance vs. Amherst
9/22/2007: Amherst rode a 21-0 halftime advantage into a 24-0 season-opening victory over Bates in a NESCAC football game Saturday afternoon at Garcelon Field.
Pelz's goal lifts men's soccer into 1-1 tie at Connecticut College
9/22/2007: Senior Duane Pelz's penalty kick goal in the final minute of regulation tied the game, and Bates College and Connecticut College went on to a 1-1 draw.
Football Preview: Lord Jeffs come to Garcelon for season opener
9/21/2007: Amherst, ranked No. 9 among New England Division III football teams, plays at Garcelon Field for the first time since 2003 to kick off the 2007 season at 1 p.m.
Football Preview: Changes in store for the Bobcats
8/30/2007: A strong corps of receivers and tight ends will alter the look of Bates' offense in 2007, while a staunch defense will add more situational looks.
Terence Ryan named an ECAC All-Star in football
12/18/2006: Bates College senior Terence Ryan has been named to the ECAC Division III Northeast Football All-Star team as an Honorable Mention selection, the league announced on Monday.
How Bates football landed in Sports Illustrated
12/7/2006: It took equal parts good and bad, plus a bit of ugly, for a photograph from the Bates-Colby football game to appear in Sports Illustrated's Dec. 4 issue.
Three Bobcats named to All-NESCAC Football Team
11/16/2006: Bates College seniors Terence Ryan, Jamie Walker and Dylan MacNamara all were named to the 2006 All-NESCAC football team, the conference announced Thursday, with Ryan and Walker both making the First Team.
Bobcats hammer Continentals in season finale, 20-6
11/11/2006: Jamie Walker accounted for 162 yards of offense and Brandon Colon threw for 230 yards and two scores as the Bates College football team defeated Hamilton College, 20-6, for the Bobcats' first win in their season finale.
Football Preview: Continentals come to Garcelon for season finale
11/10/2006: Bates needs to beat defense-minded Hamilton for a third straight year in order to avoid going winless for the first time since 1996.
Bates football team loses at Bowdoin, 23-14
11/4/2006: First-year quarterback Oliver Kell shined for Bowdoin, tossing for 222 yards on 18-of-25 attempts and three touchdows -- all to wideout Nick Tomaino, as the Polar Bears kept the Bobcats winless.
Football Preview: Bates, Bowdoin each seek first wins in Brunswick
11/3/2006: The visiting Bobcats will try to put the disappointment of a tough, four-overtime loss last Saturday to win the second leg of their CBB schedule at Bowdoin Saturday. Kickoff is at 12:30 p.m.
Colby out-slogs Bates for 10-7 win in four overtime periods
10/28/2006: Brian Bachow's 22-yard field goal in the fourth overtime period gave the Colby College football team a 10-7 victory over Bates College on Homecoming Saturday in the driving rain at Garcelon Field.
Football Preview: Bobcats, White Mules to clash for 109th time
10/27/2006: Bates hopes to get a jump-start on a CBB title by beating Colby for the first time since 2002 on Homecoming Saturday at Garcelon Field.
Panthers run away from Bates football team, 31-7
10/21/2006: Middlebury pulled away from a 10-7 halftime lead in a dominating second half, raising its record to 4-1 and keeping the Bobcats winless.
Football Preview: Bobcats look to get on track at Middlebury
10/19/2006: The Bates football team has plenty of motivation heading into the second half of the 2006 season, but the 3-1 Panthers have been tough customers thus far.
Walker a semifinalist for college football's Draddy Trophy
10/17/2006: Bates senior running back Jamie Walker is among the 33 semifinalists from Division III, and one of three from the NESCAC, for college football's most prestigious academic award.
Wesleyan field goal sinks Bates in overtime, 17-14
10/14/2006: Wesleyan sophomore Chris Helsel kicked a game-ending, 27-yard field goal in overtime to give the Cardinals a 17-14 victory over Bates College Saturday at Garcelon Field.
Football Preview: Bates looks to beat Wesleyan a third straight time
10/13/2006: Seeking their first win, the Bobcats face an improved Cardinals team in a rematch of last season's overtime Bates victory.
Bobcats' Gregg named NESCAC Football Rookie of the Week
10/8/2006: Bates first-year wide receiver Matt Gregg has been named the NESCAC Football Rookie of the Week for his second straight stellar performance Saturday against Williams College.
Quick-strike Ephs foil Bobcats' bid for an upset, 27-7
10/7/2006: Williams College scored 24 points in less than eight minutes of the third quarter to erase a 7-3 halftime deficit and defeat Bates College 27-7 Saturday at Garcelon Field.
Football Preview: Giant-killer Ephs strut into Lewiston
10/6/2006: Bates' opponent for Parents & Family Weekend on Saturday, the Williams College Ephs, are fresh off of ending Trinity's 31-game winning streak, and they did it with an exclamation point, by a 41-16 score.
Bates football team loses at Tufts, 21-12
9/30/2006: The Bates College football team squandered an early 9-0 lead and the chance to erase the Bobcats' longstanding losing streak against NESCAC rival Tufts University in a 21-12 loss Saturday at Ellis Oval/Zimman Field.
Football Preview: Bobcats face important test at Tufts
9/29/2006: As they travel to Tufts for Saturday's football showdown, where they'll try to end a 20-game losing streak against the Jumbos, the Bates football team will keep this in mind: a football team's second game can be the most important one of the season.
Football team loses season opener at Amherst, 31-6
9/23/2006: Senior wideout Mark Hannon scored a trio of backbreaking touchdowns in the first half -- two on scoring strikes from senior quarterback Nick Kehoe and another on a 64-yard punt return -- as the Amherst College football team defeated visiting NESCAC foe Bates College 31-6 on Saturday.
Football Game Preview: Bates, Amherst clash for first time since '03
9/22/2006: The Bobcats sport a new outlook this season, but it will be put to the test by the Lord Jeffs, year after year one of the toughest teams to beat in the NESCAC.
Football team looks to round the corner in 2006
9/1/2006: The Bobcats return nine out of 11 starters on defense and all but one skill position on offense, giving hope for a strong campaign. The key, believes head coach Mark Harriman, will be confidence.
Bates football hires three new assistants
7/7/2006: Matt Dence, Chris Kempton and Josh Hedrick have been hired as new assistant football coaches at Bates College, head coach Mark Harriman announced.
Bates women top Colby, will host NESCAC championships
2/18/2006: The top-seeded Bates College women's basketball used consistent defensive pressure to combat early scoring troubles and beat No. 8 Colby College 65-44 in a NESCAC playoff quarterfinal on Saturday.
Bates' Ryan heads four players named to all-conference teams
11/17/2005: Junior defensive end Terence Ryan made All-NESCAC first team, and was joined on the second team by senior linebacker Dave Bodger, senior offensive tackle John Pambianchi, and junior wide receiver Dylan MacNamara.
Terence Ryan earns NESCAC Defensive Player of the Week honors
11/13/2005: Junior DE Terence Ryan made eight tackles, 2.5 of them for a loss, in Bates' 34-20 victory at Hamilton College on Saturday. Ryan also forced two fumbles and had two quarterback sacks, raising his league-high total to 10.5, the highest total the NESCAC has seen since Wesleyan's Eric Mangini registered the same number in 1993.
Walker, White carry Bobcats past Hamilton to finish out football season
11/12/2005: Junior Jamie Walker and first-year Shawki White combined to rush for 262 yards and four touchdowns to lead Bates College to a 34-20 win against Hamilton College at Hamilton’s Steuben Field on Saturday.
Monsulick places first at ECAC men's cross country championship
11/5/2005: Junior Steve Monsulick finished first overall in a course-record time to lead the Bates College men's cross country team to a second-place team finish at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships, hosted by Connecticut College on Saturday.
Fourth-quarter surge carries Bowdoin over Bates in football, 21-14
11/5/2005: Matt Boyd's 2-yard touchdown run put the Polar Bears ahead for the first time with 58 seconds left to play, as Bowdoin erased a 14-0 Bates lead at Garcelon Field.
Football Game Notes for Saturday: Bates vs. Bowdoin
11/2/2005: Saturday's final home game pits two quarterbacks -- Bowdoin's Ricky Leclerc and Bates' Brandon Colon -- from the same hometown and the same prep school.
Colby staves off Bates football team to win, 24-17
10/29/2005: Bates College quarterback Brandon Colon threw for a season-high 245 yards, but Bates couldn't overcome a double-digit first-half deficit as the Bobcats came up short against rival Colby College 24-17 on Saturday afternoon.
Middlebury defeats Bates 41-7 in football
10/22/2005: A game that promised to be tightly contested soon dissolved into a lopsided win for Middlebury College, as the visiting Panthers beat Bates College 41-7 Saturday at Garcelon Field for their first victory this season.
Bates bounces Wesleyan in OT for first football win, 30-29
10/15/2005: Jamie Walker's touchdown run and a failed two-point attempt by Wesleyan University catapulted the Bates College football team to its first victory of the season, a 30-29 decision in overtime.
Fourth-quarter touchdown helps Williams tip Bates, 8-7
10/8/2005: The Bates football team did nearly everything but win the game on Saturday, outgaining Williams but falling flat in the fourth quarter in a bid for win number one.
Tufts football defeats Bates, 34-7
10/1/2005: Tufts University defeated Bates College, 34-7, in New England Small College Athletic Conference football on Saturday. Senior quarterback Casey D'Annolfo completed 16 of 23 passes for 255 yards and four touchdowns, including three scoring passes to junior wide receiver Brian VonAncken, who had five catches for 100 yards.
A question-answer session with the football captains
9/15/2005: From head coach Mark Harriman's recruiting philosophy to studying abroad in Australia and England, Bates' football captains opine on what it means to be a Bobcat.
Bates falls to Trinity in home opener
9/24/05: Bates opened their 2005 season with a 47-0 home loss to three-time defending conference champion Trinity on Saturday afternoon at Garcelon Field.
Game 1 Notes: Football opens up at home versus Trinity
9/20/05: Read on for game notes
Bates football looks to improve with veteran players
8/18/05: The Bates College football team, 2-6 in 2004, returns 16 starters as it focuses on two goals for 2005. “We want to claim the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin title and have a winning season,” said Head Coach Mark Harriman, now in his ninth year (16-48).

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