![A supporting image for the event](https://www.bates.edu/alumni/files/2022/07/Alumni-Big-Game-Day-1-900x506.webp)
Big Game Saturday
Saturday, September 30, 2023 — 6:00pm
Bates College, Garcelon Field
2 Andrews Road
Lewiston , ME 04240
show map 2 Andrews Road
Lewiston , ME 04240
Big Game Saturday is on September 30. Cheer on Bates Football and enjoy time with friends on campus.
Bates vs. Colby
Garcelon Field
6 pm
Bates Football Reception
Commons 221/222
6 pm
Click here for more information and to RSVP.
![In fall 2015, Bates Football won its second outright CBB title in a row. Linebacker Mark Upton ’17 and wide receiver Mark Riley ’16 (pictured) repeated as All-NESCAC selections, while cornerback Brandon Williams ’17 received his first NESCAC All-Conference honor.](https://www.bates.edu/alumni/files/2016/08/Riley_2_151024_football_middlebury-2680.jpg)
![With 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. It is the Bobcats' first time repeating as outright CBB champion since 1967.Bates' (2-5) senior class becomes the only one in the modern era, and the first since 1900, to win three CBB titles outright. Bates has also won at least a share of CBB bragging rights for five years in a row and in six of the past seven. Senior quarterback Patrick Dugan (Westford, Mass.) rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown and passed for 114 yards and a score to lead the Bobcat offense, with senior Mark Riley (Needham, Mass.) catching five passes for 93 yards and a touchdown. Dugan posted the most rushing yards by a Bates player since Patrick George rushed for 144 against Hamilton in 2012.](https://www.bates.edu/alumni/files/2016/07/151107_Football_Bowdoin_0325.jpg)