Bowdoin Polar Bears

Schedule

Overall record: 5-3 - Conference: 5-3
* Conference; • D-III opponent

All times Eastern
9/26 at Williams * L, 42-0
10/3 vs. Amherst * W, 24-16
10/10 vs. Tufts * L, 17-14
10/17 at Hamilton * W, 41-37
10/24 vs. Trinity (Conn.) * W, 19-0
10/31 at Wesleyan * L, 31-23
11/7 vs. Bates * W, 49-14
11/14 at Colby * W, 10-7
Overall record: 5-3 - Conference: 5-3
All times Eastern   (* Conference; • In-region)
9/26 at Williams * L, 42-0
10/3 vs. Amherst * W, 24-16
10/10 vs. Tufts * L, 17-14
10/17 at Hamilton * W, 41-37
10/24 vs. Trinity (Conn.) * W, 19-0
10/31 at Wesleyan * L, 31-23
11/7 vs. Bates * W, 49-14
11/14 at Colby * W, 10-7

1998

Schools Conf All
Williams 8-0 8-0
Tufts 7-1 7-1
Wesleyan 6-2 6-2
Amherst 5-3 5-3
Bowdoin 5-3 5-3
Middlebury 3-5 3-5
Trinity (Conn.) 2-6 2-6
Colby 2-6 2-6
Hamilton 1-7 1-7
Bates 1-7 1-7

Previous seasons

loki/standings
Year Overall Conf
2026 0-0, 0-0 NESCAC
2025 2-7, 2-7 NESCAC
2024 3-6, 3-6 NESCAC
2023 4-5, 4-5 NESCAC
2022 3-6, 3-6 NESCAC
2021 1-8, 1-8 NESCAC
2020 0-0, 0-0 NESCAC
2019 0-9, 0-9 NESCAC
2018 1-8, 1-8 NESCAC
2017 0-9, 0-9 NESCAC
2016 0-8, 0-8 NESCAC
2015 2-6, 2-6 NESCAC
2014 2-6, 2-6 NESCAC
2013 3-5, 3-5 NESCAC
2012 1-7, 1-7 NESCAC
2011 4-4, 4-4 NESCAC
2010 3-5, 3-5 NESCAC
2009 3-5, 3-5 NESCAC
2008 4-4, 4-4 NESCAC
2007 3-5, 3-5 NESCAC
2006 2-6, 2-6 NESCAC
2005 6-2, 6-2 NESCAC
2004 2-6, 2-6 NESCAC
2003 0-8, 0-8 NESCAC
2002 1-7, 1-7 NESCAC
2001 1-7, 1-7 NESCAC
2000 0-8, 0-8 NESCAC
1999 1-7, 1-7 NESCAC
1998 5-3, 5-3 NESCAC

Team Info

Bowdoin

Polar Bears

Coach: Howard Vandersea
Conference: NESCAC
Enrollment: 1845
Location: Brunswick, ME
Colors: White
Stadium: Whittier (4500)
Surface: Turf
Link to official site

News Releases

April 18, 2025 NESCAC lets football teams into 2026 playoffs The NESCAC has taken the handcuffs off of its teams' postseason hopes, but not until 2026. The conference had not previously allowed its teams to accept playoff bids in football.
October 27, 2023 Bates, Bowdoin, Colby all postpone 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.
September 21, 2023 Streak busters out in full force Even if you come into the year carrying the burden of a long losing streak, each new season brings with it new opportunities to get back on track, and that's exactly what Bowdoin, Juniata and Thiel did last week, among others. Greg Thomas checks in in Around the Nation.
October 22, 2022 Recap: MSJ pulls away, Ripon survives, Carleton falls Ripon and Mount St. Joseph remained unbeaten, Bowdoin beat Wesleyan for the first time since 2011, and Carleton's unbeaten run ended as five Division III football games went to overtime on Saturday in Week 8 action. 
January 14, 2019 Bowdoin names Hammer head football coach Bowdoin College has announced the hiring of Allegheny coach B.J. Hammer to head the Polar Bear football program.
November 15, 2018 Bowdoin on hunt for new coach JB Wells is out after four seasons and a 3-31 record at Bowdoin.
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