https://www.d3football.com en-us https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/04/nescac-to-accept-football-bid-in-2026 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. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/04/nescac-to-accept-football-bid-in-2026 https://www.d3football.com/notables/2023/10/week7-wrap North Park won a fourth game for the first time in 30 years, while Augustana beat Wash U in another CCIW showdown, King's handed Lebanon Valley its first conference loss and Middlebury snapped Trinity (Conn.)'s 15-game winning streak. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2023/10/week7-wrap https://www.d3football.com/notables/2022/12/longtime-assistant-follows-ritter-at-middlebury Doug Mandigo, who played at Middlebury and has been defensive coordinator at the school since 2011, will take over after the retirement of his former head coach, Bob Ritter. Sun, 04 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2022/12/longtime-assistant-follows-ritter-at-middlebury https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/ten-start-season-on-nfl-rosters Dan Arnold, Matt Gono and Brandon Zylstra are the newest Division III names to make NFL rosters, but Alex Tanney is on a Week 1 roster as well, along with others. Here's the full list. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/09/ten-start-season-on-nfl-rosters https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2017/Resolve-one-key-piece-hard-work-another Amid several rivalry games and conference openers this past weekend, the extra pain of summer workouts and long days is showing its gain. Tue, 19 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2017/Resolve-one-key-piece-hard-work-another https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170916sd9y1s With a plethora of starters returning from last year’s 6-2 squad, Middlebury has its sights set atop the NESCAC standings this fall.  The Panthers welcome back several players in key positions, but will have some holes to fill on the offensive line. Sat, 16 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2017/contrib/20170916sd9y1s https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/04/nescac-adds-ninth-game The New England Small College Athletic Conference has long had 10 football teams, but played just an eight-game schedule. That will change this fall. Fri, 28 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2017/04/nescac-adds-ninth-game https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2016/long-hard-road-to-upper-tier No team becomes good overnight, but there are several Northeast teams that are rising stars and are nipping at the heels of the legacy big dogs. Tue, 25 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2016/long-hard-road-to-upper-tier https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2016/5-0-WNE-leaves-drama-to-others Especially after a weekend of close and crazy games in the Northeast, Western New England has been leaving little doubt all season. Mon, 03 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2016/5-0-WNE-leaves-drama-to-others https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2015/middlebury-lebowitz-feels-at-home Jared Lebowitz was drawn away from Vermont to pursue his football dreams. He felt the pull to come back home and is now waiting his turn to put up big numbers for Middlebury. More in Around the Northeast. Sun, 04 Oct 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2015/middlebury-lebowitz-feels-at-home https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2015/tufts-climbs-for-alzheimers The Jumbos showed support for their teammate and his family's battle with Alzheimer's. Tufts players raised funds and awareness, then delivered a season-opening win on the road. Mon, 28 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2015/tufts-climbs-for-alzheimers https://www.d3football.com/notables/2015/09/d3-players-in-nfl-2015 Ali Marpet was the star of Division III on draft day, but he's not the only rookie who made an active NFL roster. Here's a rundown of who you could see on Sundays this fall. Wed, 09 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2015/09/d3-players-in-nfl-2015 https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2014/middlebury-great-round-trip The bus barreling up I-95, through the small towns along Route 103 and up Route 7 back to Middlebury, Vt., was spilling over with euphoria. Middlebury had done something that nobody had done since 2001. But the bus had been just as excited on the way down as well. Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2014/middlebury-great-round-trip https://www.d3football.com/notables/2014/10/roundup-week8 Trinity (Conn.) had won 53 consecutive home games, dating to 2001, but Middlebury put an emphatic end to that streak on Saturday. Plus, Montclair took over first in the NJAC and Hiram picked up a fourth win for the first time since ... Sat, 25 Oct 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2014/10/roundup-week8 https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2014/rudolph-family-has-split-loyalties Kyle Rudolph plays offensive line for Amherst, while his younger brother Ryan is on the Middlebury O-line. That makes for some interesting game days for this family from California. Tue, 07 Oct 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2014/rudolph-family-has-split-loyalties https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2014/pair-of-boston-college-transfers-hit-nescac Austin Lommen went from Boston College to Williams and Win Homer transferred from there to Middlebury. Going from a power conference to the eight-game NESCAC should be an interesting transition. Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/northeast/2014/pair-of-boston-college-transfers-hit-nescac https://www.d3football.com/notables/2014/09/season-opens-with-nine-d3-alumni-on-nfl-rosters Derek Carrier and Jordan Gay are the new names in the league, which is a good reminder that the D-III players who make it in the NFL are often the most persistent. Mon, 01 Sep 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2014/09/season-opens-with-nine-d3-alumni-on-nfl-rosters https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/201408240xd2ge Cornwall, Vermont native Ryan Paquette has joined the football coaching staff at Middlebury College. He will also serve as the department's strength and conditioning coach. Paquette comes to Middlebury from Maine Maritime Academy, where he served as the defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach for the past two seasons. Wed, 18 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/201408240xd2ge https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140824dz3fwg It speaks volumes about Pete Carroll that he listened. It says even more about Steven Hauschka that he spoke up. With Seattle trailing 17-13 early in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship Game, and facing a 4th-and-7 from the 49ers' 35-yard line, the Seahawks coach was about to send Hauschka out to try a 53-yard field goal. Fri, 13 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140824dz3fwg https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140824vzahhs Adding to his accolades off the football field, recent Middlebury graduate McCallum Foote (Newton, Mass.) was honored at the Vermont Chapter's National Football Foundation 2013 awards ceremony on the campus of Castleton State. Foote was a recipient of the chapter's Collegiate Scholar-Athlete Award. Tue, 06 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140824vzahhs https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140824g0hsl1 Maintaining a strict routine and meditating to cope with stress are two of Middlebury graduate Steven Hauschka's keys to becoming a successful placekicker in the National Football League. Fri, 18 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140824g0hsl1 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140402em79ep Seattle Seahawks’ kicker and Super Bowl Champion Steven Hauschka will visit his alma mater on April 17-18. The ’07 Middlebury graduate will be doing events both on and off campus over the two-day period. Hauschka will speak and be interviewed by Sports Illustrated senior writer Alex Wolff during a presentation on Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the McCullough Social Space on campus. The event is open to Middlebury College ID holders only, with free tickets available at the box office on April 3. A public event will take place on Friday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium at Middlebury Union High School with donations benefiting “Project Graduation”. A meet and greet will follow. Wed, 02 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140402em79ep https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140402odve37 Former Middlebury College kicker Steven Hauschka ’07 has agreed to terms on a three-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks worth $9.15 million with $3.35 million guaranteed. Hauschka originally signed with Seattle in Sept. of 2011 after he was released by the Denver Broncos. He is now one of the top-10 highest-paid kickers in the NFL. Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140402odve37 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/201404023a3wjc Middlebury football student-athlete McCallum Foote (Newton, Mass.) has been named one of just 29 fall male student-athletes from around the nation in all three divisions to be awarded a National Collegiate Athletic Association Postgraduate Scholarship. Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/201404023a3wjc https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/201404026jg0kf Former Middlebury College kicker Steven Hauschka ’07 contributed a game-high 11 points to help lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 43-8 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The kicker became Middlebury's first team sport world champion since 1910 graduate Ray Fisher was a part of the Cincinnati Reds World Series team in 1919. Sun, 02 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/201404026jg0kf https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/2014040273qwgr Super Bowl Media Day is an event that needs to be experienced to be believed. Hundreds of sports journalists, television personalities, and camera crews swarm, first to the tables topped with pastries, then to the players entering the arena. Out comes Richard Sherman, sardonically taking pictures of the media members flashing him with strobes; out comes quarterback Russell Wilson, all 5’10 and ¾’’ of him calm, cool, and collected; out comes head coach Pete Carroll, a jovial smile permanently fixed on his face. Behind them—and out of the glare from the jostling horde—is Seahawks’ kicker Steven Hauschka ’07. Wed, 29 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/2014040273qwgr https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140402s4qg40 Three members of the Middlebury College football team were honored when nationally-acclaimed D3football.com announced its four all-region teams. Senior quarterback McCallum Foote (Newton, Mass.) and senior offensive lineman Jack Allard (Natick, Mass.) were named to the first team, while senior tight end William Sadik-Khan (Chappaqua, N.Y.) was a third-team honoree. The threesome helped lead the team to a 7-1 mark in ’13, earning a share of the NESCAC Championship. Thu, 12 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140402s4qg40 https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140402dteh8w Middlebury College football quarterback McCallum Foote (Newton, Mass.) has been named one of four finalist for the 2013 Gagliardi Trophy given to the most outstanding football player in NCAA Division III by Jostens and the J-Club of Saint John's University of Minnesota. The Gagliardi Trophy, given annually since 1993, recognizes excellence in athletics, academics and community service. The award is named after John Gagliardi, Saint John's legendary Hall of Fame head football coach who retired in 2012 with 489 career victories, the most in college football history. The trophy will be presented on Wednesday, Dec. 18, in Salem, Va., at a banquet kicking-off a series of Division III Stagg Bowl championship events where the final four candidates will be on hand. Joining him as finalists are junior quarterback Kevin Burke from Mount Union (Ohio), senior linebacker Cole Klotz from Wisconsin-Whitewater and senior running back Octavias McKoy from Western Connecticut State. Wed, 11 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140402dteh8w https://www.d3football.com/notables/2013/12/burke-klotz-mckoy-foote-heading-to-salem Mount Union quarterback Kevin Burke, Middlebury quarterback McCallum Foote, UW-Whitewater linebacker Cole Klotz and Western Connecticut running back Octavias McKoy will be heading to Salem for the Gagliardi Trophy ceremony. Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2013/12/burke-klotz-mckoy-foote-heading-to-salem https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140402o9teze Former Panther football coach Mickey Heinecken will receive the George C. Carens Award for contributions to the game of football from the New England Football Writers. The All-New England team and several others will be honored at the annual banquet on Thursday, December 12, at the Montvale Plaza, in Stoneham, Mass. For more information, contact Dick Lipe at Bentley University at 781-891-2334. The award has been given annually since 1952. Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2013/contrib/20140402o9teze