Student Life: Athletics: Teams

Football

About the Program
The Bowdoin College football program is nearly as old as the sport itself. Established in 1889 as a varsity program, the Polar Bears have played football for 115 seasons. A member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference, Bowdoin plays against some of the most competitive teams in the country, and enjoys storied rivalries with both Bates and Colby. The Bowdoin-Colby rivalry is the third-longest rivalry in Division III history, having been played 118 times dating back to 1892 (a 56-0 Bowdoin victory). The Bowdoin-Bates game is the 10th longest Division III series, dating back to 1889 (a 62-0 Bowdoin win).

Bowdoin is considered the "Cradle of College Football in Maine", having been the first intercollegiate football squad in the state. For decades, the Polar Bears were part of the fabled Maine State Championship Series along with rivals Colby, Bates and Maine-Orono. Bowdoin was the crowned State Champion nine times prior to 1965, when U-Maine made the jump to Division I. The state championship teams of 1935, '36, '37, '40, '42, '49, '52, '60 and '63 leave a lasting legacy for the current Polar Bears to strive towards.

Football at Bowdoin provides student-athletes with the rare opportunity to combine a competitive athletic experience with a top-rate education. Over the past few seasons, head coach Dave Caputi has incorporated a sense of renewal and excitement around a young, athletic squad. The team plays its home games at Whittier Field, on the campus of Bowdoin College. Built in 1902, Whittier Field is one of the most storied football stadiums in New England, seeing over 400 games in its existence. For more information about the Bowdoin football team, contact Head Coach Caputi at dcaputi@bowdoin.edu.

Bowdoin, as all other NESCAC teams, play a conference-only eight-game schedule and do not participate in the NCAA Division III Football Tournament.

2007 Recap
The Bowdoin College football team finished the 2007 campaign with a 3-5 record, finishing seventh in the NESCAC standings. The Polar Bears opened the season with a bang, defeating the reigning NESCAC Champion, Williams, for the first time since 1979. Bowdoin capped their season with a flourish, earning the CBB (Colby-Bates-Bowdoin) Championship for the second consecutive season for the first time since 1997-98.

Senior defensive back Lamont White earned First-Team All-NESCAC and All-ECAC honors for his four-interception campaign. Offensive lineman Rogan Donelly '08 captured his second-straight First-Team nod while Kevin Zikaras '10 garnered Second-Team All-NESCAC honors.

Facilities
The Bowdoin College football team practices at Pickard Field, part of Bowdoin's 35-acre athletic complex. Bowdoin's home games are played at historic Whittier Field, one of the most storied football fields in the nation. The field, named for Frank Nathaniel Whitter (Class of 1885), Bowdoin's first athletic director, was built in 1902. Hubbard Grandstand was a gift of General Thomas H. Hubbard (Class of 1857) and was finished in 1904. Nestled among the Bowdoin pines, it is one of most gorgeous settings for collegiate football in New England.

In the summer of 2007, the football team's locker room space in Pickard Field House was redone. With locker space for 75 student-athletes, as well as an equipment and training room, Bowdoin now has one of the top practice facilities in the NESCAC.

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Football Coaching Staff

Head coach:	Dave Caputi
Assistant coaches:	Tom Radulski, Ryan Sullivan, Trevor Powers, Steve Shukie, Brendan O'Brien, Calvin Hatfield, Dave Chase, Sean Welch

In the fall of 2008, David Caputi will enter his ninth season as the head coach of the Bowdoin football team. Hired in the spring of 2000 as the 28th coach in the storied history of the program, Caputi has led a rebuilding effort that has seen the Polar Bears become one of the most competitive teams in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.

In 2005, Bowdoin earned a third-place finish in the NESCAC with victories over Amherst, Middlebury, Tufts, Hamilton, Wesleyan and Bates. Four Polar Bears earned All-Conference selections in 2005, and 23 players have collected All-NESCAC honors under Caputi. In addition, several of Caputi's players have been recognized as Academic All-NESCAC, by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the National Football Foundation and the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. In 2006 and '07 the Polar Bears claimed consecutive C-B-B (Colby-Bates-Bowdoin) Championships for the first time in a decade.

Caputi joined the Bowdoin athletic staff after serving as the offensive coordinator for Williams College -- a fellow member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). In his 13 years at Williams, the Ephs compiled a 88-13-3 record with four undefeated seasons. Before joining Williams, Caputi served as the quarterbacks and secondary coach for Tufts University from 1985 to 1986. In his two seasons at Tufts, the football team transformed from an 0-7-1 squad the year before he arrived to 7-1 in his second season. In 1986, the Jumbos were voted the top-ranked Division III football team in New England.

After a year of assistant coaching for Fitchburg (Mass.) High School, Caputi earned his first collegiate coaching experience at Amherst College as a receivers coach and scouting coordinator in 1982. After a brief stint in the business world in 1983-84, Caputi returned to coaching -- again with Amherst -- as an offensive backfield and receivers coach, helping the Lord Jeffs notch a perfect 8-0 season in 1984.

Caputi graduated from Middlebury College in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts in American history. On the gridiron, he was the starting quarterback for a Panthers squad that finished the 1980 season with a 6-1-1 record. In 1994, Caputi received his Master's Degree in Education from North Adams State (Mass.) College.

Caputi is married to Elizabeth Connolly Caputi and they have four children -- David, Marguerite, Lydia and Claire. For more information about the Bowdoin football team, contact Head Coach Caputi at dcaputi@bowdoin.edu.< /p>

Tom Radulski, Defensive Coordinator - (207) 725-3904

Radulski will begin his ninth season with Bowdoin and will be the defensive coordinator and coach of the secondary. A football coach for 30 years, Radulski has an extensive background in the sport. Before coming to Bowdoin, Radulski was the head coach for Sacred Heart (Conn.) University starting in 1997. Prior to his work with the Pioneers, Radulski was the first full-time head coach at UMass-Lowell. A graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Radulski has also coached at Hamilton, Colby, UNH, Columbia and Allegheny.

Ryan Sullivan, Offensive Line - (207) 725-3962

Sullivan enters his eighth year as the Bowdoin's offensive line coach. Sullivan is a native of Hubbardston, Mass. An alum of Middlebury, he was captain of the football team, and was as assistant coach after graduation. Sullivan has also coached for two years at Georgetown before becoming the head coach at Quabbin Regional and then Weston High School in Massachusetts. Sullivan, who also coaches Softball at Bowdoin, and his wife Carrie reside in Brunswick with their daughters Shea, Kelsey and Elyse.

Steve Shukie, Wide Receivers - (207) 725-3350

Steve Shukie starts his third year on the Bowdoin coaching staff after stints at Johns Hopkins and King's College. A 2005 graduate of Johns Hopkins, Shukie's playing career was cut short due to injuries, but he took up assistant coaching duties for the Blue Jays, who captured three Centennial Conference Championships during his tenure. A native of West Hartford, Connecticut, Shukie's older brother John '99 played football for Bowdoin. Shukie will be responsible for the Polar Bear wide recewivers this season.

Trevor Powers '06, Defensive Backs - (207) 725-3186

Powers was a two-sport athlete at Bowdoin, and was a special-teams standout as a senior on the football squad in 2005. He left his mark on the baseball diamond as well, becoming the winningest pitcher in school history by going 21-8 with a 3.68 career ERA. He twiced captained the baseball team and earned Bowdoin's Frederick G.P. Thorne Award for Outstanding Leadership by a Male Athlete. A government major at Bowdoin, Powers was a finalist for the Fitzpatrick Award while attending Cheverus High School. This season, Powers will head up the defensive backs for the Polar Bears.

Brendan O'Brien, Safeties/Recruiting - (207) 725-3382

O'Brien joins the Bowdoin coaching staff and will be responsible for the safeties this fall. O'Brien has extensive collegiate coaching experience, most recently at NESCAC rival Amherst College, where he coached the inside linebackers for the past two seasons. Previous to that he spent one year at Bentley College working with the outside linebackers. O'Brien was a linebacker at Norwich University from 1997-2000, and a two-time all conference selection. He returned to Norwich as a coach in 2002 and helped the program reach the postseason in back-to-back seasons for the first time in school history. O'Brien, a native of Waltham, Mass., is also the recruiting coordinator for the Polar Bear Football team.

Calvin Hatfield, Defensive Line - (207) 798-7174

Hatfield, a native of Maine and a 2001 graduate of Cheverus High School, will assume the duties of defensive line coach for the 2008 campaign. He attended Kenyon (Ohio) College where he was a four-year starter and linebacker and senior captain, graduating with a degree in sociology. After two years as an English teacher and football coach at Northern Vance High School in North Carolina, Hatfield returned to Kenyon as an assistant coach, where he led the offensive line corps a year ago.

David Chase, Running Backs

Chase joins the Bowdoin coaching staff in 2008 and will coach the running backs. Originally from Sabattus, Maine, Chase attended Husson College, where he played quarterback and was a three-year captain for the Braves. He graduated from Husson in 2008 with a degree in Physical Education.

Sean Welch, Defensive Backs Assistant
Welch, a senior at Bowdoin, will be a student assistant for the Polar Bears in 2008. A three-year contributor at defensive back, Welch will serve as a defensive assistant for Bowdoin.

Football Roster

#	Name	Year	Pos.	Hgt.	Wgt.	Hometown/School
2	Ian Merry	09	TE	6-5	218	Salem, Mass./St. John's Prep
3	Will McIver	10	DB	5-9	171	Morristown, N.J./Delbarton
4	Nick Tom	10	RB	5-10	182	Newton Square, Pa./Haverford
5	Kevin Raymond	11	WR	5-11	165	Niantic, Conn./East Lyme
6	Patrick Noone	12	WR	5-11	190	N. Attleboro, Mass./Noble & Greenough
7	Kevin Sullivan	10	LB	6-1	196	Newburyport, Mass./Newburyport
8	Matt Moran	10	WR	5-9	180	West Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricken
9	Nick Ianetta	11	DB	5-11	185	Tewksbury, Mass./Tewksbury
10	Mason Moss	12	QB	6-2	180	Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood
11	Dave Westhaver	12	DB	6-1	185	Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield
12	R.J. Shea	12	QB	6-6	205	Barrington, R.I./Barrington
13	Nolan McNair	08	QB/K	6-1	175	Oak Park, Calif./Oak Park
14	Brian Conti	09	QB	6-3	215	Amherst, N.H./Souhegan
15	Tim Kelleher	09	WR	6-2	205	Pepperell, Mass./N. Middlesex
16	Oliver Kell	10	QB	6-3	200	Westford, Mass./Kents Hill
17	Ian Edwards	12	LB	6-3	195	Bangor, Maine/Bangor
18	Dave Mandelbaum	12	DB	5-10	180	Scarsdale, N.Y./Edgemont
19	Greg Racioppe	09	WR	6-1	190	Verona, N.J./Verona
20	Justin Starr	10	WR	5-9	175	Concord, N.H./Concord
21	Bobby Welch	10	DB	5-9	165	Dover, Mass./Dover-Sherborn
22	Chris Martin	12	DB	5-10	170	Woburn, Mass./Woburn
23	Kevin Zikaras	10	LB	6-4	220	Milford, Conn./Avon Old Farms
24	Matt Leotti	10	LB	6-0	200	Bound Brook, N.J./Delbarton
26	Ryan Squillante	09	LB	6-1	220	Sparta, N.J./Seton Hall Prep
27	Peter Troubh	12	LB	6-3	187	New York, N.Y./Taft
30	James Lathrop	11	RB	5-11	200	Westerly, R.I./Westerly
31	Tyler Reichert	12	DB	5-10	160	Bound Brook, N.J./Pingry
32	Paul Hinman	11	DB	6-1	187	So. Portland, Maine/Cheverus
33	Damon Hall-Jones	09	LB	6-2	220	Milton, Mass./Roxbury Latin
34	Michael Blouin	12	DB	5-8	160	Rochester, N.H./Spaulding
35	Barrett Brown	09	DL	6-1	215	Los Olivos, Calif./Thacher
37	Tyler Tennant	10	LB	5-10	180	Swampscott, Mass./Swampscott
40	Bill Donahue	11	WR/P	6-3	195	E. Walpole, Mass./Milton Acad.
41	Mark Danso	12	LB	6-0	195	Boston, Mass./Roxbury Latin
42	Kevin O'Connor	11	LB	6-3	215	Westwood, Mass./Westwood
43	Greg Pierce	12	RB	5-10	185	Beverly, Mass./Beverly
44	Ian Vieira	12	LB	5-10	185	Plymouth, Mass./Thayer Acad.
45	Jack Dingess	09	DL	6-2	230	Allison Park, Pa./Shady Side
46	Devin Walsh	10	DL	6-2	220	W. Simsbury, Conn./N'west Catholic
47	Reed Harasimowicz	11	LB	6-3	215	Harvard, Mass./Bromfield
48	Jason Koperniak	09	DL	6-1	230	Adams, Mass./Hoosac Valley
51	Scott Roman	11	DL	6-0	225	Dover, Mass./Loomis-Chaffee
56	Jason Finkelstein	09	OL	6-1	240	Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais
57	Barry Clarke	12	DL	5-8	200	New York, N.Y./Taft
58	Matt Ramos	12	OL	6-0	245	Woburn, Mass./Woburn
60	Ben Larkins	09	OL	6-5	260	Acton, Mass./Acton-Boxborough
65	Tom Flanagan	10	OL	6-4	270	Hingham, Mass./Hingham
66	Gus Spaulding	09	OL	6-4	280	Chestnut Hill, Mass./Deerfield
67	Kyle Duncan	12	DL	6-0	287	New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan
68	Nicholas Cataldo	12	DL	6-1	280	Walpole, Mass./Catholic Memorial
69	Paul Steinberg	12	OL	6-3	280	Brooklyn, N.Y./Polytec Prep
70	Chris Necchi	10	DL	6-2	220	Medway, Mass./Xaverian Bros.
71	Peter Brandstatter	10	OL	6-4	250	Niles, Mich./Niles
72	Ray Wang	09	OL	6-3	295	Sherborn, Mass./Dover-Sherborn
73	Chris Grillo	11	OL	6-5	260	Exeter, N.H./Exeter
74	Josh Quint	12	OL	6-4	255	Minot, Maine/Poland Regional
75	Joe Smith	12	OL	6-4	288	Wilton, Conn./Wilton
76	Grant Easterbrook	11	OL	6-4	265	Bethesda, Md./Winston Churchill
77	Andrew Baer	11	OL	6-6	330	Bethesda, Md./Landon
78	Conrad Dresdale	12	OL	6-3	275	Bronxville, N.Y./Rye Country Day
81	Bobby Riley	10	LB	5-11	205	Needham, Mass./Needham
82	Michael Welsh	09	FB	6-3	225	Milford, Mass./Milford
83	Dylan O'Neil	12	DL	6-1	205	Worcester, Mass./Worcester Acad.
85	Andrew Belmonte	12	TE	6-4	230	Beverly, Mass./Lawrence Acad.
86	Daniel Butz	11	TE	6-2	220	Great Falls, Va./Landon
88	Ben Shulman	09	DL	6-2	245	Hingham, Mass./Thayer Acad.
89	Dan Evans	12	LB	6-3	210	Marblehead, Mass./Phillips Acad.
90	Sam Martin	12	DL	6-4	200	Bangor, Maine/Bangor
95	Dominic Ridgard	11	DL	6-2	220	Randolph, Mass./B.C. High
96	Lonnie Nunley	12	DL	6-3	215	Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's
98	Brian McDonald	11	DL	6-3	205	Westwood, Mass./Westwood
99	Phil Tonucci	10	TE	6-5	245	Hingham, Mass./Roxbury Latin

Head Coach:	Dave Caputi
Assistant Coaches:	Tom Radulski, Ryan Sullivan, Trevor Powers, Steve Shukie, Brendan O'Brien, Calvin Hatfield, Dave Chase, Sean Welch

Date/Time	Opponent	Result	Score
09/20/2008, 1:00PM	at Middlebury	L	42-28
09/27/2008, 1:00PM	AMHERST	L	31-24
10/04/2008, 1:00PM	TUFTS	W	28-26
10/11/2008, 12:00PM	at Hamilton	L	28-17
10/18/2008, 1:00PM	TRINITY
10/25/2008, 12:30PM	at Wesleyan
11/01/2008, 12:30PM	BATES
11/08/2008, 12:30PM	at Colby

Date Posted	Title
10/09/2008, 9:00PM	Football vs. Hamilton Game Notes
10/02/2008, 9:00AM	Football vs. Tufts Game Notes
09/25/2008, 3:00PM	Football vs. Amherst Game Notes
09/17/2008, 3:00PM	Football vs. Middlebury Game Notes
06/17/2008, 1:00PM	Tonucci Selected to NCAA SAAC
01/08/2008, 3:30PM	White Earns ECAC Honor
11/15/2007, 11:00PM	Three Polar Bears Earn All-NESCAC
11/11/2007, 9:30PM	Kell Named NESCAC Player of Week
11/08/2007, 1:30PM	Football vs. Colby Game Notes
11/01/2007, 2:00PM	Football vs. Bates Game Notes
10/25/2007, 3:00PM	Football vs. Wesleyan Game Notes
10/18/2007, 12:00PM	Football vs. Trinity Game Notes
10/11/2007, 1:00PM	Football vs. Hamilton Game Notes
10/08/2007, 1:00PM	Bowdoin Hosts Second Annual 5K "Phlail"
10/04/2007, 10:00AM	Football vs. Tufts Game Notes
09/27/2007, 2:30PM	Football vs. Amherst Game Notes
09/23/2007, 9:00PM	Lamont White Named Player of Week
09/20/2007, 8:00AM	Football vs. Williams Game Notes
09/19/2007, 3:00PM	Football Webcasts Announced
05/08/2007, 10:00AM	Hammond, Duffus Named NSCA All-American
04/13/2007, 9:30AM	Football To Host NFF/NFL Coaching Academy
11/20/2006, 3:30PM	Three From Football Named All-NESCAC
11/13/2006, 10:30AM	Tennant Named Rookie of the Week
11/09/2006, 1:30PM	Football vs. Colby Game Notes
11/06/2006, 4:00PM	Kell Named Rookie of the Week
11/02/2006, 8:30PM	Football vs. Bates Game Notes
10/26/2006, 1:30PM	Football vs. Wesleyan Game Notes
10/19/2006, 10:00PM	Football vs. Trinity Game Notes
10/12/2006, 2:00PM	Football vs. Hamilton Game Notes
10/11/2006, 2:30PM	Bowdoin To Host "Phil Soule 5K Phlail"
10/05/2006, 2:00PM	Football vs. Tufts Game Notes
09/28/2006, 2:30PM	Football vs. Amherst Game Notes
09/21/2006, 11:00AM	Football vs. Williams Game Notes
09/20/2006, 2:00PM	2006 Football Season Preview
09/01/2006, 12:00PM	Football Adds Two Coaches for '06
05/19/2006, 1:00PM	Football To Host Skills Clinic
01/16/2006, 1:00PM	Bowdoin Mourns The Passing of Phil Soule
12/30/2005, 1:30PM	Dave Diamond Receives "Swede" Nelson Award
11/21/2005, 10:30AM	Bowdoin Honored With Four on NESCAC Team
11/09/2005, 9:00AM	Football vs. Colby Game Notes
11/03/2005, 2:30PM	Football vs. Bates Game Notes
10/31/2005, 10:30AM	Leclerc Named Player of the Week
10/27/2005, 2:30PM	Football vs. Wesleyan Game Notes
10/20/2005, 1:00PM	Football vs. Trinity Game Notes
10/18/2005, 12:00PM	Football Garners Media Attention
10/13/2005, 12:30PM	Football vs. Hamilton Game Notes
10/06/2005, 12:30PM	Football vs. Tufts Game Notes
10/03/2005, 12:00PM	Donahue Named Player of the Week
09/29/2005, 11:30AM	Football vs. Amherst Game Notes
09/25/2005, 8:00PM	Nolin Earns Player of the Week
09/22/2005, 1:00PM	Football vs. Middlebury Game Notes
09/19/2005, 1:30PM	2005 Bowdoin College Football Preview
08/23/2005, 1:00PM	Tim Ryan, Ryan Jones Join Football Staff
04/26/2005, 1:00PM	Cohen, Perovich Named NSCA All-Americans
11/22/2004, 5:00PM	Five Earn All-NESCAC Honors
11/10/2004, 4:30PM	Football vs. Colby Game Notes
11/04/2004, 2:00PM	Football vs. Bates Game Notes
10/28/2004, 2:00PM	Football vs. Wesleyan Game Notes
10/21/2004, 2:00PM	Football vs. Trinity Game Notes
10/20/2004, 2:00PM	2004 Athletic Hall of Honor Inductees
10/14/2004, 4:00PM	Football vs. Hamilton Game Notes
10/11/2004, 10:30AM	Curwen Honored Again By NESCAC
10/07/2004, 3:30PM	Football vs. Tufts Game Notes
09/30/2004, 5:00PM	Football vs. Amherst Game Notes
09/29/2004, 2:30PM	Football Games To Be Broadcast Live on Web
09/26/2004, 4:00PM	Curwen Named Defensive Player of the Week
09/23/2004, 1:00PM	Bowdoin vs. Middlebury Game Notes
09/21/2004, 1:00PM	2004 Bowdoin Football Preview
08/11/2004, 11:00AM	Article In Sun-Journal Features Dr. Hanley
05/14/2004, 11:00AM	Bowdoin Honors Athletes at All-Sports Banquet
11/21/2003, 12:30PM	Academic All-NESCAC Honors
11/18/2003, 9:30AM	Boudreau Named All-Conference
11/06/2003, 11:00AM	Football vs. Colby Game Notes
10/30/2003, 12:00PM	Football vs. Bates Game Notes
10/23/2003, 1:30PM	Football vs. Wesleyan Game Notes
10/16/2003, 1:00PM	Football vs. Trinity Game Notes
10/09/2003, 10:30AM	Football vs. Hamilton Game Notes
10/02/2003, 10:00AM	Football vs. Tufts Game Notes
09/25/2003, 11:00AM	Football vs. Amherst Game Notes
09/18/2003, 12:00PM	Football vs. Williams Game Notes
09/15/2003, 1:30PM	2003 Football Preview
07/31/2003, 11:30AM	Fall Scheduled Posted
07/31/2003, TBA	Davies Tabbed as Head Trainer
05/22/2003, 8:00AM	Hardison Honored by the National Football Foundation
05/05/2003, 8:00AM	Wagner, Smith Honored By NSCA
11/18/2002, 8:00AM	All-Academic NESCAC Team
11/15/2002, 8:00AM	All-NESCAC Football Team Announced
11/07/2002, 8:00AM	Bowdoin vs. Colby Football Game Notes
10/31/2002, 8:00AM	Bowdoin vs. Bates Football Game Notes
10/24/2002, 8:00AM	Bowdoin vs. Wesleyan Football Game Notes
10/17/2002, 8:00AM	Bowdoin vs. Trinity Football Game Notes
10/10/2002, 8:00AM	Bowdoin vs. Hamilton Football Game Notes
10/09/2002, 8:00AM	Football Game To Be Broadcast This Weekend
10/07/2002, 8:00AM	Duggan Named Rookie of the Week
10/03/2002, 8:00AM	Bowdoin-Tufts Football Game Notes
09/26/2002, 8:00AM	Bowdoin Ranks Third Nationally in Grad Rate
09/26/2002, 8:00AM	Bowdoin-Amherst Football Game Notes
09/20/2002, 8:00AM	Football vs. Williams Game Notes
09/19/2002, 8:00AM	2002 Football Preview
09/17/2002, 8:00AM	Men's Soccer vs. U.N.E. Postponed
08/21/2002, 8:00AM	Bowdoin Sponsors Strength and Conditioning Symposium
07/29/2002, 8:00AM	Fall Schedules Released
12/12/2001, 8:00AM	Fall Captains Announced
11/15/2001, 8:00AM	Two Football Players Earn All-Nescac Honors
10/15/2001, 8:00AM	Young Earns NESCAC Rookie of the Week Honors
09/21/2001, 4:00PM	Bowdoin Football Preview

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