After dropping three road games this year, the Bowdoin Football Team (1-4) will look for relief at home against Wesleyan (3-2) on Saturday.
"Everybody always likes to play at home," said Head Coach Dave Caputi. "The fact that we can have our regular routine and get ready in our own locker room really helps."
The Polar Bears suffered their latest road loss last Saturday at Trinity with a 53-14 score. Trinity running backs Jordan Quinones and Robert Jackson combined for 195 yards and four touchdowns for the Bantams.
Bowdoin mustered only 97 rushing yards and 84 passing yards against one of the top defenses in the league.
Junior Laurence Duggan punched a three-yard rush into the end zone in the second quarter for the first Bowdoin score.
In the fourth quarter, junior quarterback Brian Conti tossed a five-yard touchdown pass to first year Bill Donahue to cap the scoring for the Polar Bears.
"The team is playing well in spurts, but we have a tendency to make mistakes that hurt us," Caputi said. "If we can eliminate those mistakes, we can win some football games."
Caputi praised sophomore linebacker Kevin Zikaras and senior tri-captain Tim Colton, a defensive lineman, for their solid play on the Bowdoin defensive unit.
"You can be effective on first and second downs, but you have to stop them on third down too," said Caputi. "A couple of times we weren't able to do that, and the score reflects it."
The 53 points surrendered by the Bowdoin defense was the most the Bears had given up since 1971.
Sophomore quarterback Oliver Kell showed signs of improvement on the offensive side of the ball for the Polar Bears.
"Oliver played tough throughout the game last Saturday," said senior tri-captain Rogan Donelly. "He's playing better each week."
Bowdoin hopes to grab its second win of the season against Wesleyan at home this weekend.
"All we're focused on is beating Wesleyan," Donelly said, "and with that, the chance to finish our season at .500."