The Bowdoin Orient

Four years ago, 23 young men joined the Bowdoin football squad as freshmen. Last Saturday, ten of those original freshmen were still in uniform for the Class of 2005's final game against Colby College.

The Bowdoin football team faced the Bates Bobcats this past Saturday in what was an exciting game despite the frigid temperature. Led by the running attack of its talented trio of tailbacks? Rob Patchett '05, Matt Boyd '06, and Aaron Cohen '06? Bowdoin dominated this game from the beginning.

The Bowdoin football team faced arguably one of the greatest football programs in Division III history on Saturday, and it showed.

Well, Bowdoin College sports fans have a big reason to celebrate this week. The Boston Red Sox beat the dreaded New York Yankees in a decisive Game 7, rallying from a three game deficit to advance to the World Series. However, this victory does very little to alleviate the sting felt by the Bowdoin football team after a devastating loss in yet another double overtime game to Hamilton College.

After an upsetting defeat on Parents Weekend, the Polar Bears snapped their 14-game losing streak Saturday with a 14-12 victory over the Tufts Jumbos. The Bears' first win since October 12, 2002 brings their season record to 1-2.

The 2004 Bowdoin College Football Team opened the season at Youngman Field this past Saturday against the Middlebury Panthers. With a veteran offense and a young, exciting defense, this year's squad hopes to turn around a program that has been steadily improving during head coach Dave Caputi's tenure.