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Seniors Finish Strong

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Middlebury capped off its tremendous season with a 35-13 win at home over Tufts this afternoon. Mac Foote led the way with 389 yards and 4 touchdowns, putting the finishing touches on the best statistical quarterback season in NESCAC history. Although the Middlebury defense started off flat, they made up for it with a great [...]

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The Rocking Chair Class… oh Never Mind

Saturday, November 3, 2012

The Middlebury football team is in Clinton, New York today to play Hamilton (1-5) in a game that is not-so-popularly known as the Rocking Chair Classic. The “rivalry,” as Wikipedia calls it, began in 1980 when friends on the Board of Trustees of each school decided that the game would be played for the Mac-Jack [...]

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Blown out

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Middlebury went in to Trinity with a NESCAC championship in mind and left with a humbling reminder from the Bantams that room at the top is hard to come by in this conference. Trinity’s 45-7 rout was about as convincing as they can come, as the Bantams dominated from start to finish, on every unit, [...]

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Another One Bates the Dust

Sunday, October 21, 2012

The Panthers improved to 5-0 on the season with a 38-23 win over Bates in front of a capacity crowd on homecoming weekend in Middlebury. Led once again by senior wide receiver Zach Driscoll, the offense pulled away in the second half after a slow start, and the defense did enough to hold the Bobcats [...]

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Starting the Second Half

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Middlebury is 4-0 for the first time since 1992 after beating Williams last weekend, ending a 12-game losing streak that began in 2001. The 30-13 victory against the Ephs increased Middlebury’s season point differential to +87, an average of over three touchdowns points per game. As has become routine for these Panthers, they dominated the game [...]

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Ending the Williams Woes

Saturday, October 13, 2012

The last time the Middlebury football team beat Williams was in 2000. I was 9-years old. Jeff was 8. Bob Ritter hadn’t been hired as the head coach. And the national deficit … well, there wasn’t one. Since 2000 Middlebury has found all kinds of ways to lose to Williams. There have been defensive struggles, [...]

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Panthers move to 3-0 with dominant win over Amherst

Thursday, October 11, 2012

If you’re reading this blog you probably already know that the Middlebury football team beat Amherst 24-3 on Saturday to improve to 3-0. You may not know how they did it, however. The offense got off to a slow start — a recurring problem that will eventually catch up with this team if it can’t [...]

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Amherst Preview

Saturday, October 6, 2012

We would like to send our thoughts to the Bates football team, the Pappas family, and the Bates College community, as they mourn the loss of Troy Pappas. Today’s game: Amherst (2-0) at Middlebury (2-0), 1:30 P.M Both teams come into this game undefeated on the season. Amherst, the NESCAC defending champion, is riding a [...]

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Panthers off to best start since 2007

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Middlebury survived a turnover plagued first half with an incredible special teams play to end the first half, as edge rusher Matthew Crimmins blocked a 28-yard field goal attempt and Joel Blockowicz returned the ball 84 yards the other way for a touchdown. As Jack commented after the game, “you could feel the air go [...]

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Quick Hits: Middlebury @ Colby

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Apologies for the late post, we’ll make sure our posts go up earlier in the future. Weather Report Waterville, Maine: Overcast, chilly, with a 15% chance of rain. Matching Up Against the Mules: Colby 0-1, lost 41-7 to Williams last week. 2011: 3-5, 6th-ranked scoring offense, 7th-ranked scoring defense Offensive Players to Watch: Luke Duncklee, [...]