Bowdoin College

2-72025 record

NESCAC · Whittier Field · 9,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Williams · our model 36% Bowdoin College · a number, not a pick

Openerat Williams · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Farley-Lamb Field · series 1-5, lost the last 2

Updated Tue Sep 15 · preseason

Bowdoin College · 2026 schedule & results0-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
3Sep 19#605#565@Williams
4Sep 26#607#554Middlebury
5Oct 3@Amherst
6Oct 10@Tufts
7Oct 17Hamilton
8Oct 24@Trinity (CT)
9Oct 31Wesleyan (CT)
10Nov 7@Bates
11Nov 14Colby

Game Week

4d 17h

until kickoff · at Williams · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Coast Guard legacy meets academic prestige—Bowdoin won six consecutive CBB titles through disciplined execution and institutional pride, now managing the post-dynasty identity.

Title DroughtSince 2011 · 14 yrs

Fans here believe bowdoin was the CBB champion twice in 200 years, then won six straight titles in a decade. The program knows what excellence looks like; the current rebuild is temporary, not termina…

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The games that decide the season

Sat Sep 19Next: Williamsat Williams · on the road

What it is like to watch them2025 · 2-7 · last season

Game feel36rock fightscombined pts / game9th highest-scoring of 10 in the NESCAC
Heart rate2-0rarely closein one-score games (2 of 9)10th most one-score games of 10 in the NESCAC
Margin-14.3outgunnedavg scoring margin10th best margin of 10 in the NESCAC

✓ measured from 9 games · ranks are among NESCAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games

Bowdoin College has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 2-8

Outcome band · Bowdoin College · 2025

Bowdoin College's most likely season is 2-7 — competitive NESCAC campaign. The floor is 0-9; the ceiling is 5-4.

Floor0-9Sub-.500 finish.
Base2-7Competitive NESCAC campaign.
Ceiling5-4Top half of the NESCAC standings.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 9-game frame.

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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Coast Guard legacy meets academic prestige—Bowdoin won six consecutive CBB titles through disciplined execution and institutional pride, now managing the post-dynasty identity.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Bowdoin College sits 8th in the NESCAC and 192nd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

NESCAC · 2025
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Wesleyan (CT)7-27-260.3
2Trinity (CT)7-27-260.1
3Colby6-36-357.1
4Williams5-45-452.8
5Amherst5-45-452.2
6Middlebury5-45-452.2
7Tufts4-54-548.2
8Bowdoin2-72-739.8
39.8 CFB Zeitgeist#192 of 240 D351.3 strength of schedule1 quality win

NESCAC champions have earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs since 2026. Win the NESCAC and the automatic berth comes with it; fall short and an at-large bid is decided by NPI.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 2-7
L 0-13 vs Tufts · Wk 3-13TuftsL 10-31 at Middlebury · Wk 4-21MiddlebuL 13-27 at Hamilton · Wk 5-14HamiltonL 17-35 vs Williams · Wk 6-18WilliamsL 7-34 vs Amherst · Wk 7-27AmherstW 25-17 at Wesleyan (CT) · Wk 8+8WesleyanL 3-45 vs Trinity (CT) · Wk 9-42Trinity W 17-9 vs Bates · Wk 10+8BatesL 6-16 at Colby · Wk 11-10Colby

Signature win 25-17 over Wesleyan (CT); toughest day 3-45 against Trinity (CT).

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Polar Bears.”
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