Bowdoin 49, Bates 14

Bates (1-6)     0       7       7       0       -- 14
Bowdoin (4-3)   21      14      7       7       -- 49

Tm.     Time (Qtr.)     Score
Bo      13:12 (1st)     Prinn 46-yd pass from MacArthur (Alex Tatum kick)
Bo      9:19 (1st)      Petit 3-yd rush (Tatum kick)
Bo      8:57 (1st)      Houston 14-yd rush (Tatum kick)
Ba      9:19 (2nd)      Bazirgan 1-yd rush (Rejean Guerriero kick)
Bo      7:31 (2nd)      Lafond 53-yd pass from MacArthur (Tatum kick)
Bo      1:06 (2nd)      Lafond 18-yd pass from MacArthur (Tatum kick)
Ba      12:23 (3rd)     Coulie 29-yd pass from Bazirgan (Guerriero kick)
Bo      0:54 (3rd)      Lawson 3-yd rush (Tatum kick)
Bo      13:04 (4th)     Villano 1-yd rush (Tatum kick)  

                 Bat       Bow
First Downs      12        21
Rushes-Yards     28-71     48-158
Passing (A-C-I)  23-14-1   21-15-1
Passing Yds.     126       324
Total Yds.       198       484
Punts-Avg.       5-28.0    2-34.0
Fumbles-Lost     3-1       0-0
Penalties-Yds.   3-25      7-60
Possession Time  24:02	   35:58

Individual Leaders

RUSHING                Att.    Yds.    Avg.    TD       LG
Chris Houston, Bow      12      55     4.6 	1	14
Ryan Jarvis, Bates      14      44     3.1	0	17
Tim Lawson, Bow         10      35     3.5 	1	 7
Shaun Leonardo, Bow     13      32     2.5 	0	12


PASSING                Com.     Att.   Yds.    TD     INT
Hayes MacArthur, Bow    13      19      303     3	1
Matt Bazirgan, Bates    12      19      113     1	1
Kyle Quinn, Bow          2       2       21     0	0
Adam Greenlaw, Bates     2       4       13     0	0

RECEIVING              Rec.     Yds.   TD
Steve Lafond, Bow       6       178     2
Josh Howes, Bates       6       49      0
Jason Coulie, Bates     5       62      1
Steve Prinn, Bow        4       90      1

The Bowdoin College football team (4-3) scored on its first three possessions and never looked back, downing Bates (1-6) in Brunswick, 49-14.

After falling behind, 21-0, the Bobcats put together one of their best offensive drives of the season, going 72 yards in 12 plays, with three third-down conversions, including junior QB Matt Bazirgan's (Newbury, Mass.) one-yard touchdown score to pull to within 21-7. Bowdoin added two more touchdowns before the half to take a 35-7 lead into the lockerroom.

The Bobcats opened the second half with another decisive drive, taking just 2:30 to go 75 yards in six plays. Bazirgan was four-for-four on the drive for three first downs, including a 29-yard scoring pass to junior Jason Coulie (Manchester, N.H.) to bring the Bobcats to within 35-14. Bowdoin got good field position on the ensuing 45-yard kickoff return, but junior linebacker Frost Hubbard (Walpole, Mass.) picked off a pass at the goal-line to thwart the drive. It was Hubbard's first pick of the season, but the Bobcats were unable to return to Bowdoin territory as the Polar Bears picked up the 49-14 win, denying Bates a chance at the CBB crown outright. If Colby knocks of Bowdoin Nov. 14, there will be a three-way tie for the CBB title.