Noone, Duggan Lead Football All-Conference Honors

BRUNSWICK, Maine - Four members of the Bowdoin College football team have earned All-New England Small College Athletic Conference recognition in selections announced on Wednesday afternoon. Senior defensive lineman Laurence Duggan (Weston, Mass.) and sophomore wide receiver Pat Noone (North Attleboro, Mass.) were tabbed as First-Team choices while senior quarterback Oliver Kell (Westford, Mass.) and senior linebacker Tyler Tennant (Swampscott, Mass.) collected Second-Team honors.

Noone re-wrote the Bowdoin record books this season at wideout, shattering the single-season marks for receptions (76), yards (997) and touchdown catches (7). He established a new NESCAC record for single-season receptions (breaking the mark of 73 set by Wesleyan's Matt Perceval in 1999) and his receiving yards are the second-most by a player in conference history. He finished with seven touchdown receptions to set a new school record and his week one performance against Middlebury (12 catches) also set a new single-game mark.

Duggan was outstanding on the defensive line for the Polar Bears this fall and finished with nine sacks to lead the conference. His sack total is tied for third-most in a single-season by a Bowdoin player and accounted for a total loss of 52 yards. He also made 50 stops (35 solo), 10.5 tackles for a loss of 57 yards and a fumble recovery.

Oliver Kell closes out his Bowdoin career as the most accomplished quarterback in school history. Among several school records, he finishes his career with the most completions (510), passing yards (5,872), total offensive yards (6,700), touchdown passes (36) and best completion percentage (58.0). This year, he set new single-season marks for completions (191), passing yards (2,255) passing touchdowns (16) and total offense (2,448) to garner a second-team nod.

Linebacker Tyler Tennant also concludes a fine career, leading Bowdoin and finishing 14th in the league with 61 total tackles this season. He made 40 solo stops, including four for a loss, had three pass break-ups and intercepted two passes - both key picks in the season finale against Colby. He concludes his career with 133 solo tackles and eight interceptions.

Bowdoin finished the season with a record of 3-5, beating Colby for the fourth consecutive season, and shared the CBB (Colby-Bates-Bowdoin) football crown in a three-way tie for the first time since 1995.