In the fall of 2011, David Caputi will enter his 12th season as the head coach of the Bowdoin football team. Hired in the spring of 2000 as the 28th coach in the storied history of the program, Caputi has led a rebuilding effort that has seen the Polar Bears become one of the most competitive teams in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, winning three consecutive C-B-B Championships (Colby-Bates-Bowdoin) from 2006-08 for the first time in three decades and capturing his fourth C-B-B outright crown in 2010.

In 2005, Bowdoin earned a third-place finish in the NESCAC with victories over Amherst, Middlebury, Tufts, Hamilton, Wesleyan and Bates. A program-best four Polar Bears earned All-Conference selections that season, and nearly 40 players have collected All-NESCAC honors under Caputi. In addition, several of Caputi's players have been recognized as Academic All-NESCAC, by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the National Football Foundation and the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston.

Caputi joined the Bowdoin athletic staff after serving as the offensive coordinator for Williams College -- a fellow member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). In his 13 years at Williams, the Ephs compiled a 88-13-3 record with four undefeated seasons. Before joining Williams, Caputi served as the quarterbacks and secondary coach for Tufts University from 1985 to 1986. In his two seasons at Tufts, the football team transformed from an 0-7-1 squad the year before he arrived to 7-1 in his second season. In 1986, the Jumbos were voted the top-ranked Division III football team in New England.

After a year of assistant coaching for Fitchburg (Mass.) High School, Caputi earned his first collegiate coaching experience at Amherst College as a receivers coach and scouting coordinator in 1982. After a brief stint in the business world in 1983-84, Caputi returned to coaching -- again with Amherst -- as an offensive backfield and receivers coach, helping the Lord Jeffs notch a perfect 8-0 season in 1984.

Caputi graduated from Middlebury College in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts in American history. On the gridiron, he was the starting quarterback for a Panthers squad that finished the 1980 season with a 6-1-1 record. In 1994, Caputi received his Master's Degree in Education from North Adams State (Mass.) College.

Caputi is married to Elizabeth Connolly Caputi and they have four children -- David, Marguerite, Lydia and Claire. For more information about the Bowdoin football team, contact Head Coach Caputi at dcaputi@bowdoin.edu

Andrew Cohen joins the Bowdoin coaching staff as defensive coordinator for the 2011 season. A veteran coach at the Division I-AA and III levels, Cohen most recently coached at Lycoming (Pa.) where he led the #2 ranked defense in the Middle Atlantic Conference.

Prior to Lycoming, Cohen was the defensive coordinator and interim head coach at Bucknell, where his credits include leading the Patriot League's second-best rush defense in 2009 as the unit ranked among the league's best with 23 turnovers. He was also a member of the coaching staff for Bucknell's 1996 Patriot League championship squad. Cohen's resume also includes successful coaching stints at Columbia, Fordham and Stony Brook, where he has developed a track record of developing outstanding defensive corps.

Cohen is a graduate of Marist College and earned his Master's Degree from Stony Brook.

Mickey Rehring is beginning his third year in Brunswick and will coach the defensive line and special teams this fall. A four-year starter and All-Centennial Conference performer for Franklin & Marshall College, he graduated in 2008 with a degree in Psychology.

Under his direction, the Polar Bears accumulated 24 sacks in 2009, ranking third in the NESCAC. As a coach for the Franklin & Marshall prior to coming to Bowdoin, he led the defensive line unit and held additional responsibilities in recruiting and strength and conditioning. A native of the Keystone State, Rehring attended State College Area High School.

Joining the Polar Bear coaching staff for 2011 is Matt Leotti, a 2010 graduate of Bowdoin who will make his collegiate coaching debut as an assistant coach of the defensive backs. A talented defensive back while playing for Bowdoin, he was named as a co-captain for the 2009 season. As a senior, he was third on the team with 48 tackles and made two interceptions, including a touchdown return against Bates. A decorated three-sport athlete at the Delbarton School, he majored in Government and Legal Studies at Bowdoin and this past spring returned to football as a player for the Trenton franchise in the Southern Indoor Football League.

Mattison joined the Polar Bear coaching staff in the summer of 2010 and assumed coaching duties for the safeties. He oversaw a unit that ranked fifth in the NESCAC in pass defense last fall and tied for third in the league with 10 interceptions.

A 2003 graduate of Boston College, Mattison was a walk-on for the Eagles and a two-time Scout Team Player of the Year, eventually earning a full athletic scholarship and two varsity letters by the time he left. After coaching stints at Assumption College and Holy Cross, Mattison returned to Boston College. Hired as a graduate assistant for recruiting, Mattison was promoted to a graduate assistant for the offense in his second year, where he assisted with coaching the offensive line and tight ends. Mattison has a Marketing degree and a master's in Administrative Studies from Boston College.

Shukie begins his sixth season with the Polar Bears and will coach the quarterbacks this fall. Most recently the coach of the wide receiver corps at Bowdoin, Shukie led a unit that accumulated a school-record 2,394 yards in 2009 and averaged over 200 yards per game again in 2010.

He came to Bowdoin following stints at Johns Hopkins and King’s College. A 2005 graduate of Johns Hopkins, Shukie’s playing career was cut short due to injuries, but he took up assistant coaching duties for the Blue Jays, who captured three Centennial Conference Championships during his tenure.  A native of West Hartford, Connecticut, Shukie’s older brother John ‘99 played football for Bowdoin.

Sullivan enters his 11th year as Bowdoin’s offensive line coach. Sullivan is a native of Hubbarston, Mass. He led a rushing unit that consistenly ranks among the top in the NESCAC and ranks as having allowed the third-fewest sacks in the conference over the past three seasons.

An alum of Middlebury College, he was captain of the football team and was as assistant coach after graduation. Sullivan also coached for two years at Georgetown before becoming the head coach at Quabbin Regional and then Weston High School in Massachusetts.

Sullivan also coaches Softball at Bowdoin, and in 2010 led the Polar Bears to a school-record 34 victories and the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. He and his wife Carrie reside in Brunswick with their daughters Shea, Kelsey and Elyse.

The head coach at Rhodes (Tenn.) College for 14 seasons, Joe White joins the Polar Bear staff as wide receivers coach. Ranking second all-time in wins at Rhodes, White accumulated 64 victories and his 2010 team finished third overall in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. In addition to coaching dozens of All-SCAC players during his tenure, his 2010 squad boasted 19 Academic All-SCAC student-athletes. White's resume also includes stops at Columbia University, where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 1989-97. He got his start at his alma mater, Springfield College, as a coach from 1982-86, where he also owns a Master's Degree in Physical Education.