BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College football team sacked Hamilton six times and set a new program record by holding the Continentals to negative yards rushing in a 20-7 Homecoming victory on Saturday. Bowdoin and Hamilton both stand at 2-2 this season after Saturday's result.

Peter Troubh led a tenacious Bowdoin defense that sacked Hamilton quarterback Jordan Eck six times and permitted -34 yards on the ground, breaking the former school mark of -17 set in 1975 against W.P.I. Troubh had three of Bowdoin's six sacks while running back Zach Donnarumma had 79 yards to lead a Polar Bear rushing attack that finished with 146 on the ground.

Bowdoin cashed in on an early Hamilton turnover, as John Fisher fumbled on the first play from scrimmage, setting the Polar Bears up at the Continental 27. Bowdoin stalled five plays later and settled for a 27-yard field goal from Jimmy Garvey for the early lead. The Polar Bears increased their lead to ten points with a long drive to end the first quarter and start the second, taking control of the ball at their own 26 and marching 74 yards in 14 plays, covering 7:59. Kevin Miao capped the drive with a one-yard scoring plunge to give the hosts a 10-0 lead.

Hamilton replied on the ensuing possession, as Eck completed eight passes on a 10-play, 64-yard drive to paydirt. He found Patrick Donadio with a six-yard strike to end the drive and close the gap to 10-7 before halftime.

After the teams traded possessions to open the second half, Bowdoin scripted a much quicker drive to push the lead back to 10 points. First-year quarterback Mac Caputi, who replaced injured starter Grant White in the second quarter, moved the Polar Bears downfield with a 24-yard pass to Sean O'Malley to the Hamilton 33 and, two plays later, rolled the right and found Michael English in the back of the endzone for an 18-yard scoring pass to give Bowdoin a 17-7 lead.

The Polar Bear defense took over from there, holding Hamilton to just 49 yards of total offense and racking up five sacks in the second half. Garvey nailed a 22-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to seal the win for Bowdoin.

Eck finished 30-40 for 226 yards passing and a touchdown, finding Kevin Petrick (seven catches, 84 yards) and Garrett Hoy (seven catches, 37 yards) with his efficient short-passing attack. Donnarumma's 79 yards and Miao's 37 led the Bowdoin rushing offense while Caputi completed 4-10 passes for 66 yards and his first collegiate passing touchdown in the victory. Sean O'Malley caught three passes for 56 yards while Pat Noone extended his consecutive games with a catch streak to a school-record 23.

Photos courtesy of Brian Beard and Creative Images Photography.

Mac Caputi's third-quarter touchdown pass to Michael English