SATURDAY'S GAME
The Bowdoin football team (2-5) plays its final road game of the season and opens CBB (Colby-Bates-Bowdoin) series play on Saturday when they head to Lewiston to play Bates (2-5). Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

LIVE COVERAGE
Bates will broadcast the game live on the Northeast Sports Network. Live stats can be found here. The game will also be carried live over the air at Radio Midcoast WCME  on 99.5FM and 900AM.

LAST WEEK
Bowdoin battled first-place Trinity into the fourth quarter, before a late Bantam run put the contest out of reach in a 34-14 decision. Bates upset Middlebury thanks to a last-minute missed field goal by the Panthers, 21-20, in Lewiston.

LAST MEETING
Last year in Brunswick, Bowdoin rallied from an early deficit to run away from Bates in a 35-20 Homecoming Weekend win. The Polar Bears held the Bobcats to -25 rushing yards on the day, setting a new school record. Koy Price was dominant defensively, making eight tackles, including four for a loss, two sacks and a game-clinching forced fumble in the fourth quarter.
 
CBB UPDATE
Bates must beat Bowdoin on Saturday to have any hope of a three-way CBB tie in 2024. The Bobcats fell to Colby in Waterville on October 5, 28-26. A Polar Bear win would set up a CBB championship game next Saturday in Brunswick against the Mules. Bowdoin currently holds the CBB Trophy following a sweep of their Maine rivals last year. The Polar Bears are looking for their first back-to-back state titles since winning three straight between 2006-08.

BOWDOIN vs. BATES – ALL-TIME
In the tenth-longest rivalry in Division III football history, the teams have played 125 times dating back to 1889 (a 62-0 Bowdoin win). The Polar Bears hold a 68-50-7 edge in the all-time series but are looking for their first win in Lewiston since 2007.