MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – The Bowdoin College football team couldn't overcome Middlebury in its second straight loss to open the 2025 campaign on Saturday, falling by a score of 31-10. The Polar Bears drop to 0-2 this season while the Panthers stand at 1-1.
 
Game Highlights

• Middlebury grabbed a 3-0 lead on a 25-yard field goal early in the first quarter but following a muffed punt, Bowdoin was able to even the score on a 36-yard boot from Caden Perry at 9:05.
• Middlebury carried a 10-3 lead into the break as the Panthers took advantage of a short field and went 32 yards in nine plays to grab the lead for good.
• The Panthers wore down the Polar Bear defense in the second half, scoring 21 straight points to open up a 31-3 lead by the midway point of the fourth quarter.
• Bowdoin was able to score its first touchdown of the season in the closing minutes as Soren Hummel capped a 23-yard drive with a ten-yard run to make the final score 31-10.

By The Numbers

• Middlebury totaled 426 yards of offense to just 96 for Bowdoin in the loss.
• Caden Perry kicked a field goal and averaged 39.4 yards/punt, including a career-long 76 yarder.
• Soren Hummel came in as quarterback in the second half and threw for 40 yards and rushed for 20 for the Polar Bears.
• Zach Taylor had 11 tackles for Bowdoin while Owen Lydon, Isaac Jones, and Abe Herzog had nine apiece.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will travel to Hamilton next weekend for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff in Clinton, N.Y.