CLINTON, N.Y. – The Hamilton football team earned its first win of the season in a 27-13 victory over Bowdoin on Saturday afternoon. The win moves the Continentals to 1-2 while the Polar Bears stand at 0-3.
 
Game Highlights

• The Polar Bears got on the scoreboard first, marching 55 yards on 13 plays to score on a 37-yard field goal by Caden Perry.
• Hamilton answered with a nine-play, 80-yard drive that ended in a touchdown, but Bowdoin responded moments later when Soren Hummel found Michael Wolfendale for a 46-yard touchdown strike before the end of the quarter, giving Bowdoin a 10-7 lead.
• The Continentals held Bowdoin scoreless for the next 38:18, however, as the Polar Bears were held off the scoreboard the entire second and third quarters.
• A Hamilton touchdown midway through the second frame gave the hosts a 14-10 lead at halftime, and two more long touchdown passes in the second half built their lead to 27-10 with 12:21 to go.
• Bowdoin got another field goal from Perry – from 30 yards out – but could get no closer.

By The Numbers

• Bowdoin had its best offensive output of the season (279 yards) but Hamilton racked up 449 on the day, including 315 passing yards.
• Soren Hummel went 14-25 passing for 117 yards and a touchdown. Michael Wolfendale caught six passes for 83 yards.
• Nelson Dorsey posted a career-high 83 yards rushing in the game.
• Sam Schwartz led Bowdoin with seven tackles. Angus Leary had two sacks and three tackles for loss for the Polar Bears.
• Caden Perry connected for two field goals and averaged 43.0 yards on four punts.

Up Next

• Bowdoin returns home to Whittier Field for a pair of home games the next two weeks, beginning on Saturday, October 4, against Williams at 1:00 p.m. followed by Amherst on October 11.