Bowdoin Polar Bears
NESCACBrunswick, MEWhittier Field
2026: 0–4 (0–4 NESCAC). Last: lost at Tufts 20–13. Next: at Trinity (CT), Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 p.m. ET.
- L 7–17at Williams
- L 0–16Middlebury
- L 13–22at Amherst
- L 13–20at Tufts
- Oct 17Hamilton
- Oct 24at Trinity (CT)
- Oct 31Wesleyan (CT)
- Nov 7at Bates
- Nov 14Colby
Bowdoin has played football since at least 1890 and is 48–84–4 in the 136 games on record. This season, they’re 0–4.
On this date in 2024Bowdoin lost to Wesleyan (CT) 17–14 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 48–84–4 .368; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 862
- Seasons
- 30 since 1890, 136 games
2026 season 0–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | atWilliams | L 7–17 | 30% |
| Sep 26 | vsMiddlebury | L 0–16 | 44% |
| Oct 3 | atAmherst | L 13–22 | 25% |
| Oct 10 | atTufts | L 13–20 | 26% |
| Oct 17 | vsHamilton | Preview | 61% |
| Oct 24 | atTrinity (CT) | Preview | 8% |
| Oct 31 | vsWesleyan (CT) | Preview | 16% |
| Nov 7 | atBates | Preview | 41% |
| Nov 14 | vsColby | Preview | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1890
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Harvard
0–17 in 17
- 1902 L 6–17
- 1903 L 0–24
- 1904 L 0–17
- 1905 L 0–16
- 1906 L 0–10
- 1907 L 0–5
- 1908 L 0–5
- 1909 L 0–17
- 1910 L 0–32
- 1922 L 0–15
Lost the last 10.
- Tufts
6–10 in 16
- 1899 L 0–6
- 1899 L 5–17
- 1900 W 5–0
- 1900 W 17–11
- 1905 L 0–10
- 2022 L 13–31
- 2023 L 10–24
- 2024 L 21–23
- 2025 L 0–13
- 2026 L 13–20
Lost the last six.
- Amherst
2–10–1 in 13
- 1901 L 6–29
- 1902 L 0–16
- 1903 L 0–23
- 1904 L 0–23
- 1905 L 3–23
- 2022 L 14–17
- 2023 L 23–27
- 2024 W 35–7
- 2025 L 7–34
- 2026 L 13–22
Lost the last two.
| Opponent | Games | BOW record |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard | 17 | 0–17 |
| Tufts | 16 | 6–10 |
| Amherst | 13 | 2–10–1 |
| Colby | 13 | 8–4–1 |
| Bates | 10 | 7–3 |
| Brown | 8 | 2–6 |
| Dartmouth | 8 | 0–7–1 |
| Williams | 7 | 1–6 |
Every opponent (23)
Every program Bowdoin has played, A to Z, with Bowdoin’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Amherst 2–10–1
- Andover 1–0
- Bates 7–3
- Boston A.C. 0–1
- Brown 2–6
- Camp McKinley 2–0
- Camp Preble 3–0
- Campello 1–0
- Colby 8–4–1
- Cornell 0–1
- Dartmouth 0–7–1
- Exeter 2–2
- Hamilton 3–1
- Harvard 0–17
- Maine 5–2
- Middlebury 0–5
- New Hampshire 3–0
- Portland A.C. 0–0–1
- Trinity (CT) 0–4
- Tufts 6–10
- Wesleyan (CT) 2–2
- Williams 1–6
- Yale 0–3
Conferences
- Independent 1898–1901 and 1904–1905
- NESCAC since 2014
Bowdoin’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 862 | ||||
| 2025 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 936 | ||||
| 2024 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 1015 | ||||
| 2023 | 4–5 | 4–4 | 1093 | ||||
| 2022 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 1136 | ||||
| 1927 | 0–1 | 1192 | |||||
| 1922 | 0–1 | 1197 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–1 | 1200 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 0–1 | 1208 | |||||
| 1910few games on file | 0–1 | 1219 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–1 | 1235 | |||||
| 1908few games on file | 0–2 | 1258 | |||||
| 1907few games on file | 0–1 | 1300 | |||||
| 1906few games on file | 0–2 | 1355 | |||||
| 1905 | 4–5 | 1319 | |||||
| 1904 | 5–4 | 1305 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–2 | 1268 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–2 | 1329 | |||||
| 1901 | 2–7 | 1268 | |||||
| 1900 | 7–2 | 1435 | |||||
| 1899 | 2–6 | 1277 | |||||
| 1898 | 8–3–1 | 1322 | |||||
| 1897few games on file | 0–3 | 1172 | |||||
| 1896 | 5–3–2 | 1242 | |||||
| 1895few games on file | 0–0–1 | 1207 |
Every season back to 1890 (5 more)
No season on file for 1912–18, 1920–21, 1923–26, 1928–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 30 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.