Bates Bobcats football
| Bates Bobcats | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| University | Bates College |
| Conference | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
| NCAA |
|
| Athletic director | Kevin McHugh (2007-2016) |
| Location | Lewiston, Maine |
| Varsity teams | 16 men's, 16 women's |
| Football stadium | Garcelon Field |
| Basketball arena | Alumni Gymnasium |
| Baseball stadium | Leahey Baseball Field |
| Softball stadium | Lafayette Street Pitch |
| Soccer stadium | Russell Street Field |
| Lacrosse stadium | Campus Avenue Field |
| Other arenas | Merrill Gymnasium |
| Mascot | Bobcat |
| Nickname | 'Cats |
| Colors | Garnet |
| Website | athletics |
The Bates Bobcats are the athletic teams of Bates College. The college's official mascot is the bobcat, and official color is garnet. The school sponsors 32 varsity sports (16 men's, 16 women's), most of which compete in the Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). The school's men's and women's ski teams and men's and women's squash teams compete in Division I. Bates has rivalries with Princeton in Squash and Dartmouth in Skiing and selected hockey bouts. The college also competes with its Maine rivals Bowdoin and Colby in the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium (CBB). This is one of the oldest football rivalries in the United States. This consortium is a series of historically highly competitive football games ending in the championship game between the three schools. Bates has won this championship at total of twelve times including 2014, 2015, and in 2016 beat Bowdoin 24–7 after their 21–19 abroad victory over Colby. Bates is currently the holder of the winning streak, and has the record for biggest victory in the athletic conference with a 51-0 shutout of Colby College. The three colleges also contest the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Chase Regatta. The college is the all-time leader of the Chase Regatta with a total of 14 composite wins, followed by Colby's 5 wins, concluded with Bowdoin's 2 wins.
Bates maintains 31 varsity teams, and 9 club teams, including sailing, cycling, ice hockey, rugby, and water polo. According to U.S. Rowing, the Women's Rowing Team is ranked 1st in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, and 1st overall in NCAA Division III Rowing, as of 2016. In April 2005, the college's athletic program was ranked in the top 5% of national athletics programs. As of 2016, the college has graduated a total of 11 olympians, one of whom won the Olympic Gold Medal rowing for Canada.
...
Wikipedia