<p>Bowdoin is actually Midd’s least frequent NESCAC opponent, despite the coach connection. Midd football dates back to 1893, yet they have only played Bowdoin 18 times. It may be that Middlebury-Bowdoin is one of the least convenient matchups between New England LACs as far as travel goes.</p>
<p>Because of NESCAC’s short (8-game) schedule, one of the 9 other NESCAC teams is dropped from Midd’s schedule every year. The dropped school is often Bowdoin. So over the last 15 seasons, Midd has only played Bowdoin 7 times.</p>