BEVERLY (Podcast) The Endicott football team is off to a 5-0 start this season. Saturday the Gulls defeated Husson 20-0 in their league opener and recorded their third shutout of the season. Head Coach Paul McGonagle discusses last week’s game, shares player updates, and previews Saturday’s home game against Nichols (Noon Kickoff) in this week’s Coaches Show.
Paul McGonagle – Endicott College Head Football Coach with Bill Newell
*Related Endicott Athletic News: College announces Winter sports schedule today, posted below
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BEVERLY — The first Grinold Chapter New England Division III Football Coaches poll of the 2022 season has been released, and Endicott College leads a group of four Commonwealth Coast Conference teams in the poll.
The Gulls received 10 of 11 first place votes to top runner-up Trinity College by 21 points in the poll, and Middlebury sits in third place. Plymouth is fourth and Salve Regina and UMass Dartmouth tie for fifth in this week’s rankings.
The poll is rounded out by Tufts, the University of New England, Springfield, and Wesleyan.
The New England Division III Football Poll is presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation, which also serves as the title sponsor of the weekly Gold Helmet Awards presented by the New England Football Writers Association throughout the season.
A panel representing all five New England Division III playing conferences will serve as voters in this year’s poll, and rankings will be released each Monday afternoon through November 14th. Members of this year’s voting panel are Nat Clark (Husson), Kevin Gilmartin (Salve Regina), Mike Lichten (University of New England), C.C. Grant (Coast Guard), Ken Johnson (MIT), Chris Robertson (WPI), Jack Cosgrove (Colby), Jeff Devanney (Trinity), Jay Civetti (Tufts), Steve Croce (Anna Maria), Andrae Murphy (Dean), Tom Kelley (Framingham), Jeremy Cameron (Massachusetts Maritime) and Mark Robichaud (UMass Dartmouth). $website.include(“rich-footer”)
Congratulations to our 3 Gulls who were selected as Commonwealth Coast Conference Players of the Week for week 5. Joe Tirrell, LB – Defensive Rookie of the Week. Tyler Bridge, RB – Offensive Player of the Week. Tyler Davis, DB- Defensive Player of the Week.
Afternoon Update – Endicott Players Earn League Honors This Week
BEVERLY — Endicott senior running back Tyler Bridge (Wells, Maine) and senior defensive back Tyler Davis (Bethel, Conn.) and freshman defensive back Joe Tirrell (Franklin, Mass.) have been named the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Week, and Defensive Rookie of the week, respectively, as announced by the league office earlier today.
Bridge guided Endicott offensively this week as Endicott picked up a 20-0 win over Husson to open CCC play. The Gulls running back rushed 15 times for 104 yards and two scores. His two touchdown scampers bookended the scoring for Endicott with the first coming on a 33-yard run to close out the Gulls’ first offensive possession. He then punched home a 14-yard rush as time winded down in the fourth quarter. It was Bridge’s second-straight game with two touchdowns.
Davis was part of an Endicott defensive unit that held Husson scoreless in a 20-0 victory to open CCC play. Davis recorded a team-high seven tackles (six solo) and also recorded two turnovers. He forced a fumble and picked off a pass with both coming in the fourth quarter as the Gulls locked up their third shutout of the season.
Tirrell helped Endicott earn its third shutout of the season by defeating Husson 20-0 in both teams’ conference opener on Saturday (Oct. 1). Tirrell recorded a career-high six tackles (three solo) and his second-ever sack for the Gulls in the victory. One of Tirrell’s tackles came in the third quarter as he stalled the Eagles on a fourth-and-1 on the Gulls 14-yard line. The fourth-down stop was crucial as Endicott only led 13-0 at the time.
This is the first career honor for both Bridge and Davis.
This is the third career honor for Tirrell.
Endicott Football Coach Paul McGonagle
Endicott College Announces Winter Sports Schedule
The Endicott Athletics & Recreation Department has announced schedules for the following varsity winter sports — men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s ice hockey, and women’s ice hockey.
Below is a direct link to each program’s respective schedules.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S ICE HOCKEY
WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Information from Endicott College Sports Information Office
