BEVERLY (Podcast) #14 nationally ranked Endicott College football (9-1) will be hosting #11 nationally ranked Cortland (SUNY) (9-1) Saturday at noon in an opening round NCAA D3 Football game. The Gulls are coming off a 41-14 Senior Day win last Saturday against the University of New England. Cortland also closed out the regular season with a win by topping Ithaca (38-28) on Saturday. In this week’s podcast Endicott football coach Paul McGonagle reflects on last week’s win and his graduating senior class of athletes. The Gull’s gathered on campus Sunday afternoon for the viewing of the NCAA selection show (Link Below) and coach McGonagle previews this week’s matchup against Cortland. Endicott has also now won three straight league titles.
Paul McGonagle – Endicott College Football Coach with Bill Newell
Watch NCAA D3 Selection Show – Click Here
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Rankings Update
History continues to be made for Endicott football.
Following the announcements of the D3football.com and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) polls today, the Gulls have accomplished the following:
- Highest national ranking in program history (No. 14, D3football.com)
- Best AFCA ranking all-time (No. 14)
- First time ever ranked inside the top-15 in both polls
NOTES: The Gulls were also picked No. 1 overall for the sixth straight week in the Grinold Chapter New England Division III Football Coaches poll
Endicott Players Win Awards
BEVERLY — Endicott football student-athletes Markys Bridgewater (Lawrence) and Brian Daly (Franklin Square, N.Y.) have received Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) weekly awards, as announced by the league office today.
Bridgewater was named the CCC Offensive Rookie of the Week, while Daly captured CCC Defensive Rookie of the Week honors, respectively.
Bridgewater generated 33 yards on the ground and scored a touchdown in Endicott’s 41-14 win over UNE to secure the CCC Championship and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Lawerence native averaged 6.6 yards per rush, his longest rush was 17 yards and produced a 13-yard touchdown to put the Gulls up 34-0 early in the third quarter.
Meanwhile, Daly set the tone for the middle of the defensive line with two total tackles (one solo, one assisted), in Saturday’s triumph. He also recorded his first career sack for a loss of five yards and forced a fumble that was recovered by the Blue and Green.
This is the second CCC weekly honor for Bridgewater (10/3), while this is Daly’s first CCC accolade.
🏈Celebrating the league champs!🏆#TheCoast x #CCCSports 🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/Gn9jXVev37
— Commonwealth Coast Conference (@CCC_Sports) November 11, 2023
