2020-21 Bentley University Football News
Six Named 2021 Bentley Football Captains
June 17, 2021
Six players, three from each side of the ball, have been named captains of the 2021 Bentley University football team, head coach Bill Kavanaugh announced.
32 Falcons Receive Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence from NE10
June 15, 2021
Thirty-two recent Bentley University graduates are among the first-ever recipients of the Northeast-10 Conference Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence, an honor awarded to graduating senior student-athletes for their outstanding work in the classroom during their college careers.
Three Bentley Falcons Selected for CoSIDA Academic All-District® Honors in Football
June 10, 2021
Three seniors on the 2020-21 Bentley University football team have been selected for the CoSIDA Division II Academic All-District® football team for Super Region 1, as announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America. They are running back Andrew Brazicki (Franklin Park, N.J./St. Thomas Aquinas HS), offensive lineman Jack Kennedy (Marstons Mills/Barnstable HS) and long snapper Max Drinon (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Paul’s School (N.H.)).
Six Bentley Falcons Named to Hampshire Honor Society
June 02, 2021
Six former Bentley University football players, all members of the Class of 2021, were named to the 2021 Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation for their success in their classroom during their collegiate careers.
Bentley Football Announces 2021 Recruiting Class as Kavanaugh Signs 20 from 6 Different States
February 04, 2021
Twenty high school football players, from six different states, have signed to continue their football and academic careers at Bentley University, Falcon head coach Bill Kavanaugh announced Wednesday.
Bentley Student-Athletes Represented at Black Student-Athlete Summit
February 01, 2021
On January 6-8, 10 Bentley University student-athletes participated in the 2021 Black Student-Athlete Summit hosted by the Heman Sweatt Center for Black Males at the University of Texas. The three-day event was offered virtually due to COVID-19.
NE-10 Cancels Plan to Hold Fall Sports Competitions this Spring
January 13, 2021
The Northeast-10 Conference Council of Presidents announced that it has canceled plans to reschedule intercollegiate fall 2020 athletics competitions to this spring due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The affected sports are men’s and women’s soccer and cross country as well as football, field hockey and volleyball.
Bentley Receives NCAA Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence for 10th Straight Year
December 03, 2020
Bentley University, which topped NCAA Division II in academic success rate for the fourth consecutive year, has once again received the NCAA Division II Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence. There are over 300 Division II institutions and the Falcons are one of only ten to earn the accolade every year in the program’s 10-year history.
First and Ten: A Conversation with Vaughn Williams
November 29, 2020
On Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 pm, join Bentley football alumni for an exclusive opportunity to meet with Vaughn Williams, Bentley's new athletics director. Learn more about Vaughn’s vision for Bentley Athletics as well as the future of Bentley’s football program. Former players, Kyle York ’05 and Frank Doherty ’85, will lead this conversation along with Coach Bill Kavanaugh.
Make It 4 in a Row! Bentley Student-Athletes Again Have Highest Graduation Rate in Division II
November 17, 2020
Bentley University is ranked number one nationally in this year’s NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate report, an honor it achieved for the fourth consecutive year. In Tuesday’s announcement from the NCAA, Bentley was the only institution to record an ASR of 99 for the third straight year. This also marks the seventh straight year that Bentley has achieved an ASR of 97 or better and the tenth straight it was been above 90.
On This Day, 1998: Big Numbers Abound as Bentley Completes 8-2 Season with 38-23 Win over Stonehill
November 14, 2020
On November 14, 1998, senior running Matt Rapoza amassed 253 yards of all-purpose running yards in his final career game, sophomore Ted Larkin threw for 369 yards and senior linebacker Tyler Bradshaw made a career-high 18 tackles as Bentley closed out an 8-2 season with a 38-23 home win over Stonehill.
On This Day, 2017: 4 Sturm to Ryan TD Passes Give Bentley 35-31 Shocker over No. 8 Assumption
November 11, 2020
On November 11, 2017, freshman wide receiver Austin Ryan caught four TD passes from classmate Stephen Sturm, including a 50-yarder for the lead with 1:34 left, and finished with eight receptions for a school record 284 yards as Bentley stunned previously unbeaten Assumption, 35-31, in Northeast-10 Conference action out in Worcester.
On This Day, 2015: FG by Baron with 4.4 Seconds Left Gives Bentley 30-28 Senior Day Win over LIU Post; 3 TD Catches for Calvanese
November 07, 2020
On November 7, 2015, less than a half minute after a TD pass and two-point conversion put LIU Post in front by one, Bentley senior Michael Baron sent a 31-yard field goal through the uprights with :04.4 to play to give the Falcons a stunning 30-28 Senior Day victory in Northeast-10 Conference football.
On This Day, 2019: Sturm, Mahoney Help Bentley to Wild 41-35 Homecoming Win over Saint Anselm
November 02, 2020
On November 2, 2019, junior QB Stephen Sturm threw for 346 yards and three TDs, including two to senior receiver Drew Mahoney, as the Bentley Falcons celebrated Homecoming with a wild 41-35 victory over Saint Anselm.
On This Day, 2004: Yetten Wins 200th as Bentley Blanks Bryant, 42-0
October 29, 2020
On October 29, 2004, Peter Yetten earned his 200th victory as Bentley’s head football coach as his team completed an 8-1 regular season with a 42-0 shellacking of visiting Bryant.
On This Day, 2004: Eddy Surpasses 10,000 Yards During Bentley’s 62-3 Win over Saint Anselm
October 23, 2020
On October 23, 2004, Bentley senior Marc Eddy became only the third quarterback in New England history to reach 10,000 career passing yards as the Falcons used a 48-point first-half to blast Saint Anselm 62-3 up in Manchester, N.H.