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Bowdoin's McNair Named Special Teams Player of the Week

College Football

November 2, 2008

BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin football player Nolan McNair (Oak Park, Calif.) has been named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. A senior kicker/punter for the Polar Bears, McNair was outstanding in Bowdoin's 55-14 win over Bates on Saturday.

McNair enjoyed a perfect showing against the Bobcats, going 7-for-7 on PAT attempts and 2-for-2 in field goals, hitting from 20 and 32 yards out in the win. He also placed both of his punts on the afternoon inside the Bates 20 yard line. His 13 points broke the school record for single-game scoring by a kicker of 12 set by Jim Burnett vs. Colby in 1971.

In addition, McNair broke the school's single-season scoring record for a kicker with 41 points, breaking the mark of 37 set by Jim Burnett in both 1970 and '71. He has already shattered the school's all-time scoring record for kickers, having accumulated 116 points entering the final game of his career at Colby on Saturday.

Bowdoin (3-4) can earn their third consecutive CBB title with a win next week against the Mules. A Colby win would result in the first three-way tie in the series since 1995.

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