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- ↑ "2019 D3football.com All-Region Teams". D3football. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Gridiron Club of Greater Boston | Current News". gridclubofgreaterboston.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ↑ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Middlebury College Football Coaching History" (PDF). Middlebury College . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
