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- ↑ "Doug Mandigo '96 Named Head Football Coach". Middlebury College . Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ↑ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Middlebury College Football Coaching History" (PDF). Middlebury College . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
