http://www.mitathletics.com en-us en-us http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201305036q70vw DALLAS, Texas – Four members of the MIT football team were named to the 2013 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society, the organization announced today. Seniors Chris Dessonville (Omaha, Neb.), Ethan Peterson (Ruland, Vt.), Russell Spivak (Scarsdale, N.Y.) and Richard Yoon (Rochester Hills, Mich.) were all named to the prestigious academic honor. Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201305036q70vw 2013-05-03T04:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130207voq3oh CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT was at the head of the class when the 2012 New England Football Conference All-Academic team was released by the league today. The Engineers led the conference with 39 players earning the honor; the highest number of MIT student-athletes that has even been honored by the league for academics. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130207voq3oh 2013-02-07T05:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130122hbz5fd CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT football grew by one today as the team announced its newest member of the Engineer football family, Jack Curran. Jack, a six-year old from Kingston, Mass., was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in June 2011 and comes to the Engineers through the Team IMPACT program. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130122hbz5fd 2013-01-22T05:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121221kkvo63 BOSTON, Mass. – Postseason awards continued to flow in for the MIT football program today as the Greater Boston Gridiron Club announced its list of New England Football Awards for 2012. Senior offensive lineman Ethan Peterson (Rutland, Vt.) is the Division II-III recipient of the Nils V. “Swede” Nelson Award, while defensive line coach, Al Pogarian, was selected as the Division II-III Assistant Coach of the Year. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121221kkvo63 2012-12-21T05:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121220hl57vb DALLAS, Texas – The National Football Foundation (NFF) today announced that it was honoring 15 faculty athletics representatives as a part of the 2012 NFF Faculty Salute Initiative. MIT’s Faculty Athletics Representative, Hank Smith, is among the group of FARs from around the nation that the NFF is honoring for their contributions to collegiate athletics. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121220hl57vb 2012-12-20T05:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121212xfg60s CENTERVILLE, Mass. – After being named to the All-New England team last month, junior linebacker Jake Laux (Dousman, Wis.) was selected for another postseason award with his selection as an ECAC Division III North Football All-Star. He is one of 12 players from the New England Football Conference among the 32 selections on the All-Star team. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121212xfg60s 2012-12-12T05:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121204e3dqtm TOWSON, Md. – Three members of the 2012 MIT football team earned national recognition for their athletic and academic accomplishments today. Senior offensive lineman Ethan Peterson (Rutland, Vt.), senior defensive lineman Russell Spivak (Scarsdale, N.Y.) and junior defensive back Rhys Borchert (Pocatello, Idaho) were named to the Capital One 2012 Academic All-America Division III Football Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121204e3dqtm 2012-12-04T05:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121121yw5zsk CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Junior linebacker Jake Laux (Dousman, Wis.) earned another post season honor when the New England Football Writers named him to the 2012 Division II/III All-New England team. He is the seventh MIT player to earn the honor and the first since 2009 when DeRon Brown was named to the team. Laux is one of seven players from the New England Football Conference selected for the honor. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121121yw5zsk 2012-11-21T05:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/2012110920y00l CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT dominated the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District team that was released by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Seven of the 25 positions on the team were filled by Engineers, the most by any team in the New England Football Conference. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/2012110920y00l 2012-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121108x2g6bl CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – After putting together the best season by an MIT football team since 1999, the 2012 squad had seven players named to the New England Football Conference All-Boyd Division team the league announced today. Head Coach Chad Martinovich was honored for leading the Engineers to a 5-4 record and a fourth-place finish in the NEFC Boyd Division standings. Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121108x2g6bl 2012-11-08T05:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121103pygpi3 BEVERLY, Mass. – In the final game of the 2012 football season MIT fell behind big early and could not dig out of the hole as Endicott College scored 42 first half points on its way to a 49-14 victory over the Engineers. Three first half turnovers proved costly for the Engineers as the Gulls turned all three into touchdowns as they built a 42-7 halftime lead. Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121103pygpi3 2012-11-03T04:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201210271y6gzt DUDLEY, Mass. – Trailing by three just before the half, MIT scored with eight seconds left in the first half and then scored the first 14 points of the second half before holding off Nichols College in the fourth quarter to take a 34-27 New England Football Conference victory. The win was the second straight win for the Engineers who clinched their first winning season since 1999. Sophomore Justin Wallace (Palatine, Ill.) rushed for 139 yards and a score in the victory. Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201210271y6gzt 2012-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121024iey1u2 DALLAS, Texas – Senior Ethan Peterson (Rutland, Vt.) of the MIT football team has been selected for a National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Award the organization announced today. He is one of 15 honorees from across all divisions of college football selected for the award. The 15 will also comprise the list of finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy that recognizes the best scholar-athlete in the nation. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.mitathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121024iey1u2 2012-10-24T04:00:00Z