April 30, 2008
Former Middlebury Football Player Hauschka Signs with NFL's Vikings
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Steve Hauschka signed a free-agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings at the conclusion of the 2008 NFL draft on Sunday. Hauschka, who graduated from Middlebury College in 2007 with a degree in neuroscience, had an extra season of eligibility and enrolled at North Carolina State’s graduate school this past fall. He earned a spot on the Wolfpack as the team’s placekicker this past season, making a combined 95% of his field goals and PAT’s.

November 15, 2007
NESCAC Football All-Conference Teams Announced
HADLEY, Mass. - Williams senior quarterback Patrick Lucey (Plymouth, Mass.) and Middlebury senior linebacker Erik Woodring (Cos Cob, Conn.) have been named as the 2007 NESCAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, as determined by the conference coaches. It is the second year in a row that Lucey has been named the Offensive Player of the Year, while Woodring is the first Panther defensive player to earn top honors since Andy Steele received the award in 2000. Middlebury head coach Bob Ritter was the choice among the coaches, coming away with Coach of the Year honors for the first time in his career. In his seventh season with the Panthers, Ritter guided Middlebury to a 7-1 record and the 2007 NESCAC Football title, its first outright NESCAC championship after sharing the conference crown in 2000.

November 10, 2007
Middlebury Wins First Outright NESCAC Crown
The Middlebury College football team won its first outright NESCAC championship with a 21-19 victory at Tufts on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Panthers, who shared the conference title with Amherst and Colby in 2000, finished 7-1.