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Historic Interceptions Land the Polar Bears on National TV Archives

The longest plays in the 120-year history of Bowdoin Football are believed to also be the first time in Division III history that a team has returned two interceptions of at least 99 yards for a score in the same game.

Bowdoin’s pair of historic interceptions against Tufts landed the Polar Bears on ESPN Sunday. The highlights appeared on the network’s ESPNU SportsCenterU show and were #4 and #3 on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top Plays of the Day. Watch both clips here.

Here’s what all the excitement was about:

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