Middlebury's Michael G. Heinecken Head Coach of Football Bob Ritter '82 has been selected as the 2022 New England Football Writers (NEFW) George C. Carens Award recipient. The award is presented to a person who through his or her life has made significant contributions to the sport of football In New England. The award will be presented at the New England Football Writers Captains and Awards Banquet on Thursday, December 8 at the Sheraton Framingham (Mass.) Hotel and Conference Center. 
 
AT MIDDLEBURY

• The second head coach in program history to eclipse the 100-win mark (currently 111-60)
• 19 seasons with a .500 or better record
• 3x NESCAC Championships (2007, 2013, 2019)
• 3x All-Americans
• 3x NFL rookie camp attendees
• Guided program to first 9-0 season in NESCAC history (2019)
• Stephen Hauschka '07 played in back-to-back NFL Super Bowls (2014, 2015), winning a Super Bowl ring on February 2, 2014 while kicking for the Seattle Seahawks 
• McCallum Foote '14 was a finalist for the Gagliardi Trophy and received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship 

AWARDS & HONORS

• 2022 New England Football Writers George C. Carens Award
  • Presented to the person who through his or her life has made significant contributions to the sport of football in New England.
• 3x NESCAC Coach of the Year (2007, 2013, 2019)
• 2007 finalist for the AFCA Coach of the Year Award 

COACHING RESUME

• Head football coach - Middlebury College (2000-present)
• Assistant men's lacrosse coach - Middlebury College (1996-present)
• Assistant football coach - Middlebury College (1996-2000)
• Assistant football coach - Tufts University (1989-1996)
• Men's lacrosse head coach - Tufts University (1989-1996)
• Head women's ice hockey coach - Middlebury College (1983-1987)
• Assistant football coach/defensive coordinator - Middlebury College (1982-1988)