Bob Ritter


Bobby Ritter is an American football coach. He is current head football coach at Middlebury College. He took over in 2001 after the retirement of Mickey Heinecken. Through the 2019 season, Ritter has compiled an 102–53 record and won three New England Small College Athletic Conference championships, in 2007, 2013 and 2019.
Middlebury became the first team in NESCAC history to finish with a 9-0 record, as the Panthers captured their fourth NESCAC Championship. The 2019 Middlebury squad joins the 8-0 teams of 1936 and 1972 as the only undefeated teams in school history. For his success in the 2019 NCAA Division III football season Ritter was awarded the 2019 D3football.com All-East Region Coach of the Year and 2019 Gridiron Club of Greater Boston - New England Division III Coach of the Year.
The 2019 undefeated campaign put Ritter in elite coaching company with only two other NCAA teams completing the 2019 season without a loss. They were North Dakota State University and Louisiana State University.

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