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Bentley University

Hall of Fame

Mike Rymsha '96

Mike Rymsha

  • Class
    1996
  • Induction
    2010
  • Sport(s)
    Football
  • In three years as a starter, led Bentley to a 31-1 record, a New England record 30-game winning streak and two ECAC Intercollegiate Football Conference bowl victories
  • Bentley’s Outstanding Male Senior Athlete in 1996
  • NECAC/Robbins 1995-96 Div. II Male Athlete of the Year
  • GTE Academic All-America® second team (college division)
  • Division II Swede Nelson Award as the top scholar-athlete, presented by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston
  • Coca-Cola Gold Helmet as the top Division II-III player in New England
  • Two-time ECFC Player of the Year and New England Football Writers Div. II-III All-New England
  • 1994 co-ECAC Intercollegiate Football Conference Division II Player of the Year
  • Three-time recipient of the weekly college division Gold Helmet from the New England Football Writers
  • Still owns school records for passing efficiency in a season in a career (149.84)
  • Threw for 46 touchdowns and 4,516 yards in 28 regular season games.
  • Closed out his career with three TD passes and three TD runs in a 46-3 win over Stonehill in the 1995 ECAC Intercollegiate Football Conference Division II Bowl, avenging the team’s only loss of his career (39-36 a week earlier)
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