For Immediate Release:
12 September 2026     
                                 
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The New England Football Writers Association has announced that Dean College football quarterback Chris Donohue (Brewster, N.Y.) has been named this week's Gold Helmet Recipient, given out to New England's best player of the week.

Donohue is the third Gold Helmet Recipient in program history and picks up the first distinction of his career.

Since joining the program in the spring, Donohue has helped lead the Bulldogs back to winning ways. In their Saturday victory against Gallaudet University, the senior went 37/55 passing, earning a completion percentage of .672. In addition, he posted 529 total passing yards and six passing touchdowns. Both marks are program records in a single game.

On the year, Donohue is 139/211 passing with over 1,200 passing yards and nine touchdowns. In week one, Donohue threw for over 300 yards against Fitchburg State University while earning a passing, rushing, and receiving touchdown.

The Brewster, New York native currently leads the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) in completions while ranking second in yards per game, touchdowns, and completion percentage.

In the nation, Donohue ranks amongst the top 50 quarterbacks in total yards while ranking in the top 35 in completion percentage.

Donohue is the second quarterback in program history to win the Gold Helmet and just the third player to take home the award. Wide receiver Errol Breaux earned the award during the 2021 season, and Mozes Mooney took it home in 2023.

To learn more about Donohue and the rest of the Dean College football program, please visit the respective links above.

For Media Inquiries:
Brett Chaves
Sports Information Director, Dean College Athletics
(508) 541-1826
BChaves@dean.edu