Box Score GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart College football team's four-game winning streak came to an end this afternoon when Union College kicked a field goal with 16.5 seconds remaining to secure a 38-35 Liberty League win at Boswell Field. Senior Ben Rapple booted the game-winner after missing from 22 yards in the first quarter.

The Statesmen (4-1, 2-1) outgained the Dutchmen (2-3, 1-2) with a season-high 456 yards to 391, but Hobart missed all three of its field goal attempts (34, 36, and 23 yards) and turned the ball over on downs on a fourth trip inside the red zone, all in the first half.

Statesmen senior quarterback Rich Doyle (45-24-1) threw for a career-high 324 yards and two touchdowns, connecting with junior wideout Tyler Vincent 10 times for 138 yards. Only two Statesmen have made more receptions in a game (Dan Suozzi 12, and Nico Karagosian 11). Vincent also rushed for a team-high 47 yards, while Doyle scored a pair of rushing TDs.

Sophomore running back Chris Coney led Union with a career-high 243 yards rushing (the sixth highest total in Union history) and three touchdowns. First-year quarterback Andrew Connolly (24-11-1) threw for 120 yards and two TDs, hitting senior tight end Josh McKelligan three times for a team-high 44 yards.

After a scoreless first quarter that saw both teams combine to miss three field goals, the offenses got on track with two TDs apiece heading into halftime tied 14-all.

Hobart struck first when first-year quarterback Doug Vella, from 3 yards out, scored his first career touchdown to cap an eight-play, 61-yard drive, giving Hobart a 7-0 lead. The Dutchmen equalized when Coney broke free on the first of his two rushes that gained more than 50 yards. The 51-yard run evened the score 3:45 before the break.

Fifty-nine seconds before the half, Vincent hauled in a 10 yard throw from Doyle to put the Statesmen back in front, 14-7. First-year Kevin Valenti returned the ensuing kickoff 34 yards to midfield to set the table for Connolly's 22 yard heave to first-year wideout Justin Gallo in the back of the end zone nine seconds before the half expired.

Hobart reclaimed the lead with the first possession of the second half, marching 66 yards in 12 plays, as Doyle dove in from 1-yard out to give the Statesmen a 21-14 lead. Jared Gourrier collected an 11-yard pass from Connolly late in the frame to finish off a nine-play 48 yard drive and tie the game again.

Union took its first lead of the day early in the fourth quarter when Coney scored on a 1-yard dive. Hobart countered with a 10-play, 71-yard drive that Doyle capped with another 1-yard keeper with 10:30 remaining. The key play of the drive was a fake punt that Vincent turned into a 29-yard rush.

After trading punts, the Dutchmen mounted their final TD drive on the back of Coney, who carried on all four plays. He rattled off 57 yards on first down with first-year cornerback Drake Woodard tracking him down to delay the touchdown. Three plays later, Coney notched another 1 yard TD to give Union a 35-28 lead.

Once again, the Statesmen mounted a game-tying drive. Vincent pulled in an 8-yard toss from Doyle with 4:01 remaining to deadlock the game for the fifth and final time.

Despite muffing the ensuing kickoff, junior John Johnson recovered to run it back 43 yards to the Hobart 35. A pass interference penalty against Hobart on third and 5 from the 30, kept the Union offense on the field setting the stage for Rapple's game-winner.

Defensively, Statesmen senior linebacker Justin Hager recorded a game-high 15 tackles, while classmate Jeff Sanders added 10 stops. Woodard made a career-high nine tackles and notched his league-leading sixth interception of the season. Junior linebacker John Peters paced the Dutchmen with 10 tackles.

Hobart is back in action on Oct. 25, when the Statesmen visit Merchant Marine. Union will host St. Lawrence on Oct. 18.