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On Oct. 29, 2022, the Hobart College football team scored a late touchdown to defeat Union College 23-21.
JOSEPH DEBOLT

Statesmen, Presidents to battle in Bushnell Bowl

11/18/2022 4:06:00 PM

The Hobart College football team will take on Washington & Jefferson College in the ECAC Asa S. Bushnell Bowl in Washington, Pennsylvania, Saturday, Nov. 19. Kickoff at Cameron Stadium is scheduled for noon.
 
The game will be broadcast live on WEOS-FM (89.5/90.3 in Geneva). Online, fans can watch the game on pacdigitalnetwork.com and track live stats on gopresidents.com.
 
Hobart will be making its third consecutive appearance in a bowl game, including back-to-back Bushnell Bowl appearances, the ECAC's premier bowl game. W&J is also making its third straight bowl appearance, playing in the Bushnell Bowl in 2019 and the Chapman Bowl last year.
 
TALE OF THE TAPE
HOB W&J
331.8 Total Offense 415.7
163.5 Rushing Offense 140.8
168.3 Passing Offense 274.9
29.5 Scoring Offense 37.8
262.4 Total Defense 254.4
114.1 Rushing Defense 100.6
148.3 Passing Defense 153.8
12.8 Scoring Defense 12.2
FOR THE RECORD
  • The Statesmen are 7-3 and enter Saturday's bowl game riding a four-game winning streak.
  • The Presidents went 8-2 this season and have won each of their last three games.
 
STRENGTH vs. STRENGTH
  • Hobart enters the game 10th in the nation in sacks allowed, having yielded 0.7 per game.
  • Washington & Jefferson is third in Division III in sacks per game (3.9).
 
SEEING RED
  • Both the Statesmen and Presidents are among the toughest in the nation to score against in the red zone.
  • Hobart is third with opponents getting points on just 45% of their trips inside the 20.
  • Washington & Jefferson is 18th at 60%.
 
SERIES SNAPSHOT
  • Hobart and Washington & Jefferson have squared off on the gridiron twice before, but this will be the first meeting in 80 years.
  • The Presidents won the first contest 7-0 in Geneva in 1941. They also won the rematch on their home field the following season 25-0.
 
 
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