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.
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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.
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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.
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| 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.
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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).
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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%.
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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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