The Hobart football team will head to Troy, New York, to take on Liberty League rival Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, Nov. 2. The Statesmen's final road trip of the regular season is scheduled to kick off at 3 p.m. at East Campus Athletic Village Stadium.
 
Tickets are $6 for general admission, $15 for reserved seating and can be purchased online.
 
WEOS-FM (89.5/90.3) will broadcast the game live. Streaming video and live stats will be available on rpiathletics.com.
 
FOR THE RECORD

• Hobart is riding a six-game winning streak and takes a 7-1 overall record into the game.
• RPI is 3-4 overall. The Engineers were off last Saturday and look to rebound from a 33-14 loss to Ithaca on Oct. 19.

 
TEAM COMPARISON

• Scoring Offense: Hobart 26.1, RPI 22.6
• Rushing Offense: Hobart 152.9, RPI 101.6
• Passing Offense: Hobart 186.3, RPI 213.7
• Scoring Defense: Hobart 6.9, RPI 21.7
• Rushing Defense: Hobart 91.1, RPI 106.1
• Passing Defense: Hobart 149.3, RPI 249.9
• Turnover Margin: Hobart +12, RPI +1

PLAYERS TO WATCH

• Hobart senior quarterback Johnny Colombi: tied for the Liberty League lead in passing touchdowns (11) and second in passing yards (1261) and passing efficiency (140.5). He'll face a defense that has allowed more than 300 yards through the air in each of its past two games.
• Hobart senior cornerback Chris Ntumba: has 26 tackles, three pass breakups and an interception. He will be called on to slow down the Liberty League's leading receiver, Hayden Faraday (37 rec, 467 yds, 2TD).
• RPI sophomore running back Kayden White: tied for the Liberty League lead in rushing touchdowns (6) while averaging 5.8 yards per carry. He will test Hobart's league-leading run defense (91.1 yds/g).
• RPI senior linebacker Anthony D'Agostino: leads team with 54 tackles and adds 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack, an interception, a forced fumble and a blocked kick. He will play a key role in the Engineers' ability to slow down Hobart's balanced offense.

 
 
SERIES SNAPSHOT

• Saturday's game will be the 67th meeting between the Statesmen and Engineers.
• Hobart leads the series 33-32-1 following last season's 31-21 triumph in Geneva.
• Home field advantage has been important in this rivalry of late. The home team has won each of the past seven games. The Statesmen haven't won in Troy since Oct. 25, 2014 (35-3).

 
PLAYOFF PICTURE

• Hobart sits alone in first place in the Liberty League with a 4-0 record.
• The Statesmen can clinch at least a share of the league championship with a win over the Engineers.
• Hobart could also secure the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Playoffs with a win over RPI and a Buffalo State win over Rochester.