Game Preview: Hobart at Union
| TALE OF THE TAPE |
 |
 |
| Points Per Game |
14.0 |
24.6 |
| Points Against |
21.6 |
17.6 |
| Rushing Yards Per Game |
100.0 |
190.2 |
| Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game |
124.2 |
119.0 |
| Passing Yards Per Game |
175.8 |
203.8 |
| Passing Yards Allowed Per Game |
192.0 |
168.0 |
| Total Yards Per Game |
275.8 |
394.0 |
| Total Yards Allowed Per Game |
316.2 |
287.0 |
| First Downs For |
75 |
103 |
| First Downs Against |
94 |
88 |
| Fumbles/Lost |
6/4 |
7/5 |
| Interceptions/Return Yards |
4/33 |
4/97 |
| Net Punting |
33.5 |
33.6 |
| Field Goal/Attempts |
3/5 |
2/3 |
| Time of Possession |
28:40 |
30:33 |
| 3rd Down Conversions |
10/56 |
20/55 |
| 3rd Down Conversion Defense |
21/61 |
28/66 |
| 4th Down Conversions |
8/17 |
9/12 |
| 4th Down Conversion Defense |
5/12 |
2/7 |
| Sacks By/Yards Lost |
9/72 |
14/110 |
Hobart football heads to Schenectady to take on Liberty League rival Union at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11.
Tickets to the game are $5 for general admission and can be
purchased online.
The game will be broadcast live on WHWS-FM (105.7). Fans can also follow the action with live stats and streaming video on unionathletics.com.
Hobart (1-4, 0-2) goes into Frank Bailey Field looking for its first conference win of the season and its first win in Schenectady since 2015.
Junior running back
E.J. Taylor is coming off his third 100-yard rushing game of the season after going for 110 yards against RPI. Sophomore quarterback
Jeremy Weiss has completed 50% of his passes for 288 yards and a touchdown. Saturday will be his second career start. Junior wide receiver
Marcus Peterson has a team-high 16 receptions for 260 yards, while sophomore wide out
Johnny Harding adds 15 catches for 207 yards and two TDs.
Senior linebackers
Mike McGhee and
Noah Chachere lead the defense with 49 tackles and 36 tackles, respectively. Sophomore defensive lineman
Billy Brosko adds 26 tackles and a team-high four tackles for loss and first-year linebacker
Jeron Atwater Jr. counts a team-leading two sacks among his nine tackles this season.
Union (3-2, 2-0) is coming off a 28-6 win at Buffalo State last week. The Garnet Chargers are 2-0 at home with wins over Morrisville State and St. Lawrence.
Senior quarterback Patch Flanagan leads both the passing and rushing attack. He's second in the league with 986 passing yards and first in the league with 452 rushing yards. Senior wide receiver Gil Rivera is Flanagan's top target in the passing game with 22 receptions for 295 yards and four touchdowns. Flanagan's mobility and the play of the offensive line have Union ranked 10th in the nation in fewest sacks allowed (0.4/g).
The Union defense is second in the league, allowing 287.0 yards per game. Sophomore linebacker John Droggitis has a team-leading 34 tackles on the year. The Garnet Chargers are 13th in the nation in tackles for loss (8.6/g) thanks in no small part to junior Daniel O'Leary's team-high 12.5 TFL.
