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BRETT WILLIAMS

Statesmen begin Liberty League play with tough test at Ithaca

9/25/2025 4:11:00 PM

By: Coulter Urban '28
GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart football team will play at Ithaca to open Liberty League play on Saturday, Sept. 27. The game is set to kick off at 1 p.m.
 
The game will be broadcast on WHWS-FM (105.7). It will be webcast on ICTV.org with live stats on the Ithaca athletics website.
 
FOR THE RECORD
  • Hobart 1-2, 0-0 Liberty League
  • Ithaca 2-1, 1-0 Liberty League
 
TEAM COMPARISON
  • Scoring Offense: Hobart 17.67, Ithaca 41.33
  • Rushing Offense: Hobart 104.0, Ithaca 160.3
  • Passing Offense: Hobart 168.33, Ithaca 287.00
  • Scoring Defense: Hobart 19.67, Ithaca 19.67
  • Rushing Defense: Hobart 113.7, Ithaca 117.3
  • Passing Defense: Hobart 194.33, Ithaca 140.33
  • Turnover Margin: Hobart +1.00, Ithaca -0.33
 
SERIES SNAPSHOT
  • Saturday's game will be the 38th meeting between Hobart and Ithaca. The Bombers lead in the series of 31-6, with all six of the Statesmen's wins coming on Boswell Field.
  • Hobart won last season's showdown 16-7. E.J. Taylor rushed for 99 yards, including a 2-yard first quarter TD, and kicker Tobais Wefering '25 converted three field goals to keep the Statesmen in the lead.
  • Ithaca won 24-14 the last time the teams met on South Hill, Sept. 30, 2023. Running back Jalen Leonard-Osbourne led the Bombers' ground game with 155 yards and a touchdown.
 
LEAGUE LEADERS
  • Hobart defense has been outstanding this season. The Statesmen lead the league with eight sacks and are second in scoring defense (19.7), rushing defense (113.7), fumbles recovered (3).
  • Additionally, Taylor is second in the league in total rushing yards (265) and rushing yards per game (88.3).
 
WEEK 3
  • Hobart won its home opener 20-17 over Utica last Saturday. Taylor gave the Statesmen 105 yards rushing and three touchdowns, the last one with 1:08 remaining to take the lead.
  • Hobart's defense limited the Pioneers to 358 yards and just two TDs. Utica came into the game averaging 45.0 points and more than 500 yards per game.
  • Ithaca welcomed Hilbert to the Liberty League with a 65-3 rout in Hamburg last week. Five different Bombers rushed for touchdowns and three more caught TD passes.
  • The Hawks managed just 108 yards of total offense against Ithaca.
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