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2017 Hobart Football Roster

KEN DeBOLT
ANDREW MARKHAM '10
KEVIN COLTON
KEVIN COLTON
KEVIN COLTON
NICOLE WRIGHT '20
ANDREW MARKHAM '10
ANDREW MARKHAM '10
KEVIN COLTON
ANDREW MARKHAM '10

3 Shane Sweeney

  • Position QB
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Hometown Phelps, N.Y.
  • Highschool Geneva
  • Major American Studies

Biography

2017: The Francis L. "Babe" Kraus '24 Memorial Award... The Bill Middleton Memorial Football Award...D3football.com preseason All-America first team ... Lindy's Sports preseason All-America first team ... Street & Smith's preseason All-America first team ... 

2016: D3football.com All-America honorable mention ... ECAC North Offensive Player of the Year ... ECAC North All-Star first team ... D3football.com All-East second team ... Liberty League Offensive Player of the Year ... All-Liberty League first team ... Bill Middleton Memorial Football Award ... Dean's List ... Captain ... Started all 11 games ... Two-time Liberty League Offensive Player of the Week ... Ranked fifth in the nation in passing touchdowns (36) ... Ranked seventh in the nation in passing yards (3,436) ... Also ranked in the top 40 in the nation in points responsible for (14th, 216), passing yards per game (16th, 312.4), completions per game (20th, 24.18), points responsible for per game (22nd, 19.6) and total offense (34th, 311.8) ... Broke the Hobart season records for completions, pass attempts, passing yards, and passing touchdowns ... Threw for at least 200 yards in 10 of 11 games, exceeding 300 yards six times ... Directed five game-winning drives in the final three minutes of games ... Completed a Hobart game record 31-of-45 passes for 420 yards and four touchdowns at Brockport ... Broke the completions record four weeks later, connecting on 32-of-51 passes for 416 yards and five touchdowns against Merchant Marine ... Against a St. Lawrence defense that came into the game ranked No. 1 in pass defense, completed 29-of-48 passes for 363 yards and five touchdowns in a 34-18 upset of the Saints ... Broke the Hobart game record for pass attempts in the NCAA playoff game against Mount Union ... Finished 29-of-57 for 291 yards and three touchdowns against the Purple Raiders.

2015: Started all seven games he played in ... Missed three games due to injury ... Led the Liberty League in passing yards per game, a Hobart season record 221.0 ... Also paced the conference in pass efficiency rating (148.3) ... Ranked second in the league in pass completion percentage (.623) ... Completed 71.4 percent of his passes (20-28) in his Hobart debut, throwing for 226 yards and a TD at Dickinson ... Threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns at Union ... Completed a season-high 28 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns in upset of then No. 25 St. Lawrence ... Broke the Hobart game record for touchdown passes with six in the season finale at Rochester ... Completed 22-of-28 passes for 256 yards against the Yellowjackets ... His 78.6 completion percentage at UR is the highest ever by a Statesman when completing 20 or more passes ... Named the Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week for his efforts against Rochester.

University at Albany: Named to the Dean's List ... Red-shirted in 2013 and did not appear in a game while using a season of eligibility in 2014.

Geneva High School: Four-time varsity letter winner ... Played quarterback ... Served as a team captain ... Threw for 4,662 yards and a Section V record 75 touchdowns during his career ... Named first team All-State, first team All-Greater Rochester, and Finger Lakes Player of the Year as a senior ... Completed 75 percent of his passes for 2,005 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2012 ... Completed a NYSPHSAA record eight TDs in a single game ... Also named first team All-Finger Lakes as a junior ... Guided Geneva to back-to-back league championships ... Also played basketball for the Panthers ... Holds the school's career scoring record ... Averaged 17.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.5 apg, and 2.2 spg as a senior ... Named the Finger Lakes Basketball Player of the Year after leading Geneva to the 2013 league title ... Averaged 18.9 ppg and 6.4 rpg as a junior.

Family Ties: Hobart Head Basketball Coach Tim Sweeney is Shane's cousin.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2015Sophomore

    QB
    6'1" 205 lbs
    3
  • 3
    C

    2016Junior

    QB
    6'1" 200 lbs
    3
    C
  • 3
    C

    2017Senior

    QB
    6'1" 200 lbs
    3
    C