The Hobart College Statesmen will hit the road six times this fall in what appears to be one of the toughest regular season schedules in some time. The obvious highlight is the NCAA Round 1 rematch against Empire 8 Champion Ithaca College in Week 3. Butterfield Stadium is one of the most picturesque in football, at any division, and should be a great venue for local fans and alumni. Hobart hasn't played in Ithaca in the regular season since the 2003 (a hard fought 14-7 win for the Bombers).
After opening once again vs. Dickinson in PA, Endicott of the NEFC will travel to Geneva for Hobart's home opener on Sept 12. The Statesmen will embark on back to back road trips, to Ithaca and then open Liberty League play down in Kings Point vs. the USMMA. The Statesmen will then return home to host LL rival WPI. Another road trip to Springfield on Oct 10 will be the just prior to Hobart's bye week (Oct 17).
Hobart will host RPI and St. Lawrence (in what most will likely view as the LL title rematch game) on Oct 24 and Nov 7. The annual rivalry game at Union happens to fall on Halloween, Oct 31. The 2015 regular season finale will be at the UofR as the Statesmen will look to retain the Centennial Cup against Rochester and rising LL ROTY QB Daniel Bronson.
Overall there's not a lot to nit pick against here with the addition of a two time conference champion OOC game / NCAA playoff rematch. With SLU emerging as a potential Top 25 program in their own right, 2015 could shape up to be quite a year for Hobart.
A link to the 2015 schedule can be found here.
Thanks for reading and go Bart!
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