The Hobart College Statesmen dropped to 5-2, 1-2 on the season after a disappointing, 24-10 loss on the road vs. LL rival, Union College. The loss means the Statesmen are effectively eliminated from the NCAA playoffs for the sixth season in a row but are still alive for an ECAC postseason bowl berth.
Having watched the entire game, all I can say is the Dutchmen / Garnet Chargers (7-1, 3-1) were simply the better team. The Statesmen offense just couldn't put together anything in the second half and the defense got worn down by the big DGC OL that controlled the line of scrimmage for the majority of the game.
There were some good moments, such as JR PK Tobias Wefering's career best 42-yard FG (and several booming punts), SO WR Ahmad Crowell had 4 catches for 92 yards (plus picked up two Hobart 1st downs on clear DPI calls) and a few good defensive plays, but that was about it. New Union HC Jon Poppe used a high tempo, no huddle offense to mitigate the Hobart defensive substitutions.
In the end Union outgained the Statesmen 480-263 total yards. Based on an unbiased observation; the DGC just had more talent on both sides of the ball. They were the older, deeper and more experienced team and it showed. Hobart had its moments but was too inconsistent to really compete today.
JR QB Johnny Columbi had a rough day, going 11-28 passing (39.3%) for 162 yards and an INT. He added 33 rushing yards, second only to SR RB Rayshawn Boswell who averaged only 2.4 YPR off of 17 carries for only 41 yards and 1 TD. That TD tied Mark Logan '99 for sixth all time (34) as he continues to move up the record book. JR LB Vincent Giordano led the defense with eight solo and 10 total tackles.
The Statesmen will return to the "Boz" for the next two weeks against Saint Lawrence and RPI who played today with RPI leading 30-7 near the end of the third quarter at the time of this posting.
That's it from today. Will have a preview of the SLU game early next week.
Thanks for reading and go 'Bart.
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