Statesmen Run Over Rochester, 51-12, to Retain Centennial Cup

The Hobart College Statesmen punctuated the 2017 season with a 51-12 thrashing of oldest rival Rochester (2-7, 0-5). Hobart (7-3, 3-2) saw FY RB Dakota Harvey have a career day, rushing for 207 yards and three TDs. As a team the Statesmen averaged nearly nine yards per carry and ground out a total of 364 yards on the day. SR RB Joe Letizia scores two TDs in his final game as a Statesmen player. Overall Hobart out-gained the Yellow Jackets 507 to 264 total yards.

SR QB Shane Sweeney did not suit up for his final collegiate game, giving SO QB Ryan Hofmann his first start, and he did well. Hofmann passed for 143 yards and a TD, a nine yard pass to JR WR Joseph Barrocas.

SR DB Tommy D'Antonio punctuated the final game of his Hobart career with a 28 yard PR for a TD to go with five tackles and a pass break up. SO OLB Jayson Prince and SR DE Brandon Ball led the Statesmen defense with nine tackles a piece. Ball added 2.5 TFL, a sack, blocked a kick and three QB hits on the day. Prince also had a TFL and a sack as well.

FY PK Kyle Hackett kicked a 32 yard FG, giving him a perfect 10-10 record on the season. That mark is the best / most perfect record for any PK at any level of CFB this season. Congratulations to Kyle on that achievement!

You can read the Hobart recap here.

With Union losing 20-14 to RPI, the Engineers (8-2, 4-1) will go to the NCAA playoffs as the LL Champions (technically Ithaca shares the title, but RPI gets the playoff bid given the H2H win over the Bombers) and the Dutchmen (7-3, 3-2) will likely end up in the NYS Bowl, assuming Ithaca (7-3, 4-1) opts out on a rematch against Cortland, who they defeated 48-20 Saturday in the Cortaca Jug rivalry game.

I'll have a 2017 recap sometime next week.

As always, thanks for reading and go 'Bart!