The Hobart College Statesmen will wrap up the 2017 season on the road against their oldest rival, the University of Rochester Yellow Jackets.
Hobart (6-3, 2-2) leads the all-time series 54-48-7, making this the 110th game between the two schools. Last season, the Statesmen defeated the 'Jackets 56-27 behind JR RB Tynard Barfield's 123 rushing yards and two TDs and SR QB Shane Sweeney's 256 passing yards and three TDs. The Centennial Cup will once again be on the line, but the Statesmen have kept it at Bristol Gym since 2011, winning the last six straight contests.
Rochester's (2-6, 0-4) recent struggles have been well documented and they have effectively led to the resignation of Coach Scott Greene after this final game. Although the Yellow Jackets did finish over .500 in 2015, the last time they've had more than five wins dates back to 2007.
Last weekend RPI (7-2, 3-1) dominated Rochester, 63-14, in a game that could have been more lopsided. The Yellow Jackets have failed to score more than 14 points in any of their games, save for a 28-10 win over Becker (but the Hawks are only 1-8). Given Union's 20-3 loss to Ithaca on Saturday, it appears as though an appearance in the New York State Bowl is likely not going to happen (barring both Ithaca or RPI and Union declining to participate), and given Hobart's historical stance on ECAC participation, this should be the final game of 2017, but we probably won't know for sure until early next week.
Needless to say I am not going to spend much time analyzing this game, but suffice to say, I do think Hobart will win going-away.
I'll have some more analysis and thoughts later next week to recap the season, while looking ahead to 2018.
Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!
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