We've reached the home stretch of the 2025 season. It will go down as a tough one for the Hobart College Football team, but after a rough start, the Statesmen (3-5, 2-3) have a chance to go out on a four-game win streak.
Last Saturday's win over Rochester marked not only a turning point in the season but also marked an important milestone as HC Kevin DeWall '00 won his 50th game!
Going forward, Hobart takes on new Liberty League affiliate member, Hilbert College (Hamburg, NY, near Buffalo) this weekend before wrapping up the season at home against Buffalo State. The Hawks (0-8. 0-6) are only in their second year as a varsity program. They've yet to win a game in the Empire 8 (where they were members last year) and the LL so far. This will be a game where the starters should give way to backups and younger Statesmen to keep building towards 2026.
Buffalo State's only win this season was a 15-7 one over Hilbert back in Week 4. They have otherwise struggled this year (1-7, 1-4) and will complete their seventh losing season in a row. They went 6-5, 3-4 in the Empire 8 back in 2017.
I will do a short recap of the Hilbert game this weekend and highlight the Hobart seniors who will be suiting up for the final time going into in Week 11. There are 17 listed on the current roster as part of the Class of 2026, so we want to send them off in style.
I suppose if the Statesmen put their name in for an ECAC bowl bid there's an outside chance, not a great one but not impossible, that they could get selected. We did see Stevenson receive one after a 5-5 season (Frank and I cohost the ECAC Bowl Selection show every year and will again this Monday, November 17, more to come on that). The Mustangs travelled to Morrisville State and lost, 21-18, in HC Ed Raby's final game (he would take the HC job at Saint John Fisher a month or so later) at Mo'ville.
That's all for now, so thanks as always for reading. More to come as this blog creeps closer to its 1000th post (kind of crazy that's almost here).
Go 'Bart!
Thank you, as always.
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