HOBART GAME NOTES
ITHACA, N.Y. – For just the 10th time in program history, the Ithaca College football team will play under the lights this coming Saturday night at nationally-ranked No. 25 Hobart College in Geneva. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. at Boswell Field as part of Homecoming for the Statesmen.
Game Coverage:
Fans that can't make it up to Geneva on Saturday night can follow the game three different ways.
Live Video |
Live Stats |
Radio
Live updates will also posted on Ithaca's Twitter account @BomberSports. Viewers without a Twitter account and follow along under the "social" tab on the homepage of
athletics.ithaca.edu.
Bombers at Night:
Ithaca is 6-3 all-time in night contests. The Bombers' last night game took place at St. John Fisher College in 2002, and they came away with a 30-20 victory. Prior to that, Ithaca took down now-FCS the University of Albany, 22-11, in 1994.
Ithaca's only losses in night games were against Montclair State (29-0) in 1993, Division II West Chester University (41-0) in 1969 and the University of Bridgeport (33-6) in 1969. Bridgeport no longer sponsors a football program.
All-Time Series vs. Hobart:
The Bombers have also dominated the series against Hobart, owning a 25-4 record dating back to 1961, but the last six meetings since 2000 have been split at 3-3.
Ithaca prevailed in last season's showdown at Butterfield Stadium, 24-6, in a top 25 battle – the Bombers were ranked 24th, while Hobart was 16th.
The Bombers held Hobart to just 159 yards of offense in the game and forced six turnovers, including a fumble recovery in the end zone for the first score of the contest.
Last Time Out:
Ithaca is coming off a bye week, but won its season-opener over Union College, 14-9, on Sept. 3 – its 19th consecutive season-opening victory.
The Bombers never trailed in the showdown and clinched the win with a 54-yard fumble return for a touchdown by
Jordan Schemm on the first play of the fourth quarter. Ithaca's first score of the game came on a 6-yard pass from Wolfgang Shafter to
Myles LaFrance with 4:54 left in the opening quarter. It was LaFrance's first career touchdown.
Minogue's Huge Fourth Quarter:
Pat Minogue came up clutch against Union when it mattered the most – in the fourth quarter. Over the final 15 minutes of play, Minogue forced a fumble, which was returned by Schemm, made back-to-back tackles for loss with the Dutchmen inside the Bombers' 10-yard line – that led to a missed field goal – and intercepted a pass on Union's final drive of the game in seal the victory.
For his efforts, Minogue was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week and was recognized as Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
Scouting the Statesmen:
Hobart enters Saturday with a national ranking of 25 after a pair of victories to start the season. The Statesmen defeated Brockport, 41-35, in their opening and then followed with a 42-20 win at Endicott. Through two games, Hobart averages 497 yards a game, while its opposition racks up 347.5.
The Statesmen rank 11th nationally in passing offense, averaging 392 yards per game. Shane Sweeney has accounted for all the passing yards with 420 against Brockport and 364 at Endicott. He has also tossed eight touchdowns.
Brandon Shed has been on the receiving end of 18 completions for 325 yards and three touchdowns, while Sean Cunningham has caught nine balls for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
Defensively, the Statesmen wreak havoc in their opponents' backfield through two games. Hobart has accumulated 17 tackles for loss, totaling 69 yards, to go along with eight sacks for 48 yards. Eleven different players have notched at least one-half of a tackle for loss so far.
