Hobart College6-5The Statesmen of Hobart College in Geneva, New York — a 12-time Liberty League champion that reached the NCAA Division III Elite Eight in 2012 and 2014, playing at historic Boswell Field.
Hobart owns a dozen Liberty League titles and back-to-back Elite Eight runs — and still gets overshadowed by its own famous lacrosse program and the national D3 names.
The Statesmen are patient.
Hobart College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Hobart College · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Hot
Five straight. The momentum tier on every blog right now.
Opens Sep 4
vs Alfred · at home
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · vs Alfred · Fri Sep 4 · 23:00 UTC
The Statesmen of Hobart College in Geneva, New York — a 12-time Liberty League champion that reached the NCAA Division III Elite Eight in 2012 and 2014, playing at historic Boswell Field.
Hobart College sits 4th in the Liberty League and 103rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union | 6-0 | 8-3 | 60.9 |
| 2 | Ithaca | 5-1 | 8-2 | 64.4 |
| 3 | Rensselaer | 4-2 | 8-3 | 60.0 |
| 4 | Hobart | 3-3 | 6-5 | 52.6 |
| 5 | St. Lawrence | 2-4 | 4-6 | 44.1 |
| 6 | Rochester (NY) | 1-5 | 5-5 | 47.6 |
| 7 | Buffalo State | 0-6 | 1-9 | 34.3 |
Win the Liberty League for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 63-6 over Hilbert; toughest day 10-36 against Rensselaer.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Hobart College
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 5 | — | — | — | @Alfred | L 23–28 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #475 | #507 | — | @Brockport | L 10–14 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #476 | #491 | — | Utica | W 20–17 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #488 | #484 | — | @Ithaca | L 7–13 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #486 | #497 | — | Rensselaer | L 10–36 | 1-4 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #508 | #523 | — | @Union | L 16–33 | 1-5 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #528 | #607 | — | St. Lawrence | W 49–17 | 2-5 | 1-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #514 | #545 | — | @Rochester (NY) | W 28–21 | 3-5 | 2-3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #512 | #655 | — | @Hilbert | W 63–6 | 4-5 | 2-3 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #512 | #634 | — | Buffalo State | W 35–9 | 5-5 | 3-3 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #507 | #518 | — | @SUNY Maritime | W 42–14 | 6-5 | 3-3 |
Home-Field Advantage · Hobart College · 2018-present
Elite
90% home win rate vs 54% on the road. margin runs +3.7 better at home. Boswell Field at David J. Urick Stadium seats 3,000.
63°F average kickoff temp; 15% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
30-59
since 1902 · 32 seasons · .337 win rate
Moment of the Year · Hobart College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Hobart College · 2025Won 49-17 vs St. Lawrence
Week 9 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.