W&J to host Hobart in ECAC bowl game
The Washington & Jefferson College football team’s season has been extended by one game.
The ECAC announced Monday that W&J will host Hobart in the Division III Asa S. Bushnell Bowl on Saturday at Cameron Stadium. Kickoff will be at noon.
Tickets will be sold on gameday only at the main entrance to the stadium. Cash only admission will be $10 for adults. Children 12 and under will be granted free admission as well as all W&J staff and students who present their college ID.
W&J enters Saturday’s postseason game with an 8-2 record. Hobart, from Geneva, N.Y., compiled a 7-3 record and was 4-2 in Liberty League play.
Under the direction of head coach Mike Sirianni, the Presidents have qualified for the postseason in 17 of his 20 seasons. W&J will be making its sixth appearance in an ECAC bowl game. The Presidents previously competed in the ECACs in 2003, 2010, 2016, 2019 and 2021. W&J has compiled a 4-1 mark in ECAC bowl competition.
The Presidents and Statesmen have matched up twice but this will be the first between the schools in 80 years.