1954 Hobart Statesmen football team

The 1954 Hobart Statesmen football team was an American football team that represented Hobart College as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Eddie Tryon, the Statesmen compiled an 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 257 to 53.[1] It was the first perfect season in the 63-year history of the Hobart football program.[2] The team played its home games at Boswell Field in Geneva, New York.

1954 Hobart Statesmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
CaptainBill Morton
Home stadiumBoswell Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hobart     8 0 0
Juniata     8 0 0
Pennsylvania Military     7 0 0
Trinity (CT)     7 0 0
Worcester Tech     6 0 0
Carnegie Tech     7 0 1
Boston College     8 1 0
Boston University     7 2 0
Hofstra     7 2 0
No. 20 Penn State     7 2 0
Tufts     6 2 0
Brown     6 2 1
Drexel     5 2 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Colgate     5 2 2
Princeton     5 3 1
Yale     5 3 1
Cornell     5 4 0
Harvard     4 3 1
Syracuse     4 4 0
Pittsburgh     4 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0
Dartmouth     3 6 0
Holy Cross     3 7 0
Buffalo     2 7 0
Fordham     1 7 1
Columbia     1 8 0
Villanova     1 9 0
Penn     0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Wagner
W 40–61,800[3]
October 2at AlleghenyMeadville, PAW 32–7
October 9Buffalo
  • Boswell Field
  • Geneva, NY
W 45–0[4]
October 16at KenyonGambier, OHW 33–0
October 23Union (NY) 
  • Boswell Field
  • Geneva, NY
W 32–212,500[5]
October 30at St. LawrenceCanton, NYW 20–6[6]
November 6Hamilton
  • Boswell Field
  • Geneva, NY
W 42–73,300[7]
November 13Alfred
  • Boswell Field
  • Geneva, NY
W 13–64,700[2]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1953 - Hobart (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Hans Tanner (November 14, 1954). "Hobart's Statesmen Defeat Alfred, 13-6, To Register 1st Unbeaten, Untied Season". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hobart Thumps Wagner In Geneva Debut, 40-6". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 26, 1954. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hobart Smothers Buffalo by 45 to 0, As Morton Runs for 3 Touchdowns". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 10, 1954. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Statesmen Spank Union, 32 to 21, For 5th Season's Victory in Row". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 24, 1954. pp. 1D, 7D – via Newspapers.com.}
  6. ^ "Hobart Downs Larries On Late Surge, 20-6, For 10th Win in Row". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 31, 1954. p. 9D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hobart Trounces Hamilton, 42-7, For 11th Straight Win in 2 Seasons". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 7, 1954. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.