SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Senior Patch Flanagan ran for four touchdowns and also threw for 197 yards in leading the Union College football team to a fourth straight victory, 33-16 over Hobart College, to kick off a Saturday of Homecoming and Family Weekend action at Frank Bailey Field at Bertagna-Class of 1985 Stadium.
 
Union (4-2, 3-0 Liberty League) remained unbeaten in conference play headed into the bye week thanks to another superlative effort from Flanagan, who completed 11-of-15 passes while also running 23 times for 116 yards and four scores. The four rushing touchdowns are the most in a game for a Union player since Michael Fiore '25 reached the end zone four times against St. Lawrence University in October 2022.
 
Senior Gil Rivera was the primary target through the air, catching four balls for 109 yards, while six other receivers had at least one reception as well.
 
Sophomore John Droggitis led the defensive effort with a game-high 12 tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup. The home team finished the game with six TFLs and three sacks, with sophomore Logan Miller accounting for two sacks and forcing a fumble that led to a Union safety. First-year Trey Rezendes III also recorded his second interception of the year as well for the home team.
 
Union got the ball to start the game and drove 58 yards on nine plays to take the early lead. A 27-yard pass to junior Owen Corrigan on third down brought the Garnet Chargers into the red zone and Flanagan eventually punched it in from a yard out to open the scoring. Hobart looked to respond on its first drive and got inside the 30-yard line before junior Daniel O'Leary recovered a Hobart fumble to get possession back.
 
The Garnet Chargers also made a big play on Hobart's next drive, as senior Charlie Johnson got a hand on a 32-yard field goal attempt by Luke Monteyne to keep the Statesmen off the scoreboard. Union kept the momentum on its side by subsequently going 80 yards in eight plays, with the big play a 35-yard run by Flanagan. The senior cashed in again from the five-yard line to double the Union lead with 5:11 to go in the second quarter.
 
The momentum continued on Hobart's next drive, which started on the five-yard line after a penalty on the kickoff and a false start. After an incomplete pass on first down, Miller broke through the line to sack quarterback Jeremy Weiss, with Hobart falling on the fumble in the end zone for a safety.
 
The Statesmen managed a field goal at the end of the half to get on the board, and then scored a touchdown on their first drive of the third quarter to get within a score at 16-10. But Union responded with its most important drive of the afternoon, going 87 yards on nine plays to get some distance back. A 52-yard connection between Flanagan and Rivera set up Union at the 10-yard line, and Flanagan again found paydirt from a yard out to make it a 23-10 score early in the fourth. The home team converted a turnover on downs into a 38-yard field goal from sophomore Francesco Pileggi on the next drive.
 
Following a Hobart touchdown and failed two-point conversion that decreased the deficit to 10 points midway through the fourth, Union finished off the game with a 57-yard drive. Flanagan and Rivera hooked up for a 39-yard pass on third down to get into the red zone, and three straight runs by senior DJ Wright were followed by another Flanagan keeper to provide the final score.
 
Union will take its four-game winning streak into the bye week as the squad prepares for a big test on October 25 at Ithaca College.