TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Defiance College meet in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday at 1:30 pm. The 2019 Rose-Hulman Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Class will be introduced at halftime. This year's inductees include Tyler Goble ('09, Wrestling); Michael Matsui ('08, Baseball); Thomas Reives ('08 & '10 (Master's), Football/Track); Liz (Ridgway) Krasowski ('09, Soccer/Basketball/Track).
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MEDIA GAME NOTES
RHIT NEWS & NOTES (5-2, 4-1 HCAC):
* Rose-Hulman has won three straight games to control its own destiny for the HCAC football championship. The Fightin' Engineers knocked off undefeated Mount St. Joseph 29-8 at Cook Stadium last weekend to keep its title hopes alive.
* Garrett Wight has crossed the 100-yard mark in rushing four times in the last five games. Wight ranks 4th in school history with 32 career touchdown rushes and with 2,494 career rushing yards stands just 247 yards shy of moving into Rose-Hulman's career top five.
* Noah Thomas ranks 5th in school history in career receptions (164), 4th in touchdown catches (22) and 6th in receiving yards (2,164) entering this week's game.
* Andrew Dion ranks 3rd in school history in career touchdown passes (51) and is fifth all-time in passing yards (5,449).
* The Rose-Hulman defense amassed six sacks in both of its two most recent home games against Franklin and Mount St. Joseph.
* Rose-Hulman is No. 2 in NCAA Division III in red zone offensive efficiency (95.8% scoring rate) and No. 3 in fewest sacks allowed (0.29 per game).
* Defensively, the Fightin' Engineers rank No. 13 nationally in sacks at 3.71 per game.
* Thomas stands No. 3 nationally in all-purpose yardsage (189.9 per game) and Wight is No. 5 in rushing touchdowns (13).
DEFIANCE NOTES (0-7, 0-4 HCAC):
* Defiance has is led offensively by quarterbacks Reggie Washington (678 yards) and Cole Recker (315 yards).
* Four players have rushed for over 100 yards for the Yellow Jackets, led by Jalen Wilkins with 194 yards.
* Defensively, Steven Lucas leads the team with 50 tackles.
* Damon Thomas has a team-high four sacks and Maurice Ponder has two interceptions.
SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads 8-5
* HCAC Era: Rose-Hulman leads 8-5
* Current Streak: Rose-Hulman won 7
* Last Meeting: R-H 35, DC 6 (2018)
* Last DC win: DC 21, R-H 2018 (2011)
DID YOU KNOW?
* Rose-Hulman needs wins in its final two home games (Defiance on Nov. 2 and Hanover on Nov. 9) to secure the second NCAA trip in program history. The first was in 2016.
