TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology junior
Jailen Hobbs scored four touchdowns and the Fightin' Engineer defense recorded a shutout in a 49-0 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football victory over Franklin College on Saturday at Cook Stadium.
Hobbs set a new single-game Rose-Hulman school record with 148 punt return yards, including a 51-yard touchdown and a 70-yard return to the 2-yard line. He also hauled in 7 pass receptions for 103 yards and 3 touchdowns to propel the offense.
Miguel Robertson completed 22-of-29 passes for 255 yards and 4 touchdowns, and
Adam Tice-Saliu joined Hobbs as a receiving threat with 8 receptions for 89 yards and 1 touchdown.Â
Grant Ripperda led the ground attack with 84 rushing yards,
Lance Shelton added 42 rushing yards, and
Daniel Huery added 5 receptions for 47 yards for Rose-Hulman.
The Fightin' Engineer defense was an equal story, holding Franklin to just 9-of-36 passing for 67 yards with 3 interceptions including a 11-yard pick-six touchdown by
Riley Roberts.Â
Kyzer Bowen had a team-high 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and 1 sack.Â
Payton Gryniewicz had 9 tackles and 1 tackle-for-loss,
Chaikou Sow had 7 tackles, and Roberts led the 6 tackle defenders with 1.5 tackles-for-loss, 1 sack and the pick-six touchdown.
Rose-Hulman scored on its opening drive to take a 7-0 lead on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Robertson to Tice-Saliu. Hobbs stole the show for the rest of the first half, scoring on a 51-yard punt return for a touchdown and pass receptions of 5 and 40 yards to give Rose-Hulman a 28-0 lead at the break.
In the second half, Roberts snagged his 11-yard pick-six with 9:08 left in the third quarter to push the lead to 35-0. Hobbs added a 33-yard touchdown reception, and
Alex Gresock capped the scoring with a 4-yard touchdown run.Â
Kyle Rehberg finished a perfect 7-of-7 on extra points on the afternoon for the Engineers.
Franklin was held to just 193 yards of total offense, compared to 401 for Rose-Hulman. Garett Cora led the Grizzlies with 99 rushing yards.
Rose-Hulman improved to 4-0 in HCAC play and 4-3 overall with its 13th consecutive victory against conference opposition. Franklin dropped to 3-4 overall and 3-1 in HCAC play. The Fightin' Engineers host Defiance College for Senior Day on Saturday at 1:30 pm.
