TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology football team jumped out to a 41-7 halftime lead and cruised to a 48-14 victory over Manchester University in the 2022 Homecoming Game at Cook Stadium on Saturday.

Miguel Robertson completed 21-of-25 passes for 248 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the balanced offensive attack.  Daniel Huery added 3 touchdown receptions in a strong performance, gaining 124 yards on 10 receptions.

Jay Smith led the ground attack with 83 yards on 14 carries.  Lance Shelton added 70 rushing yards and one touchdown, and Grant Ripperda rushed for 35 yards and another score as Rose-Hulman had 3 touchdowns both passing and rushing in the balanced performance.

Rose-Hulman outgained Manchester 484 yards to 262 in the dominant performance.  Kyzer Bowen had a team-high 10 tackles, and Riley Roberts added a monster performance with 7 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss and 1 sack.  Tyce Miller added an interception with a 46-yard return, and Rashard Brown hauled in an interception for the Fightin' Engineers.

Manchester was held to just 15-of-32 through the air for 138 yards and 2 interceptions by the Rose-Hulman defense.

Rose-Hulman jumped out to a 20-0 lead after the opening quarter.  Robertson and Huery opened the scoring with a 30-yard touchdown strike to make the score 7-0 in the first minute of the game.  Kyle Rehberg added a  24-yard field goal to push the lead to 10-0.

Rip[perda scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, and Rehberg booted a 32-yard field goal to give Rose-Hulman a 20-0 lead after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Robertson connected with Alex Gresock on a 14-yard touchdown pass to make the score 27-0.  Shelton capped Rose-Hulman's first half scoring with a 9-yard touchdown run as the Engineer lead reached 34-7 at the break.

In the second half, Robertson and Huery added another touchdown pass of 2 yards to push the lead to 41-7.  The first play of the fourth quarter was the final score of the day, as Rick Easterwood threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Huery for his third receiving score of the game.

Rose-Hulman improved to 2-3 on the season and 2-0 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play, while Manchester stands 1-4 and 0-2 in league play.  The Fightin' Engineers return to action next Saturday at Bluffton University.