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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology football team hosts the Bluffton Beavers on Saturday at 1:30 PM for the annual Tackle Childhood Cancer Game.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman enters this week at 3-2 on the season following their 44-7 win over Manchester on Saturday.
* Grant Ripperda (395) and Jay Smith (354) rank 2nd and 4th in the HCAC in rushing yards this season, and Smith ranks 2nd in the HCAC in rushing touchdowns with 4.
* Miguel Robertson leads the HCAC in passing efficiency (163.2) and ranks 2nd in passing touchdowns with 14.
* Jailen Hobbs currently leads the HCAC in receiving yards (567) and receiving touchdowns (9), and he ranks 2nd in receptions with 31.
* Hobbs is the reigning 2-time HCAC Special Teams Player of the Year after leading the league in kickoff return and punt return average last season, and he is coming off an All-American season in 2022 as he became the first two-sport All-American in school history in track and football. He was the first HCAC Athlete of the Year in school history in 2022-23.
* Hobbs was named the HCAC Offensive Player of the Week and earned D3football.com Team of the Week honors after putting up 14 catches, 205 yards, and 3 touchdowns in the win over Trine.
* Kyle Rehberg leads the HCAC in field goals made (4) and ranks 2nd with 29 points scored.
* Riley Lopian and Joseph Bueno rank 8th in the HCAC with 5 tackles for a loss this season.
* Payton Gryniewicz is tied for 4th in the HCAC in sacks with 3.
* Stephon Pugh and Adam Field are two of the ten HCAC players with multiple interceptions this season.
* Andrew Toler ranks 2nd in the HCAC and 3rd in NCAA Division III in yards per punt this season at 46.0.
* Toler earned preseason All-American honors from The CFB Network. He was a 1st-Team all-HCAC punter in 2022, and he has been named the HCAC Special Teams Player of the Week twice this season.
* Daniel Huery earned preseason All-American recognition from D3football.com. He was a 2nd-Team All-Region honoree and a 1st-Team all-HCAC honoree in 2022.
* Jeff Sokol is serving in his 13th year at Rose-Hulman with a career record of 79-42 and the top winning percentage in program history at .653. Sokol has led Rose-Hulman to three HCAC titles and NCAA Playoff appearances in 2016 and 2021.
* Rose-Hulman will return to the gridiron on Saturday, October 21 as the Fightin' Engineers travel to Franklin.

BLUFFTON NOTES:
SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series 16-3 over Bluffton.
* The Fightin' Engineers have won eight straight games since 2015.
* Rose-Hulman won last year's game 48-20 in a game that included two Rose-Hulman touchdowns in the first 22 seconds of the game and a 28-0 lead just 10 minutes into the game.
* The last Bluffton win came in 2014, a 31-17 victory.
* The first-ever meeting between the two teams came back in 1974, a 24-21 victory for the Fightin' Engineers.

2023 STAT LEADERS:
PASSING YARDS - Miguel Robertson (1030)
PASSING TDS - Miguel Robertson (14)
RUSHING YARDS - Grant Ripperda (395)
RUSHING TDS - Jay Smith (4)
RECEPTIONS - Jailen Hobbs (31)
RECEIVING YARDS - Jailen Hobbs (567)
RECEIVING TDS - Jailen Hobbs (9)
TACKLES - Adam Field (30)
TACKLES FOR A LOSS - Joseph Bueno / Riley Lopian (5.0)
SACKS - Payton Gryniewicz (3.0)
FORCED RECOVERIES - Jacob Fields / Payton Gryniewicz / Jack LeCrone / Riley Lopian / Connor Johansen (1)
INTERCEPTIONS - Adam Field / Stephon Pugh (2)

NCAA DIVISION III STAT NOTES:
* Adam Field - 22nd in pass breakups (8)
* Jailen Hobbs - 5th in receiving touchdowns (9),15th in all-purpose yards (784), and 17th in receiving yards (567)
* Kyle Rehberg - 19th in field goal percentage (80.0%)
* Miguel Robertson - 24th in passing efficiency (163.2)
* Ryan Schmidt - 22nd in pass breakups (8)

CAREER STAT NOTES:
* Cameron Dorsey - 9th in pass breakups (20) and 13th in fumble return yards (9)
* Jacob Fields - One of seven players in Rose-Hulman history to return a fumble for a touchdown and 8th in fumble return yards (19)
* Jailen Hobbs - One of four players to return 2 kicks for touchdowns, One of three players to return 2 punts for touchdowns, 1st in yards per punt return (14.27), 2nd in total punt return yards (614), 3rd in yards per kick return (25.91), 4th in total kick return yards (1166), 5th in receiving touchdowns (23), 6th in receptions per game (4.13), 8th in receptions (128), 10th in receiving yards (1760), and 13th in yards per catch (13.75)
* Daniel Huery - 6th in receptions (141), 7th in yards per kick return (23.8), 7th in receiving touchdowns (20), 9th in receiving yards (1900), 15th in yards per catch (13.47), and one of only 12 players to return a kick for a touchdown
* Jonathan Oliger - 6th in PAT percentage (91.2%) and 9th in extra points made (52)
* Kyle Rehberg - 7th in extra points made (62), 9th in field goals made (12), and 12th in PAT percentage (88.6%)
* Miguel Robertson - 1st in completion percentage (66.4%), 1st in yards per completion (8.7), 1st in passing efficiency (169.9), 5th in passing touchdowns (44), 10th in passing yards (3401), 10th in passing completions (261), and 14th in passing attempts (393)
* Chaikou Sow - 14th in interception return yards (110)
* Andrew Toler - 3rd in yards per punt (39.39) and 9th in total punt yards (4767)

SINGLE-SEASON STAT NOTES:
* Jacob Fields - One of seven players in Rose-Hulman history to return a fumble for a touchdown, 7th in fumble return yards (19) and 13th in QB hurries (4)
* Jailen Hobbs - 9th in receiving touchdowns (9), 9th in receptions per game (6.2), 10th in yards per catch (18.29), and 12th in yards per punt return (10.0)
* Kyle Rehberg - 3rd in field goal percentage (80.0%)
* Miguel Robertson - 3rd in passer efficiency (163.2), 5th in yards per completion (8.4), 7th in completion percentage (61.8%), 13th in passing touchdowns (14), and 13th in yards per game (206.0)
* Andrew Toler - 1st in yards per punt (45.95)

HCAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS:
T1) Mount St. Joseph (4-1, 2-0 HCAC)
T1) Rose-Hulman (3-2, 2-0 HCAC)
T1) Franklin (2-3, 2-0 HCAC)
T4) Hanover (4-1, 1-1 HCAC)
T4) Defiance (2-3, 1-1 HCAC)
T6) Bluffton (1-4, 0-2 HCAC)
T6) Anderson (0-5, 0-2 HCAC)
T6) Manchester (0-5, 0-2 HCAC)