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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology football team hosts the Hanover College Panthers on Saturday at 2 PM for the annual Rose-Hulman Hall of Fame Game. At halftime, the Fightin' Engineers will honor their four 2023 Hall of Fame inductees including Paul Bouagnon, Creasy Clauser, Anna (Lewer) Dorsey, and Kyle Kovach.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman enters this week at 5-2 on the season following their 50-35 win over Franklin on Saturday.
* Grant Ripperda (703) and Jay Smith (456) rank 2nd and 5th in the HCAC in rushing yards this season, and they are 4th and 3rd respectively in rushing touchdowns with 6 and 7.
* Miguel Robertson leads the HCAC in passing efficiency (172.2) and ranks 2nd in both passing touchdowns (19) and passing yards (1647).
* Jailen Hobbs currently leads the HCAC in receiving yards (754) and receiving touchdowns (10), and he ranks 2nd in receptions with 42.
* 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 (8) and ranks 5th with 53 points scored. He was also named to the D3football.com Team of the Week after going 7-7 on extra points and making his career-long 35-yard field goal in the win.
* Marshall Koch, Jakey Ovanic, and Riley Lopian all rank top-10 in the HCAC in tackles this season.
* Riley Lopian and Joseph Bueno rank 8th in the HCAC with 5 tackles for a loss this season.
* Payton Gryniewicz ranks 6th in the HCAC in sacks with 4.5 and 7th with 7.5 tackles for a loss.
* Stephon Pugh and Adam Field are two of the 16 HCAC players with multiple interceptions this season.
* Andrew Toler leads the HCAC in yards per punt at 44.8.
* 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 82-42 and the top winning percentage in program history at .661. 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, November 4 as they travel to Defiance to take on the Yellow Jackets in their second to last regular season game.

HANOVER NOTES:
* Hanover comes into the weekend at 5-2 on the season and 2-2 in the HCAC.
* The Panthers picked up a big 38-14 win over Trine in non-conference play.
* Hanover dropped last week's game to Mount St. Joseph 52-27. They trailed 38-0 at the half.
* The Hanover defense leads the HCAC this season with 16.7 points allowed per game. The Panthers had only allowed 62 points prior to their 52-27 loss to Mt. St. Joseph last week.
* Hanover quarterback Kolton Richards threw for 1,358 yards in his first six games of the season. Richards threw just six passes last week before being taken out of the game. He is not on the 2-Deep coming into today's game.
* Hunter Eads is tied for third in the HCAC with six receiving touchdowns this season. He trails Rose-Hulman's Jailen Hobbs who leads the HCAC with 10.
* David Wall leads the HCAC in sacks this season with 6.5. He also ranks 6th in the HCAC with 8.5 tackles for a loss this season. 
* Luke Brody is one of just four players in the HCAC with three or more interceptions this season. 
* The Panthers host Anderson next Saturday for their second to last game of the year.

SERIES HISTORY:
* The all-time series between Rose-Hulman and Hanover is dead even at 36-36-2.
* The Fightin' Engineers have won the last two meetings including a 47-17 victory last season.
* Rose-Hulman outscored the Panthers 23-0 in the second half of last season's matchup. 
* The Panthers won three straight meetings from 2018-2020 including their last win in Terre Haute in 2019.

2023 STAT LEADERS:
PASSING YARDS - Miguel Robertson (1647)
PASSING TDS - Miguel Robertson (19)
RUSHING YARDS - Grant Ripperda (703)
RUSHING TDS - Jay Smith (7)
RECEPTIONS - Jailen Hobbs (42)
RECEIVING YARDS - Jailen Hobbs (754)
RECEIVING TDS - Jailen Hobbs (10)
TACKLES - Marshall Koch / Jakey Ovanic (46)
TACKLES FOR A LOSS - Payton Gryniewicz (7.5)
SACKS - Payton Gryniewicz (4.0)
INTERCEPTIONS - Adam Field / Stephon Pugh (2)

NCAA DIVISION III STAT NOTES:
* Wyatt Bell - 7th in pass breakups (11)
* Jailen Hobbs - 11th in receiving touchdowns (10), 12th in receiving yards (754), and 18th in all-purpose yards (142.0)
* Kyle Rehberg - 5th in field goal percentage (88.9%) and 8th in field goals per game (1.14)
* Grant Ripperda - 28th in rushing yards (703)
* Miguel Robertson - 17th in passing efficiency (172.2), 25th in yards per attempt (9.0), 28th in passing touchdowns (19), and 33rd in completion percentage (66.7%)

CAREER STAT NOTES:
* Cameron Dorsey - 7th in pass breakups (22) 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 (14.28), 2nd in total punt return yards (614), 3rd in yards per kick return (25.85), 3rd in total kick return yards (1189), 4th in receiving touchdowns (24), 6th in receptions per game (4.21), 7th in receptions (139), 9th in receiving yards (1947), and 12th in yards per catch (14.00)
* Daniel Huery -6th in receptions (165), 7th in yards per kick return (2364), 6th in receiving touchdowns (22), 6th in receiving yards (2173), 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 - 4th in extra points made (74), 7th in field goals made (16), and 12th in PAT percentage (89.2%)
* Grant Ripperda - 11th in rushing yards per game (63.5), 12th in rushing yards (1905), 14th in rushing attempts (423), and 15th in rushing touchdowns (19)
* Miguel Robertson - 1st in completion percentage (67.8%), 1st in yards per completion (8.9), 1st in passing efficiency (172.7), 4th in passing touchdowns (49), 10th in passing yards (4018), 10th in passing completions (307), and 11th in passing attempts (453)
* Chaikou Sow - 14th in interception return yards (110)
* Andrew Toler - 3rd in yards per punt (39.38) and 8th in total punt yards (4923)

SINGLE-SEASON STAT NOTES:
* Wyatt Bell - 8th in pass breakups (11)
* 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 - 5th in receiving touchdowns (10), 10th in yards per catch (17.95), 11th in receiving yards (754), and 12th in yards per punt return (10.0)
* Daniel Huery - 12th in yards per punt return (10.0)
* Kyle Rehberg - 1st in field goal percentage (88.9%) and 11th in field goals made (8)
* Miguel Robertson - 2nd in passer efficiency (172.2), 2nd in yards per completion (9.0), 3rd in completion percentage (66.7%), and 9th in passing touchdowns (19)

HCAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS:
T1) Mount St. Joseph (6-1, 4-0 HCAC)
T1) Rose-Hulman (5-2, 4-0 HCAC)
3) Franklin (3-4, 3-1 HCAC)
T4) Hanover (5-2, 2-2 HCAC)
T4) Defiance (3-4, 2-2 HCAC)
6) Bluffton (1-6, 1-3 HCAC)
T7) Anderson (0-7, 0-4 HCAC)
T7) Manchester (0-7, 0-4 HCAC)