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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology football team returns to Cook Stadium for the first time since September 2 as they host the Anderson Ravens at 2 PM on Saturday. The game will be the 2023 Homecoming game for the Fightin' Engineers.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman enters this week at 1-2 on the season with a win over Trine 30-28 and losses to DePauw and Albion.
* This week is Homecoming for the Fightin' Engineers. Rose-Hulman is 8-1 in their last nine Homecoming football games with their lone loss since 2013 coming in 2019, a 29-28 loss to Franklin on a walk-off 2-point conversion with 38 seconds to go.
* Jailen 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.
* Hobbs 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.
* Andrew Toler also earned preseason All-American honors from The CFB Network. He was a 1st-Team all-HCAC punter in 2022.
* Toler has been named the HCAC Special Teams Player of the Week following each of their last two games.
* 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.
* Four players on the stout Rose-Hulman defense have come up with interceptions this season. Rose-Hulman has forced five turnovers in their first three games of the season.
* Riley Lopian leads the Fightin' Engineers defense up front as he has recorded 17 tackles and 3 tackles for a loss.
* Marshall Koch leads the team with 22 tackles on the season.
* Jeff Sokol is serving in his 13th year at Rose-Hulman with a career record of 78-42 and the top winning percentage in program history at .650. 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 7 as the Fightin' Engineers travel to North Manchester, Indiana to take on the Manchester Spartans.

ANDERSON NOTES:
* Anderson comes into this weekend at 0-3 on the season.
* The Ravens have played two common opponents with Rose-Hulman as they fell to Trine 61-0 and fell to DePauw 68-19. They also fell to #21 Alma 60-14.
* Anderson has had four different players attempt at least 10 passes through their first three games. Freshman Aidan Meek leads the team with 238 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions.
* Johnell Wortham has rushed for a team-high 107 yards and one touchdown including a 75-yard touchdown run against DePauw.
* Julian Holguin leads the team with 17 receptions and 143 receiving yards this season.
* Freshman Lucas Kleeman leads the defensive attack with 17 tackles and 2 tackles for a loss.
* First year head coach Jonathan Coddington is still looking for his first-career win.
* Anderson will return to their home field next week as they host the Franklin College Grizzlies at 1:30 PM for their homecoming game.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series with Anderson 20-6.
* The Fightin' Engineers took down the Ravens 45-7 last year.
* Rose-Hulman is currently on a 13-game win streak dating back to 2009.
* The last Anderson win in the series came 35-31 in 2008.
* This will be the first time that the Fightin' Engineers have hosted Anderson for their Homecoming game since 2016, a 44-10 win for the Fightin' Engineers.

2023 STAT LEADERS:
PASSING YARDS - Miguel Robertson (703)
PASSING TDS - Miguel Robertson (9)
RUSHING YARDS - Grant Ripperda (181)
RUSHING TDS - Grant Ripperda (1)
RECEPTIONS - Jailen Hobbs (23)
RECEIVING YARDS - Jailen Hobbs (399)
RECEIVING TDS - Jailen Hobbs (7)
TACKLES - Marshall Koch (22)
TACKLES FOR A LOSS - Riley Lopian (3.0)
SACKS - Jakey Ovanic (1.5)
FORCED FUMBLES - N/A
INTERCEPTIONS - Cameron Dorsey / Adam Field / Stephon Pugh / Ryan Schmidt (1)

CAREER STAT NOTES:
* Jailen Hobbs - 1st in kick return touchdowns (2), 1st in punt return touchdowns (2), 1st in yards per punt return (15.2), 3rd in yards per kick return (25.7), 3rd in total punt return yards (591), 4th in total kick return yards (1132), 6th in receiving touchdowns (21), 10th in receptions (120), and 13th in receiving yards (1592)
* Daniel Huery - 6th in receptions (137), 6th in yards per kick return (24.2), 8th in receiving touchdowns (19), 9th in receiving yards (1813), and one of only 12 players to return a kick for a touchdown
* Jonathan Oliger - 4th in PAT percentage (92.5%) and 9th in extra points made (49)
* Kyle Rehberg - 8th in extra points made (52), 13th in PAT percentage (86.7%), and 11th in field goals made (9)
* Miguel Robertson - 1st in completion percentage (67.6%), 1st in yards per completion (8.6), 1st in passing efficiency (170.1), 6th in passing touchdowns (39), 10th in passing yards (3074), and 11th in passing completions (242)
* Chaikou Sow - 14th in interception return yards (110)
* Andrew Toler - 3rd in yards per punt (39.0) and 9th in total punt yards (4597)

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