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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman football team claimed a win over Franklin College on Homecoming in their HCAC opener with a final score of 24-14. This gives the Fightin' Engineers their first win of the season and starts their conference schedule 1-0.

Jay Smith was the workhorse for the Fightin' Engineers leading the team in rushing with 168 yards and one touchdown. Rick Easterwood led the team under center with 167 yards passing and two passing touchdowns. Daniel Huery was the team's top receiver on the day totaling nine catches for 56 yards and one touchdown.

Defensively, the team was led by Wyatt Bell totaling 12 tackles. 

Franklin got on the board first with a field goal on their first drive of the game to take the early lead. Rose-Hulman answered with a touchdown pass from Easterwood to Ben Klein from eight yards out to shift the lead to the Fightin' Engineers 7-3.

After another field goal for the Grizzlies, Rose-Hulman put together a scoring drive in two plays for 37 yards ending in a 28-yard touchdown reception by Huery in the final seconds of the first half to make the score 14-6. 

Franklin tied the game on a 12-play 70-yard drive in the third quarter with a touchdown run by Garrett Cora and a two-point conversion. Rose-Hulman put together an 80-yard drive capped off by a Jay Smith 2-yard rushing touchdown to make the score 21-14. 

Kyle Rehberg put the game out of reach for the Grizzlies making it a two-score game after nailing a 42-yard field goal to make the score 24-14. 

The Fightin' Engineers will continue conference play traveling to face Hanover College on Saturday, October 12 at 2 PM.