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TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers football team welcomes Trine University to campus for their home opener on Saturday, September 14 at 7 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers stand at 0-1 after falling in their season opener to DePauw last Saturday.
* Kolton Nanko was the standout for Rose-Hulman in their first game totaling seven catches for 112 receiving yards and one touchdown.
* Jay Smith was also productive finishing the game with 103 rushing yards. 
* Rose-Hulman has been selected to finish third in the HCAC preseason poll receiving 25 points.
* The team finished last season with a record of 7-3 overall and 6-1 in the HCAC.
* The Fightin' Engineers finished second in the HCAC after falling to Mount St. Joseph in the final game of the season.
* The squad returns eight All-Conference student-athletes from last year's team including Wyatt Bell, Cameron Dorsey, Adam Field, Daniel Huery, Ben Klein, Dylan Page, Kyle Rehberg, and Andrew Toler.
* All of the returning All-Conference players with additions of Rick Easterwood, Augustus Shryock, and Jay Smith have been named as Players to Watch by the HCAC this season.
* Senior Punter Andrew Toler has been named a 1st Team Preseason All-American by D3football.com.
* Toler earned a pair of All-American honors last season ranking third in all of Division III with an average of 44.4 yards per punt last season. 
* He also enters his final season ranked second in school history in career yards per punt at 39.71. 
* Jay Smith is the team's top returner in the backfield ranking second on last year's team with 614 total rushing yards with nine touchdowns averaging 68.22 yards rushing per game. 
* Daniel Huery is the top returning wide receiver for the Fightin' Engineers finishing last season with 66 catches for 709 yards and six touchdowns. 
* Linebacker Marshall Koch is a standout returner for the Rose-Hulman defense ranking second on the team last season with 67.0 total tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception, and two fumble recoveries. 
* Adam Field leads the secondary as the top returning defensive back ranking third on the team last season with 63.0 total tackles, two interceptions, and six pass breakups.  
* Jeff Sokol is serving in his 14th year at Rose-Hulman with a career record of 84-43. Sokol has led Rose-Hulman to three HCAC titles and two NCAA Playoff appearances in 2016 and 2021.
* After hosting Trine, Rose-Hulman will host Hope for Tackle Childhood Cancer Night on Saturday, September 21 at 1:30 PM. 

TRINE NOTES:
* Trine also enters the match up with Rose-Hulman with an 0-1 record to start the year. 
* The team suffered a loss to Chris. Newport in their home opener with a final score of 42-6. 
* Cole Alexander led the team in their first game of the season going 21-33 with 231 yards passing and one passing touchdown. 
* Owen Hebberd made an impact finishing the game with eight catches for 82 yards. 
* The Thunder have been selected to finish third in the MIAA preseason poll after finishing last season with a record of 6-4 overall and 4-2 in conference.
* The team lost eight of their 2023 All-MIAA selections from last season, but returned linebacker Tucker Hasselman who received 2nd Team All-MIAA last year. 
* Head Coach Troy Abbs holds a career record of 61-28 entering his 10th season with the Trine Thunder. 
* After facing the Fightin' Engineers, Trine will travel to face Bluffton on Saturday, September 21 at 7 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series between both teams with a record of 2-1 against Trine.
* Rose-Hulman topped the Thunder in the 2021 season with a final score of 31-30 and defeated Trine last year 30-28.
* Trine picked up the win during the 2022 season with a final score of 24-23.
* The Fightin' Engineers are 0-1 when hosting Trine. 

CAREER STAT NOTES:
* Cameron Dorsey - 4th in pass breakups (27), 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)
* Austin Hastings - 11th in tackles for loss (30.5)
* Daniel Huery - 4th in reception yards (2470), 5th in receptions (197), 5th in reception touchdowns (26), 3rd in receptions per game (6.16), 5th in kickoff returns for touchdowns (1), 7th in average yards per kickoff return (23.29)
* Jonathan Oliger - 8th in PAT percentage (90.0%), 9th in PAT attempted (60), and 9th in extra points made (54)
* Kyle Rehberg - 4th in extra points made (91), 7th in field goals made (17), 8th in field goals attempted (22), 3rd in PAT attempted (101), and 7th in PAT percentage (90.1%)
* Andrew Toler - 2nd in yards per punt (39.89), 6th in punt attempts (141), and 6th in total punt yards (5624)