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TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers football team is set to start their 2024 season traveling to take on DePauw University on Saturday, September 7 at 1 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* 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 traveling to face DePauw, the Fightin' Engineers will return home for their home opener against Trine on Saturday, September 14 at 7 PM. 

DEPAUW NOTES:
* DePauw hosts Rose-Hulman for their 2024 season home opener on Saturday. 
* The Tigers have been selected as the favorite to win the NCAC in the league's preseason poll receiving 77 points and six first-place votes. 
* The team finished last season with a record of 10-1 overall and a perfect 8-0 record in the NCAC. 
* DePauw won the NCAC and made an appearance in the NCAA DIII Football Tournament falling to Alma College in the first round with a final score of 32-17. 
* The Tigers return seven 1st Team All-Conference honorees including Jake Comer, Jonathan Bruder, Rylan Watkins, Robby Ballentine, Luke Nolan, Matthew Coons, and Nolan Tully. 
* Junior Running Back Caden Whitehead will lead the backfield this season after ranking second on the team last year with 536 rushing yards and six touchdowns averaging 48.73 rushing yards per game. 
* The team returns their Quarterback Nathan McCahill for his senior season after posting 2,754 passing yards last season and 30 passing touchdowns averaging 250.36 passing yards per game. 
* Robby Ballentine is the team's top returning wide receiver after leading the team last year with 891 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. 
* Linebacker Luke Marsh leads the defense after leading the team with 69.0 tackles last season. 
* Defensive Back Ryland Irvin will lead the secondary after putting up 34.0 tackles, three interceptions, and four pass breakups last year. 
* Head Coach Brett Dietz has totaled a record of 30-6 overall and 23-2 in the NCAC in his four years leading the DePauw football program. 
* After hosting the Fightin' Engineers, DePauw will travel to face Berry College on Saturday, September 14 at 1 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Human trails in the all-time series between both teams with a record of 12-45-1 against the Tigers. 
* The team has lost the past seven match ups with DePauw dating back to the 2004 season. 
* Last year, Rose-Hulman came up just short in a competitive contest with a final score of 33-21.
* The Fightin' Engineers have a record of 1-16 when traveling to face DePauw. 

CAREER STAT NOTES:
* Cameron Dorsey - 6th in pass breakups (26), 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 (29.5)
* Daniel Huery - 5th in reception yards (2437), 5th in receptions (190), 5th in reception touchdowns (25), 3rd in receptions per game (6.13), 5th in kickoff returns for touchdowns (1), 7th in average yards per kickoff return (23.29)
* Jonathan Oliger - 7th in PAT percentage (90.0%), 9th in PAT attempted (60), and 9th in extra points made (54)
* Kyle Rehberg - 4th in extra points made (89), 7th in field goals made (17), 8th in field goals attempted (22), 3rd in PAT attempted (99), and 10th in PAT percentage (89.9%)
* Andrew Toler - 2nd in yards per punt (39.71), 8th in punt attempts (136), and 6th in total punt yards (5401)