TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Fightin' Engineer's football team will look ahead to take on Baldwin Wallace on the road this Saturday, October 18, at 1:30 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman stands at 1-4 overall and 1-1 in the HCAC this season.
* The team completed an exciting fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the Franklin Grizzlies and win their first game of the season with a score of 35-34.
* Jay Smith led Rose-Hulman with 150 yards rushing and three rushing touchdowns. He also added five receptions for 38 yards and one receiving touchdown.
* Smith scored all three fourth-quarter touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown reception in the final minute to complete the comeback win.
* Jay Smith is the team's leading rusher with 438 yards and five rushing touchdowns.
* Adam Yue leads the team under center with 593 yards passing and three passing touchdowns. 
* Ben Klein is one of the top options for Rose-Hulman at receiver, totaling 184 yards on 16 catches with one touchdown this year. 
* Rudy Griffing leads the defense with 43.0 tackles on the year. 
* He is joined by Gabe Adams, who leads the team with 6.5 tackles for loss, four QB hurries, and 3.5 sacks this season. 
* The Fightin' Engineers have been picked to finish third in the HCAC Preseason Poll, conducted by the league's head coaches. 
* The team earned 26 points in the preseason poll results. 
* Rose-Hulman finished last season in third place in the HCAC after earning an overall record of 5-5 and a conference record of 4-2. 
* The team returns five HCAC All-Conference selections from last year, including Jay Smith, Ben Klein, Marshall Koch, Wyatt Bell, and Antonio Barnes. 
* The Fightin' Engineers are led by Head Coach Jeff Sokol, who enters his 15th season with Rose-Hulman. Sokol has led Rose-Hulman to three HCAC Titles and two NCAA Playoff appearances in 2016 and 2021. 
* After traveling to face Baldwin Wallace, Rose-Hulman will return home to host Bluffton on Saturday, October 25, at 2 PM for their Tackle Childhood Cancer Game.

BALDWIN WALLACE NOTES:
* Baldwin Wallace stands at 4-1 overall this season and 3-1 in the OAC. 
* The team comes off a win over Otterbein with a final score of 56-14. 
* Charlie Bubonics leads the team at quarterback with 92 completions for 1029 passing yards and 11 touchdowns. 
* George Linberger is the top running back for the Yellow Jackets with 686 rushing yards and seven touchdowns. 
* Tim Conwell leads the team's receiving core with 282 receiving yards and four touchdowns. 
* Xavier Balson also totals over 200 yards receiving with 223 and two receiving touchdowns. 
* Nolan Hartsel leads the team in tackles with 33 this season. 
* Devontae Jackson has been another defensive standout with 25 tackles and a team-high 4.0 tackles for loss and two interceptions. 
* The Yellow Jackets were selected to finish second in the OAC Preseason Polls with 55 points. 
* The team is led by Head Coach Jim Hilvert in his ninth season with Baldwin Wallace.
* After hosting Rose-Hulman, the Yellow Jackets will host Marietta on Saturday, October 25, at 2 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
* This will be the first time in program history that the Fightin' Engineers will take on the Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets.

SINGLE SEASON SCHOOL RECORDS:
* Austin Hastings - 1st in forced fumbles (6)

CAREER SCHOOL RECORDS:
* Jay Smith - 3rd in rushing yards per game (83.6), 5th in rush touchdowns (31), 7th in rushing yards (2676), 8th in rush attempts (594), 15th in yards per rush (4.51)
* Austin Hastings - 1st in forced fumbles (10), 3rd in QB hurries (16), 10th in tackles for loss (30.5)
* Wyatt Bell - 1st in interceptions returned for a touchdown (3), 7th in pass breakups (25), 14th in interception return yards (110)
* Gabe Adams - 6th in QB hurries (11), 11th in fumble return yards (13)
* Marshall Koch - 7th in QB hurries (10)
* Jacob Fields - 8th in fumble return yards (19), 9th in blocked kicks (2), one of seven RHIT players to record a fumble return for a touchdown (1)