TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Fightin' Engineer's football team will return to action, hosting Mount St. Joseph for Senior Day on Saturday, November 15, at 1:30 PM. The winner of the regular season finale would finish second in the HCAC standings and earn a spot in the Division III Football Bowl Series. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman stands at 3-6 overall and 3-2 in the HCAC this season.
* The Fightin' Engineers come off a shutout win over Anderson with a final score of 38-0. 
* Alexander Marsteller had another outstanding performance against the Ravens, totaling 198 yards rushing and a rushing touchdown.
* Marsteller also totaled 42 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in the big win. 
* Marsteller has been the top option in the backfield with 541 yards rushing and five rushing touchdowns. 
* Adam Yue leads the team under center with 1195 yards passing and nine passing touchdowns. 
* Ben Klein is the top option for Rose-Hulman at receiver, totaling 257 yards on 25 catches with two touchdowns this year. 
* Rudy Griffing leads the defense with 73.0 tackles on the year. 
* Augustus Shryock is another standout with 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks on the year. 
* 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. 
* 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. 
* This is the final regular-season game for the Fightin' Engineers. With a win, the team would finish second in the HCAC and earn a spot in the Division III Football Bowl Series at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH NOTES:
* MSJ stands at 5-4 overall and 4-1 in the conference this season. 
* The team comes off a win over Manchester University with a final score of 48-20.
* The Lions are led by Jaxon Schreiber at quarterback, totaling 2,915 passing yards and 40 passing touchdowns this season. 
* Eli Aston has led the receiving core for the Lions with 1,138 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns. 
* Steven Napier is the standout in the backfield with 391 rushing yards and one touchdown on the year. 
* Luke Paff leads the defense with 85 tackles on the season and 5.0 tackles for loss. 
* Daniel Jones is another playmaker on the defensive line with a team-high 4.0 sacks on the year. 
* Mount St. Joseph was picked to finish first in the HCAC Preseason Poll, receiving 36 points and six first-place votes.
* The team is led by Head Coach Tyler Hopperton in his ninth season with the Lions. 
* With a win, the team would finish second in the HCAC and earn a spot in the Division III Football Bowl Series at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman trails in the all-time series against the Lions with a record of 9-14. 
* The Fightin' Engineers have lost their last three games against the Lions, dating back to the 2022 season.
* The team fell short to the Lions last season with a final score of 38-21. 
* The last time Rose-Hulman defeated MSJ was during the 2021 season with a score of 58-21. 
* The Fightin' Engineers have an all-time home record of 5-6 when hosting the Lions. 

SINGLE SEASON SCHOOL RECORDS:
* Austin Hastings - 1st in forced fumbles (7)
* Gabe Adams - 2nd in QB hurries (8)
* William Fleck - 5th in blocked kicks (2)
* Tristan Stephens - 1st in fumble return yards (59)
* Trevor Saguto - 12th in field goals made (8), 6th in field goal percentage (72.7), 5th in extra point field goal percentage (95.7)

CAREER SCHOOL RECORDS:
* Jay Smith - 4th in rushing yards per game (82.5), 5th in rush touchdowns (31), 4th in rushing yards (2888), 5th in rush attempts (641), 15th in yards per rush (4.51)
* Austin Hastings - 1st in forced fumbles (11), 3rd in QB hurries (16), 10th in tackles for loss (30.5), 13th in total tackles (274), 10th in assisted tackles (138), 14th in tackle for loss yards (108)
* Wyatt Bell - 1st in interceptions returned for a touchdown (3), 7th in pass breakups (26), 14th in interception return yards (120)
* Gabe Adams - 4th in QB hurries (15), 11th in fumble return yards (13)
* Marshall Koch - 7th in QB hurries (11)
* Jacob Fields - 8th in fumble return yards (19), 9th in blocked kicks (2), one of eight RHIT players to record a fumble return for a touchdown (1)
* Tristan Stephens - 1st in fumble return yards (59), one of eight RHIT players to record a fumble return for a touchdown (1)
* Augustus Shryock - 9th in QB hurries (8)
* William Fleck - 9th in blocked kicks (2)
* Trevor Saguto - 14th in field goals made (8)

HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Hanover (7-2, 5-0 HCAC)
2) Mount St. Joseph (5-4, 4-1 HCAC)
T3) Franklin (5-4, 3-2 HCAC)
T3) Rose-Hulman (3-6, 3-2 HCAC)
5) Bluffton (5-4, 3-3 HCAC)
6) Anderson (1-8, 0-5 HCAC)
7) Manchester (0-9, 0-5 HCAC)