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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

FB-GAMEDAY-Anderson-11/8/25

Football Returns Home to Host The Anderson Ravens Saturday

11/4/2025 11:47:00 AM

TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Fightin' Engineer's football team will return home to host Anderson on Saturday, November 8, at 2 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman stands at 2-6 overall and 2-2 in the HCAC this season.
* The Fightin' Engineers come off a big road win over Manchester with a score of 35-13.
* Alexander Marsteller had a career day against the Spartans, recording 203 rushing yards and two touchdowns. 
* Hunter Kauffman earned HCAC Special Teams Athlete of the Week for his blocked punt return for a touchdown against Manchester. 
* Jay Smith is the team's leading rusher with 650 yards and five rushing touchdowns.
* Adam Yue leads the team under center with 1032 yards passing and seven passing touchdowns. 
* Ben Klein is the top option for Rose-Hulman at receiver, totaling 236 yards on 24 catches with one touchdown this year. 
* Rudy Griffing leads the defense with 70.0 tackles on the year. 
* He is joined by Gabe Adams, who leads the team with 8.5 tackles for loss, eight QB hurries, and 4.5 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 hosting Anderson, Rose-Hulman will wrap up their regular season at home against Mount St. Joseph University for Senior Day on Saturday, November 15, at 1:30 PM. 

ANDERSON NOTES:
* Anderson stands at 1-7 overall and 0-4 in the HCAC this season.
* The Ravens come off a loss to Franklin with a final score of 41-7.
* Carson Brookbank leads the team under center with 638 passing yards and three touchdowns. 
* Albert Rabb is the Raven's leading rusher, totaling 414 yards and six rushing touchdowns on the year. 
* Preston Yoder is the top receiver for Anderson with 24 catches for 267 yards and three touchdowns. 
* Jake Simpson leads the defense with 84.0 tackles this year.
* Jaylen Hayes is the Raven's sack leader with 4.0 sacks and 13.0 tackles for loss this season.
* The Ravens were selected to finish fifth in the HCAC Preseason Poll, receiving 15 points. 
* The team is led by Head Coach Jonathan Coddington in his third season with the Ravens.
* After traveling to face Rose-Hulman, Anderson will wrap up their season on the road at Manchester on Saturday, November 15, at 1:30 PM.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series between both teams with a record of 22-6 overall against the Ravens. 
* The Fightin' Engineers have won the last 15 games against Anderson, dating back to the 2009 season.
* The team defeated Anderson last season with a final score of 28-9.
* The last time Anderson defeated Rose-Hulman was during the 2008 season with a final score of 35-31.
* Rose-Hulman has an all-time home record of 12-2 when hosting the Anderson Ravens. 

SINGLE SEASON SCHOOL RECORDS:
* Austin Hastings - 1st in forced fumbles (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)
* Austin Hastings - 1st in forced fumbles (11), 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 (26), 14th in interception return yards (110)
* 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)

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