TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Fightin' Engineer's football team will hit the road to take on Trine on Saturday, September 13, at 7 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman returns to action after their loss to DePauw in their home opener. 
* 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. 
* Jay Smith is the top returner for the Fightin' Engineers, leading the backfield last season with 271 rushing attempts, 1297 rushing yards, and 16 touchdowns. 
* Smith set a new school record for rushing yards in a single season in 2024. 
* He also broke the single-game rushing record last year with 252 yards in the team's 52-10 win over Bluffton. 
* In the game against Bluffton, he became the sixth player in school history to rush fr five touchdowns in a single game. 
* Kolton Nanko is the team's top returning wide receiver, totaling 33 catches for 506 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 2024.
* Antonio Barnes leads the defense, tallying a team-high 70 tackles last season. 
* He is joined by Marshall Koch, who also led the defense last year with 56 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, and a team-high 5.5 sacks. 
* 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 Trine, Rose-Hulman will travel to take on Albion on Saturday, September 20, at 12 PM.

TRINE NOTES:
* Trine enters their home opener with a record of 0-1 after falling to Christopher Newport with a score of 38-7.
* The Thunder has been picked to finish fourth in the MIAA, receiving 25 points in the Preseason Poll.
* The team returns three All-Conference selections, including Tristan Burrus, Evan Kaehr, and Cam McCarver. 
*  Ivyn Collins leads the team under center with 94 yards passing on the season. 
* Cortaveon Barnett leads the team in the backfield with 13 yards rushing in the team's loss to Chirstpher Newport. 
* Rashawn Street is the team's top receiver with 37 yards so far this season.
* Wesyn Ludwig is the top defensive performer, totaling eight tackles so far this year. 
* The Thunder are led by Head Coach Troy Abbs in his 11th season with Trine. 
* After hosting Rose-Hulman, Trine will host Franklin College on Saturday, September 20, at 1 PM. 

SERIES HISTORY:
* The series between both teams stands tied at 2-2. 
* The Fightin' Engineers fell to the Thunder last season in a thrilling game with a final score of 39-33.
* Rose-Hulman is undefeated on the road against Trine, picking up wins in 2023 and 2021.
* Across the four games in the series history, all of the games have been one-possession victories. 
* In four games, the margin of victory is a combined 10 points with final scores of 39-33 (2024), 30-28 (2023), 24-23 (2022), and 31-30 (2021).