TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers football team will wrap up their regular season on the road against Bluffton on Saturday, November 14, at 1:30 PM.

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers currently rank tied for second in the conference with Hanover, with a record of 6-3 overall and 4-1 in the HCAC.
* Rose-Hulman comes off a close loss to Mount St. Joseph with a final score of 27-13. 
* The Fightin' Engineers can finish as high as second place in the HCAC depending on the final weeks' results.
* If the team finishes second, they will qualify for a bowl game.
* Brock Zanetell leads the team at quarterback with 1,798 passing yards and 11 passing touchdowns.
* Zanetell has also made an impact in the run game with 83 carries for 278 yards and five rushing touchdowns.
* Alexander Marsteller is the team's leading rusher with 171 carries for 700 yards and 12 touchdowns. 
* Avery Cody is the top wide receiver with 39 catches for 600 yards and three touchdowns. 
* Joseph Coveliers is the top defender with 54 tackles this season, adding 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks. 
* William Fleck leads the team with 12.0 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks this season. 
* Austin Hastings has been a turnover machine with four interceptions, six forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. 
* Rose-Hulman has been picked to finish fourth in the HCAC Preseason Poll, earning 21 points.
* The Fightin' Engineers are led by Head Coach Jeff Sokol, entering his 16th season at the helm of the football program. 
* The Rose-Hulman football team will await the results from the final weekend of competition across the league to see if they qualify for a bowl game. 

BLUFFTON NOTES:
* Bluffton currently ranks fifth in the HCAC standings with a record of 2-7 overall and a conference mark of 2-3.
* The Beavers have lost their last four games, most recently falling to Ohio Northern with a final score of 63-0.
* Kaleb Evans leads the team at quarterback with 966 passing yards and seven passing touchdowns. 
* Landan Johnson is the team's lead running back with 89 rushes for 345 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
* Deontai Gholson is the top wide receiver for the Beavers, totaling 19 catches for 337 yards and five receiving touchdowns. 
* Jayden Bennett leads the defense with 55 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, and one sack.
* Quentin Walker leads the secondary with three pass breakups and two interceptions, totaling 50 tackles on the year.
* The Bluffton Beavers were selected to finish fifth in the HCAC Preseason Poll, earning 17 points. 
* The team is led by Interim Head Coach Cody Crawford in his first year leading the Beavers.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series against Bluffton with a record of 18-4 against the Beavers.
* The Fightin' Engineers fell short in their last game against Bluffton during the 2024 season with a final score of 30-27 after two overtimes.
* Before that, Rose-Hulman had defeated Bluffton 10 times in a row, dating back to the 2015 season. 
* Rose has an all-time road record of 10-1 when traveling to face the Beavers.

HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Mount St. Joseph (8-1, 5-1 HCAC)
T2) Hanover (7-2, 4-1 HCAC)
T2) Rose-Hulman (6-3, 4-1 HCAC)
4) Franklin (5-4, 3-2 HCAC)
5) Bluffton (2-7, 2-3 HCAC)
T6) Anderson (1-8, 0-5 HCAC)
T6) Manchester (1-8, 0-5 HCAC)