Rose-Hulman
1-1Heartland · Cook Stadium · 2,500
LastW 27–7 at Kalamazoo · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Albion · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Cook Stadium · series 0-3, lost the last 3
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #574 | #446 | — | DePauw | L 23–31 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #565 | #626 | — | @Kalamazoo | W 27–7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #564 | #581 | Albion | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Franklin | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Anderson (IN) | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Heidelberg | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Hanover | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Manchester | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Mount St Joseph | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Bluffton |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · vs Albion · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
Rose-Hulman is the elite engineering school that has not won the HCAC title since 2021 — the Engineers with top individual talent like RB Jay Smith are hungry to reclaim their conference throne.
Fans here believe mount St. Joseph went 20-0 in HCAC games over the past three years — the defending champion that was supposed to be vulnerable. Hanover just beat them. Rose-Hulman watches both from…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-7 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Heartland teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Rose-Hulman has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 4-6 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Albion · at home
Outcome band · Rose-Hulman · 2026
Outcome band · Rose-Hulman · 2026Rose-Hulman's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Rose-Hulman is the elite engineering school that has not won the HCAC title since 2021 — the Engineers with top individual talent like RB Jay Smith are hungry to reclaim their conference throne.
Playoff path
Rose-Hulman sits 5th in the Heartland Conference and 130th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanover | 0-0 | 2-0 | 62.5 |
| 2 | Mount St Joseph | 0-0 | 2-0 | 62.0 |
| 3 | Franklin | 0-0 | 1-1 | 57.4 |
| 4 | Manchester | 0-0 | 1-1 | 52.8 |
| 5 | Rose Hulman | 0-0 | 1-1 | 46.9 |
| 6 | Anderson (IN) | 0-0 | 1-1 | 46.6 |
| 7 | Bluffton | 0-0 | 0-2 | 29.4 |
Win the Heartland Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.