Rose-Hulman · Next-Season Outcome Band2021 HCAC Championship
The most recent conference title
Rose-Hulman3-7Verdict Begins·Offseason
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.
Title DroughtSince 2021 · 4 yrs
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…
low signal
The Fightin' Engineers bide their time.
Rose-Hulman · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 1-11
Base 3-9
Ceiling 6-6
floor1-11Rebuild year. Below .500.
base3-9Mid-table finish.
ceiling6-6Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 3-7
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs DePauw · at home
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · vs DePauw · Sat Sep 5 · 23:00 UTC
The experience
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.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Rose-Hulman sits 5th in the Heartland Conference and 177th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Heartland · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanover | 6-0 | 9-3 | 66.0 |
| 2 | Mount St Joseph | 5-1 | 6-5 | 52.4 |
| 3 | Franklin | 3-3 | 5-5 | 49.7 |
| 4 | Bluffton | 3-3 | 5-5 | 46.9 |
| 5 | Rose Hulman | 3-3 | 3-7 | 42.8 |
| 6 | Anderson (IN) | 1-5 | 2-8 | 36.2 |
| 7 | Manchester | 0-6 | 0-10 | 28.5 |
42.8 CFB Zeitgeist#177 of 240 D350.6 strength of schedule
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.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 3-7
Signature win 38-0 over Anderson (IN); toughest day 0-48 against Mount St Joseph.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Rose-Hulman
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The Fightin' Engineers bide their time.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Rose Hulman"
— Rose-Hulman fanbase · recurring line
13 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Rose-Hulman · 2025 schedule & results3-7Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 49%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | DePauw | L 0–40 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #472 | #511 | — | @Trine | L 10–27 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #508 | #536 | — | @Albion | L 17–25 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #532 | #437 | — | Hanover | L 10–44 | 0-4 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #591 | #570 | — | @Franklin | W 35–34 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #587 | #493 | — | @Baldwin Wallace | L 20–52 | 1-5 | 1-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #595 | #618 | — | Bluffton | L 27–30 | 1-6 | 1-2 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #597 | #667 | — | @Manchester | W 35–13 | 2-6 | 2-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #590 | #662 | — | Anderson (IN) | W 38–0 | 3-6 | 3-2 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #574 | #486 | — | Mount St Joseph | L 0–48 | 3-7 | 3-3 |
Home-Field Advantage · Rose-Hulman · 2018-present
Soft
50% home win rate vs 55% on the road. margin runs -0.9 weaker at home. Cook Stadium seats 2,500.
Home10-10Away11-9
Venue texture
73°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
21-47-1
since 1899 · 24 seasons · .304 win rate
HOME
10-13
AWAY
11-34-1
NEUTRAL
0-0
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2025 season (second place behind Hanover)
Another near-miss at the championship
Heartbreak
Moment of the Year · Rose-Hulman · 2025
Moment of the Year · Rose-Hulman · 2025Won 35-13 at Manchester
Week 10 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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