Rose-Hulman Routs Manchester 52-14 at Home

The Engineers remain unbeaten in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference heading into a first-place showdown at Mount St. Joseph.

Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Football

Rose-Hulman Routs Manchester 52-14 at Home

Rose-Hulman football defeated Manchester 52-14 at Cook Stadium on Saturday, improving to 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Brock Zanetell completed 24 of 39 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

Why it matters

The victory keeps Rose-Hulman atop the conference race as it prepares for a game that could decide first place in the HCAC. Terre Haute fans and the program's supporters will watch closely as the team seeks to maintain its unbeaten conference record.

Zanetell completed 24 of 39 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns against Manchester. Mount St. Joseph's lone conference-season defeat came in a 40-38 loss at Hanover on Oct. 3, while Rose-Hulman beat Hanover 27-20 on Oct. 24.

The players

Rose-Hulman football

The Terre Haute-based NCAA Division III program competes in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and is the Engineers' home-field program at Cook Stadium.

Mount St. Joseph football

The Cincinnati-area program is the conference rival Rose-Hulman faces for first place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

The details

Rose-Hulman scored on a fake punt, with Andrew Mrozinske passing to Hugh Meighan for a 40-yard gain, followed by a 35-yard field goal from Cohen Peters. The Engineers opened the second half with a 13-play, 60-yard drive capped by a three-yard touchdown reception from Joseph Alexion.

Oct. 3: Mount St. Joseph suffers its only loss of the season, 40-38 at Hanover.
Oct. 24: Rose-Hulman defeats Hanover 27-20.
Saturday: Rose-Hulman defeats Manchester 52-14 at Cook Stadium.
This coming Saturday, 1:30 p.m.: Rose-Hulman plays at Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati.

Season Trajectory

Rose-Hulman's unbeaten start in the HCAC positions it for a possible conference title, but the program must now win at Mount St. Joseph, which defeated it 48-0 in Terre Haute last season. The matchup reverses last year's result and is the decisive test in the conference race.

A Rose-Hulman win at Mount St. Joseph would give the Engineers sole possession of first place in the HCAC and a conference-title path. A loss would leave both teams with one conference defeat and shift the race to the remaining schedule.

The takeaway

Rose-Hulman's conference season now turns on a single road game against a team that has beaten it by a wide margin before. Winning that matchup would give the Engineers control of the HCAC race.

What happens next

Rose-Hulman plays at Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati this coming Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in a game that will decide first place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.