DePauw 45, Rose-Hulman 16
GREENCASTLE, Ind. — DePauw senior quarterback Michael
Engle equaled a school record with six touchdown passes and the
defense limited Rose-Hulman to just 84 yards in the first three
quarters as the Tigers took a 45-16 win over the visiting Engineers
in the season opener for both squads.
DePauw\'s Ryan Preuss intercepted Rose-Hulman\'s Mitch Snyder on
the Engineers\' first possession of the game and six plays later
Engle tossed a 7-yard scoring pass to all-America receiver Alex
Koors.
The Engineers drove into DePauw territory on their next possession
before DePauw\'s Ryan Woodard blocked Nick Schneider\'s 34-yard
field goal try. The teams exchanged punts before Engle and Nathan
Evans teamed for a 9-yard score to push the DePauw lead to 14-0
with 9:58 left in the first half.
Engle and Evans made it 21-0 just less than six minutes later on a
5-yard scoring pass before the Engineers got on the board with
Schneider\'s 35-yard field goal with only 1:55 left in the half.
DePauw wasted little time with a 9-play, 72-yard drive capped by
Engle\'s 12-yard pass to Jon Ellis. with only 14 seconds remaining
in the half.
The Tigers scored on their opening drive of the second half as
Eric Malm booted a 35-yard field goal and added touchdowns on each
of their next two series as Engle connected with Bobby Coburn on a
1-yard score and with Koors for a 12-yarder.
Rose-Hulman scored its two touchdowns late as Kyle Kovach ran in
one from four yards to wrap up a 98-yard drive and Snyder tossed an
11-yard pass to Terrae Hall with 1:10 remaining.
DePauw outgained Rose-Hulman in total offense, 478-252, and held a
26-15 edge in first downs. Engle completed 26-of-36 passes for 300
yards in just his second career start. He tied the school mark of
six TD passes set by Spud Dick against Rhodes last year.
Koors hauled in nine for 145 yards and extended his streak of at
least one catch to 30 games. Brayden Dahlstrom caught five for 55
yards. The Tigers totaled 128 rushing yards paced by Derrick
Karazsia's 62 in 14 attempts.
Snyder completed 16-of-26 for 151 yards and a score but was
intercepted twice. Reed Eason caught seven for 90 yards and also
completed a 38-yarder. Calvin Bueltel rushed for 54 yards in 13
carries.
Jonathan Lambert paced DePauw\'s defense with six tackles, while
Eric Vogel recorded the only sack. In addition to an interception,
Steve Valdiserri broke up three other passes.
Jordan Martin led the Engineers with 12 tackles and Andrew Couch
added a sack.
DePauw opens its final season of Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference play on Saturday, September 18, as it travels to Centre
for a 7:30 p.m. contest and Rose-Hulman hosts Kalamazoo.
