Helping Jeff Sokol post his 99th career victory as Rose-Hulman's football coach, the Engineers secured their share of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference title by beating Bluffton 31-9 on Saturday afternoon at Dwight Salzman Stadium.

Rose finished its regular season with records of 7-3 overall and 5-1 in the HCAC, the same as Hanover and Mount St. Joseph. Earlier this season, Rose-Hulman beat Hanover, Hanover beat MSJ and MSJ beat Rose, meaning each first-place team owns a 1-1 record against the others.

Determining which of the three receives the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division III playoffs would go to the…

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