FRANKLIN, IND. -- Franklin College scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to break open a 7-3 contest and earn a 28-11 victory over Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football action on Saturday.

Senior Cameron Hummel (Dunkirk/Jay County) came off the bench to lead the Rose-Hulman offense with 10 completions in 21 attempts for 186 yards and one touchdown.

Hummel's effort was highlighted by a 72-yard scoring strike to sophomore Justin Meade (Middletown, Ohio) to bring the Engineers within 14-11 early in the fourth quarter.  Meade finished the day with five catches for a career-high 136 yards for Rose-Hulman.

Sophomore Chad Rupp finished 27-32 through the air for 308 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Franklin offense.  Junior Tony Gregory added nine receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns, while R.J. Hartsfield rushed for 82 yards for the Grizzlies.

Austin Hastings paced the defense with 12 tackles and a sack.

The Rose-Hulman defense was led by junior Austin Hastings (Santa Ana, Calif.) with 12 tackles, including eight solo efforts and one sack.  Seniors Drew Lopshire (South Whitley/Whitko) and Adam Helmerich (Huntingburg/Southridge) had eight tackles each for the Engineers.

The opportunistic defensive unit recovered three fumbles, with Helmerich, junior Drew Sandahl (Hillsdale, Mich.) and sophomore Paul Spreen (Williams/Bedford N. Lawrence) gaining the turnovers.

Franklin jumped out to a 7-0 lead on its second possession of the game.  Rupp connected with Gregory on a 42-yard strike in the middle of the endzone with 5:20 left in the opening quarter.

The score remained unchanged until late in the first half, when Rose-Hulman junior Jeremy Sharp (Warsaw) booted a 31-yard field goal with six seconds left in the second quarter.  The kick capped a 12-play drive that featued a 12-yard pass from freshman Derek Eitel (Marshall, Ill.) to senior Ryan Robinson (Danville) and a 10-yard run by junior Thomas Reives (Indianapolis/Tech) on third down.

Drew Lopshire forced this third quarter fumble to negate a potential Franklin scoring drive.

Franklin pushed the lead to 14-3 on its first possession of the quarter, when D.Q. Morris scored on fourth and goal from the one-yard line to push the lead to two scores.

The Engineers answered almost immediately, as Hummel and Meade connected on the 72-yard scoring strike with 10:57 left.  A two-point conversion pass from Hummel to Robinson brought Rose-Hulman within 14-11.

Franklin closed the scoring with a 21-yard touchdown pass from Rupp to Danny Sears and a 17-yard scoring strike from Rupp to Tony Gregory for the final margin of victory.

Rose-Hulman dropped to 4-4 on the season and 1-4 in HCAC play, while Franklin improved to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in league games.  The Engineers host Anderson University on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in the Dad's Day Game at Cook Stadium.