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1998 MIAC Football Questionnaire
General Information
School: Augsburg College
Founded: 1869
Location: 2211 Riverside Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
Enrollment: 2,862 (undergrad, weekend, graduate)
President: Dr. William V. Frame
Athletic Director: Paul Grauer (men), Marilyn Florian (women)
Team Nickname: Auggies
Colors: Maroon and Gray
Stadium (capacity): Anderson-Nelson Field (2,000, AstroTurf)
Press row phone:612-330-1737
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FootbaII Staff
Head Coach: Jack Osberg
Alma Mater/year of grad.: Augsburg 1962
Starting 8th season.
Record/current school: 34-37
All-Time Record/Yrs: 34-37 (1991-97, 7 years)
Coach phone/best time to call: 612-330-1235 / Mornings
Assistants/Position:
Frank Haege (Wisconsin-Stout '92), offensive coordinator;
Jim Roback (Augsburg '63), defensive coordinator;
Drew Privette (Augsburg '89), quarterbacks/men's athletic recruiting
coordinator;
Ron Scott (Augsburg '62), offensive line;
Darrell Wiese (Augsburg '59), offensive line/assistant men's athletic
recruiting coordinator;
Dan Roff (Augsburg '82), running backs;
Rickey Foggie (Minnesota '88), receivers;
Jeff Swenson (Augsburg '79), defensive line;
Reed Boltmann (Augsburg '88), linebackers;
Bill Knesel (Augsburg '96), defensive backs;
Tom Ross (Augsburg '81), special teams/defense.
Student Assistant Coach: Andrew Anthony (Augsburg '98).
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Sports Information
SID: Don Stoner
Office Phone: 612-330-1677
Home Phone: 715-247-3262
Fax: 612-330-1 780
E-Mail Address: stoner@augsburg.edu
WWW Address: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/index.html
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1997 Game-by Game Results
Date Foe Result
9/6 at Valley City St. (N.D.) Aug. 24-20
9/13 at St. Thomas
UST 28-12
9/20 St. Johns
Aug. 20-10
9127 St. Olaf
Aug. 42-0
10/4 atHamline
Aug. 26-7
10/11 Carleton
Aug. 35-21
10/18 at Gustavus
Aug. 41-35 (2 OT)
10/25 Concordia-Moorhead
Aug. 13-10
11/1 at Macalester
Aug. 24-7
11/7 Bethel (Metrodome)
Aug. 56-22
NCAA
11/22 Concordia-Moorhead
Aug. 34-22 (at Fargo)
11/29 at Simpson (Iowa)
Sim. 61-21
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1998 Varsity Schedule
Date Foe Site Time
9/12 Mayville St. (N.D.) Home 7 p.m.
9/19 Hamline Home 1 p.m.
9/26 at St Olaf Away 1 p.m.
10/3 St. John's Home 7 pm.
10/10 at Gustavus Away 1 p.m.
10/17 Macalester (HC) Home 1 p.m.
10/24 at St Thomas Away 1 p.m.
10/31 at Carleton Away 1 p.m.
11/7 Bethel Home 1 pm.
11/13 Concordia-Moorhead Metrodome 2 pm.
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Player & Team Information
1997 Overall Record: 10-2 1997
Conference Record/Place: 8-1, First place
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 63 /10
Starters Returning/Lost: Offense: 7 /4 Defense: 7/4
Punt-PK: 2/0
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Returning Starters (Pos.. year. ht.. wt. misc. notes:
Scott Hvistendahl (WR/P, Sr., 5-1 0, 1 75, set MIAC records for receptions and receiving yards in 1 997, All-MIAC First Team, 1997 All-America from all four major listings, 1998 Pre-season All-America by (our magazines)
Jake Kern (S, Jr., 5-11, 1 75, AII-MIAC first team, FB Gazette All-West Region and H-P All-America 3rd team)
Tim Hamer (TE, Sr., 6-3, 215, moves to TE from WR, 1997 AII-MIAC second team)
Jim Peterson (RB, Sr., 5-9, 185, AII-MIAC 2nd team)
Thane Drier (RB, Sr., 5-10, 195, AII-MIAC 2nd team)
Craig Peroutka (OL, Sr., 6-0, 251, AII-MIAC 2nd tm.)
Todd Boerboom (OL, So., 6-1, 235, AIl-MIAC HM)
Andy Larson (OL, Sr., 6-2, 230)
Doug Grauer (OL, So., 6-2, 238)
Steve Sathre (DL, Sr., 6-4, 238, AII-MIAC 2nd team)
Guillaume Paek (DL, Sr., 6-2, 285, AII-MIAC 2nd tm.)
Justin Hipple (LB, So., 6-2, 205, AII-MIAC 2nd team)
Todd Hamer (S, Sr., 6-1, 205, AII-MIAC 2nd team)
Andy Zigan (CB, Sr., 5-8, 180, AII-MIAC HM)
Jason Van Houten (DL, Jr., 6-1, 217)
Martin Hlinka (PK, Sr., 6-1, 195)
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Key Newcomers (Pos.. YR. hometown/HS/IC/last school at: notes):
Joe Thorvig (QB, Fr., Forest Lake, Minn./Totino-Grace HS,
all-conference 1996-97, Academic All-State 1997)
Frank Huebner (DB, Fr., Northfield, Minn., all-conference 1997,
starter on state A champion in 1997)
Brent Peroutka (DB, Fr., Faribault, Minn., all-conference,
Faribault HS top male student-athlete in 1997)
Tim Murphy (WR, Fr., Lakeville, Minn., all-conference 1996,
recruited by many Division II schools)
Matt Chappuis (LB, Fr., Faribault, Minn., voted Faribault HS male
athlete of the year in 1997)
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Key Losses (Pos.. ht.. wt.. reason absent (grad/transfer/injury/misc.): notes):
Derrin Lamker (QB, 6-2, 205, grad., MIAC Player of the Year,
AII-MIAC 1st team, Gagliardi Award finalist)
Ted Schultz (TE, 6-3, 21 7, grad., AII-MIAC 1st team, H-P
All-America 3rd team, NCAA Post-grad. scholarship)
Dusty Froyum (C, 6-2, 255, grad., All-MAC 1st team, FB Gazette
All-West Region)
Andrew Anthony (RB, 6-0, 195, grad., AII-MIAC HM) Bob Schultz (LB,
6-1, 225, grad., AII-MIAC 1st tm.)
Paul Moore (DL, 5-11, 225, grad., AII-MIAC 1 st tm.) jason Exley
(CB, 5-11, 200, grad., AII-MIAC 2nd tm.)
Matt Osberg (LB, 5-10, 205, graduated) John Pena (DL, 6-0, 295,
graduated)
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Season Outlook/Notes:
Augsburg returns most of its starting lineup from a team that
won the school's first MIAC football championship since 1928 and qualified
for the NCAA Division Ill national playoffs for the first time ever in
1997. Augsburg finished as the No.2 most-improved team the 21 7-team NCAA
Division Ill last year, going from 3-7 to last year's 10-2, national quarterfinalist
campaign. Only Grove City College (Pa.) had greater improvement from 1996
to 1997, going from 2-8 to 9-2.
"It's (the MIAC title) restored pride on our campus, within our school and our program," said Auggie coach Jack Osberg. "Now, it's given us a challenge, not only to remain at this high level we are right now, but to go farther. It's a challenge for our kids, and we think we're ready for it."
The Auggies will be paced by a high-powered offense, featuring
All-America WR Scott Hvistendahl. The senior set school and MIAC records
for receiving last year, and only
needs three more receiving touchdowns to hold every Augsburg
single-season and career receiving record. Hvistendahl was listed
on all four major Division Ill All-America listings last year, and is already
a consensus pre-season All-America among college football preview
magazines this year.
"He's got to be the premier player in our league again," Osberg said. "If you look in the past 1 0 to 15 years, he's been right up there among the dominating players in the league, if not the dominant player. This could be his big year. We have to consinue to utilize Scott and let things revolve around him. Obviously, we have to run the ball and do the other things, but we also have to take advantage of what we've got."
Despite losing Gagliardi Award finalist QB Derrin Lamker to graduation, the race to fill the QB spot isn't a great concern for the Auggies, since the rest of the offense is basically intact. Sophomore Paul Tetzloff, senior Mark Joseph and freshman Joe Thorvig are all in contention to guide the offense. Tim Hamer will move from WR to TE in 1 998, replacing Ted Schultz. Four offensive linemen return, led by All-America candidate Craig Peroutka, as do RBs Jim Peterson and Thane Drier, who combined to help Augsburg average 1 24 rushing yards per game last year - a surprise considering Augsburg's reputation as an exclusively-passing team.
On defense, youth leads the way, as junior DB Jake Kern, a
Hewlett-Packard Division Ill All-America last year with seven interceptions,
returns, along with sophomore LB Justin
Hipple, who led the Auggies with 85 tackles last year. Seniors Steve
Sathre and Guillaume Paek combined for 8.5 sacks on the DL last year,
and should dominate the defensive line again. Seniors Andy Zigan and Todd
Hamer will join Kern in the defensive backfield. Senior kicker Martin
Hlinka set single-season school records for field goals (8), PATs
(31) and kicking points (54) last year. Hvistendahl returns as the Auggies'
punter.
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Preseason Roster
1998 AUGSBURG COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROSTER (updated 9-11-98) # NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1 Damien Rochon-Washington* WR 6-4 189 So. Calumet City, Ill./Kenwood Academy 2 Tim Hamer*** WR 6-3 221 Sr. Lakeville, Minn. 3 Paul Tetzloff* QB 6-4 225 So. Faribault, Minn. 4 Chris Wahl* WR 5-11 168 Jr. St. Charles, Minn. 5 John Goodale QB 5-10 151 Fr. Buffalo, Minn. 5 Matt Van Alstine* K 5-8 213 So. Cottage Grove, Minn./Park HS 6 Andy Zigan*** DB 5-9 187 Sr. Coon Rapids, Minn. 7 Mark Joseph*** QB 5-10 184 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn./Holy Angels HS 8 Jim Peterson*** RB 5-10 195 Sr. Eyota, Minn./Dover-Eyota HS 9 c-Todd Hamer*** DB 6-1 206 Sr. Lakeville, Minn. 10 John Anderson QB 6-5 212 Jr. Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS 11 Brian Vriesen** DB 5-10 189 Jr. Elmore, Minn./Blue Earth Area HS 12 Brent Peroutka DB 6-0 197 Fr. Faribault, Minn. 13 Kurt Werk* RB 5-11 200 So. Herman, Minn./West Central Area HS 14 Joe Thorvig QB 6-3 187 Fr. Forest Lake, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 15 Rob Just** DB 5-11 179 Jr. New Ulm, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS 16 Dane Lund** DL 6-0 210 Jr. Burnsville, Minn. 17 Brian Warden* RB 5-5 179 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS 18 Jeff Lee* WR 5-11 171 So. Randolph, Minn. 19 Andy Howard* LB 6-0 216 So. Waseca, Minn. 20 Kris Froyum** DB 5-10 175 Jr. Cologne, Minn./Waconia HS 21 Tony King* WR 6-1 163 So. Montgomery, Minn./Mgtmy.-Lonsdale HS 22 Frank Huebner DB 5-10 178 Fr. Northfield, Minn. 23 Josh Larsen* DB 5-8 171 So. Morristown, Minn./Wtvl.-Ely.-M'town HS 24 Jason Hustad LB 6-3 217 Fr. Farmington, Minn. 25 Jake Kern** DB 5-10 177 Jr. Faribault, Minn. 26 Chad Olson* DB 5-10 183 Sr. Farmington, Minn. 27 Rico Washington* RB 5-7 177 So. Minneapolis, Minn./Roosevelt HS 28 Joe Stanton*** DB 6-1 185 Sr. Burnsville, Minn. 29 Tim Peper* WR 5-9 169 So. Maplewood, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS 30 c-Scott Hvistendahl*** WR 5-10 180 Sr. Cannon Falls, Minn./Randolph HS 31 Justin Hipple* LB 6-3 217 So. Silver Bay, Minn. 32 Scott Archambault LB 6-0 201 Fr. Faribault, Minn. 33 John Rotter* RB 6-0 198 So. Montgomery, Minn./Mtgmy.-Lonsdale HS 34 Larry Lyden DB 5-11 187 Fr. New Brighton, Minn./Irondale HS 35 Martin Hlinka*** K 6-1 201 Sr. Bratislava, Slovakia/Farmington HS 37 Tim Hambly LB 6-0 222 Fr. Pine City, Minn. 38 Ed Schulte* LB 6-3 207 So. Coon Rapids, Minn. 40 Mark Peterson DB 5-10 163 So. Eyota, Minn./Dover-Eyota HS 41 Jason Spry*** RB 5-11 187 Sr. Grand Marais, Minn./Cook County HS 42 Thane Drier*** RB 5-10 219 Sr. Durand, Wis. 43 Lewis Nelson* RB 5-9 208 Jr. Hayward, Wis. 44 Freddy Reeves RB 6-0 235 So. St. Paul, Minn./Humboldt HS 45 Scot Olson* LS 6-0 220 So. Farmington, Minn. 46 Jared Lynch RB 6-1 185 Fr. Jordan, Minn. 47 Matt Stolski RB 5-9 257 So. Ramsey, Minn./Anoka HS 48 David Voss DL 6-2 222 Fr. Andover, Minn./Anoka HS 49 Scott Barsness DB 5-11 170 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. 50 Jason Van Houten** DL 6-2 228 Jr. Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS 51 Joe Souba LB 6-1 249 So. Hayward, Wis. 52 Kevin Purl LB 6-0 257 Fr. Prior Lake, Minn. 54 Matt Chappuis LB 6-0 255 Fr. Faribault, Minn. 55 Tom Fountaine*** LB 6-3 205 Sr. Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS 56 Andy Larson*** OL 6-3 236 Sr. Northfield, Minn. 58 Eric Lakanen OL 6-4 235 Fr. Coon Rapids, Minn. 59 c-Craig Peroutka*** OL 6-1 259 Sr. Faribault, Minn. 60 Andy Hansen* OL 6-3 287 So. Mankato, Minn./East HS 61 Chris Long OL 6-0 244 Fr. Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong HS 62 Eric Renneberg* OL 6-2 258 So. Grand Marais, Minn./Cook County HS 63 Bob Moore* OL 6-10 287 So. Northfield, Minn. 64 Jamie Jagerson DL 6-4 268 Fr. Austin, Minn./Austin HS 65 Nick Leach DL 5-11 195 Fr. St. Paul, Minn./St. Agnes HS 66 Todd Boerboom* OL 6-1 250 So. St. Francis, Minn. 67 Chris Rothe*** OL 6-2 290 Sr. Lakeville, Minn./Eagan HS 68 Matt Reiland OL 6-4 281 Fr. Northfield, Minn. 69 Mike O'Hair** OL 6-3 248 Jr. Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS 70 Mike Hokanson* OL 6-4 245 So. Maple Plain, Minn./Orono HS 71 Dave Sherry OL 6-1 245 Fr. Hastings, Minn. 72 Justin Butler** OL 6-3 233 Jr. Blooming Prairie, Minn. 73 Doug Grauer* OL 6-2 246 So. St. Paul, Minn./Harding HS 74 Brandon Ward* OL 6-2 261 So. Vermillion, Minn./Hastings HS 75 Rick Yzermans OL 6-8 305 Fr. Farmington, Minn. 76 Mark Reiland** DL 6-1 251 Jr. Prior Lake, Minn. 77 Tim Scholla* OL 6-3 239 So. Waconia, Minn. 78 Max Milinkovich* OL 6-3 260 So. Montgomery, Minn./Mtgmy.-Lonsdale HS 80 Ryan Hupka* TE 6-5 203 So. Thunder Bay, Ontario/St. Patrick's HS 81 Desman Oakley* WR 6-4 171 So. Indianola, Iowa/Indianola HS 82 Jacob Froyum WR 6-1 178 Fr. Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS 83 Chad Thorp TE 6-1 186 Fr. New Prague, Minn. 84 Landon Hall WR 6-1 188 Fr. Orono, Minn. 85 Tim Murphy WR 5-11 168 Fr. Northfield, Minn./Lakeville HS 86 M.J. Iverson WR 6-2 163 Fr. Hamburg, Minn./Central HS 87 Mac Gordon** TE 6-4 232 Jr. Red Wing, Minn. 88 Lee Sprouls* TE 6-3 224 So. Moorhead, Minn. 90 Pat Mersinger DL 6-1 250 So. Minnetonka, Minn. 91 Terry Gullette DL 6-5 285 Jr. St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS 92 Guillaume Paek*** DL 6-2 282 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent HS 94 Chad Carls DL 6-0 225 Jr. Edina, Minn. 95 Mike Undem DL 6-0 243 Fr. Mora, Minn. 96 c-Steve Sathre*** DL 6-4 256 Sr. Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS 98 Mike Reiland DL 6-3 259 Fr. Northfield, Minn. 99 Joe Seehusen** WR 6-2 178 Jr. Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS *-Letters won c-captains
Coaches/Support Staff
Head Coach: Jack Osberg (8th year, 34-37)
Assistant Coaches: Reed Boltmann (Linebackers); Rickey Foggie (Receivers);
Frank Haege (Offensive Coordinator); Bill Kriesel (Defensive Backs);
Drew
Privette (Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator); Jim Roback (Defensive
Coordinator); Dan Roff (Running Backs); Tom Ross (Special Teams/Defense);
Ron Scott (Offensive Line); Jeff Swenson (Defensive Line); Darrell
Wiese
(Offensive Line/Assistant Recruiting Coordinator).
Student Assistants: Andrew Anthony, Dusty Froyum.
Student Managers: Mike Walquist, Jim Vang.
Athletic Trainers: Missy Strauch, Robin Nevole (assistant).
Videographer: Vern Maunu. Home P.A. Announcer: Dave Wold. Sports
Information Coordinator: Don Stoner.
9/12/98
Augsburg 45, Mayville State 13
MINNEAPOLIS - Wide receiver Scott Hvistendahl (Sr., Cannon Falls,
Minn./Randolph HS) set three school records and went over the 3,000-yard
career receiving mark in leading the Augsburg College football team
to a
45-13 nonconference victory over Mayville State (N.D.) Saturday night
at
Augsburg's Anderson-Nelson Field.
Augsburg, defending Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
champions, is now 1-0 overall. Mayville State drops to 0-2.
Hvistendahl, already Augsburg's career leader in receptions and receiving
yards, tied a single-game school record with four touchdown receptions,
set
a new school career mark for receiving touchdowns with 29 and broke
his old
single-game school record with 271 yards receiving. He caught eight
passes
in the game, playing only three quarters.
Hvistendahl went over the 3,000-yard career mark in the game, moving
into
16th place in the all-time receiving yardage record for the NCAA Division
III. He now has 3,107 career receiving yards on 181 receptions.
Hvistendahl caught four touchdown passes -- three over 60 yards -- from
quarterback Paul Tetzloff (So., Faribault, Minn.), making his collegiate
starting debut. The duo connected for touchdown passes of 63, 21, 64
and 73
yards.
Tetzloff completed 14 of 27 passes for 306 yards and five touchdowns.
Augsburg outgained Mayville State 370-342 in the game.
Augsburg's other touchdowns came from running back Jim Peterson (Sr.,
Eyota, Minn./Dover-Eyota HS) and wide receiver Tim Hamer (Sr., Lakeville,
Minn.), with kicker Martin Hlinka (Sr., Bratislava, Slovakia/Farmington
HS)
connecting on a 35-yard field goal.
Mayville State was paced by Kevin Clausen (Fr., Glendive, Mont.), who
threw
for 204 yards on 19 receptions, with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Mayville State's touchdowns came on a Clausen pass to Jeff Beck (Sr.,
Portland, N.D.) and on a pass to Nate Lowry (Jr., Boise, Idaho).
Augsburg forced nine Mayville State turnovers, including six interceptions.
Augsburg hosts Hamline in its MIAC opener next Saturday, while Mayville
State, an NAIA school, plays at Bemidji State in a nonconference game
on
Saturday.
College Football Saturday -- Augsburg 24, Hamline 14
MINNEAPOLIS - Freshman quarterback Joe Thorvig (Fr., Forest Lake, Minn./Totino-Grace HS), filling in for injured starter Paul Tetzloff (So., Faribault, Minn.), drove the Augsburg College football team on a six-play, 64-yard drive late in the game to lead the Auggies to a 24-14 victory over Hamline University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest Saturday afternoon at Anderson-Nelson Field.
Thorvig's drive -- three runs and three passes -- culminated in a 32-yard touchdown pass to Scott Hvistendahl (Sr., Cannon Falls, Minn./Randolph HS), which broke a 14-14 tie with 4:51 remaining. Augsburg's Martin Hlinka (Sr., Bratislava, Slovakia/Farmington HS) put the finishing touches on the game with a 23-yard field goal with 3:41 remaining.
Augsburg, defending MIAC champions, is now 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the MIAC, while Hamline falls to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the MIAC. Augsburg has now won nine straight regular-season games in MIAC play, 10 straight over MIAC opponents (including an NCAA Division III playoff win over Concordia-Moorhead last year). It is also Augsburg's seventh straight home victory, dating back to the 1996 season.
Thorvig, who came into the game with 5:30 remaining in the first half after Tetzloff suffered a hyperextended elbow injury, completed 12 of 17 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Tetzloff had completed 7 of 18 throws for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Hvistendahl's touchdown pass, and a subsequent 46-yard reception that set up Hlinka's field goal, put him over the 100-yard receiving mark for the ninth game in a row, dating back to Augsburg's game against Carleton on Oct. 11, 1997. The mark includes two NCAA playoff games. Hvistendahl caught nine passes for 161 yards on Saturday.
Hvistendahl, Augsburg's all-time leading receiver, now has 3,268 career receiving yards on 190 receptions. The yardage mark puts him in 12th place in the NCAA Division III career receiving yardage record book. The record, 4,311 yards, was set last year by Curt Barth of Eureka College (Ill.).
Saturday's game was a defensive struggle in the first half, as Augsburg could only muster one score, a five-yard pass from Tetzloff to Tim Hamer (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.). Augsburg's defense blocked two field-goal attempts by Hamline kickers, one by Guillaume Paek (Sr., Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent HS) and the other by Todd Hamer (Sr., Lakeville, Minn.).
Linebacker Andy Howard (So., Waseca, Minn.) paced the Auggies with 11 tackles (four solo), while Andy Zigan (Sr., Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Tom Fountaine (Sr., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) had nine tackles each. Fountaine also had a sack.
After Thorvig completed his first touchdown pass of the game, a 15-yard pass to Tim Hamer, Hamline rallied to tie the game at 14-14 midway through the fourth period. Brian Swanson (Jr., Shafer, Minn./Chisago Lakes HS) scored on touchdown runs of 1 and 11 yards to tie the game with 8:07 remaining.
Hamline quarterback Tim Couchman (So., St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park HS) completed 12 of 24 passes for 149 yards, though he was sacked three times. Swanson led the Pipers with 36 yards on the ground, while Mike Yankee (Jr., Ashland, Wis.) had 48 receiving yards.
Jabari Thompson (Jr., St. Paul, Minn.) had 10 tackles (four solo) to lead the Piper defense, while Brad Vinton (Sr., Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) had eight tackles (six solo).
Augsburg travels to St. Olaf next Saturday, while Hamline hosts Bethel.
NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Running back Thane Drier (Sr., Durand, Wis.) scampered
62 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, giving
Augsburg
College a 31-24 victory over St. Olaf College in a Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game Saturday at St. Olaf's
Manitou Field.
The victory Saturday was the first for Augsburg at St. Olaf since 1928,
and
Augsburg's first in Northfield (against either Carleton or St. Olaf)
since
1978. St. Olaf leads the all-time series against Augsburg 31-10, with
the
other eight Auggie victories in the series coming at either Augsburg
home
fields or the Metrodome. The win also brings Augsburg head coach Jack
Osberg to 37-37 on his career.
Drier's 62-yard run with 8:02 remaining, the longest of the season by
an
Augsburg running back, came on the first play from scrimmage after
St. Olaf
tied the game at 24-24 on a two-yard run for a touchdown by Jay Larsen
(So., Northfield, Minn.). Drier rushed 12 times for 117 yards.
Augsburg, defending MIAC champions, is now 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the
conference, while St. Olaf falls to 0-3 and 0-2 respectively. Augsburg
hosts also-unbeaten St. John's next Saturday night, while St. Olaf
plays at
Bethel.
Linebacker Andy Howard (So., Waseca, Minn.) scored Augsburg's first
defensive touchdown of the season, picking off a pass by St. Olaf's
Peter
Schultz (Sr., South St. Paul, Minn.) and running 31 yards for the score.
Scott Hvistendahl (Sr., Cannon Falls, Minn./Randolph HS) and Tim Hamer
(Sr., Lakeville, Minn.) also had touchdowns, both coming on receptions
from
freshman quarterback Joe Thorvig (Fr., Forest Lake, Minn./Totino-Grace
HS).
Thorvig, filling in for injured regular Paul Tetzloff (So., Faribault,
Minn.), completed 11 of 33 passes for 170 yards, but was intercepted
twice
and fumbled the ball away once.
Hvistendahl caught seven passes for 115 yards, marking the 10th straight
game in which he has caught 100 yards or more, dating back to Augsburg's
win over Carleton on Oct. 11, 1997. The mark includes two NCAA playoff
games.
Hvistendahl now has 3,383 career receiving yards on 197 receptions,
moving
him into 11th place on the NCAA Division III all-time career receiving
yardage record list. The Division III career record, 4,311 yards, was
set
by Curt Barth of Eureka (Ill.) last year. Hvistendahl, who holds every
Augsburg career and single-season receiving record, caught his 31st
career
touchdown pass on Saturday.
Larsen scored twice for the Oles en route to a team-high 60 yards on
15
carries. Brian Sprout (Fr., Lake City, Minn.) also caught a touchdown
pass
for the Oles, a 45-yarder from quarterback Schultz.
Schultz was sacked seven times in the contest, 2.5 each coming from
Auggies
Guillaume Paek (Sr., Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent HS) and Jason Van Houten
(Jr.,
Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS). Howard, who returned an interception
for a
score, also led the Auggies with 11 tackles (six solo) and one pass
break-up. Tom Fountaine (Sr., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) had
eight
tackles, including six solo.
St. Olaf was paced on defense by Aaron Crowser (Jr., Alexandria, Minn.),
who had eight tackles (seven solo), an interception and a pass break-up.
Ben Dieterich (Jr., St. Angsar, Iowa) had five tackles (four solo).
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Don Stoner
Sports Information Coordinator
Augsburg College
Campus Box 145
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Office -- 612-330-1677; Fax -- 612-330-1780
E-mail: stoner@augsburg.edu
Augsburg on the Internet: http://www.augsburg.edu/
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