September 26, 1998: Augsburg 31, St. Olaf 24

Pregame Notes

College Football Sept. 26 - Augsburg 31, St. Olaf 24

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).

Official Scoring Summary
Augsburg vs. St. Olaf College
Date: Sept. 26, 1998
                   Site: Manitou Field--Northfield, Minn.  Attendance: 3,000
Scoring by Quarters                              1    2    3    4    OT   Final
Augsburg                                         14   3    7    7    0       31 
St. Olaf College                                 7    0    10   7    0       24 
Team  Qtr. Time   Scoring play                                  Conversion               Drive     Score
AUG    1   13:38  Andy Howard 31 interception return            Martin Hlinka kick        -----    AUG  7- 0
AUG    1   10:13  Joe Thorvig 26 pass to Scott Hvistendahl      Martin Hlinka kick        4- 39    AUG  14- 0
STO    1   5:25   Peter Schultz 45 pass to Brian Sprout         Hakkon Nelson kick        3- 55    AUG  14- 7
AUG    2   0:53   Martin Hlinka 25 FG                                                     12- 73   AUG  17- 7
STO    3   11:13  Jay Larsen 10 run                             Hakkon Nelson kick        5- 36    AUG  17- 14
AUG    3   8:15   Joe Thorvig 5 pass to Tim Hamer               Martin Hlinka kick        9- 75    AUG  24- 14
STO    3   0:52   Hakkon Nelson 30 FG                                                     5- 15    AUG  24- 17
STO    4   8:26   Jay Larsen 2 run                              Hakkon Nelson kick        14- 59   STO  24- 24
AUG    4   8:02   Thane Drier 62 run                            Martin Hlinka kick        1- 62    AUG  31- 24
Time of Game: Kickoff 1 p.m. End of Game         Total Elapsed Time 
Officials: Referee--Larry Freedman  Umpire--Fred Bryant  HL--Bill Merritt  LJ--Mike Vipond  BJ-Rick Krueger  
Temperature: 75         Wind: None               Weather: Warm and humid
 
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Final Team Statistics
                                      St. Olaf College                  Augsburg
First Downs                                  14                            14 
     Rushing                                 9                             6 
     Passing                                 3                             6 
     Penalty                                 2                             2 
Rushing Attempts                             55                            32 
Yards Gained Rushing                        168                           181 
Yards Lost Rushing                          79                            31 
Net Yards Rushing                           89                            150 
Net Yards Passing                           129                           170 
     Passes Attempted                        22                            33 
     Passes Completed                        10                            11 
     Had Intercepted                         2                             2 
Total Offensive Plays                       77                             65 
Total Net Yards                             218                           320 
     Average Gain Per Play                2.8                           4.9
Fumbles: Number - Lost                  3  -  0                       1  -  1 
Penalties: Number - Yards              3  -  22                      7  -  62 
Number of Punts - Yards                10  -  438                    9  -  344 
     Average Per Punt                     43.8                          38.2
Punt Returns: Number - Yards           4  -  33                      5  -  56 
Kickoff Returns: Number - Yards        3  -  72                      5  -  149 
Interception Returns: Number - Yards    2  -  15                      2  -  31 
Fumble Returns: Number - Yards          1  -  0                       0  -  0 
Possession Time                           36:45                         23:15
Third-Down Conversions                  5  of  19                     3  of  14 
Fourth-Down Conversions                 1  of  2                      1  of  1 
Sacks By                                2  -  12                      7  -  39 
 
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Final Individual Statistics
St. Olaf College                                           Augsburg
Rushing                 Att. Gain Lost Net  TD   Long      Rushing                  Att. Gain Lost Net  TD   Long
9 Jay Larsen             15   74   14   60   2    11       42 Thane Drier            12   121  4    117  1  62 
24 Paul Minkler          12   34   5    29   0    12       17 Brian Warden           6    29   4    25   0  15 
6 Matt Olson             2    8    0    8    0    4        30 Scott Hvistendahl      2    9    1    8    0  9 
17 Peter Schultz         19   47   40   7    0    14       14 Joe Thorvig            8    18   17   1    0  15 
5 Josh Iverson           4    5    1    4    0    4        8 Jim Peterson            4    4    5   -1    0  4 
15 David Orstad          1    0    4   -4    0   -4 
14 Dan Hildebrandt       1    0    7   -7    0   -7 
10 Ryan Hollom           1    0    8   -8    0    0 
Totals                   55   168  79   89   2    14       Totals                    32   181  31   150  1    62 

Passing                 A - C - I Yds  TD   Long Sacks     Passing                  A - C - I Yds  TD   Long Sacks
17 Peter Schultz         20- 9- 2  124  1    45   5        14 Joe Thorvig            33- 11- 2 170  2    31   2 
15 David Orstad          2- 1- 0   5    0    5    1 
Totals                   22- 10- 2 129  1    45   7        Totals                    33- 11- 2 170  2    31   2 

Pass Receiving                    No.  Yds. TD   Long      Pass Receiving                     No.  Yds. TD   Long
4 Brian Sprout                     2    51   1    45       30 Scott Hvistendahl                7    115  1    31 
10 Ryan Hollom                     2    36   0    20       2 Tim Hamer                         2    29   1    24 
5 Josh Iverson                     2    15   0    8        1 Damien Rochon-Washington          2    26   0    24 
9 Jay Larsen                       2    14   0    9 
24 Paul Minkler                    1    8    0    8 
6 Matt Olson                       1    5    0    5 
Totals                             10   129  1    45       Totals                              11   170  2    31 

Punting                           No.  Yds. Avg. Long      Punting                            No.  Yds. Avg. Long
14 Dan Hildebrandt                 10   438 43.8  48       30 Scott Hvistendahl                9    344 38.2  47 
Totals                             10   438 43.8  48       Totals                              9    344 38.2  47 

Field Goals                            Att. Made Long      Field Goals                             Att. Made Long
7 Hakkon Nelson                         1    1    30       35 Martin Hlinka                         1    1    25 
Totals                                  1    1    30       Totals                                   1    1    25 

                          Punts    Kickoffs Intercepted                               Punts    Kickoffs Intercepted
All Returns             No-Yds-LP No-Yds-LP No-Yds-LP      All Returns              No-Yds-LP No-Yds-LP No-Yds-LP
24 Paul Minkler          0- 0- 0   2- 42- 27 0- 0- 0       1 D. Rochon-Washington    0- 0- 0   2- 74- 38 0- 0- 0
10 Ryan Hollom           3- 33- 23 0- 0- 0   0- 0- 0       46 Jared Lynch            0- 0- 0   2- 51- 26 0- 0- 0
1 Joe Hammond            0- 0- 0   1- 30- 30 0- 0- 0       25 Jake Kern              3- 50- 32 0- 0- 0   0- 0- 0
33 Aaron Crowser         0- 0- 0   0- 0- 0   1- 11- 11     19 Andy Howard            0- 0- 0   0- 0- 0   1- 31- 31
11 Steve Ryan            0- 0- 0   0- 0- 0   1- 4- 4       12 Brent Peroutka         0- 0- 0   1- 24- 24 0- 0- 0
16 Chris Nickel          1- 0- 0   0- 0- 0   0- 0- 0       4 Chris Wahl              2- 6- 4   0- 0- 0   0- 0- 0
                                                           15 Rob Just               0- 0- 0   0- 0- 0   1- 0- 0
Totals                   4- 33- 23 3- 72- 30 2- 15- 11     Totals                    5- 56- 32 5- 149- 38
                                                                                                         2- 31- 31
Fumble returns                    No.  Yds. TD   Long      Fumble returns                     No.  Yds. TD   Long
47 Greg Struve                     1    0    0    0 Totals
                                   0    0    0    0        Totals                              0    0    0    0 
 
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Individual Defensive Statistics - STO
                                    Tackles                    Sacks         Fumbles           Pass
Player                  Solos  AssistsTotal  Loss   Yds.   No.    Yards  Forced  Rcvrd. Blocks Brkps.  Ints.
33 Aaron Crowser         7      1      8      1      3      0      0      0       0      0      1       1 
12 Ben Dieterich         4      1      5      3      10     1      6      0       0      0      0       0 
51 Dave Bergan           2      2      4      3      5      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
94 Isaac Johnson         3      0      3      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
34 Jamey Moseman         2      1      3      1      0      0      0      1       0      0      0       0 
22 Steve Fried           2      1      3      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      1       0 
90 Ryan Schacht          2      1      3      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
36 Matt Manary           1      2      3      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
78 Jeremy Young          0      3      3      2      3      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
11 Steve Ryan            2      0      2      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      3       1 
14 Dan Hildebrandt       2      0      2      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
47 Greg Struve           1      1      2      1      6      1      6      0       1      0      0       0 
27 Matthew Tollefson     1      1      2      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
93 Sven Bjorklund        1      1      2      1      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
4 Brian Sprout           1      0      1      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
7 Hakkon Nelson          1      0      1      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
19 Aaron Douglas         1      0      1      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
44 Shane Vatland         1      0      1      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
70 Peter Enerson         1      0      1      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
76 Joe Haugo             1      0      1      1      1      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
81 Shawn Groth           1      0      1      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
87 James Struble         1      0      1      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
29 John Kukkonen         0      1      1      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
Totals                   38     16     54     13     32     2      12     1       1      0      5       2 
 
Individual Defensive Statistics - AUG
                                    Tackles                    Sacks         Fumbles           Pass
Player                  Solos  AssistsTotal  Loss   Yds.   No.    Yards  Forced  Rcvrd. Blocks Brkps.  Ints.
19 Andy Howard           6      5      11     1      3      0      0      0       0      0      1       1 
55 Tom Fountaine         6      2      8      3      3      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
9 Todd Hamer             3      4      7      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
91 Terry Gullette        3      4      7      1      1      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
95 Mike Undem            3      3      6      2      10     1      9      0       0      0      0       0 
15 Rob Just              5      0      5      1      1      0      0      0       0      0      1       1 
13 Kurt Werk             3      2      5      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
51 Joe Souba             3      2      5      1      3      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
92 Guillaume Paek        2      3      5      3      14     2.5    15     0       0      0      0       0 
25 Jake Kern             3      1      4      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      1       0 
12 Brent Peroutka        3      1      4      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
50 Jason Van Houten      3      1      4      3      13     2.5    13     0       0      0      0       0 
96 Steve Sathre          2      2      4      1      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
6 Andy Zigan             2      1      3      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      2       0 
16 Dane Lund             2      1      3      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
94 Chad Carls            2      0      2      1      6      1      6      0       0      0      0       0 
34 Larry Lyden           0      1      1      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
38 Ed Schulte            0      1      1      0      0      0      0      0       0      0      0       0 
Totals                   51     34     85     17     59     7      43     0       0      0      5       2 
 
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Drive Chart
              Drive Started                           Drive Ended                             Drive Consumed
              Yard                                    Yard
Team Quarter  Line    Time   How Obtained             Line    Time   How Lost                 Yards  Plays  Time
STO     1     STO  20 15:00  Kickoff                  -       13:38  TD                        80     3     1:22
STO     1     STO  31 13:38  Kickoff                  STO  27 11:27  Punt                     -4      3     2:11
AUG     1     STO  39 11:27  Punt                     -       10:13  TD                        39     4     1:14
STO     1     STO  20 10:13  Kickoff                  STO  28 7:25   Punt                      8      3     2:48
AUG     1     AUG  30 7:25   Punt                     AUG  38 6:39   Interception              8      2     0:46
STO     1     STO  45 6:39   Interception             -       5:25   TD                        55     3     1:14
AUG     1     AUG  29 5:25   Kickoff                  AUG  36 3:51   Punt                      7      3     1:34
STO     1     STO  30 3:51   Punt                     STO  32 1:48   Punt                      2      3     2:03
AUG     1     AUG  42 1:48   Punt                     AUG  40 0:49   Punt                     -2      3     0:59
STO     1     STO  16 0:49   Punt                     STO  14 14:40  Punt                     -2      3     1:09
AUG     2     AUG  44 14:40  Punt                     AUG  43 12:48  Punt                     -1      4     1:52
STO     2     STO  10 12:48  Punt                     STO  12 11:00  Punt                      2      3     1:48
AUG     2     STO  48 11:00  Punt                     STO  49 10:01  Punt                     -1      3     0:59
STO     2     STO  10 10:01  Punt                     STO  14 8:20   Punt                      4      3     1:41
AUG     2     AUG  45 8:20   Punt                     STO  20 5:50   Fumble                    35     6     2:30
STO     2     STO  22 5:50   Fumble                   STO  34 4:09   Punt                      12     5     1:41
AUG     2     AUG  19 4:09   Punt                     STO  8  0:53   FG                        73     12    3:16
STO     2     STO  36 0:53   Kickoff                  STO  42 0:00   End of half               6      5     0:53
AUG     3     AUG  26 15:00  Kickoff                  AUG  29 13:23  Punt                      3      3     1:37
STO     3     AUG  36 13:23  Punt                     -       11:13  TD                        36     5     2:10
AUG     3     AUG  25 11:13  Kickoff                  -       8:15   TD                        75     9     2:58
STO     3     STO  15 8:15   Kickoff                  STO  19 6:22   Punt                      4      3     1:53
AUG     3     AUG  35 6:22   Punt                     50      5:07   Interception              15     4     1:15
STO     3     AUG  43 5:07   Interception             AUG  47 3:14   Punt                     -4      3     1:53
AUG     3     AUG  2  3:14   Punt                     AUG  1  2:53   Punt                     -1      2     0:21
STO     3     AUG  28 2:53   Punt                     AUG  13 0:52   FG                        15     5     2:01
AUG     3     AUG  36 0:52   Kickoff                  AUG  19 0:10   Punt                     -17     3     0:42
STO     3     STO  41 0:10   Punt                     -       8:26   TD                        59     14    6:44
AUG     4     AUG  38 8:26   Kickoff                  -       8:02   TD                        62     1     0:24
STO     4     STO  20 8:02   Kickoff                  STO  45 4:37   Punt                      25     6     3:25
AUG     4     AUG  10 4:37   Punt                     AUG  15 2:30   Punt                      5      3     2:07
STO     4     AUG  44 2:30   Punt                     AUG  44 1:31   Downs                     0      4     0:59
AUG     4     AUG  44 1:31   Downs                    STO  49 1:01   Punt                      7      3     0:30
STO     4     STO  5  1:01   Punt                     STO  25 0:11   Interception              20     4     0:50
AUG     4     AUG  41 0:11   Interception             AUG  40 0:00   End of game              -1      1     0:11
                                                                                    Totals
                             First     Second    Third     Fourth         First     Second
Team: St. Olaf College       Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter        Half      Half           Final
Time of Possession            10:27     6:07      8:07      11:48          16:50     19:55          36:45
Third-Down Conversions        0 - 4     1 - 5     1 - 4     3 - 6          1 - 9     4 - 10         5 - 19 
Average Field Position        Own  27   Own  20   50        Own  27        Own  24   Own  41        Own  40
Fourth-Down Conversions       0 - 0     0 - 0     0 - 0     1 - 2          0 - 0     1 - 2          1 - 2 
                                                                                    Totals
                             First     Second    Third     Fourth         First     Second
Team:Augsburg                Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter        Half      Half           Final
Time of Possession            4:33      8:53      6:53      3:12           13:10     10:05          23:15
Third-Down Conversions        1 - 3     2 - 6     0 - 3     0 - 2          3 - 9     0 - 5          3 - 14 
Average Field Position        Own  41   Own  40   Own  25   Own  33        Own  40   Own  29        Own  39
Fourth-Down Conversions       0 - 0     1 - 1     0 - 0     0 - 0          1 - 1     0 - 0          1 - 1 
 
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Play-by-play - First quarter
                             NOTE: Augsburg wins toss and defers -- St. Olaf will receive
 15:00  1- 10 AUG  35        Kickoff goes 65 yards - TOUCHBACK
 15:00  1- 10 STO  20        Minkler 0 run tackle by Fountaine 
 15:00  2- 10 STO  20        Schultz 4 run tackle by Hamer 
 15:00  3- 6 STO  24         Schultz pass  INTERCEPTED by Howard returned 31 yards TOUCHDOWN (Hlinka kick) 
 13:38  1- 10 AUG  35        Kickoff goes 64 yards - returned 30 yards by Hammond tackle by Kern 
 13:38  1- 10 STO  31        Olson 4 run tackle by Souba 
 13:38  2- 6 STO  35         Minkler 2 run tackle by Howard Gullette 
 13:38  3- 4 STO  37         Schultz -10 run FUMBLE recovered by Schultz Schultz 0 run tackle by Sathre 
 13:38  4- 14 STO  27        Hildebrandt 44 punt returned by Kern 32 yards tackle by Hildebrandt 
           11:27  1- 10 STO  39  Drier 9 run 
           11:27  2- 1 STO  30  Thorvig pass incomplete 
           11:27  3- 1 STO  30  Peterson 4 run tackle by Enerson 
           11:27  1- 10 STO  26  Thorvig 26 pass to Hvistendahl TOUCHDOWN (Hlinka kick) 
 10:13  1- 10 AUG  35        Kickoff goes 65 yards - TOUCHBACK
 10:13  1- 10 STO  20        Iverson 0 run tackle by Fountaine Undem 
 10:13  2- 10 STO  20        PENALTY: STO Illegal Procedure - 5 yards
 10:13  2- 15 STO  15        Schultz 3 run tackle by Howard 
 10:13  3- 12 STO  18        Orstad 5 pass to Larsen tackle by Hamer Werk 
 10:13  4- 7 STO  23         PENALTY: AUG Running into the Kicker - 5 yards
 10:13  4- 2 STO  28         Hildebrandt 42 punt 
           7:25  1- 10 AUG  30  Drier 8 run tackle by Crowser 
           7:25  2- 2 AUG  38 Thorvig pass  INTERCEPTED by Ryan returned 4 yards 
 6:39  1- 10 STO  45         Larsen 9 run tackle by Lund Sathre 
 6:39  2- 1 AUG  46          Schultz 1 run tackle by Souba 
 6:39  1- 10 AUG  45         Schultz 45 pass to Sprout TOUCHDOWN (Nelson kick) 
           5:25  1- 10 STO  35  Kickoff goes 60 yards - returned 24 yards by Peroutka tackle by Tollefson 
           5:25  1- 10 AUG  29  Drier 7 run tackle by Crowser 
           5:25  2- 3 AUG  36 Peterson 0 run tackle by Johnson 
           5:25  3- 3 AUG  36 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           5:25  4- 3 AUG  36 Hvistendahl 34 punt 
 3:51  1- 10 STO  30         Schultz 1 run tackle by Gullette 
 3:51  2- 9 STO  31          Schultz 5 pass to Olson tackle by Howard 
 3:51  3- 4 STO  36          Schultz -4 run sack by Van Houten 
 3:51  4- 8 STO  32          Hildebrandt 38 punt returned by Kern 12 yards tackle by Schacht 
                             NOTE: TIME OUT 1--St. Olaf--01:48
           1:48  1- 10 AUG  42  Thorvig 1 run tackle by Johnson 
           1:48  2- 9 AUG  43 Warden -3 run tackle by Crowser 
           1:48  3- 12 AUG  40 Thorvig pass incomplete broken up by Crowser 
           1:48  4- 12 AUG  40  Hvistendahl 44 punt returned by Nickel 0 yards tackle by Werk 
 0:49  1- 10 STO  16         Minkler -3 run tackle by Souba Howard 
 0:49  2- 13 STO  13         Schultz 1 run tackle by Gullette 
                             Score after quarter # 1: Augsburg  14, St. Olaf College  7
 
Play-by-play - Second quarter
 15:00  3- 12 STO  14        Schultz pass incomplete 
                             NOTE: Penalty--Holding on St. Olaf--declined
 15:00  4- 12 STO  14        Hildebrandt 48 punt returned by Kern 6 yards tackle by Hildebrandt 
           14:40  1- 10 AUG  44 PENALTY: AUG Illegal Block - 10 yards
           14:40  1- 10 AUG  34 Thorvig 14 pass to Hvistendahl tackle by Moseman 
           14:40  1- 10 AUG  48 Warden 1 run tackle by Struve Young 
           14:40  2- 9 AUG  49 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           14:40  3-9 AUG  49 Thorvig -6 run sack by Dieterich 
           14:40  4- 15 AUG  43 Hvistendahl 47 punt 
 12:48  1- 10 STO  10        Iverson 1 run tackle by Gullette Sathre 
 12:48  2- 9 STO  11         Larsen -10 run FUMBLE recovered by Larsen Larsen 0 run tackle by Hamer Howard 
                             NOTE: Penalty--Holding against St. Olaf--declined
 12:48  3- 19 STO  1         Larsen 11 run tackle by Lund 
 12:48  4- 8 STO  12         Hildebrandt 38 punt returned by Wahl 2 yards tackle by Douglas 
           11:00  1- 10 STO  48 Hvistendahl -1 run tackle by Bergan Moseman 
           11:00  2- 11 STO  49 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           11:00  3- 11 STO  49 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           11:00  4- 11 STO  49 Hvistendahl 39 punt 
 10:01  1- 10 STO  10        Larsen 4 run tackle by Werk 
 10:01  2- 6 STO  14         Orstad -4 run sack by Paek 
 10:01  3- 10 STO  10        Larsen 4 run tackle by Peroutka 
 10:01  4- 6 STO  14         Hildebrandt 45 punt returned by Wahl 4 yards tackle by Crowser 
           8:20  1- 10 AUG  45 Drier 24 run tackle by Crowser 
           8:20  1- 10 STO  31 Peterson -2 run tackle by Haugo 
           8:20  2- 12 STO  33 Drier 0 run tackle by Bjorklund 
           8:20  3- 12 STO  33 Thorvig 11 pass to Hvistendahl 
           8:20  4- 1 STO  22 Thorvig 2 run tackle by Struble 
           8:20  1- 10 STO  20 Thorvig -2 run FUMBLE forced by Moseman TURNED OVER to Struve and returned 0 yards 
 5:50  1- 10 STO  22         Schultz 9 run tackle by Just 
 5:50  2- 1 STO  31          Minkler 4 run tackle by Lund 
                             NOTE: St. Olaf TIME OUT #2 -- 5:08
 5:50  1- 10 STO  35         Schultz pass incomplete 
 5:50  2- 10 STO  35         Minkler -1 run tackle by Sathre 
                             NOTE: St. Olaf TIME OUT #3 -- 4:23
 5:50  3- 11 STO  34         Schultz pass incomplete broken up by Zigan 
 5:50  4- 11 STO  34         Hildebrandt 47 punt 
           4:09  1- 10 AUG  19 Drier 4 run tackle by Moseman 
           4:09  2- 6 AUG  23 Thorvig -6 run sack by Struve 
           4:09  3- 12 AUG  17 Thorvig 31 pass to Hvistendahl 
           4:09  1- 10 AUG  48 Thorvig -2 run tackle by Dieterich 
           4:09  2- 12 AUG  46 PENALTY: STO Pass Interference - 12 yards
           4:09  1- 10 STO  42 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           4:09  2- 10 STO  42 Thorvig pass incomplete broken up by Ryan 
                             NOTE: Augsburg TIME OUT #1 -- 1:42
           4:09  3- 10 STO  42 Thorvig 24 pass to Rochon-Washington tackle by Fried 
           4:09  1- 10 STO  18 Thorvig 13 pass to Hvistendahl tackle by Dieterich Manary 
                             NOTE: Augsburg TIME OUT #2 -- 1:13
           4:09  1- 10 STO  5 Thorvig pass incomplete broken up by Ryan 
           4:09  2- 10 STO  5 Drier -3 run tackle by Dieterich 
                             NOTE: Augsburg TIME OUT #3 -- 1:01
           4:09  3- 13 STO  8 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           4:09  4- 13 STO  8 25-yard field goal attempt by Hlinka - GOOD
 0:53  1- 10 AUG  35         Kickoff goes 56 yards - returned 27 yards by Minkler tackle by Peroutka 
 0:53  1- 10 STO  36         Schultz pass incomplete broken up by Just 
 0:53  2- 10 STO  36         Schultz pass incomplete 
                             NOTE: St. Olaf Penalty -- Illegal Forward Pass -- declined
 0:53  3- 10 STO  36         Minkler 12 run tackle by Hamer Peroutka 
 0:53  1- 10 STO  48         Schultz pass incomplete 
 0:53  2- 10 STO  48         Schultz -6 run sack by Carls 
                             Score after quarter # 2: Augsburg  17, St. Olaf College  7
 
Play-by-play - Third quarter
           15:00  1- 10 STO  35 Kickoff goes 65 yards - returned 26 yards by Lynch tackle by Tollefson Schacht 
           15:00  1- 10 AUG  26 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           15:00  2- 10 AUG  26 Warden -1 run tackle by Bergan 
           15:00  3- 11 AUG  25 Thorvig 4 pass to Hvistendahl tackle by Ryan 
           15:00  4- 7 AUG  29 Hvistendahl 30 punt returned by Hollom 23 yards tackle by Carls 
 13:23  1- 10 AUG  36        Schultz 8 pass to Iverson tackle by Fountaine 
 13:23  2- 2 AUG  28         Larsen 4 run tackle by Howard 
 13:23  1- 10 AUG  24        Minkler 3 run tackle by Fountaine 
 13:23  2- 7 AUG  21         Larsen 11 run tackle by Kern 
 13:23  1- 10 AUG  10        Larsen 10 run TOUCHDOWN (Nelson kick) 
           11:13  1- 10 STO  35 Kickoff goes 65 yards - returned 25 yards by Lynch tackle by Schacht 
           11:13  1- 10 AUG  25 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           11:13  2- 10 AUG  25 Thorvig 24 pass to Hamer tackle by Crowser 
           11:13  1- 10 AUG  49 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           11:13  2- 10 AUG  49 Warden 15 run tackle by Manary 
           11:13  1- 10 STO  36 Hvistendahl 9 run tackle by Fried 
           11:13  2- 1 STO  27 Warden 10 run tackle by Fried Manary 
           11:13  1- 10 STO  17 Peterson -3 run tackle by Young Bergan 
           11:13  2- 13 STO  20 Thorvig 15 run tackle by Crowser Kukkonen 
           11:13  1- 10 STO  5 Thorvig 5 pass to Hamer TOUCHDOWN (Hlinka kick) 
 8:15  1- 10 AUG  35         Kickoff goes 65 yards - returned 15 yards by Minkler tackle by Zigan 
 8:15  1- 10 STO  15         Larsen 8 run tackle by Paek Souba 
 8:15  2- 2 STO  23          PENALTY: STO Illegal Motion - 5 yards
 8:15  2- 7 STO  18          Larsen 1 run tackle by Souba 
 8:15  3- 6 STO  19          Orstad pass incomplete 
 8:15  4- 6 STO  19          Hildebrandt 46 punt 
           6:22  1- 10 AUG  35 Thorvig 16 pass to Hvistendahl tackle by Ryan 
           6:22  1- 10 STO  49 Drier -1 run tackle by Bjorklund Young 
           6:22  2- 11  50   Thorvig pass incomplete broken up by Ryan 
                             NOTE: Augsburg TIME OUT #1 -- 5:15
           6:22  3- 11  50   Thorvig pass  INTERCEPTED by Crowser returned 11 yards 
 5:07  1- 10 AUG  43         Olson 4 run tackle by Howard 
 5:07  2- 6 AUG  39          Minkler -1 run tackle by Fountaine 
 5:07  3- 7 AUG  40          Hildebrandt -7 run sack by Paek 
 5:07  4- 14 AUG  47         Hildebrandt 45 punt 
           3:14  1- 10 AUG  2 PENALTY: AUG Illegal Procedure - 1 yards
           3:14  1- 11 AUG  1 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           3:14  2- 11 AUG  1 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           3:14  3- 11 AUG  1 Hvistendahl 27 punt 
 2:53  1- 10 AUG  28         Minkler 0 run tackle by Howard 
 2:53  2- 10 AUG  28         PENALTY: AUG Pass Interference - 13 yards
 2:53  1- 10 AUG  15         Larsen 0 run tackle by Howard Hamer 
 2:53  2- 10 AUG  15         Schultz 2 run tackle by Undem 
 2:53  3- 8 AUG  13          Schultz pass incomplete broken up by Howard 
 2:53  4- 8 AUG  13          30-yard field goal attempt by Nelson - GOOD
           0:52  1- 10 STO  35 Kickoff goes 65 yards - returned 36 yards by Rochon-Washington tackle by Groth 
           0:52  1- 10 AUG  36 PENALTY: AUG Holding - 17 yards
           0:52  1- 27 AUG  19 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           0:52  2- 27 AUG  19 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           0:52  3- 27 AUG  19 Thorvig pass incomplete broken up by Fried 
           0:52  4- 27 AUG  19 Hvistendahl 40 punt returned by Hollom 0 yards 
 0:10  1- 10 STO  41         Schultz 2 run tackle by Fountaine Gullette 
                             Score after quarter # 3: Augsburg  24, St. Olaf College  17
 
Play-by-play - Fourth quarter
 15:00  2- 8 STO  43         Schultz 0 run tackle by Undem Paek 
 15:00  3- 8 STO  43         Schultz 16 pass to Hollom tackle by Zigan Kern 
 15:00  1- 10 AUG  41        Schultz -2 run tackle by Undem Gullette 
 15:00  2- 12 AUG  43        Larsen -2 run tackle by Just 
 15:00  3- 14 AUG  45        Schultz 20 pass to Hollom tackle by Just 
 15:00  1- 10 AUG  25        Larsen -2 run tackle by Fountaine 
 15:00  2- 12 AUG  27        Schultz 0 run tackle by Undem 
 15:00  3- 12 AUG  27        Larsen 10 run tackle by Just 
 15:00  4- 2 AUG  17         Minkler 3 run tackle by Howard 
 15:00  1- 10 AUG  14        Iverson -1 run tackle by Fountaine 
 15:00  2- 11 AUG  15        Minkler 6 run tackle by Kern 
                             NOTE: St. Olaf TIME OUT #1 -- 8:55
 15:00  3- 5 AUG  9          Schultz 7 pass to Iverson tackle by Werk 
 15:00  1- 10 AUG  2         Larsen 2 run TOUCHDOWN (Nelson kick) 
           8:26  1- 10 STO  35  Kickoff goes 65 yards - returned 38 yards by Rochon-Washington tackle by Nelson 
           8:26  1- 10 AUG  38 Drier 62 run TOUCHDOWN (Hlinka kick) 
 8:02  1- 10 AUG  35         Kickoff goes 65 yards - TOUCHBACK
 8:02  1- 10 STO  20         Schultz 14 run tackle by Hamer 
 8:02  1- 10 STO  34         Schultz 6 pass to Sprout tackle by Just 
 8:02  2- 4 STO  40          Schultz 10 run tackle by Hamer 
 8:02  1- 10  50             Minkler 4 run tackle by Werk Howard 
 8:02  2- 6 AUG  46          Schultz -5 run sack by Van Houten 
 8:02  3- 11 STO  49         Schultz -4 run sack by Paek Van Houten 
 8:02  4- 15 STO  45         Hildebrandt 45 punt 
           4:37  1- 10 AUG  10 Drier 0 run tackle by Johnson 
           4:37  2- 10 AUG  10 Warden 3 run tackle by Dieterich 
           4:37  3- 7 AUG  13 Thorvig 2 pass to Rochon-Washington tackle by Vatland 
           4:37  4- 5 AUG  15H vistendahl 39 punt returned by Hollom 10 yards tackle by Schulte Lyden 
 2:30  1- 10 AUG  44         Schultz pass incomplete broken up by Kern 
 2:30  2- 10 AUG  44         Hollom -8 run FUMBLE recovered by Hollom Hollom 0 run tackle by Gullette 
 2:30  3- 18 STO  48         Schultz 8 pass to Minkler tackle by Zigan 
 2:30  4- 10 AUG  44         Schultz pass incomplete broken up by Zigan 
           1:31  1- 10 AUG  44 Drier 7 run tackle by Crowser 
                             NOTE: St. Olaf TIME OUT #2 -- 1:20
           1:31  2- 3 STO  49 Drier 0 run tackle by Bergan 
                             NOTE: St. Olaf TIME OUT #3 -- 1:16
           1:31  3- 3 STO  49 Thorvig pass incomplete 
           1:31  4- 3 STO  49 Hvistendahl 44 punt 
 1:01  1- 10 STO  5          Schultz 9 pass to Larsen tackle by Peroutka 
 1:01  2- 1 STO  14          Iverson 4 run tackle by Van Houten 
 1:01  1- 10 STO  18         PENALTY: AUG Offsides - 5 yards
 1:01  1- 5 STO  23          PENALTY: AUG Personal Foul - 11 yards
 1:01  1- 10 STO  34         Schultz -9 run sack by Undem 
                             NOTE: Penalty against St. Olaf -- Illegal Procedure -- declined
 1:01  2- 19 STO  25         Schultz pass  INTERCEPTED by Just returned 0 yards tackle by Sprout 
           0:11  1- 10 AUG  41 Thorvig -1 run 
                             Final score: Augsburg  31, St. Olaf College  24
Pregame Media Notes:

The Augsburg College Auggies (2-0 overall, 1-0 MIAC) open the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference season against St. Olaf (0-2 overall, 0-1 MIAC) on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. at St. Olaf College in Northfield.
Stadium: Manitou Field (cap. 5,000).
Coaches: Augsburg, Jack Osberg (8th season, 36-37); St. Olaf: Paul Miller (2nd season, 2-10).
Series: St. Olaf leads 31-9. Last year, Augsburg beat St. Olaf 42-0 at Augsburg's Anderson-Nelson Field.
Broadcast: KKMS-AM 980 with Tom Witschen on play-by-play Russ Bohaty on analysis. St. Olaf broadcast on KDHL-AM 920 (Faribault, Minn.) with Mike Morrisey and Gordy Kosfeld.

This week's matchup: It might be easy for Augsburg to look past this Saturday's game against 0-2 St. Olaf to an early-season conference showdown next week against St. John's. But don't tell that to coach Jack Osberg.

"We've talked about that (looking past teams), and we won't be looking ahead. The kids are focused on this week," Osberg said. "We're pretty focused on St. Olaf."

St. Olaf played St. Thomas tough last week, falling 9-6 at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul. Despite only producing 94 yards of total offense against the Tommies and giving up 351 yards on defense, the Oles had a chance to win the game late, when a drive put the ball on the UST 29-yard line. But with 47 seconds remaining, St. Olaf kicker Haakon Nelson missed a 46-yard field-goal attempt that would have tied the game. Cornerback Steve Fried returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown to produce St. Olaf's only score in the contest.

"They're a lot better on defense than they were last year," said Osberg. "It's our first game on grass this year, so it's an adjustment for us. But we don't talk about that too much. We just go down and play."

St. Olaf lost its season-opener 23-0 to Carthage College (Wis.) in a nonconference game. Augsburg beat St. Olaf 42-0 last season at Augsburg's Anderson-Nelson Field.

Freshman QB Thorvig leads Auggies on game-winning drive
MINNEAPOLIS ­ Freshman quarterback Joe Thorvig, filling in for injured starter Paul Tetzloff, drove Augsburg on a six-play, 64-yard drive late in the game to lead the Auggies to a 24-14 victory over Hamline 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, which broke a 14-14 tie with 4:51 remaining. Augsburg's Martin Hlinka put the finishing touches on the game with a 23-yard field goal with 3:41 remaining.

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 1996.

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 caught nine passes for 161 yards on Saturday.

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, setting the stage for the Auggies' game-winning drive.

In the MIAC
In conference-season-opening action in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference last Saturday, Augsburg claimed a 24-14 home win over Hamline, St. Thomas edged St. Olaf 9-6, Gustavus stopped Carleton 40-14, Bethel topped Concordia-Moorhead 34-20 and St. John's blanked Macalester 55-0.

This Saturday in the MIAC (all at 1 p.m.), Augsburg plays at St. Olaf, St. John's hosts St. Thomas, Bethel plays at Hamline, Carleton travels to Concordia-Moorhead and Gustavus hosts Macalester.

Augsburg faces several milestones on Saturday against St. Olaf
Augsburg's football team, and head coach Jack Osberg, have a chance to achieve several milestones on Saturday against St. Olaf.

-- Should Augsburg beat the Oles in Northfield, it will be Augsburg's first victory at the Oles' home field since Sept. 29, 1928, when Augsburg's first (and only before 1997) MIAC championship squad shut out the Oles 13-0. St. Olaf leads the series by a 31-9 margin. Six of Augsburg's victories in the series came at Augsburg's home fields -- Nicollet Park in 1950 (Augsburg 18-7); Parade Stadium in 1974 (Augsburg 16-0), 1981 (Augsburg 38-16) and 1982 (Augsburg 24-17); and Anderson-Nelson Field in 1993 (Augsburg 26-24) and 1997 (Augsburg 42-0). Two victories, in 1994 (Augsburg 34-20) and 1995 (Augsburg 20-12), came at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.

-- An Augsburg victory would also be Augsburg's first overall victory in Northfield, Minn., against either Carleton or St. Olaf, since 1978. On Sept. 23, 1978, Augsburg topped Carleton 28-7 at Carleton's Laird Stadium, in the first-ever contest between the two schools. Carleton leads the series 12-5, with the Auggies' other wins coming on Augsburg home fields at Parade Stadium (1979, Augsburg 34-6; and 1983, Augsburg 31-21) and Anderson-Nelson Field (1995, Augsburg 20-7; and 1997, Augsburg 35-21).

-- An Augsburg victory would also bring Osberg to the .500 mark on his career, making him only the second coach in school history to reach that mark -- Bill Caris, who coached Augsburg from 1972-75, compiled a 19-19 record during his tenure. Osberg, in his eighth season, is 36-37 entering Saturday's game. Osberg's 36 wins is the second-most among Auggie football coaches; Edor Nelson, who coached from 1947-69, compiled a 56-118-10 record (.304).

The Hvistendahl Watch: Auggie WR now 12th in D-III receiving yards
Augsburg WR Scott Hvistendahl (Sr., Cannon Falls, Minn./Randolph HS) continued his assault on the NCAA Division III receiving record books last Saturday with a nine-catch, 161-yard, one touchdown performance against Hamline. Hvistendahl, who now holds every Augsburg career and single-season receiving record, caught his 30th career touchdown pass with 4:51 remaining against Hamline, putting the Auggies ahead to stay en route to a 24-14 victory.

The 161-yard effort, which included catches of 32 (TD) and 46 yards, was Hvistendahl's ninth 100-yard-plus receiving yardage effort in a row, dating back to Augsburg's game against Carleton on Oct. 11, 1997. The mark includes two NCAA playoff games.

Hvistendahl moved into 12th place in the NCAA Division III receiving yardage record book, with 3,268 yards on 190 receptions. The Division III record is 4,311 yards, set by Curt Barth of Eureka (Ill.) from 1994-97. Jeff Clay of Catholic (D.C.) also went over the 4,000-yard mark last year, with 4,101 career yards (1994-97). They are the only two Division III receivers to achieve the feat; in fact, only 11 receivers in the four NCAA divisions have surpassed the 4,000-yard barrier. Jerry Rice, who starred for Mississippi Valley State (Division I-AA) from 1981 to 1984 before becoming the NFL's top receiver, amassed 4,693 yards and 50 touchdowns on 301 receptions to hold the NCAA all-divisions career yardage record.

Hvistendahl is currently on pace (216.0 receiving yards per game) to top the 4,000-yard mark in Augsburg's sixth game of the year, against Macalester on Oct. 17, and could bust the Division III record the following week, Oct. 24, at St. Thomas. If he maintains the 216.0 yardage-per-game pace, which is probably unlikely, he would end his career with 4,996 receiving yards, topping Rice's mark possibly against Bethel at home on Nov. 7.

Thorvig makes impact at QB,will face first collegiate start
Augsburg freshman Joe Thorvig (Fr., Forest Lake, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) was effective in his first collegiate appearance last week against Hamline, completing 12 of 17 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in the fourth quarter.

Thorvig filled in for starter Paul Tetzloff (So., Faribault, Minn.), who was knocked out of the game in the second quarter with a hyperextended elbow injury on his throwing arm. Tetzloff will miss Saturday's contest at St. Olaf.

But Auggie head coach Jack Osberg has confidence with Thorvig, who gained confidence as the game went along and led the Auggies on their game-winning drive, a six-play, 64-yard scoring march. "The kid's bright. He scored a 30 on his ACT," Osberg said of Thorvig, who was an Academic All-State recipient in football and baseball at Totino-Grace. "He got better as the game went on."

Augsburg rated 11th in latest Football Gazette national poll
For the second week in a row, Augsburg maintained its highest national ranking ever, 11th, in this week's NCAA Division III Top 40 national ranking, published by Don Hansen's Football Gazette.

Lycoming (Pa, 2-0.), last year's national runner-up, remained the top-ranked team in this week's national poll, followed by the defending national champions, Mount Union (Ohio, 2-0). The biggest drop was again suffered by Simpson (Iowa), the team which derailed Augsburg 61-21 in last year's national playoff quarterfinals. Starting the season as the top-ranked team in the national polls, two consecutive losses have dropped the 1-2 Storm to 38th in this week's Football Gazette Top 40 poll.

Wisconsin-Whitewater (2-0) is the top Division III West Region team in the national rankings, at sixth. Other West Region teams: Central (Iowa, 3-0), 10th; Coe (Iowa, 3-0), 12th; St. John's (Minn., 2-0), 24th; Lakeland (Wis., 2-0), 31st; Wartburg (Iowa, 2-1), 28th; Wisconsin-La Crosse (0-2), 39th.