MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College's Scott Hvistendahl (Sr., Cannon Falls, Minn./Randolph HS) broke the NCAA all-divisions record for career receiving yardage in Augsburg's 25-0, season-ending victory over Concordia College-Moorhead Friday afternoon at the Metrodome.

Hvistendahl caught 18 passes for 230 yards and one touchdown Friday, finishing his career with 4,696 career yards on 285 receptions. The career total, already a Division III record, breaks the old NCAA all-divisions record of 4,693 yards on 301 receptions, set by Jerry Rice (Mississippi Valley State, 1981-84).

Hvistendahl set the record on a four-yard reception from quarterback Paul Tetzloff (So., Faribault, Minn.) with 6:59 remaining in the fourth quarter and Augsburg ahead by the final margin.

"Part of it was relief," Hvistendahl said about breaking the record. "I knew at the end of the game, they would be looking for me. They were really tough on me and they knew we were trying to get the record. It made it all the more tough. It was a relief, and it made it more emotional. I was exhausted at the end."

Hvistendahl finished his senior season with 112 receptions and 1,860 yards, becoming just the fourth player in NCAA Division III history (and the 26th in NCAA all-divisions history) to catch more than 100 passes in a single season. The single-season receptions mark is the second-best in Division III history; the single-season yardage total is also second-best in Division III history.

The 230-yard total marked the seventh time Hvistendahl has caught passes for 200 or more yards in his career. The 18 receptions Friday (none over 18 yards in the game) set a new school record and tied a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference single-game receptions mark. The mark tied an 18-reception game by Adam Herbst of St. John's last year against St. Thomas, also at the Metrodome.

"He had to earn it," said Augsburg coach Jack Osberg. "He had 18 catches and he's so gifted. They didn't make it easy for him. He had to go to the sidelines and up the middle. It was a real credit to him. For the reception record to come in a game like this, where we played so well, with our defense getting a shutout and our offense getting over 500 yards, made it all the more special."

Hvistendahl's performance was the capper of a 502-yard offensive day by Augsburg, which finishes its season with a 6-4 overall record and 5-4 MIAC mark. Concordia, which had 201 yards of total offense, finishes 4-6 overall and 4-5 in the MIAC.

The win was Augsburg's first shutout victory over Concordia since 1929, when the Auggies beat the Cobbers 6-0. Concordia leads the all-time series by a 43-11-2 margin. It was Augsburg's third victory in a row over the Cobbers, all on artificial turf -- once at Augsburg's Anderson-Nelson Field (13-10, regular season 1997), once at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. (34-22, NCAA Division III playoffs first round 1997), and this game Friday.

Tetzloff completed 26 of 47 passes for 324 yards and one touchdown, coming on a 15-yard pass to Hvistendahl in the second quarter. Tetzloff also ran for a four-yard score in the third quarter. Martin Hlinka (Sr., Bratislava, Slovakia/Farmington HS) kicked four field goals and added one extra point to complete the scoring. Tetzloff finished his first season as the Auggies' quarterback with 2,439 passing yards, second-best for a single season in Auggie history; Hlinka finished a perfect 30-for-30 in extra points and collected his school-record 12th field goal of the season.

Augsburg also compiled 178 rushing yards in the contest, 70 from senior Thane Drier (Sr., Durand, Wis.) and 63 from Jim Peterson (Sr., Eyota, Minn./Dover-Eyota HS). Peterson also caught three passes for 43 yards.

Augsburg's defense limited the Cobbers to just 100 yards of passing and 101 yards of rushing. Jason Braaten (So., Dent, Minn./Perham HS) led the Cobbers with 40 rushing yards, while Len Crouse (So., Hazen, N.D.) had 38 yards. Ethan Pole (Sr., Moorhead, Minn.) completed nine of 19 passes. Adam Strainer (So., Helena, Mont.) had 48 receiving yards.

Steve Sathre (Sr., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) led the Auggie defense with seven tackles (four solo), four for loss and two sacks. Jordon Nesvig (Jr., Fargo, N.D./South HS) had nine tackles (seven solo) and Eric Stenehjem (Sr., Williston, N.D.) and Dan Tollefson (So., Madison, Minn./Lac Qui Parle Valley HS) had eight tackles apiece.