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.