MINNEAPOLIS (10/23/99) -- Greg Kaiser (Sr., Mora, Minn.) threw for two scores and rushed for two touchdowns Saturday, leading the University of St. Thomas football team to a 30-20 win over host Augsburg College in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Anderson-Nelson Field.

St. Thomas took advantage of six Augsburg turnovers -- five fumbles and one interception -- to improve to 5-2 overall and 5-1 in the MIAC, maintaining a share of the lead in the conference. Augsburg drops to 4-3 overall and 3-3 in the league.

Four of the six Augsburg turnovers eventually led to St. Thomas scores. The Tommies eventually built a 30-7 lead before Augsburg scored twice late in the fourth period.

The Tommies used a balanced offensive attack and strong defense to score the victory. St. Thomas outgained the Auggies by a 371-331 margin, though the Tommie defense limited Augsburg to just 11 net rushing yards in the game. St. Thomas had an incredible 58 rushing attempts for 230 yards, to go with 141 passing yards.

Kaiser threw for 133 yards, completing 14 of 23 passes with one interception. He threw scores of 16 yards to Jon Learn (So., Red Wing, Minn.) in the first quarter and four yards to Andy Kaiser (So., Mora, Minn.) early in the second quarter. Kaiser also had two one-yard rushes for scores, one with 39 seconds remaining in the first half and another to seal the win with 7:54 remaining in the game.

Augsburg's lone score in the first half came after a blocked punt by Jake Kern (Sr., Faribault, Minn.), his second of the season, which Chad Olson (Sr., Farmington, Minn.) recovered in the end zone with 1:58 remaining in the first quarter.

The Auggies couldn't score again until the final three minutes of the game, when quarterback John Goodale (So., Buffalo, Minn.) -- making just his second collegiate start at quarterback -- threw two touchdown passes. He had an eight-yard pass to Ryan Hupka (Jr., Thunder Bay, Ontario/St. Patrick's HS) with 3:03 left and an 82-yard pass to Damien Rochon-Washington (Jr., Chicago, Ill./Kenwood Academy) with 1:31 left. An onside kick attempt failed by the Auggies.

The Tommies dominated the flow of the game, with 82 offensive plays to Augsburg's 57, controlling the time of possession by a 38:26 to 21:34 margin.
Jake Barkley (Fr., Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) led the Tommies with 126 rushing yards on 28 carries. Brent Nelson (So., Hibbing, Minn.) had four catches for 45 yards, and Justin Hall (Fr., Maplewood, Minn./Tartan HS) caught four passes for 41 yards.

Brian Warden (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS) led the Auggies with 45 rushing yards on 15 carries. Rochon-Washington had 130 receiving yards on three catches, and Sam Gross (Fr., Springfield, Minn.) caught three passes for 78 yards.

Steve Norlander (Sr., Albert Lea, Minn.) led the Tommies with eight tackles (seven solo), incluidng 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble. Blane Tetreault (Sr., Fridley, Minn.) had six tackles (three solo).

Augsburg's defense was paced by Nate Loughran (Fr., Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS), who had 13 tackles (10 solo). Kern had 12 tackles (nine solo) and Joe Souba (Jr., Hayward, Wis.) and Matt Chappuis (So., Faribault, Minn.) had nine tackles apiece.

Augsburg hosts Carleton next Saturday (10/30) at Anderson-Nelson Field, while St. Thomas hosts Bethel.

Team Statistics

Augsburg Univ. of St. Thomas 20 Points 30 2 First Downs Rushing 10 8 First Downs Passing 7 3 First Downs by Penalty 1 57 Total Offensive Plays 82 331 Total Yards Gained 371 5.81 Average Yards per Play 4.52 25 Plays Rushing 58 11 Yards Rushing 230 320 Yards Passing 141 32 Passes Attempted 24 19 Passes Completed 15 1 Passes Had Intercepted 1 34.0 Net Yards per Punt 31.7 5- 5 Fumbles-Fumbles Lost 1- 0 11- 61 Penalties-Yards 8-107 2- 11 3rd Down Conversions 3- 18 .182 3rd Down Conversion Percentage .167 1- 4 4th Down Conversions 2- 2 .250 4th Down Conversion Percentage 1.000

Scoring by Period

1 2 3 4 Tot
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Augsburg 7 0 0 13 20
Univ. of St. Thomas 7 14 9 0 30
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Possession Time by Period

1 2 3 4 Total
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Augsburg 3:51 6:24 4:17 7:02 21:34
Univ. of St. Thomas 11:09 8:36 10:43 7:58 38:26
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Attendance

2000


Rushing

Yds/ Yds/
Augsburg GP-GS Car Gain Ls Net Game Car TD LP
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Brian Warden 1- 1 15 58 13 45 45.0 3.0 0 16
Damien Roc.-Washingto 1- 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 ----- 0 1
John Rotter 1- 1 3 0 1 -1 -1.0 -0.3 0 0
John Goodale 1- 1 7 2 36 -34 -34.0 -4.9 0 2
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Augsburg 1- 1 25 61 50 11 11.0 0.4 0 16
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 58 257 27 230 230.0 4.0 2 34


Passing

Augsburg GP-GS Cmp Att Int Pct Yds Sck TD Cnv LP
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John Goodale 1- 1 19 32 1 .594 320 3 2 0 82
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Augsburg 1- 1 19 32 1 .594 320 3 2 0 82
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 15 24 1 .625 141 2 2 0 20


Passing Efficiency

Yds/ TD Comp Int Rating
Augsburg GP-GS Att Pct Pct Pct Pts
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John Goodale 1- 1 10.00 6.25 59.38 3.12 157.75
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Augsburg 1- 1 10.00 6.25 59.38 3.12 157.75
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 5.88 8.33 62.50 4.17 131.04


Pass Receiving

Rec/ Yds/
Augsburg GP-GS Rec Game Yds Rec TD LP
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John Rotter 1- 1 5 5.0 42 8.4 0 20
Desman Oakley 1- 0 4 4.0 47 11.8 0 23
Damien Roc.-Washingto 1- 1 3 3.0 130 43.3 1 82
Sam Gross 1- 0 3 3.0 78 26.0 0 35
Ryan Hupka 1- 1 2 2.0 14 7.0 1 8
Brian Warden 1- 1 2 2.0 9 4.5 0 9
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Augsburg 1- 1 19 19.0 320 16.8 2 82
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 15 15.0 141 9.4 2 20


Total Offense

Yds/
Augsburg GP-GS Rush Pass Tot Game
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John Goodale 1- 1 -34 320 286 286.0
Brian Warden 1- 1 45 0 45 45.0
Damien Roc.-Washingto 1- 1 1 0 1 1.0
John Rotter 1- 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0
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Augsburg 1- 1 11 320 331 331.0
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 230 141 371 371.0


All-Purpose Yards

Punt KO Tot Yds/
Augsburg GP-GS Rush Rec Ret Ret Yds Game
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Damien Roc.-Washingto 1- 1 1 130 0 0 131 131.0
Justin Lehman 1- 0 0 0 0 86 86 86.0
Sam Gross 1- 0 0 78 0 0 78 78.0
Brian Warden 1- 1 45 9 0 0 54 54.0
Desman Oakley 1- 0 0 47 0 0 47 47.0
Jake Kern 1- 1 0 0 47 0 47 47.0
John Rotter 1- 1 -1 42 0 0 41 41.0
Ryan Hupka 1- 1 0 14 0 0 14 14.0
Adam Leiter 1- 0 0 0 0 6 6 6.0
Nate Loughran 1- 1 0 0 -11 0 -11 -11.0
John Goodale 1- 1 -34 0 0 0 -34 -34.0
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Augsburg 1- 1 11 320 36 92 459 459.0
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 230 141 0 53 424 424.0


Scoring

-- Conversions --
Augsburg GP-GS TD Run Pass Kick FG S DX Pts
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Chad Olson 1- 0 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 6
Damien Roc.-Washingto 1- 1 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 6
Ryan Hupka 1- 1 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 6
Matt Van Alstine 1- 1 0 0- 0 0- 0 2- 2 0 0 0 2
Dave Fransen 1- 0 0 0- 0 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 0
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Augsburg 1- 1 3 0- 0 0- 1 2- 2 0 0 0 20
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 4 0- 0 0- 0 3- 4 1 0 0 30


Field Goals

Augsburg GP-GS 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total LP
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Augsburg 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 0- 1 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 1- 2 0


Punting

Ins
Augsburg GP-GS Att Yds Avg Bk LP 20
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Bart Rall 1- 1 4 136 34.0 0 39 1
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Augsburg 1- 1 4 136 34.0 0 39 1
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 8 258 32.2 1 45 4


Kickoff Returns

Augsburg GP-GS Att Yds Avg TD LP
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Justin Lehman 1- 0 5 86 17.2 0 19
Adam Leiter 1- 0 1 6 6.0 0 6
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Augsburg 1- 1 6 92 15.3 0 19
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 4 53 13.2 0 21


Punt Returns

Augsburg GP-GS Att Yds Avg TD LP
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Jake Kern 1- 1 2 47 23.5 0 35
Chad Olson 1- 0 0 0 0.0 1 0
Nate Loughran 1- 1 3 -11 -3.7 0 1
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Augsburg 1- 1 5 36 7.2 1 35
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 3 0 0.0 0 4


Interception Returns

Augsburg GP-GS Att Yds Avg TD LP
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Dane Lund 1- 1 1 9 9.0 0 9
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Augsburg 1- 1 1 9 9.0 0 9
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 1 0 0.0 0 0


Miscellaneous Statistics

Misc - Def XP -
Augsburg GP-GS Yds F/I Kick
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Chad Olson 1- 0 0 0- 0 0- 1
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Augsburg 1- 1 0 0- 0 0- 1
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 0 0- 0 0- 0


Defensive Statistics

Augsburg GP-GS T A Tot CF RF FR-Yds TD PBU Prs TFL-Yds Sack-Yds I BK BP
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Nate Loughran 1- 1 10 3 13 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1.5- 4 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Jake Kern 1- 1 9 3 12 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 1
Joe Souba 1- 0 5 4 9 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Matt Chappuis 1- 1 3 6 9 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 2.0- 13 1.5- 11 0 0 0
Kurt Werk 1- 1 6 1 7 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1.5- 8 0.5- 6 0 0 0
Chad Thorp 1- 0 5 2 7 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1.0- 1 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Mitchell Theisen 1- 0 5 1 6 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Rob Just 1- 1 4 2 6 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Andy Howard 1- 1 3 3 6 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Chad Olson 1- 0 2 4 6 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Brent Peroutka 1- 1 3 2 5 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Jason Van Houten 1- 1 4 0 4 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.5- 1 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Dane Lund 1- 1 1 3 4 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 1 0 0
Scott Archambault 1- 0 0 4 4 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Dave Sherry 1- 1 2 1 3 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 2 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Ben Tangert 1- 1 1 2 3 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 1 0.5- 1 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Josh Larsen 1- 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Lee Sprouls 1- 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Kris Froyum 1- 0 1 1 2 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.5- 3 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Dave Fransen 1- 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Chris Wahl 1- 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Brian Vriesen 1- 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.5- 3 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Desman Oakley 1- 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
Derek Kuhlman 1- 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0.0- 0 0.0- 0 0 0 0
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Augsburg 1- 1 71 44 115 0.0 0 0- 0 0 0 3 8.0- 34 2.0- 17 1 0 1
Univ. of St. Thomas 1- 1 48 15 63 4.0 5 0- 0 0 4 1 8.0- 41 3.0- 24 1 0 0

PREGAME NOTES

THE GAME: The Augsburg College Auggies (4-2 overall, 2-2 MIAC) take on the University of St. Thomas Tommies (4-2 overall, 4-1 MIAC) in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m., at Augsburg's Anderson-Nelson Field (2,000) in Minneapolis, Minn. St. Thomas leads the all-time series 45-8-2, dating back to the teams' first meeting in 1928. St. Thomas has won the last three games in a row in the series, the longest current winning streak of any MIAC opponent against Augsburg. The Auggies' last win in the series was a 28-7 triumph at Anderson-Nelson Field on Oct. 21, 1995. Augsburg has won just twice in the series (1992, 1995) since 1971.

COACHES: Augsburg head coach Jack Osberg is in his ninth season and currently has a 44-43 career mark. St. Thomas head coach Don Roney is in his second season and has a 11-5 career mark.

RADIO: All Augsburg football games are aired live on KYCR-AM 1570 in the Twin Cities, with Tom Witschen on play-by-play and Russ Bohaty on analysis. The pregame show begins at 12:30 p.m., with game action starting at 1 p.m. Outside the Twin Cities, Auggie fans can hear all the action using the TEAMLINE pay-per-call service. Using a credit card, call 1-800-846-4700 and enter the Augsburg team code, 5545. For more information and costs for TEAMLINE, call 1-800-846-4630.

LAST WEEK: Augsburg broke a two-game losing streak with a 27-7 win at Macalester last Saturday, while St. Thomas grabbed a share of the MIAC lead with a 27-6 win against Carleton at UST's O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul, Minn.

LAST YEAR: In one of the most exciting games in recent years in the MIAC, St. Thomas triumphed over Augsburg 29-28 in two overtimes at O'Shaughnessy Stadium on Oct. 24, 1998. St. Thomas held a 21-3 first-half lead before the Auggies rallied to tie the game at 21-21 and send it to overtime. In the first overtime, Augsburg kicker Martin Hlinka had a chance to win the game with a 39-yard field goal, but it sailed wide left -- his first field-goal miss of the season. In the second overtime, Augsburg's Tim Hamer caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Paul Tetzloff, which, combined with Hlinka's extra point, gave the Auggies a 28-21 lead. But UST's Chris Chappuis caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Greg Kaiser, and the two hooked up again on a two-point conversion pass to give the Tommies the win. The game featured several big plays and historic performances. Kaiser, celebrating his 21st birthday, tied an NCAA record with a 99-yard touchdown pass to Mark Warder. Brad Grossman scored on an 80-yard run for the Tommies. And Augsburg's Scott Hvistendahl took another step toward college football immortality by breaking the 4,000-yard barrier in career receiving yardage with a 15-catch, 252-yard performance. Augsburg outgained the Tommies 488-452 in the game, including 99 yards by running back Thane Drier. Tetzloff scored twice on short runs for the Auggies.

SCOUTING THE AUGGIES: Augsburg College and the University of St. Thomas lock horns this week in a crucial contest for hopes of a positive Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference finish. Both teams enter today's game with identical 4-2 overall marks, but the Tommies enter today's game with a 4-1 conference record -- one of four teams to share the lead in the MIAC.

Augsburg broke a two-game losing streak with an impressive 27-7 victory at Macalester last Saturday. The Auggies compiled a season-high 374 yards of total offense (207 passing, 167 rushing) against the Scots, taking advantage of three rushing touchdowns by Brian Warden (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./St. Croix Lutheran HS). Warden broke the century mark for the third time this season, rushing for 143 yards on 28 carries. Through six games, Warden has 560 yards on 149 carries -- already the best rushing total for a single season by an Auggie since 1995, when Aaron Daubanton rushed for 612 yards on 150 carries in 10 games.

Ironically, 1995 was also the last season Augsburg beat St. Thomas, when the Auggies triumphed 28-7 at Anderson-Nelson Field. Augsburg has lost three games in a row to the Tommies, the longest streak of losses to any one opponent in the MIAC for the Auggies.

Back to Warden. The senior's current rushing average (24.8 carries and 93.3 yards per game) puts him on pace to reach Augsburg's all-time rushing records and become just the second Auggie ever to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing barrier. The single-season rushing attempt record, 217, was set by Wayne Graves in 1973. The single-season yardage record, 1,011, was set by Marty Alger in 1992.

Warden also has six rushing touchdowns this season, just two off the single-season mark of eight, achieved by Alger in 1993, Hugh Weathers in 1981 and Mike Strandness in 1994.

QB SHAKEUP PRESENTS INTERESTING PROBLEM THIS WEEK: Last Saturday, Augsburg head coach Jack Osberg and his staff wanted to shake up the offense from two consecutive losses in MIAC play, so they gave backup quarterback John Goodale (So., Buffalo, Minn.) his first collegiate start against the Macalester Scots. All Goodale did was throw for 207 yards, completing 17 of 28 passes with one touchdown and one interception in Augsburg's 27-7 win in St. Paul.

Goodale's performance against the Scots presents the Auggie coaching staff with an interesting problem as this week's game approaches -- who to start at quarterback? Osberg and offensive coordinator Drew Privette have indicated that the starting quarterback spot will be a game-time decision today between Goodale and regular starter Paul Tetzloff (Jr., Faribault, Minn.), who has thrown for 3,210 yards in his career (1996, 1998-99).

In five starts, Tetzloff has thrown for 757 yards (60 of 127, five TDs), but has 12 interceptions. In four appearances this year, including three backup appearances and the start against the Scots, Goodale has thrown for 332 yards (26 of 46) with one TD and two interceptions.

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS CLOSING IN ON SCHOOL RECORDS: One of the brightest parts of Augsburg's season so far has been the play of the defense. Throw out the 55-0 loss at MIAC co-leader St. John's on Oct. 2, and you have a defense that has been a steady force in MIAC play.

A player who is quietly having an outstanding season is linebacker Kurt Werk (Jr., Herman, Minn./West Central Area HS), who leads the team with 47 tackles (29 solo), adding a fumble recovery, interception and 2.5 tackles for loss to his resume. Jake Kern (Sr., Faribault, Minn.), a co-captain, has also been a team leader, with 46 tackles (34 solo) an interception and six pass break-ups. He now has 11 career interceptions, putting him in fourth place in school history. Jeremy Dalluge (1992-95) has the career interception record, 17. A player who could break Dalluge's record for pickoffs, given his current pace, is freshman Nate Loughran (Fr., Minneapolis, Minn/Washburn HS). He tied a single-game school record with three pickoffs in the season-opening win over Mayville State, and with one more in last week's win over Macalester, he now has five on the season -- just three off the school record of eight, set by Bill Kriesel in 1993.

In the sack department, two Auggies have shots at school records in the final four games of the season. Matt Chappuis (So., Faribault, Minn.) has 7.5 sacks this season, already fourth-best in a single year. The single-season record, 14, was set by Bob Anderson in 1995. Chappuis is third on the team in total tackles with 44 (28 solo) and 11 tackles for loss. Chappuis' four-sack performance against Macalester last week was the second-most in a game in school history. Anderson had a record five sacks in a game against St. Thomas in 1995. Meanwhile, Jason Van Houten (Sr., Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS), who had two sacks last week, has 6.5 on the season and 16.0 on his career, tying him for third best for a career in school history. Anderson's 28.5 (1992-95) is the career record.

SCOUTING THE TOMMIES: The University of St. Thomas enters this week's game against the Auggies on a roll, having won its last three games in a row and 10 of their last 12, dating back to last season. The Tommies are in a four-way tie for first in the MIAC.

One of the big keys to the Tommies' success in recent years has been the play of quarterback Greg Kaiser (Sr., Mora, Minn.), who has thrown for 1,203 yards and seven touchdowns entering today's game (88 of 137, 5 INTs). Kaiser, an All-America candidate this year, is already a Burger King National Scholar Athlete, GTE Academic All-American and a member of the AFCA Good Works Team. He is currently in second place on the all-time Tommie throwing list, with 5,766 career passing yards, which puts him 17th in Minnesota collegiate history. Augsburg's Derrin Lamker (1993-97) is 12th with 6,624 career yards.

Kaiser's primary targets have been three freshmen -- receivers Justin Hall (Fr., Maplewood, Minn./Tartan HS) and Andy Hilliard (Fr., Woodbury, Minn.), and fullback Jake Barkley (Fr., Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong HS). Hall has 353 yards on 24 receptions, Barkley has 257 yards on 16 catches, and Hilliard has 162 yards on 13 catches. Marcus Ludtke (Jr., Albert Lea, Minn.) has been the Tommies' top rusher, with 485 yards on 163 carries and five touchdowns.

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOOTBALL ALUMNI EVENT IS SATURDAY: The 1999-2000 school year is being observed as the 75th anniversary of Augsburg College's intercollegiate athletics program. Each of Augsburg's 17 varsity sports is having a special alumni gathering to celebrate the 75th anniversary. This week's game against St. Thomas is the football celebration, and at halftime of the game, football alumni are invited to be recognized on the field in a special ceremony. Alumni are asked to fill out information cards that will be available at the entrance to Anderson-Nelson Field, which will be used as each alum is publicly introduced during the ceremony.

Augsburg has had a strong tradition of football, dating back to when the team was founded in 1926. Two years after the team began play in the MIAC, coach Conrad Eklund's team won the MIAC championship. Augsburg's next MIAC title came in 1997, with the school's all-time best record, 10-2 and an NCAA Division III national playoff quarterfinal appearance.

Augsburg has always had a tradition of producing competitive, exciting teams that have a never-say-die attitude and, regardless of record, will always be a foe that an opponent cannot take lightly. In 68 seasons of football competition (1926-34, 1939-42, 1945-present), Augsburg has an all-time football record of 172-372-20 overall, 125-325-13 in MIAC games.

NEXT WEEK: Augsburg hosts Carleton next Saturday (10/30) in the Auggies' last home game at Anderson-Nelson Field this season. Game time is 1 p.m. and the game will be aired locally on KYCR-AM 1570. The game will also be Senior Day for the Auggie football program. Augsburg will honor its 12 seniors who will be playing their final home game at Anderson-Nelson Field. St. Thomas will host Bethel next Saturday at 1 p.m.

AUGSBURG TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- DEFENSE
LE -- 71-Dave Sherry (So., 6-1, 240); 52-Kyle Koch (Fr., 6-1, 246)
LT -- 94-Ben Tangert (So., 6-4, 255); 72-Nate Anderson (Fr., 6-4, 253)
RT -- 50-Jason Van Houten (Sr., 6-0, 252); 88-Lee Sprouls (Jr., 6-3, 248)
RE -- 54-Matt Chappuis (So., 6-0, 255); 52-Kyle Koch (Fr., 6-1, 246)
SLB -- 16-Dane Lund (Sr., 5-10, 208); 40-Mitch Theisen (So., 6-2, 214)
MLB -- 13-Kurt Werk (Jr., 5-10, 210); 51-Joe Souba (Jr., 6-2, 249) OR 6-Chad Thorp (So., 6-0, 197)
WLB -- 19-Andy Howard (Jr., 6-0, 218); 32-Scott Archambault (So., 5-11, 204)
CB -- 12-Brent Peroutka (So., 5-11,191); 34-Larry Lyden (So., 5-10, 188)
CB -- 15-Rob Just (Sr., 5-10, 183); 4-Chris Wahl (Sr., 5-9, 171)
FS -- 25-Jake Kern (Sr., 5-11, 180); 20-Kris Froyum (Sr., 5-11, 179)
SS -- 7-Nate Loughran (Fr., 6-3, 214) OR 26-Chad Olson (Sr., 5-9, 184); 11-Brian Vriesen (Sr., 5-9, 198) OR 23-Josh Larsen (Jr., 5-9, 177)

ST. THOMAS TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- OFFENSE
TE -- 86-John Learn (So., 6-3, 230); 88-Ty Whitney (So., 6-5, 205)
LT -- 75-Brian Hartigan (Sr., 6-2, 260); 74-Blake Norman (Fr., 6-5, 225)
LG -- 67-Tom Virnig (Sr., 6-4, 295); 79-Joe Molien (Fr., 6-3, 290)
C -- 71-John Stewart (Sr., 6-0, 230); 52-Shaun Harrington (So., 5-10, 275)
RG -- 62-Will Hankee (Sr., 6-2, 240); 77-Andrew Restrepo (Jr., 5-11, 290)
RT -- 64-Jesse Johnson (Sr., 6-2, 240); 73-Justin Wallick (Fr., 6-1, 245) OR 72-Logan Kane (Fr., 6-5, 285)
WR -- 86-Justin Hall (Fr., 6-1, 185); 7-Brian Brenberg (So., 6-2, 190)
FL-- 26-Andrew Hilliard (Fr., 5-10, 170); 5-Jeremy Heckman (So., 5-11, 170)
FB -- 44-Brent Nelson (So., 6-2, 225); 24-Jake Barkley (Fr., 5-8, 200)
RB -- 22-Marcus Ludtke (Jr., 6-1, 190); 42-Tom Eldridge (Jr., 5-10, 190)
QB -- 9-Greg Kaiser (Sr., 6-3, 210); 12-Andy Juntunen (Sr., 6-2, 200)

AUGSBURG TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- OFFENSE
TE -- 89-Ryan Hupka (Jr., 6-4, 210); 96-Brett Dunlap (Fr., 6-4, 179)
LT -- 78-Max Milinkovich (Jr., 6-2, 271); 73-Mac Gordon (Sr., 6-4, 237)
LG -- 62-Eric Renneberg (Jr., 6-1, 250); 56-Brad Motl (Fr., 5-11, 223)
C -- 65-Andy Hansen (Jr., 6-2, 297); 59-Rich Nelson (Fr., 6-3, 257)
RG -- 70-Mike Hokanson (Jr., 6-4, 271); 77-Tim Scholla (Jr., 6-3, 261)
RT -- 66-Todd Boerboom (Jr., 6-1, 257); 63-Bob Eckstrom (Fr., 6-0, 257)
FL -- 80-Tim Murphy (So., 5-11, 186); 28-Mark Johnson (So., 5-10, 191) OR 83-Sam Gross (Fr., 5-9, 176)
SE -- 1-Damien Rochon-Washington (Jr., 6-3, 193); 2-Desman Oakley (Jr., 6-3, 181)
HB -- 17-Brian Warden (Sr., 5-6, 185); 41-Jamie Smith (Fr., 5-9, 160)
FB -- 33-John Rotter (Jr., 6-0, 195); 48-Jeff Patnode (Jr., 6-0, 190)
QB -- 8-John Goodale (So., 5-10, 157) OR 9-Paul Tetzloff (Jr., 6-5, 228) (GAME-TIME DECISION)

ST. THOMAS TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- DEFENSE
DE -- 96-Andy Kaiser (So., 6-4, 265); 99-Mike Leiss (Jr., 6-3, 235)
DT -- 93-Aaron Johnson (So., 6-3, 265); 65-Mike Varpness (So., 6-4, 235)
DT -- 97-Brian Keister (Sr., 6-2, 300); 98-Josh Harrington (Sr., 6-0, 235)
DE -- 90-Conor Casey (So., 6-3, 235); 33-Johnny Allen (Jr., 6-1, 235)
OLB -- 28-Blane Tetreault (Sr., 6-2, 215); 49-Sean O'Leary (Fr., 6-2, 215)
ILB -- 21-Frank Streit (Sr., 6-0, 210); 50-Rick Joslin (Fr., 6-3, 210)
OLB -- 3-Scott Solinger (Sr., 5-11, 185); 59-Marshall Metli (Fr., 6-3, 215)
SS -- 45-Steve Nolander (Sr., 6-3, 205); 39-Bob Hanna (So., 6-2, 190) OR 37-James Westin (So., 5-11, 185)
FS -- 2-Tim Balthazor (Sr., 5-11, 175); 8-Connell Nolan (So., 5-9, 175)
CB -- 23-Darren Nelson (Sr., 5-9, 170); 31-Nick Halvorson (Jr., 5-11, 180)
CB -- 24-Brett Gjovik (Jr., 6-1, 185); 27-Matt Boro (So., 6-0, 180) OR 4-Jason Coleman (Jr., 5-10, 180)

AUGSBURG SPECIALISTS
K -- 5-Matt Van Alstine (Jr., 5-8, 185); 95-Joe Culhane (Fr., 5-11, 202)
P -- 90-Bart Rall (Jr., 6-1, 199) OR 12-Brent Peroutka (So., 5-11, 191); 29-Barry Pederson (So., 6-2, 216)
LS -- 59-Rich Nelson (Fr., 6-3, 257)
H -- 8-John Goodale (So., 5-10, 157)
KR -- 17-Brian Warden (Sr., 5-6, 185) AND 25-Jake Kern (Sr., 5-11, 180)
PR -- 41-Jamie Smith (Fr., 5-9, 160) AND 25-Jake Kern (Sr., 5-11, 180)

ST. THOMAS SPECIALISTS
K -- 38-Brant Lagoon (Fr., 6-2, 165); 10-Nick Tietz (Sr., 5-9, 160)
P -- 13-Tom Carroll (Fr., 6-3, 180)
LS -- 93-Aaron Johnson (So., 6-3, 265)
H -- 9-Greg Kaiser (Sr., 6-3, 210)
KR -- 42-Tom Eldridge (Jr., 5-10, 190) AND 33-Nick Vagle (Fr., 6-0, 180)
PR -- 42-Tom Eldridge (Jr., 5-10, 190) AND 1-Alex Jadin (Fr., 6-1, 175)

AUGSBURG ROSTER NOTES: For road games (Augsburg white uniforms), Andy Hansen will wear 65 instead of 60, and Nick Leach will wear 60 instead of 65. In all games, Mac Gordon will wear 73 when playing on the offensive line and 87 when playing tight end.