Football 10/1/05 -- Carleton 21, Augsburg 19

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MINNEAPOLIS (10/1/05) -- R.J. Jackson (So., Roseville, Minn./De La Salle HS) rushed for 79 yards on 15 carries and caught a 41-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, while teammate Nick Brokke (Sr., Roseville, Minn.) had two interceptions on defense, leading Carleton College to a 21-19 victory over host Augsburg College in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game on Saturday afternoon at Edor Nelson Field.

Carleton claimed the victory despite being outpaced in most offensive categories in the game. Augsburg outgained Carleton by a 394-194 yardage margin -- including 299 yards of passing compared to Carleton's 98 -- and had 21 first downs to Carleton's 12. Augsburg had three scoring drives of 12 plays or more, while Carleton did not have a drive longer than eight plays in the game.

However, Augsburg turned the ball over five times (two fumbles, three interceptions), with two of Augsburg's turnovers leading to Carleton scores on the ensuing drives. Carleton did not have a turnover in the contest, though it gave up the ball twice on downs (once on a fake punt running attempt).

Carleton broke an eight-game losing streak to the Auggies in improving to 2-2 overall, 1-2 in MIAC play. Carleton's last win over the Auggies came in the 1996 season. Augsburg is now 0-4 overall, 0-2 in MIAC play, the first time Augsburg has started the season 0-4 since 1990.

Carleton built a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, behind rushing touchdowns by Kevin Hanley (Sr., Chicago, Ill./Holy Cross HS) and Wade Thompson (Jr., Peterson, Minn./Rushford-Peterson HS). But Augsburg trimmed the lead to 14-12 early in the third quarter, taking advantage of two field goals by Nick Schlieman (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) and a four-yard touchdown run by quarterback Keith Hagen (Jr., Northfield, Minn.).

However, Jackson's 41-yard reception from Knight quarterback John Hollowed (So., Mercer Island, Mich.) with 1:59 left in the third quarter, three plays after Brokke's 49-yard return on his second interception of the game, gave the Knights an advantage they would not relinquish the rest of the way.

Augsburg scored midway through the fourth quarter, as a Steve Houser (Sr., Zimmerman, Minn./Elk River HS) one-yard scoring run capped a 17-play, 78-yard drive covering 8:01. The Auggie defense shut down Carleton on its next drive, stopping a rush on 4th-and-1 from the Augsburg 28-yard line. But on Augsburg's next drive, a turnover on a fumble ended the threat at the Augsburg 41 with 4:56 remaining. Carleton was able to chop 3:56 off the clock before missing a field goal with 1:00 left, but Augsburg turned the ball over on downs on its final drive of the game.

Schlieman connected on field goals of 24 and 44 yards for the Auggies, and had three punts for a 50.7-yard average, including a 68-yarder that was downed at the Carleton 1-yard line just before halftime. The 68-yard punt is tied for the second-longest in school history, behind Schlieman's 74-yard school-record punt in a 2003 game. Schlieman also had a 21-yard pass completion on a fake punt attempt in the second quarter.

Hagen completed 24-of-39 passes for 278 yards for the Auggies, but was intercepted three times. Ricky Schreier (Jr., Maplewood, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) caught nine passes for 122 yards, his second 100-yard receiving game of the season. Andrew Neumann (Jr., Somerset, Wis.) caught seven passes for 86 yards. Garry Ashby-Phan (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Roosevelt HS) rushed 12 times for 51 yards and caught four passes for 44 yards.

Jackson rushed for 79 yards and caught two passes for 46 yards for the Knights. Thompson rushed 13 times for 42 yards, and Mike Kootsikas (Jr., Rosemount, Minn.) caught three passes for 45 yards. Quarterback Hollowed attempted just 14 passes, but completed six for 98 yards.

Defensively, Ross Peroutka (Sr., Faribault, Minn.) recorded three sacks for the Auggies and forced a fumble, while Taylor Kroger (Sr., Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS) had 14 tackles (three solo) and Brandon Rudenick (So., Nicollet, Minn.) had nine tackles (two solo) and a sack. Mike Matson (Jr., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) had eight tackles (two solo), and Jake Koelln (Sr., Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS) had seven tackles (one solo).

Jerad Phelps (So., Northfield, Minn.) had 12 tackles (three solo) for Carleton, while Randy Foss (Jr., Hastings, Minn.) had nine tackles (two solo), and Pat Frett (Jr., Wilmette, Ill./Ann Arbor-Huron, Mich., HS) and Kaizen Yang (So., Northfield, Minn.) had eight tackles apiece. In addition to his two interceptions, Brokke had six tackles (four solo). Rich Juelich (Sr., Stillwater, Minn.) also had an interception for the Knights.

Both teams return to MIAC play next Saturday (10/8) at 1 p.m., with Augsburg playing at Gustavus and Carleton hosting St. Olaf.