Football 11/12/05 -- St. Olaf 49, Augsburg 0

BOXSCORE

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (11/12/05) -- Andrew Schmiesing (So., Stillwater, Minn.) caught eight passes for 207 yards and three touchdowns, and Jason Wilsey (Sr., Columbia Heights, Minn.) threw for 381 yards and five scores, as St. Olaf College claimed a 49-0 victory over visiting Augsburg College in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game Saturday afternoon at Manitou Field.

St. Olaf poured out 686 yards of total offense on 75 plays, the most yardage gained against Augsburg this season, in finishing the regular season 8-2 overall, 6-2 in MIAC play. The win marks the first time St. Olaf has won eight games in a single season since 1978.

Augsburg finishes its season 1-9 overall, 1-7 in MIAC play.

St. Olaf scored on its first four drives of the game to build a 28-0 first-quarter lead, an advantage expanded to 35-0 at halftime. Wilsey set a single-season school record for passing yardage, finishing with 2,591 yards this year and 26 touchdowns.

Augsburg, which gained 301 yards of total offense, was paced by 125 receiving yards by Andrew Neumann (Jr., Somerset, Wis.) on 13 catches. David Lange (So., Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS), making his third collegiate start, threw for 191 yards on 20-of-43 passing with two interceptions.

Wilsey opened the scoring with a 12-yard pass to Horace Gant (So., Pensacola, Fla./Pine Forest HS) with 9:29 left in the first quarter. After Augsburg punted on its next drive, the Oles struck quickly, as Wilsey found Schmiesing over the middle for a 72-yard scoring strike with 7:55 left. On the Oles' next drive, the duo struck again, as a 10-yard scoring pass completed a six-play, 64-yard drive with 4:21 left in the first quarter.

St. Olaf went 80 yards in just three plays on its next drive, taking advantage of a 40-yard completion from Wilsey to Preston St. John (So., Farmington, Minn.) and two penalties against Augsburg, setting up a 15-yard scoring pass from Wilsey to Chris Feehan (Jr., Corcoran, Minn./Rockford HS), to lead 28-0.

An interception by John Davis (Sr., Edina, Minn.) -- one of his two pickoffs on the day -- set up St. Olaf's next score, on a one-yard plunge by defensive lineman Andre Conner (Sr., Pensacola, Fla./Pine Forest HS) with 5:59 left in the first half.

St. Olaf scored twice more in the third quarter to complete the scoring. Schmiesing caught his third touchdown pass of the game at the 6:53 mark of the third quarter on a fade pattern to the far corner of the end zone from Wilsey, covering nine yards. Reserve quarterback Matt Penz (So., Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS) threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jay Higgins (So., Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS) at the 3:52 mark of the frame.

Augsburg had several chances to score, but could not put the ball in the end zone as St. Olaf claimed its first shutout victory since the 2002 season. A 58-yard kickoff return by Ricky Schreier (Jr., Maplewood, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) late in the second quarter put the ball at the St. Olaf 30-yard line, but a seven-play drive stalled at the St. Olaf 15.

Augsburg had a 13-play, 57-yard drive stalled at the St. Olaf 19-yard line early in the third quarter, and two field-goal attempts were missed in the fourth quarter, each ending 11-play Auggie drives.

Evan Endsley (Fr., Eagan, Minn.) rushed three times for 86 yards for the Oles, while Feehan rushed 11 times for 63 yards. Higgins rushed five times for 47 yards and caught five passes for 54 yards. St. John caught four passes for 64 yards, and Gant caught three passes for 53 yards.

For Augsburg, Schreier caught five passes for 48 yards, while Jason Potts (So., Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) caught six passes for 45 yards and rushed 13 times for 27 yards.

Defensively, Matt Dean (Sr., Apple Valley, Minn.) had nine tackles (six solo) for the Oles, while Davis had eight tackles (eight solo). Taylor Kroger (Sr., Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS) had 14 tackles (11 solo) and a half-sack for Augsburg, and Mike Matson (Jr., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) had 14 sacks (one solo).

Augsburg vs. St. Olaf Game Notes

5-2 MIAC) in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game on Saturday, November 12 at 1 p.m., at Manitou Field (capacity 3,500) in Northfield, Minn.

COACHES: Augsburg head coach Frank Haege (Wisconsin-Stout '92) is in his first season and has an 1-8 record. St. Olaf head coach Chris Meidt (Bethel '92) is in his fourth season and has a 23-16 record.

WEBCAST/BROADCAST: All Augsburg football games are webcast live online, through an arrangement with Stretch Internet. Returning for his eighth season of broadcasting Auggie football is Tom Witschen, who will be joined by Don Stoner on Saturday. To listen online, go to http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/. There is no over-the-air radio coverage of Augsburg football. St. Olaf football is on KDHL-AM 920 of Faribault, Minn., with Mike Morrissey and John Gross. St. Olaf football can also be heard online: http://www.stolaf.edu/athletics/Webcasts/.

SERIES: This is the 48th game in the all-time series between Augsburg and St. Olaf, a series the Oles lead 34-13. St. Olaf was the opponent for Augsburg's first-ever football game in 1926, a game the Oles won 26-0. Augsburg and St. Olaf played each season from 1926 to 1934, in 1941 and 1942 and from 1946 to 1950, and every year since St. Olaf rejoined the MIAC in 1974. Augsburg has won five of the last eight games in the series. The Auggies and Oles have played numerous close games in recent years, as nine of the last 12 games in the all-time series have been decided by a touchdown or less.

LAST WEEK: Augsburg lost 17-14 to Bethel last Friday at the Metrodome, while St. Olaf fell 49-35 at Concordia-Moorhead last Saturday in Moorhead, Minn.

MIAC OVERALL PER-GAME RANKINGS (8/9 GAMES): Total offense -- Augsburg 6th (310.9), St. Olaf 1st (486.4); Passing offense -- Augsburg 4th (205.0), St. Olaf 3rd (269.0); Rushing offense -- Augsburg 7th (105.9), St. Olaf 3rd (217.4); Scoring offense -- Augsburg 6th (19.7), St. Olaf 2nd (39.9); Total defense -- Augsburg 9th (435.4), St. Olaf 8th (412.1); Passing defense -- Augsburg 5th (213.0), St. Olaf 9th (253.7); Rushing defense -- Augsburg 9th (222.4), St. Olaf 6th (158.4); Scoring defense -- Augsburg 9th (38.1), St. Olaf 7th (25.8); Turnover margin -- Augsburg 9th (minus-18; 11 gained, 29 lost), St. Olaf t2nd (plus-8; 21 gained, 13 lost).

MIAC CONFERENCE GAMES-ONLY PER-GAME RANKINGS (7/8 GAMES): Total offense -- Augsburg 6th (293.7), St. Olaf 1st (450.7); Passing offense -- Augsburg 5th (199.3), St. Olaf 3rd (276.7); Rushing offense -- Augsburg 7th (94.4), St. Olaf 3rd (174.0); Scoring offense -- Augsburg 6th (18.0), St. Olaf 2nd (35.9); Total defense -- Augsburg 5th (405.3), St. Olaf 8th (436.0); Passing defense -- Augsburg 3rd (175.7), St. Olaf 8th (264.0); Rushing defense -- Augsburg 9th (229.6), St. Olaf 6th (172.0); Scoring defense -- Augsburg 9th (35.7), St. Olaf 7th (29.9); Turnover margin -- Augsburg 9th (minus-20; 6 gained, 26 lost), St. Olaf t4th (plus-2; 12 gained, 10 lost).

NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL STATISTICS: As a team, Augsburg is ranked second nationally among Division III schools in team net punting (37.94 net yards per punt), just one-hundredth of a yard behind national leader Wittenberg (Ohio, 37.95). St. Olaf is ranked 11th nationally in team net punting (35.05 net yards per punt), 10th nationally in total offense (486.4 yards per game), 15th in scoring offense (39.9 pionts per game), 30th in rushing offense (217.4 yards per game), 30th in passing offense (269.0 yards per game) and 32nd in turnover margin (plus-0.9 per game).

For Augsburg individuals, Nick Schlieman (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) is ranked ninth nationally in punting (41.6 yards per punt). Mike Matson (Jr., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) is ranked second in total tackles per game (15.8) and 12th in solo tackles per game (6.9). Taylor Kroger (Sr., Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS) is ranked sixth in total tackles per game (13.3). Ross Peroutka (Sr., Faribault, Minn.) is ranked 26th nationally in forced fumbles per game (0.33).

For St. Olaf individuals, Jason Wilsey (Sr., Columbia Heights, Minn.) is ranked 21st nationally in passing efficency (154.8 rating) and 25th in total offense (271.7 yards per game). Paul Fortman (So., Stillwater, Minn.) is ranked 24th nationally in punting (39.3 yards per punt) and 14th in field goals per game (1.1 per game).

LAST YEAR: Jay Higgins caught a 25-yard touchdown pass over the middle from relief quarterback Matt Penz on St. Olaf's first play of its overtime session, giving the Oles a 45-42 victory over host Augsburg on Nov. 12, 2004 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Penz played the entire second half at quarterback for the Oles, replacing starter Jason Wilsey, who was injured just before halftime. Wilsey threw for 122 yards and three touchdowns, while Penz threw for 203 yards and the game-winning score in the extra session.

Augsburg quarterback Marcus LeVesseur rushed 41 times for 181 yards and three touchdowns, and threw for 162 yards on 15-of-26 with two interceptions. The 41 carries broke a single-game school record for rushing attempts (38 by Hugh Weathers in a 1981 game against Hamline).

Augsburg's Nick Schlieman tied a school record with a career-long 49-yard field goal, which he hit on the final play of the first half. Schlieman also nailed field goals of 43 yards in the first quarter and 26 yards to end Augsburg's overtime session. He missed a 37-yarder just wide left on the last play of regulation to force overtime tied at 39-39.

Augsburg got the ball first in overtime, and gained to the 8-yard line before a rushing loss to the 9. On the Auggies' seventh play of overtime, Schlieman hit a 26-yard field goal to put Augsburg ahead 42-39. On the Oles' first play from scrimmage in overtime, Penz found a wide-open Higgins sprinting over the middle for the game-winning touchdown.

St. Olaf runing back Preston St. John scored three touchdowns for the Oles, rushing for 57 yards and two scores, while catching a two-yard TD pass in the second quarter. He also threw a touchdown pass on a halfback-option play, a 55-yarder to Andrew Schmiesing in the third quarter. Schmiesing caught six passes for 128 yards, one of seven Oles to catch passes in the game. Higgins caught five passes for 65 yards, while St. John had five catches for 35 yards. Higgins also rushed for 73 yards on 17 carries, with two touchdowns.

The game was a back-and-forth offensive shootout, as the teams combined for 1,040 yards of total offense -- Augsburg had 526 yards, while St. Olaf had 514 yards.

Augsburg rushed for 364 yards in the game, including LeVesseur's 181 yards, and 113 yards on six carries by Steve Houser. Houser broke loose for a career-best 76-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter and added a five-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter. Jason Potts had 69 rushing yards on five carries. Ben Bothun caught five passes for 63 yards for the Auggies, while Yarzue Slowon caught five passes for 52 yards.

St. Olaf's Wilsey threw for three touchdown passes in the first half, completing 9-of-12 passes without an interception. He threw a 24-yard scoring strike to Brandon Joyce in the first quarter, a 12-yard pass to Higgins later in the quarter, and a two-yard pass to St. John late in the second frame.

Defensively, St. Olaf's Peter St. Lawrence led all players with 16 tackles (10 solo), while John Davis had 11 tackles (seven solo), a sack and an interception. Peter Nelson had nine tackles (three solo), and Matt Dean had seven tackles and an interception.

Augsburg was led by Jim Gunderson, who had 10 tackles (two solo) and a forced fumble. Taylor Kroger had nine tackles (one solo), and Joe Cullen had eight tackles (four solo), three tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries and two sacks, to go with one forced fumble.

TURNOVERS HAVE BEEN ACHILLES HEEL FOR AUGGIES: Turnovers continue to plague the Auggies this season. Through nine games, Augsburg has a minus-18 turnover ratio, with 29 giveaways (19 interceptions, 10 fumbles) against 11 takeaways (five interceptions, six fumbles). Against Bethel last week, Augsburg was intercepted twice and gave up a fumble, while Bethel was intercepted once and gave up two fumbles.

MATSON NAMED TO D3FOOTBALL.COM TEAM OF THE WEEK: Augsburg linebacker Mike Matson (Jr., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) earned Team of the Week honors from D3football.com for his performance in last Friday's loss to Bethel at the Metrodome. Matson recorded a career-high 28 total tackles (nine solo) and had a key forced fumble in the closing minutes, stopping a potential Bethel scoring rush at the Augsburg 1-yard line with 2:31 remaining.

This is the latest honor for Matson, who was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Don Hansen's Football Gazette National Defensive Co-Player of the Week after recording 22 tackles in Augsburg's victory over Hamline on Oct. 15.

The 28-tackle performance against Bethel marked the third time in the last four weeks that Matson has recorded 22 tackles or more in a game. He had 22 tackles against Hamline, as well as 22 tackles against Concordia on Oct. 29.

He currently has a team- and MIAC-leading 142 tackles this season (62 solo). His average of 15.8 tackles per game ranks second-best nationally among Division III defenders, just one-tenth of a point behind national leader Bryan Meuse of Nichols (Mass.), who has a 15.9 average. Matson also ranks 12th-best nationally in solo tackles per game (6.9).

LINEBACKER KROGER ALSO HAVING CAREER SEASON: Not to be overlooked in the tackling category has been the career performance of Auggie linebacker Taylor Kroger (Sr., Cottonwood, Minn/Lakeview HS), who has 120 tackles (43 solo) on the season, third in the MIAC in overall tackles per game (13.3). His per-game average of 13.3 is currently sixth-best nationally among Division III defenders.

Against Bethel, he had his second career high in tackles of the season, with 22 (four solo), along with a pass breakup and recovery of Matson's forced fumble late in the fourth quarter.

SCHLIEMAN AMONG NATION'S LEADERS IN PUNTING: Augsburg's Nick Schlieman (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) had six punts for a 38.0-yard average against Bethel on Friday. So far this season, he is averaging 41.6 yards per punt (overall) with 50 tries this season, currently ranked ninth in the Division III national rankings in the punting category. Currently, Hunter Hamrick of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) is ranked No. 1 nationally with a 43.5 average (32 punts). There are 10 punters in Division III with averages of 41.0 or better.

The only punter in the MIAC to average 38 or more yards per punt in each of the last three seasons, Schlieman currently has a career punting average of 40.1 (8,661 yards, 216 punts). In his career, Schlieman has 77 punts of 40-49 yards, 27 punts of 50-59 yards and seven punts of 60-plus yards. He's placed 58 punts inside the opponent 20-yard line, has forced 15 fair catches and 18 touchbacks, against just four blocked punts. Among his 50 punts this season, Schlieman has 26 punts of 40-49 yards, along with punts of 50, 55, 58 and 68 yards. He's placed 14 punts inside the 20 this year.

Schlieman is also Augsburg's primary placekicker. He has connected on 6-of-12 field goals this season, including a 46-yarder, and is 9-of-10 on extra points. He tied the school record for longest field goal with a 49-yarder in last year's season finale against St. Olaf.

LANGE-TO-SCHREIER WORKS TWICE FOR TDs ON FRIDAY: Augsburg quarterback David Lange (So., Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS) made his second collegiate start on Friday against Bethel, completing 18-of-32 passes for 164 yards. For the second week in a row, he threw two touchdown passes to wide receiver Ricky Schreier (Jr., Maplewood, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS), a 36-yarder in the second quarter and a 3-yarder in the fourth quarter. So far this season, Schreier ranks second in the MIAC in overall receptions per game (5.33) and third in oveall receiving yards per game (79.8). He also ranks fifth in the MIAC in overall all-purpose yards per game (124.1).

AUGSBURG'S TOUGH SCHEDULE IN 2005: Five of the 10 teams Augsburg has faced this season have been ranked nationally at least once during this season by one of the major Division III polls. St. Olaf was ranked as high as 29th in the Football Gazette Division III national poll, but is now unranked. Concordia-Moorhead, which beat Augsburg 48-14 on Oct. 29, was ranked No. 13 in the D3football.com Division III national poll entering the game and is now ranked No. 10. St. John's was ranked No. 5 in all three major Division III national polls entering its 56-16 win over Augsburg on Oct. 22, but is now No. 3 in both the D3football.com national poll and the Football Gazette national poll.

Augsburg opened the season with a 29-26 loss at Wartburg (Iowa), the defending Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions which entered the season ranked No. 24 by D3football.com. The Knights are now unranked, but are still 6-3 on the season and in third place in the IIAC. And North Central (Ill.), Augsburg's second opponent (64-25 NCC win on Sept. 17), is 8-1 and ranked No. 15 by D3football.com, after being ranked as high as No. 11 nationally.

LAST GAME FOR 18 AUGGIE SENIORS: Saturday's game marks the final collegiate football contest for 18 Augsburg seniors:
-- Garry Ashby-Phan (Minneapolis, Minn./Roosevelt HS), son of Garry Ashby Sr. and Marsha Sayers-Ashby. A running back, Ashby-Phan is a sociology major.
-- Dan Davila (Roseville, Minn.), son of Bonnie Boeck. An offensive lineman, Davila is an economics major.
-- Eric Dunivent (Apple Valley, Minn.), son of Karl and Cindy Dunivent. Dunivent is an offensive lineman.
-- Jim Gunderson (Hastings, Minn.), son of Lynn and Craig Gunderson. A linebacker, Gunderson is a social studies education major.
-- Jordan Hastings (Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS), son of Donald and Susan Hastings. A defensive back, Hastings is a business major.
-- Steve Houser (Zimmerman, Minn./Elk River HS), son of Mike and Laura Houser. A running back, Hauser is a religion major.
-- Jake Koelln (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS), son of Tom and Becky Koelln. A defensive lineman, Koelln is a business management major.
-- Taylor Kroger (Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS), son of Neil and Ellen Kroger. A linebacker, Kroger is a business management major.
-- Zach Manship (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS), son of Jeanette Cole. A linebacker, Manship is a psychology major.
-- Mike Matson (Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS), son of Greg and Kathy Matson. A linebacker, Matson is a business management major.
-- Andy Matzke (Faribault, Minn.), son of Alan and Vicki Matzke. A defensive back, Matzke is a biology major.
-- Jesse Naab (Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS), son of Scott Naab and Cindy Lundy. An offensive lineman, Naab is a business management major.
-- Chike Ochiagha (Savage, Minn./Holy Angels HS), son of Diana Ochiagha. A defensive lineman, Ochiagha is a business/marketing major.
-- Ross Peroutka (Faribault, Minn.), son of Mike and Paula Peroutka. A linebacker, Peroutka is a finance major.
-- Nick Schlieman (Burnsville, Minn.), son of Sheryl Schlieman. A punter/kicker, Schlieman is a history major.
-- Ryan Shea (New Prague, Minn.), son of Lyle and Diane Shea. An offensive lineman, Shea is a physics/mathematics major.
-- Lowery Smith (Farmington, Minn.), son of Lowery Smith and Jan Delaney. An offensive lineman, Smith is a health and physical education major.
-- Antonio Spargo (Chaska, Minn.), son of Larry and Carolyn Spargo. A tight end, Spargo is a math education major.

SCOUTING THE AUGGIES: Phil Porta rushed 44 times for a school-record 289 yards, scoring a touchdown to help Bethel to a 17-14 victory over host Augsburg on Friday afternoon at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. Porta led a Bethel attack that accumulated 375 rushing yards and 494 yards of total offense on 91 plays. The Royals held Augsburg to just 213 yards of total offense on 56 plays, including just 49 yards on the ground. Bethel controlled the ball for 37:21, compared to just 22:39 for Augsburg.

Augsburg was paced by career-highs of 28 tackles (nine solo) by linebacker Mike Matson (Jr., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) and 22 tackles (four solo) by linebacker Taylor Kroger (Sr., Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS).

Augsburg had a chance to tie or win the game in the closing minutes, as Matson forced a fumble on a quarterback rush by Ben Wetzell (So., Wells, Minn./United South Central HS) at the Augsburg 1-yard line, which Kroger recovered in the end zone, forcing a touchback with 2:31 left. But two plays later, an Augsburg pass was intercepted by Bethel's Jon Evans at the Augsburg 35-yard line with 2:20 left, the second of his two interceptions on the day. Bethel ran out the clock to record the victory.

Porta led the Royals on their initial drive of the game, rushing six times for 43 yards as part of a 13-play, 60-yard drive. He scored on a one-yard rush to give the Royals a 7-0 lead.

Augsburg cut into the lead early in the second quarter, as a seven-play, 76-yard drive was capped by the first of two touchdowns from quarterback David Lange (So., Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS) to Ricky Schreier (Jr., Maplewood, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS), a 36-yarder. The extra point was blocked by Zach Danielson (Jr., Bettendorf, Iowa/Martin County (Fla.) HS).

After a 31-yard field goal by Jason Holmertz to open the third quarter, the Royals took a 17-6 lead on the final play of the period, as Wetzell completed a 10-yard scoring strike to Kyle Lee.

On its next drive, Augsburg was halted at its own 38-yard line, but a fumble on a Bethel punt-return attempt was recovered by the Auggies' Royce Winford (Fr., Albertville, Minn./Osseo HS) at the Bethel 26-yard line, and five plays later, Lange connected with Schreier on a three-yard touchdown. A two-point conversion pass from Lange to Winford trimmed the Bethel advantage to 17-14.

Bethel's next drive ended with a missed field-goal attempt, but Augsburg couldn't convert on its next drive, setting the stage for the end-of-game drama. Bethel ran a 10-play, 66-yard drive, taking 3:36 off the clock -- with Porta rushing seven times for 42 yards -- before the final run and fumble at the Augsburg 1-yard line was recovered in the end zone by the Auggies.

Augsburg's Lange completed 18-of-32 passes for 164 yards and two scores, but was intercepted twice. Schreier had four catches for 60 yards, and Andrew Neumann (Jr., Somerset, Wis.) had six catches for 62 yards. Jason Potts (So., Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) rushed nine times for 27 yards.

Jim Gunderson (Sr., Hastings, Minn.) and Brandon Rudenick (So., Nicollet, Minn.) had 14 tackles apiece for the Auggies, with Gunderson recording an interception. Jake Koelln (Sr., Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS) had 10 tackles for Augsburg.

SCOUTING THE OLES: St. Olaf opened the season with seven straight victories, but has dropped its last two contests on the road to the top two teams in the MIAC, falling 63-9 at conference-leader St. John's on Oct. 29 and 49-35 at Concordia-Moorhead last Saturday. The Oles can still clinch a major milestone on Saturday, going for its first eight-win season since 1978.

St. Olaf notes from MIAC's weekly notebook:

St. Olaf senior quarterback Jason Wilsey (Sr., Columbia Heights, Minn.) was 19-for-33 for 334 yards, two TDs and an interception in the Oles' 49-35 loss at No. 12 Concordia-Moorhead. Wilsey led the St. Olaf offense to 533 yards of total offense, 198 more than the Cobbers had allowed against any opponent this year. He has now moved into third all-time in career passing with 3,302 yards. Wilsey needs 281 yards to eclipse the single season record of 2,491 -- set by Keith Karpinski in 1993. He has thrown a school record 21 touchdowns and just six interceptions this fall.

John Davis (Sr., Edina, Minn.) had 5.0 tackles, four solo and two assisted, to eclipse 200 for his career. Davis has a team-best four interceptions this fall and 204.0 tackles in his career. He and 11 other seniors -- Wilsey, Pete Cathcart (Lakeville, Minn.), Anthony Rogers (St. Paul, Minn./Como Park HS), Matt Dean (Apple Valley, Minn.), Trey Williams (Pensacola, Fla.), Tony De La Hunt (Apple Valley, Minn.), Brian Collins (Hudson, Wis.), Andre Conner (Pensacola, Fla.), Jason Holthus (Hopkins, Minn.), Dan Klopp (Duluth, Minn./East HS) and Jake Porter (Woodbury, Minn.) -- will play their last game on Saturday.

A win Saturday would give the senior class 24 wins in their career, which would be the best for any since the class of 1982 who went 26-15. The best record belongs to the 1973 class (31-5).

The Oles have a chance to clinch their first eight-win season since 1978.

AUGSBURG TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- OFFENSE
RT -- 70-Jason Weber (So., 6-4, 240), 60-Dan Davila (Sr., 6-0, 220)
RG -- 75-Matt Siems (Jr., 6-3, 290), 67-Lowery Smith (Sr., 6-1, 235)
C -- 61-Eric Dunivent (Jr., 6-0, 230), 55-Andy Estrem (Sr., 6-0, 250)
LG -- 51-Tony Madline (Jr., 5-11, 265), 67-Lowery Smith (Sr., 6-1, 235)
LT -- 77-John Streefland (Jr., 6-2, 265), 79-John Leibfried (Fr., 6-3, 275)
TE -- 80-Andrew Neumann (Jr., 6-3, 235), 73-Jesse Naab (Sr., 6-7, 215)
WR -- 28-Jason Potts (So., 5-8, 175), 23-Steve Houser (Sr., 6-0, 195)
WR -- 2-Ricky Schreier (Jr., 5-6, 155), 5-De Hanuman (Jr., 5-6, 140)
WR -- 88-Josh Starr (So., 6-1, 200), 19-Royce Winford (Fr., 6-2, 185)
RB -- 23-Steve Houser (Sr., 6-0, 195), 20-Garry Ashby-Phan (Sr., 5-6, 210)
QB -- 18-David Lange (So., 6-3, 185), 9-Keith Hagen (Jr., 6-5, 210)

AUGSBURG TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- DEFENSE
DE -- 8-Zach Manship (Sr., 6-1, 210), 11-Erik Bohnhoff (Jr., 6-5, 200)
DT -- 42-Jake Koelln (Sr., 6-0, 260), 93-Mike Struss (Fr., 5-10, 220)
NG -- 99-Chike Ochiagha (Sr., 5-11, 270), 93-Mike Struss (Fr., 5-10, 220)
DE -- 52-Brandon Rudenick (So., 6-0, 215), 41-Clay Burrows (Fr., 6-2, 190)
OLB -- 34-Jim Gunderson (Sr., 5-10, 195), 41-Clay Burrows (Fr., 6-2, 190)
ILB -- 32-Taylor Kroger (Sr., 5-10, 205), 27-Bryan Ludwig (So., 5-10, 215)
ILB -- 44-Mike Matson (Jr., 6-0, 210), 47-Alex Kwan (Fr., 6-0, 195)
OLB -- 21-Ross Peroutka (Sr., 6-0, 190), 46-Sean Kelly (Fr., 6-1, 185)
CB -- 15-Phil Knutson (Fr., 6-0, 170), 26-Garrett Kratz (So., 5-10, 175)
FS -- 4-Jordan Hastings (Sr., 6-3, 200), 6-Sam Spafford (Fr., 6-1, 175)
CB -- 22-Andy Matzke (Sr., 6-0, 205), 12-Ryan Adamson (Fr., 5-9, 165)

AUGSBURG SPECIALISTS
K/P -- 1-Nick Schlieman (Sr., 6-4, 245), 96-Kyle Danner (Jr., 6-1, 180, PAT kicker)
LS -- 88-Josh Starr (So., 6-1, 200), 80-Andrew Neumann (Jr., 6-3, 235)
SS -- 11-Erik Bohnhoff (Jr., 6-5, 200), 61-Eric Dunivent (Jr., 6-0, 230)
H -- 9-Keith Hagen (Jr., 6-5, 210), 11-Erik Bohnhoff (Jr., 6-5, 200)
KR -- 2-Ricky Schreier (Jr., 5-6, 155), 19-Royce Winford (Fr., 6-2, 185)
PR -- 28-Jason Potts (So., 5-8, 175), 22-Andy Matzke (Sr., 6-0, 205)

ST. OLAF TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- OFFENSE
LT -- 62-Pete Cathcart (Sr., 6-1, 253), 71-Joe Bari (So., 6-3, 269)
LG -- 56-Eric Yuen (So., 6-2, 309), 78-Anthony Cirelli (Fr., 6-0, 322)
C -- 68-Blake Hamel (So., 6-1, 274), 63-Tyler Meuleners (Jr., 5-10, 281)
RG -- 61-Matt Churchill (Jr., 6-1, 283), 77-Tom Nickerson (So., 6-3, 295)
RT -- 73-Jeremy Thomas (Jr., 6-5, 252), 70-Zeke Heydenreich (Fr., 6-5, 283)
TE -- 7-Brandon Joyce (Jr., 6-2, 231), 84-Mike Lemmage (Jr., 6-3, 225)
WR -- 2-Horace Grant (So., 6-3, 208), 4-Jeremy Lund (Jr., 6-2, 205)
WR -- 21-Andrew Schmiesing (So., 6-2, 181), 19-Ryan Anderson (Jr., 6-0, 191)
WR -- 8-Preston St. John (So., 6-0, 193), 80-Ryan St. John (Fr., 6-3, 189)
QB -- 9-Jason Wilsey (Sr., 6-1, 210), 16-Matt Penz (So., 6-1, 180)
RB -- 32-Jay Higgins (So., 5-11, 217), 34-Bobby Andrade (Jr., 5-7, 189)

ST. OLAF TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- DEFENSE
DE -- 91-Andre Conner (Sr., 5-10, 262), 97-Ben Veach (Jr., 6-2, 237)
DT -- 93-Peter Nelson (Jr., 6-3, 244), 75-Brady Swanson (Fr., 6-5, 258)
DT -- 94-Jason Holthus (Sr., 6-3, 322), 99-Chris Orcasitas (Fr., 6-1, 301)
DE -- 95-James Bechdol (So., 6-4, 252), 98-John Williams Jr. (Fr., 6-5, 219)
OLB -- 29-John Davis (Sr., 6-0, 190), 44-Steven Wood (Jr., 6-3, 196)
ILB -- 54-Nick Rydberg (So., 6-0, 224), 52-Craig Botnen (Jr., 5-10, 219)
ILB -- 43-Thomas Warfield (Jr., 6-1, 232), 58-Charlie Mylrea (So., 6-1, 208)
OLB -- 20-Tony De La Hunt (Sr., 6-2, 219), 22-Latravis Henry (Jr., 5-9, 182)
CB -- 18-Trey Williams (Sr., 5-11, 171), 1-Deontae Hutchins (So., 6-0, 181)
FS -- 47-Peter St. Lawrence (Jr., 6-0, 185), 28-Dan Klopp (Sr., 6-0, 171)
CB -- 6-Matt Dean (Sr., 6-0, 187), 27-Anthony Rodgers (Sr., 5-9, 176)

ST. OLAF SPECIALISTS
LS -- 94-Neal Holthus (Fr., 6-2, 239)
P -- 37-Paul Fortman (So., 6-0, 183)
H -- 21-Andrew Schmiesing (So., 6-3, 181)
K -- 37-Paul Fortman (So., 6-0, 183)
PR -- 21-Andrew Schmieising (So., 6-3, 181)
KR -- 41-Evan Endsley (Fr., 6-0, 180), 30-Marc Olson (Jr., 5-8, 179)