MINNEAPOLIS -- Outgaining the hosts by a 675-175 margin and scoring touchdowns on 11 of 14 possessions, No. 25-ranked Bethel University claimed a 75-0 victory over Augsburg University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game on Saturday afternoon at Edor Nelson Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Bethel 75, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Edor Nelson Field, Minneapolis
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-6 overall (0-6 MIAC), Gustavus 4-3 overall (3-2 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Bethel, ranked No. 25 in both the D3football.com and American Football Coaches Association Division III national polls, rushed for 422 yards and passed for 253 yards, while limiting Augsburg to 69 rushing yards and 86 passing yards in the game. The Royal defense also claimed five turnovers, on four interceptions and a fumble recovery, with four converted to touchdowns on ensuing drives.
• Chad Costello (SO, Champlin, MInn./Champlin Park HS), the third quarterback to start for the Auggies this season, completed 8-of-19 passes for 76 yards, with wide receiver Nick Heenie (SR, Victoria, Minn./Waconia HS) catching seven passes for 82 yards. Running back Keith Anthony (SR, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS) rushed 19 times for 48 yards, while RaQuan Cunnigan (SR, Madison, Wis./Memorial HS) rushed seven times for 23 yards.
• Defensively, John Martin (SR, North Oaks, Minn./Roseville HS) and Collin Feld (JR, Baraboo, Wis./Baraboo HS) had nine tackles each to lead the Auggies, while Derek Glynn (JR, Lonsdale, Minn./Faribault HS) had eight tackles (three solo). Feld and Glynn also had a tackle for-loss each. Jared Poole (FY, Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS) blocked an extra-point attempt in the first quarter.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• The game marked the final home contest at Edor Nelson Field for 18 Augsburg seniors: Anthony, Cunnigan, Heenie, John Martin, Mustafa Adam (SR, River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS), Tory Bailey (SR, La Vergne, Tenn./La Vergne HS), Barclay Bates (SR, Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice HS), Jermaine Borward (SR, St. Paul, Minn./Tartan HS), Clayton Byrd (SR, Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial HS), Tyler Hanson (SR, Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake HS), Lakeem Johnson (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS), Cortez Killing (SR, Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS), Jake Kraft (SR, Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS), Quentin Lake (SR, Portland, Ore./Lincoln HS), Christopher Lemke (SR, Glencoe, Minn./Glencoe-Silver Lake HS), Chris Martin (SR, Parker, Colo./Regis Jesuit HS), Graham Romero (SR, Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS) and Shannon Storley (SR, Waconia, Minn./Waconia HS).

FOR THE FOES
• Sam Gibas had six rushes for 124 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns, including a 60-yard run. Sid Boros had an 82-yard touchdown run, and Brady Bomsta rushed nine times for 58 yards and two scores.
• Jaran Roste completed 11-of-17 passing for 225 yards and three touchdowns -- two to Drew Larsen and another to Mathisa Durie. Larsen caught three passes for 64 yards, and Durie had two catches for 52 yards.
• Defensively, Matt Feldick and Drew Ragsdale had eight tackles each, with Ragsdale adding an interception. Trent Substad, Cale Ferrin and John Sfire also had interceptions.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg finishes its 2018 season with the annual battle for The Hammer traveling trophy, at Hamline next Saturday (11/10) at 1 p.m.
• Bethel hosts St. Thomas in a game that will likely lead to an NCAA Division III at-large playoff berth to the winner next Saturday at 1:10 p.m.