ARDEN HILLS, Minn. -- Outgained by a 518-to-166 margin, the Augsburg University football team dropped a 73-8 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Bethel University on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Bethel 73, Augsburg 8
LOCATION: Royal Stadium, Arden Hills, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-4 overall (1-3 MIAC), Bethel 5-1 overall (3-1 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Bethel collected 518 yards of total offense, with 353 passing yards and 165 rushing yards, while limiting Augsburg to just 157 passing yards and nine net rushing yards. Bethel forced four Augsburg turnovers, with a fumble return for a touchdown and an interception return for a touchdown. The Royals scored on nine of its 12 drives in the game.
• Augsburg scored its lone touchdown late in the third quarter, when Marcus Freeman (FY, Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center HS) completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Doe (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn./Coon Rapids HS). Freeman then completed a two-point conversion pass to Tyrique Givance (SR, Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS).
• Starting quarterback Ryan Harvey (JR, Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS) completed 17-of-25 passes for 125 yards. Tyrone Wilson (JR, Ellendale, Minn./New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva HS) caught seven passes for 68 yards, while Givance caught three passes for 35 yards and Doe caught four passes for 23 yards.
• Defensively, Rio Starr (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS) had seven tackles (three solo), including two tackles for loss and a forced fumble. Nemo Ponder (SO, Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS) had six tackles (four solo).

FOR THE FOES
• Cooper Drews completed 15-of-19 passes for 286 yards and four touchdowns for Bethel. 
• Aaron Ellingson rushed nine times for 85 yards and four touchdowns.
• Matt Jung had seven tackles (four solo) and an interception.

UP NEXT
• Augsburg hosts St. Olaf in an MIAC game next Saturday (10/26) at 12 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.