ST. PETER, Minn. — The Gustavus Adolphus College football team claimed a 23-0 victory over visiting Augsburg University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game on Saturday at Hollingsworth Field. The Auggies held the ball for 31:21 and converted 7 of 17 third downs, but finished with 150 yards of offense and lost three fumbles. The Auggies defense forced two fumbles, recovered both and blocked a field goal, while Gustavus scored all of its points in the first and third quarters.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Gustavus 23, Augsburg 0
LOCATION: Hollingsworth Field, St. Peter, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 2-7 overall (2-6 MIAC), Gustavus overall (5-2 MIAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Auggies finished the first quarter down 17-0 after Gustavus scored on two short fields and added a defensive touchdown. Earlier, the Auggies defense stopped the opening threat when
Avery Oseth forced a fumble and
Foster Mulvehill recovered at the Auggies' 33, but the offense went three-and-out on its first possession. Gustavus later drove 52 yards for a touchdown, and after
Ahmias Hart was stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Auggies' 34, the Auggies defense held the next series to a 27-yard field goal with help from
Javin Johnson's pressure and pass breakup,
RJ Chakolis' tackle for loss and
Anselmo Marquez-Reagan Jr. Jr.'s pass breakup. The Auggies' best offensive gain came on
Romelio Love's 22-yard run on fourth-and-19, but the drive ended when
CJ Ritchie's fumble was returned 30 yards for a touchdown, and the Auggies closed the quarter with one first down and the 17-point deficit.
The Auggies kept Gustavus off the scoreboard in the second quarter with two fourth-down stops, including
Kevin Toe's sack at the Auggies' 45 with 38 seconds left. Earlier, Hart moved the Auggies with third-down completions to
Ben Davis,
Tykelian Hyshaw-Moore and Ritchie, helping the visitors reach the Gustavus 28 before the drive ended on downs after back-to-back sacks. The Auggies defense answered by stopping Gustavus on fourth-and-6 at the Auggies' 27, but the offense went three-and-out on the next possession before Oseth's 50-yard punt and
Jaelen Harper's tackle pushed Gustavus back to its 24. After the late stop by Toe, Hart hit
Jaiden Smith for 30 yards to the Gustavus 18 on the final play, and the teams went to halftime with the Auggies trailing 17-0.
The Auggies opened the third quarter at their 40 after a touchback and Gustavus personal foul, but the drive ended when Hart was sacked and lost a fumble at the Gustavus 47. After Auggies penalties extended the ensuing series, the defense held in the red zone with
Javin Johnson recording two quarterback hurries,
MacIntyre Griess and
Ade Batz-Rogers breaking up passes and Chakolis making a tackle for loss before Jack Sieben's 16-yard field goal made it 20-0 at 8:55. The Auggies put together a seven-play possession on their next drive, with Hart finding
Jaelen Harper for 10 yards on third-and-10 and running for three yards on third-and-3, but another lost fumble ended it at the Auggies' 43 with 5:01 remaining. Gustavus again started in Auggies territory and reached the 13 before settling for Sieben's 30-yard field goal with 1:03 left, and the Auggies' final possession stalled after a false start and a sack as the quarter ended.
The Auggies created two fourth-quarter defensive/special teams stops that gave them chances to cut into the deficit, beginning when
Josiah Paige forced a fumble and Hyshaw-Moore recovered at the Gustavus 30 with 14:39 left. Hart moved the offense inside the 10 with completions to
Ben Davis, including a 16-yarder on third down, but
Kevin Kargozar's 27-yard field-goal attempt was no good. The Auggies defense later got a pressure from Chakolis and a pass breakup from Hyshaw-Moore to force a punt, then Oseth blocked a 48-yard field-goal attempt that
Jamir Horton recovered at the Auggies' 32. Hart led one more drive to the Gustavus 29 with completions to Davis,
EJ Kilgore and
Derrick Sando, but the possession ended on downs, and a late short-field series also stalled. The teams played a scoreless fourth quarter.
AUGSBURG TOP PERFORMERS
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Ahmias Hart: 22 completions on 34 attempts, 140 passing yards
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Ben Davis: 4 receptions, 46 receiving yards
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RJ Chakolis: 10 tackles, at least 10 tackles in three consecutive games
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Avery Oseth: 9 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 blocked kick
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Foster Mulvehill: 2 tackles, 1 fumble recovery
GUSTAVUS TOP PERFORMERS
• Charlie Goodland: 4 sacks, 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble
• Drew Kretlow: 13 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles
• Nick Anderson: 6 tackles, 30-yard fumble recovery touchdown
• Dylan Blount: Completed 19 of 40 passes for 173 yards and 1 touchdown
UP NEXT
The Auggies travel to St. Paul, Minn., to close their 2026 season facing Hamline University in the Battle for The Hammer traveling trophy at noon Saturday, Nov. 14, at Klas Field.
