GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS GOLDEN GUSTIES 22 MIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 31 ALL-AMERICANS • 16 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2019 Football Game Notes Contact: Walker Froehling, Assistant Sports Information Director [email protected] | (507) 933-7647 SEPTEMBER 7 W 50-19 Martin Luther College Saint Peter, Minn. SEPTEMBER 14 Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, Wis. SEPTEMBER 21 Saint John’s University Collegeville, Minn. SEPTEMBER 28 Homecoming Bethel University Saint Peter, Minn. OCTOBER 12 Concordia College Moorhead, Minn. OCTOBER 19 Hall of Fame Hamline University Saint Peter, Minn. OCTOBER 26 Augsburg University Minneapolis, Minn. OCTOBER 2 Carleton College Saint Peter, Minn. NOVEMBER 9 University of St. Thomas St. Paul, Minn. NOVEMBER 16 Senior Day St. Olaf College Saint Peter, Minn. GUSTAVUS vs UW-Stout 1-0, 0-0 MIAC 0-1, 0-0 WIAC SEPTEMBER 14, 2019 Don & Nona Williams Stadium | Menomonie, Wis. | 1:05 p.m. Watch Live:https://boxcast.tv/view/uw-stout-football-vs-gustavus-adol- phus-sept-14-2019-353178 Live Stats: http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/athletics/football/live/xlive.htm Radio: AM 860 KNUJ - New Ulm, Minn. (Tom Wheeler play-by-play) GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE Founded: 1862 Location: Saint Peter, Minnesota Address: 800 West College Ave. Saint Peter, MN 56082 Enrollment: 2,200 Nickname: Golden Gusties School Colors: Black and Gold Home Field: Hollingsworth Field Surface: SPINTURF Ultrablade DFE 42 Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAC) President: Rebecca M. Bergman Athletic Director: Tom Brown AD Office Phone: (507) 933-7005 Sports Information Director: CJ Siewert SID Office Phone: (507) 933-7647 Website: gustavus.edu/athletics/fb QUICK COMPARISON - 2018 50.0 Scoring Off. 7.0 19.0 Scoring Def. 14.0 118.0 Rushing Off. 41.0 165.0 Rushing Def. 66.0 378.0 Passing Off. 136.0 104.0 Passing Def. 235.0 496.0 Total Off. 177.0 269.0 Total Def. 301.0 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 8-121 Penalties-Yards 5-45 25:34 Time of Possession 30:22 50% 3rd Down Conv. 33% 33% 4th Down Conv. 0% Head Coach Peter Haugen (Bethel ‘91) Career Record: 49-52 (11th season) 2019 STAT LEADERS RUSHING | #2 David Peal 14-48 | 2 TD, 3.4 ypc, 48.0 ypg PASSING | #4 Michael Veldman 18-27-353 | 3 TD/0 INT, 353.0 ypg RECEIVING | #5 Brice Panning 6-118 | 3 TD, 19.7 ypr, 118.0 ypg TACKLES | #16 Zach Jakes 8 tackles | 0.0 TFL, 0.0 sacks Head Coach Clayt Birmingham Career Record: 36-54 (10th Season) 2019 STAT LEADERS RUSHING | #25 Josh Nitek 8-25 | 0 TD, 3.1 ypc, 25.0 ypg PASSING | #7 Sean Borgerding 13- 26-136 | 1 TD/3 INT, 136.0 ypg RECEIVING | #3 Levy Hamer 3-48 | 0 TD, 16.0 ypr, 48.0 ypg TACKLES | #9 Luke Wilz 11 tackles | 0.5 TFL| 0.0 sacks THE SERIES: Saturday’s game marks the seventh all-time meeting between the Gustavus and UW- Stout football programs with the Gusties holding a 4-2 advantage in the series. The last meeting be- tween the two teams was last season on Sept. 8, when the Blue Devils rallied late and eventually took down the Gusties in overtime. Gustavus took a 10-0 lead into the half and extended the lead to 17-0 in the third quarter before Stout rallied to score 17 straight and send the game to overtime. Stout scored in five plays on their opening possession to go up 24-17 before the Gusties scored on their opening play to bring the score to 24-23. However, the extra point was missed and the Blue Devils took the contest. LAST TIME OUT: The Gustavus football team opened its season on Saturday afternoon with a decisive 50-19 victory over Martin Luther College. For the second year in a row the Knights were able to strike first, but a first half offensive outburst pushed the Gusties through. After falling behind 6-0 to start the contest the Gusties put up 36 straight points before the half thanks to a balanced attacked to all but put the game away. Michael Veldman was 18-of-27 in the contest for 353 yards with three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. David Peal and Dalton Thelen led the ground attack with 48 and 42 yards respectively. Brice Panning caught six passes for 118 yards and three touchdowns while Josh Kirk had six catches for 119 yards. On the defensive side of the ball Kaleb Scott and Jake Krull both recorded an interception in the con- test. Zach Jakes led the team with eight tackles, while Ezekiel Sundberg had seven. @GustieAthletics gustieathletics GustavusAthletics gusties
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THE SERIES: Saturday’s game marks the seventh all-time meeting between the Gustavus and UW-Stout football programs with the Gusties holding a 4-2 advantage in the series. The last meeting be-tween the two teams was last season on Sept. 8, when the Blue Devils rallied late and eventually took down the Gusties in overtime. Gustavus took a 10-0 lead into the half and extended the lead to 17-0 in the third quarter before Stout rallied to score 17 straight and send the game to overtime. Stout scored in five plays on their opening possession to go up 24-17 before the Gusties scored on their opening play to bring the score to 24-23. However, the extra point was missed and the Blue Devils took the contest.
LAST TIME OUT: The Gustavus football team opened its season on Saturday afternoon with a decisive 50-19 victory over Martin Luther College. For the second year in a row the Knights were able to strike first, but a first half offensive outburst pushed the Gusties through.
After falling behind 6-0 to start the contest the Gusties put up 36 straight points before the half thanks to a balanced attacked to all but put the game away. Michael Veldman was 18-of-27 in the contest for 353 yards with three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. David Peal and Dalton Thelen led the ground attack with 48 and 42 yards respectively. Brice Panning caught six passes for 118 yards and three touchdowns while Josh Kirk had six catches for 119 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball Kaleb Scott and Jake Krull both recorded an interception in the con-test. Zach Jakes led the team with eight tackles, while Ezekiel Sundberg had seven.
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE 2-DEEP (SEPT. 14 @ UW-STOUT)
OFFENSEQuarterback4 Michael Veldman Sr. 6-4 205 Becker, Minn./Becker8 Brett Hufendick Jr. 6-2 200 Minneapolis, Minn./Edina
Left Tackle72 Tommy Bigaouette Jr. 6-2 260 North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West68 Mitchell Borchardt So. 6-4 315 Le Sueur, Minn/.Le Sueur-Henderson
Left Guard74 Blake Sikes Sr. 5-10 280 Valrico, Fla./Newsome 59 Davis Delaram Jr. 6-1 305 Apple Valley, Minn./St. Thomas Acad. Center 66 Logan Holley Jr. 5-9 250 Fort Worth, Texas/Southwest Christian62 Jordan Grovum Sr. 6-2 290 Cottage Grove, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall
Right Guard62 Jordan Grovum Sr. 6-2 290 Cottage Grove, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall60 Sam Stafsholt Fy. 5-11 290 Andover, Minn./Andover
Right Tackle70 Gunnar Johnson Jr. 6-2 260 Saint Cloud, Minn./Saint Cloud Tech73 Joe Fortwengler So. 6-3 265 New Ulm, Minn./New Ulm
Free Safety36 Austin Fest Jr. 5-11 190 West Des Moines, Iowa/Iowa Valley21 Clifford McDonald Sr. 5-7 149 El Paso, Texas/Captain John L. Chapin
Cornerback24 Matthew Montplaisir Sr. 5-11 188 Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo1 Kaleb Scott Jr. 5-11 165 Gardena, Calif./Verbum Dei
Kick Return81 Josh Kirk Sr. 6-2 205 Garvin, Minn./Tracy Area17 Brady Essig So. 5-8 170 Dodge Center, Minn./Triton Punt Return32 Avery Bachman Sr. 5-10 200 Saint Peter, Minn./Saint Peter 5 Brice Panning Sr. 6-3 195 Hamburg, Minn./Central
Kickoffs44 Brayton Finch Sr. 6-2 220 Mount Morris, Ill./Oregon
Punter73 Joe Fortwengler So. 6-3 265 New Ulm, Minn./New Ulm
Place Kicker85 Jacob Lamb Sr. 5-10 190 Saint Peter, Minn./Saint Peter Snapper28 August Raarup So. 6-0 190 Eagan, Minn./St. Thomas Academy
Holder17 Brady Essig So. 5-8 170 Dodge Center, Minn./Triton
Special Teams
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS FOOTBALL 2-DEEP (SEPT. 14 vs. UW-STOUT)
UW-STOUT 2-DEEP
UW-Stout Two-Deep Roster – vs. Gustavus Adolphus College (updated Sept. 8, 2019) OFFENSE QB 7 Sean Borgerding 6-2 215 So Spring Valley, Wis. 8 J.Dan Sturgeon 6-2 200 Jr West Lafayette, Ind. (Wm. Henry Harrison) TB 22 Nick Arguedas 5-11 185 So Waterville, Minn. (New Prague) 25 Josh Nitek 5-10 215 So Blair, Wis. (Blair-Taylor) WR 6 Parker Fossum 6-3 205 So Chatfield, Minn. 4 Tyler Seymour 6-3 220 So Duluth, MN (East) WR 3 Levy Hamer 5-10 180 So Chicago, Ill (St Laurence) 82 Josh Halloran 5-8 165 Jr Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley) WR 15 Kevion McDonald 6-1 205 Sr Hopkins, Minn 14 Jacob Paul 6-4 210 So Andover, Minn. TE 87 Blake Purdy 6-2 210 Jr Mondovi, Wis. 89 Tylar Lindell 6-3 245 So New Prague, Minn. LT 77 Thomas Roble 6-6 340 Sr Carver, Minn. (Chanhassen) 75 Jesus Ambriz 6-3 275 Fr Monee, Ill (Crete-Monee) LG 61 Justin Herbst 6-2 290 Sr Park Falls, Wis. (Chequamegon) 62 Kevin Ruechel 6-0 280 Jr Pulaski, Wis. C 64 Bailey Roux 6-1 280 Jr Rice Lake, Wis. 70 Justin Schlangen 6-1 290 So Ham Lake, Minn. (Blaine) RG 76 Alex Negoski 6-0 295 Jr Evergreen Park, Ill. 65 Tyler Nichols 6-2 260 Fr Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial) RT 72 Curtis Neu 6-6 310 Sr West Bend, Wis. (West) 74 Jacob Foss 6-4 295 Fr Eden Prairie, Minn. DEFENSE DE 91 Dylan Peterson 6-4 265 Sr Stratford, Wis. 92 Scott Gustafson 6-1 215 So Victoria, Minn. (Chanhassen) NG 93 Mason Olson 6-2 295 Sr Clear Lake, Minn. 57 Daniel Afolabi 5-10 265 So Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park) DT 49 Aaron Wisecup 6-0 260 Sr Monticello, Minn. 48 Ethan Olson 6-1 230 Fr Iola, Wis. (Iola-Scandanavia) OLB 10 Haydon Miller 6-2 200 Jr Zimmerman, Minn. 53 Ted Mark 6-2 210 Jr Beldenville, Wis. (Ellsworth) ILB 9 Luke Wilz 6-0 220 Sr Manawa, Wis. 51 Gabe Hall 6-1 210 Jr Cannon Falls, Minn. ILB 47 Brandon Vecchio 6-0 225 Sr Tomahawk, Wis. 52 Andrew Thompson 6-1 215 Fr Zimmerman, Minn. OLB 31 Logan Peterson 5-11 195 Jr Somerset, Wis. 35 Jake Schmitt 5-9 175 Sr Woodstock, Ill. CB 17 Darius Huntley 5-8 165 Jr Blue Island, Ill. (Eisenhower) 18 Cannon Griner 6-1 200 Fr Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain) SS 5 Mason Priebe 6-0 195 Fr Menasha, Wis. (Appleton East) 7 Collin Tyrrell 5-10 190 Jr Wauconda, Ill. FS 23 Jed Schlegel 6-0 205 Sr Baldwin, Wis. (Spring Valley) 29 Jacob Hummel 5-8 175 So Prior Lake, Minn. CB 4 Kierre Rhodes 5-9 185 Sr St. Paul, Minn. (Johnson) 20 Jakes Asembo 5-8 160 Fr Hudson, Wis. SPECIAL TEAMS PK 59 Alec Benzinger 6-1 245 Ir Waukesha, Wis. (Mukwongo) KO 59 Alec Benzinger 6-1 245 Ir Waukesha, Wis. (Mukwongo) P 59 Alec Benzinger 6-1 245 Ir Waukesha, Wis. (Mukwongo) H 7 Sean Borgerding 6-2 215 So Spring Valley, Wis. 8 J.Dan Sturgeon 6-2 200 Jr West Lafayette, Ind. (Harrison) LS 65 Tyler Nichols 6-2 260 Fr Eau Claire, Wis. (Memorial) PR 3 Levy Hamer 5-10 180 So Chicago, Ill (St Laurence) KR 15 Kevion McDonald 6-1 205 Sr Hopkins, Minn 22 Nick Arguedas 5-11 185 So Waterville, Minn. (New Prague) .
GAME NOTES
SCOUTING THE GUSTIESLast week Gustavus took down Martin Luther 50-19 in its season opener. The Knights were able to score first after the punt on their opening drive hit a Gustie and set them up in good field position for the first touchdown of the game. The rest of the half however, was all Gusties as they scored 36 straight points to lead into the break 36-6.
The Knights were able to score again in the third quarter to bring the Gustie lead to 36-12 but two more touchdowns for Gustavus in the fourth would seal the deal. The Knights would score late with time winding down to bring the final to 50-19.
Michael Veldman (Sr., Becker, Minn.) was solid in his 2019 debut going 18-of-27 with 353 yards passing and three touchdowns. David Peal (So., Worchester, Mass.) had a solid day out of the backfield for the Gusties with 48 yards rush-ing and two touchdowns as well as 69 yards receiving. Brice Panning (Sr., Hamburg, Minn.) had six catches for 118 yards and three touchdowns while Josh Kirk (Sr., Garvin, Minn.) had six catches for 119 yards.
On defense, Zach Jakes (So., Mankato, Minn.) led the team with eight tackles while Ezekiel Sundberg (So., Lakewood, Colo.) had seven. Jake Krull (Sr., Plymouth, Minn.) and Kaleb Scott (Jr., Gardena, Calif.) each had an interception while Nicolas Negron (So., Garland, Texas) recovered a fum-ble for a touchdown.
SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILSUW-Stout enters the game most recently dropping a 14-7 contest to Saint John’s Saturday. The Blue Devils scored first and held the Johnnies scoreless to lead 7-0 at halftime but couldn’t put a complete drive together as Saint John’s shut them out the second half and scored twice in the third quar-ter to take the victory.
Offensively Sean Borgerding was 13-of-26 for 136 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Josh Nitek led the ground game with eight carries for 25 yards. Levy Hamer had three catches for 48 yards while Tyler Seymour had three catches for 30 yards and a touchdown.
Last season, the Johnnies averaged 491.8 yards per game last season, were held in check by the Stout defense who allowed just 301 yards of total offense in the contest. The Blue Devils also picked off reigning d3football.com Player of the Year Jackson Erdmann twice and recorded three sacks in the contest.
MEET THE HEAD COACHESGustavus Head Coach Peter Haugen is in his 11th season at the helm of the Gustavus football program. Haugen, the
2015 MIAC Co-Coach-of-the-Year, has a combined record of 49-52 and is 35-45 in the MIAC. A graduate of Bethel Univer-sity, Haugen was the head coach at Washburn High School in Minneapolis for 15 years prior to coming to Gustavus.
UW-Stout Head Coach Clayt Birmingham is in his 10th season leading the Blue Devils football program. Birmingham has a combined record of 36-54 through nine seasons. Prior to being named the head coach at Stout, Birmingham was the Blue Devils defensive coordinator for three seasons.
FOLLOW THE GUSTIES ON KNUJKNUJ AM 860 out of New Ulm, Minn. once again broadcasts all 10 Gustavus regular season games this year. The voice of the Golden Gusties, Tom Wheeler, handles the play-by-play duties for the 13th consecutive season. Wheeler is once again joined by 1984 Gustavus graduate and former Gustie football player Ken Ericson on the live call of this year’s games.
Fans can listen to the KNUJ broadcasts on the Internet through the Gustavus Athletics website. Gustavus pro-vides a high definition video stream of all home games for viewing on your computer, tablet, or smart phone through GameCentral by Stretch Internet. GameCentral is available at portal.stretchinternet.com/gac.
GUSTIES TAKE TO GRIDIRON FOR 103rd SEASONThe Gustavus football team kicks off its 103rd season today at Lloyd Hollingsworth Field. Over the previous 102 seasons, the Gusties have compiled an overall record of 503-359-21, including a record of 234-134-8 in Saint Peter. With 22 Min-nesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) champion-ships, Gustavus has claimed the second-most league titles in the 99-year history of the conference. Only Saint John’s (33) has claimed more MIAC championships.
GUSTIES AROUND THE GLOBEThe 2019 Gustavus football team features a total of 90 play-ers from 13 different states and, for the eighth-straight year, countries outside of the United States. Of those 90 players, 74 claim Minnesota as their native state. Six players call Texas home, four from California, three from Colorado, three from Florida, two from New Mexico, two from Iowa, two from Illi-nois, and one player each from Hawaii, Massachusetts, and South Dakota represent the Stars and Stripes. There is also one person from outside the United States on the team as Ghana is represented on the Gustavus football roster.
THIS DAY IN HISTORYOn Sept. 7, 2002, the Gustavus football team hosted the Alma College Scots and handed them their only regular sea-son loss of the season, winning by a score of 35-6. Although the Scots had 24 first downs compared to 20 for the Gusties, the Black and Gold held the Scots without a touchdown en
rout to victory. Gustavus Athletics Hall of Famer Andy Trae-tow carried the ball 22 times for 115 yards and a touchdown while fellow Hall of Famer Ryan Hoag had seven catches for 100 yards and a touchdown. Sean Smith started at quarter-back and went 11-for-16 with 169 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. Greg Baldus also returned an intercep-tion for a touchdown.
Scout Offensive Player of the Week #64 Zach ClaassenFy., White Bear Lake, Minn.
Scout Defensive Player of the Week #53 Isaak KnutsonFy., Dodge Center, Minn.
All PurposePlayer of the Week #81 Josh KirkSr., Garvin, Minn.
DefensivePlayer of the Week #93 Zeke EricksonSr., Clarks Grove, Minn.
Special TeamsPlayer of the Week #44 Brayton FinchSr., Mount Morris, Ill.
OffensivePlayer of the Week #5 Brice PanningSr., Hamburg, Minn.
2019 GUSTAVUS COMBINED STATS
The Automated ScoreBookGustavus Adolphus Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2019)
All games
Date Opponent Score Att.Sep 07, 2019 MARTIN LUTHER W 50-19 1789
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gDavid Peal 1 14 52 4 48 3.4 2 12 48.0Dalton Thelen 1 9 48 6 42 4.7 0 16 42.0Jakob Costley 1 8 21 0 21 2.6 0 6 21.0Michael Veldman 1 7 15 8 7 1.0 1 9 7.0Total 1 38 136 18 118 3.1 3 16 118.0Opponents 1 51 190 25 165 3.2 2 23 165.0
Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
Team Statistics GAC OPPFIRST DOWNS 18 14 R u s h i n g 6 8 P a s s i n g 12 5 P e n a l t y 0 1RUSHING YARDAGE 118 165 Rushing Attempts 38 51 Average Per Rush 3.1 3.2 Average Per Game 118.0 165.0 TDs Rushing 3 2PASSING YARDAGE 378 104 C o m p - A t t - I n t 21-31-0 8-16-2 Average Per Pass 12.2 6.5 Average Per Catch 18.0 13.0 Average Per Game 378.0 104.0 TDs Passing 3 1TOTAL OFFENSE 496 269 Average Per Play 7.2 4.0 Average Per Game 496.0 269.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-101 4-70PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-4 1-14INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-16 0-0FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 3-1PENALTIES-Yards 8-121 6-37PUNTS-AVG 1-43.0 7-31.6TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 5 : 3 4 3 4 : 2 63RD-DOWN Conversions 7/14 4/174TH-DOWN Conversions 2/6 4/4
Individual Rushing100+ Yards: 155 - Karim Ortiz vs. Hamline (9/24/16)200+ Yards: 200 - Karim Ortiz vs. St. Olaf (10/28/17)3+ Touchdowns: 3 - Luke Martinez vs. Westminster (9/3/16)4+ Touchdowns: 4 - Jeffrey Dubose vs. Carleton (11/9/13)Run of 50+ Yards: 62 - David Peal vs. Carleton (10/27/18)30+ Carries: 34 - Karim Ortiz vs. Hamline (9/24/16)Opponent 100+ Yards: 100 - Khayleb Willis, 166 (11/10/18)
Individual Passing300+ Yards: 353 - Michael Veldman vs. Martin Lu-ther (9/7/2019)400+ Yards: 417 - Michael Veldman vs. Carleton (10/27/18)500+ Yards: 504 - Mitch Hendricks vs. Augsburg (9/27/14)30+ Completions: 35 - Michael Veldman vs. Augs-burg (9/16/17)50+ Attempts: 54 - Mitch Hendricks vs. Concordia (11/8/14)4+ Touchdowns: 4 - Michael Veldman vs. Carleton (11/11/17)5+ Touchdowns: 5 - Jackson Erdmann, Saint John’s (10/21/17)6+Touchdowns: 7 - Mitch Hendricks vs. Augsburg (9/27/14)Opponent 300+ Yards: 300 - C. Zaytoun, Carleton (10/27/18)
Individual Receiving100+ Yards: 119 - Josh Kirk vs. Martin Luther (9/7/2019)200+ Yards: 217 - Matt Boyce vs. Crown (9/5/15)3+ Touchdowns: 3 - Brice Panning vs. Martin Luther (9/7/2019)Reception of 50+ Yards: 56 - David Peal vs. Martin Luther (9/7/2019)10+ Receptions: 11 - Jamison Beulke vs. St. Thomas (11/3/18)Multiple Players w/100+ Receiving Yards: Josh Kirk (119), Brice Panning (118) vs. Martin Luther (9/7/2019)Opponent 100+ Yards: 115 - Gabe Alada (11/10/18)
Individual Special TeamsPunt Return TD: Brice Panning vs. Hamline (10/13/18)Kickoff Return TD: Greg Lane vs. Concordia (11/14/09)Blocked Punt Return TD: Jordan Kahlow vs. Ham-line (10/13/18)Field Goal of 40+ Yards: 42 - Tom Huepenbecker vs. Mayville (9/17/11)Field Goal of 50+ Yards: 52 - Ryan Boutwell vs. Ma-calester (9/20/97)Punt of 60+ Yards: 6 - Brayton Finch vs. Augsburg (10/20/18)Punt of 70+ Yards: 74 - Shane McClinton vs. St. Thomas (10/5/96)Opponent Punt Return TD: Zach Schwalback, Ham-line (9/19/15)Opponent Kick Return TD: Joel Koenecke, Bethel (10/14/17)
Individual Defense2+ Interceptions: 2 - Michael Hintze vs. Bethel (11/1/14)3+ Interceptions: 3 - Mike Fabel vs. Concordia (11/15/08)Interception Return TD: Jordan Kahlow vs. St. Olaf (10/28/17)Fumble Return TD: Nicolas Negron vs. Martin Lu-ther (9/7/2019)3+ Sacks: 3.0 - Andrew Lonneman vs. Simpson (9/8/12)
Team Rushing200+ Yards: 200 vs. Hamline (10/13/18)300+ Yards: 320 vs. St. Olaf (9/22/12)Fewer Than 100 Yards: 55 vs. Bethel (9/22/18)Negative Yards: -27 vs. St. Thomas (11/3/17)Multiple Players w/100+ Yards: Jeffrey Dubose (131) and Muresuk Mena (116) vs. Hamline (9/29/12)4+ Touchdowns: 5 vs. Carleton (10/27/18)5+ Touchdowns: 5 vs. Carleton (10/27/18)50+ Carries: 54 vs. St. Thomas (10/11/03)Opponent 200+ Yards: 223 vs. Martin Luther (9/1/18)Opponent 300+ Yards: 400 vs. Concordia (10/1/16)Opponent Fewer than 100 Yards: 48 vs. Carleton (10/27/18)Opponent Negative Yards: -16 vs. Macalester (9/25/99)
Team Passing300+ Yards: 378 vs. Martin Luther (9/7/2019)400+ Yards: 443 vs. Carleton (10/27/18)Fewer Than 100 Yards: 77 vs. St. Olaf (9/22/12)30+ Completions: 35 vs. Augsburg (9/16/17)50+ Attempts: 55 vs. Concordia (11/8/14)4+ Touchdowns: 4 vs. Carleton (10/27/18)5+ Touchdowns: 5 vs. Hamline (9/23/17)6+ Touchdowns: 7 vs. Augsburg (9/27/14)Opponent 300+ Yards: 300 vs. Carleton (10/27/18)Opponent 400+ Yards: 451 vs. Augsburg (9/16/17)Opponent Fewer Than 100 Yards: 39 vs. Ausburg (10/20/18)
Team Scoring40+ Points: 62 vs. Carleton (10/27/18)50+ Points: 50 vs. Martin Luther (9/7/2019)60+ Points: 62 vs. Carleton (10/27/18)Opponent 40+ Points: 45 vs. Saint John’s (9/15/18)Opponent 50+ Points: 58 vs. St. Thomas (11/4/17)Was Shut Out: 9/22/18 vs. Bethel (0-31)Shut Out Opponent: 10/20/18 vs. Augsburg (42-0)
Team Offense400+ Total Yards: 496 vs. Martin Luther (9/7/2019)500+ Total Yards: 581 vs. Carleton (10/27/18)600+ Total Yards: 683 vs. Crown (9/5/15)Fewer Than 100 Total Yards: 1 vs. St. Thomas (11/4/17)
Team DefenseOpponent Fewer Than 150 Yards: 58 vs. Carleton (10/4/14)Opponent More Than 400+ Yards: 409 vs. Saint John’s (9/15/18)Opponent More Than 500+ Yards: 550 vs. St. Thomas (11/4/17)
OvertimeWin: 23-20 vs. Saint John’s 2OT (11/2/13)Loss: 23-24 vs. UW-Stout (9/8/18)
GUSTAVUS HEAD COACH PETER HAUGEN
Peter Haugen, a native of Minneapolis and a 1991 graduate of Bethel University, is in his 11th year as head football coach at Gustavus Adolphus College for the 2019 season.
Last season, the Gustavus football team posted a 6-4 overall record with a MIAC mark of 5-3. After a 1-3 start to the 2018 campaign, the Gusties ral-lied to win four in a row, averaging a total of 43.25 points per game in that span and allowing just 14.0. The Black and Gold then fell to St. Thomas 14-13 before defeating St. Olaf 29-20 in the snow to finish their season.
In the MIAC’s 2018 postseason honors, linebacker Matt Berkner (Sr., Sleepy Eye, Minn.), tight end Brayton Finch (Jr., Mount Morris, Ill.), wide receiver Brice Panning (Jr., Hamburg, Minn.), and quarter-back Michael Veldman (Jr., Becker, Minn.) earned first team all-conference honors. Second team members included Jordan Kahlow (Sr., Le Sueur, Minn.), Brady Miller (Sr., Delano, Minn.), and Blake Sikes (Jr., Valrico, Fla.). In addition, Dutch Clay-baugh (Sr., Kaneohe, Hawaii), Zeke Erickson (Jr., Clarks Grove, Minn.), and Josh Kirk (Jr., Garvin, Minn.) were named honorable mention honors.
In 10 seasons at the head of the Gustavus Adol-phus football program, Haugen has compiled an overall record of 48-52 and a MIAC record of 35-45.
Haugen, who was the head football coach at Washburn High School for 15 years prior to coming to Gustavus, compiled an overall record of 111-44 during that span, while winning 11 league cham-pionships and posting a league record of 76–8. He directed the Millers to the Class AAAA quarterfinals in 2007 finishing with a mark of 9–3. In his last season as the Millers’ head coach, Haugen’s squad posted a mark of 8–2. While building the program at Washburn, Haugen increased player participa-tion from 35 players in 1994 to 110 players in 2008.
He also implemented academic monitoring and meal programs for student-athletes as well as creating and directing the highly successful Wash-burn Athletic Leadership Academy. He has also served as the chair of the Minneapolis Football Conference and he is an active clinician working at many local and regional clinics including the NIKE Coach of the Year clinic. Haugen was also a mem-ber of the Metro coaching staff for the Minnesota All-Star game in 1998. He started his coaching ca-reer at his alma mater, serving as the offensive line coach during the 1992 and 1993 seasons.
A three-sport standout at Bethel, Haugen was a starting tight end on the football team, a starting goaltender on the hockey team, and a starting catcher on the baseball team in the late ’80s and early ’90s. In his senior year, he earned all-con-ference honors in football, and was selected Most Valuable Player of the hockey team.
Haugen became the 17th head coach in the 101-season history of Gustavus football in 2009. The Golden Gusties have a long and storied foot-ball tradition that includes 22 MIAC titles. The program ranks in the top-50 all-time in Division III (out of 235 institutions) with a 58.0 winning percentage (496–356–21). Last season, the Gust-ies joined an elite group of 58 NCAA Division III institutions whose football teams have won 500 games.
Along with great teams, Gustavus has also been blessed with many outstanding individual play-ers, which includes 25 players who have received All-America honors, 11 who have received CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, and five who have received NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.
Peter, and his wife, Brenda live in St. Peter and have three children, Zeke, Zoe, and Zetta.
11th season as Gustavus Head Coach • 48-52 overall record • 35-45 MIAC record • 2015 MIAC Co-Coach of the Year • 2 All-America selections • 2 CoSIDA Academic All-America selections • 27 All-Conference selections
Coaching• 1992-93: Offensive Line Coach, Bethel University• 1994-2008: Head Coach, Washburn High School• 2009-present: Head Coach, Gustavus Adolphus College
CHARLIE COSGROVECO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, OFFENSIVE LINECharlie Cosgrove is in his 11th season on the Gustavus football coaching staff, serving as the team’s co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the eighth straight year. Prior to coming to Gustavus, Cosgrove served as a graduate assistant at St. Cloud State University for two years.
A 2005 graduate of St. Cloud State with a degree in mass commu-nications, Cosgrove was a standout defensive end for the Huskie football squad, earning All-Conference honors three times and being named to the National Football Coaches Association All-Amer-ica Team in 2005. He was also named the North Central Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year his senior season. In St. Cloud State football history, Cosgrove graduated ranked first in tackles for loss (47.5) and quarterback hurries (28), and second in sacks (23.5) and forced fumbles (7).
Charlie lives in St. Peter with his wife, Elizabeth and their two chil-dren, Luella and Vincent.
CARLIN SHOEMAKERCO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, QUARTERBACKSCarlin Shoemaker returns for his eighth season on the Gustavus Adolphus football coaching staff as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
A 2003 graduate of Bethel High School in Spanaway, Washington, Shoemaker brings an extensive offensive background to the Gus-tavus coaching staff. Shoemaker completed his undergraduate studies in the spring of 2007, earning a degree in psychology from Kenyon College. While at Kenyon, Shoemaker went on to have one of the best receiving careers in the history of Lords football. A two-time captain in 2006 and 2007, Carlin made a total of 239 catches for 3,000 yards with 18 receiving touchdowns over his four-year career. His 239 receptions rank second all-time at Kenyon, while his total yards mark ranks third. To go along with his offensive production, he is also the program’s top kick returner, recording 93 returns for 1,873 yards. A three-time All North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) performer in 2004, 2006, and 2007, Carlin concluded his career by being named the team’s MVP his senior season.
Following his playing career at Kenyon, Shoemaker served as a grad-uate assistant coach at St. Cloud State University from 2008 to 2010. While on staff at St. Cloud State, he served as the wide receivers coach. Shoemaker made his way into the MIAC with Carleton College in 2010 where he served as the quarterbacks coach. After a year in Northfield and prior to taking the job at Gustavus, he took a position as the co-offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Kenyon, for the 2011 season.
Carlin currently resides in St. Peter with his wife, Courtney, and daughter, Sloan.
LUCAS KLEINSCHRODTDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, LINEBACKERSLucas Kleinschrodt begins his fourth season on staff for the Gustavus Adolphus football team in 2019, and third season as the defensive coordinator.
A native of Alden, Minnesota, Kleinschrodt graduated from Al-den-Conger High School in 2010. From there, Lucas attended Gus-tavus where he graduated in 2013 with an undergraduate degree in Health Fitness. After graduating from Gustavus, he worked as a graduate assistant football coach at Augustana University from 2014-
15 working with defensive backs. Kleinschrodt most recently coached at South Dakota State University as Quality Control working with the linebackers from Feb. 2016 to July 2016.
Kleinschrodt was a four-year letterwinner for the Gusties as a line-backer. He recorded 146 tackles in 38 career games at Gustavus, rank-ing fifth on his team with a career-high 42 tackles his senior season in 2013. He finished his career with three interceptions, two fumble recoveries, four pass break-ups and four tackles for loss.
Kleinschrodt currently lives in Chaska with his wife, Ali.
CHRISTIAN WHITEKICKERSChristian White is in his 11th year as a coach under head coach Peter Haugen. White, who has assisted the Gustavus football program off and on over the past decade, specifically works with the team’s kickers and punters.
A native of Northfield, Minn., White was a four-year member of the Gustavus football team from 1997-2000. A First-Team All-Conference placekicker in 1999, Christian majored in management and earned his degree in 2001 from Gustavus. Following his Gustavus career, White began flight school in Orlando, Fla. in June of 2001. He worked as a flight instructor in Atlanta for a year before taking jobs at Mes-aba Airlines and Skyway Airlines of Milwaukee. Christian is currently a pilot for Delta Airlines.
White currently resides in Bloomington, Minn.
ZACH VINEDEFENSIVE LINEZach Vine begins his fifth season on the Gustavus Adolphus staff in 2019 as the defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator.
Vine graduated from Gustavus in 2015, majoring in health fitness, and played for the Gustie football team for four seasons. During his time on the gridiron for the Gusties, Vine played in 25 games and started at offensive guard in all 10 games his senior year. During the 2014 season, Vine was a captain and was honored with the Lee Kro-ugh Award, MIAC Sportsmanship Award and the Gustavus Servant Leadership Award.
A native of Lino Lakes, Minn. and 2011 graduate of Centennial High School, Zach is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Aside from his coaching duties at Gustavus, Vine is also a wrestling coach at Saint Peter High School.
Vine lives in Saint Peter with his wife, Liz.
MARC BACHMANDEFENSEMarc (Woody) Bachman is in his eighth season with the Gustie foot-ball program in 2019, serving as a defensive backs coach. Prior to taking the job at Gustavus, Bachman was the head football coach at St. Peter High School for 12 seasons and for the past two years was the head coach at Mankato Loyola. Bachman has also served as defensive line coach at Augsburg University and Eden Prairie High School. A 1988 graduate of Gustavus with majors in history and secondary social studies teaching, Bachman was a four-year member of the football team and was a contributor on the 1987 MIAC Championship team. A Fairmont, Minn. native, Bachman was a three-year letter-winner as a running back and nose guard for the Gusties.
He is currently the operations and maintenance supervisor for the Saint Peter High School District where he coaches girls hockey and track. Bachman also serves as a member of the executive committee for the Minnesota Football Coaches Association. Marc lives in Saint Peter with his wife Wendy ‘87 and they have four children, Beau ‘14, Alina ‘17, Chloe, and Avery ‘20.
BRETT AAMOTRUNNING BACKSBrett Aamot is on the Gustavus football staff for the third straight season in 2019. He previously served as an assistant varsity offensive coach for the Willmar Cardinals high school football team from 2009 through 2016, coaching running backs and wide receivers. Aamot is a 1978 graduate of Willmar High School and a 1982 graduate of Gus-tavus Adolphus College where he played football as a running back and kick returner for head coach Dennis Raarup.
Aamot is the managing partner of Conway, Deuth & Schmiesing, PLLP, a regional public accounting firm headquartered in Willmar, Minn., and lives in Spicer, Minn. with his wife Kathy and their two daughters, Bria and Mariel.
ERIC MATTSONSAFETIESEric Mattson is in his fourth consecutive season on the Gustavus foot-ball staff in 2019 as the safeties coach.
Mattson is a 2000 graduate of Gustavus where he played linebacker for the Gusties. After graduating, Mattson earned his master’s de-gree in health fitness at St. Cloud State University. Previously, he was the linebackers coach at Minnetonka High School. Mattson is a native of Carver, Minn., and currently owns Fitness Together in Chanhassen.
LYLE OPDAHLOFFENSIVE LINELyle Opdahl is in his second year with the Gustavus football coaching staff in 2019 as an offensive line coach.
Opdahl graduated from Gustavus in 2013 and spent four years on the Gustie football team as an offensive lineman. Opdahl was a starter throughout his senior season on an offense that averaged over 300 yards per game.
MAURICE STALEYRECEIVERSMaurice Staley joins the Gustavus coaching staff in 2019 as a wide receivers coach. Staley played two years of Division I collegiate foot-ball at the University of Tennessee in 1994 and 1995, catching passes from future NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning. Staley played in 22 games for the Vols with 29 receptions, 352 yards, and a touchdown.
KELVIN MELGARDEFENSIVE BACKSKelvin Melgar is in his first season on the Gustavus football staff in 2019, coaching the defensive backs.
A native of Houston, Texas, Melgar graduated from Houston Baptist University with a degree in kinesiology and wellness management. Melgar was a free safety at Houston Baptist before transitioning to a coach. He spent the past three years as a coach at HBU, producing six All-Conference players, one All-American, and one NFL product. Kelvin lives in Mankato, Minn.
2019 GUSTAVUS ROSTER
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 1 Cameron Witt So. WR 6-0 178 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park
1 Kaleb Scott Jr. DB 5-11 165 Gardena, Calif./Verbum Dei
2 Isaac Erickson-Thoemke Fy. LB 5-11 190 St. Cloud, Minn./Apollo
2 David Peal So. RB 5-9 194 Worcester, Mass./Holy Name Central Catholic
3 Todd Johnson Jr. Jr. WR 6-0 160 Minneapolis, Minn./Patrick Henry
4 Nicholas Negron So. DB 5-11 195 Garland, Texas/Namaan Forest
4 Michael Veldman Sr. QB 6-4 205 Becker, Minn./Becker
88 Quintin Morris Fy. WR 5-6 140 Bloomington, Minn./Bloomington Jefferson
89 Seth Zeitchick Fy. WR 5-10 155 St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park
92 Richard Lopez Jr. DL 5-8 220 Buena Park, Calif./Servite
93 Zeke Erickson Sr. DL 6-2 270 Clarks Grove, Minn./NRHEG
97 Seamus Wilson Sr. DL 6-0 270 Eagan, Minn./Eagan
2019 STATISTICS
The Automated ScoreBookGustavus Adolphus Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 11, 2019)
All games
Team Statistics GAC OPPSCORING 50 19 Points Per Game 50.0 19.0 Points Off Turnovers 7 6FIRST DOWNS 18 14 R u s h i n g 6 8 P a s s i n g 12 5 P e n a l t y 0 1RUSHING YARDAGE 118 165 Yards gained rushing 136 190 Yards lost rushing 18 25 Rushing Attempts 38 51 Average Per Rush 3.1 3.2 Average Per Game 118.0 165.0 TDs Rushing 3 2PASSING YARDAGE 378 104 C o m p - A t t - I n t 21-31-0 8-16-2 Average Per Pass 12.2 6.5 Average Per Catch 18.0 13.0 Average Per Game 378.0 104.0 TDs Passing 3 1TOTAL OFFENSE 496 269 Total Plays 69 67 Average Per Play 7.2 4.0 Average Per Game 496.0 269.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-101 4-70PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-4 1-14INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-16 0-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 50.5 17.5PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 2.0 14.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.0 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 3-1PENALTIES-Yards 8-121 6-37 Average Per Game 121.0 37.0PUNTS-Yards 1-43 7-221 Average Per Punt 43.0 31.6 Net punt average 29.0 31.0KICKOFFS-Yards 8-458 3-160 Average Per Kick 57.2 53.3 Net kick average 45.4 19.7TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 5 : 3 4 3 4 : 2 63RD-DOWN Conversions 7/14 4/17 3rd-Down Pct 50% 24%4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/6 4/4 4th-Down Pct 33% 100%SACKS BY-Yards 1-6 1-6MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 7 3FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-0 0-0ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (5-7) 71% (2-2) 100%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (5-7) 71% (2-2) 100%PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-5) 80% (1-2) 50%ATTENDANCE 1789 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/1789 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0
SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus football team opened its season on Saturday afternoon with a decisive 50-19 victory over Martin Luther College. For the second year in a row the Knights were able to strike first, but a first half offensive outburst pushed the Gusties through.
“It was a good offensive effort,” said Head Coach Peter Haugen. “There were a couple spots where we got discombobulated and didn’t execute the way that we wanted too, but for the most part I loved what we did. Defensively, against their offense you have to be really dis-ciplined and that’s something early that we had to tighten up. Our defense did a really nice job and turned the ball over and that’s fun to see. The statistics are are staggering when you win the turnover battle and we know it’s really important. Our coaches did a nice job getting these guys ready to go and I can’t give our players enough credit for their efforts. Thankful for the win and proud of our guys, certainly plenty of things we’ll have to get better with but that’s how it is every week.”
Martin Luther received the opening kickoff and the Gusties were able to get a stop, however, the ensuing punt hit a Gustavus player in the foot and the Knights were able to recover. Mar-tin Luther then ran seven plays, including a big fourth down conversion before they punched in an eight yard rush to score the first points of the game. The Knights missed the extra point to make the score 6-0.
Gustavus was quick to respond though when Josh Kirk (Sr., Garvin, Minn.) returned the en-suing kickoff 81 yards to the Martin Luther 15-yard line to set the Gusties up in good field position. It didn’t take long for the duo of Michael Veldman (Sr., Becker, Minn.) and Brice Panning (Sr., Hamburg, Minn.) to find their groove as Veldman found Panning for a 15 yard touchdown on the first play of the drive. Kirk then caught a pass from Veldman to give the Gusties a 8-6 lead.
Martin Luther got two first downs on their next drive before the Gusties got a stop and forced a punt. A 64-yard pass from Veldman to Kirk got the Gusties to the one yard line before Veldman ran it in himself on the next play to push the score to 14-6. Another successful two point conversion put the Gusties up 10.
Quarter number two was all Gustavus as they were able to extend their lead before half. To start the quarter the Gusties put together a long drive, with Panning notching his second touchdown of the game before the extra point put the Gusties up 23-6. Midway through the second quarter, Veldman connected with David Peal (So., Worchester, Mass.) for a 56 yard completion to the two yard line before Peal plowed one in from two yards out for his first score of the season and to make the score 29-6. On Gustavus’ next possession Veldman connected with Kirk for 36 yards before finding Panning once again for his third touchdown of the game to put the Gusties up 36-6 after the PAT, a score they would hold into halftime
The third quarter was slow with Martin Luther eating a large chunk of the clock with a 17-play drive resulting in their second touchdown of the game to bring the score to 36-12.The Gusties responded quickly though, scoring early in the fourth quarter on another Peal run from six yards out to go up 43-12. Gustavus’s defense was then able to score a touchdown as a Lucas
Oleson (So., South St. Paul, Minn.) sack forced a fumble that was recovered by Nicolas Negron (So., Garland, Texas) for a touchdown.
The Knights would score on their final possession of the game before the Gusties ran out the clock for the 50-19 victory.
Veldman was 18-of-27 in the contest for 353 yards with three passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown. Peal and Dalton Thelen (So., Cold Spring, Minn.) led the ground attack with 48 and 42 yards respectively. Panning caught six passes for 118 yards and three touch-downs while Kirk had six catches for 119 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball Kaleb Scott (Jr., Gardena, Calif.) and Jake Krull (Sr., Plym-outh, Minn.) both recorded an interception in the contest. Zach Jakes (So., Mankato, Minn.) led the team with eight tackles, while Ezekiel Sundberg (So., Lakewood, Colo.) had seven.
The Gusties will be in action again next Saturday when they take on UW-Stout for a 1:05 p.m. contest in Menomonie, Wis.
WEEK 1 • SAINT PETER, MINN. • GUSTAVUS 50, MARTIN LUTHER 219
Quickie Statistics (Final)Martin Luther vs Gustavus Adolphus (Sep 07, 2019 at St. Peter, Minn.)
Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 09:34 MLC - Joshuah Kren 8 yd run (Micah Otto kick failed), 7-19 2:17 6 - 0
09:17 GAC - Brice Panning 15 yd pass from Michael Veldman (Josh Kirk pass from Michael Veldman), 1-15 0:04 6 - 806:41 GAC - Michael Veldman 1 yd run (Dalton Thelen pass from Michael Veldman), 5-86 1:06 6 - 16
2nd 14:49 GAC - Brice Panning 13 yd pass from Michael Veldman (Jacob Lamb kick), 11-68 4:37 6 - 2305:36 GAC - David Peal 2 yd run (Jacob Lamb kick failed), 3-53 0:43 6 - 2901:19 GAC - Brice Panning 19 yd pass from Michael Veldman (Jacob Lamb kick), 6-62 2:11 6 - 36
3rd 00:13 MLC - Austin DeNoyer 1 yd run (Ethan Aguilar pass failed), 24-61 11:52 12 - 364th 12:11 GAC - David Peal 6 yd run (Jacob Lamb kick), 24-61 11:52 12 - 43
02:40 GAC - Nicholas Negron 2 yd fumble recovery (Jacob Lamb kick) 12 - 5000:07 MLC - Zach Thiel 32 yd pass from Colin Olson (Micah Otto kick), 6-73 2:28 19 - 50