Out of 20 semifinalists, we whittled it down to five on Thursday, three quarterbacks, a wide receiver and a linebacker. One of these five will win the award, Division III football's top honor.
Michael Veldman was a redshirt freshman in 2015 at FCS powerhouse North Dakota State. Two injury-plagued seasons, and an actual plague later, he is breaking records at Gustavus Adolphus and knocking off Top 25 teams. Greg Thomas has more in Around the Nation.
Down 17-0 in the third quarter on Saturday, UW-Stout not only was back on its heels, it hadn't scored a point all season. But the Blue Devils came back to win by blocking an extra point in overtime. Joe Sager brings you the oral history of the comeback, through the eyes of five key participants.
Mitch Hendricks has stepped up his game at Gustavus Adolphus. The Gusties’ quarterback has the offense putting up staggering numbers through the air and has led the team to a 5-0 start.
The Gustavus Adolphus football team completed the non-conference portion of its regular season schedule with a 42-9 victory over Lake Forest College on Saturday afternoon at Farwell Field. With just a 14-9 cushion at halftime, Gustavus’s offense found its rhythm and its defense went into lock-down mode over the course of the final 30 minutes. The Gusties scored 28 points and allowed just three first downs and a total of 58 yards over the course of a second half dominated by the Black and Gold.
The Gustavus footbal team used a big first quarter lead to propel them to a 23-13 victory over Carleton on Sunday afternoon on Hollingsworth Field. Gustavus finishes the season 4-6 overall and 3-5 in the MIAC, while Carleton concludes its season 3-7 overall and 2-6 in the MIAC.
The Gustavus football team suffered a heartbreaking 17-14 loss at the hands on Augsburg on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis. With the loss, Gustavus falls to 3-6 overall and 2-5 in the MIAC, while Augsburg improves to 4-5 overall, and 2-5 in the MIAC.