St. Olaf football headlines
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St. Olaf starts quickly on offense in 37-17 win over St. ScholasticaOctober 14, 2023DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Olaf College football team scored touchdowns on its first three possessions on its way to a 37-17 victory over the College of St. Scholastica in Northwoods Division play in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) on Saturday at Mav Heikkinen Field.
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St. Olaf drops hearbreaker to Carleton in battle for the GoatOctober 07, 2023NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The St. Olaf College football team overcame a 13-point deficit to take a late lead, but Carleton College kept possession of the Goat Trophy with a fourth-down stop and field goal in the final two minutes of a 33-31 victory on Saturday afternoon at Laird Stadium.
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Big plays help St. Olaf roll past Hamline for third-straight winSeptember 30, 2023ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Olaf College football team used a trio of long touchdowns on offense to stretch its winning streak to three games with a 49-25 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) road victory over Hamline University on Saturday afternoon at Klas Field.
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St. Olaf thwarts Macalester with second-half shutout in MIAC openerSeptember 23, 2023NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The St. Olaf College football team kept Macalester College in check offensively after the opening possession of the game in a 38-13 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) victory on Saturday afternoon at Klein Field at Manitou.
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Luther hires St. Olaf assistantDecember 14, 2021The Norse, looking for their first win since 2019, tabbed Oles defensive coordinator Joe Troche.
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St. Olaf falls to No. 14/15 Bethel on Senior DayOctober 30, 2021NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Bryce Kunkle ran for four touchdowns to propel No. 14/15-ranked Bethel University to a 35-14 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) victory over the St. Olaf College football team on the Oles' Senior Day on Saturday at Klein Field at Manitou.
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St. Olaf scores early and often in 41-14 win over St. ScholasticaOctober 23, 2021NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The St. Olaf College football team scored the game's first 35 points on its way to a 41-14 victory over the visiting College of St. Scholastica in the first-ever meeting between the two programs on Saturday afternoon at Klein Field at Manitou.
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St. Olaf holds off Carleton to keep the Goat for the seventh-straight timeOctober 09, 2021NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The St. Olaf College football team opened up a 23-0 halftime lead and held on in the second half for a 23-14 Homecoming victory over crosstown-rival Carleton College to keep possession of the Goat Trophy for the seventh-straight meeting in the series on Saturday afternoon at Klein Field at Manitou.
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Defense leads St. Olaf past Hamline on Homecoming for fifth-straight winOctober 05, 2019NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The St. Olaf College football team's defense held Hamline University scoreless until the final six minutes of the game, as the Oles defeated the Pipers, 29-2, for their fifth-straight victory on Saturday afternoon on Homecoming at Klein Field at Manitou.
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St. Olaf moves to 4-0 behind Prestemon's five TD passesSeptember 28, 2019MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Sophomore Lars Prestemon threw five touchdown passes to four different receivers to lead the St. Olaf College football team to a 48-26 victory over Augsburg University on Saturday afternoon at Edor Nelson Field on the Auggies' homecoming.
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St. Olaf maintains control of Goat with sixth-straight win over CarletonSeptember 21, 2019NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The St. Olaf College football team maintained possession of the Goat Trophy for the sixth-straight season with a 36-19 victory over crosstown rival Carleton College in the 100th all-time meeting between the two programs on Saturday afternoon at Klein Field at Manitou.
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Willis' big game lifts St. Olaf to win at LutherSeptember 14, 2019DECORAH, Iowa – Senior Khayleb Willis ran for a career-high 260 yards and two touchdowns as the St. Olaf College football team picked up a 33-20 victory over Luther College on Saturday afternoon at Carlson Stadium.
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St. Olaf opens season with 45-14 win over CrownSeptember 07, 2019NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Senior Khayleb Willis ran for three first-half touchdowns, as the St. Olaf College football team opened up a 45-0 halftime lead and went on to defeat Crown College, 45-14, in its season opener on Saturday afternoon at Klein Field at Manitou.
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Gustavus spoils football's Senior Day, 29-20November 10, 2018A pair of long touchdown passes from Michael Veldman to Brice Panning in the second half lifted visiting Gustavus Adolphus College to a 29-20 victory over the St. Olaf College football team on Senior Day for the Oles on Saturday afternoon at Klein Field at Manitou.
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Football drops 21-10 contest to Concordia (Minn.)November 03, 2018Rylie Sheridan ran back a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown for the go-ahead score in the third quarter as Concordia (Minn.) College defeated the St. Olaf College football team, 21-10, on Saturday afternoon in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) action at Klein Field at Manitou.
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Football topped by No. 7 St. Thomas on the roadOctober 27, 2018In its second-straight game against a top-10 opponent, the St. Olaf College football team fell 60-0 to the seventh-ranked University of St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon at O'Shaughnessy Stadium.
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Fifth-ranked Saint John's downs football, 57-7October 20, 2018Fifth-ranked Saint John's University raced out to a 27-0 lead in the first quarter and went on to defeat the St. Olaf College football team, 57-7, in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) play on Saturday afternoon at Clemens Stadium.
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Bethel halts football's unbeaten start to the seasonOctober 13, 2018NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Visiting Bethel University dealt the St. Olaf College football team its first loss of the season, using 241 yards and four scores on the ground to defeat the Oles, 35-7, on Saturday afternoon in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) contest at Klein Field at Manitou.
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Football moves to 5-0 with 41-7 win at HamlineSeptember 29, 2018ST. PAUL, Minn. – Junior running back Khayleb Willis ran for 152 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the St. Olaf College football team continued its unbeaten start to the season with a 41-7 victory over Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) opponent Hamline University on Saturday evening at Klas Field.
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Football stays unbeaten with Homecoming win over AugsburgSeptember 22, 2018NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Junior running back Khayleb Willis rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns and the St. Olaf College football team's defense held Augsburg University in check, as the Oles improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2007 with a 33-3 victory in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) action on Homecoming on Saturday afternoon at Klein Field at Manitou.
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Roundup: Misericordia's search is overSeptember 15, 2018Misericordia had won just five games coming into this afternoon, but got to celebrate a huge victory vs. Widener. Meanwhile, Muhlenberg negated a huge Susquehanna rally and one team was the goat for the fifth year in a row. More in the Week 3 roundup.
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Football holds Goat Trophy for fifth-straight season with win at CarletonSeptember 15, 2018NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The St. Olaf College football team maintained possession of the Goat Trophy and improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2008, using a big third quarter to defeat cross-town rival Carleton College by a 33-21 score on Saturday afternoon at Laird Stadium.
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Football holds off Luther behind Johnson III's big daySeptember 08, 2018NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Senior quarterback Ricardo Johnson III accounted for 414 yards and five total touchdowns to spur the St. Olaf College football team to a 34-29 victory over visiting Luther College in the Oles' home opener on Saturday afternoon at Klein Field at Manitou.
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Oles roll past Grinnell, 56-13, in openerSeptember 02, 2017
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St. Thomas offensive coordinator takes head coaching jobJanuary 01, 2017James Kilian, who has been the Tommies' offensive coordinator for the past three seasons and was an NFL draft pick at quarterback, will be taking over as head coach at St. Olaf.
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St. Olaf coach relieved of dutiesNovember 17, 2016St. Olaf football coach Craig Stern was relieved of his duties on Wednesday as the college announced it would move in a different direction. The Oles were 6-34 in his four years as head coach.
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It’s the size of the fight in the dogOctober 02, 2014This past week, Maranatha Baptist had to cancel a game because it didn't have enough players. And they're not the only teams getting by with short rosters.
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St. Olaf promotes from withinFebruary 09, 2013Almost two full months after Jerry Olszewski left for a Division II head coaching job, St. Olaf ended up elevating Craig Stern to the head coaching job.
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St. Olaf coach hired at D-II schoolDecember 12, 2012Jerry Olszewski had St. Olaf on the verge of making the D-III playoffs the past two years and will move to Division II.
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Constructing success at CSSNovember 02, 2011When Greg Carlson started the St. Scholastica football program in 2008, one of his duties was to design the uniforms. Now, Carlson and the rest of the Saints are getting their plans ready for the playoffs.