SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus Adolphus College football team hosted the College of St. Scholastica Saints on Saturday at Hollingsworth Field. The Gusties defeated the Saints 45-6 with quarterback
Dylan Blount leading the way with six touchdown passes, tying him for the second-most in a single game in program history with
Bob Southworth (vs. Hamline, 1998),
Michael Veldman (vs. St. Olaf, 2019), and
George Sandven (vs. Buena Vista, 2023).
The Gusties got on the board with a 22-yard field goal by
Owen Forsythe midway through the first quarter, set up by an interception by
Zach Boutwell at midfield on the preceding St. Scholastica drive. After their defense forced a three-and out, Gustavus went right back to work and scored their first touchdown of the day as Blount found
Jordan Wold for a 15-yard touchdown pass. The Saints strung together a 12-play drive into Gusties territory near the close of the opening quarter, but
Bode Hogan put an end to that with an interception at the Gustavus 29-yard line.
In the second quarter,
Dom Mathies capped off an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown reception from Blount to put the Gusties up 17-0.
Colton Loeschke picked off the Saints on their first play of the following drive, setting up a quick four-play drive that ended with another Gustavus touchdown as Blount connected with
Caden Kleinschmidt from two-yards out to put the Gusties up 24-0 at the half.
Gustavus put the game out of reach in the third quarter, scoring 21 points. Blount first found Kleinschmidt again for an 18-yard touchdown to put the Gusties up 31-0. After Gustavus forced another three-and-out, Blount capped off another touchdown drive with a four-yard pass to
Liam Frommelt in the endzone. The Gusties scored for a third time in the quarter with a 10-play drive, 80-yard drive culminating in a seven-yard touchdown pass from Blount to Wold to put Gustavus up 45-0.
The Saints scored their lone touchdown of the day on a pick six in the closing seconds of the third quarter, but the Gusties' defense shut them out in the fourth as Gustavus secured the 45-6 win.
Blount led the offense with 305 yards and six touchdown passes. Mathies led the receivers with 92 yards through the air while
Alex Gross led the ground attack with 82 yards rushing on 11.7 yards per rush.
On defense,
Connor McCormick and Hogan both led the team with six total tackles, with Hogan adding an interception. Loeschke had five tackles with an interception and a forced fumble.
Myshawn King had four tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack.
Eric Lyons Jr. had four tackles with two pass breakups.
Up next for the Gusties is a road game at Hamline on Saturday, October 25 at 1:00 p.m.
