MIAC Football Notebook - October 30, 2025

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - As October comes to a close and the NCAA Playoff picture begins to clear, the 7-0 Bethel Royals are now the last remaining Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) football squad with an unblemished record in 2025.

The Royals are headed to Moorhead this weekend to take on Concordia (5-2, 4-2), while fellow postseason hopeful Saint John's (6-1, 5-1) will look to keep its own momentum going at Gustavus (3-4, 3-3).

One week after suffering its first MIAC defeat of the season, Carleton (5-2, 5-1) will look to regroup and defend its home turf against Augsburg (3-4, 3-3), and Hamline (1-6, 0-6) will drive north to Duluth in search of its first conference win of the year against St. Scholastica (2-5, 1-5).

St. Olaf (3-4, 2-4), which rallied back from a two-touchdown halftime deficit against the Saints last weekend to win with a walk-off field goal, will play under the lights this Saturday night at Macalester (2-5, 1-5).

Four of the five MIAC contests are set for 1:00 p.m. kickoffs, while Macalester and St. Olaf will close out the action with a 7:00 p.m. nightcap.

STAT PACK
The latest MIAC Football Stat Pack as of Thursday, October 30, can be viewed here.

IN THE POLLS
Bethel moved up one spot to No. 4 in this week's D3football.com Top 25 Poll, while Saint John's stayed put at No. 11. The two teams are ranked No. 6 and No. 10, respectively, in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 Poll this week.

The latest NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings were posted on Monday, October 27. Bethel is the top MIAC program on the list at No. 7, while Saint John's is No. 18. The NPI will be used to select the 13 at-large bids to the 40-team NCAA Division III Playoffs after the 27 automatic qualifiers have been determined on November 15. The D3Playbook has projected the NPI cut line for football at-large candidates to be 29.

The next D3football.com Poll is slated to be released on Sunday, November 2, while the AFCA Poll and NPI rankings are expected on Monday, November 3.

NATIONAL NOTABLES
Saint John's junior quarterback Trey Feeney (Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead) was named to D3football.com's Team of the Week for his performance during Week 8 of the 2025 season. Feeney passed for 409 yards and six touchdowns in SJU's 49-10 victory over Carleton on 10/25. He completed 33 of his 41 passes with a long of 46, throwing touchdowns to four different receivers. He has now thrown for 783 yards in two games since taking over as SJU's full-time starter ahead of the Johnnies' 10/18 win at Concordia.

Augsburg senior wide receiver Tyrone Wilson (Ellendale, Minn. / New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva) is averaging 9.14 receptions per game this fall, tied for the third-best clip in NCAA Division III. His 17 receptions against Concordia on 10/25 are tied for the most by any NCAA receiver this season.

Augsburg junior linebacker RJ Chakolis (Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Hopkins) registered 12.0 solo tackles against Macalester on 10/18, tied for the eighth-most in any NCAA Division III game this season.

Bethel junior quarterback Cooper Drews (Princeton, Minn. / Princeton) has thrown 22 touchdown passes this season, tied for the seventh-most in D-III.

Bethel junior wide receiver Albert Rundell (Watertown, Minn. / Watertown-Mayer) has 944 total receiving yards this season, the third-most in NCAA Division III, while his average of 134.9 receiving yards per game ranks second in Division III. His ten receiving touchdowns on the year are tied for the ninth-most in D-III. His 8.57 receptions per game average is fifth in Division III. His 246 receiving yards against St. Olaf on 10/18 are the fifth-most in any D-III game this season.

Bethel junior wide receiver Tyler Terry (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) caught 15 passes against Northwestern-St. Paul on 9/13, tied for the fourth-most in any NCAA Division III game this season.

Bethel junior defensive end Phil Conant (Saint Francis, Minn. / Saint Francis) has 16.0 tackles for loss this season, tied for the third-most in D-III. Conant's 4.0 sacks against Hamline on 9/27 are tied for the third-most in a single game by any Division III player this season, while his 7.0 tackles for loss in the game are tied for the most by a defender at any level of NCAA Football this season.

Bethel senior cornerback Devin Williams (Fridley, Minn. / Fridley) is averaging 15.7 yards per punt return in 2025, the eighth-highest average in NCAA Division III.

Bethel sophomore kicker Zach Bengtson (Becker, Minn. / Becker) is one of six Division III kickers with a perfect field goal percentage (7-for-7) in 2025.

Bethel junior punter Eli Nowacki (Blaine, Minn. / Centennial) uncorked an 80-yard kick against Hamline on 9/27, tied for the fourth-longest punt in D-III this year. Nowacki's average of 57.3 yards per punt (3-172) against the Pipers is the best average by a Division III punter in a single game this season.

Carleton senior quarterback Jack Curtis (Charlotte, N.C. / Ardrey Kell) leads all levels of NCAA football with an average of 31.3 completions per game this season. Curtis has completed 74.5 percent of his throws this season (219-for-294), the fourth-best completion percentage in Division III. His 2,447 total passing yards and 349.6 passing yards per game are the third-most in D-III this fall. His 22 passing touchdowns are tied for the seventh-most in Division III this season. His average of 357.7 yards of total offense per game ranks sixth in D-III. Curtis completed 39 passes against St. Scholastica (10/11) and 38 passes against Gustavus (10/4), good for the third- and fourth-most completions in any Division III game this season. Curtis passed for six touchdowns against Macalester (9/20) and Hamline (10/18), tied for the seventh-most in any D-III game this season.

Carleton senior tight end Rye Storrs (Portland, Ore. / Franklin) leads all NCAA tight ends with an average of 6.86 receptions per game this season.

Gustavus sophomore quarterback Dylan Blount (St. Clair, Minn. / St. Clair) threw six touchdown passes against St. Scholastica on 10/18, tied for the seventh-most in any D-III game this season.

Gustavus senior punter Owen Forsythe (Shakopee, Minn. / Shakopee) punted 11 times against Bethel on 9/20, tied for the fifth-most in any D-III game this season.

Hamline first-year wide receiver Miquel Pittman (Palmetto, Fla. / Palmetto) returned eight kickoffs against Gustavus on 10/25, tied for the third-most in any D-III game this season.

Saint John's junior quarterback Trey Feeney (Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead) has the second-best completion percentage in Division III this season at 78.5 percent (139-for-177). His passing efficiency rating of 195.1 ranks fourth in D-III this year. He is averaging 10.1 yards per attempt this season, the ninth-best average in Division III. Feeney tossed six touchdown passes against Carleton on 10/25, tied for the seventh-most in any D-III game this season.

Saint John's senior wide receiver Dylan Wheeler (St. Paul, Minn. / Mounds View) is tied for seventh in Division III with eleven receiving touchdowns on the year.

Saint John's senior tight end Joey Gendreau (Shorewood, Minn. / Minnetonka) caught four touchdown passes against Macalester on 10/11, tied for the second-most in any college football game this season. Gendreau leads all NCAA tight ends in receiving yards (686) and receiving yards per game (98.0). He ranks second among all NCAA tight ends with 6.71 receptions per game.

Saint John's senior defensive end Zach Frank (Lino Lakes, Minn. / Centennial) has 8.5 sacks this season, tied for the sixth-most in Division III.

St. Olaf sophomore kicker Ethan Hess (Marshall, Minn. / Marshall) leads NCAA Division III with an average of 1.71 field goals per game this season.

St. Scholastica sophomore running back Jevon Williams (Willmar, Minn. / Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) is averaging 162.6 all-purpose yards per game this season, the seventh-highest average in NCAA Division III. His 322 all-purpose yards against Wisconsin Lutheran on 9/6 are tied for the seventh-most in any D-III game this season. Williams ran for four touchdowns against Wisconsin Lutheran on 9/6, tied for the fourth-most in any D-III game this year.

St. Scholastica senior linebacker Austin Mundt (Deer River, Minn. / Deer River) is averaging 7.33 solo tackles per game this season, the third-highest average in D-III. He recorded 13 solo tackles against Wisconsin Lutheran on 9/6, tied for the third-most by any defender in a Division III game this season.

St. Scholastica senior cornerback Ian Strusz (Albertville, Minn. / St. Michael-Albertville) came away with three interceptions against Wisconsin Lutheran on 9/6, tied for the most in any NCAA Football game this season.

AROUND THE MIAC
Augsburg senior wide receiver Tyrone Wilson (Ellendale, Minn. / New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva) hauled in a career-high 17 passes for 133 yards in the Auggies' loss to Concordia on 10/25. Wilson's previous personal-best had been 11 receptions in a single game, which he achieved twice earlier this season. He has surpassed the century mark for receiving yards in each of the last three games and four times in 2025, with two games of more than 180 yards through the air.

Bethel junior quarterback Cooper Drews (Princeton, Minn. / Princeton) completed 26-of-34 passes for 306 yards and a season-high five touchdown passes in the Royals' victory over Macalester on 10/25. Drews also led the team in rushing with 82 yards and a score on just four carries in the game.

Carleton senior quarterback Jack Curtis (Charlotte, N.C. / Ardrey Kell) was held to a season-low 194 passing yards against Saint John's on 10/25; however, the senior signal-caller completed more than 80 percent of his throws for the second time in three weeks, going 29-for-36 (80.6 percent) for 194 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the loss. His completion percentage in the game is the eighth-highest ever by a Carleton passer. Curtis owns five of the top 10 single-game completion percentage performances in program history.

Concordia sophomore linebacker Kyle Mages (Osakis, Minn. / Osakis) recorded 9.0 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown in the Cobbers' 26-7 win at Augsburg on 10/25. Mages' first interception resulted in a 17-yard pick-six to put Concordia on top, 13-0, in the second quarter. His second interception of the afternoon came on the very next drive at the Cobbers' own three-yard line, preventing an Augsburg score. Mages has snagged three interceptions in his last two games.

Gustavus sophomore running back Walker Britz (Mankato, Minn. / West) found the paydirt three times in the first quarter of the Gusties' victory over Hamline on 10/25. Britz was a touchdown vulture, scoring three times from inside the five-yard line. He finished the game with 13 carries and 70 yards.

Hamline fifth-year wide receiver Dawson Schaffer (Kindred, N.D. / Kindred) caught four passes for 44 yards and a touchdown in the Pipers' loss to Gustavus on 10/25. Schaffer has hauled in a touchdown pass in three of his last four games and five in six games played this season.

Macalester junior linebacker Jason Weaver (Roselle Park, N.J. / Pingry) collected a career-high 14 tackles in the Scots' loss to Bethel on 10/25. Weaver's collegiate best entering the game was nine tackles - all solo - recorded in a double-overtime loss to St. Scholastica on 9/27.

Saint John's senior defensive end Zach Frank (Lino Lakes, Minn. / Centennial) recorded two sacks, a quarterback hurry, and forced a fumble in the Johnnies' 49-10 victory over Carleton on 10/25. His efforts helped the Johnnies hold the high-powered Knights offense to 187 total yards and negative yardage (-7) on the ground. He now ranks seventh on the Johnnies' all-time sack list with 24.0 in his career.

St. Olaf junior running back Bryon Sauvy (St. Michael, Minn. / St. Michael-Albertville) rushed for a career-high 231 yards and two touchdowns in less than three quarters of play as the Oles outdueled St. Scholastica, 44-41, on 10/25. Eleven of Sauvy's 17 carries resulted in either a first down or a touchdown, with five of his runs leading to gains of 20 yards or more. Sauvy accounted for nearly 60 percent of the Oles' 390 rushing yards on the day - the program's highest single-game total in at least three decades.

St. Scholastica sophomore running back Jevon Williams (Willmar, Minn. / Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) totaled 177 all-purpose yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns in the Saints' 44-41 loss to St. Olaf on 10/25. Williams racked up 98 yards on the ground and 79 yards through the air on 23 touches in the game.

LEAGUE LEADERS

2025 MIAC Football Statistical Leaders
Overall			MIAC
Passing Yards Per Game	Jack Curtis, Carleton	349.6	Jack Curtis, Carleton	374.2
Passing Touchdowns	Cooper Drews, Bethel Jack Curtis, Carleton	22	Jack Curtis, Carleton	21
Rushing Yards Per Game	Jevon Williams, St. Scholastica	115.1	Jevon Williams, St. Scholastica	96.5
Rushing Touchdowns	Taye Manns, Bethel Jevon Williams, St. Scholastica	9	Taye Manns, Bethel	8
Receiving Yards Per Game	Albert Rundell, Bethel	134.9	Albert Rundell, Bethel	142.8
Receiving Touchdowns	Dylan Wheeler, Saint John's	11	Dylan Wheeler, Saint John's	10
Tackles Per Game	Austin Mundt, St. Scholastica	11.8	Austin Mundt, St. Scholastica	11.6
Sacks	Zach Frank, Saint John's	8.5	Zach Frank, Saint John's	7.0
Interceptions	Nick Colyer, Bethel	4	Nick Colyer, Bethel	4

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