FARMINGTON, Minn. — Five more Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) football games are on the docket for Saturday.

Four games — Augsburg (2-4, 2-3) at Concordia (5-1, 4-1), Hamline (1-5, 0-5) at Gustavus (4-2, 3-2), St. Olaf (1-5, 1-4) at St. Scholastica (0-6, 0-5), and Saint John's (6-0, 5-0) at Carleton (4-2, 4-1) — will kick off at 1:00 p.m., before Bethel (4-2, 4-1) visits Macalester (3-3, 2-3) for the nightcap at 7:00 p.m. in St. Paul.

• Stat Pack
• In the Polls
• National Notables
• Record Watch
• Around the MIAC
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• Stat Leaders

Stat Pack

The latest MIAC Football Stat Pack can be viewed here.

In the Polls

• Saint John's is ranked No. 3, and Bethel is No. 16 in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25 Poll, released on October 19. The Johnnies are also No. 3, while the Royals are No. 15 in this week's D3football.com Top 25 Poll. Concordia received votes in both polls.
• The Johnnies are No. 13 in the latest NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings. Concordia is No. 33. The NPI will be used to select the 11 at-large bids to the 40-team NCAA Division III Playoffs after the 29 automatic qualifiers have been determined on November 15.

National Notables

• Saint John's wide receiver Riley Schwellenbach (Woodbury, Minn. / East Ridge) and Concordia junior linebacker Kyle Mages (Osakis, Minn. / Osakis) were named to the latest D3football.com Team of the Week.
• Bethel leads NCAA Division III with 179 first downs this season.
• Bethel senior running back David Geebli (Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids) is averaging 7.73 yards per carry (73-564) this season, the fifth-highest rushing average in NCAA Division III.
• Carleton senior wide receiver Jaxon Watson (Salem, Ore. / South Salem) is averaging 14.3 yards per punt return (8-114) this season, good for the eighth-best mark in NCAA Division III.
• Concordia ranks third in NCAA Division III for rushing defense, allowing 44.3 yards per game this season.
• Concordia junior quarterback Nick Walter (Annandale, Minn. / Annandale) ranks fifth in NCAA Division III this season in completion percentage (0.752) and seventh in passing efficiency (185.4).
• Concordia sophomore defensive end Troy Hansen (Sauk Centre, Minn. / Sauk Centre) has 7.5 sacks this season, tied for the fourth-most in Division III.
• Concordia sophomore cornerback Ezy Brown (Phoenix, Ariz. / Higley) has defended 11 passes this season, tied for the third-most in NCAA Division III.
• Gustavus senior defensive end Max Olson (Trimont, Minn. / Martin County West) logged 3.0 sacks at St. Scholastica on 10/17, tied for the seventh-most in any D-III game this season.
• Macalester sophomore linebacker Asher Niemi (Meridian, Idaho / Rocky Mountain) blocked a punt and a field goal against St. Scholastica on 9/26, making him one of 16 NCAA Division III players to block multiple kicks in the same game this season. His 3.0 sacks in the game are tied for the seventh-most in any D-III contest this fall.
• Macalester senior linebacker Jason Weaver (Roselle Park, N.J. / Pingry) collected 13.0 solo tackles against Martin Luther on 9/5, tied for the second-most in any NCAA Division III game this season.
• Saint John's leads NCAA Division III in passing offense (435.3 YPG), rushing defense (39.0 YPG), and third-down conversion percentage (0.649). The Johnnies are also third in D-III for total offense (538.5 YPG) and scoring offense (51.7 PPG).
• Saint John\'s senior quarterback Trey Feeney (Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead) leads NCAA Division III in passing yards (2,267), passing yards per game (377.8), and completions per game (33.17) this season. He also ranks second in D-III for completion percentage (.780), third for passing touchdowns (28), and seventh for passing efficiency (185.8). Feeney's 38 completions against Bethel on 10/3 are the most in any D-III game this season, while his 37 completions against Macalester on 10/10 are tied for the second-most, and his 36 completions against UW-La Crosse on 9/5 are tied for the sixth-most. His seven touchdown passes against Macalester on 10/10 are the second-most in any D-III game this season; he has thrown for six touchdowns twice — against Bethel on 10/3 and Hamline on 9/19 — tying for the third-most in any D-III game this year. Feeney's 483 passing yards against Macalester on 10/10 are the fourth-most in any Division III game this fall, while his 473 passing yards against Concordia on 10/17 are tied for the fifth-most. Feeney had a completion percentage of 0.884 (38-for-43) against Bethel on 10/3 and of 0.881 (37-for-42) against Macalester on 10/10, good for the sixth- and seventh-best marks in a D-III game this year.
• Saint John's senior wide receiver Thomas Jacobs (Lakeland, Minn. / Stillwater) has nine receiving touchdowns this season, tied for the seventh-most in Division III.
• Saint John\'s senior wide receiver Riley Schwellenbach (Woodbury, Minn. / East Ridge) recorded 245 receiving yards against Concordia on 10/17, tied for the sixth-most in any Division III game this season. His 15 receptions in the game are the second-most in any D-III game this year.
• Saint John's junior defensive end Charlie King (Faribault, Minn. / Bethlehem Academy) collected 3.0 sacks against Bethel on 10/3, tied for the seventh-most in any D-III game this season.
• St. Scholastica senior quarterback Eddie Dossantos' (Rockford, Minn. / Providence Academy) 94-yard pass to first-year wide receiver Jeremiah Jackson (Minneapolis, Minn. / Minneapolis North) against Macalester on 9/26 is the seventh-longest pass play in NCAA Division III this season.
• St. Scholastica sophomore punter Griffin Webb (Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada / Fort Frances) averaged 60.5 yards per punt (2-121) in the Saints' loss to Wisconsin Lutheran on 9/5, good for the second-highest single-game average in NCAA Division III this season.

Record Watch

• Bethel scored a program-record 82 points in the team's Week 7 win over St. Olaf on 10/17. The previous program-high was 77, set against Hamline on 9/26/26.
• Bethel senior quarterback Cooper Drews (Princeton, Minn. / Princeton) became the fourth quarterback in MIAC history to throw 100 career touchdown passes, hitting the milestone exactly against St. Olaf on 10/17. He is tied with former Saint John's quarterback Alex Kofoed (2004-07) with 100 career touchdown passes. Drews is now also tied with Kofoed for third in MIAC history with 20 career multi-touchdown games. Drews moved up to sixth place in MIAC history last week with 774 career completions, passing former Saint John's quarterback Jackson Erdmann (754). Drews now ranks tenth in MIAC history with 1,130 career passing attempts, 58 shy of Erdmann (1,188) for ninth place. With 8,513 career passing yards, Drews is outside the all-time MIAC top 10 by 36 yards.
• Carleton senior wide receiver Tyler Dimond (Grafton, Mass. / Grafton) scored four touchdowns in the Knights' 49-41 win over Hamline on 10/17, extending his program record for total touchdowns to 38, and breaking the program record for career receiving touchdowns with 33. Dimond had 186 receiving yards in the game and now has 2,833 career receiving yards, moving into second place in Carleton annals.
• Concordia quarterbacks Nick Walter (Annandale, Minn. / Annandale) and Jax Mattern (Horace, N.D. / Fargo Shanley) have combined to throw 21 passing touchdowns through six games this fall. The program record for passing touchdowns in a single season is 25. Walter tied the single-game program record for passing touchdowns with five against St. Scholastica on 10/3.
• Saint John's passed for a program-record 557 yards against Macalester on 10/10. It was the first time in school history that the Johnnies eclipsed 500 passing yards in a single game.
• Saint John\'s senior quarterback Trey Feeney (Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead) broke his own MIAC record for consecutive completions with 16 in a row to start the game against Macalester on 10/10. Feeney had set the mark at 15 just one week earlier against Bethel on 10/3. The previous MIAC record of 12 consecutive completions was set by Augsburg's Derrin Lamker in 1997 and equaled by fellow Auggie Paul Tetzloff in 1999. Feeney's seven passing touchdowns against the Scots tied the program record owned by Aaron Syverson (10/28/2023 vs. St. Scholastica) and Jackson Erdmann (11/10/2018 vs. Thomas More). His 483 passing yards were the third-most in an SJU game, behind Syverson's 498 against Concordia on 10/7/2023 and Erdmann's 496 at St. Olaf on 10/26/2019.
• Saint John's senior wide receiver Riley Schwellenbach (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) became the 26th Johnnie in program history to eclipse 100 career receptions in the team's win over Bethel on 10/3.

Around the MIAC

• Augsburg senior linebacker RJ Chakolis (Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Hopkins) claimed his second blocked kick in his two seasons as an Auggie, blocking a punt that was recovered for the go-ahead touchdown in the Auggies' 27-17 Homecoming victory over Macalester on 10/17. Trailing 3-0 early in the second quarter, Chakolis blocked a punt at the Macalester 24-yard line that was recovered for a touchdown. Chakolis had eight tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack in the win.
• Bethel senior running back David Geebli (Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids) notched a career-high 172 rushing yards with two touchdowns on 13 carries in a win over St. Olaf on 10/17. Geebli averaged 13.2 yards per carry in the game.
• Carleton senior wide receiver Tyler Dimond (Grafton, Mass. / Grafton) found the end zone four times in Carleton's 49-41 win at Hamline on 10/17. Dimond finished with one rushing touchdown and three receiving touchdowns, giving him 33 career receiving touchdowns to break the program career record. Dimond caught five balls for 186 yards, scored on a 24-yard run, and went 1-for-1 passing for 27 yards. Dimond now has 2,833 career receiving yards, moving into second place in Carleton annals. He now ranks third among active NCAA Division III players in career TD receptions and career receiving yards, fourth with 85.8 receiving yards per game, fifth with 170 receptions, and eighth with 16.7 yards per reception.
• Concordia junior linebacker Kyle Mages (Osakis, Minn. / Osakis) led the Cobbers with nine tackles and added a forced fumble and interception in a 33-23 loss to Saint John's on 10/17. Mages\' interception return flipped the field and led to a Concordia touchdown drive in the second quarter. Midway through the fourth, Mages also forced a fumble in Johnnie territory that gave the Cobbers the ball with a short field, leading to a Concordia field goal.
• Gustavus junior quarterback Jacob Ginskey (Owatonna, Minn. / Owatonna) accounted for four total touchdowns in the Gusties' 31-3 win at St. Scholastica on 10/17. Ginskey completed 18-of-24 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns, in addition to rushing for another score.
• Hamline junior quarterback Daylen Cummings (Circle Pines, Minn. / Centennial) accumulated 478 yards of offense in the Pipers' 49-41 loss to Carleton on 10/17. Cummings completed 26-of-44 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns, with another 134 yards and two more scores on the ground.
• Macalester junior linebacker Dylan Jeppe (Glencoe, Ill. / New Trier) tallied 14 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, in a 27-17 loss at Augsburg on 10/17. Jeppe also forced a fumble and recovered it to set up a Macalester field goal in the first quarter.
• Saint John\'s senior wide receiver Riley Schwellenbach (Woodbury, Minn. / East Ridge) caught 15 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown in the Johnnies\' 33-23 Homecoming win over Concordia on 10/17. His 69-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter gave SJU a 26-23 lead with 9:05 remaining. The 15 receptions and 245 receiving yards both rank second-best in single-game program history. His receiving yardage mark also ranks 11th all-time in MIAC single-game history.
• St. Olaf junior running back Landon Dillon (Minneapolis, Minn. / Blake) broke free for a career-long 57-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter for the lone points of the day for the Oles in a loss to Bethel on 10/17. It was Dillon's first touchdown of the season and fourth of his collegiate career.
• St. Scholastica first-year kicker Jack Schroeder (Fall Creek, Wis. / Eau Claire Regis) connected on a 22-yard field goal to put the Saints on the board in a loss to Gustavus on 10/17. It was Schroeder's second made field goal of the season and a new collegiate long.

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