FARMINGTON, Minn. — The final week of the regular season has arrived for Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) football teams.
Saint John's locked up at least a share of its 38th regular-season conference title with a win over St. Scholastica last week, and can take the crown outright with a victory over St. Olaf on Saturday under the lights at TCO Stadium in Eagan. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m.
The Johnnies also secured the MIAC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs last week. Bethel can remain in the mix for an at-large bid to the national tournament with a win over St. Scholastica on Saturday. The Royals can also clinch a share of the MIAC championship with a win and a Saint John's loss. Bethel and St. Scholastica will square off in Arden Hills at 1:00 p.m.
The season finale will officially get underway at noon on Saturday with three conference kickoffs. Concordia will host Carleton in Moorhead, while Gustavus heads to Macalester, and Hamline hosts Augsburg with "The Hammer" on the line in St. Paul.
The NCAA will unveil its 40-team championship bracket during a live selection show at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, on NCAA.com. Saint John's will be one of 29 teams to receive an automatic bid to the national tournament, while Bethel will look to become one of the 11 at-large selections.
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 November 8. The Johnnies and Royals are No. 3 and No. 14 in this week's D3football.com Top 25 Poll. Concordia received votes in both polls.
- The Johnnies are No. 8 in the latest NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings, while Bethel is No. 33, and Concordia is No. 58. 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. The NPI cut line in 2025 was No. 35.
National Notables
- Saint John's senior tight end Charlie Plum (Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall) and Gustavus junior defensive end Charlie Goodland (Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater) were named to the latest D3football.com Team of the Week. Plum caught six passes for a career-high 157 yards in a 56-6 win at St. Scholastica. His 83-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter was the longest by an SJU tight end in recorded history. He now has 13 catches for 259 yards over his last two games. Goodland terrorized Augsburg in the Gusties' 23-0 shutout win. He led the way with four sacks as Gustavus broke their single-game program record with 10 sacks on the day. In addition to his four sacks, Goodland had five tackles, two quarterback hurries, and forced a fumble on the first Auggie drive of the second half with a strip sack.
- Augsburg senior linebacker RJ Chakolis (Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Hopkins) is averaging 1.89 tackles for loss per game this season, fifth-best in NCAA Division III.
- Bethel leads NCAA Division III with 260 first downs this season. The Royals also rank third in scoring offense (49.1 PPG) and total offense (538.0 YPG), fourth in defensive third-down conversion percentage (23.7), and fifth in offensive fourth-down conversion percentage (76.9).
- Bethel senior running back David Geebli (Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids) is averaging 7.43 yards per carry this season, the eighth-highest rushing average in NCAA Division III.
- Bethel senior wide receiver Albert Rundell (Watertown, Minn. / Watertown-Mayer) is averaging 8.14 receptions per game, the seventh-best average in D-III this season.
- Carleton junior quarterback Tyler Mastronardi (Woodbury, N.Y. / Chaminade) completed 37 passes against Bethel on 11/7, tied for the seventh-most in any D-III game this year.
- Carleton senior wide receiver Tyler Dimond (Grafton, Mass. / Grafton) caught 20 passes against Bethel on 11/7, the most by any receiver at any NCAA level this season.
- Concordia junior quarterback Nick Walter (Annandale, Minn. / Annandale) ranks seventh in D-III with a completion percentage of 71.4 this season. His passing efficiency rating of 183.4 ranks eighth in the country.
- Concordia sophomore defensive end Troy Hansen (Sauk Centre, Minn. / Sauk Centre) is averaging 1.11 sacks per game (10.5 total) this season, seventh-best in Division III.
- Concordia sophomore cornerback Ezy Brown (Phoenix, Ariz. / Higley) is averaging 1.56 passes defended per game this season, the ninth-best in NCAA Division III.
- Gustavus is averaging a Division III-best 4.0 sacks per game this season. The Gusties also rank fifth in D-III for red zone defense, with an opponent success rate of 0.552.
- Gustavus junior quarterback Dylan Blount (St. Clair, Minn. / St. Clair) passed for six touchdowns against Hamline on 10/24, tied for the sixth-most in any D-III game this season.
- Gustavus junior defensive end Charlie Goodland (Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater) collected 4.0 sacks against Augsburg on 11/7, tied for the fourth-most in any D-III game this season.
- Gustavus senior linebacker Drew Kretlow (Owatonna, Minn. / Owatonna) recorded 5.0 tackles for loss against Augsburg on 11/7, tied for the fourth-most in any Division III game this season.
- Macalester sophomore linebacker Asher Niemi (Meridian, Idaho / Rocky Mountain) has blocked three kicks this season, the eighth-most in D-III.
- Macalester senior linebacker Jason Weaver (Roselle Park, N.J. / Pingry) collected 13.0 solo tackles against Martin Luther on 9/5, tied for the fourth-most in any NCAA Division III game this season.
- Saint John's leads NCAA Division III in passing offense (442.8 YPG), rushing defense (42.0 YPG), completion percentage (80.1), and third-down conversion percentage (58.3) this season. The Johnnies also rank second in D-III for total offense (542.9 YPG), third in offensive first downs (246) and scoring offense (49.1 PPG), and fifth in total defense (208.6 YPG).
- Saint John's senior quarterback Trey Feeney (Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead) leads all levels of NCAA football with 3,640 passing yards and 42 passing touchdowns this season. Feeney also leads Division III in total offense (401.3 YPG) and completion percentage (79.3) this season. Feeney also ranks fifth in passing efficiency with a clip of 186.8. Feeney's 51 completions against Carleton on 10/24 are the most in any Division III game this season, while his 58 attempts in the game are the ninth-most. Feeney also has the fifth-most and seventh-most completions in a D-III game this year, with 38 against Bethel on 10/3 and 37 against Macalester on 10/10. Feeney threw seven touchdowns against the Scots on 10/10, tied for the third-most in any Division III game this season. He also threw six touchdown passes against Carleton (10/24), Bethel (10/3), and Hamline (9/19) — tied for the sixth-most in a Division III game. Feeney passed for a D-III best 531 yards against Carleton on 10/24. His 483 passing yards against Macalester on 10/10 rank sixth-best in D-III, while his 473-yard effort against Concordia on 10/17 ranks eighth in Division III.
- Saint John's senior wide receiver Thomas Jacobs (Lakeland, Minn. / Stillwater) ranks eighth in D-III with 13 receiving touchdowns for the season.
- Saint John's senior wide receiver Riley Schwellenbach (Woodbury, Minn. / East Ridge) has 953 receiving yards this year, the tenth-most in D-III. He recorded 245 receiving yards against Concordia on 10/17, tied for the seventh-most in any Division III game this season. His 15 receptions in the game are tied for the fourth-most in any D-III game this year.
- 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 win over St. Olaf on 10/17. The previous program-high was 77, set against Hamline on 9/26.
- Bethel has rushed for 2,347 yards in MIAC games this season, 257 yards shy of the single-season conference record of 2,604 set by St. Thomas in 2015. The Royals' 36 rushing touchdowns in conference games are two shy of the record of 38, shared by the 2015 and 2019 Tommies. Bethel needs 258 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns this weekend to break both marks.
- Bethel senior quarterback Cooper Drews (Princeton, Minn. / Princeton) became the Royals' all-time leader in passing yards against Carleton on 11/7; his 234 yards through the air gave him 9,245 for his career, surpassing Jaran Roste's mark of 9,051. Drews' yardage total now ranks fifth in MIAC history. He also threw two touchdown passes against the Knights on 11/7, giving him at least two in every game this season and 23 career multi-touchdown passing games in MIAC play, the second-most in conference history behind former Saint John's quarterback Aaron Syverson (27) and one more than fellow former Johnnie Jackson Erdmann (22). Drews now has 840 career completions, second in MIAC history behind Syverson (983) and ahead of former Saint John's quarterback Alex Kofoed (830) and former Carleton quarterback Jack Curtis (824). Drews' 108 career touchdown passes are third in MIAC history, 31 behind Erdmann for second place. His 1,229 career passing attempts are the eighth-most, nine behind former Augsburg quarterback Ayrton Scott for seventh place. In conference games only, his 81 career touchdown passes rank second in MIAC history, behind Syverson (109) and ahead of Scott (79).
- Carleton senior wide receiver Tyler Dimond (Grafton, Mass. / Grafton) set a program record with 20 receptions against Bethel on 11/7. The previous Carleton mark was 17 by Nathan Streiff in 2023. Dimond previously scored four touchdowns in the Knights' 49-41 win over Hamline on 10/17 to extend his program record for total touchdowns to 38. He also broke the program record for career receiving touchdowns with his 33rd. Dimond has 206 career receptions — the fourth-most in program history and 14 catches shy of Matt Frank's program record of 220. Dimond became the second receiver in program history to surpass 3,000 career receiving yards earlier this season. His 3,175 career receiving yards rank second in Carleton history behind Jim Bradford's 3,719.
- Concordia quarterbacks Nick Walter (Annandale, Minn. / Annandale) and Jax Mattern (Horace, N.D. / Fargo Shanley) have combined to throw 29 passing touchdowns this fall, setting a new single-season program record. Walter tied the single-game program record for passing touchdowns with five against St. Scholastica on 10/3. He is two touchdown passes shy of Cooper Mattern's single-season record of 25, set in 2023 and matched in 2024.
- Concordia senior Jed Klang (Baxter, Minn. / Brainerd) has 11 receiving touchdowns this year — one shy of the program record set by Terry Horan in 1986.
- Gustavus collected a program-record 10 sacks against Augsburg on 11/7. The previous record of eight had been achieved three times: once in 1995 and twice in 1997.
- Gustavus senior defensive end Max Olson (Trimont, Minn. / Martin County West) set a new program record for career sacks at 23 against Augsburg on 11/7. The previous mark of 22 by Chad Zemple had stood since 1995.
- Saint John's has set new single-season MIAC team records in conference games for passing yards (3,599), passing yards per game (449.9), touchdown passes (43), and completions (303). The previous marks were 3,377 yards, 38 touchdown passes, and 261 completions, all set by the Johnnies in 2025, and 384.8 yards per game, set in 2024. Saint John's also passed for a program-record 557 yards against Macalester on 10/10.
- Saint John's senior quarterback Trey Feeney (Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead) has set new single-season MIAC records in conference games for passing yards (3,254), passing yards per game (406.8), completions (281), touchdown passes (39), completion percentage (.805), total offense (3,226), and 400-yard passing games (five). He passed Tom Stallings' record of 3,028 yards (St. Thomas, 1993) with his 441-yard performance at St. Scholastica on 11/7. The previous marks were 369.1 yards per game (Syverson, 2024), 254 completions (Curtis, 2025), 36 touchdown passes (Syverson, 2024), .767 (Feeney, 2025), 3,114 yards of total offense (Scott, 2014), and three 400-yard games (Syverson, 2024, and Augsburg's Jordan Berg, 2007). Across all games, his 404.4 passing yards per game and .793 completion percentage (317-of-400) also top the single-season MIAC marks of 365.2 and .763, both set by Syverson in 2024.
- Feeney has seven 300-yard passing games in MIAC play this season, tying the single-season record shared by Syverson (2024) and Curtis (2025), and has thrown for 300-plus yards in six consecutive conference games (10/3 through 11/7), tying Syverson's 2024 record. Another 300-yard game this weekend would break both marks. He also has six career 400-yard passing games in MIAC play (one in 2025 and five in 2026), tying Syverson's career record, and 69 career MIAC touchdown passes, tied for fifth in conference history with Cade Sheehan and Alex Kofoed.
- 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.
- Saint John's kicker Matt Hansen (Longmont, Colo. / Niwot) has made 55 PAT kicks in MIAC games this season (55-of-57), six shy of his own single-season conference record of 61 set in 2025. His 67 kicking points in conference games are nine shy of his record of 76.
Around the MIAC
- Augsburg senior linebacker RJ Chakolis (Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Hopkins) collected 10 tackles — all solo — in the Auggies' loss to Gustavus on 11/7. Chakolis has logged 10-plus tackles in each of the last three games.
- Bethel sophomore running back Taye Manns (Duluth, Minn. / Denfeld) rushed for 101 yards on 16 carries against Carleton on 11/7. Manns found the end zone on touchdown runs of 30 and seven yards for his second multi-touchdown game of the season.
- Carleton senior wide receiver Tyler Dimond (Grafton, Mass. / Grafton) finished with a Carleton football program-record 20 catches for 118 yards in the team's loss to No. 16 Bethel on Saturday. This was the senior's fourth 100-yard game of the season.
- Concordia junior quarterback Nick Walter (Annandale, Minn. / Annandale) completed 15-of-18 for 288 yards and four touchdowns in the Cobbers' victory over Macalester on 11/7. Walter also rushed for a touchdown in the game, setting a new program record for combined passing (23) and rushing (12) touchdowns in a single season with 35 this fall.
- Gustavus senior linebacker Drew Kretlow (Owatonna, Minn. / Owatonna) led the Gusties in a 23-0 shutout win over Augsburg on 11/7 with 13 total tackles (10 solo), five tackles for loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles, and a quarterback hurry. Kretlow was part of a Gustie defensive front that set a program record with 10 sacks against the Auggies. Kretlow logged two sacks and a forced fumble — that was returned for a Gustavus touchdown — on a single drive late in the first quarter. He went on to wreck another drive in the third quarter with back-to-back short-yardage stops, followed by a forced fumble on a rush up the middle to give the ball back to the Gustie offense.
- Hamline junior quarterback Daylen Cummings (Circle Pines, Minn. / Centennial) had a passing, rushing, and receiving touchdown in the Pipers' loss to St. Olaf on 11/7. Cummings ran for a 30-yard score in the second quarter, threw for a 12-yard touchdown in the third, and hauled in a two-yard touchdown pass in the fourth. He finished the game with 106 yards on the ground for his second 100-yard game of the season.
- Macalester first-year wide receiver Carter Hayden (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Coral Springs Charter) was held to one reception against Concordia on 11/7, but that one catch turned into a 67-yard touchdown. It was the second score of his collegiate career after exploding for eight receptions, 111 yards, and a touchdown on 10/31.
- Saint John's sophomore running back Sedric Melvin Jr. (Homestead, Fla. / South Dade) became the first Johnnie to rush for over 100 yards in a game this season during the team's 56-6 win at St. Scholastica on 11/7. He finished with 16 carries for 139 yards and two second-quarter touchdowns, and caught five passes for 54 yards in his first collegiate start.
- St. Olaf junior safety Alec Mahoney (Mahtomedi, Minn. / Mahtomedi) returned two kickoffs for 70 yards and ran a blocked extra point back 94 yards for two points in the Oles' 43-26 win at Hamline on 11/7. The junior returned a kickoff 53 yards to the Hamline 37-yard line to set up a touchdown in the second quarter before running a blocked PAT back nearly the length of the field in the fourth quarter.
- St. Scholastica sophomore Isaac Johnson (St. Paul, Minn. / Highland Park) came away with an interception on Saint John's first snap of the game to position the Saints to score first in an eventual loss to the Johnnies on 11/7. It was the first interception of Johnson's collegiate career.
Up Next
Week 11 | Saturday, November 14, 2026
| Time |
Away |
Home |
Stadium |
Location |
Coverage |
| 12:00 PM |
Gustavus |
Macalester |
Macalester Stadium |
St. Paul, Minn. |
Stats / Stream |
| 12:00 PM |
Carleton |
Concordia |
Jake Christiansen Stadium |
Moorhead, Minn. |
Stats / Stream |
| 12:00 PM |
Augsburg |
Hamline |
Klas Field |
St. Paul, Minn. |
Stats / Stream |
| 1:00 PM |
St. Scholastica |
No. 14/16 Bethel |
Royal Stadium |
Arden Hills, Minn. |
Stats / Stream |
| 6:00 PM |
No. 3 Saint John's |
St. Olaf |
TCO Stadium |
Eagan, Minn. |
Stats / Stream |
Stat Leaders
*2026 overall statistics
Passing
| # |
Player, School |
Stats |
| 1 |
Trey Feeney, Saint John's |
3640 YDS, 42 TD |
| 2 |
Cooper Drews, Bethel |
2113 YDS, 22 TD |
| 3 |
Jack Scully, Macalester |
1765 YDS, 16 TD |
Rushing
| # |
Player, School |
Stats |
| 1 |
David Geebli, Bethel |
891 YDS, 12 TD |
| 2 |
Bryon Sauvy, St. Olaf |
594 YDS, 6 TD |
| 3 |
Taye Manns, Bethel |
649 YDS, 7 TD |
Receiving
| # |
Player, School |
Stats |
| 1 |
Riley Schwellenbach, Saint John's |
953 YDS, 9 TD |
| 2 |
Tyler Dimond, Carleton |
932 YDS, 7 TD |
| 3 |
Paxton Boyd, Macalester |
694 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| # |
Player, School |
Stats |
| -- |
RJ Chakolis, Augsburg |
89 TKLS |
| -- |
Troy Hansen, Concordia |
10.5 SACKS |
| -- |
Mark Rogalski, Saint John's |
4 INTS |