FARMINGTON, Minn. — The penultimate week of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) football season has arrived.
With a win on Saturday, Saint John's can clinch at least a share of the MIAC title for the 38th time in program history, along with the conference's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Playoffs.
The Johnnies play at St. Scholastica, while Concordia hosts Macalester, Carleton welcomes Bethel, Gustavus hosts Augsburg, and St. Olaf heads to Hamline. Kickoffs are all set for noon on Saturday, except for the Oles and Pipers, who will kick off at 1:00 p.m. in St. Paul.
Stat Pack
The latest MIAC Football Stat Pack can be viewed here.
In the Polls
National Notables
- St. Scholastica senior cornerback Maximilian Neaves (Waseca, Minn. / Waseca) was named to the latest D3football.com Team of the Week. Neaves collected six tackles, an interception, and a pass breakup on fourth down to turn the ball over to the Saints against Hamline on 10/31. In addition to his defensive performance, Neaves scored a rushing touchdown out of a wildcat package and averaged 41.5 yards per punt, contributing in all three phases.
- Bethel leads NCAA Division III with 233 first downs this season. The Royals also rank second in D-III for total offense (541.0 YPG) and fourth for scoring offense (48.6 PPG).
- Bethel senior running back David Geebli (Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids) is averaging 7.53 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 8.2 receptions per game, the sixth-best average in D-III this season.
- Carleton senior wide receiver Jaxon Watson (Salem, Ore. / South Salem) ranks eighth in NCAA Division III with an average of 14.9 yards per punt return this season.
- Concordia sophomore defensive end Troy Hansen (Sauk Centre, Minn. / Sauk Centre) has 9.0 sacks this season, the sixth-most in Division III.
- Concordia sophomore cornerback Ezy Brown (Phoenix, Ariz. / Higley) has defended 13 passes this season, the fourth-most in NCAA Division III.
- Macalester has blocked six kicks this season, the third-highest total in NCAA Division III.
- Macalester sophomore linebacker Asher Niemi (Meridian, Idaho / Rocky Mountain) has blocked three kicks this season, the sixth-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 third-most in any NCAA Division III game this season.
- Saint John's leads NCAA Division III in passing offense (443.0 YPG) and rushing defense (38.4 YPG). The Johnnies also rank second in third-down conversion percentage (60.3%), third in first downs (217) and total offense (533.4 YPG), and fifth in scoring offense (48.3 PPG).
- Saint John's senior quarterback Trey Feeney (Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead) leads all levels of NCAA football in passing yards (3,199) and passing yards per game (399.9). Feeney leads NCAA Division III in passing touchdowns (37), completions per game (35.71), and completion percentage (.794) this season. Feeney's 51 completions against Carleton on 10/24 are the most in any NCAA football game this season. His 38 completions against Bethel on 10/3 are the fourth-most in any D-III game this season, while his 37 completions against Macalester on 10/10 are tied for the fifth-most. His 58 attempts against Carleton on 10/24 are the eighth-most in any D-III game this year. His seven touchdown passes against Macalester on 10/10 are tied for the third-most in any D-III game this season; he has thrown for six touchdowns in a game three times — against Bethel on 10/3, Hamline on 9/19, and Carleton on 10/24 — tying for the sixth-most in any D-III game this year. Feeney's 531 passing yards against the Knights are the most by any D-III quarterback in a game this season, while his 483 passing yards against Macalester on 10/10 are the sixth-most, and his 473 passing yards against Concordia on 10/17 are tied for the eighth-most. Feeney has the ninth, tenth, and 11th-highest single-game completion percentages in D-III this year with 0.884 against Bethel on 10/3, 0.881 against Macalester on 10/10, and 0.879 against Carleton on 10/24.
- 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 tied for the third-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 senior quarterback Cooper Drews (Princeton, Minn. / Princeton) threw three more touchdown passes on 10/31, moving him into a tie with former Saint John's quarterback Jackson Erdmann for the second-most multi-touchdown passing MIAC games in conference history with 22 for his career. Drews is third in MIAC history with 106 career touchdown passes, trailing Erdmann by 33 scoring strikes for second place. Drews ranks fourth in MIAC history with 823 career completions, one behind former Carleton quarterback Jack Curtis for third place, and seven shy of former Saint John's quarterback Alex Kofoed for second place. He has 9,011 career passing yards, 199 behind former Macalester quarterback Michael Nadeau. His 1,198 career passing attempts are the ninth-most in MIAC history, 18 throws behind Curtis for eighth place.
- Carleton senior wide receiver Tyler Dimond (Grafton, Mass. / Grafton) 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's 13-catch, 167-yard performance against Augsburg on 10/31 pushed him to fourth all-time in Carleton career receptions with 186 and took him over 3,000 receiving yards (3,057) in his career.
- Concordia quarterbacks Nick Walter (Annandale, Minn. / Annandale) and Jax Mattern (Horace, N.D. / Fargo Shanley) have combined to throw 25 passing touchdowns through eight games this fall, matching the single-season program record. Walter tied the single-game program record for passing touchdowns with five against St. Scholastica on 10/3.
- Concordia senior Jed Klang (Baxter, Minn. / Brainerd) has nine receiving touchdowns this year — three shy of the program record set by Terry Horan in 1986.
- Saint John's 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 records for passing yards (3,199), completions (286), and passing touchdowns (37) in conference games this season. He became the first passer in conference history to record four games with 400-plus passing yards in a single MIAC season with a 401-yard performance against Gustavus on 10/31. Feeney completed a MIAC record 51 passes for a program record 531 yards in the Johnnies' 49-10 win at Carleton on 10/24. Feeney 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 wide receiver Ben Davis (New Brighton, Minn. / Fridley) hauled in a career-high 10 receptions for 126 yards in the Auggies' loss to Carleton on 10/31. Davis has collected 268 of his 461 receiving yards this season over the last three weeks.
- Bethel senior running back David Geebli (Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids) rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries in the Royals' 34-28 win over Concordia on 10/31. Geebli had touchdown runs of nine and 81 yards, and secured the Bethel win with a seven-yard scamper on 4th-and-1 on the Royals' own 32-yard line with 1:34 left in regulation.
- Carleton senior wide receiver Tyler Dimond (Grafton, Mass. / Grafton) caught a career-high 13 passes for 167 yards in the Knights' 24-19 win over Augsburg on 10/31. Dimond accounted for 70.2 percent of the Knights' total offensive output from scrimmage, and his three catches of over 25 yards all set up Carleton touchdowns.
- Concordia sophomore defensive end Troy Hansen (Sauk Centre, Minn. / Sauk Centre) recorded 10 tackles, 3.0 tackles for a loss, and 1.5 sacks in the Cobbers' loss to Bethel on 10/31. Hansen has collected at least a half-tackle for loss in all but one game this season.
- Gustavus senior cornerback Chance Swansson (Rosemount, Minn. / Inver Grove Heights) came away with his third interception of the season in a loss to Saint John's on 10/31. Swansson finished the game with a season-high six tackles.
- Hamline junior quarterback Joseph McCarthy (Petoskey, Mich. / Petoskey) completed 4-of-5 passes for 51 yards, rushed for a two-yard touchdown, and hauled in a six-yard reception in the Pipers' loss to St. Scholastica on 10/31. The touchdown was the first of his collegiate career.
- Macalester junior wide receiver Jackson Janes (New York City, N.Y. / Brooklyn Tech) caught a career-high 12 passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns in the Scots' loss to St. Olaf on 10/31. Janes also passed for a 13-yard touchdown in the game.
- Saint John's senior wide receiver Riley Schwellenbach (Woodbury, Minn. / East Ridge) caught 10 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-3 win over Gustavus on 10/31. Schwellenbach now has 31 receptions for 535 yards and four touchdowns over his last three games.
- St. Olaf junior safety Alec Mahoney (Mahtomedi, Minn. / Mahtomedi) ran a kickoff back 86 yards for a touchdown to help the Oles to a 35-27 victory over Macalester on 10/31. After the Scots scored with 32 seconds left in the first half to get within one, the junior raced up the right sideline for an 86-yard touchdown on the ensuing kickoff to give the Oles a 21-13 halftime lead. Mahoney, who also had nine tackles and the game-sealing interception with Macalester at the St. Olaf 27-yard line with 1:16 remaining in the game, totaled 180 yards on five kick returns in the game for an average of 36.0 yards per return.
- St. Scholastica first-year quarterback Elijah Adzimahe (Oakdale, Minn. / North St. Paul) accounted for 296 yards of total offense, completing 14 of 20 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns without an interception in the Saints' victory over Hamline on 10/31. Adzimahe averaged 11.3 yards per pass attempt and added 71 rushing yards on nine carries in the game.
Up Next
Week 10 | Saturday, November 7, 2026
| Time |
Away |
Home |
Stadium |
Location |
Coverage |
| 12:00 PM |
No. 3 Saint John's |
St. Scholastica |
Walt Hunting Stadium |
Duluth, Minn. |
Stats / Stream |
| 12:00 PM |
Macalester |
Concordia |
Jake Christiansen Stadium |
Moorhead, Minn. |
Stats / Stream |
| 12:00 PM |
No. 16 Bethel |
Carleton |
Laird Stadium |
Northfield, Minn. |
Stats / Stream |
| 12:00 PM |
Augsburg |
Gustavus |
Hollingsworth Field |
St. Peter, Minn. |
Stats / Stream |
| 1:00 PM |
St. Olaf |
Hamline |
Klas Field |
St. Paul, Minn. |
Stats / Stream |
Stat Leaders
*2026 overall statistics
Passing
| # |
Player, School |
Stats |
| 1 |
Trey Feeney, Saint John's |
3199 YDS, 37 TD |
| 2 |
Cooper Drews, Bethel |
1879 YDS, 20 TD |
| 3 |
Jack Scully, Macalester |
1588 YDS, 15 TD |
Rushing
| # |
Player, School |
Stats |
| 1 |
David Geebli, Bethel |
806 YDS, 11 TD |
| 2 |
Bryon Sauvy, St. Olaf |
493 YDS, 4 TD |
| 3 |
Taye Manns, Bethel |
548 YDS, 5 TD |
Receiving
| # |
Player, School |
Stats |
| 1 |
Riley Schwellenbach, Saint John's |
862 YDS, 8 TD |
| 2 |
Liam Frommelt, Gustavus |
820 YDS, 7 TD |
| 3 |
Tyler Dimond, Carleton |
814 YDS, 7 TD |
Defense
| # |
Player, School |
Stats |
| -- |
RJ Chakolis, Augsburg |
79 TKLS |
| -- |
Troy Hansen, Concordia |
9.0 SACKS |
| -- |
7 tied |
3 INTS |