There are a lot of things that can help a team to pull off a much needed victory, and Joel Koenecke was more than willing to do his share on Saturday afternoon at Gustavus Adolphus. The receiver made 5-receptions for 79-yards and added a kickoff return for 92-yards in the Bethel Royals 24-3 victory. The […]
It didn’t seem so long ago when Gustavus Adolphus had the Gusties Gunslinger, Mitch Hendrix, leading the team as the most prolific offense in MIAC history. Saturday afternoon it looked like the Gustavus airshow was back in town, thanks to Michael Veldman who threw for 392-yards and 4-touchdowns in the 51-7 victory over the Hamline […]
The Bethel University Royals entered their contest with Gustavus Adolphus on Saturday looking for their third win in four weeks. It has been a tough start to the season, but one area that has been very impressive has been the offense, especially at the quarterback position. Saturday afternoon freshman Jake Marsh continued his maturation, throwing […]
Leading 31-21 heading into the fourth quarter, the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties had to be feeling pretty good about their chances of pulling out their fourth win of the season. However, Hamline quarterback Justice Spriggs was having none of it, throwing three fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Hamline Pipers to the 42-40 victory. The Gusties would […]
For 30-minutes on Saturday afternoon, the Augsburg Auggies were dominating the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties, holding them scoreless and building a 13-0 lead. However, the second half turned out to be an entirely different affair, as the Gusties scored 35 unanswered points behind two rushing touchdowns by Karim Ortiz and two TD catches by Hunter Johnson […]
For the past three seasons, the Gustavus Adolphus offense was so prolific that rarely did the defense have to shut down opponents to win games. This may still be one of the most prolific offenses in the country, but this defense is ready to make a name for themselves as well. Saturday they took a […]
You will have to excuse the Gustavus Adolphus football team if they are a little more excited after Staurday’s victory. After going 6-o the two previous seasons then ending 6-4, the Gusties were off to the same kind of finish this year, but a dramatic victory over Concordia broke that string and now puts the […]
One year ago the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties were sitting in an identical position. They were 6-1 coming off a loss to St. John’s and were about to square off against the Bethel Royals. Sadly, the team dropped their last three games and the season of great promise proved to be a bit of a disappointment. […]
The Gustavus Adolphus Gusties had to feel pretty good about pulling off the upset in Collegeville Saturday afternoon, as two key mistakes helped to stake them to a 14-7 lead. However, these St. John’s Johnnies are tough to beat at home and, led by seniors Nick Martin and Sam Sura, St. John’s took a 21-14 […]
You will have to excuse opponents of the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties if they are a little bitter this morning. If it wasn’t bad enough that the team had a quarterback putting up video game numbers, two of the top receivers in the conference, if not the country, and two running backs that could break a […]
You’ll have to excuse the defensive backs who have played against Gustavus Adolphus wide receiver Matt Boyce this season. The hardest working guy on the field is so skilled and so precise in what he does that he makes it all look so effortless. They have to be getting pretty irate by this point. Saturday […]
What better way to showcase the Gusties Gunslinger than with an old fashioned shootout victory? That was what was on display at Hollingsworth Field Saturday afternoon as the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties downed the Augsburg Auggies 59-42, thanks to three early takeaways that wound up being the difference in the game. The Gusties scored on nine […]
It is understandable that the Gustavus Adolphus offense grabs the lion’s share of the headlines, but the reality is that this Gusties defense is really solid as well. That showed Saturday afternoon, as the GAC defense held the Lake Forest College Foresters to 293-yards in total offense, in blanking the visitors 49-0. This was a […]
Note to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) teams this season; Mitch Hendricks is back for Gustavus Adolphus and maybe better than ever. That fact was on display Saturday night were Hendricks threw for 385 yards and 4 touchdowns in a little over a half of work in leading the Gusties to a 56-13 victory over […]
It was old time football day between the St. Thomas Tommies and the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties. A snowy, blustery day in St. Paul made throwing a challenge forcing both teams to turn to their ground games to pull this one out. That heavily favored St. Thomas and their bruising back, No. 34, Brenton Braddock. For […]
No one likes to get an “F” in anything they do. An “F” means failure, a lack of any kind of success, but to the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties an “F” means something completely different. For them it is the first letter in the last names of their two outstanding safeties, Xavier Fust and Jake Forcier. […]
At 6-3, 220 pounds, senior defensive lineman Andrew Lonneman is frequently giving about 50-plus pounds to the offensive lineman he is pitted against in the trenches known as the line of scrimmage. Often times he is double-teamed and even tripled-teamed in an effort to slow down the lineman so his teammates can make plays for […]
This Saturday the two most high-powered offenses in the Minnesota Athletic Conference (MIAC) will square off in each team’s final regular season game. The game will pit the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties and their incredible passing attack against the well-balanced attack of the St. Thomas Tommies. The Tommies are averaging 501.1 yards per game following last […]
Each Saturday Zach Martinez takes to the field for the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties ready to do battle. The 6-1, 220 pound linebacker has established himself as a relentless force on the field, who will take his tenacity and push himself to the limit to make tackles. He is one who epitomizes an attitude of a […]
On Saturday the Concorida Cobbers rolled out to a 35-13 lead entering the fourth quarter, but the Gusties of Gustavus Adolphus were not done by any stretch of the imagination. They put up 13 in the fourth quarter, but still fell short, as the Cobbers finished off a 32-26 win to move to 8-2 on […]
When the Bethel Royals and their No. 1 ranked defense in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) took to the field Saturday against the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties and their No. 1 ranked offense, there was no doubt that this was going to be a grueling contest. This had the makings of a classic showdown of […]
While Gabe and Matt Boyce are twin brothers, they are not identical twins. They look different and have differences in what interests them academically. On the field they have different roles in the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties offense, but there is one thing that is clear. Both are extremely tough receivers to defend against and combined […]
On Saturday the Bethel Royals will travel south to St. Peter, MN to face the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties with a great many title and playoff implications on the line. Both teams enter the game 6-1, with Bethel leading the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) at a perfect 5-0, while the Gusties boast a 4-1 MIAC […]
On Saturday the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties will take to the field against the Bethel Royals in a game the Gusties must have if they intend to win the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). While the game is a big one for the team, it may be much bigger for quarterback Mitch Hendricks, the Gusties Air […]
Habit. When many of us think of the word the more negative connotations of the definition come to mind, such as a person has a smoking habit or a habit of biting their nails. That is one way to look at the word, but another definition says that a habit is the manner in which […]
The St. John’s Johnnies rolled into Gustavus Adolphus on Saturday looking to put an end to the aerial assault that has been the Gusties offense. To do so they needed to go to the ground to control the game, and that is what they did, riding the powerful legs of Sam Sura to pull out […]
This Saturday two of the powerhouse teams in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) will square off as Gustavus Adolphus heads north to battle St. John’s University. With five teams just one game apart in the conference standings, this is the first weekend of what will be a very exciting stretch run in the conference. […]
There is an old adage in football that says that any team can win on any given day, but that is often times what broadcasters and media pundits say to keep an audience’s attention for a game that has blowout written all over it. Saturday the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties almost learned how true that old […]
One thing is absolutely sure about the Gustavus Adolphus offense this season: they are really good. After rolling up 44 points and 389 yards of offense there can be little doubt at this point. The Gusties sure taught the Crown College Storm that lesson Saturday afternoon in a 44-17 victory in the season opener for […]
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Bethel Royals Defense Smothers Gusties in 31-0 Victory
After allowing a total of 56 points in their first two contests, the Bethel Royals defense opened up conference play with a decisive showing, holding the Gustavus Adolphus Gusties to just 139 total yards in a 31-0 crushing of the Gusties. Bethel got 1.5 sacks from Cameron Monson and the team broke up seven passes, […]