Comeback falls short; Gustavus holds off St. Olaf 37-29 (recap)

Unbeaten Gustavus had their hands full against a St. Olaf team battling for its first win on Saturday. The Gusties went home with the win, but the Oles made them work for it.

St. Olaf(0-6) put together a good fourth quarter comeback attempt, but fell short to Gustavus Adolphus College(6-0) 37-29 on a beautiful afternoon at Manitou Field in Northfield.

The Oles scored late in the third quarter to pull within 34-22 on a 10-yard J.J. Strnad run. After holding the Gusties to a field goal early in the 4th, St. Olaf drove 70 yards to score on a Nate Penz-to-Joel Reinhardt 11-yard pass to make the score 37-29. The Oles converted the on-side kick after that, but had their final drive end with an interception. (read full story from St Olaf website)

St. Olaf travels across the river (but not really through the woods) to face Carleton Saturday at 1:00 in the annual battle for the goat. The Knights won a wild back-and-forth affair last year 42-37. Listen to KDHL AM 920 for the call with Roy Koenig & Ole Hall of Famer Mark Gelle. 12:45pm pre-game, 1:00 kickoff.