Football 1997 Archive
Overall: 6-4
MIAC: 5-4 (T-5th place)
Football Team Compiles 6-4 Mark, Sets 20 School Records in the Process - You could describe the 1997 Gustavus football team in a lot of ways, but boring would definitely not be one of them as the Guscame from behind to claim three of the six victories and three of their four losses were decided on the final play of the game.
The Gustie offense was an explosive unit that averaged 30.5 points and 402.9 yards per game. Junior quarterback Bob Southworth provided a lot of the excitement as he broke eight school passing records including touchdown passes in a season with 20.
Junior placekicker Ryan Boutwell set school marks for career field goals with 27 and career kick scoring points with 141, while junior wide receiver Chris Swansson set a new school record for touchdown receptions in a season with 10. Defensively, the Gusties recorded the program’s first shutout in six years with a 34-0 victory over Colorado College and sophomore safety Steve Leth set the school mark for longest interception return with an 84-yard return for a touchdown against St. Thomas.
Five players were selected to the all-conference team including senior safety Shane Thielke, senior defensive tackle Brent Staples, Bob Southworth, Chris Swansson and Ryan Boutwell. In addition, Thielke, Staples and sophomore offensive tackle Dan Duncan were named to the GTE Academic All-District team.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score |
| September 6 | COLORADO COLLEGE | W 34-0 |
| September 13 | Concordia College | L 7-28 |
| September 20 | MACALESTER COLLEGE | W 34-3 |
| September 27 | Bethel College | W 31-21 |
| October 4 | ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY | L 31-34 |
| October 11 | St. John’s University | W 24-16 |
| October 18 | AUGSBURG COLLEGE | L 41-35 (2OT) |
| October 25 | Hamline University | L 28-31 |
| November 1 | CARLETON COLLEGE | W 44-6 |
| November 6 | St. Olaf College | W 37-6 |
Roster
| No | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr. | Hometown |
| 1 | Nicholas Eyde | QB | 6-0 | 176 | FY | E. Lansing, MI |
| 3 | Dan Elling | QB | 6-1 | 180 | JR | Eagan |
| 4 | Matt Copple | QB | 6-3 | 204 | FY | Coon Rapids |
| 5 | Brent Olson | QB | 6-4 | 212 | SO | St. Peter |
| 6 | Christian White | K | 5-10 | 167 | FY | Northfield |
| 7 | Rob Rieckenberg | DB | 6-0 | 166 | SO | Delano |
| 8 | Brent Schultze | DB | 5-10 | 183 | SO | Ceylon/Fairmont |
| 9 | Chris Barnick | WR | 6-1 | 197 | JR | St. Peter |
| 10 | Adam Pehrson | LB | 5-11 | 194 | SO | St. Peter |
| 11 | Ryan Wangen | RB | 6-0 | 187 | SO | New Richland/NRHEG |
| 12 | Kyle Hicok | CB | 5-10 | 162 | FY | Lake Crystal/LCWM |
| 13 | Kyle Blasing | LB | 5-10 | 176 | SO | Atwater/ACGC |
| 14 | Brian Sorum | DB | 6-0 | 195 | JR | Pine Island |
| 15 | Ryan Boutwell | K | 6-0 | 193 | JR | Shoreham, VT |
| 16 | Mike Johnson | WR | 6-2 | 195 | SR | Brainerd |
| 17 | Michael Fogal | DB | 5-10 | 175 | SO | Mankato/Loyola |
| 18 | Bob Southworth | QB | 6-2 | 196 | JR | Gibbon/G-F-W |
| 19 | Steve Leth | DB | 6-1 | 177 | SO | Mantorville/Kasson-Mantorville |
| 20 | Chris Swansson | WR | 5-9 | 162 | JR | Woodbury |
| 21 | Mark Hargis | WR | 5-10 | 165 | FY | Woodbury |
| 22 | Casey West | FS | 5-9 | 160 | FY | Cleveland |
| 23 | Ben Bigelow | DB | 5-11 | 180 | SO | Kasson/Kasson-Mantorville |
| 25 | Eric Skoog | SS | 5-11 | 190 | FY | Inver Grove Hts/Simley |
| 26 | Jason Schuette | CB | 5-11 | 159 | FY | Mayer/Waconia |
| 28 | Kevin Olson | WR | 5-7 | 150 | FY | Lonsdale/Montgomery |
| 30 | Ryan Timm | LB | 5-11 | 184 | JR | Huron, SD |
| 31 | Trond Moody | LB | 5-11 | 184 | SO | St. James |
| 32 | Jeff Seamans | RB | 5-10 | 184 | SR | Wayzata |
| 33 | Scott Harman | RB | 5-9 | 183 | JR | Golden Valley/Armstrong |
| 34 | Adam Bell | LB | 6-0 | 175 | FY | Pelican Rapids |
| 35 | Travis Prunty | RB | 6-1 | 180 | SO | Inver Grove Heights/SPA |
| 37 | Eric Mattson | LB | 5-11 | 210 | JR | Carver/Chaska |
| 38 | Dan Dauwalter | LB | 6-2 | 216 | JR | Carver/Chaska |
| 39 | Brady Horn | LB | 6-1 | 180 | FY | St. Paul/Minnehaha Acad. |
| 40 | Matt Nesvig | S | 6-2 | 207 | SO | Gaylord/Sibley East |
| 41 | Josh Stevens | DB | 5-11 | 163 | SO | Ft. Collins, CO/Rocky Mountain |
| 42 | Ryan Britz | RB | 6-0 | 202 | SO | St. Peter |
| 44 | Omar Payne | DB | 5-10 | 182 | SR | St. Peter |
| 45 | Ben Lindberg | S | 5-10 | 175 | FY | Cambridge |
| 47 | Dan Josephson | TE | 6-4 | 188 | FY | Detroit Lakes |
| 48 | Shane Thielke | FS | 6-0 | 204 | SR | Holloway/Benson |
| 49 | Andy Miller | LB | 6-1 | 200 | SO | St. Peter |
| 51 | Scott Thompson | OL | 5-11 | 242 | JR | Fort Dodge, IA |
| 53 | Shane McClinton | LB/P | 6-1 | 200 | JR | Storm Lake, IA |
| 54 | Andrew Widen | DT | 5-11 | 219 | SR | Woodbury |
| 55 | Brent Staples | DT | 6-3 | 255 | SR | Windom |
| 56 | Andy Kopperud | OL | 5-9 | 200 | FY | Westbrook/WWG |
| 57 | Drew Quitschau | DE | 6-1 | 224 | JR | Apple Valley/Rosemount |
| 58 | Jason Stockwell | DE | 6-0 | 185 | SO | Red Wing |
| 59 | Geoff Knobloch | OL | 6-1 | 210 | FY | Inwood, IA |
| 60 | Michael Thiede | OL | 6-1 | 232 | JR | Lancaster, WI |
| 61 | Jess Benson | LB | 5-10 | 195 | SO | Lanesboro |
| 62 | Jed Rohlf | DL | 5-11 | 215 | FY | Coon Rapids |
| 63 | Drew Gehler | OL | 6-0 | 230 | FY | Anchorage, AK/Bartlett |
| 64 | Chris Boudreau | OL | 5-10 | 233 | SR | Faribault |
| 65 | Daniel Duncan | OL | 6-5 | 310 | SO | St. Peter/Ivanhoe |
| 67 | Ryan Clausnitzer | LB | 6-0 | 195 | SO | Anoka/St. Francis |
| 68 | Brian Iverson | OL | 6-0 | 241 | SR | Winona |
| 70 | Matt Engel | C | 5-11 | 234 | SR | South St. Paul |
| 71 | Mike Deschneau | LB | 5-7 | 197 | FY | Arden Hills/Mounds View |
| 73 | Joel Skaaland | OL | 6-2 | 265 | SO | Detroit Lakes |
| 74 | Warren Stoltman | OL | 6-2 | 265 | JR | Brainerd |
| 75 | Jacob Thorius | OL | 6-2 | 195 | FY | Carlisle, IA |
| 76 | Chris Deschneau | OL | 6-0 | 188 | FY | Arden Hills/Mounds View |
| 77 | Jeremy Bredeck | DT | 5-11 | 279 | JR | Delano |
| 78 | Jesse Harvey | OL | 6-7 | 235 | FY | Owatonna |
| 79 | Pat Watson | DE | 6-1 | 202 | JR | Chanhassen/Chaska |
| 81 | Greg TeBrake | WR | 5-11 | 187 | SO | St. Peter |
| 82 | Charles Vacek | TE | 6-1 | 212 | SO | Stewart/McLeod West |
| 83 | John Youngdahl | TE | 6-3 | 195 | SO | Austin, TX/Westlake |
| 84 | Greg Marx | TE | 6-3 | 214 | FY | St. Peter/Austin |
| 85 | Kristofer Kooiman | WR | 5-10 | 169 | SO | Edgerton/Edgerton Public |
| 86 | Shawn Shelton | WR | 5-10 | 170 | SO | Riverside, CA/Hemet High |
| 87 | Brady Brau | WR | 6-1 | 180 | FY | Lucan/Wabasso |
| 88 | Ben Krakow | TE | 6-2 | 206 | JR | Brooklyn Park |
| 89 | Brent Fury | WR | 6-2 | 185 | FY | Janesville |
| 90 | Greg Joslin | LB | 6-3 | 190 | FY | Cambridge |
| 91 | Tim Sundby | DE | 6-3 | 205 | FY | Detroit Lakes |
| 92 | Seth Jacobson | DE | 6-1 | 188 | FY | New Richland/NRHEG |
| 93 | Nathan Bannick | DT | 6-4 | 263 | JR | St. Peter |
| 94 | Dan Willie | DL | 6-2 | 211 | SO | Carlton |
| 96 | Shawn Mars | LB | 6-1 | 187 | JR | South St. Paul |
| 97 | Christian Bjornson | DL | 6-0 | 205 | SO | Pemberton/J-W-P |
| 98 | Cameron Scripture | DL | 6-4 | 199 | SO | Kasson/Kasson-Mantorville |
| 99 | Ron Davis | DT | 5-9 | 220 | JR | Waseca |
