Football 1998 Archive
Overall: 8-2
MIAC: 7-2 (2nd place)
It was a record breaking season for Coach Jay Schoenebeck and his squad as they set 15 new school marks on their way to an 8-2 record and a second place finish in the MIAC. The Gusties were in the hunt for the conference title until the final game of the season when they suffered a 36-13 loss to St. John’s.
This year’s squad was a very offensive group as they led the MIAC in total offense, averaging 430 yards per game and in scoring offense, averaging 34.6 points per game. Led by senior quarterback Bob Southworth, the team scored over 40 points five times including a season high 53 points against Hamline. The senior trio of Southworth (11), wide receiver Chris Swansson (5) and defensive tackle Brent Staples (1) set 17 school records during their careers.
Five players received first team all-conference honors including Southworth, Swansson, Staples, junior running back Ryan Britz and senior defensive back Brian Sorum. Staples and Britz were also named to the Football Gazette All-West Region first team and Staples went on to receive honorable mention All-America honors.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score/Time |
| 9/12 | MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE | W 44-15 |
| 9/19 | Carleton | W 40-14 |
| 9/26 | MACALESTER (HOMECOMING) |
W 37-3 |
| 10/3 | St. Thomas | W 26-23 |
| 10/10 | AUGSBURG (PARENTS' DAY) |
W 21-7 |
| 10/17 | Bethel | L 24-27 |
| 10/24 | CONCORDIA (HALL OF FAME DAY) |
W 49-17 |
| 10/31 | Hamline | W 53-14 |
| 11/7 | ST. OLAF | W 49-14 |
| 11/13 | St. John's (@ the Metrodome in Minneapolis) |
L 36-13 |
Roster
| No | Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | Yr. | Hometown |
| 1 | Joe Arlt | DB | 5-10 | 159 | FY | Lakeville |
| 2 | Michael Anderson | DB | 6-0 | 184 | FY | Blue Earth |
| 3 | Dan Elling | QB | 6-1 | 184 | SR | Eagan |
| 4 | Nick Dwyer | WR | 5-11 | 150 | FY | Fairmont |
| 5 | Brent Olson | TE | 6-4 | 219 | JR | St. Peter |
| 6 | Stephen Nesvig | QB | 6-3 | 190 | FY | Gaylord/Sibley East |
| 7 | Rob Rieckenberg | DB | 6-1 | 175 | JR | Delano |
| 8 | Brent Schultze | DB | 5-11 | 193 | JR | Ceylon/Fairmont |
| 9 | Chris Barnick | WR | 6-1 | 202 | SR | St. Peter |
| 10 | Adam Pehrson | LB | 5-11 | 195 | JR | St. Peter |
| 11 | Ryan Wangen | RB | 6-1 | 193 | JR | New Richland/NRHEG |
| 12 | Kyle Hicok | DB | 5-9 | 180 | SO | Lake Crystal/LCWM |
| 13 | Kyle Blasing | LB | 5-11 | 185 | JR | Atwater/ACGC |
| 14 | Brian Sorum | DB | 5-11 | 198 | SR | Pine Island |
| 15 | Ryan Boutwell | K | 6-1 | 194 | SR | Shoreham, VT |
| 16 | Charleston Thomas | WR | 5-9 | 171 | FY | Minneapolis/North |
| 17 | Mike Fogal | DB | 5-9 | 168 | JR | Mankato/Loyola |
| 18 | Bob Southworth | QB | 6-2 | 206 | SR | Gibbon/G-F-W |
| 19 | Steve Leth | DB | 6-2 | 180 | JR | Mantorville/Kasson-Mantorville |
| 20 | Chris Swansson | WR | 5-10 | 170 | SR | Woodbury |
| 21 | Mark Hargis | WR | 5-10 | 180 | SO | Woodbury |
| 22 | Casey West | DB | 5-9 | 165 | SO | Cleveland |
| 23 | Ben Bigelow | DB | 6-0 | 185 | JR | Mantorville/Kasson-Mantorville |
| 24 | Ryan Gustafson | WR | 5-8 | 153 | SO | St. Peter |
| 25 | Eric Skoog | LB | 6-0 | 195 | SO | Inver Grove Hts/Simley |
| 26 | Jason Schuette | DB | 5-11 | 172 | SO | Mayer/Waconia |
| 27 | John Wurm | DB | 5-11 | 197 | JR | Champlin |
| 28 | Ryan Frank | DB | 5-10 | 186 | SO | Blue Earth |
| 29 | Curt Baldus | DB | 5-10 | 178 | FY | Victoria/Chaska |
| 30 | Ryan Timm | LB | 5-11 | 198 | SR | Huron, SD |
| 31 | Adam Vahl | LB | 5-7 | 192 | FY | Lake Benton |
| 32 | Adam Arnoldy | DB | 6-0 | 185 | FY | Eagle Lake/Mankato East |
| 33 | Scott Harman | RB | 5-9 | 192 | SR | Golden Valley/Armstrong |
| 34 | Adam Bell | LB | 6-0 | 182 | SO | Pelican Rapids |
| 35 | Travis Prunty | RB | 6-1 | 182 | JR | Inver Grove Heights/SPA |
| 36 | Eric Clark | RB | 5-9 | 185 | JR | Delano |
| 37 | Eric Mattson | LB | 5-11 | 220 | SR | Carver/Chaska |
| 37 | Dan Routh | RB | 5-9 | 170 | SO | New Richland |
| 38 | Dan Dauwalter | LB | 6-2 | 220 | SR | Carver/Chaska |
| 38 | Jacob Cassady | RB | 5-11 | 222 | FY | St. Paul/SPA |
| 39 | Andy Barnick | LB | 6-0 | 205 | SO | St. Peter |
| 40 | Matt Nesvig | DB | 6-2 | 207 | JR | Gaylord/Sibley East |
| 41 | Kevin Firkus | DB | 6-2 | 175 | FY | Woodbury |
| 42 | Ryan Britz | RB | 6-0 | 205 | JR | St. Peter |
| 43 | Christian White | K | 5-10 | 190 | SO | Northfield |
| 44 | Eric Schmidt | RB | 6-1 | 199 | FY | Mankato/East |
| 45 | Ben Lindberg | DB | 5-11 | 180 | SO | Cambridge |
| 46 | Jason Stockwell | RB | 6-0 | 216 | JR | Red Wing |
| 47 | Dan Josephson | TE | 6-4 | 190 | SO | Detroit Lakes |
| 48 | Jeremy Berg | LB | 5-11 | 204 | FY | Hartland/NRHEG |
| 49 | Andy Miller | LB | 6-2 | 205 | JR | St. Peter |
| 50 | Mark Elfstrom | LB | 6-2 | 235 | SO | Anchorage, AK |
| 51 | Eric Johnson | OL | 6-1 | 250 | FY | Lake Crystal |
| 52 | Brian Bergstrom | LB | 6-1 | 197 | FY | Burnsville |
| 53 | Shane McClinton | DL/P | 6-2 | 205 | SR | Storm Lake, IA |
| 53 | Adam Haugerud | OL | 5-10 | 232 | FY | Montevideo |
| 54 | Chris Kampa | DL | 6-3 | 244 | FY | Cambridge |
| 55 | Brent Staples | DL | 6-3 | 257 | SR | Windom |
| 56 | Andy Kopperud | OL | 5-9 | 243 | SO | Westbrook/WWG |
| 57 | Matt Mettler | DL | 5-9 | 190 | FY | Forest Lake |
| 58 | Joe Vogel | LB | 5-11 | 184 | FY | Plymouth/Minn. Acad |
| 59 | Geoff Knobloch | OL | 6-2 | 226 | JR | Inwood, IA/W. Lyon |
| 60 | Mike Thiede | OL | 6-2 | 255 | SR | Lancaster, WI |
| 61 | Ryan Coddington | OL | 5-10 | 268 | FY | Maple Grove/Osseo |
| 62 | Jed Rohlf | DL | 5-10 | 235 | SO | Coon Rapids |
| 63 | Drew Gehler | OL | 6-1 | 218 | SO | Anchorage, AK |
| 64 | Josh Cook | OL | 6-0 | 302 | FY | Benson |
| 65 | Daniel Duncan | OL | 6-5 | 315 | JR | Ivanhoe |
| 66 | Bob Vaughn III | OL | 5-11 | 245 | FY | Blaine |
| 67 | Jon Peterson | OL | 6-4 | 212 | FY | Decorah, IA |
| 68 | Nick Greenig | OL | 6-2 | 254 | FY | St. Peter |
| 69 | Steve Stauff | OL | 6-1 | 235 | FY | Cleveland |
| 70 | Thor Lossen | OL | 6-5 | 241 | FY | Winona |
| 71 | Mike Deschneau | LB | 5-8 | 216 | SO | Arden Hills/Mds. View |
| 71 | Jeff Brown | OL | 6-4 | 249 | FY | Montevideo |
| 72 | Lance Staples | DL | 6-1 | 241 | FY | Windom |
| 73 | Joel Skaaland | OL | 6-3 | 267 | JR | Detroit Lakes |
| 74 | Warren Stoltman | OL | 6-2 | 269 | SR | Brainerd |
| 75 | Jacob Thorius | OL | 6-3 | 219 | SO | Indianola, IA |
| 76 | Chris Deschneau | OL | 6-1 | 199 | SO | Arden Hills/Mds. View |
| 77 | Jeremy Bredeck | OL | 5-11 | 281 | SR | Delano |
| 78 | Jesse Harvey | OL | 6-7 | 244 | SO | Owatonna |
| 79 | Pat Watson | DL | 6-2 | 220 | SR | Chanhassen/Chaska |
| 80 | Chris Greavu | WR | 5-9 | 161 | FY | Woodbury |
| 81 | Greg TeBrake | WR | 5-11 | 202 | JR | St. Peter |
| 82 | Charlie Vacek | TE | 6-2 | 218 | JR | Stewart/McLeod West |
| 83 | John Youngdahl | WR | 6-4 | 199 | JR | Austin, TX/Westlake |
| 84 | Mike Gahlon | TE | 6-2 | 200 | FY | Dellwood/Mahtomedi |
| 85 | Joe Altermatt | WR | 5-10 | 150 | FY | Sanborn/Red Rock Cent. |
| 86 | Mark Haukoos | TE | 6-5 | 198 | FY | St. Peter |
| 87 | Brady Brau | WR | 6-1 | 194 | SO | Lucan/Wabasso |
| 88 | Ben Krakow | LB | 6-2 | 221 | SR | Brooklyn Park/Cooper |
| 88 | Charlie Agerter | WR | 6-1 | 160 | FY | Rochester/Lourdes |
| 89 | Brent Fury | WR | 6-2 | 188 | SO | Janesville/JWP |
| 90 | Greg Joslin | LB | 6-4 | 213 | SO | Cambridge |
| 91 | Tim Sundby | DE | 6-3 | 221 | SO | Detroit Lakes |
| 92 | Seth Jacobson | DE | 6-2 | 196 | SO | N. Richland/NRHEG |
| 93 | Nathan Bannick | DT | 6-5 | 288 | SR | St. Peter |
| 94 | Dan Willie | DL | 6-2 | 228 | JR | Carlton |
| 95 | Josh Peterson | DL | 6-1 | 233 | FY | South St. Paul |
| 96 | Shawn Mars | LB | 6-1 | 210 | SR | South St. Paul |
| 97 | Christian Bjornson | DL | 6-1 | 220 | JR | Pemberton/JWP |
| 98 | Cameron Scripture | DL | 6-4 | 214 | JR | Kasson/K-Mantorville |
| 99 | Ron Davis | DL | 5-9 | 236 | SR | Wasec |
