GRINNELL, Iowa - The St. Olaf football team defeated Grinnell College 69-14 on the road this afternoon for its first game of the season at Rosenbloom Field.
St. Olaf had 209 total rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Jack Goldstein was 14-of-19 for 270 total yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions to lead the Oles in their first win of the season.
Khaleb Willis rushed for a total of 52 yards.
Bryan Aviles,
Troy Peterson and
Hanson Devine ran in for a touchdown apiece. St. Olaf had five guys receive for a touchdown throughout the game.
Troy Peterson,
Connor Henderson,
Kosey Mitchell,
Jorgen Salveson and
Connor Yahn all caught a pass to score.
St. Olaf was up 20-0 in the first quarter before Grinnell scored in the last three minutes of the quarter. After that Grinnell did not score again until the end of the third quarter.Â
The Oles held the major edge in first downs (22-15), total yards passing (341-120) and total yards (550-227).
St. Olaf will be at home next week vs. Luther College. The game will also be this season's Tackle Cancer Game.