ST. PETER, Minn. – Senior Khayleb Willis closed out his career by rushing for 114 yards and a touchdown as the St. Olaf College football team dropped its season finale, 49-7, on the road to Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday at Hollingsworth Field.

Willis broke loose for a 47-yard touchdown in the third quarter for the lone score of the game for St. Olaf (5-5, 3-5 MIAC) after Gustavus (7-3, 5-3) scored the game's first 42 points. Michael Veldman was 25-for-36 for 278 yards with six touchdowns and one interception for the Gusties and threw touchdowns to five different receivers in the win.

The loss marked the final game in the careers of St. Olaf's 17 seniors. The group helped the Oles win 14 games over their final three seasons, including back-to-back 5-5 campaigns to close out their careers.

After the teams exchanged punts on their opening possessions, Gustavus started the scoring on a 10-yard touchdown run by David Peal with 5:39 remaining in the opening quarter. St. Olaf threatened to put points on the board on the ensuing possession, but the Gusties stopped the Oles on a fourth-and-one at the Gustavus 32-yard line to get the ball back.

On the next possession, the Gusties doubled their lead to 14-0 on Veldman's first touchdown pass of the season, a 14-yard strike to Brice Panning. Veldman connected with Brayton Finch for scores of two and four yards later in the quarter to put the hosts ahead, 28-0, at the half.

The Gusties extended their lead to 42-0 on a pair of touchdown passes by Veldman early in the third quarter. Veldman found Todd Johnson Jr. from 21 yards out five minutes into the quarter and, after an interception, threw a 16-yard score to Josh Kirk a little over a minute and a half later.

St. Olaf kept the ball on the ground on its next possession and Willis broke loose for a 47-yard touchdown run on a third-and-two play. The 114-yard performance was Willis' third 100-yard game of the season and the ninth of his career.

St. Olaf gained 187 of its 211 yards in the game on the ground, while Gustavus totaled 424 yards, 278 through the air and 146 on the ground. Veldman closed out the scoring with a two-yard pass to Ethan Sindelir with 6:59 remaining in the game.

First year Payton Schott recorded a game- and career-high 12 tackles, including nine solo stops, for the Oles. Senior Shiloh Goodwin had eight tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, while sophomore Nick Sabatino picked off a Veldman pass in the third quarter for his first interception of the season.