Wartburg, ranked No. 15 in the d3football.com poll, took control in the second half to rally for a 31-14 victory over No. 7 Bethel on Saturday in Waverly, Iowa.

Bethel's defense allowed the Knights just a field goal despite their three trips to the red zone and 155 yards of total offense in the first half. The Royals also finished the game with a plus-four turnover margin, after intercepting Wartburg quarterback Logan Schrader twice and stripping two fumbles.

But Wartburg (2-0), which trailed 7-3 at halftime, scored 21 consecutive points to take a 24-7 lead early in the fourth quarter. Wartburg held BU to just 32 yards in the third quarter, which allowed the Knights to go ahead 17-7 with 15 minutes left to play. Wartburg then added a touchdown in the first 1:11 of the fourth period.

The Royals pulled within 10, at 24-14, with 9 minutes, 23 seconds remaining, but the Knights restored their 17-point lead 2 minutes later on Schrader's 55-yard touchdown pass.

Erik Peterson passed for 175 yards, with touchdown passes to Brandon and Bryce Marquardt, for the Royals (0-1).

St. Thomas 46, Wis.-La Crosse 0: The No. 11-ranked Tommies (2-0) limited the visiting Eagles (1-1) to eight first downs and 133 total yards. UST racked up 519 total yards and helped set the tone with two TDs in the first six minutes. The offensive line allowed only one sack and blocked for 30 first downs and 302 rushing yards.

Quarterback Matt O'Connell, who threw a touchdown pass to Nick Waldvogel early in the game, left with a minor leg injury late in the first half. "[Matt] has been a little banged up; its never easy when someone gets hurt, so hopefully he can bounce back pretty quickly," Waldvogel said.

St. John's 31, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 7: Sam Sura rushed for a school-record 281 yards and scored two TDs in leading the Johnnies over the host Blugolds.

Augsburg 55, Concordia (Wis.) 45: Ayrton Scott scored two touchdowns in the final 3 minutes to rally the Auggies in Mequon, Wis.

Scott's 3-yard run gave the Auggies (1-1) a 48-45 lead with 2:56 remaining. The Auggies got the ball back with about a minute remaining, and Scott scored on an 82-yard run.

Scott accounted for 504 yards and seven TDs. He rushed for a career-high 232 yards and four TDs and passed for 272 yards and three TDs as the Auggies had 682 yards in offense. The Auggies' Jerise Washington rushed for 178 yards and a TD.

Carleton 40, Knox 14: Chris Madden rushed for 117 yards and three TDs to lead the host Knights (1-1) to victory. Two of Madden's TDs came in the first half as the Knights built a 28-0 halftime lead over the Prairie Fire (1-1).

Concordia (Moorhead) 30, Buena Vista 9: Rick Hutchinson's two touchdown runs led the host Cobbers (2-0) past the Beavers (0-2).

Gustavus 42, Lake Forest 9: Mitch Hendricks passed for 356 yards and four TDs to pace the Gusties (2-0) to the victory in Lake Forest, Ill.

Hamline 23, Macalester 13: Austin Duncan rushed for 240 yards and a touchdown, leading the Pipers past the visiting Scots.

Luther 20, St. Olaf 3: The Norse (2-0) put together two long drives (69 and 89 yards) in the second half to grind out the victory in Northfield. The Oles (0-2) were led by Joel Reinhardt's school single-game record 19 catches for 112 yards.