Brandon Alt, a junior from Cottage Grove, passed for 371 yards and three touchdowns to lead host Bemidji State to a 34-24 NSIC victory over Winona State on Saturday.
The Beavers trailed 7-0 after the first quarter before Alt threw two touchdown passes in the second quarter as the Beavers built a 20-10 halftime lead.
The Beavers defense limited Warriors running back Ty Gavin, who had rushed for 308 yards in the Warriors' first two games, to 25 yards.
Augustana 31, MSU Moorhead 7: Sophomore Thomas Scholten, making his first career start, passed for 260 yards and two touchdowns and Jarod Epperson rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown to lead the Vikings, ranked No. 13 in Div. II, past the host Dragons.
Southwest Minnesota State 31, Mary 28: Jesse Sherwood rushed for a career-high 225 yards and three touchdowns to help the Mustangs outlast the host Marauders in Bismarck, N.D.
Upper Midwest
Augsburg 45, Martin Luther 7: Jariel Lopez-Barrera returned fumbles 73 yards and 29 yards for touchdowns and Nathan Wangensteen returned a fumble 25 yards for a touchdown to lead the Auggies to the nonconference victory over the host Knights in New Ulm, Minn. Wangensteen and Lopez-Barrera each scored during a 4½-minute span in the first quarter as the Auggies opened a 22-0 lead. Cade Sheehan passed for 236 yards and a touchdown for the Auggies.
Carleton 41, Minnesota Morris 7: Jonathan Singleton passed for 311 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Knights past the Cougars in Northfield, Minn.
Wisconsin-Stout 28, Gustavus Adolphus 25: Sean Borgerding completed a 62-yard touchdown pass to Levy Hamer with 15 seconds to lift the Blue Devils past the host Gusties in St. Peter. The Blue Devils trailed 25-13 before Borgerding completed a 63-yard TD pass to Hamer late in the third quarter.
