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THIS WEEK IN CARROLL FOOTBALL
Carroll returns home to host College of Idaho in a battle of one-win teams. The Saints and Yotes are also coming off of the Conference bye week, and both will look to get their seasons back on track. Carroll's win came in a 35-14 home victory over MSU-Northern. C of I's win came in a 28-20 home win over Eastern Oregon. The game is homecoming for the Saints. Carroll will also induct the 2007 national championship team and quarterback Jason Grovom and DB Tom McCormick into the Carroll Athletics Hall of Fame.
LAST GAME: SAINTS FALL ON THE ROAD TO SOUTHERN OREGON
No. 13 Southern Oregon score 35 points in the first half, including 21 in the first quarter and the Raiders defeated Carroll College 35-14 Saturday at Raider Stadium in Ashland.
SOU scored touchdowns on three of their first four drives including a two-play, 65-yard opening drive and a three-play 79-yard drive on their second possession. The Raiders added a touchdown in the closing minutes of the first quarter to take a 21-0 lead.
In the second quarter, after a promising Carroll drive stalled in SOU territory, the Raiders scored on a 64-yard touchdown pass from Tanner Trosin to Jordan Suell to increase the lead 28-0.
On SOU's next drive, Trosin took it in for himself on a 10-yard touchdown run to take a 35-yard lead at the half.
To start the second half, Ryan Arntson returned the kickoff 61-yards to set up a Carroll drive capped by a one-yard touchdown run for Major Ali to cut the lead to 35-7.
The Saints again found the end zone early in the fourth quarter with a five-yard reception from Tanner Gustavsen to Paul Hart, capping a 12-play, 77-yard drive.
The Saints couldn't keep the momentum going for a comeback, and SOU closed out the 35-14 win.
Southern Oregon racked up 458 yards of offense, including 333 through the air to 307 yards of offense for the Saints. Gustavsen was 18-35 for 195 yards and a touchdown but was sacked seven times. Trosin was 20-32 for 333 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception.
Suell caught five passes for 123 yards and a score to lead the SOU offense. Shane Sipes tallied five receptions for 94 yards. Rey Vega tallied 80 yards on 11 carries to lead the SOU rushing attack. Ryan Walsh (51 yards, 17 carries) and Ali (50 yards, ten carries, and a touchdown) combined for 100 yards for Carroll.
Drew Melton tallied an interception for the second-consecutive game.
ABOUT COLLEGE OF IDAHO
College of Idaho is in the fourth year since Yote football returned and in that stretch own a 1-3 record against the Saints with the only win coming in 2015, a 35-21 win in Caldwell to close out the season. Last season's game was a 28-25 win by the Saints, also in Caldwell. This will be the first trip to Nelson Stadium for C of I since 2014.
Darius-James Peterson leads the Yotes with 396 yards rushing and 884 yards passing. Six-year senior and Carroll transfer Nate Moore has a conference-high 56 tackles. He also has 3.5 TFLs and one sack.
Head Coach Mike Moroski is in his fourth season, and he has a 13-25 record.
QUICK NOTES
• Carroll hosts College of Idaho at Nelson Stadium for homecoming. In one meeting last year, the Saints top c of I 28-25. A fourth-quarter rally fell short for the Yotes.
• Carroll returns eight starters on offense, including three offensive linemen, two receivers, the tight ends and a pair of running backs. Starting quarterback Tanner Gustavsen also saw starting action in a pair of games and played in seven games total.
•Gustavsen was threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in the season debut against Montana Tech in Butte. He was 17 of 29 for 200 yards with no interceptions. He also ran for 23.
• Tight End Eric Dawson made an impressive return from a medical redshirt year with five receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown and a 15-yard touchdown run out of the Wildcat formation in the season opener against Montana Tech. He has 13 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown to date.
• Major Ali is the Saints' leading rusher after carrying the ball 24 times for a career-best 147 yards and a touchdown against MSU-Northern. He has 59 carries for 264 yards on the year.
• Carroll running backs combined for 321 yards against MSU-Northern, the most since rushing for 396 against the College of Idaho in 2014.
• Shane Sipes was named the Frontier Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. 18, after racking up 119 yards on two returns, including an 85-yard touchdown against MSU-Northern.
• In the opener, the Saints and Diggers were tied at 21 at halftime and stats were very similar, before the Saints struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the second half.
• Carroll is seventh in the Frontier in total offense/game after three games.
• Major Ali moved into the NAIA Top-50 in total rushing and rushing yards per game.
• Tanner Gustavsen is eighth in the conference in total offense per game.
• Dylan Torgerson is ranked ninth in the NAIA in Punt Yards per attempt at 42.7 yards per attempt.
• Ryan Beaulieu ranks 20th in the NAIA for total punt return yards.
• Drew Melton jumped into the NAIA top-10 in passes defended after breaking up five passes and grabbing a first quarter interception against MSU-Northern. He climbed to third overall at 2.3 per game after two pass break ups and an interception against SOU.
•There are 36 true freshmen listed on the Carroll roster.
• In one of the smallest classes in recent history, only 14 seniors are listed on the roster, 12 of those seniors are listed as starters on the two-deep.
• Head Coach Mike Van Diest has the sixth-best winning percentage (.813) of any active college football coach with more than ten years of experience. He is ranked 23rd all-time from any division.
• Van Diest has the highest winning percentage of any coach in NAIA history with 10 or more seasons. Second is Charlie Richard who coached at Baker (Kan.) from 1980-90, 92-94.
• College of Idaho is 13-25 in the four seasons since the return of Yote football.
• Nate Moore, who started his career at Carroll, is sixth the NAIA in passes defended and seventh in tackles per game.
• Dual-threat QB Darius-James has four rushing touchdowns and three passing touchdowns on the year.
• No C of I receiver has more than one touchdown on the year.
