(Concordia Athletics) MOORHEAD—It was all sunshine and happy memories as Concordia rattled off 29 unanswered points and downed Macalester 36-7 in the annual Homecoming game.
If the team win wasn’t enough for a Homecoming celebration, then senior running back Peyton Mortenson added the pom-pom on top of the cheer. Mortenson rushed for three touchdowns and a season-high 166 yards to lead the offensive output. He also recorded a personal milestone in the second quarter when he became the 27th player in program history to reach the 1,000-yard rushing mark.
Mortenson needed 24 yards coming into the game to reach the milestone, and now has 1,142 rushing yards.
The win snaps a 2-game losing skid for the Cobbers, and pushed their overall record back over the .500 mark for the season. Concordia is now 3-2 in all games and 1-2 in conference play. CC is 1-0 in divisional play, as Saturday’s game was the first for both teams in the Skyline Division of the MIAC.
Concordia finished the game with an edge in almost every statistical category. The Cobbers outgained the Scots 420-236 in total offensive yards, and held the ball for over 38-minutes in the game. CC did not turn the ball over in the contest, while coming away with a fumble recovery and an interception on the very last play of the game.
Concordia rushed the ball 63 times for 306 yards, and went 11-for-15 for 114 yards through the air.
The 306 rushing yards is the second highest total of the season. The Cobbers have now rushed for 1,058 yards on the year which is the most by any team in the league this year.
Macalester (2-3, 0-3 MIAC) was 29-for-48 for 236 passing yards, and only rushed the ball 15 times for 43 yards.
Concordia’s Black Shirt defense has only allowed 250 rushing yards all season which is tops in the MIAC and in the Top 15 of Division III.
