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MARSHALL, Minn. – Trey Heid completed 26 of 37 pass attempts for 363 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown to lead Augustana to a 47-3 victory over Southwest Minnesota State in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football at the Schwan Regional Event Center.
 
Despite snow flurries throughout the game, Augustana (6-5, 3-4 NSIC South) racked up 565 yards of total offense, including 202 on the ground. Dajon Newell also had a big game for the Vikings rushing for a game-high 100 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries.
 
SMSU (3-8, 2-5 NSIC South) was held to 322 yards of offense and failed to score a touchdown for the first time since Nov. 5, 2011. Tyler Tonderum finished the game with 77 yards rushing on 21 carries and closed his career with 3,091 yards, ranking second in school history. He also caught seven passes for 96 yards.
 
Charlie Kern completed 17 of 27 passes for 173 yards in his final game as quarterback for the Mustangs.
 
Augustana held a 35:22 to 24:38 time of possession advantage and converted 8 of 13 on third down.
 
Augustana scored on the game's opening drive moving 64 yards on six plays with Newell scoring on a 9-yard touchdown run with 11 minutes and 24 seconds on the clock to make the score 6-0 following a missed PAT.
 
Following a punt on SMSU's first drive, the Vikings put together an impressive 83-yard scoring drive that took more than seven minutes off the clock. Heid capped the drive with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Matt Heller to make the score 12-0 late in the opening quarter.
 
SMSU put together its first points of the game on its second drive of the game with Mike Wenk booting a 24-yard field goal early in the second quarter to make the score 12-3.
 
Following punts by both squads, the Vikings added to the lead with Heid scoring on a 1-yard run with 4:21 left in the half to extend the lead to 19-3 into halftime.
 
SMSU's opening drive of the second half ended with an interception and Augustana quickly took advantage to add to the lead. On third-and-five from the Augustana 43-yard line, Heid completed a 12-yard pass to Charlie Hayes to keep the drive alive and then moments later connected with Nick Lee for a 38-yard pass completion. Heid closed the drive with a 4-yard pass to Hayes to push the margin to 26-3 midway through the third quarter.
 
SMSU was forced to punt on its next possession and the Vikings special teams came through with another score. Augustana's Justin Greenway busted through the line and blocked Wenk's punt with teammate Teagan Brown picking up the loose ball and returning it 25 yards for a touchdown to make the score 33-3.
 
Newell scored on a 57-yard run in the fourth quarter, before Heid finished the scoring with a 27-yard pass to Hayes late in the game.
 
Jonathan Cross paced the SMSU defense with a career-high nine tackles, while Alex Burton and Tyler Flud each recorded seven tackles.   
 
Today was the final game for 12 Mustang seniors, Nate Carr, Jordan Cross, Charlie Kern, Jacob Levtzow, Cody McCleve, Adam Olson, Leon Perry, Daryl Thomas, Tyler Tonderum, Mike Wenk, Nathan Werner and Mike Williams.