DE PERE - St. Norbert College gave its campus and alumni a happy Homecoming as the Green Knights romped to a 62-0 win over Concordia University Chicago in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference game at Schneider Stadium.
The Green Knights (4-3, 4-1 NACC), who won their fourth straight game, raced out to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter after scoring touchdowns on four of their first five possessions.
St. Norbert's passing connection of
Peyton Lyon and
Mitch Van Vooren found chemistry early, connecting on the Green Knights' first three touchdowns. Lyon hit Van Vooren for touchdowns aerials of 10, seven and 20 yards, the latter coming with 3:14 left in the first quarter.
Patrick Oden's 19-yard touchdown run with 13 seconds left in the period pushed St. Norbert ahead 28-0.
Lyon hit Van Vooren again in the second quarter, this time on a 21-yard strike with 8:21 left in the half. Oden scampered in from three yards out with 4:49 left and Lyon connected with
Bailey Turenne with a 41-yard pass with 1:51 to go before the break for a 49-0 edge.
St. Norbert put the game out of reach with a 12-play drive to open the third quarter, scoring on a 37-yard field goal from
Tyler Juergensen. He ten added a 32-yard field goal with 20 seconds left in the period.
The Green Knights closed out their scoring when
Chase Cassel hit
Hunter Thiel on a 22-yard touchdown pass with 13:16 left in the game.
Lyon completed 10 of 16 passes for 166 yards and five touchdowns, becoming the sixth St. Norbert quarterback to reach that school single-game record. Van Vooren caught five passes for 76 yards and four touchdowns, one shy of the school single-game record and just the fifth player in program history to have at least four receiving touchdowns in a game.
Oden rushed 25 times for 184 yards and two touchdowns, the third-highest rushing total in a game for the Green Knights since 2005.
St. Norbert held a 474-73 advantage in total offense and had an edge in first downs of 25-4. The 73 yards allowed is the fewest for the Green Knights since it joined the NACC in 2021.
Sam Barnett had a team-high six tackles, while
Kyle Santos added five stops.
Ben Heyne,
Justin Benoit and
David Haselwander had three tackles apiece. Santos had a forced fumble and a recovery, while
Sean Gilles had an interception.