Texas Lutheran Earns 43-34 Victory Over Austin College

SEGUIN, Texas -- The Texas Lutheran football team (4-1, 3-1 SCAC) used big plays in all three phases to earn a 43-34 victory over Austin College (0-5, 0-3 SCAC) at Bulldog Stadium on Saturday.

With the win, Texas Lutheran is off to its best start through five games since 2019's 4-1 start and for the first time since 2018 Texas Lutheran has scored 40+ points in consecutive games. With the loss, Austin College's losing streak extends to twelve straight games.

Junior running back Weston Guzman (McAllen/McAllen) set a new career-high with 161 yards rushing and a career-high three touchdowns. This is his second 100-yard game this season on the ground and he currently leads the SCAC with seven rushing touchdowns this season. Guzman averaged 9.1 yards per carry anchored by a 61-yard rushing touchdown. Kibreante Williams (Victoria/Victoria West) ran ten times for 38 yards. Caleb Camarillo (San Antonio/Southside) had a 33-yard rush on his lone attempt in addition to 39 yards receiving on three catches. 

Quarterback Caden Bosanko (San Antonio/East Central) finished 21-of-35 for 196 yards and a 35-yard passing touchdown to Lavonta Henry (San Antonio/Madison) while adding 23 yards on the ground. Henry led the team with 45 yards on two receptions while Guzman had a team-high five catches for 27 yards.

On special teams, kicker Joaquin Rodriguez made three field goals from 26, 40, and 37 yards in addition to four extra points to account for 13 points on Saturday. This is the second time in his career he's made at least three field goals in a game after making four last October against Howard Payne. Eugene Robinson IV (Lake Charles, LA/Fort Bend Hightower) made history on Saturday as he had two returns for 127 yards including a 102-yard kick return touchdown. The return is the longest in TLU program history as well as SCAC history and the first return touchdown in Robinson's career. The record was previously held by Casey Davis who returned a kick 97 yards against East Texas Baptist in 2012. Punter Cameron Welch (New Braunfels/Canyon) showed why he is one of the best punters in the country, averaging 50.7 yards on three punts on Saturday including a 63-yard long.

Seniors Mason Hardy (Flynn/Normangee) and Tristan Smith (New Braunfels/Canyon) along with sophomore Sean Blanks (Angleton/Angleton) led Texas Lutheran with five tackles each. Troy Tomaselli (San Antonio/Cornerstone Christian), Grayson Kowalski (Sabinal/Sabinal), and DJ Lewis (Brookshire/Brazos) all finished with four stops.

Texas Lutheran's offense had 24 first downs, 262 yards rushing, 196 yards passing and 458 yards of total offense.

Austin College started the scoring after a busted coverage from TLU led to a 66-yard touchdown pass from the 'Roos. TLU would rattle off 22 unanswered points across the second and third quarters to take a 22-7 lead. A 26-yard Rodriguez field goal would get the Bulldogs on the board before a 61-yard rushing touchdown would give the Bulldogs a 9-7 lead. Two more Rodriguez field goals would push the Bulldogs lead to 15-7 before a 35-yard connection from Bosanko to Henry extended the lead to 22-7 in the third quarter.

Another busted coverage led to the 'Roos second score of the game as a 90-yard connection shrunk the Bulldogs lead to 22-14 before the Bulldogs would immediately respond with a 102-yard kick return for a touchdown to restore the lead at 29-14. The 'Roos would not go away as they connected for yet another passing touchdown as the score moved to 29-21 early in whatw would be a high-scoring fourth quarter.

Back-to-back Texas Lutheran drives would lead to Weston Guzman finding pay dirt as the Bulldogs pulled away 43-21. Austin College would score twice in the final two minutes to bring the game to its final score of 43-34.

Up next, Texas Lutheran will have a bye week before beginning the second round of the double round robin format of the SCAC with a rematch with the 'Roos on the road in Sherman on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 1 PM. All streaming and live stats links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.

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