Bulldogs Wrap Season with 29-10 Win Over Austin College

SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran defeated Austin College 29-10 inside Bulldog Stadium Saturday afternoon to end their seven game losing streak and end their season with a 2-8 record. With the win, Texas Lutheran secured their first home win of the season and of the Neal LaHue era - ending a ten game losing streak at home dating back to November 2021. The Bulldogs improve to 22-13 all-time against the 'Roos - with Saturday's win marking their third in a row over Austin College.

Texas Lutheran would play three quarterbacks Saturday as the Bulldogs would showcase seniors Seth Cosme (Angleton/Angleton) and Blake Lowry (Marquez/Leon) but it would be sophomore Caden Bosanko (San Antonio/East Central) who would get the start. Bosanko finished with 130 yards passing and two touchdowns in the win while adding 24 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Jacob Wallace (Marion/Marion) led the receiving corps with 31 yards on the day as one of eight different Bulldogs that caught a pass.

TLU added 201 yards rushing to the air attack, totaling 427 all-purpose yards.

Senior running backs Jacob Forton (Spring Branch/Smithson Valley) (81 yards) and DaKory Willis (Flatonia/Flatonia) (90 yards) both eclipsed 80+ yards in their final game as a backfield duo. Forton recorded the longest rush of the game (29 yards) and Willis finding the end zone on an eight yard rush in the first quarter. Following Saturday's effort, Forton moved into fifth all-time in TLU's NCAA Division-III history in all-purpose yards - passing Ken Gransberry and finishing his career with 2,698 career all-purpose yards.

The Texas Lutheran defense got after the 'Roos freshman quarterback - finishing with a season-high six sacks led by two from Grayson Kowalski (Sabinal/Sabinal). The Bulldogs broke up seven passes on the day - often in pivotal moments whether it be in the red zone or third down. Freshman Troy Tomaselli (Castroville/Cornerstone Christian) recorded his first career interception in addition to six tackles. Senior linebacker James Gipson (Castroville/Medina Valley) led the Bulldogs with eight tackles (five solo).

Texas Lutheran would get on the board first as a 10 play, 65-yard drive was capped by a rushing touchdown from DaKory Willis and a two-point conversion from Bosanko to give TLU an early 8-0 lead in the first.

TLU would score on their first drive in the second quarter as Bosanko would rush for a three-yard touchdown to extend the Bulldog lead to 15-0. Austin College would avoid the shutout and cut into the Bulldogs lead in the closing moments of the first half as they would connect on a 38-yard field goal with 27 seconds left to enter the half trailing 15-3.

TLU came out firing in the second half, taking just eight plays to travel 73 yards and put the ball in the end zone. Caden Bosanko found Chase Patek (Victoria/Victoria West) for a 20-yard touchdown, the first of Patek's career, as TLU took full control of the game with a 22-3 lead.

The 'Roos wouldn't go away quietly - responding with a touchdown of their own the following drive to bring the game to a score of 22-10.

Texas Lutheran would fire right back with a nine play, 63-yard drive capped by a Bosanko passing touchdown to senior wide receiver Yawanathan McKenzie (San Antonio/Cornerstone Christian) to bring the game to its final score of 29-10.

Prior to Saturday's game, Texas Lutheran honored its 22 player senior class in Senior Day festivities. The Bulldogs finish their season with a 2-8 record, 1-5 in the American Southwest Conference. The Bulldogs will graduate a class of 23 seniors. We thank them for all of their contributions to the Texas Lutheran football program.

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