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Week 4 Preview - Austin
09/19/2021, 9:00pm CDT
By Jon Weisbrod
| AUSTIN at OWATONNA | ||
| WEEK 4 I OHS STADIUM I BIG SOUTHEAST-CROSSOVER I SEPT. 25 | ||
| PACKERS | HUSKIES | |
| Current record | 0-3 overall | 1-2 overall |
| Head coach | Ed Schmitt, 3rd year | Jeff Williams, 25th year |
| Last week result | L, 56-30 vs. New Prague | L, 42-0 vs. No. 1 Mankato West |
| Scoring average | 20.7 PPG (season-high 30 vs. NP) | 15.7 PPG (season-high 31 vs. Mayo) |
| Defense average | 36.6 PPG (0 shutouts) | 38 PPG (0 shutouts) |
| Rushing per game | 111.3 YDS | 47.3 YDS |
| Passing per game | 150.3 YDS | 151.7 YDS |
| OVERALL OFFENSE | 261.6 YPG | 199 YPG |
| Last 5 matchups | 0 wins, 5 losses | 5 wins, 0 losses |
| Last win in series (score) | N/A (20+ years) | Sept. 14, 2018 (63-27) |
| AP state ranking | Unranked | Unranked |
| QRF ranking | TBD | TBD |
| Dist./Conf. titles (latest) | 19 (1984) | 16 (2019) |
| Prep Bowl history | None | 6 games; 3 titles (2013, 2017, 2018) |
| MSHSL enrollment | 1,102 (Class 5A, Section 1) | 1,376 (Class 5A, Section 1) |
| School colors | Scarlet and White | Royal Blue and Silver |
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| GAMEDAY CENTRAL I Stats, News, Notes & More | ||
| AUSTIN I PLAYERS TO WATCH | ||
| 28 I Joe Walker, RB | Leads all rushers in this game with 279 YDS, 163 coming in Week 1 vs. NHS | |
| 1 I Manny Guy, WR | Enters game fresh off a 101-yard, 2 TD performance against New Prague | |
| 10 I Blake Smith, DB | Only current Austin player to earn All-Big Southeast District honors in 2020 | |
| 3-POINT STANCE I KEYS TO THE GAME | ||
| CONTAINING THE QBs | Owatonna will need to contend with QB combo of Jack Lang & Brayden Bishop | |
| GOTTA GET GOING | OHS needs to find at least some traction on the ground to help inexperienced QBs | |
| MAKE 'EM EARN IT | Huskies must build off final 3 QTRs of Week 3 & continue to limit explosive plays | |
| PRESS PASS I PREGAME HEADLINES & HIGHLIGHTS | ||
| DECADS OF DOMINANCE | It's unclear when Austin last beat Owatonna, but it's been at least 20 years | |
| BELIEVE IT OR NOT | Austin leads all teams with 19 league titles, all coming between 1929 & 1984 | |
| A TOUCHDOWN FRENZY | Huskies have averaged 64.7 points in their last 4 games against Austin | |
| AIR TURBULENCE | Owatonna has combined for just 80 passing YDS in last 2 games | |
| SECTION SHOWDOWN | This is a contest between Section 1-5A teams; Austin is 0-1 vs. section; OHS is 1-1 | |
| SCHEDULE SPECTRUM | Huskies have already played 2 undefeated/state-ranked teams & 1 winless team | |
| OWATONNA I IDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (3 games) | ||
| PASSING LEADER | *Taylor Bogen 27-for-51 (52.9%)-397 yards-4 TD-2 INT (*injured) | |
| RUSHING LEADERS | Dylan Maas 46 att-75 yards (1.6 AVG)-1 TD; *Bogen 21 att-51 YDS (2.0 AVG)-0 TD | |
| RECEIVING LEADERS | Nick Williams 13 rec-231 yards-1 TD; Ayden Walter 9 rec-100 yards-2 TD | |
| TACKLING LEADERS | Caleb Vereide 17 (11 solo); Grant Achterkirch 12 (8 solo); Drew Kretlow 11 (7 solo) | |
| OTHER LEADERS | Kretlow 3 sacks; Owen Beyer 4 PD; Lane Wagner 8 solo tackles | |
