LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The Luther football team was defeated by the no. 24 nationally ranked Lake Forest College 57-3. The Foresters put up 623 yards of total offense which included 433 yards of passing.
After the Foresters went up 6-0 on their first drive of the game but the Norse responded on their first drive. The drive started at 10:28 and went 46-yards on 12 plays which ended with a 46-yard field goal from
Sean Medcalfe to pull the Norse within three. Lake Forest led 6-3 after the first quarter. From there the Foresters continued to score in each quarter.
Brett Liljedahl was 18-for-32 for 187 yards with a long of 23.
Bryce Buckley had nine receptions for 88 yards with a long of 17.
Defensively,
Cody Rieder led the team with eight tackles of which six were solo.
Danny Millner,
Tyler Ragan and
Kongcho Nkwenti each had six tackles.
The next game is at home on Saturday, Oct, 24 at 1 p.m. versus Ripon College.
