GRINNELL, Iowa -- The Grinnell College football team scored three touchdowns in a period of just over six minutes in the second quarter to pull away and went on to a 42-0 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University on Saturday at Rosenbloom Field.
Grinnell quarterback Mike Bogard completed 25 of 35 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Bogard also ran for eight times for 55 yards and a pair of scores.
Grinnell (1-3, 1-2 MWC) opened the scoring on Bogard's six-yard pass to Robert Seer with two seconds left in the first quarter. The Pioneers then took advantage of a short field for their next two scores.
A failed fake punt gave Grinnell the ball at the Lawrence 35, and the Pioneers scored four plays later on Bogard's 26 yard run with 7:51 left in the half. A shanked punt on Lawrence's next possession gave the Pioneers the ball at the Lawrence 24.
Bogard scored on a one-yard run eight plays later for a 21-0 Grinnell lead. The Pioneers then drove 66 yards in five plays on their next possession, with Bogard hitting Seer on a 22-yard scoring pass with 1:31 left in the half to finish the scoring outburst.
Grinnell added a touchdown late in the third quarter and got another score early in the fourth to complete the scoring.
Ben Hartman led Lawrence's offensive attack with 11 carries for 55 yards. Nate Nelson grabbed four passes for 66 yards to pace the receivers. Three Lawrence quarterbacks completed a combined 8 of 24 passes for 114 yards.
Lawrence returns to action next Saturday when it hosts Illinois College at the Banta Bowl.