NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Carleton College football team concluded the 2024 campaign with a 21-9 victory over visiting Hamline University on Saturday.
 
"Another great team win today," said Carleton head coach Tom Journell. "I'm so proud of our seniors. With 26 wins in their career, they are the second-winningest group of seniors in the 140-year history of Carleton College Football. Their leadership, work ethic, and dedication is a standard for classes to come."
 
The Knights had three consecutive 7-3 seasons before wrapping up this year with a 5-5 ledger (4-4 MIAC). This group of seniors owns a 26-14 (.650) record, second only to the Class of 1990 that went 27-13 during the 1986-89 campaigns.
 
Hamline (3-7, 1-7 MIAC) received the opening kickoff and took nearly seven minutes off the clock before Durham Welch kicked a 25-yard field goal to give the Pipers an early 3-0 advantage.
 
Midway through the second quarter, Carleton put together a 97-yard touchdown drive capped by a 41-yard touchdown connection between quarterback Jack Curtis and wide receiver Tyler Dimond. This was the first of 21 unanswered points for the Knights, as they took a 7-3 lead with 4:20 to play before the break.
 
After a quick 3-and-out, the Knights marched back down the field and added a 21-yard touchdown pass from Curtis to Nathan Streiff with only 0:02 showing on the clock before halftime.
 
Despite turning it over on downs in the red zone twice to start the second half, the Knights found themselves in position to score on their third possession of the third quarter. A 27-yard gain by Ntense Obono put the Knights on the 10-yard line. Two plays later, Max Jones scored his first career touchdown on a seven-yard rush up the middle, giving the Knights a 21-3 advantage with 3:42 left in the third.
 
The Knights defense stayed strong, holding the Pipers to two Welch field goals—from 19 and 45 yards—the rest of the way.
 
On a very windy afternoon at Laird Stadium, the Knights still had a strong passing attack. Curtis was 30-for-40 for 316 passing yards and two touchdowns, giving him 22 scoring strikes this season, sixth-most in team annals, and 54 TD passes for his career, second-best in program history. The junior signal caller now has 5,479 passing yards over his first three seasons, moving Curtis into second place on the Knights' all-time passing chart. He amassed 2,322 passing yards this season, third-best in team history (see charts below).
 
Dimond was the Knights' leading receiver with 11 receptions for 150 yards, finishing the season with 989 receiving yards, the sixth-highest total in school history. Today's touchdown was the 12th of his season—tied for third in team history—and the 20th of his career to rank eighth all-time. His 64 catches this season were one off Obono's team-leading total. Dimond now has 1,563 career receiving yards (see charts below).
 
Obono hauled in nine passes for 93 yards and now has 214 career receptions for 1,908 yards and 26 touchdowns, good for second, eighth, and tied for third all-time, respectively, in program annals. His 65 catches this year marks the ninth-highest single-season total in team history.
 
Streiff had five grabs for 38 yards and a score. He totaled 155 career receptions for 1,727 yards and 22 touchdowns. Those figures rank eighth, 10th, and tied for sixth, respectively, in team history (see charts below).
 
Defensively, Henry Detmer led all Knights with nine tackles and a forced fumble. His 83 tackles ranked fourth in the MIAC this season, while his 51 solo stops ranked third.
Kevin Xiong had five tackles for loss, including 2.0 sacks. Jackson Reade snagged two interceptions on the afternoon, the first Knight to do so since Oct. 30, 2021.
 
Hamline quarterback Alejandro Villanueva passed for 237 yards with Dawson Schaffer pulling in nine passes for 139 yards.
 
Most Touchdown Passes – Single Season
TD  --  Player  --  Year
30  --  Shane Henfling  --  2008
28  --  Jack Curtis  --  2023
27  --  Christian Zaytoun  --  2018
25  --  John Nielson  --  1990
25  --  Jonathan Singleton  --  2021
22  --  Jack Curtis  --  2024
21  --  Jonathan Singleton  --  2022
20  --  Shane Henfling  --  2007
 
Most Touchdown Passes – Career
TD  --  Player  --  Years
65  --  Jonathan Singleton  --  2019-22
54  --  Jack Curtis  --  2022-present
51  --  Shane Henfling  --  2005-08
50  --  Ted Kluender  --  1989,91-93
 
Most Passing Yards – Single Season
Yards  --  Player  --  Year
3045  --  Shane Henfling  --  2008
2702  --  Jack Curtis  --  2023
2322  --  Jack Curtis  --  2024
2305  --  Darren Caspers  --  2006
2261  --  Christian Zaytoun  --  2018
2237  --  John Nielson  --  1989
2197  --  John Nielson  --  1990
2156  --  Jonathan Singleton  --  2019
2122  --  Conor Lynch  --  2013
2098  --  Jonathan Singleton  --  2021
2070  --  Vaughn Schmid  --  2009
 
Most Passing Yards – Career
Yards  --  Player (Comp-Att)  --  Years
6241  --  Jonathan Singleton (632-1063)  --  2019-22
5479  --  Jack Curtis (540-824)  --  2022-pres
5427  --  C.G. Shoap (390-833)  --  1994-97
5297  --  Darren Caspers (468-905)  --  2003-06
5058  --  Ted Kluender (331-705)  --  1989-93
 
 
Most Receptions – Single Season
Rec.  --  Player (yards)  --  Year
90  --  Matt Frank (990)  --  2008
83  --  Ntense Obono (784)  --  2023
74  --  Matt Frank (1120)  --  2006
74  --  Mack Journell (879)  --  2019
72  --  Emanual Williams (887)  --  2019
69  --  Jim Bradford (1238)  --  1989
67  --  Mack Journell (675)  --  2018
66  --  Jim Bradford (1064)  --  1990
65  --  Ntense Obono (531)  --  2024
64  --  Tyler Dimond (989)  --  2024
63  --  Scott Hanks (724)  --  1992
62  --  Steve Gorka (904)  --  1997
61  --  Anthony Kemper (851)  --  2013
58  --  Kilian Murphy (595)  --  2010
57  --  Erik Miller (731)  --  1999
57  --  Nathan Streiff (679)  --  2023
56  --  Chris Gardner (1054)  --  2007
55  --  Jim Bradford (878)  --  1991
54  --  Chris Gardner (819)  --  2008
52  --  Beau Nelson (426)  --  2021
51  --  Ntense Obono (428) --  2022
 
Most Receptions – Career
Rec.  --  Player  --  Years
220  --  Matt Frank  --  2005-08
214  --  Ntense Obono  --  2021-pres
212  --  Jim Bradford  --  1988-91
182  --  Steve Gorka  --  1994-97
181  --  Emanual Williams  --  2016-19
174  --  Mack Journell*  --  2016 & 2018-19
158  --  Chris Gardner  --  2005-08
155  --  Nathan Streiff  --  2021-pres
 
Most Receiving Yards – Single Season
Yards  --  Player (# rec)  --  Year
1238  --  Jim Bradford (69)  --  1989
1120  --  Matt Frank (74)  --  2006
1064  --  Jim Bradford (66)  --  1990
1054  --  Chris Gardner (56)  --  2007
990  --  Matt Frank (90)  --  2008
989  --  Tyler Dimond (64)  --  2024
982  --  Anthony Kemper (61)  --  2013
904  --  Steve Gorka (62)  --  1997
 
Most Receiving Yards – Career
Yards  --  Player  --  Years
3719  --  Jim Bradford (212)  --  1988-91
2766  --  Matt Frank (220)  --  2005-08
2590  --  Chris Gardner (158)  --  2005-08
2465  --  Steve Gorka (182)  --  1994-97
2153  --  Jeff Scherer (119)  --  1988-91
2079  --  Mack Journell (174)  --  2016, 2018-19
1924  --  Anthony Kemper (124)  --  2009, 2012-13
1908  --  Ntense Obono (214)  --  2021-pres
1818  --  Mike Grossman  --  1972-74
1727  --  Nathan Streiff (155)  --  2021-pres
1719  --  Erik Miller (138)  --  1997-00
1702  --  John Winter (100)  --  1981-84
1699  --  Emanual Williams (181)  --  2016-19
1657  --  Kevin Birkholz  --  1972-75
1653  --  Chase Gottschalk (109)  --  2010-13
1563  --  Tyler Dimond (103)  --  2022-pres
 
Most TD Receptions – Single Season
TD  --  Player  --  Year
13  --  Jim Bradford  --  1990
13  --  Chris Gardner  --  2007
12  --  Matt Frank  --  2008
12  --  Tyler Dimond  --  2024
 
Most TD Receptions – Career
TD  --  Player  --  Years
32  --  Jim Bradford  --  1988-91
28  --  Chris Gardner  --  2005-08
26  --  Jeff Scherer  --  1988-91
26  --  Matt Frank  --  2005-08
26  --  Ntense Obono  --  2021-pres
22  --  Anthony Kemper  --  2009, 2012-13
22  --  Nathan Streiff  --  2021-pres
20  --  Tyler Dimond  --  2022-pres
18  --  Mack Journell  --  2016 & 2018-19