Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football

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Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football
First season1893;131 years ago (1893)
Athletic directorMike Zapolski
Head coach Steve Bell
10th season, 41–50 (.451)
StadiumCharles D. Lindberg Stadium
(capacity: 1,800)
Year built2013
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Rock Island, Illinois
NCAA division Division III
Conference CCIW
Past conferencesIndependent (1893–1894, 1901–1904)
IIAC (1917–1937)
ICC (1938–1945)
All-time record57534825 (.620)
Playoff appearancesNCAA D-III: 15
Playoff recordNCAA D-III: 22–11
Claimed national titlesNCAA D-III: 4 (1983–1986)
Conference titles1 IIAC (1934)
1 ICC (1949)
20 CCIW (1966, 1968, 1975, 1981–1988, 1990–1991, 1993–1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005–2006)
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
MascotVikings
Website athletics.augustana.edu

The Augustana Vikings football team represents Augustana College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Vikings are members of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), fielding its team in the CCIW since 1946 when it was known as the College Conference of Illinois. The Vikings play their home games at Charles D. Lindberg Stadium in Rock Island, Illinois. [2]

Contents

The team's head coach is Steve Bell, who took over the position for the 2015 season. [3]

Conference affiliation

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, and conference records
No.CoachSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%
1 J. W. Cook 189332100.667
2No coach1894, 190141300.250
3 Paul Coldren 1902–1904168620.563
4 Ted Davenport 191742200.500
5 Leo Liitt 191843100.750
6 Art Swedberg 1919–192228141310.518
7 Wally Swanson 1923–19241651100.313
8 Carl Peterson 1925–192723111020.52291020.476
9 Harold V. Almquist 1928–19401066531100.660472070.682
10 John Briley 1941–1942, 194624121200.5007700.500
11 Lee. C Brissman 194541300.250
12 Butch Stolfa 1947–19492414730.64610410.700
13 Ollie Olson 195082600.2501400.200
14 Vincent Lundeen 1951–195865234110.362173100.354
15 Ray B. Leoschner 1959–196344251720.591151510.500
16 Ralph Starenko 1964–196843271330.66321820.710
17 Ben Newcomb 1969–197890553410.617483010.614
18 Bob Reade 1979–19941691462310.8621121200.903
19 Tom Schmulbach 1995–199947341300.72326900.743
20 Jim Barnes [7] 2000–2010113793400.699562100.727
21 Rob Cushman [8] 2011–201440172300.425131500.464
22 Steve Bell [9] 2015–present73374700.440304100.423

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth

[10]

SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
1893 1893 J. W. Cook Independent210
1894 1894 No coach110
No team from 1895 to 1900
1901 1901 No coachIndependent020
1902 1902 Paul Coldren 220
1903 1903 221
1904 1904 421
No team from 1905 to 1916
1917 1917 Ted Davenport NCAA IIAC 220
1918 1918 Leo Liitt 310
1919 1919 Art Swedberg 310
1920 1920 611
1921 1921 430
1922 1922 180
1923 1923 Wally Swanson 340
1924 1924 270
1925 1925 Carl Peterson 431T–9th431
1926 1926 5217th421
1927 1927 25019th150
1928 1928 Harold V. Almquist 710T–3rd610
1929 1929 341T–13th331
1930 1930 430T–10th320
1931 1931 5224th312
1932 1932 6023rd501
1933 1933 711T–5th411
1934 1934 900T–1st600Conference Champions
1935 1935 53010th320
1936 1936 350T–10th330
1937 1937 5216th411
1938 1938 ICC 341T–8th130
1939 1939 440T–7th220
1940 1940 422T–2nd411
1941 1941 John Briley 2607th140
1942 1942 7102nd410
No team from 1943 to 1944
1945 1945 Lee. C Brissman NCAA ICC 130
1946 1946 John Briley CCI 3505th220
1947 1947 Butch Stolfa 4223rd311
1948 1948 4315th230
1949 1949 6201st500Conference Champions
1950 1950 Ollie Olson 2606th140
1951 1951 Vincent Lundeen 3416th230
1952 1952 3504th320
1953 1953 5403rd320
1954 1954 3505th240
1955 1955 2605th240
1956 1956 College Division 1706th160
1957 1957 4405th340
1958 1958 2607th160
1959 1959 Ray B. Leoschner 5304th430
1960 1960 3425th131
1961 1961 5405th240
1962 1962 5403rd430
1963 1963 7202nd420
1964 1964 Ralph Starenko 7102nd510
1965 1965 4224th222
1966 1966 6211st510Conference Champions
1967 1967 CCIW 4504th330
1968 1968 6301st610Conference Champions
1969 1969 Ben Newcomb 7202nd610
1970 1970 3606th350
1971 1971 540T–2nd530
1972 1972 630T–3rd530
1973 1973 Division III 720T–2nd620
1974 1974 531T–4th431
1975 1975 7201st620Conference Champions
1976 1976 7202nd620L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1977 1977 450T–4th440
1978 1978 4506th350
1979 1979 Bob Reade 630T–4th530
1980 1980 630T–3rd530
1981 1981 9101st800L NCAA Division III First Round
1982 1982 11101st800L NCAA Division III Championship
1983 1983 12001st800W NCAA Division III Championship
1984 1984 12001st800W NCAA Division III Championship
1985 1985 13001st800W NCAA Division III Championship
1986 1986 12011st701W NCAA Division III Championship
1987 1987 10101st800L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1988 1988 1020T–1st710L NCAA Division III Semifinal
1989 1989 8202nd710L NCAA Division III First Round
1990 1990 820T–1st710L NCAA Division III First Round
1991 1991 8101st710Conference Champions
1992 1992 6302nd610
1993 1993 7201st700Conference Champions
1994 1994 820T–1st610L NCAA Division III First Round
1995 1995 Tom Schmulbach 6303rd520
1996 1996 540T–3rd430
1997 1997 7201st610Conference Champions
1998 1998 720T–2nd520
1999 1999 9201st610L NCAA Division III Second Round
2000 2000 Jim Barnes 7304th430
2001 2001 1020T–1st610L NCAA Division III Second Round
2002 2002 7202nd610
2003 2003 7302nd610
2004 2004 7303rd520
2005 2005 10201st700L NCAA Division III Second Round
2006 2006 730T–1st610Conference Champions
2007 2007 550T–5th340
2008 2008 730T–2nd520
2009 2009 640T–3rd430
2010 2010 640T–3rd430
2011 2011 Rob Cushman 2807th250
2012 2012 5504th430
2013 2013 5504th340
2014 2014 5503rd430
2015 2015 Steve Bell 4605th340
2016 2016 3707th260
2017 2017 190T–8th170
2018 2018 4607th360
2019 2019 6406th540
2020–21 2020 1204th120
2021 2021 5505th450
2022 2022 5506th450
2023 2023 8303rd720L Isthmus Bowl [11]
2024 2024

Notes

  1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [4]
  2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [5]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [6]

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