North Park Vikings football

North Park Vikings football
First season	1934;91 years ago (1934)
Athletic director	John Born
Head coach	Kyle Rooker 7th season, 17–43 (.283)
Stadium	Holmgren Athletic Complex (capacity: 3,000)
Year built	2004
Location	Chicago, Illinois
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	CCIW
Past conferences	Independent (1934–1958) CCAC, NAIA (1959–1962)
Rivalries	Augustana [1]
Colors	Royal blue and gold [2]
Mascot	Vikings
Website	athletics.northpark.edu

The North Park Vikings football team represents North Park University 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 1963 when it was known as the College Conference of Illinois. The Vikings play their home games at the Holmgren Athletic Complex in North Park, Chicago. The team's head coach is Kyle Rooker, a College of Wooster graduate and former Carthage College associate head coach who took over the position in the 2019 season. ^{[3] [4]}

Holmgren Athletic Complex, named after Super Bowl XXXI champion head coach Mike Holmgren and his family who supported the university through the development of the $4 million project.

Conference affiliation

• Independent (1934–1958)
• CCAC, NAIA (1959–1962)
• CCIW (1963–present)

Year-by-year results since 2019

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
2019	North Park	1–9	1–8	T–8th
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	North Park	2–8	2–7	9th
2022	North Park	1–9	1–8	9th
2023	North Park	5–5	4–5	T–5th
2024	North Park	5–5	4–5	T–5th
2025	North Park	3–7	2–7	9th
North Park:		17–43	14–40
Total:		17–43

References

1. Craig Shelton (October 3, 2025). "Viking rival comes to town for Homecoming". North Park University Football. North Park University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
2. "Sports Information" . Retrieved June 8, 2023.
3. "Kyle Rooker". Football. North Park University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
4. Tyler Woolbrigh (January 2019). "North Park names Kyle Rooker as new head football coach". College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
5. "Holmgren Athletic Complex". North Park University Football. North Park University. Retrieved October 23, 2025.

External links

• Official website