| Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football | |
|---|---|
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| First season | 1893; 132 years ago (1893) |
| Athletic director | Mike Zapolski |
| Head coach | Steve Bell 11th season, 41–53 (.436) |
| Stadium | Charles D. Lindberg Stadium (capacity: 1,800) |
| Year built | 2013 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Rock Island, Illinois |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | CCIW |
| Past conferences | Independent (1893–1894, 1901–1904) IIAC (1917–1937) ICC (1938–1945) |
| All-time record | 587–357–26 (.619) |
| Claimed national titles | NCAA D-III: 4 (1983–1986) |
| Playoff appearances | NCAA D-III: 15 |
| Playoff record | NCAA D-III: 22–11 |
| Conference titles | 1IIAC (1934) 1ICC (1949) 20CCIW (1966, 1968, 1975, 1981–1988, 1990–1991, 1993–1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005–2006) |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Website | athletics.augustana.edu |
TheAugustana Vikings football team representsAugustana College incollege football at theNCAA Division III level. The Vikings are members of theCollege 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 inRock Island, Illinois.[2]
The team's head coach isSteve Bell, who took over the position for the 2015 season.[3]
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to theCollege Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overallwinning percentage[A 4] | ||||
| No. | Coach | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. W. Cook | 1893 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | No coach | 1894, 1901 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Paul Coldren | 1902–1904 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.563 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Ted Davenport | 1917 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Leo Liitt | 1918 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Art Swedberg | 1919–1922 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0.518 | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Wally Swanson | 1923–1924 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Carl Peterson | 1925–1927 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0.522 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0.476 |
| 9 | Harold V. Almquist | 1928–1940 | 106 | 65 | 31 | 10 | 0.660 | 47 | 20 | 7 | 0.682 |
| 10 | John Briley | 1941–1942, 1946 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.500 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 11 | Lee. C Brissman | 1945 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Butch Stolfa | 1947–1949 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0.646 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0.700 |
| 13 | Ollie Olson | 1950 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 |
| 14 | Vincent Lundeen | 1951–1958 | 65 | 23 | 41 | 1 | 0.362 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0.354 |
| 15 | Ray B. Leoschner | 1959–1963 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 0.591 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0.500 |
| 16 | Ralph Starenko | 1964–1968 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0.663 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0.710 |
| 17 | Ben Newcomb | 1969–1978 | 90 | 55 | 34 | 1 | 0.617 | 48 | 30 | 1 | 0.614 |
| 18 | Bob Reade | 1979–1994 | 169 | 146 | 23 | 1 | 0.862 | 112 | 12 | 0 | 0.903 |
| 19 | Tom Schmulbach | 1995–1999 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0.723 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0.743 |
| 20 | Jim Barnes[7] | 2000–2010 | 113 | 79 | 34 | 0 | 0.699 | 56 | 21 | 0 | 0.727 |
| 21 | Rob Cushman[8] | 2011–2014 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0.425 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0.464 |
| 22 | Steve Bell[9] | 2015–present | 94 | 41 | 53 | 0 | 0.436 | 33 | 47 | 0 | 0.413 |
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
