| Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1920; 105 years ago (1920) |
| Athletic director | Josh Morton |
| Head coach | Jerry Olszewski 11th season, 82–45 (.646) |
| Stadium | Kirkeby–Over Stadium (capacity: 6,500) |
| Year built | 2009 |
| Location | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| NCAA division | Division II |
| Conference | NSIC |
| All-time record | 459–497–15 (.480) |
| Bowl record | 1–1 (.500) |
| Playoff appearances | |
| NCAA D-II: 8 | |
| Conference titles | |
| 8SDIC (1932–1937, 1939, 1941) 2NCC (1942, 1959) 2NSIC (2023, 2024) | |
| Conference division titles | |
| 2NSIC South Division (2010, 2021) | |
| Rivalries | Sioux Falls[1] |
| Colors | Navy and gold[2] |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Website | goaugie.com |
TheAugustana Vikings football team representsAugustana University incollege football at theNCAA Division II level. The Vikings are members of theNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), fielding its team in the NSIC since 2008. The Vikings play their home games atKirkeby–Over Stadium inSioux Falls, South Dakota.[3][4]
The team's head coach isJerry Olszewski, who took over the position for the 2013 season.[5]
| 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. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorgen A. Johnson | 1920–1921 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Carl Anderson | 1922–1924 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0.587 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0.618 |
| 3 | Martin Cole | 1925–1926 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.286 |
| 4 | H. Paul Dee | 1927–1930 | 31 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0.371 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0.526 |
| 5 | Leonard A. Olson | 1931–1942 | 96 | 74 | 21 | 1 | 0.776 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0.894 |
| 6 | Harry Lackey | 1945 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7 | Leonard A. Olson | 1946 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.071 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 8 | Bob Fitch | 1947 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 |
| 9 | Jerry Thompson | 1948–1950 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0.269 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0.222 |
| 10 | Linn Wells | 1951–1952 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0.176 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.091 |
| 11 | Vic Pederson | 1953 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.111 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 12 | Pinky Falgren | 1954–1955 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0.222 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0.125 |
| 13 | Bob Burns | 1956–1961 | 50 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 0.580 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0.700 |
| 14 | Jim Malmquist | 1962–1968 | 63 | 21 | 41 | 1 | 0.341 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0.274 |
| 15 | Ralph Starenko | 1969–1976 | 79 | 31 | 46 | 2 | 0.405 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 0.317 |
| 16 | Joel Swisher | 1977–1980 | 39 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 0.449 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0.385 |
| 17 | Lyle Eidsness | 1981–1984 | 43 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0.302 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0.250 |
| 18 | Jim Heinitz[9] | 1985–1992, 1996–2004 | 185 | 79 | 105 | 1 | 0.430 | 51 | 93 | 1 | 0.355 |
| 19 | Denny Moller | 1993–1995 | 31 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0.371 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0.903 |
| 20 | Brad Salem[10] | 2005–2009 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 0.544 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 21 | Mike Aldrich[11] | 2010–2012 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0.629 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0.645 |
| 22 | Jerry Olszewski[12] | 2013–present | 115 | 82 | 45 | 0 | 0.646 | 80 | 39 | 0 | 0.672 |
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Augustana Vikings | ||||||||||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | Jorgen A. Johnson | NCAA | — | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1921 | 1921 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | Carl Anderson | SDIC | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | 1923 | 4 | 3 | 1 | T–5th | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1924 | 1924 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1925 | 1925 | Martin Cole | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1926 | 1926 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1927 | 1927 | H. Paul Dee | 2 | 4 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1928 | 1928 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1931 | 1931 | Leonard A. Olson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1932 | 1932 | 6 | 1 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference co-champion | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 5 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference co-champion | — | ||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 7 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference co-champion | — | ||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 8 | 1 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference co-champion | — | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference champion | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5th | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 7 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 3 | 0 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1942 | 1942 | NCC | 8 | 0 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference co-champion | — | |||
| No team from 1943 to 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 1945 | Harry Lackey | NCAA | — | NCC | 1 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1946 | 1946 | Leonard A. Olson | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1947 | 1947 | Bob Fitch | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | Jerry Thompson | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1949 | 1949 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1951 | 1951 | Linn Wells | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1952 | 1952 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1953 | 1953 | Vic Pederson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1954 | 1954 | Pinky Falgren | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7th | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1955 | 1955 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | Bob Burns | College Division | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | 1957 | 0 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 5 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1st | 4 | 1 | 1 | Conference champion | — | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 5 | 3 | 1 | T–3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | Jim Malmquist | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 6 | 1 | T–5th | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | Ralph Starenko | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1970 | 1970 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division II | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5th | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | Joel Swisher | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1978 | 1978 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | Lyle Eidsness | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1982 | 1982 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10th | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | Jim Heinitz | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1986 | 1986 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 8 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 3 | 0 | LNCAA Division II First Round | 18 | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 8 | 3 | 1 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 1 | LNCAA Division II First Round | 11 | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | Denny Moller | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8th | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | Jim Heinitz | 3 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | Brad Salem | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2006 | 2006 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | NSIC | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3rd(South) | 7 | 3 | 0 | WMineral Water | — | |||
| 2009 | 2009 | 8 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd(South) | 7 | 3 | 0 | LMineral Water | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | Mike Aldrich | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1st(South) | 9 | 1 | 0 | LNCAA Division II Quarterfinal | 6 | |||
| 2011 | 2011 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4th(South) | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5th(South) | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | Jerry Olszewski | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7th(South) | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4th(South) | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 9 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd(South) | 9 | 2 | 0 | LNCAA Division II First Round | 24 | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd(South) | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6th(South) | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd(South) | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2nd(South) | 9 | 2 | 0 | LNCAA Division II First Round | — | ||||
| No team in 2020 due toCOVID-19. | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Jerry Olszewski | NCAA | Division II | NSIC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1st(South) | 9 | 2 | 0 | LNCAA Division II First Round | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5th(South) | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | LNCAA Division II Second Round | 13 | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 2 | 0 | LNCAA Division II First Round | 25 | ||||