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VIKING FOOTBALL October 25, 2007 GAME 10: Augustana (3-6, 1-5 NCC) at Central Washington (6-1, 4-1 NCC) October 27, 2007 * 1 p.m. PDT * Ellensburg, Wash. * Tomlinson Stadium 2007 Augustana Vikings Football Schedule Date Opponent Time (Local Time) Aug. 25 at Mary W, 26-19 Sept. 1 Concordia-St. Paul L, 20-19 (Shrine Game) Sept. 8 at Northern State W, 37-16 Augustana Vikings Cent. Washington Wildcats Sept. 15 at Minnesota State* L, 26-16 3-6, 1-5 NCC 6-1, 4-1 NCC Sept. 22 Nebraska-Omaha* L, 36-23 THIS WEEK: Augustana (3-6, 1-5 NCC) goes on the road this week for the final time this (Family Fun Night) season. The Vikings make their longest trek of the year when they travel to Ellensburg, Sept. 29 at North Dakota* L, 37-0 Wash., to take on No. 17 Central Washington Saturday, October 27. Kickoff is slated for Oct. 6 Minnesota Duluth* L, 34-7 1 p.m. (PDT) at Tomlinson Stadium. (Viking Days) Augustana is 3-2 on the road this season, including a 44-18 win at St. Cloud in its last road game. Central Washington, meanwhile, has won 5 straight games and is 3-0 at Tom- Oct. 13 at St. Cloud State* W, 44-18 linson Stadium this year. Oct. 20 South Dakota* L, 38-17 (Sanford Sports Football Classic) THE SERIES: Saturday will be the second time Augustana and Central Washington Oct. 27 at Central Washington* 1 p.m. will meet on the gridiron. The series began last year when Central Washington joined Nov. 3 Western Washington* Noon the NCC as an affilliate member in football. The Wildcats won last year’s matchup, (Fan Appreciation Day) claiming a 34-28 victory in Sioux Falls. Home Games in Bold RADIO: All Viking football games can be heard on KXRB Radio (AM-1000). The game Home Games Played at Howard Wood Field can also be heard on the internet at: www.kxrb.com. Veteran broadcaster Jeff * - Denotes North Central Conference Games Fylling will call all of the action, while John Schultz, a former All-NCC quarterback with the Vikings, provides color commentary. The broadcast begins with a pre-game 2006 Augustana Vikings show 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Football Results LIVE STATS: Central Washington will be providing live stats for this weekend’s game Date Opponent Score on the CWU athletics web site. Fans wanting to follow the action can go to the follow- Aug. 31 Northern State W, 27-17 ing link: http://www.cwu.edu/~sports/livestats/football/xlive.htm. Sept. 9 at Concordia-St. Paul W, 35-16 Sept. 16 Minnesota State-Mankato W, 21-16 UP NEXT: Augustana wraps up the 2007 season next week when the Vikings return Sept. 23 at Nebraska-Omaha* L, 59-28 home to entertain the Western Washington University Vikings. Kickoff is scheduled for Noon on Saturday, November 3, at Howard Wood Field. Sept. 30 North Dakota* L, 24-21 OT Oct. 7 at Minnesota-Duluth* W, 35-7 AUGUSTANA SPORTSCENE: Augustana Sportscene is in its fourth season on UTV Oct. 14 St. Cloud State* W, 27-23 cable channel 10 in Sioux Falls. The 30-minute weekly television show airs from noon- Oct. 21 at South Dakota* L, 38-14 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Augustana Sportscene will be hosted by Viking director of Oct. 28 Central Washington* L, 28-34 athletics Bill Gross. Nov. 4 at Western Washington* L, 10-6 Nov. 11 at Central Arkansas L, 37-13 Home Games in Bold * - Denotes North Central Conference Games Follow Augustana Athletics on the Web at: Augustana College Sports Information Football SID: Kevin Ludwig SID Home Phone: 605-332-3234 www.GoAugie.com SID Office Phone: 605-274-4335 SID E-Mail: [email protected] SID Cell Phone: 605-376-1333 Press Box Phone: 605-367-7610 2007 Augustana Football Augustana vs. Central Washington - Page 2 North Central Conference Augustana Head Coach Brad Salem Brad Salem was named the 20th head football coach in 2007 Football Standings Augustana College history on December 3, 2004. School NCC Overall In just his first season, Salem led the Vikings to a 6-5 Nebraska-Omaha..........5 ........0............7 ........0 record, which is the second-best record by a rookie head Central Washington.......4 ........1............6 ........1 coach at Augie. Only Joel Swisher’s 7-4 in 1977 was better. North Dakota.................4 ........1............6 ........1 He currently has a 14-17 career record. South Dakota ................4 ........1............5 ........3 Salem was named the Vikings' head coach after spending Minnesota State ............2 ........3............4 ........4 one season as the team's offensive coordinator. He was pro- Minnesota Duluth ..........2 ........4............3 ........5 moted to offensive coordinator following the 2003 season. In St. Cloud State..............1 ........4............4 ........4 2003, Salem returned to Augustana after a 10-year hiatus to Augustana ...................1 ........5............3 ........6 serve as the Vikings’ quarterbacks coach. Western Washington.....1 ........5............2 ........5 Prior to returning to Augustana in 2003, Salem spent a decade coaching in the high school and college ranks. He served as recruiting coor- dinator and passing coordinator for three seasons at the University of South Dakota. This Week’s Games – All Times are Local Before USD, Salem was the offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Saturday, Oct. 27 Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) where he coached quarterbacks, wide receivers and Augustana at Central Washington, 1 p.m. running backs. In 1996, Salem was the defensive coordinator at Lansing (Mich.) North Dakota at Minnesota Duluth, 1 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha at St. Cloud State, 1 p.m. Everett High School. From 1994-96, Salem served as the offensive graduate assistant Western Oregon at Western Washington, 1 p.m. at Michigan State University where he worked with the quarterbacks and wide re- Minnesota State at South Dakota, 2 p.m. ceivers under George Perles and Nick Saban. Salem's first coaching experience came in 1993 when he was the offensive coordinator for Robinson Sphinx of the Eu- Last Week’s Games ropean Professional Football League in Paris, France. Salem later came back to Au- Saturday, October 20 gustana in 1993 where he coached the defensive backs as a student assistant. South Dakota 38, Augustana 17 Salem played quarterback and wide receiver for Coach Jim Heinitz at Augustana Nebraska-Omaha 42, Minnesota Duluth 17 from 1990-92 and was a quarterback at Northern Arizona University from 1988-90. St. Cloud State 27, Minnesota State 13 Salem earned his master's degree in 1996 from Michigan State University in ath- Central Washington 24, Western Washington 7 letic administration and his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Augustana in 1992. Salem’s love of football coaching is shared with his family: his father, Joe Salem, North Central Conference is the former head coach at the University of South Dakota, Northern Arizona Univer- 2007 Preseason Coaches Poll sity and the University of Minnesota, his older brother Tim is currently offensive coor- dinator at the University of Central Florida and twin brother Brent is offensive School 1st Total Pts. coordinator at O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls. North Dakota ....................5 ..................74 South Dakota....................1 ..................71 Nebraska-Omaha .............3 ..................70 The Brad Salem File Minnesota-Duluth .............0 ..................48 Age: 37 (March 18, 1970) Central Washington ..........0 ..................40 Hometown: Sioux Falls, S.D. St. Cloud State .................0 ..................31 High School: O’Gorman High School – 1988 Augustana ........................0 ..................28 Playing Career: Minnesota State................0 ..................26 1988-89: Quarterback – Northern Arizona University Western Washington ........0 ..................17 1990-92: Quarterback/Wide Receiver – Augustana College Bachelor’s Degree: Augustana College, 1992, Mathematics North Central Conference Master’s Degree: Michigan State University, 1996, Athletic Administration Family: wife Christina; sons Elijah and Jeremiah 2007 Preseason Media Poll Coaching History: School 1st Total Pts. Spring 1993: Offensive Coordinator – Robinson Sphinx North Dakota ...................10 ................149 Fall 1993: Student Assistant – Augustana College Nebraska-Omaha .............5 .................141 1994-96: Graduate Assistant – Michigan State University South Dakota....................2 .................129 1996: Defensive Coordinator – Lansing (Mich.) Everett High School Central Washington ..........0 .................100 1997-98: Offensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator – Luther College Minnesota-Duluth .............0 ..................93 1999-01: Recruiting Coord./Passing Coord. – University of South Dakota Augustana ........................0 ..................59 2002: Quarterbacks Coach – O’Gorman High School St. Cloud State .................0 ..................57 2003: Quarterbacks Coach – Augustana College Minnesota State................0 ..................49 2004: Offensive Coordinator – Augustana College Western Washington ........0 ..................33 Present: Head Coach – Augustana College (14-17 record) ASSISTANT COACHES: Rounding out the 2007 Viking coaching staff are: Mike Aldrich (Defensive Coordinator / Secondary), Steve Olinger (Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs), Don Pierson (Special Teams Coordinator / Recruiting Coordinatory / Defensive Line), Joe Evenson (Recruiting Coordinator / Running Backs), John Semchenko (Tight Ends), Mark Blackburn (Safeties), Brady Walz (Wide Receivers), Pat Baker (Defensive Backs / Linebackers), Joe Salem (Quarterbacks), Brett Cham- bers (Linebackers) and