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2017 MEDIA GUIDE FOOTBALL gustavus adolphus college ABOUT GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE For over 150 years, Gustavus Adolphus College has been educating tomorrow’s leaders to reason and act responsibly through its educational quality, accessible facilities, spiritual identity, and economic value. Quality is a word that finds its way into many colleges’ vocabularies. At Gustavus, quality is evident in its students, faculty, facilities, and programs, leading to recognition by a host of impartial critics. Forbes.com ranked Gustavus among the top 100 institutions in the country in its college report based upon several factors, including the average amount of student debt and the four-year graduation rate. The College is also included in other national guides and rankings, for example the Fiske Guide, U.S. News & World Report’s Best College Guide, and the Princeton Review, which in addition has ranked the Gustavus Dining Service among the best in the nation in each of the past two years. Gustavus students typically rank in the top third of their high school graduating class, and over 37 percent rank in the upper 10 percent of their class. Continuing their achievement at Gustavus, students find a challenging academic atmosphere where professors—98 percent of tenured faculty members have earned the highest degree in KING GUSTAV II ADOLF: THE their field—teach all classes (there are no graduate assistants) and serve as academic advisers. Collaborative learning is the norm, with exceptionally NAMESAKE OF GUSTAVUS motivated students invited to conduct research independently or with a ADOLPHUS COLLEGE professor. Top quality facilities complement educational quality. The National Review Founded in 1862 by Swedish College Guide declares the two Gustavus science facilities to be “the envy of immigrants, Gustavus Adolphus other small schools in its class,” while Schaefer Fine Arts Center houses the College bears the name of the Anderson Theatre, acoustically perfect Björling Recital Hall, Kresge Dance famous Swedish king Gustav II Adolf Studio, a MIDI computerized composition lab, and plenty of practice rooms. (1594–1632). Known as the “Warrior The Bernadotte Library provides ample study space and access to literally King,” Gustav ascended the throne millions of volumes through its holdings, the MnPALS system, and LEXIS- at the tender age of seventeen and NEXIS. Computer facilities are vital no matter what a student’s major, and reigned from 1611 to 1632. In that Gustavus provides direct network access from more than 400 public-access short time span, he became more terminals, with all individual student residential rooms hardwired for full popular and powerful than any Ethernet connectivity. Swedish monarch before him. King Founded by Swedish Lutheran immigrants, Gustavus has maintained its Gustav was known as a friend of sense of spiritual identity through a daily service held in Christ Chapel (which the people and a strong proponent many students choose to attend) and a one-course religion component of education. He died in battle at built into the liberal arts core academic requirements. A Gustavus education Lutzen, Germany, as he challenges students to examine, develop, and strengthen their own spiritual led his troops in the and moral values, which for many students translates directly into service to Thirty Years War, others. fighting for his A number of factors combine to make Gustavus an outstanding economic faith and securing value. Most importantly, Gustavus students graduate on time, with a four- the future of year graduation rate of more than four times the national average. Moreover, Protestantism. Gustavus offers comprehensive financial assistance programs, including merit- based and need-based grants and scholarships. 1 Gustavus Adolphus College | 2017 Football Press Guide 2017 GUSTIE FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS CONTENTS GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE About Gustavus Adolphus ......................1 Founded: 1862 Quick Facts ...................................................2 Location: St. Peter, Minnesota Coaching Staff........................................3–5 Address: 800 West College Ave. 2017 Season Preview ........................... 6–7 St. Peter, MN 56082 Opponent Information .......................8–12 Enrollment: 2,400 Rosters ...................................................13–14 Nickname: Golden Gusties Returning Letterwinners ................15–20 School Colors: Black and Gold 2016 Statistics .................................... 21–22 Home Field: Hollingsworth Field 2016 MIAC Statistics ....................... 23–25 Surface: Field Turf All-Time Statistics Leaders ........... 26–27 Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAC) President: Rebecca M. Bergman Rushing Game .......................................... 28 Athletic Director: Tom Brown Passing Game ....................................29-30 AD Office Phone: 507-933-7005 Receiving Game ..................................31-32 Sports Information All-Time Coaching & Captains ............ 33 Director: CJ Siewert Gustie Greats .....................................34–35 SID Office Phone: 507-933-7647 All-Americans & Title Seasons ...........36 Website: gustavus.edu/athletics/fb/ Year-by-Year Records ............................ 37 Game-by-Game Records ............... 38-43 GUSTIE FOOTBALL Composite Schedule ..............................44 Head Coach: Peter Haugen Gustavus Record: 37-43 (Ninth Season) Alma Mater/Year: Bethel University/1991 Phone: 507-933-7660 E-Mail: [email protected] Press Box Phone: 507-933-7404 Assistant Coaches: Charlie Cosgrove, Co-Offensive Coord. Carlin Shoemaker, Co-Offensive Coord. Lucas Kleinschrodt, Co-Defensive Coord. Carlton Littlejohn, Co-Defensive Coord. 800 West College Avenue Zach Vine, Defensive Line St. Peter, MN 56082 Christian White, Kickers 507-933-8000 | gustavus.edu Equipment Manager: Jed Friedrich 2016 Record: 5-5 Overall, 3-5 MIAC Sports Information Director All-Time Record: 491-351-21 CJ Siewert First Year of Football: 1902 507-933-7647 | [email protected] Last NCAA Tournament: NCAA 1st Round, 1987 Letterwinners returning: Total: 34 Assistant Sports Information Director Letterwinners lost: Total: 20 Trent Jackson Starters Returning: 14 – Offense: 5 - Defense: 9 507-933-8411 | [email protected] Starters Lost: 10 – Offense: 6 - Defense: 4 Gustavus Adolphus College | 2017 Football Press Guide 2 2017 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH PETER HAUGEN Peter Haugen, a native participation from 35 players in 1994 to 110 players in 2008. He of Minneapolis and a 1991 also implemented academic monitoring and meal programs for graduate of Bethel University, student-athletes as well as creating and directing the highly is in his seventh year as head successful Washburn Athletic Leadership Academy. He has football coach at Gustavus also served as the chair of the Minneapolis Football Conference Adolphus College. and he is an active clinician working at many local and regional clinics including the NIKE Coach of the Year clinic. Haugen was Last season, the also a member of the Metro coaching staff for the Minnesota Gustavus football team All-Star game in 1998. He started his coaching career at his alma posted a 5-5 overall record mater, serving as the offensive line coach during the 1992 and with a MIAC mark of 3-5. The 1993 seasons. Golden Gusties started the season winning their first A three-sport standout at Bethel, Haugen was a starting three games and averaged tight end on the football team, a starting goaltender on the 36 points per game during hockey team, and a starting catcher on the baseball team in the first four games. Twice the late ’80s and early ’90s. In his senior year, he earned all- the Gustie defense disallowed conference honors in football, and was selected Most Valuable their opponent’s offense to Player of the hockey team. exceed double-digit points, Haugen became the 17th head coach in the 98-year history defeating Westminster of Gustavus football. The Golden Gusties have a long and storied College 35-6 and St. Olaf football tradition that includes 22 MIAC titles. The program ranks College 23-3. in the top-50 all-time in Division III (out of 235 institutions) with In the MIAC’s 2016 post-season honors, first team all- a 58.0 winning percentage (479–343–21). The Gusties will soon conference recipients included offensive lineman Joe Theiler (Sr., join an elite group of 40 NCAA Division III institutions whose Maple Grove, Minn.) and linebacker Casey Decker (Jr., Mapleton, football teams have won 500 games. Minn.). Second team members included running back Luke Along with great teams, Gustavus has also been blessed Martinez (Sr., Lenexa, Kan.), wide receiver Hunter Johnson (Jr., with many outstanding individual players, which includes 30 Cannon Falls, Minn.), offensive lineman Ryan Landherr (Sr., Prior players who have received All-America honors, 13 who have Lake, Minn.), defensive lineman Chris Nelson (Jr., New London, received CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, and five who Minn.), inside linebacker Jordan Kahlow (So., Le Sueur, Minn.), have received NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. Most recently, and kicker Brendan Boche (Jr., Lakeville, Minn.). In addition, wide receiver Matt Boyce ’16 was named to the D3football.com linebackers Matt Berkner (So., Sleepy Eye, Minn.) and Leeland All-America Team. Lauti (Jr., Ewa Beach, Hawaii), running back Karim Ortiz (Jr., Cancu, Mexico), and defensive lineman Iker Ortiz-Hidalgo (Sr., Peter, and his wife, Brenda live in St. Peter with their three Cancun, Mexico) earned honorable