2011 Football Media Guide
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2011 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 - AUGUSTANA VIKINGS FOOTBALL Augustana College | Rock Island, Illinois Founded 1860 Enrollment 2,500 President Steven Bahls Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Craig VanSandt, Professor of Business Administration Athletic Director Mike Zapolski Head Coach Rob Cushman Assistant Coaches Zac Conners - Offensive Coordinator, Jeff Lindmark - Special Teams Coordinator, Wide Receiver Coach; Tom Schmulbach - Offensive Line; Kyle Reade - Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs; Justin Rich - Co-Defensive Coordinator, Outside Linebackers, Mike Brewers - Assistant Offensive Line; Dick Blair - Tight Ends, Up Backs; Aaron Call - Linebackers; Jim Sanders - Running Backs; Eric Meyer - Linebackers, Dick Skillett - Kickers. Student Assistants Maxx Parcell - Defensive Line; Andrew Schweitzer - Defensive Backs. Sports Information Director Dave Wrath S.I.D. Office Phone (309) 794-7265 S.I.D. Cell Phone (309) 737-5306 The following mission statement guides Augustana’s liberal arts curricu- S.I.D. FAX Number (309) 794-7525 lum and student programs. Head Athletic Trainer Rochel Rittgers Assistant Athletic Trainers Denise Yoder & Anna Smith Augustana College, rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and a Training Room Phone (309) 794-7518 Lutheran expression of the Christian faith, is committed to offering a Conference College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit and body CCIW Teams Augustana; Carthage; Elmhurst; Illinois Wesleyan; Millikin; necessary for a rewarding life of leadership and service in a diverse and North Central; North Park; Wheaton changing world. National Affiliation NCAA Division III Team Name/Colors Vikings/Blue & Gold These goals and ideals also are reflected in the mission statement of the Stadium Ericson Field (3,500) athletic department: Ericson Field Press Box Phone (309) 794-7437 Athletic Department Phone (309) 794-7521 The Department of Athletics offers all Augustana College students an Admissions Department (309) 794-7341 opportunity toward the development of the total person. Working in a Toll Free Number 1-800-798-8100; (local) 794-7000 cooperative and active learning environment and dedicated to impart- Web Site Address www.augustana.edu ing a lifelong awareness of health and wellness our department assists students in the acquisition of dynamic skills knowledge and fitness. About Augustana College Known for its balance of liberal arts with focus in a major field, collabora- We value dignity, respect, diversity, accountability, communication and tive research opportunities, competitive athletic teams and award-winning teamwork: and challenge each participant to achieve a sense of self student activities programs, Augustana College is a selective independent confidence, pride, team unity, success, and cohesiveness through com- college of the liberal arts and sciences related to the Evangelical Lutheran petitive sport. Our programs support the mission of Augustana College Church in America. The college enrolls approximately 2,500 men and by cultivating the individual in all facets of life within and without the women of diverse ethnic, religious and social backgrounds, from across competitive arena. the United States and around the world. Where to find Augustana Sports News Augustana’s athletic teams have won more championships than any other Information on the Augustana College athletic department is easy to find. school in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. The Vikings own Augustana Sports Information Director Dave Wrath maintains the sched- a total of 175 total team championships (137 men and 38 women) since ules and press releases on the college’s athletic department web page. It the league began in 1946-47. Augustana is currently sixth in the nation can be accessed at www.augustana.edu. Also, you may e-mail Dave Wrath in number of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) at [email protected]. The office phone number for sports infor- Academic All-Americans produced in all sports with 135 as of June, 2011. mation is (309) 794-7265. During the 1990’s the Vikings finished third, trailing only Nebraska and M.I.T. The 2011 Augustana football media guide is presented as a service to all news media and friends of Augustana. The media guides are written and Home to a Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society chapter since 1949, edited by Augustana Sports Information Director Dave Wrath. Photos in Augustana grants baccalaureate degrees in more than 60 areas of study. the media guide were taken by either Steve Woltmann or Brandon Gittel- Along with a competitive athletic environment, student-athletes can join man. Additional stories and pictures will be furnished upon request. one or several of the school’s 150 student organizations or take advan- tage of Augustana’s wide variety of opportunities for international study. Augustana has a student-faculty ratio of 11:1, and nearly 90 percent of the faculty hold the Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field. THE VIKINGS 2011 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 2011 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS SCHEDULE Augustana College General Facts - IFC SERIES SERIES Table of Contents - 1 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME BEGAN RECORD Head Coach Rob Cushman - 2 Sept. 1 Dubuque HOME 7 p.m. 1931 2-0 Sept. 10 Central of Iowa Pella, Iowa 1 p.m. 1930 4-5 Conners, Assistant Coach Zac - 3 Sept. 17 Adrian HOME Noon 1983 5-0 Reade, Assistant Coach Kyle - 3 Oct. 1 *Millikin HOME 6 p.m. 1920 40-30-1 Rich, Assistant Coach Justin - 3 Oct. 8 *North Central Naperville, Ill. 7 p.m. 1923 57-23-1 Schmulbach, Assistant Coach Tom - 3 Oct. 15 *Carthage HOME 6 p.m. 1928 61-14-5 Lindmark, Assistant Coach Jeff - 3 Oct. 22 *North Park HOME 1 p.m. 1962 47-2 Sanders, Assistant Coach Jim - 3 Oct. 29 *Wheaton Wheaton, Ill. 1 p.m. 1924 29-24-2 Nov. 6 *Elmhurst HOME 1 p.m. 1947 51-4-1 Blair, Assistant Coach Dick - 3 Nov. 14 *Illinois Wesleyan Bloomington, Ill. 1 p.m. 1917 35-40-1 Brewers, Assistant Coach Mike - 3 * - Denotes College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin game. Call, Assistant Coach Aaron - 4 Reade, Recruiting Coordinator Mark - 4 2010 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS RESULTS Meyer, Assitant Coach Eric - 4 Skillett, Assistant Coach Dick - 4 DATE OPPONENTS/RESULT SITE Mago, Student Assistant Johnny - 4 09/03/10 Augustana 28, Greenville 7 Edwardsville, Ill. 09/11/10 Central of Iowa 28, Augustana 23 Rock Island, Ill. Preseason Outlook - 5 09/18/10 Augustana 21, Adrian College 7 Adrian, Mich. Letterwinner Profiles - 6-12 10/02/10 Augustana 28, Millikin 24 Decatur, Ill. (Abbey - Fitzwater) - 6 10/09/10 North Central 34, Augustana 14 Rock Island, Ill. (Franzen - Hembrey) - 7 10/16/10 Augustana 43, Carthage 16 Kenosha, Wis. (Hess - King) - 8 10/23/10 Augustana 21, North Park 0 Chicago, Ill. 10/30/10 Wheaton 20, Augustana 14 Rock Island, Ill. (Krantz - McGilliard) - 9 11/06/10 Elmhurst 35, Augustana 21 Elmhurst, Ill. (Mulholland - Resner) - 10 11/13/10 Augustana 20, Illinois Wesleyan 17 Rock Island, Ill. (Rivers - Weber) - 11 (Welch - Wingo) - 12 * - Denotes College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin game. Game Totals, Offensive & Defensive for 2010 - 12 Statistical Highs - 13 WELCOME TO MEDIA: Augustana College head football coach Rob Cushman will be 2011 Roster - 14 available for interviews during the week…He will grant interviews during the mornings 2011 Opponents - 15-17 or prior to practice….Please make all requests through Sports Information Director 2010 Final Augustana Statistics - 18-20 Dave Wrath (309) 794-7265 - office...(309) 737-5306 - cell...Wrath’s e-mail address is Stagg Bowl Years Reviewed - 21-25 [email protected]. Playoff Years Reviewed - 26-28 GAME COVERAGE: Anyone interested in covering the Vikings is welcome at Ericson Augustana All-Americans - 29 Field…Press box space is limited so please make sure you call in advance. Augustana Academic All-Americans - 29 Network Television Appearances - 29 WEEKLY RELEASES: The Augustana College sports information office writes a Augustana All-Conference Selections - 30 weekly release on the Vikings football team…It can be mailed, faxed or e-mailed to CCIW MVP’s - 30 media outlets or picked up on the Augustana web site…Call Dave Wrath to be placed CCIW Team Champions - 31 on the weekly list. All-Time CCIW Standings - 31 All-Time CCIW Coaching Records - 31 WEB SITE: The Augustana web site is www.augustana.edu . Game stories will be Active CCIW Coaching Records - 31 placed on the football home page under press releases as soon as possible after each 2010 CCIW Standings & Statistics - 32-33 game. In addition, statistics - each game and cumulative - will be uploaded as soon 2010 CCIW All-Conference Selections - 33 as they are compiled. 2010 Review - 34 2010 Game by Game - 35-44 CCIW WEB SITE: The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin has a web site Augustana School Records - 45 at www.cciw.org . Check it out for latest statistics and standings on all the league Augustana NCAA Playoff Records - 46 teams. Career Top Ten List - 47 Single Season Top Ten List - 47 E-MAIL: Dave Wrath can be reached via e-mail…His address is davewrath@augus- All-Time Letterwinners - 48-52 Year by Year Records - 53 . tana.edu 150 Yard Single Game Rushers - 53 Year by Year Scores - 54-56 WEB SITES FOR CCIW SCHOOLS: Bob Reade - 57 Augustana - www.augustana.edu Series Records with 2011 Opponents - 58-60 Carthage - www.carthage.edu Elmhurst - www.elmhurst.edu Ericson Field - 61 Illinois Wesleyan - www.iwu.edu Series Records All Time - 62 Millikin - www.millikin.edu CCIW Records since 1980 - 63 North Central - www.noctrl.edu All-Time Consecutive Winning Seasons List 63 North Park - www.northpark.edu Augustana Coaching Records - 63 Wheaton - www.wheaton.edu Augustana Advantage - 64 2011 Schedule - BC WEB SITES FOR NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: Dubuque - www.dbq.edu Central of Iowa - www.central.edu Adrian - www.adrian.edu 3 - AUGUSTANA VIKINGS FOOTBALL HEAD COACH ROB CUSHMAN Rob Cushman Head Coaching Record Rob Cushman was defensive coordina- Year School W L Pct.