2012FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 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–Quarterbacks; Jeff Lindmark–Special Teams Coordinator, Wide Receivers; Dick Blair–Tight Ends; Aaron Call– Defensive Line; Dick Skillett–Kickers; Anthony Scott–Offensive Line; Tom Casey–Defensive Coordinator; Garrett Riley–Running Backs; Drew Hawken–Linebackers; Rob Erwin–Defensive Backs. Sports Information Director Dave Wrath S.I.D. Office Phone (309) 794-7265 S.I.D. Cell Phone (309) 737-5306 S.I.D. FAX Number (309) 794-7525 Head Athletic Trainer Rochel Rittgers Assistant Athletic Trainers Denise Yoder & Anna Smith Training Room Phone (309) 794-7518 The following mission statement guides Augustana’s liberal arts curricu- Conference College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin lum and student programs. CCIW Teams Augustana; Carthage; Elmhurst; Illinois Wesleyan; Millikin; North Central; North Park; Wheaton Augustana College, rooted in the liberal arts and sciences and a National Affiliation NCAA Division III Lutheran expression of the Christian faith, is committed to offering a Team Name/Colors Vikings/Blue & Gold challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit and body Stadium Ericson Field (3,500) necessary for a rewarding life of leadership and service in a diverse and Ericson Field Press Box Phone (309) 794-7437 changing world. Athletic Department Phone (309) 794-7521 Admissions Department (309) 794-7341 These goals and ideals also are reflected in the mission statement of the Toll Free Number 1-800-798-8100 athletic department: Web Site Address www.augustana.edu The Department of Athletics offers all Augustana College students an About Augustana College opportunity toward the development of the total person. Working in a Known for its balance of liberal arts with focus in a major field, collabora- cooperative and active learning environment and dedicated to imparting tive research opportunities, competitive athletic teams and award-winning a lifelong awareness of health and wellness our department assists student activities programs, Augustana College is a selective independent students in the acquisition of dynamic skills knowledge and fitness. college of the liberal arts and sciences related to the Evangelical Luther- an Church in America. The college enrolls approximately 2,500 men and We value dignity, respect, diversity, accountability, communication and women of diverse ethnic, religious and social backgrounds, from across teamwork: and challenge each participant to achieve a sense of self the United States and around the world. confidence, pride, team unity, success, and cohesiveness through com- petitive sport. Our programs support the mission of Augustana College Augustana’s athletic teams have won more championships than any other by cultivating the individual in all facets of life within and without the school in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. The Vikings own competitive arena. a total of 175 total team championships (137 men and 38 women) since the league began in 1946-47. Augustana is currently sixth in the nation Where to find Augustana Sports News in number of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Information on the Augustana College athletic department is easy to find. Academic All-Americans produced in all sports with 135 as of June, 2011. Augustana Sports Information Director Dave Wrath maintains the sched- During the 1990’s the Vikings finished third, trailing only Nebraska and ules and press releases on the college’s athletic department web page. It M.I.T. can be accessed at www.augustana.edu. Also, you may e-mail Dave Wrath at [email protected]. The office phone number for sports infor- Home to a Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society chapter since 1949, mation is (309) 794-7265. Augustana grants baccalaureate degrees in more than 60 areas of study. Along with a competitive athletic environment, student-athletes can join The 2011 Augustana football media guide is presented as a service to all one or several of the school’s 150 student organizations or take advan- news media and friends of Augustana. The media guides are written and tage of Augustana’s wide variety of opportunities for international study. edited by Augustana Sports Information Director Dave Wrath. Photos in Augustana has a student-faculty ratio of 11:1, and nearly 90 percent of the the media guide were taken by either Steve Woltmann or Brandon Gittel- faculty hold the Ph.D. or the terminal degree in their field. man. Additional stories and pictures will be furnished upon request. THE VIKINGS 2012 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 2012 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 Dubuque, Iowa 6:00 p.m. 1931 2-1 Sept. 8 Central of Iowa Pella, Iowa 1:00 p.m. 1930 4-6 Casey, Assistant Coach Tom - 3 Sept. 15 Loras HOME 6:00 p.m. 1983 5-1 Conners, Assistant Coach Zac - 3 Sept. 29 *Wheaton HOME 1:00 p.m. 1924 29-25-2 Lindmark, Assistant Coach Jeff - 3 Oct. 6 *Elmhurst Elmhurst, Ill. 1:00 p.m. 1947 51-5-1 Scott, Assistant Coach Anthony - 3 Oct. 13 *Millikin HOME 1:00 p.m. 1920 40-31-1 Call, Assistant Coach Aaron - 3 Oct. 20 *North Park Chicago, Ill. 1:00 p.m. 1962 48-2 Blair, Assistant Coach Dick - 3 Oct. 27 *Carthage HOME 1:00 p.m. 1928 62-14-5 Nov. 3 *Illinois Wesleyan Bloomington, Ill. 1:00 p.m. 1917 35-41-1 Reade, Recruiting Coordinator Mark - 3 Nov. 10 *North Central HOME 1:00 p.m. 1923 57-24-1 Skillett, Assistant Coach Dick - 3 Erwin, Assistant Coach Rob - 3 * - Denotes College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin game. Riley, Assistant Coach Garrett - 4 Hawken, Assistant Coach Drew - 4 2011 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS RESULTS Preseason Outlook - 5 Letterwinner Profiles - 6-12 DATE OPPONENTS/RESULT SITE 09/01/11 Dubuque 18, Augustana 13 Rock Island, Ill. (Anderson - Draminski) - 6 09/10/11 Central College 31, Augustana 23 Pella, Iowa (Fitzwater - Hass) - 7 09/17/11 Adrian 17, Augustana 14 Rock Island, Ill. (Hembrey - Link) - 8 10/01/11 Millikin 30, Augustana 27 Rock Island, Ill. (Mago - O’Donoghue) - 9 10/08/11 North Central 24, Augustana 3 Naperville, Ill. (O’Reilly - Schimeck) - 10 10/15/11 Augustana 19, Carthage 13 Rock Island, Ill. 10/22/11 Augustana 27, North Park 24 Rock Island, Ill. (Schneeman - Weber) - 11 10/29/11 Wheaton 36, Augustana 7 Wheaton, Ill. (Welch - Wingo) - 12 11/05/11 Elmhurst 28, Augustana 27 Rock Island, Ill. Game Totals, Offensive & Defensive for 2011 - 12 11/12/11 Illinois Wesleyan 34, Augustana 12 Bloomington, Ill. Statistical Highs - 13 2012 Roster - 14 * - Denotes College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin game. 2012 Opponents - 15-17 WELCOME TO MEDIA: Augustana College head football coach Rob Cushman will be 2011 Final Augustana Statistics - 18-20 available for interviews during the week…He will grant interviews during the mornings Stagg Bowl Years Reviewed - 21-25 or prior to practice….Please make all requests through Sports Information Director Playoff Years Reviewed - 26-28 Dave Wrath (309) 794-7265 - office...(309) 737-5306 - cell...Wrath’s e-mail address is Augustana All-Americans - 29 [email protected]. Augustana Academic All-Americans - 29 Network Television Appearances - 29 GAME COVERAGE: Anyone interested in covering the Vikings is welcome at Ericson Augustana All-Conference Selections - 30 Field…Press box space is limited so please make sure you call in advance. CCIW MVP’s - 30 CCIW Team Champions - 31 WEEKLY RELEASES: The Augustana College sports information office writes a All-Time CCIW Standings - 31 weekly release on the Vikings football team…It can be mailed, faxed or e-mailed to All-Time CCIW Coaching Records - 31 media outlets or picked up on the Augustana web site…Call Dave Wrath to be placed Active CCIW Coaching Records - 31 on the weekly list. 2011 CCIW Standings & Statistics - 32-33 2011 CCIW All-Conference Selections - 33 WEB SITE: The Augustana web site is www.augustana.edu . Game stories will be 2011 Review - 34 placed on the football home page under press releases as soon as possible after each 2011 Game by Game - 35-44 game. In addition, statistics - each game and cumulative - will be uploaded as soon Augustana School Records - 45 as they are compiled. Augustana NCAA Playoff Records - 46 Career Top Ten List - 47 CCIW WEB SITE: The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin has a web site Single Season Top Ten List - 47 at www.cciw.org . Check it out for latest statistics and standings on all the league All-Time Letterwinners - 48-52 teams. Year by Year Records - 53 150 Yard Single Game Rushers - 53 E-MAIL: Dave Wrath can be reached via e-mail…His address is davewrath@augus- Year by Year Scores - 54-56 Bob Reade - 57 tana.edu. Series Records with 2012 Opponents - 58-60 WEB SITES FOR CCIW SCHOOLS: Ericson Field - 61 Augustana - www.augustana.edu Series Records All Time - 62 Carthage - www.carthage.edu CCIW Records since 1980 - 63 Elmhurst - www.elmhurst.edu All-Time Consecutive Winning Seasons List - 63 Illinois Wesleyan - www.iwu.edu Augustana Coaching Records - 63 Millikin - www.millikin.edu Augustana Advantage - 64 North Central - www.noctrl.edu 2012 Schedule - BC North Park - www.northpark.edu Wheaton - www.wheaton.edu WEB SITES FOR NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: Dubuque - www.dbq.edu Central of Iowa - www.central.edu Loras - www.loras.edu 1 - 2012 SEASON HEAD COACH ROB CUSHMAN Rob Cushman Head Coaching Record Rob Cushman wrapped up his first sea- Year School W L Pct. POST SEASON son at the helm of the Augustana pro- 1997 Eastern Oregon 4 6 .400 gram in 2011, finishing the campaign 1998 Eastern Oregon 6 4 .600 with a fifth place finish in the College 1999 Eastern Oregon 5 5 .500 Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 2000 Eastern Oregon 2 8 .200 and a 2-8 (2-5 in CCIW) record overall.