FOOTBALL 2019 MEDIA GUIDE 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 | 2019 Football Press Guide 2019 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. 2019 Season Preview ........................... 6–7 St. Peter, MN 56082 Opponent Information .......................8–12 Enrollment: 2,200 Rosters ...................................................13–14 Nickname: Golden Gusties Returning Letterwinners ................ 15–22 School Colors: Black and Gold 2018 Statistics ................................... 23-24 Home Field: Hollingsworth Field 2018 MIAC Statistics ....................... 25–27 Surface: Field Turf All-Time Statistics Leaders ...........28–29 Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic (MIAC) President: Rebecca M. Bergman Rushing Game ..........................................30 Athletic Director: Tom Brown Passing Game ......................................31-32 AD Office Phone: 507-933-7005 Receiving Game ................................ 33-34 Sports Information All-Time Coaching & Captains ..... 35-36 Director: CJ Siewert Gustie Greats ..................................... 37–38 SID Office Phone: 507-933-7647 All-Americans & Title Seasons ...........39 Website: gustavus.edu/athletics/fb/ Year-by-Year Records ......................40-41 Game-by-Game Records ...............42-48 GUSTIE FOOTBALL Composite Schedule ..............................49 Head Coach: Peter Haugen Gustavus Record: 48-52 (11th 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, Defensive Coord. Zach Vine, Defensive Line 800 West College Avenue Christian White, Kickers St. Peter, MN 56082 Brett Aamot, Assistant Coach 507-933-8000 | gustavus.edu Woody Bachman, Assistant Coach Eric Mattson, Assistant Coach Sports Information Director Kelvin Melgar, Defensive Backs CJ Siewert Maurice Staley, Receiver 507-933-7647 | [email protected] Equipment Manager: Jed Friedrich 2018 Record: 6-4 Overall, 5-3 MIAC Assistant Sports Information Director All-Time Record: 503-359-21 Walker Froehling First Year of Football: 1902 507-933-7646 | [email protected] Last NCAA Tournament: NCAA 1st Round, 1987 Letterwinners returning: Total: 53 Letterwinners lost: Total: 12 Gustavus Adolphus College | 2019 Football Press Guide 2 2019 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH PETER HAUGEN Peter Haugen, a native student-athletes as well as creating and directing the highly of Minneapolis and a 1991 successful Washburn Athletic Leadership Academy. He has graduate of Bethel University, also served as the chair of the Minneapolis Football Conference is in his 11th year as head and he is an active clinician working at many local and regional football coach at Gustavus clinics including the NIKE Coach of the Year clinic. Haugen was Adolphus College for the also a member of the Metro coaching staff for the Minnesota 2019 season. All-Star game in 1998. He started his coaching career at his alma mater, serving as the offensive line coach during the 1992 and Last season, the 1993 seasons. Gustavus football team posted a 6-4 overall record A three-sport standout at Bethel, Haugen was a starting with a MIAC mark of 5-3. tight end on the football team, a starting goaltender on the After a 1-3 start to the 2018 hockey team, and a starting catcher on the baseball team in campaign, the Gusties the late ’80s and early ’90s. In his senior year, he earned all- rallied to win four in a row, conference honors in football, and was selected Most Valuable averaging a total of 43.25 Player of the hockey team. points per game in that span Haugen became the 17th head coach in the 101-season and allowing just 14.0. The history of Gustavus football in 2009. The Golden Gusties have a Black and Gold then fell long and storied football tradition that includes 22 MIAC titles. to St. Thomas 14-13 before The program ranks in the top-50 all-time in Division III (out of defeating St. Olaf 29-20 235 institutions) with a 58.0 winning percentage (496–356–21). in the snow to finish their The Last season, the Gusties joined an elite group of 58 NCAA season. Division III institutions whose football teams have won 500 In the MIAC’s 2018 postseason honors, linebacker Matt games. Berkner (Sr., Sleepy Eye, Minn.), tight end Brayton Finch (Jr., Along with great teams, Gustavus has also been blessed Mount Morris, Ill.), wide receiver Brice Panning (Jr., Hamburg, with many outstanding individual players, which includes 25 Minn.), and quarterback Michael Veldman (Jr., Becker, Minn.) players who have received All-America honors, 11 who have earned first team all-conference honors. Second team members received CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, and five who included Jordan Kahlow (Sr., Le Sueur, Minn.), Brady Miller (Sr., have received NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. Delano, Minn.), and Blake Sikes (Jr., Valrico, Fla.). In addition, Dutch Claybaugh (Sr., Kaneohe, Hawaii), Zeke Erickson (Jr., Peter, and his wife, Brenda live in St. Peter and have three Clarks Grove, Minn.), and Josh Kirk (Jr., Garvin, Minn.) were children, Zeke, Zoe, and Zetta. named honorable mention honors. In 10 seasons at the head of the Gustavus Adolphus football program, Haugen has compiled an overall record of 48-52 and a MIAC record of 35-45. Haugen’s guiding principles for the Gustavus Haugen, who was the head football coach at Washburn Football Program are: High School for 15 years prior to coming to Gustavus, compiled Vision: To pursue