Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings
First season1920
Athletic directorJosh Morton
Head coachJerry Olszewski
10th season, 74–41 (.643)
StadiumKirkeby–Over Stadium
(capacity: 6,500)
Year built2009
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationSioux Falls, South Dakota
NCAA divisionDivision II
ConferenceNSIC
Past conferencesIndependent (1920–1921)
SDIC (1922–1941)
NCC (1942–2007)
All-time record451–493–15 (.478)
Bowl record1–1 (.500)
Playoff appearancesNCAA D-II: 7
Playoff recordNCAA D-II: 2-7
Conference titles8 SDIC (1932–1937, 1939, 1941)
2 NCC (1942, 1959)
1 NSIC (2023)
Division titles2 NSIC South Division (2010, 2021)
RivalriesSioux Falls[1]
ColorsNavy and gold[2]
   
MascotVikings
Websitegoaugie.com

The Augustana Vikings football team represents Augustana University in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Vikings are members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), fielding its team in the NSIC since 2008. The Vikings play their home games at Kirkeby–Over Stadium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[3][4]

The team's head coach is Jerry Olszewski, who took over the position for the 2013 season.[5]

Conference affiliation

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, and conference records
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C%
1 Jorgen A. Johnson 1920–1921 7 3 3 1 0.500 – – – –
2 Carl Anderson 1922–1924 23 13 9 1 0.587 10 6 1 0.618
3 Martin Cole 1925–1926 16 5 11 0 0.313 4 10 0 0.286
4 H. Paul Dee 1927–1930 31 11 19 1 0.371 10 9 0 0.526
5 Leonard A. Olson 1931–1942 96 74 21 1 0.776 46 5 1 0.894
6 Harry Lackey 1945 4 1 3 0 0.250 0 0 0 –
7 Leonard A. Olson 1946 7 0 6 1 0.071 0 4 0 .000
8 Bob Fitch 1947 8 3 5 0 0.375 2 3 0 0.400
9 Jerry Thompson 1948–1950 26 7 19 0 0.269 4 14 0 0.222
10 Linn Wells 1951–1952 17 3 14 0 0.176 1 10 0 0.091
11 Vic Pederson 1953 9 1 8 0 0.111 0 6 0 .000
12 Pinky Falgren 1954–1955 18 3 13 2 0.222 1 10 1 0.125
13 Bob Burns 1956–1961 50 28 20 2 0.580 24 10 1 0.700
14 Jim Malmquist 1962–1968 63 21 41 1 0.341 11 30 1 0.274
15 Ralph Starenko 1969–1976 79 31 46 2 0.405 16 35 1 0.317
16 Joel Swisher 1977–1980 39 17 21 1 0.449 10 16 0 0.385
17 Lyle Eidsness 1981–1984 43 13 30 0 0.302 8 24 0 0.250
18 Jim Heinitz[9] 1985–1992, 1996–2004 185 79 105 1 0.430 51 93 1 0.355
19 Denny Moller 1993–1995 31 11 19 1 0.371 8 18 1 0.903
20 Brad Salem[10] 2005–2009 57 31 26 0 0.544 21 21 0 0.500
21 Mike Aldrich[11] 2010–2012 35 22 13 0 0.629 20 11 0 0.645
22 Jerry Olszewski[12] 2013–present 115 74 41 0 0.643 72 37 0 0.661

Year-by-year results

National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head coach Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Augustana Vikings
1920 1920 Jorgen A. Johnson NCAA — Independent 1 1 0 — —
1921 1921 2 2 1 — —
1922 1922 Carl Anderson SDIC 3 4 0 6th 1 2 0 — —
1923 1923 4 3 1 T–5th 3 3 1 — —
1924 1924 6 2 0 2nd 6 1 0 — —
1925 1925 Martin Cole 4 4 0 7th 3 4 0 — —
1926 1926 1 7 0 9th 1 6 0 — —
1927 1927 H. Paul Dee 2 4 0 T–6th 2 3 0 — —
1928 1928 3 4 1 5th 3 2 0 — —
1929 1929 4 4 0 4th 3 1 0 — —
1930 1930 2 7 0 7th 2 3 0 — —
1931 1931 Leonard A. Olson 2 5 0 6th 2 2 0 — —
1932 1932 6 1 0 T–1st 5 0 0 Conference co-champion —
1933 1933 5 2 0 T–1st 4 0 0 Conference co-champion —
1934 1934 6 2 0 T–1st 4 0 0 Conference co-champions —
1935 1935 7 2 0 T–1st 5 0 0 Conference co-champion —
1936 1936 8 1 0 T–1st 4 0 0 Conference co-champion —
1937 1937 8 0 0 1st 4 0 0 Conference champion —
1938 1938 5 2 1 5th 2 2 1 — —
1939 1939 6 2 0 1st 5 0 0 Conference champions —
1940 1940 6 2 0 3rd 4 1 0 — —
1941 1941 7 2 0 T–1st 3 0 0 Conference co-champions —
1942 1942 NCC 8 0 0 T–1st 4 0 0 Conference co-champion —
No team from 1943 to 1944
1945 1945 Harry Lackey NCAA — NCC 1 3 0 N/A 0 0 0 — —
1946 1946 Leonard A. Olson 0 6 1 7th 0 4 0 — —
1947 1947 Bob Fitch 3 5 0 5th 2 3 0 — —
1948 1948 Jerry Thompson 3 6 0 T–4th 2 4 0 — —
1949 1949 2 6 0 6th 1 5 0 — —
1950 1950 2 7 0 6th 1 5 0 — —
1951 1951 Linn Wells 3 5 0 7th 1 4 0 — —
1952 1952 0 9 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
1953 1953 Vic Pederson 1 8 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
1954 1954 Pinky Falgren 1 7 1 7th 0 5 1 — —
1955 1955 2 6 1 6th 1 5 0 — —
1956 1956 Bob Burns College Division 6 3 0 T–2nd 4 2 0 — —
1957 1957 0 7 0 T–6th 5 0 0 — —
1958 1958 5 3 0 T–3rd 3 3 0 — —
1959 1959 6 2 1 1st 4 1 1 Conference champion —
1960 1960 6 2 0 T–2nd 4 2 0 — —
1961 1961 5 3 1 T–3rd 4 2 0 — —
1962 1962 Jim Malmquist 6 3 0 3rd 4 2 0 — —
1963 1963 2 8 0 5th 2 4 0 — —
1964 1964 1 8 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
1965 1965 1 6 1 T–5th 1 4 1 — —
1966 1966 5 4 0 T–4th 2 4 0 — —
1967 1967 4 5 0 T–4th 2 4 0 — —
1968 1968 2 7 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
1969 1969 Ralph Starenko 3 6 0 7th 1 5 0 — —
1970 1970 4 6 0 4th 3 3 0 — —
1971 1971 1 8 1 7th 0 6 0 — —
1972 1972 2 8 0 T–7th 1 6 0 — —
1973 1973 Division II 6 3 1 5th 3 3 1 — —
1974 1974 4 6 0 7th 2 5 0 — —
1975 1975 7 3 0 3rd 5 2 0 — —
1976 1976 4 6 0 6th 1 5 0 — —
1977 1977 Joel Swisher 7 4 0 T–2nd 4 3 0 — —
1978 1978 4 5 0 6th 2 4 0 — —
1979 1979 4 5 0 6th 2 4 0 — —
1980 1980 2 7 1 6th 2 5 0 — —
1981 1981 Lyle Eidsness 3 7 0 T–7th 2 5 0 — —
1982 1982 4 7 0 7th 2 5 0 — —
1983 1983 5 6 0 T–4th 4 5 0 — —
1984 1984 1 10 0 10th 0 9 0 — —
1985 1985 Jim Heinitz 1 9 0 10th 1 8 0 — —
1986 1986 5 6 0 T–7th 3 6 0 — —
1987 1987 2 9 0 10th 1 8 0 — —
1988 1988 8 4 0 T–2nd 6 3 0 L NCAA Division II First Round 18
1989 1989 8 3 1 T–2nd 6 2 1 L NCAA Division II First Round 11
1990 1990 5 5 0 T–4th 5 4 0 — —
1991 1991 0 10 0 10th 0 8 0 — —
1992 1992 8 3 0 T–3rd 6 3 0 — —
1993 1993 Denny Moller 4 7 0 8th 3 6 0 — —
1994 1994 4 6 0 T–7th 3 6 0 — —
1995 1995 3 6 1 8th 2 6 1 — —
1996 1996 Jim Heinitz 3 8 0 9th 2 7 0 — —
1997 1997 5 6 0 T–6th 3 6 0 — —
1998 1998 4 7 0 8th 2 7 0 — —
1999 1999 5 6 0 T–6th 3 6 0 — —
2000 2000 7 4 0 5th 5 4 0 — —
2001 2001 5 5 0 T–6th 3 5 0 — —
2002 2002 7 4 0 T–4th 4 4 0 — —
2003 2003 3 8 0 7th 1 6 0 — —
2004 2004 3 8 0 7th 0 6 0 — —
2005 2005 Brad Salem 6 5 0 6th 2 4 0 — —
2006 2006 5 6 0 T–5th 3 5 0 — —
2007 2007 4 7 0 7th 2 6 0 — —
2008 2008 NSIC 8 4 0 3rd (South) 7 3 0 W Mineral Water —
2009 2009 8 4 0 T–2nd (South) 7 3 0 L Mineral Water —
2010 2010 Mike Aldrich 11 2 0 1st (South) 9 1 0 L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 6
2011 2011 6 5 0 4th (South) 6 4 0 — —
2012 2012 5 6 0 5th (South) 5 6 0 — —
2013 2013 Jerry Olszewski 4 7 0 7th (South) 4 7 0 — —
2014 2014 6 5 0 4th (South) 6 5 0 — —
2015 2015 9 3 0 T–2nd (South) 9 2 0 L NCAA Division II First Round 24
2016 2016 8 3 0 T–2nd (South) 8 3 0 — —
2017 2017 4 7 0 6th (South) 4 7 0 — —
2018 2018 7 4 0 T–3rd (South) 7 4 0 — —
2019 2019 9 3 0 2nd (South) 9 2 0 L NCAA Division II First Round —
No team in 2020 due to COVID-19.
2021 2021 Jerry Olszewski NCAA Division II NSIC 9 3 0 1st (South) 9 2 0 L NCAA Division II First Round —
2022 2022 7 4 0 5th (South) 7 4 0 — —
2023 2023 11 2 0 1st 9 1 0 L NCAA Division II Second Round — —

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Notes

  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[6]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[7]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[8]

References

  1. ^ Zimmer, Matt. "The Key to the City game is always big. This year it's bigger than ever". Argus Leader. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Augustana University Athletics Quick Facts". Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Facilities". Augustana University Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Zimmer, Matt. "Augustana's Kirkeby-Over Stadium to get new turf for first time since opening". Argus Leader. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Olszewski named Augustana head football coach". Mitchell Republic. December 12, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  6. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  7. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  8. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  9. ^ "Jim Heinitz". Augustana University Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  10. ^ "Brad Salem - Football Coach". Augustana University Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Mike Aldrich - Football Coach". Augustana University Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Jerry Olszewski - Football Coach". Augustana University Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "Football Head Coaching Records (Year-by-Year)". Augustana University Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

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