Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Augustana Wins Agaih BEFORE SEASON The last time Augustaha got heat was in the 1982 Stage Bowl Since then, The Whihgs have won 24 consacutive games, ihciuding the test two Stagg Bowl: 1251 year's championshhr was the more re marhahie at the two because the Wirihgs had just five returning starters. This season. coach Bah Reade welcomes back 14, Se we'itgo way out an a limb and predict that the Wings will he the life of a third straight Stagg party. SPORTS itLtISTRATED It! AUGIE WINNING STREIIK AT 25 - AND COUNTING 9-15-85 Augustana picked up Saturday where it left off last season. the Vikings apened' with a hard-faught 21-7 victory over North Park. it was Ahgustana's 25th consecutive victory - the longest winning streak in the nation - and its 415t straight regular- season triumph. Augustaha rushed for .383 yards on 78 attempts. North Park trailed 14-7 at halftime, even though Augie had the hall for 24 minutes in the first haif. Bet: Guerderi scared oh rhhs af 5 and 6 yarde and Shane McCormick added a Gyarder. North Park's T0 came on Mrhe Coghwiese's 11-yard pass to Todd lave, David Bh'dges was held ta 23 yards on 13 carries. North Park finished with 13 yards rushing. Brad Price ted Aughe with 153 yards on 22 carries. -CHtCAGU TRIBUNE 3:: AUGUSTAM STOP OPPOSITION 6011.0 9-22-85 it nothing else, Aegestana is consistent For the second stmyht week, the Whihgs held ah appaheht under 15 yards rushing, heating Carroll 50-0. Angie has WM 26' in a row, 42 straight reghiai-seasah games and 37 eahsecutive Cohege Cahierehee at Whats end mycahsm games. Augie 12-0, 2-01 rushed for 343 yards to 5 far the Waheers 10-2, 021. The Whihgs had 18 hammers and 7 different scorers. Dennis Frahes 183 yards on 5 carriesJ scored an a 59-yard rim. 01001400 TRIBUNE iii AUGUSTAMI SHAKES OFF UPSEFMWDED WHEATON 9-29-85 Wheaten threw a scare ihta Augusteha, hut in the end. the defending Division Iii champs ground out a 26-14 victory Saturday in Wheaton. it was the 31th straight Caiiege Conference 01 h'iihois-Wiscansih vic- tary tor Augustana. Quarterback Kink Eedhar initired his right knee in the first waiter and was repiaced by Troy Bext Wheaten just played a super game. said Augie coach Bet; Reade. We knew it wasn't going to he easy. It isn? easy to go undefeated You can prove that by the number 01 teams that have gone tinde- teated the last five years - one, 1151 Shane MeCarhhbtr scored two 0! his three touch- downs in the taurth quarter. Augustaha 13-0, 3-01 finished with 404 yards, 321 an the ground. Keith Bishop was 30 0155 for 253 yards and a 10 tor for Wheaten 11-2, 1-2;. 11117 Iom'en had 13 catches for 119 yards to become Wheatan's atl-time reader in receptions with 111 -CH10A60 TRIBUNE mu 10-6-35 Augustana is a schooi used to great numbers. The Wkihgs extended the nation's tahgest winning streak ta 28 with a 30-7 triumph over iihhats Wesleyan. Augie has won 44 straight regular-seasah games and 39 in a row in the Cottage Conference of htimis- Mscahsm. Brad Price rushed for 165' yards on 23 carries, including a 31-yard T0, in Rock Island iii. Augie 14-0, 4-01 used 14 running backs to pick up .15.? yards. Wesleyan 12-3, 2-2; was heid to 24 yards rushing and 118 total yards. 0100.400 TRIBUNE 1x3 AUGUSTANA GRIWDS OUT 29TH VICTORY W A ROW 10-1305 Augustana heat, but the lhhihgs didn't break Sat- urday. Augie aiiewed 111 yards on the ground, but still heat Carthage 38-3 in it enasha, Ms. it Is the first time this year that the Whihgs have given up 100 yards rushing Augustaha gamed 432 yards, 300 at them rush- ing, to run its winning streah to 29 games, There's no pressure because of it, Augie coach Bah Reade said at the street. h'We've accomplished more than anyone in Divisien iii history How can the pressure be oh 113.7 The pressure is on other pro- grams. Everybody we piay would iiire to see us iase. We deh't apaiegiee for winning. '1 Augie '5 stitfest test at the season caeid' came next week in Rock isiahct, tit, when the Wings take an Mttihih. The Big Blue buried North Centrai 44-7. Brad Price scored on runs 01 5 and 23 yards and Shane Mccarmich added 1- and 35-yarders. Augie t5- 0, 5-01 let 38-0 in the tourth quarter. Pete Beraheh, who rah tor a record 310 yards last week against North Centrat had 53 yards 01? 12 carries for Car- thage 01-4, 131. 61110400 TRIBUNE hm AUGUSTANA SPLASHES T0 30TH STRAIGHT WIN 10-20-85 A color poster th the Augustana iocher them shows several members at its 1983 WWW iii he- hone! championship team wearing chefs uniforms. The headtihe at the top reads Tanking up a Tradi- tion. Augustana was a master chef in 1983 and '84, Diehdihg a potent running attach with a strong de- fense to win two 110M Divismn iii tities. That combi- nation was successful again Saturday afternoon, when the Wiring: rah their winning streak to 30 games with a 9-3 victory over Within at rain-seated Erickson field