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

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Top-Ienheo' Aogostaha, which roiled up 224 total yards 1.91 an the groom er, the mod, raised its record to 6 11 overall and in the Cohege Cohierehce oi iiiinois and Wisconsin. its 30-game winning street is the longest in the nation. Miiihio, No. 13' in the Divfsmn iii poii, ieii to 5-1, 4-1. E very game to us is a higgame, seidAogestana coach Bah Reade. When we pie y teams, they have one thing in hnhd. The street is a burden, but we hhe it. We know that we have to play hard every time. The street is a incentive for juhier running hath Brad Price, a St. Rita High School graduate who ted the ground assaoit Saturday with 19 yards on 27 carries. Yon don? want to he on the team that ends the streak, said the 5-iaot-5-inch 165-paund Price. That's how i thihh about it You want to win e streak or no street, you want to win. Price. Aogestaha's leaning rosher iast year with 1, 034 yards, didn 't went to see his team give up h'rst piece in the COM. in a game lite today, the streak was far bash in our minds, Price said. the main thing was just winning. The conference championship was on the line. Price th'o'n't score Saturday but his presence helped open things up for junior backs Bob Geerrieri t55 yards, 13 carries; and Shane McCormick f5? yards, 15 carries; Goem'eri attended immaculate Conception High School 'Price has great speed, obviously, but they tMiiii- hioi have good speed in the secondary, Reade said. He doesn't back off anybody. He's a tough iittie runner. He's good reai good, said Mihikin coach Cari Poeiker. How that iittie son of a gen ions like he does and stays in one piece, iden't hoaw, He runs her Goerrieri test a yard on his first carry, but on the next play he scurried 40 yards to Miiiihin's 15-yard line to heip set up the opening score - a 32-yard h'eio goat by Matt itroii with 10 minotes 55 seconds iett in the first waiter. Aogostane that: advantage at 3 Within tomhie to grab a 9-0 lead in the second quartet: Whine ren- ning hart Tom iireiier, a Providence graduate who was held to 39 yards on 17 carries, tumbled at his own 15. The halt was reco tiered by hngostaha's Troy Westerman. Foo: plays tater, quarterback Greg Waiiace threw a 11-yard touchdown pass to Eric Wetgat in the corner of the end zone. 1 never said we couldn't throw, joked Reade. You took out an the water hoie down there. You don't caii a running piay Miiiihih averted a shutout with a 31-yard heidgoai by Andy 113511th in the third quarter. Miihkin's Dan hempweith set up the scare when he recovered a tumble by Price at Angie's 22 Aogostana defensive ends Robert Wooiridge tEV- ahston Highi and Rich Eanmgarther iBeneti, tackles Scott Francis fProsnectJ and Lynn Thomsen ttihi- versity High; and middle guard Brian hing waste! take CentraU were the main reasons Miihhin had only 32 total yards. We felt good about our defense coming into the game, Reade said. How defense has been good all yearf' Entering Saturdayis game, Aognstana had yielded ohiy 126' rushing yards in five games. The y hammered us pretty good .311 day, Sa1d a dejected Poeiirer as he sat on the tioa.r outside the locker room. They're hard to r1111 the bait on. We had troohie getting the pass off and our receivers were co yered most at the time. Within quarterback John Cardamone completed 3 at 18 passes for 43 yards. Within had the bait athogie's 38 with 40 seconds remainlhg hot Cardamom threw two ineoorpietians heiore Wlihgs safety Mark Lang pitted off the Quar- terbach 's hnai pass with 21 seconds iett at Angie's 33. 611101460 TRIBUNE Iii 10-2735 hngostane ehhehed at feast a share at the Cohege Gunterence of hiinais and Msconsm title for the hfth strahvhtyear, heating North Centra1230. The Whihgs t 1-11, 1-01 ha ve won 31 in a row. Hmhoist the only team that could tie Augustana, beat Miihhih 20-17. Shane McCormick scored twice in Naperviiie. itn- gie TD drives at 5, 52, 37 and 295 yards, capitaihzing on tour Cardinal tomhies. tacit Vareia had 13 solo tackles and 14' assilsts for North Central t2-5, 1-5; 61115.4 GO TRIBUNE 11-3-85 There were no surprises in Roch island: 111., where Augustana ran its winning streak to 32 with a 41-3 romp aver tiiinais Benedichhe. Brad Price opened the game with a 98-yard return. He aiso scored on a 3- yard run. Shane McCormick rushed for 119 yards and a TD on 10 earnest Angie t 801 gained 139 yards to 150 for 186 f4-5J. The Hiring: had 10 sacks and just 5 yards rushing. -CHICAGO meme :3:- 4061.519 REGULAR SEASON HAS A FAMILIAR ENDING 11 -1 0195 Angustana capped its fifth straight unbeaten sea-

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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

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son with a 35-0 victoui Saturday over Eimhorst The Whihgs L90, 9-0J have won 3'3 straight. Eimhurst 0-2, 6-21 which had been averaging 450.6 yards, gained 92 yards. Shane McCormick scored three W: and Brad Price had 107 yards an 13 carries, including a 36- yard TD, in Roch isiahd, iii. -CHtCA60 TRIBUNE AUGIE OPENS PM YUFFS MTH 34TH STRAIGHT WIN 11-24-85 Aogostaoa began defense of its Division tit titie h y beating Aihibh 25-10 Saturday in Rock isiamt, h'i. Shane McCormick rushed for 108 yards on 20 car- ries to lead a bruising Whihg ground game that gained 346 yards. hihiah had just 4'5 yards rushing. The 34th straight victory for Aogustana tIti-UJ was rosiiy. Starting running heck Brad Price suffered a rib or hho injury. His repiacerwent, Kirk Sanders, had 80 yards and a touchdown he 16 carries. The Wings wiii pit y another unbeaten team in the North Regional hhet Mount Union t 11-02 crushed Denisoo 35-3. Augie took the lead for good on a 14-yard TD pass tram Greg Wallace to Eric Weight It was 0th the fourth TD pass of the season for the Wirihgs, who also got two TD's tram wiogback Bob Goerrieri. Athioh hhished 7-2-1. -t,'HiCAGO TRIBUNE mes BACK-UPS KEEP AUGUSTANA STREAK ALIVE 121-85 The Aogustana Wriogs had a 34-game winning street on the tine and their hacks agaihst the wait. The y don 't ha re much of a passing game, so when their running hacks hogan dropping with injuries Saturday, the season and the street appeared to he ehihhg But the Vikirgs, who aiways find a we y to win, did it again in the NCAA Division tit North Region Frhat. they beat Mount Uhibh oi Alliance ahio, 21-14 to advance to next Saturday's national semihhats against 1H? Central tiaJ. The Wings, who haven't lost since 1982, have won two consecutive Division III tittes, are 11-0 this season and have the tohgest wrhhrhg streak in the hatiohi But they didn't iihe the division's No. I-rated team in the first half Saturday. Aogostaoe had one hrst down to Mount tlnioh's 10 and ohiy 57 yards rushing and 7 passing This came from a team that was averaging 314 roshihg yards, The Viiohgs were tociry to get out of the hart with a 7-? tie, scoring on Bob Guerrieriis T-yaro run after Robert Woolridge's rhterceptioh set it up. They gave up 170 yards in the hrst hait, 16 more than their game aoerage, We weren 1! rho ving the toothait said Aogostena coach Bob Reade, and we had a couple of guys banged up. Both are ohderstatements. The Wirihg's top rush- er, Brad Price, dio'h't practice eii week and didn't start because of a hip pointei: His replacement Kirk Sanders, ieit in the first half with a disto'oated shouio'er. So did the starting Toiibacir, with a sprained ankle. But Augustana found runners in freshman Eric Eurgwaid ttU carries for 6.? yardsy, junior Guerrieri H4 tor 59J and then Price who scored twice in the second hait. The Wkihgs rushed for 180 yards. The victory takes away any pain, said Price, a 5-foot-5-iooh, ItiO-paund iohior from St. Rita. The coach raid the to he ready and i was. i wanted to play. We imew we played had in the first halt. That wasn't Augustaha football. We play hah' control, and we had the defense out there too much in the first hat h: the second hart, two more interceptions thy Mark tovdahi and Mike Gray set up the Uiihg and winning touchdowns, After Mount Union had gone ahead 14-7, Price scored on a t-yard run with 1 minute 52 seconds left to the third quarter and again oh .3 53-yardpass from Greg Waiiace t5-ot-11 for 83 yardsJ to give Augie the teed with 9 minutes left. Then it was up to the defense to stop one of the best Division tit quarterbacks in Scott Wooif, a transfer from Ohio State, and 1,000-yaro rusher Tony Taran- tiho. We had to think more on defense agaihst them then any team were prayed this year, because they're so heiaocea', said Gray, a iuntor defensive back from Benet Academy who had 11 rookies. They gave as 3 tot of problems in the first halt and we weren't playing with intensity Bot i don? think any of us were thinking about losing. Woolf hit 24 of 41 passes for 230 yards, but a hhtzihg defense pressured him into those intercep- tions and tier Tarantiho to 79 yards on 20 carries. As outstanding as Wooit was, said Reade, i thtoir he was aoiy about 50 percent. We didn't change much in the second halt just prayed a little harder and got off the bait a iittie hotter. it was hard tor the prayers to perform at their best because the heio' was frozen. Hi don't thihtr anybody could have a reel passing game hecaose cutting and maneuvering were so ditheuit, said Mount Union coach iteo Wahie. -CHICAGU TRIBUNE mu? AGUSTANA REACHES 4TH STAGE 30M 12-3-85 Dynasties may no longer exist in Division 1, hot in Diwsioh iii, Aogostaoa staho's atone. For the fourth straight year, Aogostaoa won a berth in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl by heating