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

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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

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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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Central of laws 14-7 Saturday in Rock isiand, fit. The Whihgs 012-01 have worn 36 straightgahies and wit be trying for their third consecutive national titie when they face ithaea next Saturday in Phenix City, Ate. fthaca itt-U heat Gettysburg 01-1-11 34-0 Saturday. Before the game, we thaught our defense meld canirei Centrai, H Said Augie coach Bah Reade, We took away their ground game, which is what they do best. in the end, the Vikings aisa that: away the Fhring Dutchman's passing attach. Hh'th Central t 11-1 J on the Augustaha 15, free saiety Mitre Gra y intercepted a heilhach option pass by Craig Hagen in the end zone with 1 minute 29 seconds left. Our goal was to piay in the Stag anf again, Reade said Augustana's Brad Price ohenehr the scaring with a Hard run in the first quarter. The touchdown was set up b y a fumble reco very by defensive end Rahart Waairia'ge at the Centraf 21. Anather fumhfe recovery gave Augie its second touchdown. Price last the half at the Central 1, hut techie ieff Midday recovered in the end zone with just 15 seconds iett in the first heft. The hhgustaha defense dominated the first hath Centraf ditfn 1t he re a first down rftiring the first 30 minutes. Hagen's t-yard run with 3:06 tett in the third quarter cut the Wings 1930' to T points. We piayea' weii enough to win, said Centraf coach Ron Schrpper, whose team gained 72 yards rushing and 203 averaii. i ieit we had a fegitimate shot this year, but they were the better team today. Augustana heat Centrai 21-12 iast year in the titie garnet Shane McCormick rushed for 115 yards Of! It carries to lead the Augustana ground game, which gained 213 of the Whingst 246 total yards. Augie fed in time 01 possession 3E0? to 21:53. CHICAGD TRIBUNE Mm WINNING i5 ACADEMIC M AUGUS TANA 12-14-85 Shartiy after practice eariier this week, Lynn Thomsen, Augustana Cottages afi-eonierence defen- sive tackle, tried to explain how his ciassmates feet about their football team. 'iS'DIne of them are reef big fans, he said. But others tell me, 'f Dontt want to go to the game. You're just gonna win again. ' Thomsen, a junior majoring in psychology. atmost understands how they feet. Augustana, a iiherai arts cofiege of 2,200 students in Roch island! ill. just across the Mississrhpi iiiver from Davenport, iawa, has pfayed 36 times since he arrived. And it has wen 1 each game. included are victories in the fest two Amos Atanza Stagg Bewis, the super how! at Division iii. Today, the Wings wiif try to win their third consecutive natianaf championship when they play iihaea in Pherthi City, hia. Said Thamsen, 'tSametimesi think, 'ifaiy cow. 'hty fast year in high schoai were were 3-5, and i only dreamed of making the pieyatfs Now they've he- come part at the season. Even the Stagg Bawf has become part at the season. A friend told me that i could he the first gu y in history to win tour nationat eharnpianshhvs. i can't realty grasp that. Thamseh's coach. Bah Reade, is no stranger to streaks. As a high school coach in Genesea, tit, he ted his teams to 52 cansecutive Victories and three consecutive state championshtns. Since he arrived at Augustana in 1979, his record is 58-8 going into todayis game. Augustana, which piays in the Caiiege Conference at iiiinois and mscensih, has won 49 reguiar-seasen games in a row since a midseasen toss to North Central in 1981, and its iast toss aver aii was to West Georgia by 14-0 in the 1982 Stagg Bowl final. But despite such success, Reade admits that he, too, has a hard time grasping the possihih'ty of another championship. What we are doing is not easy, said Reade, who is 54 years aid. People don? reafize that it's just as difiiwtt to he Division iii champion as it is at any ather tevet We 're competing against schaofs at our caliber. it may even be a mere dithcuft chah'enge because there are more schaafs in Divistbn iii. hngnstana 's challenge became even more difficult this season when the starting quarterback, Kiri BeaL ear, suffered a hnee injury in the third game at the season and was inst for the remainder of the sched- uie. Taking his piece was Greg Wahace, a sophomore who did not even go out tor faathafi in 1984. Befnre its current streak, Augustana had attracted attention in toethait eniy hecaiise at its star graduate, Ken Anderson, the Cincinnati Bengais' quarterback. An- dersen, who graduated in 1.971, might not have thrived under the system Reade instituted Bednar threw hut16 passes hetore heinginjnred, and Wai- iace has thra wh but 56 times in the last nine games for 334 yards and tour touchdowns. Wetre a hah'wntroi team, said Reade. indeed: in a 354i victory over E imhurst this season, Augus- tana ran on each of its 66 plays. Two dozen dtiterent Wrings have carried the bait this season, and the team has rushed ior an average 310.9 yards 3 game, faurfh-hest in Dividisnh iii. The smaifest ot the baths is the best: Brad Price, a 5-taat-5-inch, 165-pouhd junior has netted 5'53 yards and nine touchdowns. That shutout was one at three h y a defense that during the regular season aiiewed its opponents uniy 4.7 points, 35.! rushing yards ann'149.1 totaiyanis a game. at! the hest in Divisthn iii. Anchoring the unit were the senior defensive back Mari tang, who has been named on afi-Ainerica teams her Divisian iii players. and Thornsen. Thamsen, a 6-2, 240-paunder, is typical of the