# Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football

The Augustana Vikings football team represents Augustana College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Vikings are members of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), fielding its team in the CCIW since 1946 when it was known as the College Conference of Illinois. The Vikings play their home games at Charles D. Lindberg Stadium in Rock Island, Illinois.
The team's head coach is Steve Bell, who took over the position for the 2015 season.

## Conference affiliation

* Independent (1893–1894, 1901–1904)
* Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1917–1937)
* Illinois College Conference (1938–1945)
* College Conference of Illinois / College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (1946–present)

## List of head coaches
### Key

Key to symbols in coaches list :
| General | General | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | Postseason |
| No. | Order of coaches | 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 | C% | Conference winning percentage | | |
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage | | | | |

### Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, and conference records :
| No. | Coach | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% |
| 1 | J. W. Cook | 1893 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | No coach | 1894, 1901 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Paul Coldren | 1902–1904 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.563 | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Ted Davenport | 1917 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Leo Liitt | 1918 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Art Swedberg | 1919–1922 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0.518 | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Wally Swanson | 1923–1924 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Carl Peterson | 1925–1927 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0.522 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0.476 |
| 9 | Harold V. Almquist | 1928–1940 | 106 | 65 | 31 | 10 | 0.660 | 47 | 20 | 7 | 0.682 |
| 10 | John Briley | 1941–1942, 1946 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0.500 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 |
| 11 | Lee. C Brissman | 1945 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Butch Stolfa | 1947–1949 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0.646 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0.700 |
| 13 | Ollie Olson | 1950 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 |
| 14 | Vincent Lundeen | 1951–1958 | 65 | 23 | 41 | 1 | 0.362 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 0.354 |
| 15 | Ray B. Leoschner | 1959–1963 | 44 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 0.591 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0.500 |
| 16 | Ralph Starenko | 1964–1968 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0.663 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0.710 |
| 17 | Ben Newcomb | 1969–1978 | 90 | 55 | 34 | 1 | 0.617 | 48 | 30 | 1 | 0.614 |
| 18 | Bob Reade | 1979–1994 | 169 | 146 | 23 | 1 | 0.862 | 112 | 12 | 0 | 0.903 |
| 19 | Tom Schmulbach | 1995–1999 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0.723 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0.743 |
| 20 | Jim Barnes | 2000–2010 | 113 | 79 | 34 | 0 | 0.699 | 56 | 21 | 0 | 0.727 |
| 21 | Rob Cushman | 2011–2014 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0.425 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0.464 |
| 22 | Steve Bell | 2015–present | 73 | 37 | 47 | 0 | 0.440 | 30 | 41 | 0 | 0.423 |

## Year-by-year results

| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | | | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | Postseason | Final ranking |
| 1893 | 1893 | J. W. Cook | — | — | Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1894 | 1894 | No coach | — | — | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| No team from 1895 to 1900 |||||||||||||||
| 1901 | 1901 | No coach | — | — | Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1902 | 1902 | Paul Coldren | — | — | Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1903 | 1903 | Paul Coldren | — | — | Independent | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | — | — |
| 1904 | 1904 | Paul Coldren | — | — | Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | — | — |
| No team from 1905 to 1916 |||||||||||||||
| 1917 | 1917 | Ted Davenport | NCAA | — | IIAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1918 | 1918 | Leo Liitt | NCAA | — | IIAC | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1919 | 1919 | Art Swedberg | NCAA | — | IIAC | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1920 | 1920 | Art Swedberg | NCAA | — | IIAC | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | — | — |
| 1921 | 1921 | Art Swedberg | NCAA | — | IIAC | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1922 | 1922 | Art Swedberg | NCAA | — | IIAC | 1 | 8 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1923 | 1923 | Wally Swanson | NCAA | — | IIAC | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1924 | 1924 | Wally Swanson | NCAA | — | IIAC | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1925 | 1925 | Carl Peterson | NCAA | — | IIAC | 4 | 3 | 1 | T–9th | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1926 | 1926 | Carl Peterson | NCAA | — | IIAC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7th | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1927 | 1927 | Carl Peterson | NCAA | — | IIAC | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1928 | 1928 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | IIAC | 7 | 1 | 0 | T–3rd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1929 | 1929 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | IIAC | 3 | 4 | 1 | T–13th | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1930 | 1930 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | IIAC | 4 | 3 | 0 | T–10th | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1931 | 1931 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | IIAC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 1932 | 1932 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | IIAC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3rd | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1933 | 1933 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | IIAC | 7 | 1 | 1 | T–5th | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1934 | 1934 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | IIAC | 9 | 0 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Conference Champions | — |
| 1935 | 1935 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | IIAC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10th | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1936 | 1936 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | IIAC | 3 | 5 | 0 | T–10th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1937 | 1937 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | IIAC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1938 | 1938 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | ICC | 3 | 4 | 1 | T–8th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1939 | 1939 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | ICC | 4 | 4 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1940 | 1940 | Harold V. Almquist | NCAA | — | ICC | 4 | 2 | 2 | T–2nd | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1941 | 1941 | John Briley | NCAA | — | ICC | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1942 | 1942 | John Briley | NCAA | — | ICC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| No team from 1943 to 1944 |||||||||||||||
| 1945 | 1945 | Lee. C Brissman | NCAA | — | ICC | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | | — | — |
| 1946 | 1946 | John Briley | NCAA | — | CCI | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1947 | 1947 | Butch Stolfa | NCAA | — | CCI | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1948 | 1948 | Butch Stolfa | NCAA | — | CCI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1949 | 1949 | Butch Stolfa | NCAA | — | CCI | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference Champions | — |
| 1950 | 1950 | Ollie Olson | NCAA | — | CCI | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1951 | 1951 | Vincent Lundeen | NCAA | — | CCI | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1952 | 1952 | Vincent Lundeen | NCAA | — | CCI | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1953 | 1953 | Vincent Lundeen | NCAA | — | CCI | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | 1954 | Vincent Lundeen | NCAA | — | CCI | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 1955 | Vincent Lundeen | NCAA | — | CCI | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 1956 | Vincent Lundeen | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 1957 | Vincent Lundeen | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1958 | 1958 | Vincent Lundeen | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1959 | 1959 | Ray B. Leoschner | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 1960 | Ray B. Leoschner | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5th | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1961 | 1961 | Ray B. Leoschner | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 1962 | Ray B. Leoschner | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1963 | 1963 | Ray B. Leoschner | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 1964 | Ralph Starenko | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 1965 | Ralph Starenko | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1966 | 1966 | Ralph Starenko | NCAA | College Division | CCI | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champions | — |
| 1967 | 1967 | Ralph Starenko | NCAA | College Division | CCIW | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1968 | 1968 | Ralph Starenko | NCAA | College Division | CCIW | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champions | — |
| 1969 | 1969 | Ben Newcomb | NCAA | College Division | CCIW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 1970 | Ben Newcomb | NCAA | College Division | CCIW | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 1971 | Ben Newcomb | NCAA | College Division | CCIW | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 1972 | Ben Newcomb | NCAA | College Division | CCIW | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1973 | 1973 | Ben Newcomb | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 1974 | Ben Newcomb | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 5 | 3 | 1 | T–4th | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| 1975 | 1975 | Ben Newcomb | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | Conference Champions | — |
| 1976 | 1976 | Ben Newcomb | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | — |
| 1977 | 1977 | Ben Newcomb | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 1978 | Ben Newcomb | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1979 | 1979 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 1980 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 1981 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 1982 | 1982 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Championship | — |
| 1983 | 1983 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | W NCAA Division III Championship | — |
| 1984 | 1984 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | W NCAA Division III Championship | — |
| 1985 | 1985 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | W NCAA Division III Championship | — |
| 1986 | 1986 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 1 | W NCAA Division III Championship | — |
| 1987 | 1987 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | — |
| 1988 | 1988 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 10 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | — |
| 1989 | 1989 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 1990 | 1990 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 8 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 1991 | 1991 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champions | — |
| 1992 | 1992 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1993 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | Conference Champions | — |
| 1994 | 1994 | Bob Reade | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 8 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 1995 | 1995 | Tom Schmulbach | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 1996 | Tom Schmulbach | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 1997 | Tom Schmulbach | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champions | — |
| 1998 | 1998 | Tom Schmulbach | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 1999 | Tom Schmulbach | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round | — |
| 2000 | 2000 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 2001 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 10 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round | — |
| 2002 | 2002 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2003 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 2004 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 2005 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round | — |
| 2006 | 2006 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | Conference Champions | — |
| 2007 | 2007 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2008 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2009 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 2010 | Jim Barnes | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2011 | Rob Cushman | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2012 | Rob Cushman | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2013 | Rob Cushman | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2014 | Rob Cushman | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2015 | Steve Bell | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2016 | Steve Bell | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2017 | Steve Bell | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2018 | Steve Bell | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2019 | Steve Bell | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 2020 | Steve Bell | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2021 | Steve Bell | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Steve Bell | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2023 | Steve Bell | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 0 | L Isthmus Bowl | — |
| 2024 | 2024 | Steve Bell | NCAA | Division III | CCIW | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | — |