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10/27/2017 8:51:00 AM

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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Augustana dropped a 54-2 decision at North Central this past Saturday on the Cardinals' Homecoming. Now 1-7 overall and 1-5 in the CCIW, the Vikings will host North Park on Senior Day, Saturday, October 28 at Lindberg Stadium.
 
Junior Ryan Pitra (Geneseo HS, Geneseo, Ill.) is Augustana's leading rusher this year with 541 yards and six touchdowns on 133 carries. He's averaging 4.1 yards per attempt.
 
Junior quarterback Luke Bleyer (Williamsville HS, Springfield, Ill.) has completed 50 of 93 passes (53.8%) for 544 yards and four touchdowns with six interceptions.
 
Junior Ryan Hennessy (Oswego HS, Oswego, Ill.) has a team-high 21 catches for 225 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore Ethan Jennings (Notre Dame HS, Chicago, Ill.) leads in receiving yards with 270 on 16 catches, an average of 16.9 yards per reception. He also has two touchdown grabs.
 
Sophomore safety Devin Haxby (Geneseo HS, Colona, Ill.) is the Vikings' leading tackler with 58 total and 42 solo stops. Senior end Grant Burke (Hersey HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.) has a team-high eight tackles for loss and sophomore end Daniel Tjaden's (Assumption HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) 3½ sacks are a team best. Junior corner Dario Ingardona (Rockford Lutheran HS, Cherry Valley, Ill.) has recovered two fumbles.
 
Coach Mike Conway's North Park squad is currently 1-6 on the season and 1-5 in conference play. The Chicagoland Vikings are coming off a 56-0 setback to 23rd-ranked Wheaton this past Saturday.
 
Running back Enrique Menendez and quarterback Frank Mauigoa, North Park's top two rushers, both missed the Wheaton contest. Menendez has carried 92 times for 237 yards and two touchdowns and Mauigoa has 173 yards and three scores on 25 carries. Quarterback Anthony DiNardo has completed 70 of 116 passes (61.4%) for 608 yards and four touchdowns with six interceptions.
 
Norman Cupicciotti is North Park's top receiver with 19 catches for 226 yards and a touchdown.
 
Conway's top tackler is linebacker Chaun Maiava. Maiava leads North Park in solo (42), assisted (43) and total (85) tackles, as well as tackles for loss (12), sacks (8½), forced fumbles (five) and fumble recoveries (three). Cornerback Dalton McKay has a team-high three interceptions. Both Maiava and strong safety Matt DiFecchio were second team All-CCIW selections in 2016.
 
 
10/21/17—NORTH CENTRAL 54, AUGUSTANA 2
 
Augustana falls at North Central
                        
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Austin Breunig rushed for 114 yards and three touchdowns and Broc Rutter threw for 286 yards and three scores Saturday to lead fourth-ranked North Central to a 54-2 win over Augustana at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium. The Homecoming win lifted the Cardinals to 6-1 on the season and 4-1 in the CCIW, while the Vikings dropped to 1-7 overall and 1-5 in the league.
 
The Augustana defense forced a three-and-out on the opening possession of the game and following a North Central punt, Coach Steve Bell's club took over at its own 28. For the first time in five games, the Vikings' first drive did not yield a touchdown, as the Cardinal defense forced a three-and-out as well.
 
Sophomore Luke Sawicki (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville, Ill.) forced a North Central fumble on the next possession and junior Dario Ingardona (Rockford Lutheran HS, Cherry Valley, Ill.) recovered at the Augustana one yard-line. However, after getting a first down via a Cardinal penalty, the Vikings were again forced to punt.
 
The hosts went 63 yards in eight plays for the game's first score. Breunig took it in form six yards out and Liam Crotty's kick made it 7-0 with 5:37 left in the first quarter.
 
A 27-yard Rutter-to-Michael Sfikas touchdown pass made it 14-0 early in the second quarter and North Central added three touchdowns in the final 4:38 of the half. Breunig scored on a five-yard run and Rutter connected with Jake Beesley and Jalen Dennis on scoring strikes of 35 and 18 yards, respectively and the Cardinals took a 34-0 lead to the halftime break.
 
A Breunig eight-yard touchdown run made it 41-0 with 3:08 left in the third quarter.
 
Zane Lodico had a four-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter and Alec Fidan closed the scoring with a 56-yard touchdown run win 2:20 left in the game. Crotty's point after accounted for the final. Augustana's points came on a safety with 8:35 to play.
 
For the Vikings, junior Luke Bleyer (Williamsville HS, Springfield, Ill.) completed 10 of 20 passes for 65 yards and was intercepted twice. Classmate Ryan Hennessy (Oswego HS, Oswego, Ill.) had five catches for 29 yards. Junior Ryan Pitra (Geneseo HS, Geneso, Ill.) and senior Austin Chausse (Nokomis HS, Nokomis, Ill.) led the ground game. Each carried four times for 31 and 28 yards, respectively.
 
Sawicki had seven solo and nine total tackles to lead the Augustana defense.
 
On Saturday, October 28, Coach Steve Bell's squad will host North Park at 1:00 p.m. It will be Senior Day at Lindberg Stadium.
 
 
2017 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS
DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME/SCORE
September 2 Cortland State Cortland, N.Y. L, 32-34
September 9 Central Pella, Iowa L, 22-33
September 16 Carroll Waukesha, Wis. L, 25-28
September 23 Carthage Family Weekend HOME L, 14-55
September 30 Elmhurst Elmhurst, Ill. W, 24-19
October 7 Illinois Wesleyan HOME L, 10-28
October 14 Millikin Homecoming HOME L, 27-28
October 21 North Central Naperville, Ill. L, 2-54
October 28  North Park Senior Day HOME      1:00 p.m.
November 4 Wheaton Wheaton, Ill. 1:00 p.m.
* - College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin game
 
 
2017 CCIW STANDINGS
School CCIW Overall
Illinois Wesleyan 5-1 7-1
Millikin 4-1 6-1
North Central 4-1 6-1
Wheaton 4-2 6-2
Carthage 3-2 5-2
Elmhurst 2-3 2-5
Carroll 1-4 1-6
Augustana 1-5 1-7
North Park 0-5 1-6
 
 
LAST WEEK'S GAMES
Saturday, October 21
North Central 54, Augustana 2
Wheaton 56, North Park 0
Millikin 56, Carroll 35
Illinois Wesleyan 13, Carthage 10
 
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Saturday, October 28
North Park at Augustana, 1:00 p.m.
North Central at Carroll, 1:00 p.m.
Illinois Wesleyan at Elmhurst, 1:00 p.m.
Millikin at Carthage, 1:00 p.m.
 
  
HEAD COACH STEVE BELL
Steve Bell was introduced as the 19th head coach in the storied history of Augustana football on January 9, 2015. In 15 seasons as the head football coach at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, Bell fashioned a 112-44 (.718) overall record. During his tenure at Monmouth, his teams won four Midwest Conference championships (2005, 2008, 2009, 2011) and finished second six times. Augustana has gone 7-13 during Bell's first two seasons. He is a 1992 graduate of Bemidji State University with a degree in physical education.
  

BELL'S RECORD AS HEAD COACH

                                        OVERALL                       CONFERENCE      
YEAR W L PCT W L PCT Finish SCHOOL
2000 3 7 .300 3 6 .333 8th Monmouth
2001 8 2 .800 6 2 .750 3rd Monmouth
2002 5 5 .500 5 4 .556 4th-T Monmouth
2003 8 2 .800 8 1 .889 2nd Monmouth
2004 9 1 .900 8 1 .889 2nd Monmouth
2005 10 1 .909 9 0 1.000 1st Monmouth
2006 7 3 .700 7 2 .778 2nd-T Monmouth
2007 7 3 .700 7 2 .778 2nd-T Monmouth
2008 11 1 .917 9 0 1.000 1st Monmouth
2009 10 1 .909 9 0 1.000 1st Monmouth
2010 6 4 .600 6 3 .667 2nd Monmouth
2011 10 2 .833 9 0 1.000 1st Monmouth
2012 5 5 .500 5 4 .556 5th-T Monmouth
2013 5 5 .500 5 4 .556 6th-T Monmouth
2014 8 2 .800 4 1 .800 2nd (South) Monmouth
Monmouth Totals 112 44 .718 100 30 .769
2015 4 6 .400 3 4 .429 5th Augustana
2016 3 7 .300 2 6 .250 7th Augustana
2017 1 7 .125 1 5 .167 Augustana
Augustana Totals 8 20 .286 6 15 .286
CAREER TOTALS 120 64 .652 106 45 .702
 

STEVE BELL BY THE NUMBERS: Here is a closer look at Steve Bell's record at Augustana

OVERALL CCIW
YEAR W L PCT W L PCT FINISH SEP OCT NOV H A
2015 4 6 .400 3 4 .429 5th 1-2 2-3 1-1 2-4 2-2
2016 3 7 .300 2 6 .250 7th 2-2 1-4 0-1 1-4 2-3
2017 1 7 .125 1 5 .167 1-4 0-3 0-3 1-4
CAREER 8 20 .286 6 15 .286 4-8 3-10 1-2 3-11 5-9
  

BELL AGAINST THE OPPOSITION (at Augustana)

TEAM GAMES W L FIRST MEETING LAST MEETING
Albion 1 0 1 2015 – L, 49-60
Carroll 2 1 1 2016 – W, 41-14 2017 – L, 25-28
Carthage 3 0 3 2015 – L, 27-39 2017 – L, 14-55
Central 2 0 2 2016 – L, 17-45 2017 – L, 22-33
Elmhurst 3 2 1 2015 – W, 9-3 2017 – W, 24-19
Illinois Wesleyan 3 0 3 2015 – L, 7-21 2017 – L, 10-28
Loras 1 0 1 2015 – L, 52-56
Millikin 3 1 2 2015 – W, 42-10 2017 – L, 27-28
Mount St. Joseph 2 2 0 2015 – W, 42-39 2016 – W, 21-10
North Central 3 0 3 2015 – L, 10-27 2017 – L, 2-54
North Park 2 2 0 2015 – W, 45-7 2016 – W, 13-7
SUNY-Cortland 1 0 1 2017 – L, 32-34
Wheaton 2 0 2 2015 – L, 14-31 2016 – L, 14-37
 
 
2017 AUGUSTANA FOOTBALL TWO DEEP
POS NO NAME HT WT YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
OFFENSE
WR 7 Ethan Jennings 6-1 195 So Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame College Prep
86 Max Uranich 6-1 180 Fr La Salle, Ill./La Salle Peru
TE 17 Danny Oliger 6-2 232 Sr Davenport, Iowa/Central
89 Brandon Leggett 6-3 230 Sr San Antonio, Texas/San Juan Hills
LT 74 Chaz Williams 6-5 272 So Princeton, Ill./Princeton
77 Dan Foley 6-6 300 Jr Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport
LG 71 Matt McKay 6-0 280 So Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel
57 Chris Gort 6-2 270 Sr Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton
OC 70 Michael Reid 6-0 260 So Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington
73 Tommy Simon 5-10 235 So Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame College Prep
RG 57 Chris Gort 6-2 270 Sr Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond Burton
71 Matt McKay 6-0 280 So Chicago, Ill./Mount Carmel
RT 62 Hunter Menke 6-2 290 Fr Davenport, Iowa/Central
76 Cameron Lundquist 6-3 270 Fr Loves Park, Ill./Belvidere North
WR 19 Riley Donald 5-10 195 Sr Morton, Ill./Morton
5 Ryan Hennessy 6-1 185 Jr Oswego , Ill./Oswego
QB 13 Alek Jacobs 5-11 185 Fr Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island
9 Luke Bleyer 6-2 210 Jr Springfield, Ill./Williamsville
FB 30 Ryan Black 5-7 195 Jr Tampa, Fla./Tampa Jesuit
32 Austin Chausse 5-11 220 Sr Nokomis, Ill./Nokomis
RB 34 Ryan Pitra 5-10 195 Jr Geneseo, Ill./Geneseo
18 Antonio Cannon 5-8 175 So Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park & River Forest
DEFENSE
DE 94 Daniel Tjaden 6-2 235 So Bettendorf, Iowa/Assumption
1 Austin Nice 6-2 235 Jr Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community
DT 45 Kegan North 6-3 250 So Fulton, Ill./Fulton
97 Ike McGuire 5-11 230 So Wonder Lake, Ill./Marian Central Catholic
NT 99 Lukas Stoutenour 6-3 280 Sr Coatesville, Ind./Cascade
91 Kyle Connor 6-3 230 So Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic
DE 25 Grant Burke 5-11 232 Sr Arlington Heights, Ill./Hersey
92 Xavier Holley 6-2 215 So Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf
LB 39 Cassin Wolfe 6-1 210 Jr Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf
48 Grant McFadden 5-11 225 Sr Orlando, Fla./Colonial
LB 47 Travon Aldridge 5-11 187 Sr Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island
35 Danny Giffels 5-11 233 Sr Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge
LB 59 Sam Francis 5-11 210 So River Forest, Ill./Oak Park River Forest
52 Luke Sawicki 6-0 212 So Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley
CB 27 Zach Stewart 5-11 170 Fr Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point
21 Luke Phelan 5-10 170 So Shorewood, Ill./Joliet Catholic Academy
S 33 Devin Haxby 5-8 185 So Colona, Ill./Geneseo
22 Bryson Adcock 6-0 175 So North Liberty, Iowa/ Iowa City West
S 2 John Asquini 5-10 190 Jr Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove
29 John Kappel 5-11 176 Fr Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling
CB 3 Dario Ingardona 5-11 189 Jr Cherry Valley, Ill./Rockford Lutheran
6 J.J. Cervino 6-0 190 So Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville
SPECIAL
KO 20 Jacob Stytz 5-10 175 Sr Channahon, Ill./Minooka
PK 20 Jacob Stytz 5-10 175 Sr Channahon, Ill./Minooka
P 98 Alex Bryan 5-11 175 Fr Kewanee, Ill./Wethersfield
SNAP 89 Brandon Leggett 6-3 230 Sr San Antonio, Texas/San Juan Hills
HOLD 19 Riley Donald 5-10 195 Sr Morton, Ill./Morton
 
 
2017 NORTH PARK FOOTBALL TWO DEEP
POS NO NAME HT WT YR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
OFFENSE
WR 15 Norman Cupicciotti 5-10 180 Sr Chicago, Ill./DeLaSalle
84 Hunter Hinkel 5-10 160 Jr Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler
LT 70 Obadiah Faletoi 6-2 260 So Pago Pago, AS/Tafuna
74 Justin Williams 6-4 285 So Chicago, Ill./Steinmetz
LG 60 Derrick Mosley 6-1 300 Sr Aurora, Ill./Aurora East
64 George Corey 6-0 250 Jr Des Plaines, Ill./Maine East
C 63 George Tafua 6-0 265 So Pago Pago, AS/Fagaitua
55 Rush Asing 6-0 250 Fr Kailua, Hawaii/Damien
RG 79 Quentyn Jackson 6-2 315 Sr Elgin, Ill./Larkin
66 Naim Smith 5-11 265 So Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wesley Chapel
RT 71 Zach Sandlin 6-3 260 Jr Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson
74 Justin Williams 6-4 285 So Chicago, Ill./Steinmetz
WR 4 Jay Burley 5-11 185 Jr Gary, Ind./Calumet
13 Sid Smith 5-7 175 So Oakland, Calif./Skyline
WR 2 Denton Delgado 6-0 185 Sr Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South
11 Josh Rito 5-10 180 Fr Coral Springs, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons
QB 8 Frank Mauigoa 6-4 205 Fr Pago Pago, AS/Tafuna
9 Anthony DiNardo 6-3 200 So Joliet, Ill./Joliet West
RB 24 Enrique Menendez 5-7 205 Sr Chicago, Ill./Morton
39 Jeremiah Wright 5-10 180 So DeKalb, Ill./Aurora Christian
WR 6 Travis Dworzynski 5-10 180 Jr Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere North
82 Matt Meyers 6-4 185 Fr Crystal Lake, Ill./Crystal Lake South
DEFENSE
DE 25 K.J. Joseph 6-1 235 Sr Atlanta, Ga./Shiloh
56 Dillion Sunday 5-11 225 So Aiea, Hawaii/Radford
DT 51 Mark Mamola 5-11 260 Sr Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs
65 Angel Rodriguez 5-10 250 Sr West Wareham, Mass./West Wareham
DT 35 Austin Regel 6-3 270 Sr Bourbannais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais
50 Isaiah Hayes 6-1 275 Jr Green Bay, Wis./De Pere
DE 42 Wilson Ray 6-1 215 Jr Elmhurst, Ill/York
53 Quenton Voce 6-0 215 Jr Chicago, Ill./St. Pats
LB 10D Gary Anish 5-10 185 So Chicago, Ill./DePaul
30 Brandon Basker 5-10 180 Fr Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West
LB 9 Uluao Letuli 5-10 210 Jr Pago Pago, AS/Marist
44 Jalen Williams 5-10 200 Fr Indianapolis, Ind./Southport
LB 40 Chaun Maiava 6-2 235 Sr Pago Pago, AS/Tafuna
43 Stephen Maifea 5-11 195 Sr Pago Pago, AS/Tafuna
SS 5D Matt DiFecchio 6-1 210 Jr Lake in the Hills, Ill./Jacobs
20 Andrew Mihulet 6-0 185 Jr Skokie, Ill./Niles West
CB 22 Dalton McKay 6-0 175 So Cedar Ridge, Texas/Vista Ridge
2D Victor Cerda 5-10 180 So Chicago, Ill./Schurz
FS 11D Ryan Howson 5-11 184 So Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates
7D Joe Reviere 5-11 180 Fr Oldsmar, Fla./Clearwater
CB 1 David Simmons 6-2 185 Jr Indianapolis, Ind./Southport
28 Sidney Francois-Friis 5-10 175 Jr Munich, Germany/McArthur
SPECIAL
PK 80 Alexis Santillan 5-11 180 So Oswego, Ill./Oswego
97 Noah Reich 6-0 170 Fr Naples, Fla./Lely
P 80 Alexis Santillan 5-11 180 So Oswego, Ill./Oswego
89 Christian Garza 6-0 180 Jr Midlothian, Ill./Bremen
 
 
2017 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS
CATEGORY NUMBER OPPONENT DATE
Individual Offense
Most Points 18 – Ryan Pitra SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
18 – Alek Jacobs Central 09/09/17
Most Points Kicking 13 – Jacob Stytz Carroll 09/16/17
Most Touchdowns 3 – Ryan Pitra SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
3 –  Alek Jacobs Central 09/09/17
Most Extra Points 3 – Jacob Stytz Elmhurst 09/30/17
Most Yards Total Offense 267 – Zachary Fuller Central 09/09/17
Most Yards Rushing 150 – Ryan Pitra SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
Most Rushing Attempts 28 – Ryan Pitra SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
Most Yards Passing 271 – Zachary Fuller Central 09/09/17
Most Pass Attempts 37 – Zachary Fuller Central 09/09/17
Most Pass Completions 24 – Zachary Fuller Central 09/09/17
Most Yards Receiving 114 – Ethan Jennings Central 09/09/17
Most Pass Receptions 8 – Ethan Jennings Central 09/09/17
Team Offense
Most Points 32 SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
Most Touchdowns 4 SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
Most Total Yards 393 Central 09/09/17
Most Yards Rushing 194 SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
Most Yards Passing 271 Central 09/09/17
Most Passing Attempts 38 Central 09/09/17
Most Completions 24 Central 09/09/17
Most First Downs Total 25 Central 09/09/17
Most First Downs Rushing 10 Carroll 09/16/17
Most First Downs Passing 13 Central 09/09/17
Most First Downs Penalty 3 Central 09/09/17
Most Rushes 50 SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
Most Plays 82 SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
Individual Defense
Most Total Tackles 12 – John Asquini Central 09/09/17
12 – John Kappel Illinois Wesleyan 10/07/17
Most Solo Tackles 9 – John Asquini Central 09/09/17
9 – Devin Haxby Carroll 09/16/17
Most Assisted Tackles 6 – Sam Francis Central 09/09/17
Most Interceptions 1 – Cassin Wolfe Elmhurst 09/30/17
1 – Zac Stewart Millikin 10/14/17
Most Fumble Recoveries 1 – 5 times
Most Quarterback Sacks 2 – Daniel Tjaden Carthage 09/23/17
Most Tackles for Loss 3 – Grant Burke SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
Team Defense
Fewest Points 19 Elmhurst 09/30/17
Fewest Plays 60 Elmhurst 09/30/17
Fewest Rushing Attempts 33 Elmhurst 09/30/17
Fewest Total Yards 320 Illinois Wesleyan 10/07/17
Fewest Rushing Yards 63 SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
Fewest Passing Yards 67 Carthage 09/23/17
Fewest Pass Completions 8 Carthage 09/23/17
Most Interceptions 1 Elmhurst 09/30/17
1 Millikin 10/14/17
Most Fumble Recoveries 2 SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
2 North Central 10/21/17
Fewest Total First Downs 13 Carthage 09/23/17
Fewest Rushing First Downs 7 SUNY-Cortland 09/02/17
Fewest Passing First Downs 3 Carthage 09/23/17
Fewest Penalty First Downs 0 Carroll 09/16/17
0 Carthage 09/23/17
 
 
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