ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Augustana sent 26 seniors out on a winning note this past Saturday with a 34-6 win over Carroll at Lindberg Stadium. Coach
Steve Bell's Vikings improved to 5-4 on the season and 4-4 in the CCIW heading into the 2019 season finale at Carthage. Augustana will square off with the Red Men at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16 at Art Keller Field in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Senior running back
Bobby Jarosz (Prospect HS, Mount Prospect, Ill.) ran for 184 yards Saturday to give him 902 on the season. He's also rushed for a team-high nine touchdowns on 180 carries this year. Mike Guzman, in 2005, was the last Viking running back to surpass 1,000 yards in a season.
Senior quarterback
Zachary Fuller (St. Patrick HS, Schiller Park, Ill.) has completed 130 of 221 passes (58.8%) for 1,669 yards and 17 touchdowns with just four interceptions. He's currently three away from the school single-season record for touchdown passes and ranks third in career passing yards (5,706) and touchdown passes (36).
Fuller has spread the wealth among five receivers, all of whom have between 28 and 24 receptions. Senior
Tom Dolis (Notre Dame HS, Chicago, Ill.) leads the way with 28 grabs for 550 yards and seven touchdowns. Junior
Max Uranich (La Salle-Peru HS, La Salle, Ill.) (27-313-2), Jarosz (26-216-1), senior
Ethan Jennings (Notre Dame HS, Chicago, Ill.) (24-294-4) and sophomore
Patrick Byrne (St. Patrick HS, Schiller Park, Ill.) (24-267-3) are close behind.
Seniors
Luke Sawicki (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville, Ill.) and
Xavier Holley (Bettendorf HS, Davenport, Iowa) and junior
John Kappel (Wheeling HS, Wheeling, Ill.) have been the Vikings' leaders on defense. Sawicki has team highs of 47 solo, 36 assisted and 83 total tackles. His 14½ tackles for loss are second on the team to Holley's 18½. Holley also has a team-high 12½ sacks. Kappel, who is currently out with an injury, is Augustana's second-leading tackler with 64 and shares the team lead in interceptions (five) with senior
Luke Phelan (Joliet Catholic HS, Shorewood, Ill.).
Carthage will bring records of 4-5 overall and 4-4 in the CCIW into Saturday's contest. Led by second-year Head Coach Dustin Hass, the Red Men rank seventh in the league in both scoring offense (24.6 ppg) and defense (29.0 ppg).
Billy Dury moved into the quarterback role three games ago and has completed 40 of 92 passes (43.5%) for 461 yards and six touchdowns against just one interception. Colton Klein had been the starter for the first six games, completing 130 of 196 throws (66.3%) for 1,324 yards and 11 touchdowns. Jovan Stricker is the leading receiver with 61 catches for 736 yards and seven scores. Dana Fontenot leads in rushing with 606 yards and four touchdowns on 163 carries.
Defensive back Bobby Baker is Carthage's leading tackler with 59 on the year. He also shares the team lead in interceptions with two. Linebacker Kevin O'Boyle is next with 57 stops, including a team-high 10 tackles for loss. Jacob Simar and Gabe Villa share the Red Men sack lead with four apiece. Both O'Boyle and defensive lineman Kameron Stubblefield were second team All-CCIW selections a year ago.
11/09/19—AUGUSTANA 34, CARROLL 6
Vikings win home finale over 34-6 Carroll
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Augustana sent 26 seniors out with a victory in their final appearance at Lindberg Stadium Saturday, as the Vikings downed Carroll 34-6 in their 2019 home finale. Coach
Steve Bell's squad improved to 5-4 on the season and 4-4 in the CCIW heading into the season finale at Carthage on Saturday, November 16. The visiting Pioneers fell to 2-7 overall and 1-7 in the league.
After stopping Carroll on downs at the Augustana 30-yard line on the opening series, the Vikings moved 70 yards in nine plays for the game's first touchdown. Senior
Bobby Jarosz (Prospect HS, Mt. Prospect, Ill.) carried six times for 42 yards including the final three for the score.
Owen Ennis' (Evanston HS, Evanston, Ill.) extra point attempt went wide right and the lead was 6-0 with 5:12 left in the first quarter.
On its next possession, Augustana took over at its own nine following a Pioneer punt. Jarosz carried three times to move the ball to the Viking 36 and
Zachary Fuller (St. Patrick HS, Schiller Park, Ill.) found classmate
Tom Dolis (Notre Dame HS, Chicago, Ill.) behind the Carroll defense for 64 yards and a touchdown. Ennis added the point after and it was 13-0 early in the second quarter.
The Pioneers drove to the Augustana 20 before being stopped on downs again and the hosts answered with their third touchdown in as many series. They went 80 yards in six plays, all on the ground. Jarosz had 47 yards on two carries and
Alek Jacobs (Rock Island HS, Rock Island, Ill.) carried three times for 24 yards, including the touchdown run from nine yards out. Ennis' kick made it 20-0 with 6:18 left in the half.
That would be the score at intermission, as each team had two more empty possessions in the quarter before Carroll took a knee and headed to the locker room.
Jarosz's second touchdown of the day capped the opening drive of the second half. He had five carries on the six-play, 46-yard march, with the other play being a 24-yard Fuller-to-
Max Uranich (La Salle-Peru HS, La Salle, Ill.) completion. Ennis added the extra point to make it 27-0 at 12:26 of the third quarter.
The Vikings' final touchdown came early in the fourth quarter. Jacobs carried on four of the last five snaps, covering 51 yards. His three-yard burst finished off a nine-play, 69-yard march and Ennis' boot made it 34-0.
The Pioneers got on the board with their next possession. Alex Kujawa capped a 65-yard, 11-play drive with a one-yard touchdown run. Quarterback Michael Johnson's 34-yard run off a bobbled snap was the key play. Carroll's attempt for two points failed.
Augustana rushed for a season-high 377 yards on 44 carries. Jarosz finished with 184 yards and two scores on 22 attempts and will head into the Carthage game with 902 yards on the season. Jacobs added 108 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Fuller was 7-of-15 for 152 yards and one touchdown and Dolis (81 yards), Uranich (49) and Jarosz (nine) each had two receptions.
Senior
Luke Sawicki (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville, Ill.) paced the defense with 13 tackles and a pass deflection. Classmate
Xavier Holley (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) added seven stops including a pair of sacks.
2019 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
|
SITE |
TIME/SCORE |
| September 7 |
Coe |
Knowlton Kickoff Classic |
HOME |
W, 41-3 |
| September 21 |
Elmhurst* |
Family Weekend |
HOME |
W, 55-13 |
| September 28 |
Illinois Wesleyan* |
|
Bloomington, Ill. |
L, 17-21 |
| October 5 |
Millikin* |
Homecoming |
HOME |
W, 40-14 |
| October 12 |
North Central* |
|
Naperville, Ill. |
L, 14-42 |
| October 19 |
North Park* |
|
HOME |
W, 71-0 |
| October 26 |
Wheaton* |
|
Wheaton, Ill. |
L, 0-40 |
| November 2 |
Washington U.* |
|
St. Louis, Mo. |
L, 14-35 |
| November 9 |
Carroll* |
Senior Day |
HOME |
W, 34-6 |
| November 16 |
Carthage* |
|
Kenosha, Wis. |
1:00 p.m. |
* - College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin game
2019 CCIW STANDINGS
| School |
CCIW |
Overall |
| Wheaton |
8-0 |
9-0 |
| North Central |
8-1 |
8-1 |
| Washington U. |
5-3 |
6-3 |
| Illinois Wesleyan |
5-3 |
5-4 |
| AUGUSTANA |
4-4 |
5-4 |
| Millikin |
4-4 |
5-4 |
| Carthage |
4-4 |
4-5 |
| Carroll |
1-7 |
2-7 |
| Elmhurst |
1-7 |
1-8 |
| North Park |
1-7 |
1-8 |
Millikin 35, Washington U. 28
Washington U. at Carroll, 1:00 pm
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 12-28 during Bell's first four seasons. He is a 1992 graduate of Bemidji State University with a degree in physical education.
