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The Augustana football team (6-3, 5-2 NSIC) closes out the 2008 season by playing its final two games on the road. That two-game stretch begins Saturday in Winona, Minn., when the Vikings take on the Winona State University Warriors (5-4, 5-3 NSIC). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Maxwell Field.
AT STAKE: Both teams have a lot at stake in Saturday's game. Augustana needs a win to clinch a share of the NSIC?Southern Division title as well as keep its hopes of advancing to the NCAA playoffs alive. Augie is ranked eighth in the region this week. Also, Augie needs a win to stay in the hunt for a berth in the Mineral Water Bowl. Meanwhile, Winona State will try to extend its 34-game home winning streak against NSIC?opponents.
THE SERIES: Augustana and Winona State meet for the third time on Saturday with Augustana holding a 2-0 series advantage. The two teams first met in 1973 when the Vikings earned a 48-3 victory. The Vikings claimed a 31-6 win over the Warriors in Winona during 1994 season in the second meeting between the schools.
RADIO: All Viking football games can be heard on KIKN Radio (FM-100.5). The game can also be heard on the internet at: www.kikn.com. Veteran broadcaster Jeff Fylling will call all of the action, while John Schultz, a former All-NCC quarterback with the Vikings, provides color commentary. The broadcast begins with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to kickoff.
WEBCAST INFORMATION: All of Augustana's football games this season will be webcast on the internet as part of the NSIC's television agreement with Penn Atlantic TV. Fans wanting to follow the action can go to the following link: http://www.northernsun.tv. This season there will be no charge to watch the games but fans will need to set up an account with Penn Atlantic.
