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THIS WEEK: The Augustana football team will play in the 2008 Mineral Water Bowl game against the Missouri Western State Griffons on Saturday in Excelsior Springs, Mo. It is the first time the Vikings (7-4, 7-3 NSIC) have played in the bowl game, while the Griffons (6-5, 5-4 MIAA) will play in a record 7th game. The 43rd annual Mineral Water Bowl is set for 1 p.m. at Tiger Stadium. The game is a NCAA Division II game that annually features the top non-playoff teams from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Griffons have gone 5-1 in five Mineral Water Bowl games, including a 20-13 win over Wayne State last year.
BOWL?GAME?HISTORY: The Mineral Water Bowl began in 1948 as a high school game, then featured small college teams from 1954 to 1975 and featured junior college games from 1992 to 1999.The MIAA has a 7-1 advantage over the NSIC teams and is currently on a 7 game win streak.
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: Saturday's Mineral Water Bowl will be webcast on the internet as part of the NSIC's and MIAA's television agreement with Penn Atlantic TV. Fans wanting to follow the action can go to the following link: http://www.northernsun.tv. There will be no charge to watch the game but fans will need to set up an account with Penn Atlantic.
LIVE STATS: Lives stats for Saturday's Mineral Water Bowl will be provided by the Missouri Western State athletic department. Fans wanting to follow the action can go to the following link: http://www.gogriffons.com/xlive_FB.asp.
