SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The 2017 season didn't exactly start how Augustana wanted it to start, but the Vikings try to put the season-opening defeat at the hands of MSU Moorhead behind them this week, when they travel to Minot, North Dakota to take on the Minot State Beavers on Saturday at Herb Parker Stadium. The Vikings and Beavers kickoff at 1 p.m.

Both teams enter the second week of the season in search of their first win; the Beavers opened on Thursday, Aug. 31, with a 24-0 loss at Concordia-St. Paul, while the Vikings suffered a 38-7 loss against the Dragons at home, as the only Saturday game on the NSIC slate.

The Beavers loss spoiled the debut of head coach Mike Aldrich. The former Augustana head coach took over a Minot State program that posted a combined record of 10-45 over the last five seasons, which includes back-to-back 1-10 seasons in both the 2014 and 2015 seasons.

The Vikings, on the other hand, graduated a load of offensive talent, but entered the season with high hopes because of the culture of winning head coach Jerry Olszewski built in his first four years at Augustana, where he posted a 27-18 record, which includes winning records in each of the last three seasons and a playoff appearance in 2015, when his squad posted a 9-3 record.
 
Week 2 Quick Hits
- The loss last week marks head coach Jerry Olszewski's first season-opening loss at AU
- The Vikings did not score at least 20 points in a season-opening game for the first time in eight seasons
- Kirby Hora tied an Augustana single-game record last Saturday against MSU Moorhead, and set a career-high with 21 tackles, equaling the mark set by Brian Baumgartner vs. Nebraska-Omaha on Sept. 22, 2007 and by Nick Ovenden at St. Cloud State on Oct. 8, 2005
- Trevor Naasz tied a career-high with 11 tackles last week
- Caden Quintanilla posted a career-long rush of 36 yards in Week 1 vs. MSU Moorhead
- The Vikings set a trio of dubious marks in the season-opening loss to MSU Moorhead
            •  Shutout in the second half for the first time since Nov. 1, 2014 at Southwest Minnesota State
            •  Recorded fewer than 100 yards passing (94) for the first time since Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Grand Valley State (87)
            •  Posted fewer than 200 yards of total offense (127) for the first time since Sept. 28, 2013 at St. Cloud State (162)
- Augustana owns a 10-4 record after a loss in the Jerry Olszewski era (2013-present)
- Center Jake Lacina is the son of former Minnesota Viking and Augustana hall of famer Corbin Lacina
- Quarterback Ryan Rubley's dad, T.J., played in the NFL, CFL and WLAF