| North Park Vikings football | |
|---|---|
| | |
| First season | 1934 |
| Athletic director | John Born |
| Head coach | Kyle Rooker 7th season, 17–43 (.283) |
| Stadium | Holmgren Athletic Complex (capacity: 3,000) |
| Year built | 2004 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | CCIW |
| Rivalries | Augustana [1] |
| Colors | Royal blue and gold [2] |
| Mascot | Vikings |
| Website | athletics.northpark.edu |
The North Park Vikings football team represents North Park University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Vikings are members of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), fielding its team in the CCIW since 1962 when it was known as the College Conference of Illinois. The Vikings play their home games at the Holmgren Athletic Complex in North Park, Chicago. The team's head coach is Kyle Rooker, a College of Wooster graduate and linebacker from 1997–2000. He was formally the associate head coach at Carthage College who took over the position starting the 2019 season. [3] [4]
The school, originally known as North Park Junior College, fielded a football team starting in 1899. Playing their first game and losing to North Division High School, now known as Lincoln Park High School, on October 21. The 1903 squad would be the last until 1934 as the 1904 Covenant meeting directed the college to disband all athletics and activities that were “offensive to Christians.” [6]
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Park Vikings(Independent)(1934–1961) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1935 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1936 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1937 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1938 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1939 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1940 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1941 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1942 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1945 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1946 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1947 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1948 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1949 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1950 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1951 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1952 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1953 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1954 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1955 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1956 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1957 | Unknown | ||||||||
| 1958 | Harold Swanson | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1959 | Harold Swanson | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| 1960 | Harold Swanson | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1961 | Bob Lord | 3–5 | |||||||
| North Park Vikings(College Conference of Illinois)(1962–1966) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Bob Lord | 2–6 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1963 | Bob Lord | 1–7 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1964 | James Rooney | 0–8 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1965 | James Rooney | 1–6 | 1–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1966 | James Rooney | 0–7–1 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| North Park Vikings(College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin)(1967–present) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Norm Rathje | 3–6 | 1–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1968 | Norm Rathje | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1969 | Charles Emery | 2–7 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1970 | William Gourley | 2–6–1 | 2–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1971 | William Gourley | 4–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1972 | William Gourley | 2–6–1 | 2–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1973 | Mike Watson | 3–6 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1974 | Mike Watson | 3–6 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1975 | Gene Mitz | 1–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1976 | Gene Mitz | 1–8 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1977 | Gene Mitz | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1978 | Bill Anderson | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1979 | Bill Anderson | 4–5 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1980 | Bill Anderson | 3–6 | 2–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1981 | Bill Anderson | 2–7 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1982 | Bill Anderson | 1–8 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1983 | Bill Anderson | 3–6 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1984 | Bill Anderson | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1985 | Bill Anderson | 2–7 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1986 | Ron Ellett | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1987 | Craig Fouhy | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1988 | Craig Fouhy | 1–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1989 | Mel Boehland | 1–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1990 | Tim Rucks | 1–8 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1991 | Tim Rucks | 0–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 1992 | Tim Rucks | 1–6–2 | 1–4–2 | 6th | |||||
| 1993 | Tim Rucks | 4–4 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1994 | Tim Rucks | 3–6 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1995 | Mike Liljegren | 2–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1996 | Mike Liljegren | 0–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1997 | Mike Liljegren | 0–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1998 | Mike Liljegren | 2–7 | 1–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1999 | Mike Liljegren | 2–7 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2000 | Mike Liljegren | 3–7 | 1–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2001 | Robin Cooper | 2–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2002 | Robin Cooper | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2003 | Robin Cooper | 2–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2004 | Robin Cooper | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2005 | Robin Cooper | 3–7 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2006 | Scott Pethtel | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2007 | Scott Pethtel | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2008 | Scott Pethtel | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2009 | Scott Pethtel | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2010 | Scott Pethtel | 2–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2011 | Scott Pethtel | 3–7 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2012 | Scott Pethtel | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2013 | Mike Conway | 3–7 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2014 | Mike Conway | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2015 | Mike Conway | 3–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2016 | Mike Conway | 1–9 | 0–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2017 | Mike Conway | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018 | Mike Conway | 2–8 | 1–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2019 | Kyle Rooker | 1–9 | 1–8 | T–8th | |||||
| 2020–21 | No team—COVID-19 | ||||||||
| 2021 | Kyle Rooker | 2–8 | 2–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2022 | Kyle Rooker | 1–9 | 1–8 | 9th | |||||
| 2023 | Kyle Rooker | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2024 | Kyle Rooker | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2025 | Kyle Rooker | 3–7 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| Total: | 136–471–6 (.335) | ||||||||