Stagg Bowl XI
Augustana 21, Union 17
Dec. 1, 1983, in Kings Island, Ohio
Norm Singbush caught two fourth-quarter touchdown passes in the victory. |
Augustana (12-0) rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, scoring two touchdowns in the final 10 minutes to defeat Union and win the 1983 Division III football championship.
Tight end Norm Singbush caught passes of 10 and 2 yards from quarterback Jay Penney, the go-ahead score with 3:09 left.
Union jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first five minutes behind a Greg Sticka 30-yard field goal and a 45-yard touchdown pass from Dan Stewart to Frank Kraft.
Penney hit Singbush from 10 yards away with 9:30 left in the game to trim the margin to 17-14. Augustana defensive back Doug McCoy then made a phenomenal play to strip Dutchmen receiver Winston Britton of the ball and linebacker Joe Wheeler fell on it at the Union 46 and the Vikings were back in business. Penney marched his team down the field and hit Singbush on a fourth-and-goal situation from the two with 3:09 to give Augustana its only lead of the game.
Union (11-1) drove to the Augustana 17-yard line but failed on three passes in a row and Augustana ran out the clock.
Playoff results
Quarterfinals
Union 51, Hofstra 19
Salisbury State 16, Carnegie Mellon 14
Augustana 22, Adrian 21
UW-La Crosse 43, Occidental 42
Semifinals
Union 23, Salisbury State 21
Augustana 21, UW-La Crosse 15
Stagg Bowl XI
Augustana 21, Union 17, at Kings Island, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
| Union | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Augustana | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
SCORING SUMMARY
UN – Greg Sticka 30 field goal 12:11 1st
UN – Frank Kraft 45 pass from Dan Stewart (Greg Sticka kick) 10:52 1st
AUG – Nick Kasap 10 pass from Jay Penney (Joe Mackay kick) 11:55 2nd
UN – Rich Kellaher 24 pass from Dan Stewart (Greg Sticka kick) 10:29 3rd
AUG – Norm Singbush 10 pass from Jay Penney (Joe Mackay kick) 9:30 4th
AUG – Norm Singbush 2 pass from Jay Penney (Joe Mackay kick) 3:09 4th
Attendance: 3,800