GRAND FORKS, N.D. – University of North Dakota head football coach Bubba Schweigert has announced that former All-North Central Conference defensive lineman at Augustana Austin Flyger has been named as the program's defensive line coach.
 
"Coach Flyger has a passion for coaching defensive line," said Schweigert. "It's the same passion he had when he was named the NCC's most valuable defensive lineman at Augustana. He brings experience to us in the 3-4 and in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, and we are excited to have him as a part of UND football."
 
Flyger returns to North Dakota, where he started his coaching career as the defensive line coach in 2007-08, after stints at both the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and Division II levels. Most recently, he served as the defensive coordinator for Northern State in 2019, where he helped guide the Wolves to a winning record and a defense that ranked near the top in rushing and red zone defense.
 
"I'm very appreciative of Coach Schweigert for giving me the opportunity to be a part of the UND coaching staff and for my family join the Grand Forks community," said Flyger. "It is a great honor and privilege to return to North Dakota and the rich tradition and history of this football program. I'm excited to get to work with the staff and players on the team."
 
Prior to his second stint at Northern State, Flyger worked at Southern Illinois for seven seasons. While at SIU, he worked with AFCA All-American Ken Boatright, who went on to play in the National Football League with the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks, Deondre Barnett, who signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2017, and Anthony Knighton, who was the runner-up for the MVFC Freshman of the Year.
 
For two seasons, Flyger joined the Northern State staff in his first stint with the Wolves, spending two seasons as the defensive line coach. He worked closely with NSIC first team selection Lincoln Smith during the 2011 season before returning to Southern Illinois.
 
Flyger was a standout player at Augustana from 2000-03, where he earned All-North Central Conference honors and was named the league's most valuable defensive lineman as a senior in 2003. Flyger went on to play three seasons with the Sioux Falls Storm of the United Indoor Football League before embarking on a coaching career.
 
He is a 2005 graduate of Augustana with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Austin and his wife, Kirsten have one daughter, Norah.