Briar Cliff Chargers football

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Briar Cliff Chargers Football
First season2003
Athletic directorTim Jager
Head coach Shane LaDage
5th season, 10–44 (.185)
Stadium Bishop Heelan Memorial Field
(capacity: 1,600)
Year built1982
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Sioux City, Iowa
Conference GPAC
All-time record49167 (.227)
RivalriesMorningside University
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
MascotBolt the Charger
Website bcuchargers.com

The Briar Cliff Chargers football team represents Briar Cliff University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Chargers are members of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), fielding its team in the GPAC since 2003. The Chargers play their home games at Bishop Heelan Memorial Field in Sioux City, Iowa. [2] [3]

Contents

Their head coach is Shane LaDage, who took over the position for the 2021 season. [4]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%
1 Dick Strittmatter [8] 2001–200753124100.226104000.200
2 Tom Rethman [9] 2008–201699217800.212166700.193
3 Dennis Wagner [10] 2017–202042123000.28692600.257
4 Shane LaDage [11] 2021–present44103400.185103000.250

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Briar Cliff Chargers
2001 2001 Dick Strittmatter Club team
2002 2002
2003 2003 NAIA GPAC 010011th0100
2004 2004 3708th370
2005 2005 4709th370
2006 2006 560T–6th460
2007 2007 011011th0100
2008 2008 Tom Rethman 290T–9th280
2009 2009 470T–7th460
2010 2010 29010th190
2011 2011 2909th180
2012 2012 11009th180
2013 2013 470T–7th360
2014 2014 2908th270
2015 2015 3808th270
2016 2016 11009th080
2017 2017 Dennis Wagner 01109th080
2018 2018 6506th450
2019 2019 560T–5th450
2020 2020 18010th180
2021 2021 Shane LaDage 3808th370
2022 2022 110011th190
2023 2023 470T–7th460
2024 2024 290T-9th280

Notes

  1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [5]
  2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [6]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [7]

References

  1. "BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY" . Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. Moeller, Jayson (April 29, 2023). "Briar Cliff making steps to bring home football games to campus". ktiv.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  3. "Briar Cliff University's new field project delayed". SiouxlandProud | Sioux City, IA | News, Weather, and Sports. July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  4. "Shane LaDage Named Head Football Coach at Briar Cliff University". MSU Athletics. December 21, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  5. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  6. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  7. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  8. Allspach, Steven (November 19, 2007). "BC football coach Strittmatter to resign". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  9. "Rethman leaves as Briar Cliff coach". Mitchell Republic. November 17, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  10. Rust, Justin (November 23, 2020). "Dennis Wagner let go as Briar Cliff football coach". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  11. Siebring, Owen (August 31, 2021). "Briar Cliff begins new coaching era with Shane Ladage at the helm". KPTH. Retrieved August 27, 2023.