The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. From 1927 until August 9, 2018, it was known officially as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) and commonly as the Iowa Conference.
Buena Vista University is a private university in Storm Lake, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1891 as Buena Vista College, it is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The university's 60-acre (240,000 m2) campus is situated on the shores of Storm Lake, a 3,200-acre (13 km2) natural lake.
The Coe Kohawks football team represents Coe College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Kohawks are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1997 when it was the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Kohawks play their home games at K. Raymond Clark Field in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The team's head coach is Tyler Staker, who took over the position for the 2016 season.
The Dubuque Spartans football team represents the University of Dubuque in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Spartans are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1929 when it was the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Spartans play their home games at Chalmers Field in Dubuque, Iowa.
Willis Charles "Billy" Edson was an American college football player, coach, lawyer, and politician in Iowa. He was the head football coach for Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—from 1902 to 1904. He was a halfback on the University of Iowa's Big Ten championship team in 1900 and was the Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1925 to 1926.
The Simpson Storm football team represents Simpson College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Storm are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1923 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Storm play their home games at Bill Buxton Stadium in Indianola, Iowa. Bill Buxton Stadium was previously known as Neff Field from 1949 until it was renamed in 1998. Prior to 1949, the team played at Buxton Park.
The Wartburg Knights are the athletic teams that represent Wartburg College, located in Waverly, Iowa. The Knights have varsity teams in 27 sports, 13 for men and 14 for women. The teams participate in Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the American Rivers Conference. Currently, the school's athletic director is John Cochrane.
The Luther Norse football team represents Luther College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Norse are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1922 when it was the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Norse play their home games at Carlson Stadium in Decorah, Iowa.
The Central Dutch football team represents Central College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Dutch are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1923 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Dutch play their home games at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella, Iowa. The stadium was known as Kuyper Stadium from 1977 to 2005.
The American Rivers Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III American Rivers Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The Wartburg Knights football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Wartburg College located in Waverly, Iowa. The team competes in the NCAA Division III and a member of the American Rivers Conference (ARC). Wartburg's first football team was fielded in 1929 with varsity play starting in 1935. The team plays its home games at Walston-Hoover stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
The 2017 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 19th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning IIAC title for the first time since 2014 and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. Wartburg lost in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs to the Wisconsin–Oshkosh. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
The 2015 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 17th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, finishing second and missing a chance at a third straight bid to the NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
The 2016 Wartburg Knights football team represented Wartburg College as a member of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Rick Willis in his 18th season as head coach, the Knights compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the IIAC. The team played home games at Walston-Hoover Stadium in Waverly, Iowa.
Austin Dickinson is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Buena Vista University, a position he has held since 2023.
The Wartburg Knights women's volleyball team represents Wartburg College and competes in the American Rivers Conference of NCAA Division III. The team is coached by DeAnn Akins. The Knights play their home matches in Levick Arena along with wrestling and the men's and women's basketball teams.
Grant Mollring is an American football coach. He was the head coach for the Buena Vista Beavers football team from 2017 to 2022. He was previously an assistant for Hastings, Doane, Nebraska–Kearney, and Eustis–Farnam High School.
The 2023 American Rivers Conference football season was the season of college football played by the nine member schools of the American Rivers Conference (ARC) as part of the 2023 NCAA Division III football season. The 2023 Wartburg Knights football team compiled a 13–1 record, won the ARC championship, and made it to the NCAA Division III semifinal where they lost to North Central (IL) 34–27.
The 1973 Buena Vista Beavers football team was an American football team that represented Buena Vista College as a member of the Iowa Conference during the 1973 NAIA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the Beavers compiled an 8–1 record, won the Iowa Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 208 to 106. The team's only loss was to the eventual NAIA Division II national champion Northwestern Red Raiders. It was Buena Vista's first outright conference championship since 1952.
