Buena Vista Beavers football

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Buena Vista Beavers football
First season1896
Athletic directorScott Brown
Head coach Austin Dickinson
1st season, 2–8 (.200)
StadiumJ. Leslie Rollins Stadium
(capacity: 3,000)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Storm Lake, Iowa
NCAA division Division III
Conference A-R-C
All-time record474–487–27 (.493)
Conference titles1
ColorsNavy and gold [1]
   
Mascot Beaver
Website bvuathletics.com
Beavers defenders tackle a Dubuque Spartans player during a 2023 game Buena Vista vs. Dubuque (53324118859).jpg
Beavers defenders tackle a Dubuque Spartans player during a 2023 game

The Buena Vista Beavers football team represents Buena Vista University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Beavers are members of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 1923 when the conference was branded as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Beavers play their home games at J. Leslie Rollins Stadium in Storm Lake, Iowa. [2]

Contents

The team's head coach is Austin Dickinson, who took over the position for the 2023 season. [3] [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, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCCNCAwards
–Unknown [10] 1896, 1898, 1901, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1939–194251183030.382
1 Willis Edson 1902–1904127410.636
2 Lloyd Crouch 1911–191293600.333
3 Arthur Hammond 191363300.500
4 Edward Ball 191574210.643
5 Robert Preston 1916–1917126600.500
6 A.A. Gilmore 191932100.667
7 George Wanner 1920–1921137510.577
8 Jim Kelly 1922–19253022530.783
9 Burton North 192670610.071
10 Francis Casey 1927–193578314070.442
11 Albert Dallagher 1935–193833191310.591
12 Harland Riebe 194672500.286
13 Kenny Blackman 194793510.389
14 Robert Otto 1948–195353272330.538
15 Chester Anderson 1954–19551810620.611
16 Dean Laun 1956–195935191510.557
17 D. Wayne Barnham 196094500.444
18 J.H. Jennett 1961–19621871100.389
19 John Naughton 1963–196962253610.411
20 Jim Hershberger [11] [12] 1970–19891831216110.664
21 Kevin Twait [13] [14] 1990–199576245200.316
22 Joe Hadachek [15] [16] 1996–199940221800.550
23 Steve Osterberger [17] [18] 2000–200560322800.533
24 Jay Anderson [19] [20] 2006–2016110426800.382
25 Grant Mollring [21] [22] 2017–202247143300.298
26 Austin Dickinson [23] [24] 2023–present102800.2002600.250

Year-by-year results since 1976

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead
Coach		AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Buena Vista Beavers [25]
1976 1976 Jim Hershberger NCAA Division III IIAC 711–511——
1977 1977 720–520——
1978 1978 7201st520Conference champions—
1979 1979 720–610——
1980 1980 630–520——
1981 1981 720–520——
1982 1982 450–340——
1983 1983 640–520——
1984 1984 730–520——
1985 1985 460–250——
1986 1986 910–710——
1987 1987 550–530——
1988 1988 730–530——
1989 1989 550–450——
1990 1990 Kevin Twait 190–170——
1991 1991 190–——
1992 1992 270–260——
1993 1993 360–350——
1994 1994 360–350——
1995 1995 270–260——
1996 1996 Joe Hadachek 550–440——
1997 1997 370–350——
1998 1998 730–730——
1999 1999 730–730——
2000 2000 Steve Osterberger 7303rd730——
2001 2001 550T–5th450——
2002 2002 370T–6th360——
2003 2003 640T–4th440——
2004 2004 640T–3rd530——
2005 2005 5505th450——
2006 2006 Jay Anderson 4605th440——
2007 2007 550T–6th350——
2008 2008 7302nd620——
2009 2009 4606th350——
2010 2010 370T–7th260——
2011 2011 2807th260——
2012 2012 540T–2nd430——
2013 2013 460T–3rd430——
2014 2014 550T–3rd430——
2015 2015 1908th070——
2016 2016 370T–5th350——
2017 2017 Grant Mollring 370T–7th260——
2018 2018 A-R-C 1909th080——
2019 2019 370T–7th170——
Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021 2021 Grant Mollring NCAA Division III A-R-C 550T–4th440——
2022 2022 4606th350——
2023 2023 Austin Dickinson ——

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. [7]
  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. [8]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [9]

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