Central Dutch football

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Central Dutch football
First season1892;133 years ago (1892)
Athletic directorEric Van Kley
Head coach Jeff McMartin
22nd season, 163–50 (.765)
StadiumRon and Joyce Schipper Stadium
(capacity: 1,000)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Pella, Iowa
NCAA division Division III
Conference ARC
All-time record641–326–26 (.659)
Playoff appearances22
Playoff record24–21
Claimed national titles1
Conference titles32
Rivalries Simpson [1]
ColorsRed and white [2]
   
MascotDutch
Website central.edu/football

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. [3] The stadium was known as Kuyper Stadium from 1977 to 2005. [3]

Contents

Their head coach is Jeff McMartin, who took over the position for the 2004 season. [4]

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Central claims 32 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2021.

YearConferenceOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
1939† Iowa Conference 7–25–2 Richard Tysseling
1946†7–16–0
19567–17–1
1964†8–17–1 Ron Schipper
19658–17–0
19669–17–0
1967 9–07–0
1974 11–07–0
19779–17–0
1978†5–45–2
19816–2–16–1
1983†7–26–1
198411–17–0
198511–17–0
198611–18–0
198711–27–1
198910–18–0
199010–28–0
199210–18–0
199410–18–0
199510–18–0
199810–110–0 Rich Kacmarynski
200012–110–0
20019–28–1
2002†8–28–1
2005†9–27–1 Jeff McMartin
200610–18–0
2007 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 12–18–0
200910–18–0
2019† American Rivers Conference 10–27–1
202112–18–0

† Co-champions

Postseason games

NCAA Division III playoff games

The Dutch have appeared in the Division III playoffs twenty-two times with an overall record of 24–21.

SeasonCoachPlayoffOpponentResult
1974 Ron Schipper Semifinals
National Championship Game 		Evansville
Ithaca 		W 17–16
W 10–8
1977 Semifinals Widener L 0–19
1984 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game 		Occidental
Washington & Jefferson
Augustana (IL) 		W 23–22
W 20–0
L 12–21
1985 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Coe
Occidental
Augustana (IL) 		W 27–7
W 71–0
L 7–14
1986 First round
Quarterfinals		 Buena Vista
Concordia–Moorhead 		W 37–0
L 14–17
1987 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Menlo
Saint John's (MN)
Dayton 		W 7–3
W 13–3
L 0–34
1988 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game 		Concordia–Moorhead
Wisconsin–Whitewater
Augustana (IL)
Ithaca 		W 7–0
W 16–13
W 23–17
L 24–39
1989 First round
Quarterfinals		 St. Norbert
Saint John's (MN) 		W 55–7
L 24–27
1990 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Redlands
St. Thomas (MN)
Allegheny 		W 24–14
W 33–32
L 7–24
1992 First round
Quarterfinals		 Carleton
Wisconsin–La Crosse 		W 20–8
L 9–34
1994 First round Wartburg L 21–22
1995 First round Wisconsin–River Falls L 7–10
1998 Rich Kacmarynski First round Wisconsin–Eau Claire L 21–28
1999 First round
Second round		 Wisconsin–La Crosse
Saint John's (MN) 		W 38–17
L 9–10
2000 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals		 St. Norbert
Linfield
Saint John's (MN) 		W 29–14
W 20–17
L 18–21
2001 First round Pacific Lutheran L 21–27
2005 Jeff McMartin First round Wisconsin–Whitewater L 14–34
2006 First round Saint John's (MN) L 13–21
2007 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals		 Olivet
Saint John's (MN)
Bethel (MN) 		W 38–17
W 37–7
L 7–27
2009 First round Mary Hardin–Baylor L 40–42
2019 First round
Second round		 Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Wheaton 		W 38–37
L 13–49
2021 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals		 Bethel (MN)
Wheaton
Wisconsin–Whitewater 		W 61–35
W 30–28
L 21–51

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
1 Herman Severan [10] 1903–190472500.286
2 George H. Cavanaugh [10] 190564200.667
3 George H. Kenney [10] 190951310.300
4 William Johnson [10] 1910–19121741030.324
5 Elbert Warren [10] 1913–1915123810.292
6 Mark McWilliams [10] 1915–1916; 19201621400.125
7 William R. Cruse [10] 192152210.500
8 Karl Kettering [10] 1922–192492610.278
9 John Pence [10] 1924–19262071030.425
10 William Douthirt [10] 192781700.125
11 Len Winter [10] 1928–193784344460.440
12 Richard Tysseling [11] [12] 1938–1960173838770.489
13 Ron Schipper [13] 1961–19963572876730.80818
14 Rich Kacmarynski [14] [15] 1997–200377621500.8054
15 Jeff McMartin [16] 2004–present1931474600.7626

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Central Dutch
1892 1892 ————010–——
1893 1893 010–——
No record 1894–1902
1903 1903 Herman Severan ———120–——
1904 1904 130–——
1905 1905 G. Gavanaugh IAAUS 420–——
Sport dropped 1906–1908
1909 1909 G. Kenney IAAUS ——131–——
1910 1910 Wm. Johnson NCAA 051–——
1911 1911 120–——
1912 1912 332–——
1913 1913 Elbert Warren 241–——
1914 1914 140–——
1915 1915 Mark McWilliams 060–——
1916 1916 240–——
No record 1917–1919
1920 1920 Mark McWilliams NCAA ––040–——
1921 1921 Wm. R. Cruse 221–——
1922 1922 Karl Kettering 141–——
1923 1923 IIAC 1208th110——
1924 1924 John Pence 2418th120——
1925 1925 23110th121——
1926 1926 3318th220——
1927 1927 Wm. Douthirt 17012th160——
1928 1928 L.A. Winter 08014th080——
1929 1929 3418th240——
1930 1930 6207th320——
1931 1931 5123rd312——
1932 1932 6206th520——
1933 1933 26111th151——
1934 1934 16112th161——
1935 1935 4506th330——
1936 1936 4507th430——
1937 1937 3517th321——
1938 1938 Richard Tysseling 26010th240——
1939 1939 720T-1st520Conference Champions—
1940 1940 6305th530——
1941 1941 6304th620——
1942 1942 3418th231——
1943 1943 430–——
1944 1944 220–——
1945 1945 710T-1st500Conference Champions—
1946 1946 7101st600Conference Champions—
1947 1947 7115th501——
1948 1948 5215th320——
1949 1949 4414th310——
1950 1950 2706th140——
1951 1951 3605th140——
1952 1952 1705th040——
1953 1953 4312nd310——
1954 1954 3507th150——
1955 1955 College Division 3508th150——
1956 1956 7101st710Conference Champions—
1957 1957 3417th241——
1958 1958 0819th071——
1959 1959 3607th260——
1960 1960 3607th350——
1961 1961 Ron Schipper 6303rd530——
1962 1962 7202nd710——
1963 1963 7112nd611——
1964 1964 810T-1st710Conference Champions—
1965 1965 8101st700Conference Champions—
1966 1966 9101st700Conference Champions—
1967 1967 9001st700Conference Champions—
1968 1968 5314th331——
1969 1969 630T-2nd520——
1970 1970 6202nd520——
1971 1971 630T-4th430——
1972 1972 6303rd520——
1973 1973 Division III 7202nd610——
1974 1974 11001st700National Champions [17] —
1975 1975 5403rd430——
1976 1976 7203rd520——
1977 1977 9101st700Playoff berth—
1978 1978 540T-1st520Conference Champions—
1979 1979 6303rd520——
1980 1980 5402nd520——
1981 1981 6211st610Conference Champions—
1982 1982 8202nd610——
1983 1983 7201st610Conference Champions—
1984 1984 11101st700Playoff berth—
1985 1985 11101st700Playoff berth—
1986 1986 11101st800Playoff berth3
1987 1987 11201st710Playoff berth—
1988 1988 11202nd710Playoff berth—
1989 1989 10101st900Playoff berth—
1990 1990 10201st800Playoff berth—
1991 1991 8102nd710——
1992 1992 10101st800Playoff berth—
1993 1993 8102nd710——
1994 1994 10101st800Playoff berth—
1995 1995 10101st800Playoff berth—
1996 1996 7302nd710——
1997 1997 Rich Kacmarynski 8202nd710——
1998 1998 10101st1000Playoff berth—
1999 1999 10202nd910Playoff berth—
2000 2000 12101st1000Playoff berth—
2001 2001 9201st810Playoff berth—
2002 2002 820T-1st810Conference Champions—
2003 2003 550T-6th350——
2004 2004 Jeff McMartin 640T-3rd530——
2005 2005 920T-1st710Playoff berth20
2006 2006 10101st800Playoff berth11
2007 2007 12101st800Playoff berth6
2008 2008 640T-5th440——
2009 2009 10101st800Playoff berth [18] 8
2010 2010 8203rd620——
2011 2011 730T-2nd620——
2012 2012 550T-2nd430——
2013 2013 640T-3rd430——
2014 2014 8202nd610——
2015 2015 6403rd430——
2016 2016 820T-2nd620——
2017 2017 7302nd620——
2018 2018 A-R-C 820T-2nd620——
2019 2019 1020T-1st710Playoff berth [19] 17
2020–21 2020–21 200–200——
2021 2021 12101st700Playoff berth [20] 20
2022 2022 730T–4th530——
2023 2023 8203rd620——
2024 2024 000–000——

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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