Coe Kohawks football

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Coe Kohawks football
First season1891;133 years ago (1891)
Athletic directorSteve Cook
Head coach Tyler Staker
9th season, 60–25 (.706)
Stadium K. Raymond Clark Field
(capacity: 2,200)
Year built1989
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Cedar Rapids, Iowa
NCAA division Division III
Conference A-R-C
Past conferences MWC
All-time record63340837 (.604)
Playoff appearances11
Playoff record3–11 (.214)
Conference titles26
Rivalries Cornell (IA)
ColorsCrimson and gold [1]
   
MascotKohawk
Website kohawkathletics.com

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 (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C 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. [2] The team's head coach is Tyler Staker, who took over the position for the 2016 season. [3]

Contents

Professor C. W. Perkins first proposed the "Kohawks" fight name during the 1922 season. [4] It did not go into effect until the 1928 season. The team had previously been called the Warriors and the Crimson.

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Coe claims 26 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2016.

YearConferenceOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
1922 Midwest Conference 7–02–0 Moray Eby
1928†6–1–14–0–1
1929†5–34–0
19306–0–22–0–2
19337–14–0
1934†6–1–23–0–1
1936†6–24–0
1950†6–25–1 Dick Clausen
1952 7–16–0
1955 8–07–0
19587–17–1 Wally Schwank
19598–08–0
1964†7–17–1 Glenn Drahn
19738–17–1 Wayne Phillips
19748–17–0
1984†6–36–1 Bob Thurness
1985†9–1–17–0
19908–26–0 D. J. LeRoy
19919–25–0
199310–15–0
19948–24–1
2002† Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 10–28–1 Erik Raeburn
2004†7–36–2
2005†9–27–1
201210–17–0 Steve Staker
201611–18–0 Tyler Staker

† Co-champions

Division championships

YearDivisionCoachOverall RecordConference RecordOpponentCG result
1984† MCAC South Bob Thurness 6–36–1N/A lost tiebreaker to Cornell
19859–1–17–0 St. Norbert T 7–7
19869–17–0 Lawrence L 10–14
1990 D. J. LeRoy 8–26–0 Beloit W 34–14
19919–25–0 Beloit W 26–10
199310–15–0 Carroll W 47–20
1994†8–24–1 Beloit W 63–48
1996†6–34–1N/A lost tiebreaker to Cornell

† Co-champions

Postseason games

NCAA Division III playoff games

The Kohawks have appeared in the Division III playoffs eleven times with an overall record of 3–11.

SeasonCoachPlayoffOpponentResult
1985 Bob Thurness First round Central L 7–27
1991 D. J. LeRoy First round Saint John's (MN) L 2–75
1993 First round Saint John's (MN) L 14–32
2002 Erik Raeburn First round
Second round
Wisconsin–La Crosse
Saint John's (MN)
W 21–18
L 14–45
2005 First round Concordia–Moorhead L 14–27
2009 Steve Staker First round
Second round
Saint John's (MN)
St. Thomas (MN)
W 34–27
L 7–34
2010 First round Wheaton L 21–31
2012 First round Elmhurst L 24–27
2016 Tyler Staker First round
Second round
Monmouth (IL)
St. Thomas (MN)
W 21–14
L 6–55
2023 First round Aurora L 7–20
2024 First round Bethel (MN) L 26–31

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 George Beltz 1891–189829101630.397
2 George Bryant [9] 1899–1913120456690.413
3 Moray Eby [10] 1914–194222813179180.614
4 Harris Lamb [11] 1946–19472051500.250
5 Richard Clausen [12] 1947–195556341930.634
6 Wally Schwank [13] 1956–19593225700.781
7 Glenn Drahn [14] 1960–197090493920.556
8 Wayne Phillips [15] 1971–197872423000.583
9 Roger Schegel [16] 1979–198127161100.593
10 Bob Thurness [17] 1982–198866432120.667
11 D. J. LeRoy [18] 1989–1999107792800.738
12 Erik Raeburn [19] 2000–200783572600.687
13 Steve Staker [20] 2008–201584552900.655
14 Tyler Staker [21] 2016–present64422200.656

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead
Coach
AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Coe Kohawks [22]
1891 1891 George Beltz NCAA 110
1892 1892 130
1893 1893 220
1894 1894 221
1895 1895 001
1896 1896 330
1897 1897 121
1898 1898 030
1899 1899 George Bryant 250
1900 1900 540
1901 1901 522
1902 1902 730
1903 1903 440
1904 1904 170
1905 1905 171
1906 1906 321
1907 1907 340
1908 1908 350
1909 1909 152
1910 1910 260
1911 1911 170
1912 1912 250
1913 1913 503
1914 1914 Moray Eby 710
1915 1915 710
1916 1916 520
1917 1917 430
1918 1918 411
1919 1919 430
1920 1920 502
1921 1921 MWC 610
1922 1922 700T–1st200Conference co-champions
1923 1923 620T–4th110
1924 1924 341T–4th220
1925 1925 3506th220
1926 1926 6202nd510
1927 1927 4313rd320
1928 1928 611T–1st401Conference co-champions
1929 1929 530T–1st400Conference co-champions
1930 1930 6021st202Conference champions
1931 1931 180T–6th130
1932 1932 252T–6th121
1933 1933 7101st400Conference champions
1934 1934 612T–1st301Conference co-champions
1935 1935 512T–3rd211
1936 1936 620T–1st400Conference co-champions
1937 1937 4324th221
1938 1938 440T–2nd320
1939 1939 252T–6th231
1940 1940 3507th350
1941 1941 260T–6th250
1942 1942 160T–7th150
1943
1944
1945
1946 1946 Harris Lamb 220
1947 1947 350
1948 1948 080
1949 1949 Richard Clausen 161
1950 1950 620Conference co-champions
1951 1951 350
1952 1952 710Conference champions
1953 1953 521
1954 1954 431
1955 1955 800Conference champions
1956 1956 Wally Schwank College Division 440
1957 1957 620
1958 1958 710Conference champions
1959 1959 800Conference champions
1960 1960 Glenn Drahn 521
1961 1961 440
1962 1962 521
1963 1963 440
1964 1964 710Conference co-champions
1965 1965 440
1966 1966 350
1967 1967 440
1968 1968 440
1969 1969 630
1970 1970 360
1971 1971 Wayne Phillips 360
1972 1972 540
1973 1973 Division III 810Conference champions
1974 1974 810Conference champions
1975 1975 450
1976 1976 540
1977 1977 540
1978 1978 450
1979 1979 Roger Schlegal 450
1980 1980 540
1981 1981 720
1982 1982 Bob Thurness 450
1983 1983 621
1984 1984 630Conference co-champions
1985 1985 911Playoff berth
1986 1986 910
1987 1987 630
1988 1988 360
1989 1989 D. J. LeRoy 630
1990 1990 820Conference champions
1991 1991 920Playoff berth
1992 1992 810
1993 1993 1010Playoff berth
1994 1994 820Conference champions
1995 1995 720
1996 1996 630
1997 1997 IIAC 810
1998 1998 550
1999 1999 460
2000 2000 Erik Raeburn 640340
2001 2001 640430
2002 2002 1020610Playoff berth
2003 2003 550350
2004 2004 730520Conference co-champions
2005 2005 920710Playoff berth23
2006 2006 730430
2007 2007 730530
2008 2008 Steve Staker 460440
2009 2009 1020440Playoff berth10
2010 2010 920710Playoff berth14
2011 2011 640620
2012 2012 1010700Playoff berth15
2013 2013 730430
2014 2014 550430
2015 2015 460340
2016 2016 Tyler Staker 1110800Playoff berth17
2017 2017 A-R-C 460260
2018 2018 640530
2019 2019 640530
2020–21 2020–21 010010
2021 2021 830620
2022 2022 730620
2023 2023 920710Playoff berth
2024 2024 920710Playoff berth

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. [6]
  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. [7]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [8]

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