Dubuque Spartans football

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Dubuque Spartans football
University of Dubuque-2.jpg
First season1909
Athletic directorDan Runkle
Head coach Ryan Maiuri
1st season, 4–5 (.444)
StadiumChalmers Field
(capacity: 4,000)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Dubuque, Iowa
NCAA division Division III
Conference A-R-C
Past conferences HCC
Independent
All-time record387–498–29 (.439)
Playoff appearances4
Conference titles11
ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
Mascot Spartan
Website udspartans.com

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 (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 1929 when it was the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Spartans play their home games at Chalmers Field in Dubuque, Iowa. [2]

Contents

Their head coach is Ryan Maiuri, who took over the position December 28,2023. [3]

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Dubuque claims 11 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2015.

YearConferenceOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
1915 Hawkeye College Conference 7–0N/A John Chalmers
19165–1N/A
19175–0–1N/A
1940 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 7–17–0 Kenneth E. Mercer
19428–08–0
1948†7–15–0
1978†7–25–2 Don Birmingham
19799–17–0
19808–2–16–1
20119–27–1 Stan Zweifel
20158–37–0

† Co-champions

Postseason games

NCAA Division III playoff games

The Spartans have appeared in the Division III playoffs four times with an overall record of 0–4.

SeasonCoachPlayoffOpponentResult
1979 Don Birmingham Quarterfinals Ithaca L 0–37
1980 Quarterfinals Minnesota Morris L 35–41
2011 Stan Zweifel First round North Central (IL) L 13–59
2015 First round Saint John's (MN) L 7–51

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 Benson [8] 190974210.643
2 John Saathoff [8] 1912–191394500.444
3 John Chalmers [9] 1914–192467412150.649
4 Clarence Peterson [8] 1929–1930133910.269
5 Austin Griffen [8] 1931–19332021800.100
6 John McCaffrie [10] 1934–19362161320.333
7 Paul Fitzke [11] 1937–1938908530.594
8 Kenneth Mercer [12] 1939–1942, 1945–1961166956560.590
9 Owen Evans [8] 1962–196862243350.427
10 Maury Waugh [13] 1969–197456162120.436
11 Larry Pohlman [14] 1975–19762041420.250
12 Don Birmingham [15] 1977–198369422610.616
13 Myron Smith [8] 1984–19863152600.161
14 Don Turner [16] 1987–198931131800.419
15 Mike Messer [17] 1990–19933443000.118
16 Don Caves (interim)199382600.250
17 Jim Collins [18] 1994–19963042600.133
18 Mike Murray [19] 1997–20004944500.082
19 Vince Brautigam [20] 2001–200880225800.275
20 Stan Zweifel [21] 2009–2023141855600.603
20Ryan Maiuri2024-Present0–

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead
Coach		AssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Dubuque Spartans
1909 1909 Benson IAAUS ——421——
No team from 1910–1911
1912 1912 John Saathoff NCAA ——220——
1913 1913 230——
1914 1914 John Chalmers HCC 110——
1915 1915 700Conference champions—
1916 1916 510Conference champions—
1917 1917 501Conference champions—
1918 1918 Independent 211——
1919 1919 610——
1920 1920 411——
1921 1921 421——
1922 1922 340——
1923 1923 341——
1924 1924 160——
No team from 1925–1928
1929 1929 Clarence Peterson NCAA — IIAC 141020——
1930 1930 250050——
1931 1931 Austin Griffen 070040——
1932 1932 150030——
1933 1933 160030——
1934 1934 John McCaffrie 231021——
1935 1935 340220——
1936 1936 161060——
1937 1937 Paul Fitzke 3413rd311——
1938 1938 5124th410——
1939 1939 Kenneth E. Mercer 4404th420——
1940 1940 7101st700Conference champions—
1941 1941 6113rd611——
1942 1942 8001st800Conference champions—
No team from 1943–1944
1945 1945 Kenneth E. Mercer NCAA — IIAC 420T-4th220——
1946 1946 5405th430——
1947 1947 5205th410——
1948 1948 710T-1st500Conference champions—
1949 1949 6202nd410——
1950 1950 350T-4th140——
1951 1951 340T-2nd320——
1952 1952 4402nd310——
1953 1953 4303rd220——
1954 1954 4313rd411——
1955 1955 2506th240——
1956 1956 College Division 332T-5th332——
1957 1957 1528th152——
1958 1958 540T-4th440——
1959 1959 5405th440——
1960 1960 4405th440——
1961 1961 5405th440——
1962 1962 Owen Evans 2708th270——
1963 1963 3415th341——
1964 1964 351T-5th350——
1965 1965 6213rd520——
1966 1966 5405th340——
1967 1967 1627th142——
1968 1968 4505th340——
1969 1969 Maury Waugh 1708th070——
1970 1970 2706th250——
1971 1971 1717th061——
1972 1972 5414th331——
1973 1973 Division III 5414th331——
1974 1974 2807th160——
1975 1975 Larry Pohlman 352340——
1976 1976 190160——
1977 1977 Don Birmingham 460T-6th250——
1978 1978 720T-1st520Conference champions—
1979 1979 9101st700Playoff berth—
1980 1980 8211st610Playoff berth—
1981 1981 4604th430——
1982 1982 6304th430——
1983 1983 460T-4th340——
1984 1984 Myron Smith 370250——
1985 1985 010000——
1986 1986 290260——
1987 1987 Don Turner 650T-4th440——
1988 1988 370T-6th350——
1989 1989 460T-6th350——
1990 1990 Mike Messer 270——
1991 1991 180——
1992 1992 190——
1993 1993 Mike Messer (games 1–2) / Don Caves (remainder)280——
1994 1994 Jim Collins 1908th170——
1995 1995 280T-6th260——
1996 1996 1909th080——
1997 1997 Mike Murray 370——
1998 1998 0100——
1999 1999 190——
2000 2000 0100——
2001 2001 Vince Brautigam 28010th180——
2002 2002 19010th090——
2003 2003 010010th080——
2004 2004 280T-8th170——
2005 2005 280T-8th170——
2006 2006 640T-3rd530——
2007 2007 730T-3rd530——
2008 2008 2808th170——
2009 2009 Stan Zweifel 550T-5th440——
2010 2010 4606th350——
2011 2011 9201st710Playoff berth—
2012 2012 550T-2nd430——
2013 2013 550T-3rd430——
2014 2014 4605th340——
2015 2015 8301st700Playoff berth—
2016 2016 820T-2nd630——
2017 2017 640T-4th440——
2018 2018 A-R-C 730T-2nd620——
2019 2019 7303rd620——
2020–21 2020–21 100T-2nd100
2021 2021 6404th530——
2022 2022 640T-2nd620——
2023 2023 5504th530——

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]

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