Dubuque Spartans football

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Dubuque Spartans football
First season1909
Athletic directorDan Runkle
Head coach Ryan Maiuri
1st season, 0–0 (–)
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 record38449629 (.438)
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

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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