Loras Duhawks football

Loras Duhawks football
First season	1907
Athletic director	Denise Udelhofen
Head coach	Steve Helminiak 11th season, 33–59 (.359)
Stadium	Rock Bowl Stadium
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Dubuque, Iowa
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	A-R-C
Past conferences	Independent
All-time record	180–210–14 (.463)
Conference titles	1
Division titles	1
Rivalries	Dubuque
Colors	Purple, gold, and grey [1]
Mascot	Duhawk
Website	duhawks.com

The Loras Duhawks football team represents Loras College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Duhawks are members of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 1986 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Duhawks play their home games at Rock Bowl Stadium in Dubuque, Iowa. The team was also previously known as the St. Joseph's Duhawks, Dubuque Duhawks, and the Columbia Duhawks.

Their head coach is Steve Helminiak, who took over the position for the 2013 season.

Conference affiliations

• Independent (1907–1925; 1948–1949; 1953–1954)
• Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1926–1947; 1950–1952; 1986–2017)
• Club team (1955–1985)
• American Rivers Conference (2018–present)

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason [A 1]
No.	Order of coaches [A 2]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall 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.	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	DC	CC
1	John Chalmers	1907–1913	48	28	16	4	0.625	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	Gus Dorais	1914–1917	28	17	9	2	0.643	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	Walter Martin	1918–1919	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Ira Davenport	1920–1921	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
5	Eddie Anderson	1922–1924	24	16	6	2	0.708	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	Elmer Layden	1925–1926	15	8	5	2	0.600	–	–	–	–	–	–
7	Johnny Armstrong	1927–1931	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	Jerry Jones	1932–1933	14	5	8	1	0.393	4	6	1	0.409	–	–
9	John Niemiec	1934–1937	30	11	17	2	0.400	6	13	2	0.333	–	–
10	Len A. Winter	1938–1940	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
11	Vince Dowd	1941–1942; 1945–1946	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	Wally Fromhart	1947–1950	36	27	9	0	0.750	7	0	0	1.000	1	1
13	Richard Friend	1951–1952	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	Mike Scarry	1953	8	5	2	1	0.688	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Ed Murphy	1954	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	Charles Toole	1955–1957	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
17	Robert Zahren	1958–1959	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
18	Don Hendricks	1970–1974	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
19	Steve McGrath	1975	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
20	Bob Bucko	1976	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
21	Claude Maddox	1977	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
22	Dave Ostrander	1978–1979	19	4	15	0	0.211	–	–	–	–	–	–
23	Bob Bierie	1980–2004	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
24	Chris Klieman	2005	10	3	7	0	0.300	2	6	0	0.250	–	–
25	Steve Osterberger	2006–2010	50	19	31	0	0.380	16	24	0	0.400	–	–
26	Paul Mierkiewicz	2011–2013	30	4	26	0	0.133	1	21	0	0.045	–	–
27	Steve Helminiak	2013–present	92	33	59	0	0.359	21	37	0	0.362	–	–

Year-by-year results since 1986

National champions

Conference champions

Bowl game berth

Playoff berth

Season	Year	Head coach	Association	Division	Conference	Record
						Overall			Conference
						Win	Loss	Tie	Finish	Win	Loss	Tie
1986	1986	Bob Bierie	NCAA	Division III	IIAC	6	5	0	4th	5	3	0
1987	1987					4	7	0	T–6th	3	5	0
1988	1988					5	5	0	T–4th	4	4	0
1989	1989					6	4	0	T–3rd	5	3	0
1990	1990					7	3	0	4th	5	3	0
1991	1991					7	3	0	T–3rd	5	3	0
1992	1992					7	3	0	T–3rd	5	3	0
1993	1993					7	2	1	3rd	6	2	0
1994	1994					5	5	0	5th	4	4	0
1995	1995					7	3	0	4th	5	3	0
1996	1996					7	3	0	T–3rd	5	3	0
1997	1997					6	4	0	5th	4	4	0
1998	1998					4	6	0	8th	4	6	0
1999	1999					4	6	0	T–6th	4	6	0
2000	2000					4	6	0	7th	4	6	0
2001	2001					5	5	0	T–5th	4	5	0
2002	2002					5	5	0	5th	4	5	0
2003	2003					7	3	0	3rd	5	3	0
2004	2004					4	6	0	7th	3	5	0
2005	2005	Chris Klieman				3	7	0	7th	2	6	0
2006	2006	Steve Osterberger				4	6	0	T–5th	4	4	0
2007	2007					2	8	0	8yh	1	7	0
2008	2008					6	4	0	T–3rd	5	3	0
2009	2009					2	8	0	T–6th	2	6	0
2010	2010					5	5	0	T–4th	4	4	0
2011	2011	Paul Mierkiewicz				1	9	0	9th	0	8	0
2012	2012					2	8	0	7th	1	6	0
2013	2013	Paul Mierkiewicz (games 1–7) / Steve Helminiak (final 3)				1	9	0	8th	0	7	0
2014	2014	Steve Helminiak				3	7	0	T–6th	2	5	0
2015	2015					4	6	0	T–4th	3	4	0
2016	2016					1	9	0	9th	1	7	0
2017	2017					4	6	0	6th	3	5	0
2018	2018				A-R-C	4	6	0	6th	3	5	0
2019	2019					5	5	0	T–4th	4	4	0
2020–21	2020–21					2	0	0	T–2nd	1	0	0
2021	2021					4	6	0	T–5th	4	4	0
2022	2022					5	5	0	T–5th	5	3	0
2023	2023

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. ^[2]
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. ^[3]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. ^[4]

References

1. "Identity Standards Manual" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2023.
2. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
3. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
4. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.