Luther Norse football

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Luther Norse football
Luther norse logo.png
First season1892;133 years ago (1892)
Athletic directorRenae Hartl
Head coach Joe Troche
4th season, 3–27 (.100)
Stadium Carlson Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
FieldLegacy Field
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Decorah, Iowa
NCAA division Division III
Conference ARC
Past conferences Independent
All-time record447–444–21 (.502)
Conference titles11
ColorsBlue and Black [1]
   
Mascot Norse
Website luthernorse.com

The Luther Norse football team represents Luther College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Norse are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1922 when it was the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Norse play their home games at Carlson Stadium in Decorah, Iowa. [2]

Contents

The team's head coach is Joe Troche, who took over the position for the 2022 season.

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Luther claims 11 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1978.

YearConferenceOverall RecordConference RecordCoach
1932 Iowa Conference 6–24–1 Hamlet Peterson
19357–14–0
19385–2–14–0–1
19416–1–14–0–1
1954 9–06–0 Edsel Schweizer
19578–17–1
1960†8–17–1
1963 9–08–0
19708–26–1
19718–16–1
1978†6–35–2 Bob Naslund

† Co-champions

Bowl games

Luther has participated in two bowl games, and has a record of 1–1.

SeasonCoachBowlOpponentResult
1955 Edsel Schweizer Corn Bowl Western Illinois W 24–21
1970 Stagg Bowl Capital L 21–34

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 Walter Jewell [7] 191962400.333
2 Oscar Solem [8] 192075110.786
3 Ivan Doseff 192162400.333
4 Franklin Cappon [9] 1922–19242211830.568
5 Hamlet Peterson [10] 1925–1945156806790.542
6 Robert Bungum 1946–19493492320.294
7 Wally Johnson [11] 1950–19511771000.412
8 Edsel Schweizer [12] 1952–19772341507860.654
9 Bob Nashlund [13] 1978–1995169907900.533
10 Brad Pole [14] 1996–200160204000.333
11 Paul Hefty [15] 2002–200760293100.483
12 Mike Durnin [16] 2008–201250183200.360
13 Aaron Hafber [17] 2013–201750203000.400
14 Caleb Padilla [18] 2018–20213122900.065
15Joe Troche [19] 2022–present3032700.10022200.08

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Luther Norse [20]
1892 1892Club team
1893 1893
1894 1894
No team in 1895
1896 1896Club team
No team from 1897 to 1917
Army training corps 1918
1919 1919 Walter Jewell NCAA Independent 240——
1920 1920 Oscar Solem 511——
1921 1921 Ivan Doseff 240——
1922 1922 Franklin Cappon IIAC 340——
1923 1923 412——
1924 1924 431——
1925 1925 Hamlet Peterson 340——
1926 1926 440——
1927 1927 080——
1928 1928 620——
1929 1929 630——
1930 1930 530——
1931 1931 540——
1932 1932 620Conference Champions—
1933 1933 430——
1934 1934 332——
1935 1935 710Conference Champions—
1936 1936 540——
1937 1937 413——
1938 1938 521Conference Champions—
1939 1939 350——
1940 1940 341——
1941 1941 611Conference Champions—
1942 1942 331——
1943 1943 020——
1944 1944 040——
1945 1945 240——
1946 1946 Robert Bungum 360——
1947 1947 171——
1948 1948 350——
1949 1949 251——
1950 1950 Wally Johnson 170——
1951 1951 630——
1952 1952 Edsel Schweizer 350——
1953 1953 530——
1954 1954 900Conference Champions—
1955 1955 901——
1956 1956 College Division 531——
1957 1957 810Conference Champions—
1958 1958 711——
1959 1959 630——
1960 1960 810Conference Champions—
1961 1961 630——
1962 1962 621——
1963 1963 900Conference Champions—
1964 1964 630——
1965 1965 630——
1966 1966 720——
1967 1967 441——
1968 1968 270——
1969 1969 720——
1970 1970 820Conference Champions—
1971 1971 810Conference Champions—
1972 1972 360——
1973 1973 Division III 251——
1974 1974 360——
1975 1975 450——
1976 1976 450——
1977 1977 550——
1978 1978 Bob Naslund 630Conference Champions—
1979 1979 360——
1980 1980 630——
1981 1981 450——
1982 1982 630——
1983 1983 540——
1984 1984 540——
1985 1985 550——
1986 1986 730——
1987 1987 820——
1988 1988 460——
1989 1989 460——
1990 1990 450——
1991 1991 630——
1992 1992 640——
1993 1993 550——
1994 1994 460——
1995 1995 260——
1996 1996 Brad Pole 370——
1997 1997 460——
1998 1998 370——
1999 1999 280——
2000 2000 550——
2001 2001 370——
2002 2002 Paul Hefty 460——
2003 2003 640——
2004 2004 640——
2005 2005 640——
2006 2006 280——
2007 2007 550——
2008 2008 Mike Durnin 550——
2009 2009 550——
2010 2010 550——
2011 2011 370——
2012 2012 0100——
2013 2013 Aaron Hafner 280——
2014 2014 550——
2015 2015 460——
2016 2016 370——
2017 2017 640——
2018 2018 Caleb Padilla A-R-C 190——
2019 2019 190——
2020–21 2020–21 010——
2021 2021 0100——
2022 2022 Joe Troche280——
2023 2023 0100——
20242024190——

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. [4]
  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. [5]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Luther College Logo Style College (PDF). Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Peacock Track and Field Headed to Norse Invite in Decorah on Saturday". Upper Iowa University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2022 Football". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  6. ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Clipped From The Courier". The Courier. January 28, 1980. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ossie Solem, 1937-1945". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ Water, Randy Vande. "'Legendary athlete' Franklin Cappon dies in 1961". The Holland Sentinel. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Clipped From The Des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1973. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ HipsterGopher (January 18, 2017). "Minnesota Gophers: Hall of Famer Wally Johnson #TBT". The Daily Gopher. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Clipped From The Gazette". The Gazette. April 25, 2003. p. 21. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Luther faculty Bob Naslund receives the Spirit of Luther Award". Luther College. February 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Brad Pole - Offensive Coordinator - Football Coaches". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Luther Football Coach Paul Hefty Resigns". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Mike Durnin Resigns as Luther Head Football Coach". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Luther football coach Aaron Hafner has resigned". decorahnewspapers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Caleb Padilla - Football Coach". Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Luther College hires a new football coach". decorahnews.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  20. ↑ "FB yr by yr scores 21 (PDF)" (PDF). Luther College. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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