Presentation Saints football

Presentation Saints football
First season	2011;15 years ago (2011)
Last season	2022;4 years ago (2022)
Stadium	Clark Swisher Field (now Golden Eagle Field) (capacity: 6,000)
Location	Aberdeen, South Dakota
All-time record	39–83 (.320)
Colors	Green and Gold

The Presentation Saints football team represented Presentation College in college football from 2011 through 2022. The program competed initially at the NCAA Division III level before transitioning to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), where it was a charter member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA). The Saints played home games at Clark Swisher Field (renamed Golden Eagle Field in 2022) in Aberdeen, South Dakota. ^{[1] [2]}

Presentation College announced in January 2023 that it would cease educational operations after the summer 2023 term, following its final football season in fall 2022. ^{[3] [4]}

History

In February 2010, Presentation announced plans to add football, targeting a 2011 kickoff. ^[5] Former Southwest Minnesota State assistant coach Andy Carr was hired in 2010 as the Saints’ first head coach to build the startup program. ^{[6] [7]}

Presentation played its inaugural season in 2011 as a member of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) at the NCAA Division III level, earning its first win on October 1, 2011 (28–6 vs. Martin Luther). ^[8] The Saints later moved to the NAIA as a charter member of the NSAA beginning with the 2013–14 academic year.

Stadium

Home games were played at Clark Swisher Field (capacity ~6,000) in Aberdeen, shared with Northern State University and local high schools. The venue was officially renamed Golden Eagle Field by the Aberdeen School Board in 2022. ^{[9] [10]}

Conference affiliations

• Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (NCAA D-III) (2011–2012)
• NCAA Division III Independent (2012–2013)
• North Star Athletic Association (NAIA) (2013–2022)

All-time record by opponent

North Star Athletic Association opponents

NSAA opponents

Opponent	Games	W–L–T	Win %
Dakota State	14	3–11	.214
Mayville State	14	6–8	.429
Valley City State	13	1–12	.077
Waldorf	13	4–9	.308
Dickinson State	12	0–12	.000
Jamestown	5	2–3	.400

Upper Midwest Athletic Conference opponents

UMAC opponents

Opponent	Games	W–L–T	Win %
Greenville	1	0–1	.000
Westminster (MO)	1	0–1	.000
Northwestern (MN)	2	0–2	.000
Minnesota–Morris	2	0–2	.000
Martin Luther	2	1–1	.500
Crown	3	2–1	.667

Other opponents

Other Opponents

Opponent	Games	W–L–T	Win %
Trinity Bible College	7	6–1	.857
Haskell Indian Nations	3	3–0	1.000
Luther	3	2–1	.667
Briar Cliff	2	2–0	1.000
Concordia–Moorhead	2	0–2	.000
Dakota Wesleyan	2	0–2	.000
Finlandia	2	2–0	1.000
Iowa Wesleyan	2	0–2	.000
Lawrence	2	2–0	1.000
Trinity International	2	0–2	.000
Cole College	1	1–0	1.000
Eureka	1	0–1	.000
MacMurray	1	1–0	1.000
Maranatha Baptist	1	1–0	1.000
Menlo	1	0–1	.000
Mount Marty	1	0–1	.000
Northwestern (IA)	1	0–1	.000
South Dakota Mines	1	0–1	.000
St. John's (MN)	1	0–1	.000
Wisconsin–Stout	1	0–1	.000

Head coaches

Over its 12 seasons of competition, Presentation College was led by three head coaches. Records below reflect official totals during the program’s history.

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]

All head coaches (2011–2022)

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached and overall records

No.	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%
1	Andy Carr	2011–2016	50	27	33	0	0.450
2	Chuck Miesbauer	2017–2018	20	8	12	0	0.400
3	Steve Heimann	2019–2022	42	4	38	0	0.095

Year-by-year results

Program discontinued

Winning season (≥ .500)

Season	Head coach	Association	Conference	W	L	T	Pct
Presentation Saints football
2011	Andy Carr	NCAA Division III	UMAC	3	7	0	.300
2012	Andy Carr	NCAA Division III	Independent	2	8	0	.200
2013	Andy Carr	NAIA	NSAA	5	5	0	.500
2014	Andy Carr	NAIA	NSAA	6	4	0	.600
2015	Andy Carr	NAIA	NSAA	4	6	0	.400
2016	Andy Carr	NAIA	NSAA	7	3	0	.700
2017	Chuck Miesbauer	NAIA	NSAA	4	6	0	.400
2018	Chuck Miesbauer	NAIA	NSAA	4	6	0	.400
2019	Steve Heimann	NAIA	NSAA	1	9	0	.100
2020	Steve Heimann	NAIA	NSAA	0	10	0	.000
2021	Steve Heimann	NAIA	NSAA	0	11	0	.000
2022	Steve Heimann	NAIA	NSAA	3	8	0	.273
Program totals (2011–2022): 39–83 (.320)

All-time records compiled from Presentation College athletic archives and NAIA statistics.

Program highlights

Notable milestones throughout the Saints’ football history include:

• First football game: September 3, 2011 vs.  Trinity Bible College – L, 13–39. ^[14]
• First win in program history: October 1, 2011 vs.  Martin Luther College – W, 28–6. ^[15]
• Joined the North Star Athletic Association as a charter football member in 2013.
• First winning season: 2014 (6–4 overall).
• Received votes in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the first time – October 31, 2016 (7 points). ^[16]
• Final season of competition: 2022, prior to the college’s closure in 2023. ^[17]
• Last program win: October 29, 2022 vs. Mayville State University – W, 21–0. ^[18]

All-Americans

Year	Player	Position	Honor
2016	Jeff Branch	Defensive Line	1st Team NAIA All-American [19]

Program conclusion

Presentation College announced in January 2023 that it would close after the 2023 summer term; athletics, including football, ceased with the 2022–23 year. ^{[20] [21]}

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. ^[11]
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. ^[12]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. ^[13]

References

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19. https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/20161213umhhu
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