Winona State Warriors football

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Winona State Warriors football
First season1895;130 years ago (1895)
Athletic directorEric Schoh
Head coachBrian Curtin
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Field Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium
NCAA division Division II
Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Bowl record2–2 (.500)
Playoff appearances8
Conference titles18
Division titles3
Rivalries Minnesota State Mavericks
Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs
ColorsPurple and white [1]
   
Website winonastatewarriors.com

The Winona State Warriors football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Winona State University located in Winona, Minnesota. Winona State competes at the NCAA Division II level and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Warriors play their home games at Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium. The Warriors are currently coached by Brian Curtin. [2] [3]

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Head coaching history

Winona State has had at least 24 coaches in the program's history. [4]

SeasonsYearsCoachWinsLossesTiesWin %
18951 Louis H. Galbreath 030.000
1896–18994 Damon Roberts 851.615
1911–19122Unknown240.333
1915–19162 Floyd W. Moore 380.273
1917, 1919–19203 Talmage O. Dillon 8142.375
1921–19222 Edgar W. Everts 381.292
1923–19264 Ray Habermann 1873.696
1927–1933, 19358 Glen Galligan 30234.561
19341 Earl Greene 250.286
1936–19416 Harry Jackson 18204.476
19421 Luther McCown 241.357
1946–1950, 1952–19548 Eugene Brodhagen 18393.325
19511 Lyle Arns 060.000
1955–19573 Russ Owen 11130.458
1958–197013 Madeo Molinari 49534.481
1971–19755 Bob Keister 18290.383
1976–19772 Frank Conroy 4160.200
1978–19858 Myron Smith 21620.253
19861 John Martin 371.318
1987–19893 Dave Bassore 7250.219
1990–19956 Tom Hosier 25381.398
1996–202125 Tom Sawyer 197890.689
2022–20243 Brian Bergstrom 18160.529
2025–present1Brian Curtin000.000

Championships

Conference championships

Winona State has won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship 18 times. [5]

YearCoachOverall recordNSIC record
1939 Harry Jackson 7–14–0
1947† Eugene Brodhagen 4–3–13–1
1956 Russ Owen 4–43–1
1957†5–33–1
1962 Madeo Molinari 6–1–15–0
19646–15–0
1968†5–44–1
1983 Myron Smith 7–45–1
1993 Tom Hosier 7–45–1
19947–3–15–0–1
1997 Tom Sawyer 9–26–0
19989–26–0
20009–37–1
200110–29–0
2003†11–27–1
200410–27–0
2005†8–36–1
200710–29–0

† Co-champions

Division championships

Winona State has won three NSIC South division championships.

YearCoachOverall recordNSIC recordDivision record
2010† Tom Sawyer 7–46–45–1
201210–29–26–1
2022† Brian Bergstrom 8–48–35–1

† Co-champions

Postseason

Bowl games

Winona State has played in the Mineral Water Bowl four times, winning two and losing two. [6]

YearBowlCoachOpponentResultRecord
2000 Mineral Water Bowl Tom Sawyer Missouri Western W 43–41 3OT9–3
2002 Emporia State L 27–34 OT8–4
2012 Lindenwood W 41–2110–2
2019 Nebraska–Kearney L 33–508–4

NCAA Division II playoffs

The Warriors have competed in the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs seven times, with their only win coming in 2003 before losing in the quarterfinals.

YearRoundOpponentResultRecord
2001 First round North Dakota L 28–4210–2
2003 First round Emporia State W 10–311–2
Quarterfinals North Dakota L 29–36
2004 First round Grand Valley State L 13–1610–2
2006 First round North Dakota L 0–429–3
2007 First round North Dakota L 2–4410–2
2017 First round Texas A&M–Commerce L 6–2010–2
2022 First Round Bemidji State L 7–318–4

NAIA Division I playoffs

Winona State participated in the NAIA Division I playoffs one time in 1993, losing in the quarterfinals.

YearRoundOpponentResultRecord
1993 Quarterfinals Central State (OH) L 7–587–4

Notable former players

References

  1. ↑ Winona State University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ Speliopoulos, Nik (January 16, 2025). "Winona State names Curtin as head football coach". www.kttc.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Winona State head coach resigns to take a job at SDSU, Curtin named interim head coach". News8000.com. January 8, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Football Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). Winona State University Athletics. 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "NSIC Football Record Book". northernsun.org. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Excelsior Springs Mineral Water Bowl". mineralwaterbowl.net. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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