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Dubuque Spartans football

College football team


Summary

College football team

FieldValue
TeamNameDubuque Spartans football
FirstYear
ImageUniversity of Dubuque-2.jpg
AthleticDirectorDan Runkle
HeadCoachRyan Maiuri
HeadCoachYear2nd
HCWins9
HCLosses11
StadiumChalmers Field
StadCapacity4,000
LocationDubuque, Iowa
NCAAdivisionIII
ConferenceARC
ATWins387
ATLosses498
ATTies29
ConfTitles11
MascotDisplaySpartan
WebsiteNameudspartans.com
WebsiteURLhttps://udspartans.com/sports/football

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 (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1929 when it was the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Spartans play their home games at Chalmers Field in Dubuque, Iowa.

Their head coach is Ryan Maiuri, who took over the position on December 28, 2023.

Conference affiliations

  • Hawkeye College Conference (1914–1917)
  • Independent (1918–1924)
  • Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1929–2017; rebranded)
  • American Rivers Conference (2018–present)

Championships

Conference championships

Dubuque claims 11 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2015.

20158–37–0

† Co-champions

Postseason games

NCAA Division III playoff games

The Spartans have appeared in the Division III playoffs four times with an overall record of 0–4.

2015First roundSaint John's (MN)L 7–51

List of head coaches

Key

Coaches

No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCCNCAwardsBensonJohn SaathoffJohn ChalmersClarence PetersonAustin GriffenJohn McCaffriePaul FitzkeKenneth MercerOwen EvansMaury WaughLarry PohlmanDon BirminghamMyron SmithDon TurnerMike MesserDon Caves (interim)Jim CollinsMike MurrayVince BrautigamStan ZweifelRyan Maiuri
119097421
21912–19139450
31914–19246741215
41929–193013391
51931–1933202180
61934–1936216132
71937–193890853
81939–1942, 1945–196116695656
91962–19686224335
101969–19745616212
111975–1976204142
121977–19836942261
131984–1986315260
141987–19893113180
151990–1993344300
1619938260
171994–1996304260
181997–2000494450
192001–20088022580
202009–202314185560
202024–present209110

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieDubuque Spartans}}Dubuque Spartans19091912191319141915191619171918191919201921192219231924192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020–2120212022202320242025
1909BensonIAAUS421
Dubuque Spartans}}No team from 1910–1911
1912John SaathoffNCAA220
1913230
1914John ChalmersHCC110
1915700Conference champions
1916510Conference champions
1917501Conference champions
1918Independent211
1919610
1920411
1921421
1922340
1923341
1924160
Dubuque Spartans}}No team from 1925–1928
1929Clarence PetersonNCAAIIAC141020
1930250050
1931Austin Griffen070040
1932150030
1933160030
1934John McCaffrie231021
1935340220
1936161060
1937Paul Fitzke3413rd311
19385124th410
1939Kenneth E. Mercer4404th420
19407101st700Conference champions
19416113rd611
19428001st800Conference champions
Dubuque Spartans}}No team from 1943–1944
1945Kenneth E. MercerNCAAIIAC420T-4th220
19465405th430
19475205th410
1948710T-1st500Conference champions
19496202nd410
1950350T-4th140
1951340T-2nd320
19524402nd310
19534303rd220
19544313rd411
19552506th240
1956College Division332T-5th332
19571528th152
1958540T-4th440
19595405th440
19604405th440
19615405th440
1962Owen Evans2708th270
19633415th341
1964351T-5th350
19656213rd520
19665405th340
19671627th142
19684505th340
1969Maury Waugh1708th070
19702706th250
19711717th061
19725414th331
1973Division III5414th331
19742807th160
1975Larry Pohlman352340
1976190160
1977Don Birmingham460T-6th250
1978720T-1st520Conference champions
19799101st700Playoff berth
19808211st610Playoff berth
19814604th430
19826304th430
1983460T-4th340
1984Myron Smith370250
1985010000
1986290260
1987Don Turner650T-4th440
1988370T-6th350
1989460T-6th350
1990Mike Messer270
1991180
1992190
1993Mike Messer (games 1–2) / Don Caves (remainder)280
1994Jim Collins1908th170
1995280T-6th260
19961909th080
1997Mike Murray370
19980100
1999190
20000100
2001Vince Brautigam28010th180
200219010th090
2003010010th080
2004280T-8th170
2005280T-8th170
2006640T-3rd530
2007730T-3rd530
20082808th170
2009Stan Zweifel550T-5th440
20104606th350
20119201st710Playoff berth
2012550T-2nd430
2013550T-3rd430
20144605th340
20158301st700Playoff berth
2016820T-2nd630
2017640T-4th440
2018A-R-C730T-2nd620
20197303rd620
2020–21100T-2nd100
20216404th530
2022640T-2nd620
20235504th530
2024Ryan Maiuri5504th530
20254605th440

Notes

References

References

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