The Coe Kohawks football team represents Coe College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Kohawks are members of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 1997 when it was the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Kohawks play their home games at K. Raymond Clark Field in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[2] The team's head coach is Tyler Staker, who took over the position for the 2016 season.[3]

Coe Kohawks football
First season1891; 133 years ago (1891)
Athletic directorSteve Cook
Head coachTyler Staker
9th season, 60–25 (.706)
StadiumK. Raymond Clark Field
(capacity: 2,200)
Year built1989
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationCedar Rapids, Iowa
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceA-R-C
Past conferencesMWC
All-time record633–408–37 (.604)
Playoff appearances11
Playoff record3–11 (.214)
Conference titles26
RivalriesCornell (IA)
ColorsCrimson and gold[1]
   
MascotKohawk
Websitekohawkathletics.com

Professor C. W. Perkins first proposed the "Kohawks" fight name during the 1922 season.[4] It did not go into effect until the 1928 season. The team had previously been called the Warriors and the Crimson.

Conference affiliations

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Championships

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Conference championships

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Coe claims 26 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2016.

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record Coach
1922 Midwest Conference 7–0 2–0 Moray Eby
1928† 6–1–1 4–0–1
1929† 5–3 4–0
1930 6–0–2 2–0–2
1933 7–1 4–0
1934† 6–1–2 3–0–1
1936† 6–2 4–0
1950† 6–2 5–1 Dick Clausen
1952 7–1 6–0
1955 8–0 7–0
1958 7–1 7–1 Wally Schwank
1959 8–0 8–0
1964† 7–1 7–1 Glenn Drahn
1973 8–1 7–1 Wayne Phillips
1974 8–1 7–0
1984† 6–3 6–1 Bob Thurness
1985† 9–1–1 7–0
1990 8–2 6–0 D. J. LeRoy
1991 9–2 5–0
1993 10–1 5–0
1994 8–2 4–1
2002† Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 10–2 8–1 Erik Raeburn
2004† 7–3 6–2
2005† 9–2 7–1
2012 10–1 7–0 Steve Staker
2016 11–1 8–0 Tyler Staker

† Co-champions

Division championships

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Year Division Coach Overall Record Conference Record Opponent CG result
1984† MCAC South Bob Thurness 6–3 6–1 N/A lost tiebreaker to Cornell
1985 9–1–1 7–0 St. Norbert T 7–7
1986 9–1 7–0 Lawrence L 10–14
1990 D. J. LeRoy 8–2 6–0 Beloit W 34–14
1991 9–2 5–0 Beloit W 26–10
1993 10–1 5–0 Carroll W 47–20
1994† 8–2 4–1 Beloit W 63–48
1996† 6–3 4–1 N/A lost tiebreaker to Cornell

† Co-champions

Postseason games

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NCAA Division III playoff games

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The Kohawks have appeared in the Division III playoffs eleven times with an overall record of 3–11.

Season Coach Playoff Opponent Result
1985 Bob Thurness First round Central L 7–27
1991 D. J. LeRoy First round Saint John's (MN) L 2–75
1993 First round Saint John's (MN) L 14–32
2002 Erik Raeburn First round
Second round
Wisconsin–La Crosse
Saint John's (MN)
W 21–18
L 14–45
2005 First round Concordia–Moorhead L 14–27
2009 Steve Staker First round
Second round
Saint John's (MN)
St. Thomas (MN)
W 34–27
L 7–34
2010 First round Wheaton L 21–31
2012 First round Elmhurst L 24–27
2016 Tyler Staker First round
Second round
Monmouth (IL)
St. Thomas (MN)
W 21–14
L 6–55
2023 First round Aurora L 7–20
2024 First round Bethel (MN) L 26–31

List of head coaches

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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

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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% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards
1 George Beltz 1891–1898 29 10 16 3 0.397
2 George Bryant[9] 1899–1913 120 45 66 9 0.413
3 Moray Eby[10] 1914–1942 228 131 79 18 0.614
4 Harris Lamb[11] 1946–1947 20 5 15 0 0.250
5 Richard Clausen[12] 1947–1955 56 34 19 3 0.634
6 Wally Schwank[13] 1956–1959 32 25 7 0 0.781
7 Glenn Drahn[14] 1960–1970 90 49 39 2 0.556
8 Wayne Phillips[15] 1971–1978 72 42 30 0 0.583
9 Roger Schegel[16] 1979–1981 27 16 11 0 0.593
10 Bob Thurness[17] 1982–1988 66 43 21 2 0.667
11 D. J. LeRoy[18] 1989–1999 107 79 28 0 0.738
12 Erik Raeburn[19] 2000–2007 83 57 26 0 0.687
13 Steve Staker[20] 2008–2015 84 55 29 0 0.655
14 Tyler Staker[21] 2016–present 64 42 22 0 0.656

Year-by-year results

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National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head
Coach
Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Coe Kohawks[22]
1891 1891 George Beltz NCAA 1 1 0
1892 1892 1 3 0
1893 1893 2 2 0
1894 1894 2 2 1
1895 1895 0 0 1
1896 1896 3 3 0
1897 1897 1 2 1
1898 1898 0 3 0
1899 1899 George Bryant 2 5 0
1900 1900 5 4 0
1901 1901 5 2 2
1902 1902 7 3 0
1903 1903 4 4 0
1904 1904 1 7 0
1905 1905 1 7 1
1906 1906 3 2 1
1907 1907 3 4 0
1908 1908 3 5 0
1909 1909 1 5 2
1910 1910 2 6 0
1911 1911 1 7 0
1912 1912 2 5 0
1913 1913 5 0 3
1914 1914 Moray Eby 7 1 0
1915 1915 7 1 0
1916 1916 5 2 0
1917 1917 4 3 0
1918 1918 4 1 1
1919 1919 4 3 0
1920 1920 5 0 2
1921 1921 MWC 6 1 0
1922 1922 7 0 0 T–1st 2 0 0 Conference co-champions
1923 1923 6 2 0 T–4th 1 1 0
1924 1924 3 4 1 T–4th 2 2 0
1925 1925 3 5 0 6th 2 2 0
1926 1926 6 2 0 2nd 5 1 0
1927 1927 4 3 1 3rd 3 2 0
1928 1928 6 1 1 T–1st 4 0 1 Conference co-champions
1929 1929 5 3 0 T–1st 4 0 0 Conference co-champions
1930 1930 6 0 2 1st 2 0 2 Conference champions
1931 1931 1 8 0 T–6th 1 3 0
1932 1932 2 5 2 T–6th 1 2 1
1933 1933 7 1 0 1st 4 0 0 Conference champions
1934 1934 6 1 2 T–1st 3 0 1 Conference co-champions
1935 1935 5 1 2 T–3rd 2 1 1
1936 1936 6 2 0 T–1st 4 0 0 Conference co-champions
1937 1937 4 3 2 4th 2 2 1
1938 1938 4 4 0 T–2nd 3 2 0
1939 1939 2 5 2 T–6th 2 3 1
1940 1940 3 5 0 7th 3 5 0
1941 1941 2 6 0 T–6th 2 5 0
1942 1942 1 6 0 T–7th 1 5 0
1943
1944
1945
1946 1946 Harris Lamb 2 2 0
1947 1947 3 5 0
1948 1948 0 8 0
1949 1949 Richard Clausen 1 6 1
1950 1950 6 2 0 Conference co-champions
1951 1951 3 5 0
1952 1952 7 1 0 Conference champions
1953 1953 5 2 1
1954 1954 4 3 1
1955 1955 8 0 0 Conference champions
1956 1956 Wally Schwank College Division 4 4 0
1957 1957 6 2 0
1958 1958 7 1 0 Conference champions
1959 1959 8 0 0 Conference champions
1960 1960 Glenn Drahn 5 2 1
1961 1961 4 4 0
1962 1962 5 2 1
1963 1963 4 4 0
1964 1964 7 1 0 Conference co-champions
1965 1965 4 4 0
1966 1966 3 5 0
1967 1967 4 4 0
1968 1968 4 4 0
1969 1969 6 3 0
1970 1970 3 6 0
1971 1971 Wayne Phillips 3 6 0
1972 1972 5 4 0
1973 1973 Division III 8 1 0 Conference champions
1974 1974 8 1 0 Conference champions
1975 1975 4 5 0
1976 1976 5 4 0
1977 1977 5 4 0
1978 1978 4 5 0
1979 1979 Roger Schlegal 4 5 0
1980 1980 5 4 0
1981 1981 7 2 0
1982 1982 Bob Thurness 4 5 0
1983 1983 6 2 1
1984 1984 6 3 0 Conference co-champions
1985 1985 9 1 1 Playoff berth
1986 1986 9 1 0
1987 1987 6 3 0
1988 1988 3 6 0
1989 1989 D. J. LeRoy 6 3 0
1990 1990 8 2 0 Conference champions
1991 1991 9 2 0 Playoff berth
1992 1992 8 1 0
1993 1993 10 1 0 Playoff berth
1994 1994 8 2 0 Conference champions
1995 1995 7 2 0
1996 1996 6 3 0
1997 1997 IIAC 8 1 0
1998 1998 5 5 0
1999 1999 4 6 0
2000 2000 Erik Raeburn 6 4 0 3 4 0
2001 2001 6 4 0 4 3 0
2002 2002 10 2 0 6 1 0 Playoff berth
2003 2003 5 5 0 3 5 0
2004 2004 7 3 0 5 2 0 Conference co-champions
2005 2005 9 2 0 7 1 0 Playoff berth 23
2006 2006 7 3 0 4 3 0
2007 2007 7 3 0 5 3 0
2008 2008 Steve Staker 4 6 0 4 4 0
2009 2009 10 2 0 4 4 0 Playoff berth 10
2010 2010 9 2 0 7 1 0 Playoff berth 14
2011 2011 6 4 0 6 2 0
2012 2012 10 1 0 7 0 0 Playoff berth 15
2013 2013 7 3 0 4 3 0
2014 2014 5 5 0 4 3 0
2015 2015 4 6 0 3 4 0
2016 2016 Tyler Staker 11 1 0 8 0 0 Playoff berth 17
2017 2017 A-R-C 4 6 0 2 6 0
2018 2018 6 4 0 5 3 0
2019 2019 6 4 0 5 3 0
2020–21 2020–21 0 1 0 0 1 0
2021 2021 8 3 0 6 2 0
2022 2022 7 3 0 6 2 0
2023 2023 9 2 0 7 1 0 Playoff berth
2024 2024 9 2 0 7 1 0 Playoff berth

Notes

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  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.[6]
  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.[7]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "COE COLLEGE". Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Stolar, Landon J. (May 18, 2015). "T&F: Coe Renovating Clark Field track". KGAN. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tyler Staker Takes Over Coe Football Program". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  4. ^ ""Kohawks" Name Suggested By Prof. Foe Coe Athletics". The Evening Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. November 7, 1922. p. 10. Retrieved February 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "2022 Football". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "George Bryant (1973) - Hall of Fame". Coe College. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "Moray Eby (1973) - Hall of Fame". Coe College. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  11. ^ Staff. "'MR. COE' DIES AT 94, WAS MENTOR TO LEVY". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  12. ^ LEVY, MARVIN D. "NO PLACE I'D RATHER BE". Buffalo News. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  13. ^ "Schwank to Coach Coe". The New York Times. January 10, 1956. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  14. ^ "Coaching Staff Resigns In a Dispute Over Hair". The New York Times. December 12, 1970. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  15. ^ "Former Coe College running back on top of his game with Buffalo Bills". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  16. ^ "Roger Schlegel (2020) - Hall of Fame". Coe College. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  17. ^ "Football coaching hall of famer Bob Thurness dies". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  18. ^ "Cornell hopes to restore the rivalry against Coe". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  19. ^ "Gannon University | Gannon University Announces New Football Coach". www.gannon.edu. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  20. ^ "Steve Staker, beloved Coe College and hall of fame Iowa high school football coach, dies at 76". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  21. ^ "Staker retires as Coe football coach, will be replaced by his son". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  22. ^ "football year by year" (PDF). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
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