Eureka Red Devils football
College football team
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The Eureka Red Devils football team represents Eureka College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Red Devils are members of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC), fielding its team in the NACC since 2018. Eureka played home games at Pete FioRito Stadium in Eureka, Illinois.[2] The team's head coach is Dion Jordan, who took over the position in 2026.
| Eureka Red Devils football | |
|---|---|
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| First season | 1891 |
| Athletic director | Sara Shaw |
| Head coach | Dion Jordan 1st season, |
| Location | Eureka, Illinois |
| Stadium | Pete FioRito Stadium (capacity: 2,500) |
| Field | McKinzie Field |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | NACC |
| Colors | Maroon and gold[1] |
| All-time record | 339–623–39 (.358) |
| Conference championships | |
| 3 | |
| Mascot | Red Devils |
| Website | eurekareddevils.com/football |
Conference affiliations
- Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1921–1942)
- Independent (1949–1952)
- Prairie College Conference (1953–1957)
- NAIA independent (1957–1961)
- Gateway Conference (1962–1969)
- NAIA Division II independent (1970–1975)
- Illini–Badger Football Conference (1976–2007)
- St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2008)
- Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (2009–2017)
- Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (2018–present)
List of head coaches
Key
| 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
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Unknown | 1891–1893, 1895–1902, 1913 | 70 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 0.493 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | George Dygert | 1894 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.688 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Thomas O'Neal | 1914–1915 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | George H. Pritchard | 1916–1919 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0.479 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Eugene L. Dersnah | 1920 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.688 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Ralph McKinzie | 1921–1937 | 126 | 36 | 80 | 10 | 0.325 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | O. A. Hankner | 1938 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Harold Ave | 1939–1942 | 29 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0.241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Harold Barrow | 1946–1948 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0.450 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.333 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Paul LaVinn | 1949–1951 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0.205 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Spud Owen | 1952–1955 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0.259 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Leo Traister | 1956–1966 | 72 | 11 | 55 | 6 | 0.194 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | John Dooley | 1966–1968 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0.152 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.182 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Ray Urban | 1969–1973 | 42 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0.357 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Tom Hosier | 1974–1978 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0.500 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Warner McCollum | 1979–1989 | 100 | 26 | 71 | 3 | 0.275 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 0.353 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | John Tully | 1990–1994 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0.596 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0.645 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – |
| 17 | Nicholas Fletcher | 1995–1999 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0.551 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Darrell Crouch | 2000–2004 | 50 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0.180 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0.200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Daniel Sullivan | 2005–2008 | 35 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0.143 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0.167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| — | Matthew Smiley[6] | 2008 (interim) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Kurt Barth[7] | 2009–2023 | 147 | 70 | 77 | 0 | 0.476 | 55 | 58 | 0 | 0.487 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 21 | Randy Starks | 2024–present | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0.100 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.063 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results
| National champion | Conference champion | 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 | ||||||||
| Eureka Red Devils | ||||||||||||||
| 1891 | 1891 | Unknown | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1892 | 1892 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1893 | 1893 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1894 | 1894 | George Dygert | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1895 | 1895 | Unknown | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1896 | 1896 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1897 | 1897 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1898 | 1898 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1899 | 1899 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1900 | 1900 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1901 | 1901 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1902 | 1902 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team from 1903 to 1912 | ||||||||||||||
| 1913 | 1913 | Unknown | NCAA | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1914 | 1914 | Thomas O'Neal | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1915 | 1915 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1916 | 1916 | George H. Pritchard | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1917 | 1917 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1918 | 1918 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1919 | 1919 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | Eugene L. Dersnah | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1921 | 1921 | Ralph McKinzie | IIAC | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1923 | 1923 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1924 | 1924 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1925 | 1925 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1938 | 1938 | O. A. Hankner | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1939 | 1939 | Harold Ave | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1942 | 1942 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team from 1943 to 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Harold Barrow | NCAA | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1947 | 1947 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1949 | 1949 | Paul LaVinn | Independent | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1952 | 1952 | Spud Owen | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1953 | 1953 | PCC | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 6 | 1 | T–3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | Leo Traister | NAIA | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | Independent | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | Gateway | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | John Dooley | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | Ray Urban | 1 | 7 | 0 | T–3rd | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1970 | 1970 | Division II | Independent | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1974 | 1974 | Tom Hosier | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | IBFC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1977 | 1977 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | Warner McCollum | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 3 | 5 | 1 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | John Tully | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | L NAIA Division II First Round | 3 | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Division II First Round | — | |||||
| 1995 | 1995 | Nicholas Fletcher | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Conference champion | — | |||
| 1996 | 1996 | NCAA | Division III | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | 1997 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | Darrell Crouch | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | Daniel Sullivan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2006 | 2006 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | Daniel Sullivan / Matthew Smiley | SLIAC | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | 2009 | Kurt Barth | UMAC | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3rd (South) | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | – | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | NACC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | – | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | Randy Starks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
Notes
- 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.
