Loras Duhawks football
College football team
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The Loras Duhawks football team represents Loras College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Duhawks are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1986 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Duhawks play their home games at Rock Bowl Stadium in Dubuque, Iowa. The team was also previously known as the St. Joseph's Duhawks, Dubuque Duhawks, and the Columbia Duhawks.
First season1907
Athletic directorDenise Udelhofen
Head coachBrandon Novak
1st season, 0–0 (–)
1st season, 0–0 (–)
LocationDubuque, Iowa
| Loras Duhawks football | |
|---|---|
| |
| First season | 1907 |
| Athletic director | Denise Udelhofen |
| Head coach | Brandon Novak 1st season, 0–0 (–) |
| Location | Dubuque, Iowa |
| Stadium | Rock Bowl Stadium |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | ARC |
| Colors | Purple, gold, and grey[1] |
| All-time record | 180–210–14 (.463) |
| Conference championships | |
| 1 | |
| Division championships | |
| 2 | |
| Rivalries | Dubuque |
| Mascot | Duhawk |
| Website | duhawks.com |
Their head coach is Brandon Novak, who took over the position for the 2026 season.
Conference affiliations
- Independent (1907–1925; 1948–1949; 1953–1954)
- Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1926–1947; 1950–1952; 1986–2017)
- Club team (1955–1985)
- American Rivers Conference (2018–present)
Championships
Conference championships
Loras claims 1 conference title, which came in 1948.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948† | Midlands Conference | 7–1 | 2–1 | Wally Fromhart |
† Co-champions
Division championships
| Year | Division | Coach | Overall | Conf. | Opponent | CG result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | IIAC Northern Division | Wally Fromhart | 8–3 | 5–0 | St. Ambrose | 6–27 |
| 1951 | Richard Friend | 6–4 | 5–0 | St. Ambrose | 0–44 |
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% | DC | CC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Chalmers | 1907–1913 | 48 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 0.625 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | Gus Dorais | 1914–1917 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0.643 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Walter Martin | 1918–1919 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Ira Davenport | 1920–1921 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Eddie Anderson | 1922–1924 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0.708 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Elmer Layden | 1925–1926 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0.600 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Johnny Armstrong | 1927–1931 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Jerry Jones | 1932–1933 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0.393 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.409 | – | – |
| 9 | John Niemiec | 1934–1937 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0.400 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0.333 | – | – |
| 10 | Len A. Winter | 1938–1940 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Vince Dowd | 1941–1942; 1945–1946 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Wally Fromhart | 1947–1950 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0.750 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Richard Friend | 1951–1952 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Mike Scarry | 1953 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.688 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Ed Murphy | 1954 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Charles Toole | 1955–1957 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | Robert Zahren | 1958–1959 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | Don Hendricks | 1970–1974 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | Steve McGrath | 1975 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Bob Bucko | 1976 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Claude Maddox | 1977 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | Dave Ostrander | 1978–1979 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0.211 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | Bob Bierie | 1980–2004 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Chris Klieman | 2005 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.300 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | – | – |
| 25 | Steve Osterberger | 2006–2010 | 50 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0.380 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0.400 | – | – |
| 26 | Paul Mierkiewicz | 2011–2013 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0.133 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0.045 | – | – |
| 27 | Steve Helminiak | 2013–2025 | 115 | 42 | 73 | 0 | 0.365 | 35 | 56 | 0 | 0.385 | – | – |
| 28 | Brandon Novak | 2026–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
Year-by-year results since 1986
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Bob Bierie | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1987 | 4 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8th | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | Chris Klieman | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 2006 | Steve Osterberger | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8yh | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Paul Mierkiewicz | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | Paul Mierkiewicz (games 1–7) / Steve Helminiak (final 3) | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | Steve Helminiak | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | A-R-C | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T–2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 2025 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 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.
