1625:
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"
1552:
1513:
1469:
1430:
1391:
1352:
1308:
1269:
1230:
1191:
1152:
1113:
1077:
1038:
999:
955:
916:
877:
838:
799:
747:
729:
703:
1917:
1865:
1842:
1995:
1811:
752:
165:
1668:
1474:
557:
184:
48:
1741:
1943:
1777:
1715:
1834:
1990:
1690:
2000:
760:
199:
169:
100:
1890:
1803:
342:
1547:
1508:
1464:
1425:
1386:
1347:
1303:
1264:
1225:
1186:
1147:
1108:
1072:
1033:
994:
950:
911:
872:
833:
794:
742:
724:
698:
1768:
373:
List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records
157:
1638:
rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.
1616:
by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.
8:
172:(GPAC), fielding its team in the GPAC since 2003. The Chargers play their home games at
351:
1635:
708:
419:
1647:
When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.
177:
161:
90:
1766:
1609:
1605:
1601:
1984:
1313:
511:
1973:
143:
960:
465:
173:
60:
1613:
80:
1944:"Briar Cliff begins new coaching era with Shane Ladage at the helm"
1742:"Shane LaDage Named Head Football Coach at Briar Cliff University"
1691:"Briar Cliff making steps to bring home football games to campus"
1720:
SiouxlandProud | Sioux City, IA | News, Weather, and Sports
1767:
National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011).
591:
577:
547:
533:
528:
501:
487:
482:
455:
441:
436:
1918:"Dennis Wagner let go as Briar Cliff football coach"
1716:"Briar Cliff University's new field project delayed"
187:, who took over the position for the 2021 season.
166:National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
1982:
1776:. Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10.
1608:, it has been continuously played since the
1996:American football teams established in 2001
1866:"BC football coach Strittmatter to resign"
190:
1801:
1941:
1863:
168:(NAIA). The Chargers are members of the
1845:from the original on September 28, 2013
1826:
1804:"Overtime system still excites coaches"
1688:
1626:indicates an interim year without play.
599:
206:
1983:
1864:Allspach, Steven (November 19, 2007).
1832:
1814:from the original on September 6, 2010
712:
1891:"Rethman leaves as Briar Cliff coach"
230:
227:
224:
221:
1915:
1802:Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006).
1783:from the original on October 5, 2011
1760:
1833:Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987).
1795:
13:
1942:Siebring, Owen (August 31, 2021).
1916:Rust, Justin (November 23, 2020).
1689:Moeller, Jayson (April 29, 2023).
1612:, and is recognized as the oldest
14:
2012:
1965:
1835:"Big plays help Paterno to 200th"
200:Great Plains Athletic Conference
170:Great Plains Athletic Conference
1935:
1909:
1883:
1857:
1641:
621:
616:
611:
606:
217:Key to symbols in coaches list
1734:
1708:
1682:
1661:
1629:
1619:
1594:
329:Conference winning percentage
1:
1991:Briar Cliff Chargers football
1654:
343:College Football Hall of Fame
154:Briar Cliff Chargers football
24:Briar Cliff Chargers football
7:
2001:2001 establishments in Iowa
10:
2017:
1770:Bowl/All-Star Game Records
759:
756:
751:
692:
367:
1473:
1312:
959:
707:
664:
661:
656:
653:
650:
647:
644:
641:
638:
635:
632:
556:
510:
464:
418:
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
346:
337:
325:
319:
313:
305:
299:
293:
291:Conference championships
287:
279:
273:
267:
261:
253:
247:
241:
235:
138:
130:
114:
106:
96:
86:
76:
68:
56:
44:
36:
28:
23:
1669:"BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY"
1587:
110:49–167 (.227)
317:National championships
265:Division championships
191:Conference affiliations
118:Blue and gold
52:3rd season, 8–25 (.242)
211:
158:Briar Cliff University
40:Stephen Clar (interim)
693:Briar Cliff Chargers
196:Club team (2001–2002)
16:College football team
1810:. McLean, Virginia.
613:Conference champions
600:Year-by-year results
207:List of head coaches
183:Their head coach is
1897:. November 17, 2016
1748:. December 21, 2020
1600:Although the first
374:
218:
1922:Sioux City Journal
1870:Sioux City Journal
1839:The New York Times
608:National champions
372:
352:winning percentage
283:Postseason losses
277:Conference losses
216:
1895:Mitchell Republic
1841:. New York City.
1585:
1584:
709:Dick Strittmatter
628:
627:
597:
596:
420:Dick Strittmatter
365:
364:
239:Order of coaches
150:
149:
64:(capacity: 1,000)
37:Athletic director
2008:
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1928:
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1880:
1878:
1876:
1861:
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1830:
1824:
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1799:
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1792:
1790:
1788:
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1706:
1705:
1703:
1701:
1686:
1680:
1679:
1677:
1675:
1665:
1648:
1645:
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1633:
1627:
1623:
1617:
1598:
630:
629:
604:
603:
593:
579:
549:
535:
530:
503:
489:
484:
457:
443:
438:
375:
371:
309:Postseason ties
303:Conference ties
257:Postseason wins
251:Conference wins
219:
215:
178:Sioux City, Iowa
162:college football
156:team represents
146:
134:Bolt the Charger
126:
122:
91:Sioux City, Iowa
21:
20:
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2010:
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2007:
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2005:
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1971:
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1926:
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1884:
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1862:
1858:
1848:
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1817:
1815:
1800:
1796:
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1784:
1780:
1773:
1765:
1761:
1751:
1749:
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1722:. July 28, 2023
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1646:
1642:
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1620:
1599:
1595:
1590:
618:Bowl game berth
602:
370:
341:Elected to the
297:Overall losses
214:
209:
193:
144:bcuchargers.com
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120:
119:
107:All-time record
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1267:
1261:
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1197:
1194:
1189:
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1170:
1167:
1164:
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1128:
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1105:
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1080:
1075:
1069:
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1023:
1020:
1017:
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984:
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29:First season
18:
1849:October 22,
1674:October 31,
961:Tom Rethman
665:Conference
654:Postseason
648:Conference
639:Head coach
466:Tom Rethman
231:Postseason
228:Conference
174:Faber Field
61:Faber Field
1985:Categories
1953:August 27,
1927:August 27,
1901:August 27,
1875:August 27,
1787:August 21,
1752:August 27,
1726:August 27,
1700:August 27,
1655:References
713:Club team
516:2017–2020
470:2008–2016
424:2001–2007
384:Season(s)
97:Conference
69:Year built
45:Head coach
1808:USA Today
1614:bowl game
1610:1916 game
645:Division
81:FieldTurf
1843:Archived
1812:Archived
1778:Archived
1695:ktiv.com
1636:Overtime
662:Overall
350:Overall
225:Overall
222:General
87:Location
679:Finish
651:Record
633:Season
368:Coaches
164:in the
139:Website
57:Stadium
131:Mascot
125:
123:
121:
115:Colors
1781:(PDF)
1774:(PDF)
1588:Notes
1566:T–7th
1444:10th
1405:T–5th
1166:T–7th
1013:T–7th
974:T–9th
891:T–6th
685:Loss
673:Loss
636:Year
592:0.200
578:0.242
548:0.257
534:0.286
502:0.193
488:0.212
456:0.200
442:0.226
381:Name
1955:2023
1948:KPTH
1929:2023
1903:2023
1877:2023
1851:2009
1820:2009
1789:2011
1754:2023
1728:2023
1702:2023
1676:2021
1606:1902
1553:2023
1548:2023
1527:11th
1514:2022
1509:2022
1470:2021
1465:2021
1431:2019
1426:2020
1392:2019
1387:2019
1353:2018
1348:2018
1309:2017
1304:2017
1270:2016
1265:2016
1231:2015
1226:2015
1192:2014
1187:2014
1153:2013
1148:2013
1114:2012
1109:2012
1078:2011
1073:2011
1052:10th
1039:2010
1034:2010
1000:2009
995:2009
956:2008
951:2008
930:11th
917:2007
912:2007
878:2006
873:2006
839:2005
834:2005
800:2004
795:2004
774:11th
761:GPAC
753:NAIA
748:2003
743:2003
730:2002
725:2002
704:2001
699:2001
688:Tie
682:Win
676:Tie
670:Win
378:No.
236:No.
152:The
101:GPAC
72:2017
32:2003
1488:8th
1366:6th
1327:9th
1283:9th
1244:8th
1205:8th
1127:9th
1091:9th
852:9th
813:8th
585:22
571:25
565:33
541:26
525:30
522:12
519:42
495:67
492:16
479:78
476:21
473:99
449:40
446:10
433:41
430:12
427:53
411:C%
408:CT
405:CL
402:CW
399:O%
396:OT
393:OL
390:OW
387:GC
347:O%
326:C%
320:OT
314:NC
306:PT
300:CT
294:OL
288:CC
280:PL
274:CL
268:OW
262:DC
254:PW
248:CW
242:GC
212:Key
176:in
160:in
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1450:8
1447:1
1441:0
1438:8
1435:1
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1417:—
1414:0
1411:5
1408:4
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939:0
936:10
924:11
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900:0
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861:0
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783:0
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716:—
588:0
582:8
574:0
568:8
554:4
544:0
538:9
508:3
498:0
462:2
452:0
416:1
338:†
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1572:6
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1563:0
1560:7
1557:4
1533:9
1530:1
1524:0
1518:1
1494:7
1491:3
1485:0
1482:8
1479:3
1402:0
1399:6
1396:5
1372:5
1369:4
1363:0
1360:5
1357:6
1333:8
1330:0
1324:0
1318:0
1289:8
1286:0
1280:0
1274:1
1250:7
1247:2
1241:0
1238:8
1235:3
1211:7
1208:2
1202:0
1199:9
1196:2
1172:6
1169:3
1163:0
1160:7
1157:4
1133:8
1130:1
1124:0
1118:1
1094:1
1088:0
1085:9
1082:2
1058:9
1055:1
1049:0
1046:9
1043:2
1019:6
1016:4
1010:0
1007:7
1004:4
980:8
977:2
971:0
968:9
965:2
933:0
927:0
921:0
897:6
894:4
888:0
885:6
882:5
858:7
855:3
849:0
846:7
843:4
819:7
816:3
810:0
807:7
804:3
777:0
771:0
765:0
529:0
483:0
437:0
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