Central Dutch football

Central Dutch football
First season1892
Athletic directorEric Van Kley
Head coachJeff McMartin
21st season, 158–49 (.763)
StadiumRon and Joyce Schipper Stadium
(capacity: 1,000)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationPella, Iowa
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceA-R-C
All-time record641–326–26 (.659)
Playoff appearances22
Playoff record24–21
Claimed national titles1
Conference titles32
RivalriesSimpson[1]
ColorsRed and white[2]
   
MascotDutch
Websitecentral.edu/football

The Central Dutch football team represents Central College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Dutch are members of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 1923 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Dutch play their home games at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella, Iowa.[3] The stadium was known as Kuyper Stadium from 1977 to 2005.[3]

Their head coach is Jeff McMartin, who took over the position for the 2004 season.[4]

Conference affiliations

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Championships

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Conference championships

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Central claims 32 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2021.

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record Coach
1939† Iowa Conference 7–2 5–2 Richard Tysseling
1946 7–1 6–0
1956 7–1 7–1
1964† 8–1 7–1 Ron Schipper
1965 8–1 7–0
1966 9–1 7–0
1967 9–0 7–0
1974 11–0 7–0
1977 9–1 7–0
1978† 5–4 5–2
1981 6–2–1 6–1
1983† 7–2 6–1
1984 11–1 7–0
1985 11–1 7–0
1986 11–1 8–0
1987 11–2 7–1
1989 10–1 8–0
1990 10–2 8–0
1992 10–1 8–0
1994 10–1 8–0
1995 10–1 8–0
1998 10–1 10–0 Rich Kacmarynski
2000 12–1 10–0
2001 9–2 8–1
2002† 8–2 8–1
2005† 9–2 7–1 Jeff McMartin
2006 10–1 8–0
2007 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 12–1 8–0
2009 10–1 8–0
2019† American Rivers Conference 10–2 7–1
2021 12–1 8–0

† Co-champions

Postseason games

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NCAA Division III playoff games

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The Dutch have appeared in the Division III playoffs twenty-two times with an overall record of 24–21.

Season Coach Playoff Opponent Result
1974 Ron Schipper Semifinals
National Championship Game
Evansville
Ithaca
W 17–16
W 10–8
1977 Semifinals Widener L 0–19
1984 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game
Occidental
Washington & Jefferson
Augustana (IL)
W 23–22
W 20–0
L 12–21
1985 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Coe
Occidental
Augustana (IL)
W 27–7
W 71–0
L 7–14
1986 First round
Quarterfinals
Buena Vista
Concordia–Moorhead
W 37–0
L 14–17
1987 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Menlo
Saint John's (MN)
Dayton
W 7–3
W 13–3
L 0–34
1988 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game
Concordia–Moorhead
Wisconsin–Whitewater
Augustana (IL)
Ithaca
W 7–0
W 16–13
W 23–17
L 24–39
1989 First round
Quarterfinals
St. Norbert
Saint John's (MN)
W 55–7
L 24–27
1990 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Redlands
St. Thomas (MN)
Allegheny
W 24–14
W 33–32
L 7–24
1992 First round
Quarterfinals
Carleton
Wisconsin–La Crosse
W 20–8
L 9–34
1994 First round Wartburg L 21–22
1995 First round Wisconsin–River Falls L 7–10
1998 Rich Kacmarynski First round Wisconsin–Eau Claire L 21–28
1999 First round
Second round
Wisconsin–La Crosse
Saint John's (MN)
W 38–17
L 9–10
2000 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
St. Norbert
Linfield
Saint John's (MN)
W 29–14
W 20–17
L 18–21
2001 First round Pacific Lutheran L 21–27
2005 Jeff McMartin First round Wisconsin–Whitewater L 14–34
2006 First round Saint John's (MN) L 13–21
2007 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Olivet
Saint John's (MN)
Bethel (MN)
W 38–17
W 37–7
L 7–27
2009 First round Mary Hardin–Baylor L 40–42
2019 First round
Second round
Wisconsin–Oshkosh
Wheaton
W 38–37
L 13–49
2021 First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Bethel (MN)
Wheaton
Wisconsin–Whitewater
W 61–35
W 30–28
L 21–51

List of head coaches

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Key

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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 Herman Severan[10] 1903–1904 7 2 5 0 0.286
2 George H. Cavanaugh[10] 1905 6 4 2 0 0.667
3 George H. Kenney[10] 1909 5 1 3 1 0.300
4 William Johnson[10] 1910–1912 17 4 10 3 0.324
5 Elbert Warren[10] 1913–1915 12 3 8 1 0.292
6 Mark McWilliams[10] 1915–1916; 1920 16 2 14 0 0.125
7 William R. Cruse[10] 1921 5 2 2 1 0.500
8 Karl Kettering[10] 1922–1924 9 2 6 1 0.278
9 John Pence[10] 1924–1926 20 7 10 3 0.425
10 William Douthirt[10] 1927 8 1 7 0 0.125
11 Len Winter[10] 1928–1937 84 34 44 6 0.440
12 Richard Tysseling[11][12] 1938–1960 173 83 87 7 0.489
13 Ron Schipper[13] 1961–1996 357 287 67 3 0.808 18
14 Rich Kacmarynski[14][15] 1997–2003 77 62 15 0 0.805 4
15 Jeff McMartin[16] 2004–present 193 147 46 0 0.762 6

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
Central Dutch
1892 1892 0 1 0
1893 1893 0 1 0
No record 1894–1902
1903 1903 Herman Severan 1 2 0
1904 1904 1 3 0
1905 1905 G. Gavanaugh IAAUS 4 2 0
Sport dropped 1906–1908
1909 1909 G. Kenney IAAUS 1 3 1
1910 1910 Wm. Johnson NCAA 0 5 1
1911 1911 1 2 0
1912 1912 3 3 2
1913 1913 Elbert Warren 2 4 1
1914 1914 1 4 0
1915 1915 Mark McWilliams 0 6 0
1916 1916 2 4 0
No record 1917–1919
1920 1920 Mark McWilliams NCAA 0 4 0
1921 1921 Wm. R. Cruse 2 2 1
1922 1922 Karl Kettering 1 4 1
1923 1923 IIAC 1 2 0 8th 1 1 0
1924 1924 John Pence 2 4 1 8th 1 2 0
1925 1925 2 3 1 10th 1 2 1
1926 1926 3 3 1 8th 2 2 0
1927 1927 Wm. Douthirt 1 7 0 12th 1 6 0
1928 1928 L.A. Winter 0 8 0 14th 0 8 0
1929 1929 3 4 1 8th 2 4 0
1930 1930 6 2 0 7th 3 2 0
1931 1931 5 1 2 3rd 3 1 2
1932 1932 6 2 0 6th 5 2 0
1933 1933 2 6 1 11th 1 5 1
1934 1934 1 6 1 12th 1 6 1
1935 1935 4 5 0 6th 3 3 0
1936 1936 4 5 0 7th 4 3 0
1937 1937 3 5 1 7th 3 2 1
1938 1938 Richard Tysseling 2 6 0 10th 2 4 0
1939 1939 7 2 0 T-1st 5 2 0 Conference Champions
1940 1940 6 3 0 5th 5 3 0
1941 1941 6 3 0 4th 6 2 0
1942 1942 3 4 1 8th 2 3 1
1943 1943 4 3 0
1944 1944 2 2 0
1945 1945 7 1 0 T-1st 5 0 0 Conference Champions
1946 1946 7 1 0 1st 6 0 0 Conference Champions
1947 1947 7 1 1 5th 5 0 1
1948 1948 5 2 1 5th 3 2 0
1949 1949 4 4 1 4th 3 1 0
1950 1950 2 7 0 6th 1 4 0
1951 1951 3 6 0 5th 1 4 0
1952 1952 1 7 0 5th 0 4 0
1953 1953 4 3 1 2nd 3 1 0
1954 1954 3 5 0 7th 1 5 0
1955 1955 College Division 3 5 0 8th 1 5 0
1956 1956 7 1 0 1st 7 1 0 Conference Champions
1957 1957 3 4 1 7th 2 4 1
1958 1958 0 8 1 9th 0 7 1
1959 1959 3 6 0 7th 2 6 0
1960 1960 3 6 0 7th 3 5 0
1961 1961 Ron Schipper 6 3 0 3rd 5 3 0
1962 1962 7 2 0 2nd 7 1 0
1963 1963 7 1 1 2nd 6 1 1
1964 1964 8 1 0 T-1st 7 1 0 Conference Champions
1965 1965 8 1 0 1st 7 0 0 Conference Champions
1966 1966 9 1 0 1st 7 0 0 Conference Champions
1967 1967 9 0 0 1st 7 0 0 Conference Champions
1968 1968 5 3 1 4th 3 3 1
1969 1969 6 3 0 T-2nd 5 2 0
1970 1970 6 2 0 2nd 5 2 0
1971 1971 6 3 0 T-4th 4 3 0
1972 1972 6 3 0 3rd 5 2 0
1973 1973 Division III 7 2 0 2nd 6 1 0
1974 1974 11 0 0 1st 7 0 0 National Champions[17]
1975 1975 5 4 0 3rd 4 3 0
1976 1976 7 2 0 3rd 5 2 0
1977 1977 9 1 0 1st 7 0 0 Playoff berth
1978 1978 5 4 0 T-1st 5 2 0 Conference Champions
1979 1979 6 3 0 3rd 5 2 0
1980 1980 5 4 0 2nd 5 2 0
1981 1981 6 2 1 1st 6 1 0 Conference Champions
1982 1982 8 2 0 2nd 6 1 0
1983 1983 7 2 0 1st 6 1 0 Conference Champions
1984 1984 11 1 0 1st 7 0 0 Playoff berth
1985 1985 11 1 0 1st 7 0 0 Playoff berth
1986 1986 11 1 0 1st 8 0 0 Playoff berth 3
1987 1987 11 2 0 1st 7 1 0 Playoff berth
1988 1988 11 2 0 2nd 7 1 0 Playoff berth
1989 1989 10 1 0 1st 9 0 0 Playoff berth
1990 1990 10 2 0 1st 8 0 0 Playoff berth
1991 1991 8 1 0 2nd 7 1 0
1992 1992 10 1 0 1st 8 0 0 Playoff berth
1993 1993 8 1 0 2nd 7 1 0
1994 1994 10 1 0 1st 8 0 0 Playoff berth
1995 1995 10 1 0 1st 8 0 0 Playoff berth
1996 1996 7 3 0 2nd 7 1 0
1997 1997 Rich Kacmarynski 8 2 0 2nd 7 1 0
1998 1998 10 1 0 1st 10 0 0 Playoff berth
1999 1999 10 2 0 2nd 9 1 0 Playoff berth
2000 2000 12 1 0 1st 10 0 0 Playoff berth
2001 2001 9 2 0 1st 8 1 0 Playoff berth
2002 2002 8 2 0 T-1st 8 1 0 Conference Champions
2003 2003 5 5 0 T-6th 3 5 0
2004 2004 Jeff McMartin 6 4 0 T-3rd 5 3 0
2005 2005 9 2 0 T-1st 7 1 0 Playoff berth 20
2006 2006 10 1 0 1st 8 0 0 Playoff berth 11
2007 2007 12 1 0 1st 8 0 0 Playoff berth 6
2008 2008 6 4 0 T-5th 4 4 0
2009 2009 10 1 0 1st 8 0 0 Playoff berth[18] 8
2010 2010 8 2 0 3rd 6 2 0
2011 2011 7 3 0 T-2nd 6 2 0
2012 2012 5 5 0 T-2nd 4 3 0
2013 2013 6 4 0 T-3rd 4 3 0
2014 2014 8 2 0 2nd 6 1 0
2015 2015 6 4 0 3rd 4 3 0
2016 2016 8 2 0 T-2nd 6 2 0
2017 2017 7 3 0 2nd 6 2 0
2018 2018 A-R-C 8 2 0 T-2nd 6 2 0
2019 2019 10 2 0 T-1st 7 1 0 Playoff berth[19] 17
2020–21 2020–21 2 0 0 2 0 0
2021 2021 12 1 0 1st 7 0 0 Playoff berth[20] 20
2022 2022 7 3 0 T–4th 5 3 0
2023 2023 8 2 0 3rd 6 2 0
2024 2024 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.[7]
  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.[8]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Central renews old football rivalry with Simpson". Central College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "CENTRAL COLLEGE". Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Central stadium namesake Joyce Schipper passes away". Central College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "DePauw Assistant Named Head Football Coach at Central College". DePauw University. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "#RiversRise; Iowa Conference Now American Rivers Conference". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Central Football Tops American Rivers Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Year-by-year records". Central College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  11. ^ "Clipped From The Des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register. June 26, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "Clipped From The Des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register. September 4, 1997. p. 11. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  13. ^ OFFICE, CENTRAL COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION. "Central's Schipper on ESPN greatest coaches list". Oskaloosa Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  14. ^ "Kacmarynski steps down at Central". Radio Iowa. December 1, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  15. ^ robesonian (July 28, 2015). "Shinnick tabs Kacmarynski as his offensive coordinator". Robesonian. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  16. ^ "Clipped From The Des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register. January 6, 2004. p. 188. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  17. ^ "Central Wins As Defense Stops Ithaca". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 8, 1974. p. 33. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  18. ^ "Central football comeback, playoff bid spoiled 42-40". Central College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  19. ^ Birch, Tommy. "Meet Central football quarterback Blaine Hawkins, one of college football's most prolific passers". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  20. ^ "Football falls 30-28 in second round of NCAA Playoffs". Wheaton College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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