Briar Cliff Chargers football
| Briar Cliff Chargers football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 2003 |
| Athletic director | Stephen Clar (interim) |
| Head coach | Shane LaDage 3rd season, 8–25 (.242) |
| Stadium | Faber Field (capacity: 1,000) |
| Year built | 2017 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Conference | GPAC |
| All-time record | 49–167 (.227) |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| Mascot | Bolt the Charger |
| Website | bcuchargers.com |
The Briar Cliff Chargers football team represents Briar Cliff University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Chargers are members of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), fielding its team in the GPAC since 2003. The Chargers play their home games at Faber Field in Sioux City, Iowa.[2][3]
Their head coach is Shane LaDage, who took over the position for the 2021 season.[4]
Conference affiliations[edit]
- Club team (2001–2002)
- Great Plains Athletic Conference (2003–present)
List of head coaches[edit]
Key[edit]
| 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[edit]
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Strittmatter[8] | 2001–2007 | 53 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 0.226 | 10 | 40 | 0 | 0.200 |
| 2 | Tom Rethman[9] | 2008–2016 | 99 | 21 | 78 | 0 | 0.212 | 16 | 67 | 0 | 0.193 |
| 3 | Dennis Wagner[10] | 2017–2020 | 42 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0.286 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0.257 |
| 4 | Shane LaDage[11] | 2021–present | 33 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0.242 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0.200 |
Year-by-year results[edit]
| 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 | ||||||||
| Briar Cliff Chargers | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 2001 | Dick Strittmatter | Club team | — | — | |||||||||
| 2002 | 2002 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 2003 | NAIA | — | GPAC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11th | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2004 | 2004 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 9th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11th | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | Tom Rethman | 2 | 9 | 0 | T–9th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 4 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | Dennis Wagner | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Shane LaDage | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11th | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 4 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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.[5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[6]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ Moeller, Jayson (April 29, 2023). "Briar Cliff making steps to bring home football games to campus". ktiv.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Briar Cliff University's new field project delayed". SiouxlandProud | Sioux City, IA | News, Weather, and Sports. July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Shane LaDage Named Head Football Coach at Briar Cliff University". MSU Athletics. December 21, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Allspach, Steven (November 19, 2007). "BC football coach Strittmatter to resign". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Rethman leaves as Briar Cliff coach". Mitchell Republic. November 17, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ Rust, Justin (November 23, 2020). "Dennis Wagner let go as Briar Cliff football coach". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ Siebring, Owen (August 31, 2021). "Briar Cliff begins new coaching era with Shane Ladage at the helm". KPTH. Retrieved August 27, 2023.