Draft:Buena Vista Beavers football, 1940–1949

The Buena Vista Beavers football program from 1940 to 1949 represented Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—in its sixth decade of college football competition. The team was known as the Beavers. Buena Vista did not play intercollegiate games from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II.

1940
The 1940 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's second year under head coach Clyde A. Drury, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished sixth in the Iowa Conference.

1941
The 1941 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's third year under head coach Clyde A. Drury, the team compiled a 0–7–1 record (0–4–1 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished last in the Iowa Conference.

1942
The 1942 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's first year under head coach Jake LaFoy, the team compiled a 1–4–1 record (1–3–1 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished ninth in the Iowa Conference.

1946
The 1946 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's first year under head coach Harland Riebe, the team compiled a 1–6 record (1–4 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for eighth in the Iowa Conference. The team was also a member of the Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference and was 1–2 against DIAC opponents, finishing fourth in the DIAC.

1947
The 1947 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's first year under head coach Kenny Blackman, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (0–5 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for twelfth in the Iowa Conference. The team was also a member of the Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference and was 3–1–1 against DIAC opponents, finishing as co-conference champions.

1948
The 1948 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's first year under head coach Bob Otto, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (1–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished seventh in the Iowa Conference. The team was also a member of the Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference and was 3–0–1 against DIAC opponents, finishing as conference champions.

1949
The 1949 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's second year under head coach Bob Otto, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (1–3 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for eighth in the Iowa Conference.