Draft:Buena Vista Beavers football, 1970–1979

The Buena Vista Beavers football program from 1970 to 1979 represented Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—in its ninth decade of college football competition. The team was known as the Beavers.

1970
The 1970 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's first year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 1–7 record (1–6 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for last in the Iowa Conference.

1971
The 1971 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's second year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 6–2 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for second in the Iowa Conference.

1972
The 1972 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's third year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 7–2 record (6–1 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished as co-champions in the Iowa Conference.

1973
The 1973 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's fourth year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled an 8–1 record (7–0 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished as conference champions in the Iowa Conference.

1974
The 1974 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's fifth year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 5–4 record (4–3 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for third in the Iowa Conference.

1975
The 1975 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's sixth year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled an 8–1 record (6–1 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished second in the Iowa Conference.

1976
The 1976 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's seventh year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled an 8–2–1 record (5–1–1 against Iowa Conference opponents), finished second in the Iowa Conference, and made it to the NCAA Division III semifinal where they lost to Saint John's (MN) 61–0.

1977
The 1977 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's eighth year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished third in the Iowa Conference.

1978
The 1978 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's ninth year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and as co-conference champions in the Iowa Conference.

1979
The 1979 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's tenth year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 7–2 record (6–1 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished second in the Iowa Conference.