Draft:Buena Vista Beavers football, 1980–1989

The Buena Vista Beavers football program from 1980 to 1989 represented Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—in its tenth decade of college football competition. The team was known as the Beavers.

1980
The 1980 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 11th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for second in the Iowa Conference.

1981
The 1981 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 12th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished second in the Iowa Conference.

1982
The 1982 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 13th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished fifth in the Iowa Conference.

1983
The 1983 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 1st year under interim head coach Al Lewis, the team compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished third in the Iowa Conference.

1984
The 1984 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 14th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for second in the Iowa Conference.

1985
The 1985 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 15th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for fifth in the Iowa Conference.

1986
The 1986 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 16th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 9–2 record (7–1 against Iowa Conference opponents), finished second in the Iowa Conference, and made it to the NCAA Division III first round where they lost to 27–7.

1987
The 1987 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 17th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 5–5 record (5–3 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished third in the Iowa Conference.

1988
The 1988 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 18th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–3 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished third in the Iowa Conference.

1989
The 1989 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 19th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–5 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for sixth in the Iowa Conference.