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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]
| Central Dutch football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1892 |
| Athletic director | Eric Van Kley |
| Head coach | Jeff McMartin 21st season, 162–50 (.764) |
| Stadium | Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium (capacity: 1,000) |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Pella, Iowa |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | A-R-C |
| All-time record | 641–326–26 (.659) |
| Playoff appearances | 22 |
| Playoff record | 24–21 |
| Claimed national titles | 1 |
| Conference titles | 32 |
| Rivalries | Simpson[1] |
| Colors | Red and white[2] |
| Mascot | Dutch |
| Website | central.edu/football |
Their head coach is Jeff McMartin, who took over the position for the 2004 season.[4]
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- Unknown (1892–1893; 1903–1905; 1909–1916; 1920–1922)
- Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1923–2017; rebranded)[5]
- American Rivers Conference (2018–present)[6]
Conference championships
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
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NCAA Division III playoff games
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 |
Key
| 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
| 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 | – | – |
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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 | — | — | ||||
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- 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.
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