Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils football

The Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Wisconsin–Stout located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The team competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). The Blue Devils play home games at Don and Nona Williams Stadium in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The stadium opened in 2001 and seats 4,500 people.^[2][3] The team's head coach is Clayt Birmingham, who has served in that position in 2010.^[4][5]

Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils football
First season	1911
Athletic director	Duey Naatz
Head coach	Clayt Birmingham 14th season, 60–78 (.435)
Stadium	Don and Nona Williams Stadium (capacity: 4,500)
Location	Menomonie, Wisconsin
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)
All-time record	344–538–33 (.394)
Playoff appearances	1
Playoff record	0–1 (.000)
Conference titles	5
Colors	Navy and white[1]
Website	stoutbluedevils.com

Head coaches

Coach	Tenure	Record
No coach—club sport	1911	1–1
Earl Quigley	1912–1914	7–8
Parks Bailey	1915–1916	1–7
Student coaches	1917	2–2
No team	1918
George F. Miller	1919–1927	20–27–6
Sylvester E. Paulus	1928–1929	2–10–2
Earl Burbridge	1930–1934	6–26–1
Mush Crawford	1935–1937	1–17–2
Ray C. Johnson	1938-1947	15–29–8
Tony Storti	1948–1951	20–9–2
Jack Wink	1952–1955	6–23–3
Joe Gerlach	1956–1957	4–11–1
Bob Bostwick	1958–1962	12–25–3
Max Sparger	1962–1969	22–38–3
Sten Pierce	1970–1976	19–50
Lyle Eidsness	1977–1979	15–15
Bob Kamish	1980–1985	28–36–1
Rich Lawrence	1986–1992	24–46–1
Ed Meierkort	1993–2003	55–55
Todd Strop	2004–2006	14-15
Duey Naatz	2007–2009	17–13
Clayt Birmingham	2010–present	45–64

Postseason

NCAA Division III playoffs

Year	Round	Opponent	Result	Record
2000	First Round	Saint John's (MN)	L 19–26	10–1

Bowl games

Year	Bowl	Coach	Opponent	Result	Record
2024	Isthmus Bowl	Clayt Birmingham	Wheaton	TBD	TBD

Notable players

NFL draftees

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	Team	Position
1967	7	24	183	Dick Erickson	Kansas City Chiefs	C
1970	13	13	325	Gary Inskeep	New York Giants	T
1971	12	24	310	Reggie Holmes	Minnesota Vikings	DB
2002	4	17	115	Tony Beckham	Tennessee Titans	DB

Other former players

• Frank Haege
• Jeff Hazuga
• Bob McRoberts
• Bob Raczek

References

1. "IDENTITY STANDARDS U N I V E R S I T Y ... UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT". Retrieved September 17, 2019.
2. "Don, Nona Williams donate $1 million for stadium". The Chippewa Herald. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. October 9, 2000. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
3. O'Brien, Christena T. (September 3, 2001). "UW-Stout athletic renovations shaping up". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. p. 1B. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Parks, Adams (July 1, 2010). "Devils Hire Birmingham". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. p. 1D. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Parks, Adams (July 1, 2010). "Stout/Birmingham played for Pointers (continued)". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. p. 4D. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Official website