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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) |
| Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) |
| Playoff appearances | 1 |
| Playoff record | 0–1 (.000) |
| Conference titles | 5 |
| Colors | Navy and white[1] |
| Website | stoutbluedevils.com |
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| 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 |
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Conference championships
Wisconsin–Stout has won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship 5 times.[6]
| Year | Coach | Overall record | WIAC record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | George F. Miller | 5–0–2 | 3–0 |
| 1941† | Ray C. Johnson | 5–2 | 3–1 |
| 1949† | Tony Storti | 6–2 | 4–2 |
| 1965 | Max Sparger | 7–1–1 | 6–0 |
| 2000 | Ed Meierkort | 10–1 | 7–0 |
† Co-champions
Undefeated regular seasons
Wisconsin–Stout has completed the regular season undefeated twice, once in 1921, and again in 2000 before losing in the playoffs.[7]
| Year | Coach | Regular season record | Final record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | George F. Miller | 5–0–2 | 5–0–2 |
| 2000 | Ed Meierkort | 10–0 | 10–1 |
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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 | L 32–35 | 6–5 |
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
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