Briar Cliff Chargers football

Briar Cliff Chargers football
First season2003
Athletic directorStephen Clar (interim)
Head coachShane LaDage
3rd season, 8–25 (.242)
StadiumFaber Field
(capacity: 1,000)
Year built2017
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationSioux City, Iowa
ConferenceGPAC
All-time record49–167 (.227)
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
MascotBolt the Charger
Websitebcuchargers.com

The Briar Cliff Chargers football team represents Briar Cliff University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Chargers are members of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), fielding its team in the GPAC since 2003. The Chargers play their home games at Faber Field in Sioux City, Iowa.[2][3]

Their head coach is Shane LaDage, who took over the position for the 2021 season.[4]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
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

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C%
1 Dick Strittmatter[8] 2001–2007 53 12 41 0 0.226 10 40 0 0.200
2 Tom Rethman[9] 2008–2016 99 21 78 0 0.212 16 67 0 0.193
3 Dennis Wagner[10] 2017–2020 42 12 30 0 0.286 9 26 0 0.257
4 Shane LaDage[11] 2021–present 33 8 25 0 0.242 8 22 0 0.200

Year-by-year results

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
Briar Cliff Chargers
2001 2001 Dick Strittmatter Club team — —
2002 2002 — —
2003 2003 NAIA — GPAC 0 10 0 11th 0 10 0 — —
2004 2004 3 7 0 8th 3 7 0 — —
2005 2005 4 7 0 9th 3 7 0 — —
2006 2006 5 6 0 T–6th 4 6 0 — —
2007 2007 0 11 0 11th 0 10 0 — —
2008 2008 Tom Rethman 2 9 0 T–9th 2 8 0 — —
2009 2009 4 7 0 T–7th 4 6 0 — —
2010 2010 2 9 0 10th 1 9 0 — —
2011 2011 2 9 0 9th 1 8 0 —
2012 2012 1 10 0 9th 1 8 0 — —
2013 2013 4 7 0 T–7th 3 6 0 — —
2014 2014 2 9 0 8th 2 7 0 — —
2015 2015 3 8 0 8th 2 7 0 — —
2016 2016 1 10 0 9th 0 8 0 — —
2017 2017 Dennis Wagner 0 11 0 9th 0 8 0 — —
2018 2018 6 5 0 6th 4 5 0 — —
2019 2019 5 6 0 T–5th 4 5 0 — —
2020 2019 1 8 0 10th 1 8 0 — —
2021 2021 Shane LaDage 3 8 0 8th 3 7 0 — —
2022 2022 1 10 0 11th 1 9 0 — —
2023 2023 4 7 0 T–7th 4 6 0 — —

Notes

  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[5]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[6]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[7]

References

  1. ^ "BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Moeller, Jayson (April 29, 2023). "Briar Cliff making steps to bring home football games to campus". ktiv.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Briar Cliff University's new field project delayed". SiouxlandProud | Sioux City, IA | News, Weather, and Sports. July 28, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Shane LaDage Named Head Football Coach at Briar Cliff University". MSU Athletics. December 21, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  5. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  6. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  7. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  8. ^ Allspach, Steven (November 19, 2007). "BC football coach Strittmatter to resign". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "Rethman leaves as Briar Cliff coach". Mitchell Republic. November 17, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  10. ^ Rust, Justin (November 23, 2020). "Dennis Wagner let go as Briar Cliff football coach". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  11. ^ Siebring, Owen (August 31, 2021). "Briar Cliff begins new coaching era with Shane Ladage at the helm". KPTH. Retrieved August 27, 2023.