| Coe Kohawks football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1891; 134 years ago (1891) |
| Athletic director | Steve Cook |
| Head coach | Tyler Staker 10th season, 60–25 (.706) |
| Stadium | K. Raymond Clark Field (capacity: 2,200) |
| Year built | 1989 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | ARC |
| Past conferences | MWC |
| All-time record | 633–408–37 (.604) |
| Playoff appearances | 11 |
| Playoff record | 3–11 (.214) |
| Conference titles | 26 |
| Rivalries | Cornell (IA),Wartburg (IA) |
| Colors | Crimson and gold[1] |
| Mascot | Kohawk |
| Website | kohawkathletics.com |
TheCoe Kohawks football team representsCoe College incollege football at theNCAA Division III level. The Kohawks are members of theAmerican Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1997 when it was the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Kohawks play their home games atK. Raymond Clark Field inCedar Rapids, Iowa.[2] The team's head coach isTyler Staker, who took over the position for the 2016 season.[3]
Professor C. W. Perkins first proposed the "Kohawks" fight name during the1922 season.[4] It did not go into effect until the 1928 season. The team had previously been called theWarriors and theCrimson.
Coe claims 26 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2016.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922† | Midwest Conference | 7–0 | 2–0 | Moray Eby |
| 1928† | 6–1–1 | 4–0–1 | ||
| 1929† | 5–3 | 4–0 | ||
| 1930 | 6–0–2 | 2–0–2 | ||
| 1933 | 7–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 1934† | 6–1–2 | 3–0–1 | ||
| 1936† | 6–2 | 4–0 | ||
| 1950† | 6–2 | 5–1 | Dick Clausen | |
| 1952 | 7–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 1955 | 8–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 1958 | 7–1 | 7–1 | Wally Schwank | |
| 1959 | 8–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 1964† | 7–1 | 7–1 | Glenn Drahn | |
| 1973 | 8–1 | 7–1 | Wayne Phillips | |
| 1974 | 8–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 1984† | 6–3 | 6–1 | Bob Thurness | |
| 1985† | 9–1–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 1990 | 8–2 | 6–0 | D. J. LeRoy | |
| 1991 | 9–2 | 5–0 | ||
| 1993 | 10–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 1994 | 8–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 2002† | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10–2 | 8–1 | Erik Raeburn |
| 2004† | 7–3 | 6–2 | ||
| 2005† | 9–2 | 7–1 | ||
| 2012 | 10–1 | 7–0 | Steve Staker | |
| 2016 | 11–1 | 8–0 | Tyler Staker |
† Co-champions
| Year | Division | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Opponent | CG result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984† | MCAC South | Bob Thurness | 6–3 | 6–1 | N/A lost tiebreaker toCornell | |
| 1985 | 9–1–1 | 7–0 | St. Norbert | T 7–7 | ||
| 1986 | 9–1 | 7–0 | Lawrence | L 10–14 | ||
| 1990 | D. J. LeRoy | 8–2 | 6–0 | Beloit | W 34–14 | |
| 1991 | 9–2 | 5–0 | Beloit | W 26–10 | ||
| 1993 | 10–1 | 5–0 | Carroll | W 47–20 | ||
| 1994† | 8–2 | 4–1 | Beloit | W 63–48 | ||
| 1996† | 6–3 | 4–1 | N/A lost tiebreaker toCornell | |||
† Co-champions
The Kohawks have appeared in the Division III playoffs eleven times with an overall record of 3–11.
| Season | Coach | Playoff | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Bob Thurness | First round | Central | L 7–27 |
| 1991 | D. J. LeRoy | First round | Saint John's (MN) | L 2–75 |
| 1993 | First round | Saint John's (MN) | L 14–32 | |
| 2002 | Erik Raeburn | First round Second round | Wisconsin–La Crosse Saint John's (MN) | W 21–18 L 14–45 |
| 2005 | First round | Concordia–Moorhead | L 14–27 | |
| 2009 | Steve Staker | First round Second round | Saint John's (MN) St. Thomas (MN) | W 34–27 L 7–34 |
| 2010 | First round | Wheaton | L 21–31 | |
| 2012 | First round | Elmhurst | L 24–27 | |
| 2016 | Tyler Staker | First round Second round | Monmouth (IL) St. Thomas (MN) | W 21–14 L 6–55 |
| 2023 | First round | Aurora | L 7–20 | |
| 2024 | First round | Bethel (MN) | L 26–31 |
| 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 theCollege Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overallwinning percentage[A 4] | ||||
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Beltz | 1891–1898 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0.397 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | George Bryant[9] | 1899–1913 | 120 | 45 | 66 | 9 | 0.413 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Moray Eby[10] | 1914–1942 | 228 | 131 | 79 | 18 | 0.614 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Harris Lamb[11] | 1946–1947 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0.250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Richard Clausen[12] | 1947–1955 | 56 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 0.634 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Wally Schwank[13] | 1956–1959 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0.781 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Glenn Drahn[14] | 1960–1970 | 90 | 49 | 39 | 2 | 0.556 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Wayne Phillips[15] | 1971–1978 | 72 | 42 | 30 | 0 | 0.583 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Roger Schegel[16] | 1979–1981 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0.593 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Bob Thurness[17] | 1982–1988 | 66 | 43 | 21 | 2 | 0.667 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | D. J. LeRoy[18] | 1989–1999 | 107 | 79 | 28 | 0 | 0.738 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Erik Raeburn[19] | 2000–2007 | 83 | 57 | 26 | 0 | 0.687 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Steve Staker[20] | 2008–2015 | 84 | 55 | 29 | 0 | 0.655 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Tyler Staker[21] | 2016–present | 64 | 42 | 22 | 0 | 0.656 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Coe Kohawks[22] | ||||||||||||||
| 1891 | 1891 | George Beltz | NCAA | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1892 | 1892 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1893 | 1893 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1894 | 1894 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1895 | 1895 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1896 | 1896 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1897 | 1897 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1898 | 1898 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1899 | 1899 | George Bryant | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1900 | 1900 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1901 | 1901 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1902 | 1902 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1903 | 1903 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1904 | 1904 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1905 | 1905 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1906 | 1906 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1907 | 1907 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1908 | 1908 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1909 | 1909 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1910 | 1910 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1911 | 1911 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1912 | 1912 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1913 | 1913 | 5 | 0 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1914 | 1914 | Moray Eby | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1915 | 1915 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1916 | 1916 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1917 | 1917 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1918 | 1918 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1919 | 1919 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1921 | 1921 | MWC | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | 7 | 0 | 0 | T–1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1923 | 1923 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1924 | 1924 | 3 | 4 | 1 | T–4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1925 | 1925 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1926 | 1926 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 6 | 1 | 1 | T–1st | 4 | 0 | 1 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 5 | 3 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 1 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 2 | 5 | 2 | T–6th | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 6 | 1 | 2 | T–1st | 3 | 0 | 1 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 5 | 1 | 2 | T–3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 4 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 2 | 5 | 2 | T–6th | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 2 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1942 | 1942 | 1 | 6 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1943 | – | — | ||||||||||||
| 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Harris Lamb | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1947 | 1947 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1949 | 1949 | Richard Clausen | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 6 | 2 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||||||
| 1956 | 1956 | Wally Schwank | College Division | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | Glenn Drahn | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1966 | 1966 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | 1971 | Wayne Phillips | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 8 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — | |||||||
| 1974 | 1974 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1979 | 1979 | Roger Schlegal | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | Bob Thurness | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 6 | 3 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Playoff berth | — | ||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1989 | 1989 | D. J. LeRoy | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 8 | 2 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 9 | 2 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | ||||||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 8 | 2 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1997 | 1997 | IIAC | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2000 | 2000 | Erik Raeburn | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | |||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | |||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | 23 | |||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2008 | 2008 | Steve Staker | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Playoff berth | 10 | |||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | 14 | |||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Playoff berth | 15 | |||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2016 | 2016 | Tyler Staker | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Playoff berth | 17 | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | A-R-C | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | |||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | — | |||||
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