Central Dutch football | |
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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 |
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]
Their head coach is Jeff McMartin, who took over the position for the 2004 season.[4]
Central claims 32 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2021.
Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
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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
The Dutch have appeared in the Division III playoffs twenty-two times with an overall record of 24–21.
Season | Coach | Playoff | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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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] |
No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
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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 | – | – |
National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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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 | — | — |