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]
| Central Dutch football | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Their head coach is Jeff McMartin, who took over the position for the 2004 season.[4]
Conference affiliations
edit- Unknown (1892–1893; 1903–1905; 1909–1916; 1920–1922)
- Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1923–2017; rebranded)[5]
- American Rivers Conference (2018–present)[6]
Championships
editConference championships
editCentral claims 32 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2021.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Postseason games
editNCAA Division III playoff games
editThe Dutch have appeared in the Division III playoffs twenty-two times with an overall record of 24–21.
| Season | Coach | Playoff | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
List of head coaches
editKey
edit| 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
edit| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | – |
Year-by-year results
edit| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | — | — | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ 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.[7]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[8]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Central renews old football rivalry with Simpson". Central College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "CENTRAL COLLEGE". Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ a b "Central stadium namesake Joyce Schipper passes away". Central College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "DePauw Assistant Named Head Football Coach at Central College". DePauw University. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "#RiversRise; Iowa Conference Now American Rivers Conference". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Central Football Tops American Rivers Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Year-by-year records". Central College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Clipped From The Des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register. June 26, 1938. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Clipped From The Des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register. September 4, 1997. p. 11. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ OFFICE, CENTRAL COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATION. "Central's Schipper on ESPN greatest coaches list". Oskaloosa Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Kacmarynski steps down at Central". Radio Iowa. December 1, 2003. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ robesonian (July 28, 2015). "Shinnick tabs Kacmarynski as his offensive coordinator". Robesonian. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Clipped From The Des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register. January 6, 2004. p. 188. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Central Wins As Defense Stops Ithaca". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 8, 1974. p. 33. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Central football comeback, playoff bid spoiled 42-40". Central College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Birch, Tommy. "Meet Central football quarterback Blaine Hawkins, one of college football's most prolific passers". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Football falls 30-28 in second round of NCAA Playoffs". Wheaton College Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
