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 Bishop Heelan Memorial Field in Sioux City, Iowa.
Their head coach is Nathan Koziol, who took over the position in 2026.
Conference affiliations Club team (2001–2002) Great Plains Athletic Conference (2003–present)
List of head coaches Key
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 2001–2007 53 12 41 10 40 0 2 Tom Rethman 2008–2016 99 21 78 16 67 0 3 Dennis Wagner 2017–2020 42 12 30 9 26 0 4 Shane LaDage 2021–2025 55 16 39 0 15 35 0 5 Nathan Koziol 2026–present 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking Overall Conference Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss TieBriar Cliff Chargers 2001 2001Dick StrittmatterClub team— — 2002 2002— — 2003 2003NAIA—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 2008Tom 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 80 — 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 2017Dennis 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 2020 1 8 0 10th 1 8 0—— 2021 2021Shane 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—— 2024 2024 2 9 0 T–9th 2 8 0—— 2025 2025 6 5 0 T–6th 5 5 0—— 2026 2026 Nathan Koziol 0 0 0 0 0 0——
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