The Coe Kohawks football team represents Coe College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Kohawks are members of the American 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 at K. Raymond Clark Field in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The team's head coach is Tyler Staker, who took over the position for the 2016 season.

Professor C. W. Perkins first proposed the "Kohawks" fight name during the 1922 season. It did not go into effect until the 1928 season. The team had previously been called the Warriors and the Crimson.

Conference affiliations Midwest Conference (1921–1996) Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1997–2017; rebranded) American Rivers Conference (2018–present)

Championships

Conference championships Coe claims 26 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2016.

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

Division championships 1984† MCAC South Bob Thurness 6–3 6–1 N/A lost tiebreaker to Cornell 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 to Cornell † Co-champions

Postseason games

NCAA Division III playoff games The Kohawks have made twelve appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 4–12.

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 roundSecond round Wisconsin–La CrosseSaint John's (MN) W 21–18L 14–45 2005 First round Concordia–Moorhead L 14–27 2009 Steve Staker First roundSecond round Saint John's (MN)St. Thomas (MN) W 34–27L 7–34 2010 First round Wheaton L 21–31 2012 First round Elmhurst L 24–27 2016 Tyler Staker First roundSecond round Monmouth (IL)St. Thomas (MN) W 21–14L 6–55 2023 First round Aurora L 7–20 2024 First round Bethel (MN) L 26–31 2025 First roundSecond round Concordia (WI)Bethel (MN) W 44–7L 26–51

List of head coaches Key

Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards 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 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 George Bryant 1899–1913 120 45 66 9 – – – – – – – – – – – 3 Moray Eby 1914–1942 228 131 79 18 – – – – – – – – – – – 4 Harris Lamb 1946–1947 20 5 15 – – – – – – – – – – – 5 Richard Clausen 1947–1955 56 34 19 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 6 Wally Schwank 1956–1959 32 25 7 – – – – – – – – – – – 7 Glenn Drahn 1960–1970 90 49 39 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 8 Wayne Phillips 1971–1978 72 42 30 – – – – – – – – – – – 9 Roger Schegel 1979–1981 27 16 11 – – – – – – – – – – – 10 Bob Thurness 1982–1988 66 43 21 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 11 D. J. LeRoy 1989–1999 107 79 28 – – – – – – – – – – – 12 Erik Raeburn 2000–2007 83 57 26 – – – – – – – – – – – 13 Steve Staker 2008–2015 84 55 29 – – – – – – – – – – – 14 Tyler Staker 2016–present 97 69 28 – – – – – – – – – – –

Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieCoe Kohawks 1891 1891George BeltzNCAA–– 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 1899George 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 1914Moray 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 1921MWC 6 1 0 —— 1922 1922 7 0 0 T–1st 2 00Conference co-champions— 1923 1923 6 2 0 T–4th 1 10—— 1924 1924 3 4 1 T–4th 2 20—— 1925 1925 3 5 0 6th 2 20—— 1926 1926 6 2 0 2nd 5 10—— 1927 1927 4 3 1 3rd 3 20—— 1928 1928 6 1 1 T–1st 4 01Conference co-champions— 1929 1929 5 3 0 T–1st 4 00Conference co-champions— 1930 1930 6 0 2 1st 2 02Conference champions— 1931 1931 1 8 0 T–6th 1 30—— 1932 1932 2 5 2 T–6th 1 21—— 1933 1933 7 1 0 1st 4 00Conference champions— 1934 1934 6 1 2 T–1st 3 01Conference co-champions— 1935 1935 5 1 2 T–3rd 2 11—— 1936 1936 6 2 0 T–1st 4 00Conference co-champions— 1937 1937 4 3 2 4th 2 21—— 1938 1938 4 4 0 T–2nd 3 20—— 1939 1939 2 5 2 T–6th 2 31—— 1940 1940 3 5 0 7th 3 50—— 1941 1941 2 6 0 T–6th 2 50—— 1942 1942 1 6 0 T–7th 1 50—— 1943 – — 1944 1945 1946 1946Harris Lamb 2 2 0 —— 1947 1947 3 5 0 —— 1948 1948 0 8 0 —— 1949 1949Richard 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 1956Wally SchwankCollege Division 4 4 0 —— 1957 1957 6 2 0 —— 1958 1958 7 1 0 Conference champions— 1959 1959 8 0 0 Conference champions— 1960 1960Glenn 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 1971Wayne Phillips 3 6 0 —— 1972 1972 5 4 0 —— 1973 1973Division 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 1979Roger Schlegal 4 5 0 —— 1980 1980 5 4 0 —— 1981 1981 7 2 0 —— 1982 1982Bob 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 1989D. 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 1997IIAC 8 1 0 — — 1998 1998 5 5 0 — — 1999 1999 4 6 0 — — 2000 2000Erik Raeburn 6 4 0 3 40— — 2001 2001 6 4 0 4 30— — 2002 2002 10 2 0 6 10Playoff berth— 2003 2003 5 5 0 3 50— — 2004 2004 7 3 0 5 20Conference co-champions— 2005 2005 9 2 0 7 10Playoff berth23 2006 2006 7 3 0 4 30— — 2007 2007 7 3 0 5 30— — 2008 2008Steve Staker 4 6 0 4 40— — 2009 2009 10 2 0 4 40Playoff berth10 2010 2010 9 2 0 7 10Playoff berth14 2011 2011 6 4 0 6 20— — 2012 2012 10 1 0 7 00Playoff berth15 2013 2013 7 3 0 4 30— — 2014 2014 5 5 0 4 30— — 2015 2015 4 6 0 3 40— — 2016 2016Tyler Staker 11 1 0 8 00Playoff berth17 2017 2017A-R-C 4 6 0 2 60— — 2018 2018 6 4 0 5 30— — 2019 2019 6 4 0 5 30— —2020–212020–21010010 2021 2021 8 3 0 6 20—— 2022 2022 7 3 0 6 20—— 2023 2023 9 2 0 7 10 Playoff berth— 2024 2024 9 2 0 7 10 Playoff berth— 2025 2025 9 3 0 7 10 Playoff berth—

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