# Buena Vista Beavers football

The Buena Vista Beavers football team represents Buena Vista University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Beavers are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 1923 when the conference was branded as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Beavers play their home games at J. Leslie Rollins Stadium in Storm Lake, Iowa.
The team's head coach is Austin Dickinson, who took over the position for the 2023 season.

## Conference affiliations

* Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1923–2017; rebranded)
* American Rivers Conference (2018–present)

## Championships
### Conference championships

Buena Vista claims 4 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1978.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
| 1952 | Iowa Conference | 5–5 | 2–1 | Bob Otto |
| 1972† | Iowa Conference | 7–2 | 6–1 | Jim Hershberger |
| 1973† | Iowa Conference | 8–1 | 7–0 | Jim Hershberger |
| 1978 | Iowa Conference | 7–2 | 5–2 | Jim Hershberger |
† Co-champions

### Division championships

| Year | Division | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Opponent | CG result |
| 1952 | IIAC Northern Division | Bob Otto | 5–5 | 2–1 | Iowa Wesleyan | W 13–7 |

## Postseason games
### NCAA Division III playoff games

The Beavers have appeared in the Division III playoffs two times with an overall record of 1–2.
| Season | Coach | Playoff | Opponent | Result |
| 1976 | Jim Hershberger | Quarterfinals Semifinals | Carroll Saint John's | W 20–14$^{OT}$ L 0–61 |
| 1986 | Jim Hershberger | Quarterfinals | Central | L 0–37 |

## Year-by-year results since 1976

| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | | | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Buena Vista Beavers |||||||||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 1 | Playoff berth | — |
| 1977 | 1977 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 1978 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 2 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — |
| 1979 | 1979 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1980 | 1980 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 1981 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1982 | 1982 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | 1983 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | 1984 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1985 | 1985 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1986 | 1986 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | 15 |
| 1987 | 1987 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1988 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 1989 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | 1990 | Kevin Twait | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | 1991 | Kevin Twait | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 1992 | Kevin Twait | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1993 | 1993 | Kevin Twait | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 1994 | Kevin Twait | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 1995 | Kevin Twait | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 1996 | Joe Hadachek | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 1997 | Joe Hadachek | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 1998 | Joe Hadachek | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 1999 | Joe Hadachek | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 2000 | Steve Osterberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2001 | 2001 | Steve Osterberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | 2002 | Steve Osterberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2003 | Steve Osterberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 2004 | Steve Osterberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 2005 | Steve Osterberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 2006 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2007 | 2007 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 2008 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2009 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010 | 2010 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2011 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2012 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2013 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2014 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2015 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2016 | Jay Anderson | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2017 | Grant Mollring | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2018 | Grant Mollring | NCAA | Division III | A-R-C | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2019 | Grant Mollring | NCAA | Division III | A-R-C | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Grant Mollring | NCAA | Division III | A-R-C | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Grant Mollring | NCAA | Division III | A-R-C | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2023 | Austin Dickinson | NCAA | Division III | A-R-C | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024 | 2024 | Austin Dickinson | NCAA | Division III | A-R-C | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |