Simpson Storm football


The Simpson Storm football team represents Simpson College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Storm are members of the American Rivers Conference, fielding its team in the ARC since 1923 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Storm play their home games at Bill Buxton Stadium in Indianola, Iowa. Bill Buxton Stadium was previously known as Neff Field from 1949 until it was renamed in 1998. Prior to 1949, the team played at Buxton Park.
Their head coach is Reed Hoskins, who took over the position for the 2023 season.

Conference affiliations

Championships

Conference championships

Simpson claims 12 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1997.
1923Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference8–17–0C. Noel Workman
1924Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference8–0–17–0–1C. Noel Workman
1925†Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference6–2–15–1C. Noel Workman
1931Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7–36–0Lloyd Dean
1933Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference7–2–16–0–1Lloyd Dean
1934Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3–5–23–2–1Lloyd Dean
1949Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference8–16–0R. G. Miller
1969Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference8–26–1John Sullivan
1988Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9–28–0Jim Williams
1991Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference10–18–0Jim Williams
1996Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference10–18–0Jim Williams
1997Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference12–18–0Jim Williams

† Co-champions

Postseason games

Division III playoff games

The Storm have appeared in the Division III playoffs six times with an overall record of 2–6.
1988Jim WilliamsFirst roundWisconsin–WhitewaterL 27–29
1989Jim WilliamsFirst roundSaint John's (MN)L 35–42
1991Jim WilliamsFirst roundWisconsin–La CrosseL 13–28
1996Jim WilliamsFirst roundSaint John's (MN)L 18–21
1997Jim WilliamsFirst round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Wisconsin–Whitewater
Augsburg
Mount Union
W 34–31
W 61–21
L 7–54
2003Jay NiemannFirst roundSt. NorbertL 20–26

Bowl games

Simpson has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.
1969John SullivanMineral Water BowlSaint John's (MN)L 0–21