Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football


The Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin–Stevens Point competes at the NCAA Division III level and is a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
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Head coaching history

Wisconsin–Stevens Point has had 35 head coaches in their history.
CoachSeasonsTermWinsLossesTiesWin %Nat. titlesConf. titlesPlayoff App.
Unknown11894010.0000N/AN/A
Joseph Raycroft21895–1896620.7500N/AN/A
Joseph Marshall Flint11897210.6670N/AN/A
V.E. McCaskill11898320.6000N/AN/A
Walter E. Garrey11899410.8000N/AN/A
Harvey Schofield21900, 1903231.4170N/AN/A
Professor Spindler11901220.5000N/AN/A
James Christiansen11902120.3330N/AN/A
Arnie Lerum11904120.3330N/AN/A
Dr. Smiley11905021.1670N/AN/A
Clarence Mortell11906511.7860N/AN/A
W.F. Lusk41907–1910983.5250N/AN/A
Leonard Schneller21912–1913091.05000N/A
George Corneal31914–19161470.66700N/A
Raymond W. Fairchild & Charles F. Watson21917–1918341.43800N/A
S.A. Tenison11919231.41700N/A
Joe Swetland61920–192513244.36600N/A
Walter Hunting11926131.30000N/A
Carl Eggebrecht21927–1928732.66701N/A
Mr. Stockdale21929–19301121.10700N/A
Eddie Kotal111931–194137369.50603N/A
George Berg4^1942–19478131.38601N/A
Hale Quandt41948–195113127.51601N/A
John Roberts51952–195629101.738010
Duaine Counsell111957–1965, 1967–196856334.624010
Bill Burns11966620.750000
Pat O'Halloran31969–19713261.117000
Monte Charles41972–197513270.325000
Ron Steiner51976–198028221.559011
D. J. LeRoy71981–198734441.4371*2*2*
John Miech241988–2011156832.651044
Tom Journell62012–201729310.483000
Greg Breitbach3^2018–20219210.300000
Luke Venne42022–present7330.175000

^ No team was fielded in 1911. Additionally, no teams were fielded in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II, or in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* All wins, ties, and championships from the Pointers 1987 season were later vacated due to using two ineligible players. The conference title was retroactively awarded to Wisconsin–River Falls and Wisconsin–Whitewater as co–champions and Pacific Lutheran was retroactively awarded the national title outright.

Championships

National championship

Wisconsin–Stevens Point won the NAIA Division II football national championship in 1987. The title was split with Pacific Lutheran after the two teams played to a 17–17 tie. The Pointers later vacated their share of the title for use of two ineligible players.
YearCoachDivisionOpponentResultRecord
[1987 NAIA Division II football national championship|NAIA Division II football season|1987]*D. J. LeRoyNAIA Division IIPacific LutheranT 16–160–15*

Conference championships

Wisconsin–Stevens Point has won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship 14 times.
YearCoachOverall recordWIAC record
1928†Carl Eggebrecht5–0–13–0–1
1933†Eddie Kotal7–0–14–0–1
1934†Eddie Kotal7–15–0
1936†Eddie Kotal3–3–12–1–1
1946†George Berg3–2–13–1–1
1949†Hale Quandt6–1–15–1
1955John Roberts8–06–0
1961Duaine Counsell8–17–1
1977Ron Steiner8–2–17–0–1
1986†D. J. LeRoy8–47–1
1987*D. J. LeRoy0–15*0–8*
1998†John Miech7–25–2
1999†John Miech9–26–1
2001†John Miech8–35–2
2008†John Miech9–26–1

† Co-champions
* The Pointers had a conference record of 7–1 and an overall record of 12–2–1 at the end of the 1987 season, all wins and ties were later vacated due to using two ineligible players. The conference title was retroactively awarded to Wisconsin–River Falls and Wisconsin–Whitewater as co–champions and Pacific Lutheran was retroactively awarded the national title outright

Postseason

NCAA Division III playoffs

Wisconsin–Stevens Point has participated in the NCAA Division III playoffs four times and has a 1–4 record.
YearRoundOpponentResultRecord
1986First RoundConcordia–MoorheadL 15–248–4
1999First RoundSaint John's (MN)L 10–239–2
2001First RoundBethel (MN)W 37–278–3
2001Second RoundSaint John's (MN)L 7–98–3
2008First RoundWartburgL 21–269–2

NAIA Division I playoffs

Wisconsin–Stevens Point participated in the NAIA Division I playoffs once in 1977, losing in the semifinals.
YearRoundOpponentResultRecord
1977SemifinalsAbilene Christian (TX)L 7–358–2–1

NAIA Division II playoffs

Wisconsin–Stevens Point has participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs twice, and was named co-champion in 1987 with Pacific Lutheran after playing to a 16–16 tie in the championship game. Later the Pointers forfeited their 12 wins and their share of the title after it was found they had used two ineligible players.
YearRoundOpponentResultRecord
1987First RoundWestmarW 50–240–15*
1987QuarterfinalsSaint AmbroseW 30–140–15*
1987SemifinalsGenevaW 48–250–15*
1987ChampionshipPacific LutheranT 16–160–15*
1989First RoundWisconsin–La CrosseL 20–308–2–1

*The Pointers had a record of 12–2–1 at the end of the 1987 season, the 0–15 record reflects 13 forfeits due to playing two ineligible players.

Ranked teams

Starting in 1999 the American Football Coaches Association began publishing rankings for Division III football. In 2003, D3football.com started publishing its own rankings for Division III football. Since the inception of both polls, Wisconsin–Stevens Point has been ranked at least four times in the AFCA Coaches Poll and two times in the D3football.com poll to end the season. Additionally, while not being ranked in the Top 25 to end the season, the Pointers have received votes in both polls two additional years.
YearD3AFCARecord
1999N/A199–2
2001N/A138–3
2002N/ARV6–4
200318238–2
200814169–2
2009RVRV7–3
2010RVUnknown7–3

Border Battle

From 1984 to 2000 the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, home to the Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota Golden Gophers, hosted games in November between WIAC teams and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference teams at the NCAA Division II level in what came to be known as the "Border Battle". The Pointers played at the Metrodome three times, and had a 3–0 record.
DateOpponentResult
November 14, 1998Southwest Minnesota StateW 28–16
November 20, 1999Bemidji StateW 35–23
November 11, 2000Winona StateW 30–25

Facilities

In 1995 the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League chose the university to host its inaugural preseason training camp. Five other NFL teams used campuses across Wisconsin and Minnesota for training camp, in what was known as the Cheese League.

Notable former players

Other notable former players