Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds football

The Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin–Eau Claire competes at the NCAA Division III level and is a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).

Championships

Conference championships Wisconsin–Eau Claire has won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship 9 times. 1922†WIAC5–12–1George Simpson19486–15–1Ade Olson1956†7–17–019637–06–0Jim Rice19647–27–119819–18–0Link Walker19838–27–11998†10–35–2Bob Nielson2001†8–25–2Todd Hoffner † Co-champions

Postseason appearances NCAA Division III playoffs The Blugolds have made two appearances in the NCAA Division III playoffs, with a combined record of 3–2.

1998Bob NielsonRegionalsCentral (IA)W 28–2110–3QuarterfinalsSaint John's (MN)W 10–7SemifinalsRowanL 19–222007Todd GlaserFirst RoundSt. NorbertW 24–209–3Second RoundBethel (MN)L 12–21

List of head coaches O. L. Loop 1917 1 0 2 0 William C. Phillips 1919 1 3 1 1 George Simpson 1920–1924 5 20 6 2 1 (1922)Erwin C. Gerber 1925–1927 3 7 7 3 Bill Zorn (a) 1928–1940 13 28 47 14 William C. Phillips 1941 1 0 5 2 Bill Zorn (b) 1942 1 0 6 0 Cliff Fagan 1944–1946 3 5 10 2 Ade Olson 1947–1956 10 42 34 3 2 (1948, 1956)James J. Rice 1957–1967 11 41 48 3 2 (1963, 1964)Link Walker 1968–1986 19 104 84 3 2 (1981, 1983)Jim Lind 1987–1991 5 22 27 1 Greg Polnasek 1992–1995 4 11 28 0 Bob Nielson 1996–1998 3 22 11 0 1 (1998) 1 (1998)Todd Hoffner 1999–2005 7 42 28 0 1 (2001) Todd Glaser 2006–2015 10 40 62 0 1 (2007)Dan Larson 2016–2018 3 7 23 0 Wesley Beschorner 2019, 2021–2022 3 8 22 0 Rob Erickson 2023–present 3 7 23 0

Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConferenceWinLossTieFinishWinLossTieWisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds 1917 O. L. LoopNCAA —WIAC 0 2 0 9th 0 2 0—— 1918 – – 1919 William C. Phillips 3 1 1 T–4th 2 1 1—— 1920 George Simpson 4 0 0 2nd 2 0 0—— 1921 2 2 1 7th 1 2 1—— 1922 5 1 0T–1st 2 1 0—— 1923 4 2 0 T–5th 3 1 1—— 1924 5 2 0 T–6th 2 2 0—— 1925 Erwin C. Gerber 4 2 1 3rd 3 1 0—— 1926 1 3 2 8th 0 2 2—— 1927 2 2 0 T–5th 1 2 0—— 1928 Bill Zorn 0 5 0 9th 0 4 0—— 1929 3 1 1 T–3rd 2 1 1—— 1930 3 3 1 6th 1 2 1—— 1931 1 5 1 8th 1 3 1—— 1932 4 3 0 6th 2 2 0—— 1933 1 4 2 9th 0 3 0—— 1934 5 2 1 4th (North) 1 2 1—— 1935 2 3 2 3rd (North) 1 1 2—— 1936 3 2 2 2nd (North) 2 1 1—— 1937 2 4 1 T–3rd (North) 1 2 1—— 1938 2 5 0 4th (North) 1 3 0—— 1939 2 5 0 3rd (North) 2 2 0—— 1940 0 5 3 T–4th (North) 0 3 2—— 1941 James Barnes 0 5 2 5th (North) 0 3 1—— 1942 Bill Zorn 0 6 0 5th (North) 0 4 0—— 1943 – – 1944 Cliff Fagan 0 4 0 –—— 1945 2 4 0 –—— 1946 3 2 2 T–4th (North) 1 2 1—— 1947 Ade Olson 2 6 0 5th (North) 1 4 0—— 1948 6 1 01st 5 1 0—— 1949 3 4 1 6th 2 3 1—— 1950 3 4 1 9th 1 4 1—— 1951 3 5 0 6th 2 4 0—— 1952 2 5 1 8th 0 5 1—— 1953 5 3 0 5th 4 3 0—— 1954 6 2 0 3rd 5 2 0—— 1955 5 3 0 4th 5 2 0—— 1956NAIA — 7 1 0T–1st 7 0 0—— 1957 James J. Rice 3 5 0 5th 3 4 0—— 1958 3 5 0 T–5th 3 3 0—— 1959 2 5 1 T–7th 2 4 1—— 1960 4 4 1 5th 4 3 1—— 1961 4 5 0 7th 3 5 0—— 1962 5 3 0 T–3rd 5 2 0—— 1963 7 0 01st 6 0 0—— 1964 7 2 01st 7 1 0 1965 2 6 0 7th 2 6 0—— 1966 1 7 1 8th 1 7 0—— 1967 3 6 0 T–7th 2 6 0—— 1968 Link Walker 3 4 2 5th 3 3 2—— 1969 5 4 0 T–3rd 5 3 0—— 1970 Division I 6 4 0 T–2nd 5 3 0—— 1971 6 4 0 T–4th 4 4 0—— 1972 3 7 0 T–6th 2 6 0—— 1973 5 5 0 T–4th 4 4 0—— 1974 6 4 0 5th 4 4 0—— 1975 4 6 0 T–5th 3 5 0—— 1976 5 5 0 6th 4 4 0—— 1977 5 6 0 T–5th 3 5 0—— 1978 8 2 0 3rd 6 2 0—— 1979 3 7 0 T–6th 3 5 0—— 1980 3 8 0 T–7th 2 6 0—— 1981 9 1 01st 8 0 0—— 1982 6 4 0 T–2nd 6 2 0—— 1983 8 2 01st 7 1 0—— 1984 Division II 8 3 0 4th 5 3 0—— 1985 5 4 1 T–5th 3 4 1—— 1986NCAADivision III 4 6 0 T–5th 3 5 0—— 1987 Jim Lind 6 4 0 T–3rd 5 3 0—— 1988 5 5 0 7th 3 5 0—— 1989 7 3 0 5th 5 3 0—— 1990 2 8 0 T–8th 1 7 0—— 1991 2 7 1 T–8th 1 6 1—— 1992 Greg Polnasek 4 5 0 6th 3 4 0—— 1993 4 6 0 T–4th 3 4 0—— 1994 2 8 0 T–7th 1 6 0—— 1995 1 9 0 8th 0 7 0—— 1996 Bob Nielson 5 5 0 5th 3 4 0—— 1997 7 3 0 4th 4 3 0—— 1998 10 3 01st 5 2 0Playoff berth— 1999 Todd Hoffner 2 8 0 T–6th 2 5 0—— 2000 6 4 0 4th 4 3 0—— 2001 8 2 0T–1st 5 2 0—— 2002 8 2 0 2nd 5 2 0—— 2003 5 5 0 T–4th 4 3 0—— 2004 7 3 0 T–2nd 4 3 0—— 2005 6 4 0 T–2nd 5 2 0—— 2006 Todd Glaser 3 7 0 T–6th 2 5 0—— 2007 9 3 0 2nd 5 2 0Playoff berth12 2008 6 4 0 3rd 4 3 0—— 2009 6 4 0 4th 4 3 0—— 2010 4 6 0 7th 2 5 0—— 2011 5 5 0 T–4th 3 4 0—— 2012 4 6 0 4th 4 3 0—— 2013 2 8 0 T–6th 2 5 0—— 2014 1 9 0 8th 1 6 0—— 2015 0 10 0 8th 0 7 0—— 2016 Dan Larson 2 8 0 8th 1 6 0—— 2017 1 9 0 8th 0 7 0—— 2018 4 6 0 6th 2 5 0—— 2019 Wesley Beschorner 3 7 0 7th 1 6 0—— 2020 – 2021 3 7 0 7th 1 6 0—— 2022 2 8 0 7th 1 6 0—— 2023 Rob Erickson 2 8 0 7th 1 6 0—— 2024 2 8 0 7th 1 6 0—— 2025 2 8 0 7th 1 6 0——

Notable former players Notable alumni include: Roman Brumm Kevin Fitzgerald D. J. LeRoy Lee Weigel

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