Luther Norse football

The Luther Norse football team represents Luther College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Norse are members of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 1922 when it was the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Norse play their home games at Carlson Stadium in Decorah, Iowa.[2]

Luther Norse football
First season1892
Athletic directorRenae Hartl
Head coachJoe Troche
2nd season, 2–8 (.200)
StadiumCarlson Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
FieldLegacy Field
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationDecorah, Iowa
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceA-R-C
Past conferencesIndependent
All-time record44744421 (.502)
Conference titles11
ColorsBlue and Black[1]
   
MascotNorse
Websiteluthernorse.com

The team's head coach is Joe Troche, who took over the position for the 2022 season.

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

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 Walter Jewell[7] 1919 6 2 4 0 0.333
2 Oscar Solem[8] 1920 7 5 1 1 0.786
3 Ivan Doseff 1921 6 2 4 0 0.333
4 Franklin Cappon[9] 1922–1924 22 11 8 3 0.568
5 Hamlet Peterson[10] 1925–1945 156 80 67 9 0.542
6 Robert Bungum 1946–1949 34 9 23 2 0.294
7 Wally Johnson[11] 1950–1951 17 7 10 0 0.412
8 Edsel Schweizer[12] 1952–1977 234 150 78 6 0.654
9 Bob Nashlund[13] 1978–1995 169 90 79 0 0.533
10 Brad Pole[14] 1996–2001 60 20 40 0 0.333
11 Paul Hefty[15] 2002–2007 60 29 31 0 0.483
12 Mike Durnin[16] 2008–2012 50 18 32 0 0.360
13 Aaron Hafber[17] 2013–2017 50 20 30 0 0.400
14 Caleb Padilla[18] 2018–2021 31 2 29 0 0.065
15 Joe Troche[19] 2022–present 10 2 8 0 0.200

Year-by-year results

National Champions Conference Champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
Season Year Head
Coach
Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Luther Norse[20]
1892 1892 Club team
1893 1893
1894 1894
No team in 1895
1896 1896 Club team
No team from 1897 to 1917
Army training corps 1918
1919 1919 Walter Jewell NCAA Independent 240
1920 1920 Oscar Solem 511
1921 1921 Ivan Doseff 240
1922 1922 Franklin Cappon IIAC 340
1923 1923 412
1924 1924 431
1925 1925 Hamlet Peterson340
1926 1926440
1927 1927080
1928 1928620
1929 1929 630
1930 1930 530
1931 1931 540
1932 1932 620 Conference Champions
1933 1933 430
1934 1934 332
1935 1935 710 Conference Champions
1936 1936 540
1937 1937 413
1938 1938 521 Conference Champions
1939 1939 350
1940 1940 341
1941 1941 611 Conference Champions
1942 1942 331
1943 1943020
1944 1944040
1945 1945240
1946 1946 Robert Bungum360
1947 1947171
1948 1948350
1949 1949251
1950 1950 Wally Johnson170
1951 1951630
1952 1952 Edsel Schweizer350
1953 1953530
1954 1954900 Conference Champions
1955 1955901
1956 1956 College Division531
1957 1957810 Conference Champions
1958 1958711
1959 1959630
1960 1960810 Conference Champions
1961 1961630
1962 1962621
1963 1963900 Conference Champions
1964 1964630
1965 1965630
1966 1966720
1967 1967441
1968 1968270
1969 1969720
1970 1970820 Conference Champions
1971 1971810 Conference Champions
1972 1972360
1973 1973 Division III251
1974 1974360
1975 1975450
1976 1976450
1977 1977550
1978 1978 Bob Naslund630 Conference Champions
1979 1979360
1980 1980630
1981 1981450
1982 1982630
1983 1983540
1984 1984540
1985 1985550
1986 1986730
1987 1987820
1988 1988460
1989 1989460
1990 1990450
1991 1991630
1992 1992640
1993 1993550
1994 1994460
1995 1995260
1996 1996 Brad Pole370
1997 1997460
1998 1998370
1999 1999280
2000 2000550
2001 2001370
2002 2002 Paul Hefty460
2003 2003640
2004 2004640
2005 2005640
2006 2006280
2007 2007550
2008 2008 Mike Durnin550
2009 2009550
2010 2010550
2011 2011370
2012 20120100
2013 2013 Aaron Hafner280
2014 2014550
2015 2015460
2016 2016370
2017 2017640
2018 2018 Caleb Padilla A-R-C190
2019 2019190
2020–21 2020–21 0 1 0
2021 20210100
2022 2022 Joe Troche280
2023 2023

Notes

  1. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[4]
  2. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]

References

  1. Luther College Logo Style College (PDF). Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. "Peacock Track and Field Headed to Norse Invite in Decorah on Saturday". Upper Iowa University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. "2022 Football". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  5. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  6. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  7. "Clipped From The Courier". The Courier. January 28, 1980. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  8. "Ossie Solem, 1937-1945". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  9. Water, Randy Vande. "'Legendary athlete' Franklin Cappon dies in 1961". The Holland Sentinel. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. "Clipped From The Des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1973. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  11. HipsterGopher (January 18, 2017). "Minnesota Gophers: Hall of Famer Wally Johnson #TBT". The Daily Gopher. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  12. "Clipped From The Gazette". The Gazette. April 25, 2003. p. 21. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  13. "Luther faculty Bob Naslund receives the Spirit of Luther Award". Luther College. February 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  14. "Brad Pole - Offensive Coordinator - Football Coaches". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  15. "Luther Football Coach Paul Hefty Resigns". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  16. "Mike Durnin Resigns as Luther Head Football Coach". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  17. "Luther football coach Aaron Hafner has resigned". decorahnewspapers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  18. "Caleb Padilla - Football Coach". Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  19. "Luther College hires a new football coach". decorahnews.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  20. "FB yr by yr scores 21 (PDF)" (PDF). Luther College. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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