| Teamname: | Briar Cliff Chargers football |
| Firstyear: | 2003 |
| Athleticdirector: | Stephen Clar (interim) |
| Headcoach: | Shane LaDage |
| Headcoachyear: | 3rd |
| Hcwins: | 8 |
| Hclosses: | 25 |
| Stadium: | Faber Field |
| Stadiumbuilt: | 2017 |
| Stadcapacity: | 1,000 |
| Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
| Location: | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Conference: | GPAC |
| Atwins: | 49 |
| Atlosses: | 167 |
| Mascotdisplay: | Bolt the Charger |
| Websitename: | bcuchargers.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://bcuchargers.com/sports/football |
The Briar Cliff Chargers football team represents Briar Cliff University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Chargers are members of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), fielding its team in the GPAC since 2003. The Chargers play their home games at Faber Field in Sioux City, Iowa.[1] [2]
Their head coach is Shane LaDage, who took over the position for the 2021 season.[3]
| Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Strittmatter[4] | 2001–2007 | 53 | 12 | 41 | 10 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Tom Rethman[5] | 2008–2016 | 99 | 21 | 78 | 16 | 67 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | Dennis Wagner[6] | 2017–2020 | 42 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | Shane LaDage[7] | 2021–present | 33 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 0 |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Briar Cliff Chargers | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 2001 | Dick Strittmatter | Club team | — | — | |||||||||
| 2002 | 2002 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 2003 | NAIA | — | GPAC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11th | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | |
| 2004 | 2004 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 9th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11th | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | Tom Rethman | 2 | 9 | 0 | T–9th | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 4 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | Dennis Wagner | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Shane LaDage | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11th | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 4 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||