| Teamname: | Buena Vista Beavers football |
| Firstyear: | 1898 |
| Athleticdirector: | Scott Brown |
| Headcoach: | Austin Dickinson |
| Headcoachyear: | 3rd |
| Hcwins: | 4 |
| Hclosses: | 16 |
| Stadium: | J. Leslie Rollins Stadium |
| Stadiumbuilt: | 1980 |
| Stadcapacity: | 3,000 |
| Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
| Location: | Storm Lake, Iowa |
| Ncaadivision: | III |
| Conference: | ARC |
| Atwins: | 474 |
| Atlosses: | 510 |
| Atties: | 30 |
| Bowlwins: | 1 |
| Bowllosses: | 0 |
| Playoffapps: | 2 |
| Playoffs: | 1–2 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Conftitles: | 4 Iowa Conference (1952, 1972–1973, 1978) 1 DIAC (1947) |
| Mascotdisplay: | Beaver |
| Websitename: | bvuathletics.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://bvuathletics.com/sports/football |
The Buena Vista Beavers football team represents Buena Vista University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Beavers are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 1923 when the conference was branded as the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Beavers play their home games at J. Leslie Rollins Stadium in Storm Lake, Iowa.[1]
The team's head coach is Austin Dickinson, who took over the position for the 2023 season.[2] [3]
See main article: List of Buena Vista Beavers head football coaches.
Buena Vista claims 4 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1978.
| 1952 | 5–5 | 2–1 | Bob Otto | |
| 1972† | 7–2 | 6–1 | Jim Hershberger | |
| 1973† | 8–1 | 7–0 | ||
| 1978 | 7–2 | 5–2 |
| 1952 | IIAC Northern Division | 5–5 | 2–1 | W 13–7 |
The Beavers have appeared in the Division III playoffs two times with an overall record of 1–2.
| Quarterfinals Semifinals | W 20–14OT L 0–61 | |||
| Quarterfinals | L 0–37 |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Buena Vista Beavers[6] | ||||||||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Jim Hershberger | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 1 | Playoff berth | — |
| 1977 | 1977 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 7 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 5 | 2 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 6 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 7 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | Playoff berth | 15 | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | Kevin Twait | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | Joe Hadachek | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | Steve Osterberger | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | Jay Anderson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | Grant Mollring | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | A-R-C | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Season canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Grant Mollring | NCAA | Division III | A-R-C | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | Austin Dickinson | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2024 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||||