| Teamname: | Loras Duhawks football |
| Firstyear: | 1907 |
| Athleticdirector: | Denise Udelhofen |
| Headcoach: | Steve Helminiak |
| Headcoachyear: | 11th |
| Hcwins: | 37 |
| Hclosses: | 58 |
| Stadium: | Rock Bowl Stadium |
| Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
| Location: | Dubuque, Iowa |
| Ncaadivision: | III |
| Conference: | A-R-C |
| Pastaffiliations: | Independent |
| Atwins: | 180 |
| Atlosses: | 210 |
| Atties: | 14 |
| Conftitles: | 1 |
| Divtitles: | 2 |
| Mascotdisplay: | Duhawk |
| Websitename: | duhawks.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://duhawks.com/sports/football |
| Rivalries: | Dubuque |
The Loras Duhawks football team represents Loras College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Duhawks are members of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 1986 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Duhawks play their home games at Rock Bowl Stadium in Dubuque, Iowa. The team was also previously known as the St. Joseph's Duhawks, Dubuque Duhawks, and the Columbia Duhawks.
Their head coach is Steve Helminiak, who took over the position for the 2013 season.
Loras claims 1 conference title, which came in 1948.
| 1948† | 7–1 | 2–1 | Wally Fromhart |
| 1950 | IIAC Northern Division | 8–3 | 5–0 | L 6–27 | ||
| 1951 | 6–4 | 5–0 | L 0–44 |
| Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | DC | CC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Chalmers | 1907–1913 | 48 | 28 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2 | Gus Dorais | 1914–1917 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 3 | Walter Martin | 1918–1919 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 4 | Ira Davenport | 1920–1921 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 5 | Eddie Anderson | 1922–1924 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 6 | Elmer Layden | 1925–1926 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | Johnny Armstrong | 1927–1931 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 8 | Jerry Jones | 1932–1933 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | – | – | |||
| 9 | John Niemiec | 1934–1937 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 2 | – | – | |||
| 10 | Len A. Winter | 1938–1940 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 11 | Vince Dowd | 1941–1942; 1945–1946 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 12 | Wally Fromhart | 1947–1950 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 13 | Richard Friend | 1951–1952 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 14 | Mike Scarry | 1953 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 15 | Ed Murphy | 1954 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 16 | Charles Toole | 1955–1957 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 17 | Robert Zahren | 1958–1959 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 18 | Don Hendricks | 1970–1974 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 19 | Steve McGrath | 1975 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 20 | Bob Bucko | 1976 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | Claude Maddox | 1977 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 22 | Dave Ostrander | 1978–1979 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 23 | Bob Bierie | 1980–2004 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 24 | Chris Klieman | 2005 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 25 | Steve Osterberger | 2006–2010 | 50 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 26 | Paul Mierkiewicz | 2011–2013 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | – | – | |||
| 27 | Steve Helminiak | 2013–present | 92 | 33 | 59 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 0 | – | – |
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | Bob Bierie | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1987 | 4 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8th | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | Chris Klieman | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 2006 | Steve Osterberger | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 2007 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8yh | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Paul Mierkiewicz | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | Paul Mierkiewicz (games 1–7) / Steve Helminiak (final 3) | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | Steve Helminiak | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | A-R-C | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T–2nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | |||||||||||