| Teamname: | Simpson Storm football |
| Firstyear: | 1893 |
| Athleticdirector: | Marty Bell |
| Headcoach: | Reed Hoskins |
| Headcoachyear: | 2nd |
| Hcwins: | 3 |
| Hclosses: | 7 |
| Stadium: | Bill Buxton Stadium |
| Stadiumbuilt: | 1949 |
| Stadcapacity: | 5,000 |
| Stadsurface: | FieldTurf |
| Location: | Indianola, Iowa |
| Ncaadivision: | III |
| Conference: | ARC |
| Atwins: | 498 |
| Atlosses: | 559 |
| Atties: | 36 |
| Bowlwins: | 0 |
| Bowllosses: | 1 |
| Playoffapps: | 6 |
| Playoffs: | 2–5 |
| Conftitles: | 12 |
| Rivalries: | Central[1] |
| Mascotdisplay: | Storm |
| Websitename: | athletics.central.edu |
| Websiteurl: | https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/index |
The Simpson Storm football team represents Simpson College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Storm are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1923 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Storm play their home games at Bill Buxton Stadium in Indianola, Iowa.[2] Bill Buxton Stadium was previously known as Neff Field from 1949 until it was renamed in 1998. Prior to 1949, the team played at Buxton Park.
Their head coach is Reed Hoskins, who took over the position for the 2023 season.[3]
Simpson claims 12 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1997.
| 1923 | 8–1 | 7–0 | C. Noel Workman | |
| 1924 | 8–0–1 | 7–0–1 | ||
| 1925† | 6–2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 1931 | 7–3 | 6–0 | Lloyd Dean | |
| 1933 | 7–2–1 | 6–0–1 | ||
| 1934 | 3–5–2 | 3–2–1 | ||
| 1949 | 8–1 | 6–0 | R. G. Miller | |
| 1969 | 8–2 | 6–1 | John Sullivan | |
| 1988 | 9–2 | 8–0 | Jim Williams | |
| 1991 | 10–1 | 8–0 | ||
| 1996 | 10–1 | 8–0 | ||
| 1997 | 12–1 | 8–0 |
The Storm have appeared in the Division III playoffs six times with an overall record of 2–6.
| First round | L 27–29 | ||||
| First round | L 35–42 | ||||
| First round | L 13–28 | ||||
| First round | L 18–21 | ||||
| First round Quarterfinals Semifinals | W 34–31 W 61–21 L 7–54 | ||||
| First round | L 20–26 |
Simpson has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.
| 1969 | L 0–21 |
| Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Cheney | 1893 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2 | unknown | 1894; 1897 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 3 | Perry W. Jenkins | 1895 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4 | J. M. Jackson | 1896 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 5 | Hal McNeil | 1898–1899 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 6 | Paul Coldren | 1900 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | John Griffith | 1901 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | Graham Reid | 1902–1905 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | R. N. Post | 1908 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | Carroll N. Kirk | 1909–1910 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | Harold Iddings | 1911–1913 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | Arthur Aston | 1914 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | Archie Kirk | 1915 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 14 | Chester C. Dillon | 1916–1917 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 15 | Nile Graves | 1918–1920 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 16 | Cecil Cushman | 1921–1922 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 17 | C. Noel Workman | 1923–1925 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | |||
| 18 | Hoge Workman | 1926–1930 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 19 | Lloyd Dean | 1931–1934 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | |||
| 20 | Frank Casey | 1935–1939; 1942–1947 | 87 | 22 | 60 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 21 | Bob Waldorf | 1940–1941 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 22 | R. G. Miller | 1948–1957 | 83 | 34 | 47 | 2 | 26 | 30 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 23 | E.G. Booth | 1958–1961 | 34 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 24 | Ken Heizer | 1962–1965 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 25 | John Sullivan | 1966–1970 | 44 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | |||
| 26 | Al Paone | 1971–1973 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 27 | Larry Johnson | 1974 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 28 | Maury Waugh | 1975–1979 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 29 | Alex Glann | 1980–1984 | 45 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 30 | Lloyd Krumlauf | 1985–1986 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 31 | Jim Williams[6] | 1987–2001 | 155 | 106 | 48 | 1 | 93 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 4 | – | – | |||
| 32 | Jay Niemann[7] | 2002–2007 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 33 | Jim Glogowski[8] | 2008–2015 | 80 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 34 | Matt Jeter[9] | 2016–2022 | 61 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 35 | Reed Hoskins[10] | 2023–present | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 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 | ||||||||
| Simpson Red and Gold | ||||||||||||||
| 1893 | 1893 | Charles Cheney | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — |
| 1894 | 1894 | unknown | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1895 | 1895 | Perry W. Jenkins | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1896 | 1896 | J. M. Jackson | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1897 | 1897 | unknown | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1898 | 1898 | Hal McNeil | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1899 | 1899 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1900 | 1900 | Paul Coldren | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1901 | 1901 | John Griffith | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1902 | 1902 | Graham Reid | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1903 | 1903 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1904 | 1904 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1905 | 1905 | IAAUS | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| Sport dropped 1906–1907 | ||||||||||||||
| 1908 | 1908 | R. N. Post | IAAUS | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — |
| 1909 | 1909 | Carroll N. Kirk | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1910 | 1910 | NCAA | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1911 | 1911 | Harold Iddings | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1912 | 1912 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1913 | 1913 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1914 | 1914 | Arthur Aston | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1915 | 1915 | Archie Kirk | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1916 | 1916 | Chester C. Dillon | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1917 | 1917 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1918 | 1918 | Nile Graves | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1919 | 1919 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1920 | 1920 | – | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1921 | 1921 | Cecil Cushman | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | — | — | |||
| 1922 | 1922 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | — | — | ||||
| 1923 | 1923 | C. Noel Workman | IIAC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 0 | IIAC champion | — | ||
| 1924 | 1924 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1st | 7 | 0 | 1 | IIAC champion | — | ||||
| 1925 | 1925 | 6 | 2 | 1 | t–1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | IIAC champion | — | ||||
| 1926 | 1926 | Hoge Workman | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1927 | 1927 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8th | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Simpson Redmen | ||||||||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | Hoge Workman | NCAA | – | IIAC | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7th | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1931 | 1931 | Lloyd Dean | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | IIAC champion | — | |||
| 1932 | 1932 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 1 | IIAC champion | — | ||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6th | 3 | 2 | 1 | IIAC champion | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | Frank Casey | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1936 | 1936 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 12th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 11th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1940 | 1940 | Bob Waldorf | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11th | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1941 | 1941 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1942 | 1942 | Frank Casey | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1944 | 1944 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1945 | 1945 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1946 | 1946 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7th | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1947 | 1947 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6th | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1948 | 1948 | R. G. Miller | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1949 | 1949 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | IIAC champion | — | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4th (South) | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4th (South) | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1952 | 1952 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3rd (South) | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1953 | 1953 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5th (South) | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8th | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1955 | 1955 | College Division | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1956 | 1956 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1958 | 1958 | E.G. Booth | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7th | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | Ken Heizer | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | John Sullivan | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2nd | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | L Mineral Water Bowl | — | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | Al Paone | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1972 | 1972 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6th | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Division III | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7th | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | Larry Johnson | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1975 | 1975 | Maury Waugh | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | Alex Gann | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1981 | 1981 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 2 | 7 | 0 | t–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | Lloyd Krumlauf | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | Jim Williams | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1988 | 1988 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Simpson Storm | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | 1993 | Jim Williams | NCAA | Division III | IIAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 1994 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 0 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Semifinals | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 7 | 3 | 0 | t–3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 6 | 4 | 0 | t–4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 6 | 4 | 0 | t–4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 4 | 6 | 0 | t–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | Jay Niemann | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2003 | 2003 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | 23 | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 4 | 6 | 0 | t–6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | Jim Glogowski | 7 | 3 | 0 | t–3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2009 | 2009 | 3 | 7 | 0 | t–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 8 | 0 | t–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 4 | 0 | t–2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 6 | 0 | t–4th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | Matt Jeter | 3 | 7 | 0 | t–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2017 | 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | t–4th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | A-R-C | 7 | 3 | 0 | t–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 5 | 0 | t–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | Reed Hoskins | 3 | 7 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2024 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||