| Teamname: | Winona State Warriors football |
| Firstyear: | 1895 |
| Athleticdirector: | Eric Schoh |
| Headcoach: | Brian Bergstrom |
| Headcoachyear: | 2nd |
| Hcwins: | 13 |
| Hclosses: | 10 |
| Fieldname: | Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium |
| Ncaadivision: | II |
| Conference: | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| Bowlwins: | 2 |
| Bowllosses: | 2 |
| Playoffapps: | 8 |
| Conftitles: | 18 |
| Divtitles: | 3 |
| Websiteurl: | https://winonastatewarriors.com/sports/football/ |
| Websitename: | winonastatewarriors.com |
The Winona State Warriors football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Winona State University located in Winona, Minnesota. Winona State competes at the NCAA Division II level and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Warriors play their home games at Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium. The Warriors are currently coached by Brian Bergstrom.[1]
Winona State has had at least 23 coaches in the program's history.[2]
| 1895 | 1 | Louis H. Galbreath | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1896–1899 | 4 | Damon Roberts | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | |
| 1911–1912 | 2 | Unknown | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
| 1915–1916 | 2 | Floyd W. Moore | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | |
| 1917, 1919–1920 | 3 | Talmage O. Dillon | 8 | 14 | 2 | .375 | |
| 1921–1922 | 2 | Edgar W. Everts | 3 | 8 | 1 | .292 | |
| 1923–1926 | 4 | Ray Habermann | 18 | 7 | 3 | .696 | |
| 1927–1933, 1935 | 8 | Glen Galligan | 30 | 23 | 4 | .561 | |
| 1934 | 1 | Earl Greene | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | |
| 1936–1941 | 6 | Harry Jackson | 18 | 20 | 4 | .476 | |
| 1942 | 1 | Luther McCown | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | |
| 1946–1950, 1952–1954 | 8 | Eugene Brodhagen | 18 | 39 | 3 | .325 | |
| 1951 | 1 | Lyle Arns | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1955–1957 | 3 | Russ Owen | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | |
| 1958–1970 | 13 | Madeo Molinari | 49 | 53 | 4 | .481 | |
| 1971–1975 | 5 | Bob Keister | 18 | 29 | 0 | .383 | |
| 1976–1977 | 2 | Frank Conroy | 4 | 16 | 0 | .200 | |
| 1978–1985 | 8 | Myron Smith | 21 | 62 | 0 | .253 | |
| 1986 | 1 | John Martin | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | |
| 1987–1989 | 3 | Dave Bassore | 7 | 25 | 0 | .219 | |
| 1990–1995 | 6 | Tom Hosier | 25 | 38 | 1 | .398 | |
| 1996–2021 | 25 | Tom Sawyer | 197 | 89 | 0 | .689 | |
| 2022–present | 2 | Brian Bergstrom | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 |
Winona State has won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship 18 times.[3]
| 1939 | Harry Jackson | 7–1 | 4–0 |
| 1947† | Eugene Brodhagen | 4–3–1 | 3–1 |
| 1956 | Russ Owen | 4–4 | 3–1 |
| 1957† | 5–3 | 3–1 | |
| 1962 | Madeo Molinari | 6–1–1 | 5–0 |
| 1964 | 6–1 | 5–0 | |
| 1968† | 5–4 | 4–1 | |
| 1983 | Myron Smith | 7–4 | 5–1 |
| 1993 | Tom Hosier | 7–4 | 5–1 |
| 1994 | 7–3–1 | 5–0–1 | |
| 1997 | Tom Sawyer | 9–2 | 6–0 |
| 1998 | 9–2 | 6–0 | |
| 2000 | 9–3 | 7–1 | |
| 2001 | 10–2 | 9–0 | |
| 2003† | 11–2 | 7–1 | |
| 2004 | 10–2 | 7–0 | |
| 2005† | 8–3 | 6–1 | |
| 2007 | 10–2 | 9–0 |
Winona State has won three NSIC South division championships.
| 2010† | Tom Sawyer | 7–4 | 6–4 | 5–1 | |
| 2012 | 10–2 | 9–2 | 6–1 | ||
| 2022† | Brian Bergstrom | 8–4 | 8–3 | 5–1 |
Winona State has played in the Mineral Water Bowl four times, winning two and losing two.[4]
| 2000 | Mineral Water Bowl | Tom Sawyer | Missouri Western | W 43–41 3OT | 9–3 |
| 2002 | Emporia State | L 27–34 OT | 8–4 | ||
| 2012 | Lindenwood | W 41–21 | 10–2 | ||
| 2019 | Nebraska–Kearney | L 33–50 | 8–4 |
The Warriors have competed in the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs seven times, with their only win coming in 2003 before losing in the quarterfinals.
| 2001 | First round | North Dakota | L 28–42 | 10–2 | |
| 2003 | First round | Emporia State | W 10–3 | 11–2 | |
| Quarterfinals | North Dakota | L 29–36 | |||
| 2004 | First round | Grand Valley State | L 13–16 | 10–2 | |
| 2006 | First round | North Dakota | L 0–42 | 9–3 | |
| 2007 | First round | North Dakota | L 2–44 | 10–2 | |
| 2017 | First round | Texas A&M–Commerce | L 6–20 | 10–2 | |
| 2022 | First Round | Bemidji State | L 7–31 | 8–4 |
Winona State participated in the NAIA Division I playoffs one time in 1993, losing in the quarterfinals.
| 1993 | Quarterfinals | Central State (OH) | L 7–58 | 7–4 |