Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football

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College football team

Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football
First season	1895; 130 years ago (1895)
Head coach	Luke Venne 3rd season, 3–26 (.103)
Stadium	Goerke Field (capacity: 4,500)
Year built	1932
Location	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
NCAA division	Division III
Conference	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)
All-time record	504–464–44 (.520)
Playoff appearances	7 (1 NAIA Div. I, 2 NAIA Div. II, 4 NCAA Div. III)
Playoff record	1–10 (.091)
Unclaimed national titles	1 (1987)
National finalist	1 (1987)
Conference titles	14
Consensus All-Americans	5
Colors	Purple and gold
Website	uwsp.edu

The Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin–Stevens Point competes at the NCAA Division III level and is a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).

Championships

Conference championships

Wisconsin–Stevens Point has won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship 14 times.


Year	Coach	Overall record	WIAC record
1928†	Carl Eggebrecht	5–0–1	3–0–1
1933†	Eddie Kotal	7–0–1	4–0–1
1934†		7–1	5–0
1936†		3–3–1	2–1–1
1946†	George Berg	3–2–1	3–1–1
1949†	Hale Quandt	6–1–1	5–1
1955	John Roberts	8–0	6–0
1961	Duaine Counsell	8–1	7–1
1977	Ron Steiner	8–2–1	7–0–1
1986†	D. J. LeRoy	8–4	7–1
1987*	D. J. LeRoy	0–15*	0–8*
1998†	John Miech	7–2	5–2
1999†		9–2	6–1
2001†		8–3	5–2
2008†		9–2	6–1

† Co-champions

National championship


Year	Coach	Division	Opponent	Result	Record
1987*	D. J. LeRoy	NAIA Division II	Pacific Lutheran	T 16–16	0–15*

* The Pointers had a conference record of 7–1 and an overall record of 12–2–1 at the end of the 1987 season, all wins and ties were later vacated due to using two ineligible players. The conference title was retroactively awarded to Wisconsin–River Falls and Wisconsin–Whitewater as co–champions and Pacific Lutheran was retroactively awarded the national title outright

Postseason

NCAA Division III playoffs

Wisconsin–Stevens Point has participated in the NCAA Division III playoffs four times and has a 1–4 record.


Year	Round	Opponent	Result	Record
1986	First Round	Concordia–Moorhead	L 15–24	8–4
1999	First Round	Saint John's (MN)	L 10–23	9–2
2001	First Round	Bethel (MN)	W 37–27	8–3
2001	Second Round	Saint John's (MN)	L 7–9	8–3
2008	First Round	Wartburg	L 21–26	9–2

NAIA Division I playoffs

Wisconsin–Stevens Point participated in the NAIA Division I playoffs once in 1977, losing in the semifinals.


Year	Round	Opponent	Result	Record
1977	Semifinals	Abilene Christian (TX)	L 7–35	8–2–1

NAIA Division II playoffs

Wisconsin–Stevens Point has participated in the NAIA Division II playoffs twice, and was named co-champion in 1987 with Pacific Lutheran after playing to a 16–16 tie in the championship game. Later the Pointers forfeited their 12 wins and their share of the title after it was found they had used two ineligible players.


Year	Round	Opponent	Result	Record
1987	First Round	Westmar	W 50–24	0–15*
	Quarterfinals	Saint Ambrose	W 30–14
	Semifinals	Geneva	W 48–25
	Championship	Pacific Lutheran	T 16–16
1989	First Round	Wisconsin–La Crosse	L 20–30	8–2–1

*The Pointers had a record of 12–2–1 at the end of the 1987 season, the 0–15 record reflects 13 forfeits due to playing two ineligible players.

Ranked teams

Starting in 1999 the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) began publishing rankings for Division III football. In 2003, D3football.com started publishing its own rankings for Division III football. Since the inception of both polls, Wisconsin–Stevens Point has been ranked at least four times in the AFCA Coaches Poll and two times in the D3football.com poll to end the season. Additionally, while not being ranked in the Top 25 to end the season, the Pointers have received votes (RV) in both polls two additional years.


Year	D3	AFCA	Record
1999	N/A	19	9–2
2001	N/A	13	8–3
2002	N/A	RV	6–4
2003	18	23	8–2
2008	14	16	9–2
2009	RV	RV	7–3
2010	RV	Unknown	7–3

Facilities

In 1995 the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League chose the university to host it's inaugural preseason training camp. Five other NFL teams used campuses across Wisconsin and Minnesota for training camp, in what was known as the Cheese League.

Notable former players

NFL draftees

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	Team	Position
1966	16	14	244	Bob Schultz	Green Bay Packers	DE
1988	12	3	308	Aatron Kenney	Indianapolis Colts	WR
1990	9	22	242	Kirk Baumgartner	Green Bay Packers	QB
1991	10	8	258	Pete Lucas	Atlanta Falcons	T
1992	10	27	279	Barry Rose	Buffalo Bills	WR
1999	6	8	177	Clint Kriewaldt	Detroit Lions	LB
2022	2	25	57	Luke Goedeke	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	OT

Other notable former players

References

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"Polls". AFCA. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
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v t e Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football
Venues	Goerke Field (1932–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Facilities	Albertson Center for Learning Resources Goerke Field Schmeeckle Reserve
Athletics	Football
Organizations	Northwoods Battalion
Media	WWSP
Related	University of Wisconsin System

v t e Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football
Current teams	Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks
Former teams	Milwaukee Panthers (dropped in 1974) Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets (dropped in 1992)
Championships & awards	All-time standings
Seasons	1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2021 2022 2023 2024

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