Jump to content

Eureka Red Devils football

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eureka Red Devils football
First season1891
Athletic directorSara Shaw
Head coachRandy Starks
1st season, 0–3 (.000)
StadiumPete FioRito Stadium
(capacity: 2,500)
FieldMcKinzie Field
Year built1930
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationEureka, Illinois
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceNACC
Past conferencesUMAC
SLIAC
IBFC
NAIA Division II independent
Gateway
NAIA independent
PCC
Independent
IIAC
All-time record337–605–39 (.363)
Playoff appearances4
Playoff record0–4
Conference titles4
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
MascotRed Devils
Websiteeurekareddevils.com

The Eureka Red Devils football team represents Eureka College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Red Devils are members of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC), fielding its team in the NACC since 2018. The Red Devils play their home games at the Pete FioRito Stadium in Eureka, Illinois.[2]

Their head coach is Randy Starks, who took over the position in 2024.

Conference affiliations

[edit]

List of head coaches

[edit]

Key

[edit]
Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

[edit]
List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards
No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT DC CC NC Awards
1 Unknown 1891–1893; 1895–1902 64 32 29 3 0.523
2 George Dygert 1894 8 5 2 1 0.688
3 No coach 1913–1914 13 4 9 0 0.308
4 Thomas O'Neal 1915–1916 16 9 7 0 0.563
5 George H. Pritchard 1917–1919 18 6 9 3 0.417
6 Eugene L. Dersnah 1920 8 5 2 1 0.688
7 Ralph McKinzie 1921–1937 126 36 80 10 0.325
8 O. A. Hankner 1938 7 1 6 0 0.143
9 Harold Ave 1939–1942 29 6 21 2 0.241
10 Harold Barrow 1946–1948 20 8 10 2 0.450
11 Paul LaVinn 1949–1951 22 4 17 1 0.205
12 Spud Owen 1952–1955 29 6 20 3 0.259 1 2 0 0.333
13 Leo Traister 1956–1966 79 11 62 6 0.177 0 19 0 .000
14 John Dooley 1967–1968 16 3 12 1 0.219 2 6 0 0.250
15 Ray Urban 1969–1973 42 14 26 2 0.357 1 3 0 0.250
16 Tom Hosier 1974–1978 47 23 23 1 0.500 6 6 0 0.500
17 Warner McCollum 1979–1989 100 26 71 3 0.275 18 32 2 0.365
18 John Tully 1990–1994 52 31 21 0 0.596 20 11 0 0.645 0 2 0 2
19 Nicholas Fletcher 1995–1999 49 27 22 0 0.551 15 15 0 0.500
20 Darrell Crouch 2000–2004 50 9 41 0 0.180 7 28 0 0.200
21 Daniel Sullivan[6] 2005–2008 35 5 30 0 0.143 4 20 0 0.167
22 Matthew Smiley[7] 2008 4 2 2 0 0.500 2 2 0 0.500
23 Kurt Barth[8] 2009–2023 147 70 77 0 0.476 55 58 0 0.505 0 2 0 2
24 Randy Starks 2024–present 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Year-by-year results

[edit]
National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth

[9]

Season Year Head coach Association Division Conference Record Postseason Final ranking
Overall Conference
Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie
Eureka Red Devils
1891 1891 Unknown 0 3 0
1892 1892 1 1 0
1893 1893 3 1 0
1894 1894 George Dygert 5 2 1
1895 1895 Unknown 3 3 1
1896 1896 6 2 0
1897 1897 3 4 0
1898 1898 2 2 1
1899 1899 2 4 0
1900 1900 2 1 1
1901 1901 4 4 0
1902 1902 6 4 0
No team from 1903 to 1912
1913 1913 No coach NCAA 1 5 0
1914 1914 3 4 0
1915 1915 Thomas O'Neal 4 4 0
1916 1916 5 3 0
1917 1917 George H. Pritchard 3 3 1
1918 1918 0 1 2
1919 1919 3 5 0
1920 1920 Eugene L. Dersnah 5 2 1
1921 1921 Ralph McKinzie IIAC 5 2 0
1922 1922 5 3 0
1923 1923 4 4 0
1924 1924 3 4 1
1925 1925 5 4 0
1926 1926 0 6 1
1927 1927 0 9 0
1928 1928 3 4 1
1929 1929 3 3 2
1930 1930 2 6 0
1931 1931 3 4 1
1932 1932 1 4 1
1933 1933 0 7 0
1934 1934 0 3 2
1935 1935 0 6 0
1936 1936 2 5 1
1937 1937 0 6 0
1938 1938 O. A. Hankner 1 6 0
1939 1939 Harold Ave 0 7 0
1940 1940 2 5 1
1941 1941 3 3 1
1942 1942 1 6 0
No team from 1943 to 1945
1946 1946 Harold Barrow NCAA 2 2 2
1947 1947 2 5 0
1948 1948 4 3 0
1949 1949 Paul LaVinn Independent 1 7 0
1950 1950 2 4 1
1951 1951 1 6 0
1952 1952 Spud Owen 1 5 1
1953 1953 PCC 3 4 0
1954 1954 1 5 1
1955 1955 1 6 1 T–3rd 1 2 0
1956 1956 Leo Traister NAIA 1 6 0
1957 1957 3 4 0
1958 1958 Independent 1 7 0
1959 1959 0 5 3
1960 1960 1 4 2
1961 1961 3 2 1
1962 1962 Gateway 1 6 0 5th 0 4 0
1963 1963 0 7 0 5th 0 4 0
1964 1964 0 7 0 5th 0 4 0
1965 1965 1 7 0 5th 0 4 0
1966 1966 0 7 0 4th 0 3 0
1967 1967 John Dooley 1 7 0 5th 0 4 0
1968 1968 2 5 1 3rd 2 2 0
1969 1969 Ray Urban 1 7 0 T–3rd 1 3 0
1970 1970 Division II Independent 5 3 0
1971 1971 3 5 1
1972 1972 2 5 1
1973 1973 3 6 0
1974 1974 Tom Hosier 3 6 0
1975 1975 3 5 1
1976 1976 IBFC 6 3 0 2nd 3 1 0
1977 1977 7 3 0 3rd 2 2 0
1978 1978 4 6 0 4th 1 3 0
1979 1979 Warner McCollum 2 6 0 1 3 0
1980 1980 3 5 1 4th 2 2 1
1981 1981 3 5 1 4th 2 2 1
1982 1982 1 7 0 5th 0 4 0
1983 1983 1 8 0 1 3 0
1984 1984 2 7 0 5th 1 3 0
1985 1985 4 5 0 T–3rd 2 3 0
1986 1986 3 5 1 T–2nd 3 2 0
1987 1987 2 8 0 5th 1 4 0
1988 1988 1 9 0 1 4 0
1989 1989 4 6 0 4th 4 2 0
1990 1990 John Tully 5 5 0 5th 3 4 0
1991 1991 10 1 0 1st 6 0 0 L NAIA Division II First Round 3
1992 1992 5 5 0 3 3 0
1993 1993 3 7 0 3 3 0
1994 1994 8 3 0 5 1 0 L NAIA Division II First Round
1995 1995 Nicholas Fletcher 9 1 0 1st 6 0 0 Conference champion
1996 1996 NCAA Division III 5 4 0 4th 2 3 0
1997 1997 5 5 0 4th 2 3 0
1998 1998 4 6 0 6th 2 5 0
1999 1999 4 6 0 T–5th 3 4 0
2000 2000 Darrell Crouch 2 8 0 7th 1 6 0
2001 2001 1 9 0 T–7th 1 6 0
2002 2002 2 8 0 6th 2 5 0
2003 2003 1 9 0 8th 1 6 0
2004 2004 3 7 0 6th 2 5 0
2005 2005 Daniel Sullivan 1 9 0 7th 1 6 0
2006 2006 0 10 0 8th 0 7 0
2007 2007 2 8 0 T–6th 2 5 0
2008 2008 Daniel Sullivan / Matthew Smiley SLIAC 4 5 0 T–5th 3 4 0
2009 2009 Kurt Barth UMAC 4 6 0 3rd (South) 1 2 0
2010 2010 2 8 0 7th 2 5 0
2011 2011 4 6 0 6th 4 5 0
2012 2012 4 6 0 5th 3 5 0
2013 2013 8 2 0 3rd 7 2 0
2014 2014 2 8 0 8th 2 7 0
2015 2015 5 5 0 T–5th 4 5 0
2016 2016 2 8 0 T–2nd 7 2 0
2017 2017 8 3 0 1st 8 1 0 L NCAA Division III First Round
2018 2018 NACC 9 2 0 1st 6 1 0 L NCAA Division III First Round
2019 2019 6 4 0 3rd 4 3 0
2020–21 2020–21 2 3 0 T–4th 1 2 0
2021 2021 2 8 0 7th 2 6 0
2022 2022 2 8 0 T–7th 2 6 0
2023 2023 4 6 0 7th 2 6 0
2024 2024 Randy Starks

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[3]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[4]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Eureka College". Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pete FioRito Stadium at McKinzie Field". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  4. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  5. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  6. ^ "Eureka Coaching Records". November 21, 2010. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bills name Matthew Smiley special teams coordinator". www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  8. ^ Pannier, Robert (September 23, 2017). "Kurt Barth Has Found Formula for Success at Eureka College". Minor League Sports Report. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  9. ^ "Eureka College" (PDF). Eureka College. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
[edit]