Briar Cliff Chargers football

The Briar Cliff Chargers football team represents Briar Cliff University in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Chargers are members of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), fielding its team in the GPAC since 2003. The Chargers play their home games at Bishop Heelan Memorial Field in Sioux City, Iowa.^[2][3]

Briar Cliff Chargers Football
First season	2003
Athletic director	Tim Jager
Head coach	Shane LaDage 5th season, 10–44 (.185)
Stadium	Bishop Heelan Memorial Field (capacity: 1,600)
Year built	1982
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Sioux City, Iowa
Conference	GPAC
All-time record	49–167 (.227)
Rivalries	Morningside University
Colors	Blue and gold[1]
Mascot	Bolt the Charger
Website	bcuchargers.com

Their head coach is Shane LaDage, who took over the position for the 2021 season.^[4]

Conference affiliations

• Club team (2001–2002)
• Great Plains Athletic Conference (2003–present)

List of head coaches

Key

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

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records

No.	Name	Season(s)	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%
1	Dick Strittmatter[8]	2001–2007	53	12	41	0	0.226	10	40	0	0.200
2	Tom Rethman[9]	2008–2016	99	21	78	0	0.212	16	67	0	0.193
3	Dennis Wagner[10]	2017–2020	42	12	30	0	0.286	9	26	0	0.257
4	Shane LaDage[11]	2021–present	44	10	34	0	0.185	10	30	0	0.250

Year-by-year results

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
Briar Cliff Chargers
2001	2001	Dick Strittmatter	Club team										—	—
2002	2002												—	—
2003	2003		NAIA	—	GPAC	0	10	0	11th	0	10	0	—	—
2004	2004					3	7	0	8th	3	7	0	—	—
2005	2005					4	7	0	9th	3	7	0	—	—
2006	2006					5	6	0	T–6th	4	6	0	—	—
2007	2007					0	11	0	11th	0	10	0	—	—
2008	2008	Tom Rethman				2	9	0	T–9th	2	8	0	—	—
2009	2009					4	7	0	T–7th	4	6	0	—	—
2010	2010					2	9	0	10th	1	9	0	—	—
2011	2011					2	9	0	9th	1	8	0	—
2012	2012					1	10	0	9th	1	8	0	—	—
2013	2013					4	7	0	T–7th	3	6	0	—	—
2014	2014					2	9	0	8th	2	7	0	—	—
2015	2015					3	8	0	8th	2	7	0	—	—
2016	2016					1	10	0	9th	0	8	0	—	—
2017	2017	Dennis Wagner				0	11	0	9th	0	8	0	—	—
2018	2018					6	5	0	6th	4	5	0	—	—
2019	2019					5	6	0	T–5th	4	5	0	—	—
2020	2020					1	8	0	10th	1	8	0	—	—
2021	2021	Shane LaDage				3	8	0	8th	3	7	0	—	—
2022	2022					1	10	0	11th	1	9	0	—	—
2023	2023					4	7	0	T–7th	4	6	0	—	—
2024	2024					2	9	0	T-9th	2	8	0	—	—

Notes

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.^[5]
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.^[6]
4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[7]