Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football

Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football
First season	1895 (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

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*		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
	Second Round	Saint John's (MN)	L 7–9
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.

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

• Clayt Birmingham
• Bob Bostad
• Ted Fritsch
• Jerry Olszewski