The Luther Norse football team represents Luther College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Norse are members of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 1922 when it was the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Norse play their home games at Carlson Stadium in Decorah, Iowa.[2]

Luther Norse football
First season1892
Athletic directorRenae Hartl
Head coachJoe Troche
3rd season, 3–25 (.107)
StadiumCarlson Stadium
(capacity: 5,000)
FieldLegacy Field
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationDecorah, Iowa
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceA-R-C
Past conferencesIndependent
All-time record447–444–21 (.502)
Conference titles11
ColorsBlue and Black[1]
   
MascotNorse
Websiteluthernorse.com

The team's head coach is Joe Troche, who took over the position for the 2022 season.

Conference affiliations

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Championships

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Conference championships

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Luther claims 11 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 1978.

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record Coach
1932 Iowa Conference 6–2 4–1 Hamlet Peterson
1935 7–1 4–0
1938 5–2–1 4–0–1
1941 6–1–1 4–0–1
1954 9–0 6–0 Edsel Schweizer
1957 8–1 7–1
1960† 8–1 7–1
1963 9–0 8–0
1970 8–2 6–1
1971 8–1 6–1
1978† 6–3 5–2 Bob Naslund

† Co-champions

Bowl games

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Luther has participated in two bowl games, and has a record of 1–1.

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1955 Edsel Schweizer Corn Bowl Western Illinois W 24–21
1970 Stagg Bowl Capital L 21–34

List of head coaches

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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

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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 Walter Jewell[7] 1919 6 2 4 0 0.333
2 Oscar Solem[8] 1920 7 5 1 1 0.786
3 Ivan Doseff 1921 6 2 4 0 0.333
4 Franklin Cappon[9] 1922–1924 22 11 8 3 0.568
5 Hamlet Peterson[10] 1925–1945 156 80 67 9 0.542
6 Robert Bungum 1946–1949 34 9 23 2 0.294
7 Wally Johnson[11] 1950–1951 17 7 10 0 0.412
8 Edsel Schweizer[12] 1952–1977 234 150 78 6 0.654
9 Bob Nashlund[13] 1978–1995 169 90 79 0 0.533
10 Brad Pole[14] 1996–2001 60 20 40 0 0.333
11 Paul Hefty[15] 2002–2007 60 29 31 0 0.483
12 Mike Durnin[16] 2008–2012 50 18 32 0 0.360
13 Aaron Hafber[17] 2013–2017 50 20 30 0 0.400
14 Caleb Padilla[18] 2018–2021 31 2 29 0 0.065
15 Joe Troche[19] 2022–present 20 2 18 0 0.100 2 14 0 0.125

Year-by-year results

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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
Luther Norse[20]
1892 1892 Club team
1893 1893
1894 1894
No team in 1895
1896 1896 Club team
No team from 1897 to 1917
Army training corps 1918
1919 1919 Walter Jewell NCAA Independent 2 4 0
1920 1920 Oscar Solem 5 1 1
1921 1921 Ivan Doseff 2 4 0
1922 1922 Franklin Cappon IIAC 3 4 0
1923 1923 4 1 2
1924 1924 4 3 1
1925 1925 Hamlet Peterson 3 4 0
1926 1926 4 4 0
1927 1927 0 8 0
1928 1928 6 2 0
1929 1929 6 3 0
1930 1930 5 3 0
1931 1931 5 4 0
1932 1932 6 2 0 Conference Champions
1933 1933 4 3 0
1934 1934 3 3 2
1935 1935 7 1 0 Conference Champions
1936 1936 5 4 0
1937 1937 4 1 3
1938 1938 5 2 1 Conference Champions
1939 1939 3 5 0
1940 1940 3 4 1
1941 1941 6 1 1 Conference Champions
1942 1942 3 3 1
1943 1943 0 2 0
1944 1944 0 4 0
1945 1945 2 4 0
1946 1946 Robert Bungum 3 6 0
1947 1947 1 7 1
1948 1948 3 5 0
1949 1949 2 5 1
1950 1950 Wally Johnson 1 7 0
1951 1951 6 3 0
1952 1952 Edsel Schweizer 3 5 0
1953 1953 5 3 0
1954 1954 9 0 0 Conference Champions
1955 1955 9 0 1
1956 1956 College Division 5 3 1
1957 1957 8 1 0 Conference Champions
1958 1958 7 1 1
1959 1959 6 3 0
1960 1960 8 1 0 Conference Champions
1961 1961 6 3 0
1962 1962 6 2 1
1963 1963 9 0 0 Conference Champions
1964 1964 6 3 0
1965 1965 6 3 0
1966 1966 7 2 0
1967 1967 4 4 1
1968 1968 2 7 0
1969 1969 7 2 0
1970 1970 8 2 0 Conference Champions
1971 1971 8 1 0 Conference Champions
1972 1972 3 6 0
1973 1973 Division III 2 5 1
1974 1974 3 6 0
1975 1975 4 5 0
1976 1976 4 5 0
1977 1977 5 5 0
1978 1978 Bob Naslund 6 3 0 Conference Champions
1979 1979 3 6 0
1980 1980 6 3 0
1981 1981 4 5 0
1982 1982 6 3 0
1983 1983 5 4 0
1984 1984 5 4 0
1985 1985 5 5 0
1986 1986 7 3 0
1987 1987 8 2 0
1988 1988 4 6 0
1989 1989 4 6 0
1990 1990 4 5 0
1991 1991 6 3 0
1992 1992 6 4 0
1993 1993 5 5 0
1994 1994 4 6 0
1995 1995 2 6 0
1996 1996 Brad Pole 3 7 0
1997 1997 4 6 0
1998 1998 3 7 0
1999 1999 2 8 0
2000 2000 5 5 0
2001 2001 3 7 0
2002 2002 Paul Hefty 4 6 0
2003 2003 6 4 0
2004 2004 6 4 0
2005 2005 6 4 0
2006 2006 2 8 0
2007 2007 5 5 0
2008 2008 Mike Durnin 5 5 0
2009 2009 5 5 0
2010 2010 5 5 0
2011 2011 3 7 0
2012 2012 0 10 0
2013 2013 Aaron Hafner 2 8 0
2014 2014 5 5 0
2015 2015 4 6 0
2016 2016 3 7 0
2017 2017 6 4 0
2018 2018 Caleb Padilla A-R-C 1 9 0
2019 2019 1 9 0
2020–21 2020–21 0 1 0
2021 2021 0 10 0
2022 2022 Joe Troche 2 8 0
2023 2023 0 10 0

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ Luther College Logo Style College (PDF). Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Peacock Track and Field Headed to Norse Invite in Decorah on Saturday". Upper Iowa University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 Football". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Clipped From The Courier". The Courier. January 28, 1980. p. 5. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "Ossie Solem, 1937-1945". Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  9. ^ Water, Randy Vande. "'Legendary athlete' Franklin Cappon dies in 1961". The Holland Sentinel. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "Clipped From The Des Moines Register". The Des Moines Register. October 3, 1973. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  11. ^ HipsterGopher (January 18, 2017). "Minnesota Gophers: Hall of Famer Wally Johnson #TBT". The Daily Gopher. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "Clipped From The Gazette". The Gazette. April 25, 2003. p. 21. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  13. ^ "Luther faculty Bob Naslund receives the Spirit of Luther Award". Luther College. February 7, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  14. ^ "Brad Pole - Offensive Coordinator - Football Coaches". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  15. ^ "Luther Football Coach Paul Hefty Resigns". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  16. ^ "Mike Durnin Resigns as Luther Head Football Coach". rollrivers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  17. ^ "Luther football coach Aaron Hafner has resigned". decorahnewspapers.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  18. ^ "Caleb Padilla - Football Coach". Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  19. ^ "Luther College hires a new football coach". decorahnews.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  20. ^ "FB yr by yr scores 21 (PDF)" (PDF). Luther College. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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