Draft:Buena Vista Beavers football, 1980–1989

1982 Buena Vista Beavers football
1982 Buena Vista Beavers football
Conference	Iowa Conference
Record	4–5 (3–4 Iowa)
Head coach	Jim Hershberger (13th season);
Defensive coordinator	Al Lewis (20th season)
Home stadium	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1981 Buena Vista Beavers football
1981 Buena Vista Beavers football
Conference	Iowa Conference
Record	7–2 (5–2 Iowa)
Head coach	Jim Hershberger (12th season);
Defensive coordinator	Al Lewis (19th season)
Home stadium	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1980 Buena Vista Beavers football
1980 Buena Vista Beavers football
Conference	Iowa Conference
Record	6–3 (5–2 Iowa)
Head coach	Jim Hershberger (11th season);
Defensive coordinator	Al Lewis (18th season)
Home stadium	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

The Buena Vista Beavers football program from 1980 to 1989 represented Buena Vista College—now known as Buena Vista University—in its tenth decade of college football competition. The team was known as the Beavers.

1980

The 1980 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 11th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for second in the Iowa Conference.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	Westmar*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 17–12
September 20	at Northwestern (IA)*	Orange City, IA DeValois Stadium	L 20–42
September 27	Central (IA)	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 17–20
October 4	Dubuque	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 15–8
October 11	at William Penn	Oskaloosa, IA	L 10–23
October 18	at Upper Iowa	Fayette, IA	W 22–14
October 25	Simpson (IA)	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 45–14
November 1	Wartburg	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 17–7
November 8	at Luther	Decorah, IA Carlson Stadium	W 27–13
*Non-conference game

1981

The 1981 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 12th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished second in the Iowa Conference.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	at Westmar*	Le Mars, IA	W 34–15
September 19	Northwestern (IA)*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 31–7
September 26	Central (IA)	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 6–22
October 3	at Dubuque	Dubuque, IA Chalmers Field	W 35–11
October 10	William Penn	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 30–7
October 17	Upper Iowa	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 35–6
October 24	at Simpson (IA)	Indianola, IA Neff Field	W 28–10
October 31	at Wartburg	Waverly, IA Schield Stadium	L 13–33
November 7	Luther	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 26–16
*Non-conference game

1982

The 1982 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 13th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 4–5 record (3–4 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished fifth in the Iowa Conference.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	Westmar*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 29–11
September 18	at Northwestern (IA)*	Orange City, IA DeValois Stadium	L 7–44
September 25	Dubuque	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 13–16
October 2	at Central (IA)	Pella, IA Kuyper Stadium	L 10–35
October 9	Wartburg	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 13–27
October 16	at William Penn	Oskaloosa, IA	W 45–3
October 23	Simpson (IA)	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 28–10
October 30	at Luther	Decorah, IA Carlson Stadium	L 9–34
November 6	at Upper Iowa	Fayette, IA	W 30–6
*Non-conference game

1983

1983 Buena Vista Beavers football
Conference	Iowa Conference
Record	6–4 (5–2 Iowa)
Head coach	Al Lewis (interim; 1st season)
Home stadium	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 1st year under interim head coach Al Lewis, the team compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished third in the Iowa Conference.^[4]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 3	Augsburg*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 24–29
September 10	at Westmar*	Le Mars, IA	W 28–0
September 17	Northwestern (IA)*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 24–41
September 24	at Dubuque	Dubuque, IA Chalmers Field	W 31–6
October 1	Central (IA)	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 10–17
October 8	at Wartburg	Waverly, IA Schield Stadium	L 20–48
October 15	William Penn	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 13–12
October 22	at Simpson	Indianola, IA Neff Field	W 23–13
October 29	Luther	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 35–17
November 5	Upper Iowa	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 42–27
*Non-conference game

1984

1984 Buena Vista Beavers football
Conference	Iowa Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 Iowa)
Head coach	Jim Hershberger (14th season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Lewis (21st season)
Home stadium	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium
Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 14th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–2 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for second in the Iowa Conference.^[5]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 1	at Hastings*	Hastings, NE	W 28–7
September 8	Westmar*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 62–7
September 15	at Northwestern (IA)*	Orange City, IA DeValois Stadium	L 0–21
September 29	at Upper Iowa	Fayette, IA	W 56–9
October 6	at Luther	Decorah, IA Carlson Stadium	L 3–13
October 13	Simpson (IA)	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 31–14
October 20	Wartburg	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 20–17
October 27	at Central (IA)	Pella, IA Kuyper Stadium	L 7–35
November 3	Dubuque	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 21–15
November 10	at William Penn	Oskaloosa, IA	W 35–3
*Non-conference game

1985

1985 Buena Vista Beavers football
Conference	Iowa Conference
Record	6–4 (5–2 Iowa)
Head coach	Jim Hershberger (15th season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Lewis (22nd season)
Home stadium	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 15th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for fifth in the Iowa Conference.^[6]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 7	at Westmar*	Le Mars, IA	W 44–28
September 14	Northwestern (IA)*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 21–41
September 21	Dakota State*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 44–0
September 28	Upper Iowa	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 45–7
October 5	Luther	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 14–31
October 12	at Simpson	Indianola, IA Neff Field	L 23–25
October 19	at Wartburg	Waverly, IA Schield Stadium	L 21–47
October 26	Central (IA)	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 7–28
November 2	at Dubuque	Dubuque, IA Chalmers Field	L 10–13*
November 9	William Penn	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 13–9
*Non-conference game

1986

1986 Buena Vista Beavers football
NCAA Division III First Round, L 7–27 vs. Central (IA)
Conference	Iowa Conference
Record	9–2 (7–1 Iowa)
Head coach	Jim Hershberger (16th season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Lewis (23rd season)
Home stadium	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 16th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 9–2 record (7–1 against Iowa Conference opponents), finished second in the Iowa Conference, and made it to the NCAA Division III first round where they lost to Central (IA) 27–7.^[7]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	Westmar*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 30–6
September 13	at Peru State*	Peru, NE Oak Bowl	W 28–11
September 20	at Dubuque	Dubuque, IA Chalmers Field	W 20–6
September 27	Simpson (IA)	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 27–7	750
October 4	William Penn	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 21–10	525
October 11	at Luther	Decorah, IA Carlson Stadium	W 10–0
October 18	at Upper Iowa	Fayette, IA	W 65–8
October 25	Loras	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 22–10	500
November 1	at Wartburg	Waverly, IA Schield Stadium	W 26–21
November 15	Central (IA)	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 14–23	2,200
November 22	Central (IA)*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium (NCAA Division III First Round)	L 0–37
*Non-conference game

1987

1987 Buena Vista Beavers football
Conference	Iowa Conference
Record	5–5 (5–3 Iowa)
Head coach	Jim Hershberger (17th season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Lewis (24th season)
Home stadium	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 17th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 5–5 record (5–3 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished third in the Iowa Conference.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	at Westmar*	Le Mars, IA	L 10–24
September 12	Peru State*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 7–31
September 19	Dubuque	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 16–3
September 26	at Simpson (IA)	Indianola, IA Neff Field	W 13–10
October 3	at William Penn	Oskaloosa, IA	L 25–28
October 10	Luther	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 10–17
October 17	Upper Iowa	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 16–6
October 24	at Loras	Dubuque, IA Rock Bowl	W 19–10
October 31	Wartburg	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 23–13
Novmeber 14	at Central (IA)	Pella, IA Kuyper Stadium	L 15–31
*Non-conference game

1988

1988 Buena Vista Beavers football
Conference	Iowa Conference
Record	7–3 (5–3 Iowa)
Head coach	Jim Hershberger (18th season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Lewis (25th season)
Home stadium	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 18th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–3 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished third in the Iowa Conference.^[9]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 10	at Cornell (IA)*	Mount Vernon, IA Ash Park Stadium	W 45–16
September 17	at Coe*	Cedar Rapids, IA	W 31–6
September 24	Loras	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 34–14
October 1	at Luther	Decorah, IA Carlson Stadium	L 10–12
October 8	at Simpson	Indianola, IA Neff Field	L 7–28
October 15	Wartburg	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 37–6
October 22	at Upper Iowa	Fayette, IA	W 28–7
October 29	Central (IA)	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 19–49
November 5	William Penn	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 49–0
November 12	at Dubuque	Dubuque, IA Chalmers Field	W 36–18
*Non-conference game

1989

1989 Buena Vista Beavers football
Conference	Iowa Conference
Record	5–5 (3–5 Iowa)
Head coach	Jim Hershberger (19th season)
Home stadium	J. Leslie Rollins Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 Buena Vista Beavers football team represented Buena Vista College of Storm Lake, Iowa. In the team's 19th year under head coach Jim Hershberger, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–5 against Iowa Conference opponents) and finished tied for sixth in the Iowa Conference.^[10]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Cornell (IA)*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 36–6
September 16	Coe*	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 56–21	2,500
September 23	at Loras	Dubuque, IA Rock Bowl	L 14–28
September 30	Luther	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 14–31
October 7	Simpson	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	L 14–57
October 14	at Wartburg	Waverly, IA Schield Stadium	L 7–31
October 21	Upper Iowa	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 34–6	500
October 28	at Central (IA)	Pella, IA Kuyper Stadium	L 0–30
November 4	at William Penn	Oskaloosa, IA	W 29–16
November 11	Dubuque	Storm Lake, IA J. Leslie Rollins Stadium	W 59–26	900
*Non-conference game

References

^ "1980 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
^ "1981 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "1982 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "1983 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "1984 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "1985 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "1986 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "1987 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "1988 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ "1989 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

1980 Category:1980s in sports in Iowa Category:College football multi-season team articles

[1] "1980 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 15, 2024.

[2] "1981 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[3] "1982 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[4] "1983 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[5] "1984 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[6] "1985 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[7] "1986 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[8] "1987 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[9] "1988 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[10] "1989 Buena Vista College Football Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

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