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Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils football
First season1911
Athletic director Duey Naatz
Head coach Clayt Birmingham
14th season, 54–75 (.419)
Stadium Don and Nona Williams Stadium
(capacity: 4,500)
Location Menomonie, Wisconsin
NCAA division Division III
Conference Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)
All-time record344–538–33 (.394)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record0–1 (.000)
Conference titles5
ColorsNavy and white [1]
   
Website stoutbluedevils.com

The Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Wisconsin–Stout located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The team competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). The Blue Devils play home games at Don and Nona Williams Stadium in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The stadium opened in 2001 and seats 4,500 people. [2] [3] The team's head coach is Clayt Birmingham, who has served in that position in 2010. [4] [5]

Head coaches

Coach Tenure Record
No coach—club sport 1911 1–1
Earl Quigley 1912–1914 7–8
Parks Bailey 1915–1916 1–7
Student coaches 1917 2–2
No team 1918
George P. Miller 1919–1927 20–27–6
Sylvester E. Paulus 1928–1929 2–10–2
Earl Burbridge 1930–1934 6–26–1
Mush Crawford 1935–1937 1–17–2
Ray C. Johnson 1938-1947 15–29–8
Tony Storti 1948–1951 20–9–2
Jack Wink 1952–1955 6–23–3
Joe Gerlach 1956–1957 4–11–1
Bob Bostwick 1958–1962 12–25–3
Max Sparger 1962–1969 22–38–3
Sten Pierce 1970–1976 19–50
Lyle Eidsness 1977–1979 15–15
Bob Kamish 1980–1985 28–36–1
Rich Lawrence 1986–1992 24–46–1
Ed Meierkort 1993–2003 55–55
Todd Strop 2004–2006 14-15
Duey Naatz 2007–2009 17–13
Clayt Birmingham 2010–present 45–64

Notable players

NFL draftees

Year Round Pick Overall Player Team Position
1967 7 24 183 Dick Erickson Kansas City Chiefs C
1970 13 13 325 Gary Inskeep New York Giants T
1971 12 24 310 Reggie Holmes Minnesota Vikings DB
2002 4 17 115 Tony Beckham Tennessee Titans DB

Other former players

References

  1. ^ "IDENTITY STANDARDS U N I V E R S I T Y ... UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT". Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Don, Nona Williams donate $1 million for stadium". The Chippewa Herald. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. October 9, 2000. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Christena T. (September 3, 2001). "UW-Stout athletic renovations shaping up". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. p. 1B. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Parks, Adams (July 1, 2010). "Devils Hire Birmingham". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. p. 1D. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Parks, Adams (July 1, 2010). "Stout/Birmingham played for Pointers (continued)". Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. p. 4D. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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