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The University of Dubuque football team have won eight Iowa Conference Championships in football, most recently in 2015 (undefeated IIAC season 7-0, first since 1979) and 2011 for head coach Stan Zweifel. The Spartans have finished in the top half of the league seven times in the past nine seasons. The Spartans pride themselves in competing in the classroom as well as on the field. The Spartans academic excellence is shown with all of the Academic All-Iowa Conference Honorees, Capital One®/CoSIDA Academic All-America Honorees, and National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes earned the past few years.
The Spartans are proud to have had four semifinalists and one finalist in the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist, which is often referred as the "Academic Heisman" award in the past six years. The 2011 Gagliardi Trophy (Division III Heisman Award) also resides at the University of Dubuque in the Chlapaty Recreation and Wellness Center for recipient Michael Zweifel.
Michael Zweifel (wide receiver) was invited to the NFL's Green Bay Packers Rookie Camp in 2012 and played after college with the Vienna Vikings in Europe. In 2016, Dominique Ravenell was invited to the Minnesta Vikings Rookie Camp. In 2015 Darren Myles was invited to the Minnesota Vikings Rookie Camp as a safety and Tyler Rutenbeck (wide receiver) was a free agent signing for the Washington Redskins and was also signed a free agent contract to the Indianapolis Colts in 2015. Wyatt Hanus was a quarterback invited to the Minnesota Vikings Rookie Camp in 2013. Daunte Peterson was a Buffalo Bills Rookie Camp Invitee and played for the Rhein Fire in NFL Europa in 2006.
The Spartans play under the lights of Chalmers Field, an EcoTurf surface with a video board displaying animations, live shots, and slow motion replays of the Spartans throughout the game. The Spartans held the first ever "Live" Iowa Conference football broadcast on KCRG (ABC-affiliate) in 2011. In January of 2014, UD opened the Veterans Memorial Training Center (VMTC). The VMTC is an indoor practice facility 180 feet by 210 feet with a 60 yard artificial grass surface area utilized by various sports and intramurals.
The passionate coaching staff will push you to work hard in and out of the classroom. Become a more complete student-athlete over your collegiate career as Coach Zweifel and his staff help you become a better person and prepare you for life after graduation. UD offers many opportunities for you to volunteer helping at-risk students, for example, as you participate in UD football community service projects.
The Spartans are proud to have had four semifinalists and one finalist in the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist, which is often referred as the "Academic Heisman" award in the past six years. The 2011 Gagliardi Trophy (Division III Heisman Award) also resides at the University of Dubuque in the Chlapaty Recreation and Wellness Center for recipient Michael Zweifel.
Michael Zweifel (wide receiver) was invited to the NFL's Green Bay Packers Rookie Camp in 2012 and played after college with the Vienna Vikings in Europe. In 2016, Dominique Ravenell was invited to the Minnesta Vikings Rookie Camp. In 2015 Darren Myles was invited to the Minnesota Vikings Rookie Camp as a safety and Tyler Rutenbeck (wide receiver) was a free agent signing for the Washington Redskins and was also signed a free agent contract to the Indianapolis Colts in 2015. Wyatt Hanus was a quarterback invited to the Minnesota Vikings Rookie Camp in 2013. Daunte Peterson was a Buffalo Bills Rookie Camp Invitee and played for the Rhein Fire in NFL Europa in 2006.
The Spartans play under the lights of Chalmers Field, an EcoTurf surface with a video board displaying animations, live shots, and slow motion replays of the Spartans throughout the game. The Spartans held the first ever "Live" Iowa Conference football broadcast on KCRG (ABC-affiliate) in 2011. In January of 2014, UD opened the Veterans Memorial Training Center (VMTC). The VMTC is an indoor practice facility 180 feet by 210 feet with a 60 yard artificial grass surface area utilized by various sports and intramurals.
The passionate coaching staff will push you to work hard in and out of the classroom. Become a more complete student-athlete over your collegiate career as Coach Zweifel and his staff help you become a better person and prepare you for life after graduation. UD offers many opportunities for you to volunteer helping at-risk students, for example, as you participate in UD football community service projects.