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| Eureka Red Devils football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1891 |
| Athletic director | Sara Shaw |
| Head coach | Randy Starks 2nd season, 0–10 (.000) |
| Stadium | Pete FioRito Stadium (capacity: 2,500) |
| Field | McKinzie Field |
| Year built | 1930 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Eureka, Illinois |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | NACC |
| Past conferences | UMAC SLIAC IBFC NAIA Division II independent Gateway NAIA independent PCC Independent IIAC |
| All-time record | 337–605–39 (.363) |
| Playoff appearances | 4 |
| Playoff record | 0–4 |
| Conference titles | 4 |
| Colors | Maroon and gold[1] |
| Mascot | Red Devils |
| Website | eurekareddevils.com |
The Eureka Red Devils football team represents Eureka College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Red Devils are members of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC), fielding its team in the NACC since 2018. The Red Devils play their home games at the Pete FioRito Stadium in Eureka, Illinois.[2]
Their head coach is Randy Starks, who took over the position in 2024.
| 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] | ||||
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | 1891–1893; 1895–1902 | 64 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0.523 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | George Dygert | 1894 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.688 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | No coach | 1913–1914 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.308 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Thomas O'Neal | 1915–1916 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | George H. Pritchard | 1917–1919 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0.417 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Eugene L. Dersnah | 1920 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.688 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Ralph McKinzie | 1921–1937 | 126 | 36 | 80 | 10 | 0.325 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | O. A. Hankner | 1938 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.143 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Harold Ave | 1939–1942 | 29 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0.241 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Harold Barrow | 1946–1948 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0.450 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | Paul LaVinn | 1949–1951 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0.205 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Spud Owen | 1952–1955 | 29 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0.259 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Leo Traister | 1956–1966 | 79 | 11 | 62 | 6 | 0.177 | 0 | 19 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | John Dooley | 1967–1968 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0.219 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Ray Urban | 1969–1973 | 42 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0.357 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Tom Hosier | 1974–1978 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0.500 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 17 | Warner McCollum | 1979–1989 | 100 | 26 | 71 | 3 | 0.275 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 0.365 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | John Tully | 1990–1994 | 52 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0.596 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0.645 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 19 | Nicholas Fletcher | 1995–1999 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0.551 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 20 | Darrell Crouch | 2000–2004 | 50 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0.180 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0.200 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Daniel Sullivan[6] | 2005–2008 | 35 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0.143 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0.167 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | Matthew Smiley[7] | 2008 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 23 | Kurt Barth[8] | 2009–2023 | 147 | 70 | 77 | 0 | 0.476 | 55 | 58 | 0 | 0.505 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | – | – |
| 24 | Randy Starks | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Eureka Red Devils | ||||||||||||||
| 1891 | 1891 | Unknown | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1892 | 1892 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1893 | 1893 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1894 | 1894 | George Dygert | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1895 | 1895 | Unknown | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1896 | 1896 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1897 | 1897 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1898 | 1898 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1899 | 1899 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1900 | 1900 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1901 | 1901 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1902 | 1902 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team from 1903 to 1912 | ||||||||||||||
| 1913 | 1913 | No coach | NCAA | — | — | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1914 | 1914 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1915 | 1915 | Thomas O'Neal | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1916 | 1916 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1917 | 1917 | George H. Pritchard | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1918 | 1918 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1919 | 1919 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | Eugene L. Dersnah | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1921 | 1921 | Ralph McKinzie | IIAC | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1923 | 1923 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1924 | 1924 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1925 | 1925 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1931 | 1931 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1932 | 1932 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1938 | 1938 | O. A. Hankner | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1939 | 1939 | Harold Ave | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1942 | 1942 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| No team from 1943 to 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | Harold Barrow | NCAA | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1947 | 1947 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1949 | 1949 | Paul LaVinn | Independent | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1952 | 1952 | Spud Owen | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1953 | 1953 | PCC | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 1 | 6 | 1 | T–3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | Leo Traister | NAIA | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1957 | 1957 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1958 | 1958 | Independent | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1959 | 1959 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1962 | 1962 | Gateway | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | John Dooley | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1968 | 1968 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | Ray Urban | 1 | 7 | 0 | T–3rd | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1970 | 1970 | Division II | Independent | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1974 | 1974 | Tom Hosier | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | 1976 | IBFC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1977 | 1977 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | 1979 | Warner McCollum | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | 1980 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 3 | 5 | 1 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | John Tully | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | L NAIA Division II First Round | 3 | ||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Division II First Round | — | |||||
| 1995 | 1995 | Nicholas Fletcher | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | Conference champion | — | |||
| 1996 | 1996 | NCAA | Division III | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | 1997 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | 2000 | Darrell Crouch | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | Daniel Sullivan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2006 | 2006 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008 | Daniel Sullivan / Matthew Smiley | SLIAC | 4 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | 2009 | Kurt Barth | UMAC | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3rd (South) | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | 2010 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | – | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | NACC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 1 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | – | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | — | ||||
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T–4th | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | Randy Starks | ||||||||||||
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