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* ”’Final season of competition:”’ 2022, prior to the college’s closure in&nbsp;2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Presentation College to close campus after summer session |url=https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2023/01/17/presentation-college-close-campus-after-summer-session/ |work=Dakota News Now |date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=November 6, 2025}}</ref>

* ”’Final season of competition:”’ 2022, prior to the college’s closure in&nbsp;2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Presentation College to close campus after summer session |url=https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2023/01/17/presentation-college-close-campus-after-summer-session/ |work=Dakota News Now |date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=November 6, 2025}}</ref>

* ”’Last program win:”’ October 29, 2022 vs. [[Mayville State University]] – W, 21–0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Presentation College Football Schedule/Results |url=https://playnorthstar.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=2042 |website=North Star Athletic Association |access-date=November 6, 2025}}</ref>

* ”’Last program win:”’ October 29, 2022 vs. [[Mayville State University]] – W, 21–0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Presentation College Football Schedule/Results |url=https://playnorthstar.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=2042 |website=North Star Athletic Association |access-date=November 6, 2025}}</ref>

==All-Americans==

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! Year !! Player !! Position !! Honor

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| 2016 || [[Jeff Branch (American football)|Jeff Branch]] || Defensive Line || 1st Team NAIA All-American

|}

==Program conclusion==

==Program conclusion==

Latest revision as of 17:48, 12 November 2025

Defunct college football team

The Presentation Saints football team represented Presentation College in college football from 2011 through 2022. The program competed initially at the NCAA Division III level before transitioning to the NAIA, where it was a charter member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA). The Saints played home games at Clark Swisher Field (renamed Golden Eagle Field in 2022) in Aberdeen, South Dakota.[1][2]

Presentation College announced in January 2023 that it would cease educational operations after the summer 2023 term, following its final football season in fall 2022.[3][4]

In February 2010, Presentation announced plans to add football, targeting a 2011 kickoff.[5] Former Southwest Minnesota State assistant coach Andy Carr was hired in 2010 as the Saints’ first head coach to build the startup program.[6][7]

Presentation played its inaugural season in 2011 as a member of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) at the NCAA Division III level, earning its first win on October 1, 2011 (28–6 vs. Martin Luther).[8] The Saints later moved to the NAIA as a charter member of the NSAA beginning with the 2013–14 academic year.

Home games were played at Clark Swisher Field (capacity ~6,000) in Aberdeen, shared with Northern State University and local high schools. The venue was officially renamed Golden Eagle Field by the Aberdeen School Board in 2022.[9][10]

Conference affiliations

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Over its 12 seasons of competition, Presentation College was led by three head coaches. Records below reflect official totals during the program’s history.

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]

All head coaches (2011–2022)

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Year-by-year results

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Program discontinued Winning season (≥ .500)
Season Head coach Association Conference W L T Pct
Presentation Saints football
2011 Andy Carr NCAA Division III UMAC 3 7 0 .300
2012 Andy Carr NCAA Division III Independent 2 8 0 .200
2013 Andy Carr NAIA NSAA 5 5 0 .500
2014 Andy Carr NAIA NSAA 6 4 0 .600
2015 Andy Carr NAIA NSAA 4 6 0 .400
2016 Andy Carr NAIA NSAA 7 3 0 .700
2017 Chuck Miesbauer NAIA NSAA 4 6 0 .400
2018 Chuck Miesbauer NAIA NSAA 4 6 0 .400
2019 Steve Heimann NAIA NSAA 1 9 0 .100
2020 Steve Heimann NAIA NSAA 0 10 0 .000
2021 Steve Heimann NAIA NSAA 0 11 0 .000
2022 Steve Heimann NAIA NSAA 3 8 0 .273
Program totals (2011–2022): 39–83 (.320)

All-time records compiled from Presentation College athletic archives and NAIA statistics.

Notable milestones throughout the Saints’ football history include:

Year Player Position Honor
2016 Jeff Branch Defensive Line 1st Team NAIA All-American

Presentation College announced in January 2023 that it would close after the 2023 summer term; athletics, including football, ceased with the 2022–23 year.[19][20]

  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.[11]
  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.[12]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[13]
  1. ^ “Swisher Field – Facilities”. Northern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  2. ^ “Football, track at Central High School know Brownell Activities Complex”. Aberdeen American News. March 29, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  3. ^ “Presentation College plans to close after summer term in August 2023”. Higher Ed Dive. January 18, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  4. ^ “Presentation College to close campus after summer session”. Dakota News Now. January 17, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  5. ^ “Presentation well on its way to fielding a football team in 2011”. UMAC Athletics. February 11, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  6. ^ “Andy Carr resigns to become Presentation head coach”. SMSU Athletics. April 29, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  7. ^ “Presentation College joins D-III, begins preparations for football in 2011”. The Daily Orange. October 20, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  8. ^ “Presentation College notches first win in program history”. National Football Foundation. October 5, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  9. ^ “Swisher Field – Facilities”. Northern State University Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  10. ^ “Football, track at Central High School know Brownell Activities Complex”. Aberdeen American News. March 29, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ “Presentation College 2011 Season (results)”. Bisonville Football Fan Guide. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  15. ^ “Presentation College notches first win in program history”. National Football Foundation. October 5, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  16. ^ “2016 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 8 (October 31)”. NAIA. October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  17. ^ “Presentation College to close campus after summer session”. Dakota News Now. January 17, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  18. ^ “2022 Presentation College Football Schedule/Results”. North Star Athletic Association. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  19. ^ “Presentation College plans to close after summer term in August 2023”. Higher Ed Dive. January 18, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  20. ^ “Presentation College to close campus after summer session”. Dakota News Now. January 17, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2025.

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