The Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils football program is the intercollegiate

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team for the

University of Wisconsin–Stout The University of Wisconsin–Stout (UW–Stout or Stout) is a public university in Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States. The Institute of technology, polytechnic university of the University of Wisconsin System, it enrolls more than 6,900 stude ...

located in the U.S. state of

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. The team competes at the

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level as a member of the

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(WIAC). The Blue Devils play home games at

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. The stadium opened in 2001 and seats 4,500 people. The team's head coach is Clayt Birmingham, who has served in that position in 2010.

Head coaches

Championships

Conference championships

Wisconsin–Stout has won the

(WIAC) championship 5 times. † Co-champions

Undefeated regular seasons

Wisconsin–Stout has completed the regular season undefeated twice, once in 1921, and again in 2000 before losing in the playoffs.

Postseason

NCAA Division III playoffs

Bowl games

Ranked teams

Starting in 1999 the American Football Coaches Association ( AFCA) began publishing rankings for Division III football. In 2003, D3football.com started publishing its own rankings for Division III football. Since the inception of both polls, Wisconsin–Stout has been ranked one time in the AFCA Coaches Poll and has never been ranked in the D3football.com poll to end the season. Additionally, while not being ranked in the Top 25 to end the season, the Blue Devils have received votes (RV) three times in the AFCA Coaches Poll, and twice in the D3football.com poll.

Border Battle

From 1984 to 2000 the

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, home to the

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and

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, hosted games in November between WIAC teams and

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(NSIC) teams at the NCAA Division II level in what came to be known as the "Border Battle". The Blue Devils played at the Metrodome six times, and had a 3–3 record.

Notable players

NFL draftees

Other former players

* Frank Haege *

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* Bob McRoberts * Bob Raczek

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils football American football teams established in 1911 1911 establishments in Wisconsin