Football Year-by-Year Champions / Major Awards

All-Conference Teams
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2006  |  2005  |  2004  |  2003  |  2002  |  2001  |  Pre-2001 
*All-Conference team not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   
Year Conference Champion(s) Most Valuable Player(s) Rookie of the Year Coach(es) of the Year
1923 Simpson Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1924 Simpson Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1925 Simpson Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
Upper Iowa
1926 Parsons Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1927 Iowa St. Teachers Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1928 Iowa St. Teachers Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1929 Iowa Wesleyan Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1930 Iowa Wesleyan Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
William Penn
1931 Simpson Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1932 Luther Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1933 Simpson Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1934 Simpson Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1935 Luther Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1936 Parsons Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1937 Upper Iowa Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
St. Ambrose
1938 Luther Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1939 Central Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
Upper Iowa
1940 Dubuque Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1941 Luther Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1942 Dubuque Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1943 No champions Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1944 No champions Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1945 Central Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1946 Central Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
Upper Iowa
1947 Upper Iowa Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1948 Dubuque Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
Upper Iowa
1949 Simpson Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1950 St. Ambrose Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1951 St. Ambrose Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1952 Buena Vista Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1953 Iowa Wesleyan Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1954 Luther Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1955 Parsons Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1956 Central Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1957 Luther Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1958 Wartburg Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1959 Wartburg Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1960 Luther Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
Parsons
1961 Parsons Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1962 Parsons Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1963 Luther Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1964 Central Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
Upper Iowa 
1965 Central Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1966 Central Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1967 Central Not Awarded  Not Awarded 
1968 Wartburg Murray McMurray (Wartburg) Lee Bondhus (Wartburg)
1969 Simpson Connie Hellerich, LB, Wartburg John Sullivan (Simpson)
1970 Luther Vern Den Herder (Central) Edsel Schweizer (Luther)
1971 Luther Bernie Peeters (Luther) Edsel Schweizer (Luther)
Jim Hershberger (Buena Vista)
1972 Buena Vista Dave Dolan (Buena Vista) Maury Waugh (Dubuque)
William Penn
1973 Buena Vista Charlie Mulligan (Buena Vista) Jim Hershberger (Buena Vista)
1974 Central Al Dorenkamp (Central) Ron Schipper (Central)
1975 William Penn Jeff Parsons (William Penn) Ron Randleman (Wm. Penn)
1976 William Penn Mike Mitchell (William Penn) Jim Hershberger (Buena Vista)
1977 Central Don Taylor (Central) Ron Schipper (Central)
1978 Buena Vista Rollie Wiebers (Buena Vista) Bob Naslund (Luther)
Central Ron Schipper (Central)
Dubuque
Luther
1979 Dubuque Rick Steil (Dubuque) Don Birmingham (Dubuque)
1980 Dubuque Mike Woodhouse (Luther) Don Birmingham (Dubuque)
1981 Central Bruce Wendt (Central) Ron Schipper (Central)
1982 Wartburg Mike Ward (Wartburg) Don Canfield (Wartburg)
1983 Central Scott Fritz (Wartburg) Don Canfield (Wartburg)
Wartburg Jim Hershberger (Buena Vista)
Ron Schipper (Central)
1984 Central Gary Walljasper (Wartburg) Ron Schipper (Central)
1985 Central Rich Thomas (Central) Ron Schipper (Central)
1986 Central Paul Hefty (Luther) Jim Hershberger (Buena Vista)
Darryl Kosut (William Penn)
1987 Central Jim Higley (Buena Vista) Don Turner (Dubuque)
1988 Simpson Mike Stumberg (Central) Jim Williams (Simpson)
1989 Central Ricky Gales (Simpson) Ron Schipper (Central)
1990 Central Ron Saak (Central) Ron Schipper (Central)
1991 Simpson Rich Kacmarynski (Central) Jim Williams (Simpson)
1992 Central Jeff Roth (Upper Iowa) Paul Rudolph (Upper Iowa)
1993 Wartburg Kendall Griffin (Loras) Bob Nielson (Wartburg)
1994 Central Mark Kacmarynski (Central) Ron Schipper (Central)
1995 Central Vince Penningroth (Wartburg) Ron Schipper (Central)
1996 Simpson Brad Jorgensen (Simpson) Jim Williams (Simpson)
1997 Simpson Brad Jorgensen (Simpson) Jim Williams (Simpson)
1998 Central Guy Leman (Simpson) Rich Kacmarynski (Central)
1999 Wartburg Matt Wheeler (Wartburg) Rick Willis (Wartburg)
2000 Central Jeff Sanger (Central) Rich Kacmarynski (Central)
2001 Central Fredrick Jackson (Coe) Steve Miller (Cornell)
2002 Central Fredrick Jackson (Coe) Erik Raeburn (Coe)
Coe
Wartburg
2003 Wartburg Mike Donnenwerth (Simpson) Jay Niemann (Simpson)
2004 Coe Joe Brannen (Coe) Steve Osterberger (Buena Vista)
Wartburg
2005 Central Vance Schuring (Central) Jeff McMartin (Central)
Coe
2006 Central Vance Schuring (Central) Jeff McMartin (Central)
2007 Central Tim Connell (Central) Jeff McMartin (Central)
2008 Wartburg Alex McGrew (Loras) Jay Anderson (Buena Vista)
2009 Central Brad Boyle (Coe) Steve Staker (Coe)
2010 Wartburg O: Brad Boyle (Coe) Rick Willis (Wartburg)
D: Shane Wong (Central)
2011
Dubuque O: Michael Zweifel (Dubuque) Stan Zweifel (Dubuque)
D: Kyle McGivney (Luther)
2012 Coe O: Wyatt Hanus (Dubuque) Steve Staker (Coe)
D: Frank Weymiller (Coe)
2013 Wartburg O: Taylor Nelson (Simpson) Rick Willis (Wartburg)
D: Danny Samson (Central)
2014 Wartburg O: Logan Schrader (Wartburg) Rick Willis (Wartburg)
D: Spencer Capitani (Wartburg)
2015 Dubuque O: Logan Schrader (Wartburg) Stan Zweifel (Dubuque)
D: Blaine Snitker (Dubuque)
2016 Coe O: Trevor Heitland (Coe) Tyler Staker (Coe)
D: Dylan Stepleton (Coe)
2017 Wartburg O: Matt Sacia (Wartburg) Rick Willis (Wartburg)
D: Michael Joseph (Dubuque)
2018 Wartburg O: Matt Sacia (Wartburg) Matt Jeter (Simpson)
D: Michael Connor (Simpson)
2019 Central
Wartburg		 O: Blaine Hawkins (Central) Jeff McMartin (Central)
D: Logan Rickard (Coe)
2020 **No season due to COVID-19 pandemic**
2021 Central O: Blaine Hawkins (Central) Jeff McMartin (Central)
D: Blade Durbala (Central)
2022 Wartburg O: Hunter Clasen (Wartburg)
D: Owen Grover (Wartburg)		 Chris Winter (Wartburg)
2023 Wartburg O: Hunter Clasen (Wartburg)
D: Owen Grover (Wartburg)		 Chris Winter (Wartburg)
2024 Wartburg O: Trenton Barnes (Coe)
D: Parker Rochford (Wartburg)		 Noah Cracraft (Simpson) Chris Winter (Wartburg)
2025 Wartburg O:
D: