Buena Vista Beavers
American RiversStorm Lake, IAJ. Leslie Rollins Stadium
2026: 1–5 (0–3 American Rivers). Last: lost to Coe 42–9 at home. Next: at Central College, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- L 14–41Benedictine (IL)
- W 26–14at Lawrence
- L 28–30at Minnesota Morris
- L 20–51Simpson (IA)
- L 14–72at Wartburg
- L 9–42Coe
- Oct 24at Central College
- Oct 31Dubuque
- Nov 7at Loras
- Nov 14Nebraska Wesleyan
Buena Vista has played football since at least 1904 and is 12–35 in the 47 games on record. This season, they’re 1–5.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 12–35 .255; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 845
- Seasons
- 6 since 1904, 47 games
2026 season 1–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsBenedictine (IL) | L 14–41 | 39% |
| Sep 12 | atLawrence | W 26–14 | 56% |
| Sep 19 | atMinnesota Morris | L 28–30 | 48% |
| Oct 3 | vsSimpson (IA) | L 20–51 | 44% |
| Oct 10 | atWartburg | L 14–72 | 9% |
| Oct 17 | vsCoe | L 9–42 | 20% |
| Oct 24 | atCentral College | Preview | 15% |
| Oct 31 | vsDubuque | Preview | 24% |
| Nov 7 | atLoras | Preview | 29% |
| Nov 14 | vsNebraska Wesleyan | Preview | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1904
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Wartburg
0–5 in 5
Lost the last five.
- Coe
0–5 in 5
Lost the last five.
- Simpson (IA)
1–4 in 5
Lost the last four.
| Opponent | Games | BVU record |
|---|---|---|
| Wartburg | 5 | 0–5 |
| Coe | 5 | 0–5 |
| Simpson (IA) | 5 | 1–4 |
Every opponent (15)
Every program Buena Vista has played, A to Z, with Buena Vista’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Benedictine (IL) 0–3
- Central College 0–4
- Coe 0–5
- Drake 0–1
- Dubuque 0–4
- Gustavus Adolphus 0–2
- Lakeland 1–1
- Lawrence 1–0
- Loras 1–3
- Luther 4–0
- Minnesota Morris 0–1
- Nebraska Wesleyan 3–1
- Simpson (IA) 1–4
- Wartburg 0–5
- Wisconsin Lutheran 1–1
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 845 | ||||
| 2025 | 3–7 | 2–6 | 863 | ||||
| 2024 | 2–8 | 2–6 | 852 | ||||
| 2023 | 2–8 | 2–6 | 888 | ||||
| 2022 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 1028 | ||||
| 1904few games on file | 0–1 | 1195 |
No season on file for 1905–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 6 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.