Dubuque Spartans
American RiversDubuque, IAChalmers Field
2026: 4–2 (3–0 American Rivers). Last: won at Simpson (IA) 56–27. Next: Wartburg, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- L 20–34Wisconsin Stout
- L 0–59at Wisconsin Platteville
- W 35–28McMurry
- W 35–13at Central College
- W 44–22Nebraska Wesleyan
- W 56–27at Simpson (IA)
- Oct 24Wartburg
- Oct 31at Buena Vista
- Nov 7at Coe
- Nov 14Loras
Dubuque has played football since at least 1919 and is 26–24 in the 50 games on record. This season, they’re 4–2.
On this date in 2024Dubuque beat Loras 49–42 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 26–24 .520; 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
- 1100
- Seasons
- 9 since 1919, 50 games
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsWisconsin Stout | L 20–34 | 46% |
| Sep 12 | atWisconsin Platteville | L 0–59 | 16% |
| Sep 26 | vsMcMurry | W 35–28 | 39% |
| Oct 3 | atCentral College | W 35–13 | 23% |
| Oct 10 | vsNebraska Wesleyan | W 44–22 | 81% |
| Oct 17 | atSimpson (IA) | W 56–27 | 43% |
| Oct 24 | vsWartburg | Preview | 40% |
| Oct 31 | atBuena Vista | Preview | 76% |
| Nov 7 | atCoe | Preview | 34% |
| Nov 14 | vsLoras | Preview | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1919
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Coe
2–3 in 5
Lost the last three.
Next: Nov 7
- Nebraska Wesleyan
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
- Simpson (IA)
4–1 in 5
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | DBQ record |
|---|---|---|
| Coe | 5 | 2–3 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 5 | 5–0 |
| Simpson (IA) | 5 | 4–1 |
| Central College | 5 | 1–4 |
Every opponent (18)
Every program Dubuque has played, A to Z, with Dubuque’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Aurora 0–1
- Buena Vista 4–0
- Central College 1–4
- Coe 2–3
- Grinnell 1–0
- Iowa State 0–1
- Loras 4–0
- Luther 4–0
- Marietta 0–1
- McMurry 1–0
- Nebraska Wesleyan 5–0
- Saint Louis 0–1
- Simpson (IA) 4–1
- Wartburg 0–4
- Wisconsin La Crosse 0–1
- Wisconsin Platteville 0–4
- Wisconsin Stout 0–2
- Wittenberg 0–1
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1100 | ||||
| 2025 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 1008 | ||||
| 2024 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 1090 | ||||
| 2023 | 5–5 | 5–3 | 1122 | ||||
| 2022 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 1173 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–0 | 1215 | |||||
| 1949 | 0–1 | 1193 | |||||
| 1948 | 0–1 | 1209 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 1–0 | 1233 |
No season on file for 1920–47, 1950–2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 9 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.