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The University of Dubuque football team returns from a 2011 season where they qualified for the NCAA Championships. The Spartans are even more proud of the fact they earned 16 Academic All-Iowa Conference Honorees, four Capital One® Academic All-America Honorees, a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist, and the 2011 Gagliardi Trophy Winner (Division III Heisman Award).

The Spartans play under the lights of Chalmers Field, an EcoTurf surface with one of the area's largest video boards displaying animations, live shots, and slow motion replays of the Spartans throughout the game. The Spartans held the first ever "Live" Iowa Conference football broadcast on KCRG (ABC-affiliate) in 2011.

The passionate coaching staff will push you to work hard in and out of the classroom. Become a more complete student-athlete over your collegiate career as Coach Zweifel and his staff help you become a better person and prepare you for life after graduation. UD offers many opportunities for you to volunteer helping at-risk students, for example, as you participate in UD football community service projects.

 

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Six Spartans Named NFF Hampshire Society Members

The University of Dubuque was honored to have six student-athletes earn 2013 NFF Hampshire Honor Society accolades. The Spartans earning honors include: Ian Cooper, Wyatt Hanus, Miles Hookstead, Trevor Runkle, Malcolm Stewart, and Stephan Vassalotti. The Iowa Conference was represented by 26 student-athletes from University of Dubuque, Central College, Luther College, Simpson College and Wartburg College.

Hanus Set to Participate in Vikings Rookie Minicamp

University of Dubuque senior quarterback Wyatt Hanus has been invited to participate in the Minnesota Vikings Rookie Minicamp. Hanus, the 2012 Iowa Conference Offensive MVP and Gagliardi Trophy finalist, will attend the Rookie Minicamp May 3rd through May 5th in Eden Prairie, Minn.

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2012 Football Team

Name Position Event Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Malcolm Stewart DB 6-2 190 Senior Dubuque, Iowa
2 Trevor Runkle LB 6-1 225 Senior Dodgeville, Wis.
3 Wyatt Hanus QB 6-4 220 Senior Traer, Iowa
4 Anthony Losasso LB 6-0 190 Senior Bettendorf, Iowa
5 Noah Evans DB 6-0 195 Junior Marion, Iowa
6 Matthew Levin QB 5-9 185 Junior Madisonville, Ky.
7 Donessa Sweet DB 6-1 195 Freshman East Troy, Wis.
10 Logan Kunzie QB 6-3 180 Junior Woodstock, Ill.
10 Bryant Welch WR 5-10 155 Freshman Romeoville, Ill.
11 Reginald Richter QB 6-3 195 Freshman Waukegan, Ill.
11 Brendan Mispagel LB 6-2 180 Freshman Yorkville, Ill.
12 Zach Fry QB 6-4 230 Junior Milton, Wis.
12 Oscar White WR 6-1 185 Freshman River Falls, Wis.
13 Shaun Grewal WR 5-9 155 Sophomore Bakersfield, Calif.
14 Jeff Moise DB 5-9 175 Senior Loxahatchee, Fla.
15 Bryan Miller WR 5-10 183 Freshman Chatham, Va.
15 Marcus Boothe RB 5-5 168 Freshman Montford, Wis.
17 Ian Cooper WR 6-4 225 Senior Orion, Ill.
18 Sean Anderson WR 5-9 185 Junior Yorkville, Ill.
20 Kyle Acker RB 5-10 190 Junior Waunakee, Wis.
21 Dylan Ramsey DB 5-7 165 Sophomore Urbana, Iowa
22 Lee Jones TE 6-3 235 Sophomore Fairbanks, Alaska
23 Everett Schwer RB 6-2 188 Freshman Fennimore, Wis.
24 Dakota Runde RB 5-10 195 Sophomore Lancaster, Wis.
24 D.J. King DB 6-0 185 Freshman Willowbrook, Ill.
25 Mitchell Mahmens DB 5-9 175 Senior Marion, Iowa
26 Daniel King RB 5-10 180 Freshman Belvidere, Ill.
27 Trevor Stauner LB 6-1 215 Freshman Milwaukee, Wis.
28 Chris Sanders RB 5-11 198 Junior Bettendorf, Iowa
29 Brock Haas FB 5-8 215 Junior Dubuque, Iowa
31 Dustin Sorrentino LB 5-10 205 Junior Walworth, Wis.
33 Todd McCormick DB 5-9 195 Senior North Pole, Alaska
34 Jacob Ricketts LB 5-9 200 Freshman Rochelle, Ill.
35 Vincent Whipple DB 5-10 185 Sophomore Eagle Grove, Iowa
36 Dylan Hastings LB 5-8 175 Freshman Lena, Ill.
38 Andrew Drummond K 6-2 210 Freshman Joliet, Ill.
39 Caleb Vogel DB 5-9 175 Senior Marion, Iowa
40 Kyle Schiedemeyer LB 6-0 200 Freshman Sussex, Wis.
41 Douglas Lillibridge K 6-2 195 Senior Byron, Ill.
44 James McHugh LB 5-11 190 Sophomore Oswego, Ill.
45 Austin Hughes LB 6-1 230 Junior Preston, Iowa
48 Blaine Snitker LB 6-0 220 Freshman Waukon, Iowa
50 Curtis Prull K 6-3 240 Sophomore Monticello, Iowa
52 Lucas Walzak K 6-1 230 Freshman Carroll Stream, Ill.
53 Benjamin DeLange OL 6-0 245 Freshman Plainfield, Ill.
55 Eric Peterson DL 6-4 255 Sophomore Chicago Heights, Ill.
56 Brian Ballard DB 6-0 205 Freshman Maywood, Ill.
57 Zachary Marotta DL 6-0 225 Freshman Wayne, Ill.
57 Lucas Kahl OL 6-2 280 Freshman Walworth, Wis.
59 Tyson Carter OL/LS 6-0 230 Junior Port Elgin, Ontario
60 Marice Hill Jr. DL 6-1 260 Senior Chicago, Ill.
61 Tanner Bronkema OL 6-4 265 Freshman Forreston, Ill.
62 Austin Hatzinger OL 6-3 290 Junior DeForest, Wis.
62 Alex Vendegna DL 6-2 240 Freshman Marengo, Ill.
63 Michael Murphy OL 6-2 280 Sophomore Spring Green, Wis.
64 Tevan Campbell OL 6-5 280 Freshman Savanna, Ill.
65 Tyler Santeler OL 6-2 240 Freshman Walworth, Wis.
66 Colton Russell OL 6-4 245 Freshman Davis, Ill.
67 Gustavo Zavala OL 6-0 280 Sophomore Cambria, Wis.
68 William Shumar OL 6-0 255 Sophomore Wickliffe, Ohio
69 Macauley Mahmens DL 6-3 290 Sophomore Marion, Iowa
70 Chris Scott OL 6-2 300 Sophomore Forreston, Ill.
70 Jerrid Gift OL 6-2 255 Freshman Lena, Ill.
71 Stephen Vassalotti DL 5-11 245 Senior Cross Plains, Wis.
72 Skylar Boyer DL 6-1 275 Freshman Davis, Ill.
73 Malachi Ward DL 6-1 275 Freshman Brown Deer, Wis.
72 Devin McDonough OL 5-10 240 Freshman Round Lake Beach, Ill.
75 Richard Skaife OL 6-2 240 Senior DeForest, Wis.
76 Jake Naylor OL 6-4 290 Sophomore Millbrook, Ala
76 Marlon Parr DL 6-3 208 Freshman Milwaukee, Wis.
77 Travis Stefanowski OL 6-3 260 Junior Lake Villa, Ill.
78 Noah Kachelski DL 6-6 220 Sophomore Verona, Wis.
79 Matthew Yates DL 6-3 205 Freshman Hammond, Ind.
81 Tyler Dobratz WR 6-3 220 Sophomore Edgerton, Wis.
81 Daniel Francis WR 6-1 170 Freshman Peotone, Ill.
82 Josh Anttila WR 6-0 195 Freshman Antioch, Ill.
83 Gabriel Lumas WR 5-9 170 Freshman Kingman, Ariz.
84 Chris Bagley WR 6-4 195 Freshman Oswego, Ill.
84 Josh Arns TE 6-1 207 Freshman Sandwich, Ill.
85 Miles Hookstead TE 6-5 250 Senior Whitewater, Wis.
88 Tyler Rutenbeck WR 6-2 177 Junior Maquoketa, Iowa
90 Nathan Pomorin TE 6-1 210 Sophomore Lindenhurst, Ill.
92 Desmond Tisdale LB 5-7 186 Freshman Baltimore, Md.
96 Andrew Mariotti DL 6-3 235 Freshman Geneva, Ill.
98 Ryan Arnold DL 5-11 280 Junior Kenosha, Wis.
99 Cyrus Biah DL 6-0 195 Freshman Cedar Rapids, Iowa
99 Daniel Cassidy TE 6-2 200 Freshman South Elgin, Ill.
51 Josh Taylor LB 5-11 185 Sophomore Odessa, Texas
56 Ryan Arensdorf OL 6-0 280 Sophomore Dubuque, Iowa

Schedule

 2012 Schedule/Results

Date Opponent Location Time/Score
Saturday, September 01, 2012 vs Augustana College Dubuque, Iowa W, 39-21
Saturday, September 08, 2012 at UW-Platteville Platteville, Wis. L, 35-52
Saturday, September 15, 2012 vs UW-Stevens Point Dubuque, Iowa L, 14-55
Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Central College Pella, Iowa L, 24-31
Saturday, October 06, 2012 at Luther College Decorah, Iowa W, 29-0
Saturday, October 13, 2012 vs Coe College - Homecoming Dubuque, Iowa L, 38-41 (2-OT)
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Wartburg College Waverly, Iowa L, 31-34
Saturday, October 27, 2012 vs Simpson College Dubuque, Iowa W, 45-40
Saturday, November 03, 2012 at Loras College Dubuque, Iowa W, 45-0
Saturday, November 10, 2012 vs Buena Vista University Dubuque, Iowa W, 34-28 (OT)

 

2013 Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time
September 07, 2013 at UW-La Crosse La Crosse, Wis. 6:00 pm
September 14, 2013 vs. UW-Platteville Dubuque, Iowa 6:00 pm
September 21, 2013 at UW-Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wis. 6:00 pm
October 05, 2013 vs. Central College Dubuque, Iowa 1:00 pm
October 12, 2013 vs. Luther College (Homecoming) Dubuque, Iowa 2:00 pm
October 19, 2013 at Coe College Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1:00 pm
October 26, 2013 vs. Wartburg College Dubuque, Iowa 1:00 pm
November 02, 2013 at Simpson College Indianola, Iowa 4:00 pm
November 09, 2013 vs. Loras College Dubuque, Iowa 12:00 pm
November 16, 2013 at Buena Vista Storm Lake, Iowa 12:00 pm

Season Statistics

Coaches

University of Dubuque Football Coaches Profile
Stan Zweifel
Stan Zweifel
Head Football Coach
Email: szweifel@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3173
Fax: (563) 589-3425
Office Location: 226 Mercer-Birmingham
Biography - Click to close

Stan Zweifel enters his fourth season at the University of Dubuque with a great deal of excitement. The Spartans return from winning the 2011 Iowa Conference Championship (7-1, 9-2 overall) and making the NCAA Division III Championships.

Most recently, Zweifel was the Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator at Minnesota State University-Mankato where he helped lead the Mavericks to a 9-3 season, an NSIC-South Division Championship, and a berth in the NCAA Division II Football Championships. Prior to being a member of the Maverick Coaching Staff, Zweifel was the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for 16 seasons. During that time, the Warhawks enjoyed unparalleled success. They won six WIAC Conference Championships, played in 12 NCAA Division III playoff games and those culminated into two NCAA Division III National Championship games in 2005 and 2006.

Zweifel was named the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year twice and was also a finalist for National Assistant Coach of the Year twice. In 2008, Zweifel was inducted into the Wisconsin Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In addition to his on the success Zweifel has enjoyed as a part of his accomplished coaching staffs, he has also written six books on offensive football and have produced 29 videos on the technical aspects of quarterbacks, wide receivers, and offensive line play.

He has also presented at the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) national clinic and has twice been featured in the AFCA national publications. The AFCA recently made Coach Zweifel the first University of Dubuque Football Coach to have his technical and drill work published by the AFCA in the AFCA Technical Manual 2009. Zweifel is nationally known for his clinic lectures, as well as being a highly sought camp director across the country.

Coach has been married to his wife Diane Heimerl Zweifel for 38 years. The Zweifels have four children: Saree is a teacher in San Diego, CA who graduated from the University of Minnesota and was a four-year letterwinner for the Golden Gophers. Shannon, a 2008 graduate of UW-River Falls, was a three-time All-American in Track for the Falcons. Michael is a recent graduate of UD and a first year member of the football staff. Stan's youngest son, Mark, graduated in May from the University of Dubuque where he majored in business.

Coach Zweifel graduated from Evansville High School in 1970 where he was a three sport letterwinner. Stan graduated from UW-River Falls in 1974 as an eight-time letterwinner: four in football and four in baseball. Upon graduation Zweifel became the head football coach at Markesan High School. Stan has been the Head Coach at Markesan High School, New Ulm High School in New Ulm, MN, Yankton College, and the University of Minnesota-Morris. He has also been the offensive coordinator at Northern Colorado University, Minnesota State University-Mankato, and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Coach Zweifel helped produce 29 All-Americans, 115 All-Conference players, 2 Iowa Conference MVP’s, and 13 players have continued on to play professional football.

 
Coaching Record at the University of Dubuque
Year Overall  IIAC    
2009 5-5 4-4 4th place  
2010 4-6 3-5 6th place  
2011 9-2 7-1 1st place    *IIAC Coach of the Year
2012 5-5 4-3 2nd place  
   TOTAL:     23-18   18-13   
Jake Olsen
Jake Olsen
Head Men's Lacrosse Coach; Assistant Football Coach, Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs

BS, Elementary Education, Wartburg College

MA, Teaching, Rockford College



Email: jolsen@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3428
Biography - Click to close

Jake Olsen, a native of Osage, Iowa is in his second season with the Spartan.  Olsen will return to coaching the Quarterbacks and holding the position of Offensive Coordinator after a one year stint in 2011 working with the Wide Receivers.  He helped guide this offensive group to arguably the most productive statistical season in school history.  Olsen coached two All-IIAC performers: Michael Zweifel (IIAC Offensive MVP, 1st Team) and Demacus Fleming (1st Team).  Zweifel also garnered multiple All-American honors along with the 2012 Gagliardi Award given to the top player in NCAA Division III.  Zweifel also concluded his 2011 campaign leading Division III a number of categories.   In 11 games, Zweifel caught 140 passes for 1,915 yards and 25 touchdowns, averaging 12.73 receptions and 174.1 yards per game to lead NCAA Division III. He also ranked second in Division III in scoring (14.18 ppg) and seventh in all-purpose yards (181.3 ypg). He completed his career as the NCAA’s all-divisions leader in career receptions with 463 (176 at Wis.-River Falls; 287 at Dubuque) and ranked second in career receiving yards (all divisions) with 5,979.  In 2011, Zweifel surpassed 15 receptions and 200 receiving yards on four different occasions, including season-highs with 18 catches for 259 yards against Wartburg. Zweifel also established new Iowa Conference single-season marks for receptions (105) and receiving yards (1,444).

Previously Olsen was offensive coordinator at Southern Oregon University working with quarterbacks and wide receivers (2006-10). Under his tutelage at SOU his offenses produced three NAIA All-Americans: Jordan Myers (1st Team All-American Offensive Lineman); Vance Beach (Honorable Mention All-American and record setting Wide Receiver); and Brandon Baldwin (NAIA Independent Offensive Player of the Year). Olsen’s offenses produced 14 All-Independent NAIA performers, two different 1,000 yard rushers in back to back seasons, all in addition to serving as the team’s strength and conditioning coordinator.

He began his coaching career at Rockford College where he received his master's of arts in teaching degree. He coached the Regents quarterbacks and wide receivers while holding the title of Passing Game Coordinator. In 2005, the Regents re-wrote 13 school offensive records behind the arm of All-UMAC quarterback Travis Stocker who finished in Top-10 of passing efficiency.

Olsen is a 2003 graduate of Wartburg College where he received an elementary education degree. At Wartburg he was a four-year letter winner in both football and basketball, earning All-Iowa Conference honors in both sports. He was a member of two IIAC Football Championships and one IIAC Basketball Championship as a student-athlete.

Olsen and his wife Liz reside in Peosta with their two sons Liam (4) and Noah (3).
Tyler Simmons
Tyler Simmons
Assistant Football Coach, Linebackers

BS, Education, University of Dubuque



Biography - Click to close
Tyler Simmons begins his first season with the Spartans in 2011 as an assistant linebacker coach. Before joining the Spartans he worked at Lisle Senior High School in Lisle, Ill. Simmons served as the JV offensive and defensive line coach, freshmen offensive coordinator, and varsity assistant working with the offensive side in 2008, 2009 and defensive side in 2010.

Prior to his time at Lisle, he was sophomore linebacker coach at Naperville Central in Naperville, Ill., in 2007 and freshmen offensive line and linebacker coach at Hempstead in 2006.

An alumnus of UD, Simmons played linebacker and center for the Spartans from 2002-2005 and graduated with a degree in education in 2006. He earned two varsity letters and was an Academic All-Iowa Conference twice.

A native of Albia, Iowa, he graduated from Albia Communicty High School in 2002 where he was a three-year letterwinner in football earning All-District, Academic All-District and Ottumwa Courier All-Regional honors.

He and his wife Kelly reside in East Dubuque, Ill.

John Osweiler
John Osweiler
Assistant Football Coach, Defensive Line

BS, St. Ambrose



Biography - Click to close
Jon Osweiler is in his second season as an assistant coach working with the defensive line. He is a 1978 graduate of St. Ambrose and a veteran high school coach. He was a football coach at Tri-County High School from 1993-2002 and served as the athletic Director from 1999-2002. He was the head football coach at Dubuque Senior High School from 2002-2008. He previously coached boy's basketball and softball teams during his career and currently teaches in the Dubuque Community School District.

He and his wife Cathy have two children, a daughter Gen and son Dustin.

Jon Kyte
Jon Kyte
Assistant Football Coach, Defensive Line/Special Teams

BA, Communication Arts, Wartburg College

MA, Educational Leadership, Winona State



Email: jkyte@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3209
Office Location: 228 Mercer-Birmingham
Biography - Click to close

Jon Kyte enters his first season on the University of Dubuque staff in 2011, directing the defensive line and coordinating the special teams.

Prior to coming to Dubuque he spent a season on the Augsburg College (Minn.) staff, directing the linebackers, defensive line and special teams. He also served as video coordinator and assistant recruiting coordinator for the Auggies. He coached one MIAC All-Conference player.

Kyte served for two seasons (2008-2009) as an assistant coach (tight ends) at Division II Winona State University (MN), where he coached two all-conference NSIC tight ends.

In 2007, he was an assistant coach at Anamosa High Schoolworking with the offensive and defensive lines.

He also served two seasons (2004-2005) as a graduate assistant coach at Winona State University (MN). Where he was a part of 2 conference championships, qualified for the playoffs in 2004, coached the 2005 NSIC defensive player of the year and 3 All Conference players.

Kyte was a defensive lineman at Wartburg for two seasons (2000-2001) and finished as a student assistant for the last two seasons (2002-2003), where he was part of two Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and NCAA Division III playoff qualifying squads. His Knight class went 38-6 in his career, the best four-year record in school history.

Kyte is a native of Monticello, Iowa, where he was an all-district and all-conference player in high school, as well as the Bernie Saggau Award honoree.

Kyte earned his bachelor's degree in communication arts (sports marketing/public relations) from Wartburg in 2004 and his master's degree in educational leadership from Winona State in 2006.

Mike Schmidt
Mike Schmidt
Assistant Football Coach, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs

BA, Finance and Marketing, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse



Email: mschmidt@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3727
Fax: (563) 589-3425
Office Location: 227 Mercer-Birmingham
Biography - Click to close

Mike Schmidt is in his 3rd season with the University of Dubuque football program. He serves as the Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers coach. Schmidt's recruiting area is Central and Western Wisconsin. Since coming to UD, Coach Schmidt has been a versatile member of the Spartan Coaching Staff. He served as the Defensive Backs coach in 2009 and the Offensive Line coach in 2010 before moving back to the defensive side.

Coach Schmidt came to the University of Dubuque after a stint as a Graduate Assistant at Minnesota State University-Mankato in 2008. While at MSU, Mike worked as the Defensive Line Coach. The Mavericks finished with a 9-3 season, an NSIC-South Division Championship, and a berth in the NCAA Division II Football Championships. Coach Schmidt coached 1 All-American and all four starting members of the Defensive Line were NSIC All-Conference members.

Mike graduated from UW-La Crosse where he was a Fullback on the Football team and an Outfielder/First Baseman for the Baseball team. At UW-L he was an 8 time letter winner, 4 in football and 4 in baseball, and a 3 time all-conference team member while majoring in Finance and Marketing.

Coach Schmidt is a native of Menomonie, WI where he graduated from Menomonie High School and played for legendary high school coach Joe LaBuda. Mike helped guide his team to an undefeated season and a state championship and was a unanimous first team all state selection in football his senior season.

Mike, his wife Morgan, and their son Sonny reside in Bellevue, IA.
Gene Will
Gene Will
Assistant Football Coach, Wide Receivers

BA, Sports Management, University of Dayton

MS, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater



Email: ewill@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3584
Fax: (563) 589-3425
Office Location: 231 Mercer-Birmingham
Biography - Click to close

Gene Will joined the University of Dubuque in 2011 after previously spending four seasons at Wabash College. While at Wabash his responsibilities consisted of head JV coach, wide receivers position coach, and was the video coordinator.

During his four years, Wabash competed in the national playoffs three times advancing as far as the Elite-8. He coached six receivers to all-conference honors, and twice had a player named pre-season All-American. He also worked on special teams coaching the return men, where the team finished as high as #2 and #6 in the nation in punt and kickoff returns.

His 2009 receiving corps caught 231 passes for 3,168 yards and 29 touchdowns. Junior Kody LeMond set Wabash and NCAC records for receiving yards in 2008, making 73 catches for 1,228 yards and 14 scores.

Prior to Wabash, he spent two seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater as a graduate assistant for both of the Warhawks' national runner-up teams before joining the Wabash staff in 2007. Will earned his master's of science at UW-Whitewater, while also working in the academic advising and testing office.

A three-year letterman as a wide receiver of the University of Dayton Flyers' football team, he was a member of two PFL championship teams. During his sophomore season, the Flyers won their first I-AA Mid-Major national championship. Will majored in sports management at Dayton, with a Minor in Exercise Fitness. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005.

A native of Nappanee, Ind., Will was a three-year letter winner and two-time all-state selection as a defensive back and wide receiver at Northwood High School. He was nominated and participated in the Indiana North-South All Star game in 2001.
Mike Durnin
Mike Durnin
Asst. Head Football Coach/Linebackers
Email: mdurnin@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3225
Office Location: 232 Mercer-Birmingham
Biography - Click to close

Mike Durnin joined the Spartans in January of 2013 as the Assistant Head Coach for the Spartans. Durnin had been the head football coach at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, the past five seasons. He will enter his 26th year in the coaching ranks, and will be coaching the linebackers at UD.

Durnin, a native of Milwaukee, replaces UD's offensive line coach, Drew Nystrom, who announced his departure at the end of December. Nystrom will join the University of Illinois football staff as a graduate assistant working the offensive line.

Durnin played collegiately at UW-La Crosse as a quarterback from 1977-80. His name is still peppered among the record book where he still holds the record for the most touchdown passes in a game (6, vs. UW-Whitewater on 11-3-79). In that contest, he threw for 424 yards, which still ranks third overall at the school.

"I am honored to join the University of Dubuque football coaching staff, and to have the opportunity to be part of a coaching team that is building one of the up and coming programs in NCAA Division III," commented Durnin. "To be back working together with an exemplary head coach like Stan Zweifel was a key factor in my decision as well as having respect for what Athletic Director Dan Runkle and President Bullock have done with the athletic programs and facilities at UD."

Durnin began coaching with Zweifel at Minnesota State - Mankato under Head Coach Dan Runkle. The pair left Mankato for Yankton College where they spent two seasons. Durnin moved on and spent seven years at University of Puget Sound (4 yrs. - defensive coordinator, 3 yrs. - offensive coordinator), two years at Illinois State (backfield coach/recruiting coordinator), and seven years at UW-La Crosse (defensive coordinator). During his coaching tenure at UW-La Crosse, teams qualified for the NCAA Division III post-season tournament four times.

"There are a lot of great leagues to coach in, I'm happy to remain in the Iowa Conference and to share my experiences and knowledge with this talented coaching staff," added Durnin. "I have coached and recruited in many different areas, and I already feel a great level of comfort with this coaching staff."

Durnin and his wife Karen have three daughters: Jena (son-in-law Josh Oeltjen), Krista, and Caitlin and two grandchildren (Lillian and Philip).
Ryan Adamovich
Ryan Adamovich
Graduate Assistant, Football

BS, Communications, Wisconsin Lutheran College



Email: radamovich@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3747
Fax: (563) 589-3425
Biography - Click to close

Ryan Adamovich is a graduate assistant for the Spartans in 2011. He is a 2010 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran College where he majored in communications and minored in coaching. He played wide receiver and started for the Warriors for three seasons (2006-2009) He finished with 71 catches for 743 yards and six touchdowns and was a member of the first football team to finish above .500 in conference at WLC.

A native of Kaukauna, Wis., he was a two-year letterwinner, team captain, and an All-Fox Valley Association Honorable Mention as a prep. He was a three-year letterwinner in track and field and also played basketball at Kaukauna.
Taylor Herbst
Taylor Herbst
Graduate Assistant Football

BS, Interdepartmental Studies (Health Science), University of Iowa



Email: therbst@dbq.edu 
Office Phone: (563) 589-3240
Biography - Click to close

Taylor Herbst is a native of Dubuque, Iowa and joined the Spartans staff in 2011 as a graduate assistant. He was a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2006-2009 earning the Team Lead Award on Special Teams in 2008 and on Offense in 2007. He is a 2009 graduate of Iowa as an Interdepartmental Studies (Health Science) major.

In high school, Herbst played for Spartan assistant coach John Osweiler and earned National Honor Society and Academic All-Conference honors. He earned first team All-Conference honors as a junior and senior. He was team captain as a senior. He lettered twice in football as a quarterback and defensive back. He completed 92-181 passes of 1,112 yards 14 touchdowns and a junior, setting school records for completions and attempts in a season. He completed 62-127 attempts as a senior for 886 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior. He earned four letters in track, competing in the 200, 400, and 800 meter events.

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