The Central Dutch football team represents Central College in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Dutch are members of the American Rivers Conference (ARC), fielding its team in the ARC since 1923 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). The Dutch play their home games at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella, Iowa. The stadium was known as Kuyper Stadium from 1977 to 2005.
Their head coach is Jeff McMartin, who took over the position for the 2004 season.
Central claims 32 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2021.
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The Dutch have made one appearance in the NAIA playoffs, with a combined record of 0âÂÂ1.
The Dutch have made twenty-two appearances in the Division III playoffs with an overall record of 24âÂÂ21. They finished as national champions in the NCAA Division III Championship Game (Stagg Bowl) in 1974, and as national runner-ups in 1984 and 1988.