Head coach Jeff Pederson Colors Black and Scarlet | Stadium Rosenbloom Field Website pioneers.grinnell.edu First season 1889 | |
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The Grinnell Pioneers football team represents Grinnell College in collegiate level football. The team competes in NCAA Division III as an affiliate member of the Midwest Conference.
History
On a blustery November afternoon in 1889, Grinnell College beat the University of Iowa 24–0 in the first intercollegiate football game west of the Mississippi River. The team's first head coach was Theron Lyman.
References
Grinnell Pioneers football Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA