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The Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football team represents Nebraska Wesleyan University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Prairie Wolves are members of the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C), fielding its team in the A-R-C since 2016 when it was named the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). Nebraska Wesleyan plays home games at Abel Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The team's head coach is Brian Keller, who took over the position for the 1996 season.
Nebraska Wesleyan's athletic teams were known as the Coyotes in the early 1900s. The nickname was changed to the Plainsmen in 1933 and then to the Prairie Wolves in 2000.




Conference affiliations


NAIA / pre-NCAA

Nebraska Conference (1911–1915; rebranded, 1926–1927; rebranded)
Nebraska Intercollegiate Conference (1916–1923)
North Central Conference (1924–1925)
Nebraska College Athletic Conference (1928–1942)
Nebraska College Conference (1946–1961)
Great Plains College Association (1963–1964)
Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1970–1991; rebranded)
Nebraska–Iowa Athletic Conference (1992–1999; rebranded)
Great Plains Athletic Conference (2000–2015)
NCAA

Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2016–2017; rebranded)
American Rivers Conference (2018–present)




Championships






= Conference championships

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Nebraska Wesleyan claims 22 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2000.

† Co-champions




Postseason games






= NAIA playoff games

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The Prairie Wolves have appeared in the NAIA playoffs four times with an overall record of 1–4.




= Bowl games

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Nebraska Wesleyan has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.




List of head coaches






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= Coaches

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Year-by-year results






Notes






References






External links


Official website

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• Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football
• Nebraska Wesleyan University
• 2023 American Rivers Conference football season
• Jim Svoboda
• Brian Keller (American football)
• Bill Busch
• Jason Licht
• Scott Bostwick
• Marvin Sanders
• Orson Christensen