Grinnell Pioneers | |
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First season | 1889 |
Head coach | Jeff Pederson |
Stadium | Rosenbloom Field |
Conference | Midwest |
Colors | Black and Scarlet |
Website | pioneers.grinnell.edu |
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.
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.