DES MOINES, Iowa – Todd Stepsis, who recently finished his sixth year leading the Drake University football program, has been named the head coach at the University of Northern Iowa, UNI officials announced today.
At the helm of the Drake football team, Stepsis amassed a record of 29-31 leading the Bulldogs to a trio of winning seasons including consecutive 8-win campaigns in the last two years. 2023 and 2024 also included a pair of outright Pioneer Football League championships and the first berth into the FCS Playoffs in program history. In 2023, Stepsis was awarded the AFCA FCS Regional Coach of the Year and was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, annually given to the top coach in FCS.