Schulte to Coach Shrine Bowl

Congratulations to Xavier Football head coach, Duane Schulte (L80) on being named the 2023 head coach for the North Team in the 2023 Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star Classic. Having served as an assistant coach for the Shrine Bowl (2002), this will mark the first time Schulte has served as a head coach for this event.

Schulte began his career in coaching as a sophomore assistant as a student teacher at Marshalltown High School in 1984. He then moved on to Davenport Assumption High School where he served as a varsity and sophomore assistant from 1986-1987 and then again in 1991. Schulte was named the head football coach Cedar Rapids LaSalle High School, where he served from 1994-1997 prior to the merging of Regis and LaSalle High Schools in 1998 to form Xavier High School where he has been head coach ever since.

During his time at LaSalle and Xavier, Schulte has taken 21 teams to the state playoffs, earned four state titles in 2006 (Class 4A), 2017 (3A), 2018 (3A), and 2022 (4A). He is the first coach to win both a 4A and a 3A state title. His teams have won a total of 14 district/conference titles.

The Shrine Bowl will take place on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 4:00 PM at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Three 2023 Xavier High School graduates are on the roster for the North Team: Jevin Rexroth (X23), Josef Lemker (X23), and Thomas Sundell (X23).  

The Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star Classic game is an annual football game played each July featuring 92 of the best football players in the State of Iowa. To date, the Iowa Shrine Bowl has raised nearly $3.0M  for Shriners’ Children.

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Duane Schulte Career Statistics:

Total Win-Loss Record: 233-84

• Xavier: 208-70
• LaSalle: 25-14

Total District/Conference Titles: 14

• 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2007, 2006, 1997, 1996

Total Playoff Appearances: 21

Playoff Appearances at Xavier:

• 2022 State Champions Class 4A
• 2021 State Runner Up Class 4A
• 2020 Semi Finals 3A
• 2019 1st Round Class 3A
• 2018 State Champions Class 3A
• 2017 State Champions Class 3A
• 2016 Semi Finals Class 3A
• 2015 1st Round Class 3A
• 2014 1st Round Class 3A
• 2013 State Runner Up Class 4A
• 2012 State Runner Up Class 4A
• 2011 1st Round Class 4A
• 2010 1st Round Class 4A
• 2009 Semi Finals Class 4A
• 2008 1st Round Class 4A
• 2007 1st Round Class 4A
• 2006 State Champions Class 4A
• 2003 1st Round Class 4A
• 2001 1st Round Class 4A

Playoff Appearances at LaSalle:

• 1997 Quarter Finals Class 1A
• 1996 1st Round Class 1A

Honors/Recognition:

• Iowa Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame- Named in 2020, to be inducted in 2021
• Des Moines Register - 2018: Named 1 of 50 Greatest Iowa High School Football Coaches of All Time
• NFHS Iowa State Coach of the Year - 2017
• IFCA State Coach of the Year – 2017, 2013, 2006
• Des Moines Register Coach of the Year – 2017
• Cedar Rapids Gazette/KCRG TV-9 Coach of the Year – 2017
• IFCA Regional Coach of the Year - 2006
• CR Metro Coach of Year – 2020, 2018, 2017, 2006, 2001, 1998, 1996, 1995
• Conference or District Coach of Year – 2020, 2018, 2016, 2012, 2006, 1997, 1996
• MaxPreps Best Team in Iowa – 2018
• Shrine Bowl Assistant Coach – 2002
• Shrine Bowl Head Coach – 2023
• KGAN TV Ed Thomas Coach of the Week - 2013
• Catholic Athletes for Christ U.S.A. Coach of the Week 2018
• Semper Fi Coach Award - 2020 (US Marines/Glazier Clinics)
• Dome Dynasty/Karl Chevrolet Coach of the Week 2020

High School Football Honors (as a Player): LaSalle High School

• Named “Elite” 1st Team All State QB Des Moines Register 1979
• Named 1st Team All State QB Iowa Daily Press Association 1979