Peter Stuursma

American football player and coach

Hope College (B.A., 1993)
University of Northern Colorado (M.A., 1998)

Playing careerFootball1989–1992Hope Position(s)Running backCoaching career (HC unless noted)Football1994–1996Forest Hills Central HS (MI) (assistant)1997Northern Colorado (GA)1999Hope (DC)2000–2015East Grand Rapids HS (MI)2016–presentHopeIce hockey1994–1997Forest Hills Central HS (MI) Head coaching recordOverall54–17 (college football)
162–34 (high school football)Tournaments0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)Accomplishments and honorsChampionships2 MIAA (2019, 2021)
7 MHSAA (2002–2003, 2006–2010)

Peter Stuursma (born January 29, 1971), is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, a position he has held since the 2016 season.

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Hope Flying Dutchmen (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2016–present)
2016	Hope	7–3	5–1	2nd
2017	Hope	8–2	5–1	2nd
2018	Hope	8–2	6–1	2nd
2019	Hope	9–2	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division III First Round
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
2021	Hope	8–2	5–1	T–1st
2022	Hope	6–4	3–3	T–3rd
2023	Hope	8–2	5–1	2nd
2024	Hope	0–0	0–0
Hope:		54–17	36–8
Total:		54–17

References

External links

Hope profile

Hope Flying Dutchmen head football coaches

Everett (1902)
No coach (1903)
No team (1904–1906)
A. J. Helmer (1907–1908)
Mitchell (1909)
No coach (1910–1911)
Lambert Eidson (1912–1913)
No team (1914)
Sidney Drew (1916)
Jack Schouten (1917)
Sidney Drew (1918)
Earnest Brooks (1919)
Jack Schouten (1920–1930)
Bud Hinga (1931–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Al Vanderbush (1946–1954)
Russ DeVette (1955–1969)
Ray Smith (1970–1994)
Dean Kreps (1995–2015)
Peter Stuursma (2016–2019)
No team (2020)
Peter Stuursma (2021– )

v t e Head football coaches of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Joe Palka (Adrian) Travis Rundle (Albion) Jason Couch (Alma) Trent Figg (Calvin) Peter Stuursma (Hope) Jamie Zorbo (Kalamazoo) Dan Musielewicz (Olivet) Troy Abbs (Trine)