Brand New Dubuque Football Team to Hold Tryouts for 2025 Season

Last summer, it was revealed that a new football team would be coming to Dubuque. They announced a name, showed off a fresh logo, and announced they'd begin play in 2025. The time has almost come for kickoff, but first, tryouts must be held.

The Dubuque Miners football team announced an official date for their first tryout session for the brand new team. The Miners are a part of the Mid West United Football League, and will play their home games at Clarke University's Historic Dalzell Field.

The Miners are led by Board President Tony Hammel, Vice President Ken Johnson, and Head Coach Miquel Jackson, all of whom harboring a commitment to what they call the "Gold Standard:"

The Dubuque Miners Football Team was established to provide the community with high quality sports entertainment and to provide Athletes the opportunity to participate and compete at a Professional level.

We are dedicated to the advancement of the sport of football by way of volunteering on all levels ranging from youth programs, high-school, collegiate, and adult age programs in our community.

Through organized athletics we create a group of like minded individuals coming together for a common goal while also bringing together the local community to create, build, and support one another - per the Dubuque Miners' official website

The foundation of that "Gold Standard" looks to start being built on Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 when the Miners hold their first tryouts. The tryouts are set to take place at 11am that day at Veterans Memorial Training Center, located on the University of Dubuque's campus.

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The Miners took to Facebook to make the announcement. They also announced if you've recently finished your high school and/or college playing career, this would be an excellent way to keep following your dream and being a part of a committed locker-room:

This is an excellent opportunity for those who may have just graduated and finished playing Football on the High School level, Collegiate level, and beyond! This is also a great opportunity for those who may looking to suit up again and have some competitive fun! - per the Dubuque Miners' Facebook page

The Miners ask that applicants and participants must be 18 years or older, and to supply your own cleats and water as well.

Football is continuing to redefine its apex in popularity in America. In the last few years, we've seen several upstart football leagues like the Alliance of American Football birthed and the XFL start/restart before merging into the United Football League (UFL) as of this year.

This year, even Waterloo got their own football team, the Iowa Woo, one of four in the newly formed Arena League. Finally, at last, Dubuque is getting a football team of its own, and as of last week, the newly formed squad is now part of an official league headquartered in Pennsylvania.

Learn more about the Dubuque Miners football team holding their first-ever tryouts on March 22nd on their Facebook page. Read more about the Dubuque Miners on their official website too.