List of Bethany Swedes head football coaches
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The Bethany Swedes football program (historically known as the "Terrible Swedes") is a college football team that represents Bethany College in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 17 head coaches on record since its first recorded football game in 1893.[1]
The current head coach is Curran White who took over for the 2019 season.[2] White replaced Paul Hubbard who took the position after the conclusion of the 2014 season and the departure of Manny Matsakis.[3] Matsakis was hired in March 2013[4] to replace Jamie Cruce who first took the position for the 2006 season and resigned after completion of the 2012 season.[5][6]
The two most successful coaches in terms of winning percentage are Bennie Owen and Ted Kessinger, both who have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[7][8]
Key
[edit]General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] |
Coaches
[edit]Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 college football season.
No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | NCs | Awards |
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1 | A. W. Kjellstrand | 1893–1894 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
X | no team | 1895–1900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
X | Unknown | 1901 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2 | Bennie Owen† | 1902–1904 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 2 | .767 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | College Football Hall of Fame (1951) | |
X | no team | 1905–1914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
3 | E. O. Brown | 1915–1916 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
4 | Quince Banbury | 1917–1919 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 2 | .286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
5 | Guy C. Omer | 1920–1921 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .618 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
6 | Adrian Lindsey | 1922–1926 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 2 | .610 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
7 | George Carlson | 1927–1933 | 56 | 21 | 29 | 6 | .429 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
8 | Elmer Schaake | 1934–1937 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 2 | .412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (1972)[12] | |
9 | Ray D. Hahn | 1938–1942 1946–1956 | 136 | 55 | 77 | 4 | .419 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
X | no team | 1943–1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
10 | Hal Collins | 1957–1960 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | .368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
11 | Phil Miller | 1961–1964 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 2 | .472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
12 | Keith Rasmussen | 1965–1973 | 84 | 43 | 38 | 3 | .530 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | ||
13 | Van Hollaway | 1974–1975 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .350 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
14 | Ted Kessinger† | 1976–2003 | 277 | 219 | 57 | 1 | .792 | 198 | 40 | 1 | .831 | 3 | 9 | 16 | — | Kansas Sports Hall of Fame (2005) NAIA Hall of Fame (2003) College Football Hall of Fame (2010) KCAC Coach of the Year (11 times) |
15 | Tony Johnson | 2004–2006 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 0 | .241 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .259 | — | — | — | — | |
16 | Jamie Cruce | 2007–2012 | 62 | 28 | 34 | 0 | .452 | 22 | 33 | 0 | .411 | — | — | — | — | |
17 | Manny Matsakis | 2013–2014 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .364 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | ||
18 | Paul Hubbard | 2015–2018 | 43 | 11 | 32 | 0 | .256 | 10 | 27 | 0 | .270 | — | — | — | — | |
19 | Curran White | 2019 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | — | — | — | — | |
20 | Tyrone Carter | 2020–2022 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .040 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | |
21 | Mike Grossner | 2023–present | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[9]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[10]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Shafer, Ian. "Bethany College-KS (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
- ^ Moritz, Larry (December 6, 2018). "Bethany introduces White as head coach". The Salina Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "Bethany College Announces Paul Hubbard as New Head Football Coach". Victory Sports Network. December 16, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ "Bethany College announces new Head Football Coach". Today in Kansas. March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ Cormack, Beth (March 25, 2013). "Bethany College announces new Head Football Coach". bethanyswedes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ "Bethany College Begins Search for New Head Football Coach". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. January 4, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Bennie Owen". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "Ted Kessinger". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Elmer Schaake". Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 6, 2013.