List of Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches

An "Honorable Mention" All-American player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Andrew Frank Schoeppel was head football coach at Fort Hays State for the 1929 season, garnering a record of 2–5. He later became the 29th Governor of Kansas.

The Fort Hays State Tigers football program is a college football team that represents Fort Hays State University in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, a part of NCAA Division II. The team has had 23 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1902.^[1] After it was announced that head coach Kevin Verdugo would not return for the 2011 season,^[2] Chris Brown was announced as the new head coach.^[3]

The coach with the most wins for the team was Bob Cortese with 55, and James J. Yeager had the highest winning percentage at .800 in 1935. Wayne J. McConnell coached the most games for the school, 155 games total from 1956 through 1968. One year coach Andrew Frank Schoeppel went on to become the 29th Governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947 and a U.S. Senator from 1949 until his death. Jim Gilstrap went on to a successful coaching career in the Canadian Football League.

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General		Overall		Conference		Postseason^{[A 1]}
#	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

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2016 college football season.

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	CCs	Awards
0	No Coach	1902–1912	28	11	10	7	.518	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
1	Ira Van Cleave	1913–1914	13	9	4	0	.692	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
2	W. G. Speer	1915–1918	24	18	6	0	.750	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—
3	A. J. Robertson	1919	9	3	6	0	.333	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
4	Ralph Archer	1920	8	2	5	1	.313	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
5	George Woodward	1921–1922	14	8	5	1	.607	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—
6	William D. "Bill" Weidein	1923–1928	49	19	25	5	.439	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
7	Andrew Schoeppel	1929	7	2	5	0	.286	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
8	W. C. "Jack" Riley	1930–1934	46	21	19	6	.522	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—
9	James J. "Jim" Yeager	1935	10	8	2	0	.800	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—
10	Paul D. Waldorf	1936–1941	54	25	21	8	.537	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—
11	Bill Bearly	1942	9	1	8	0	.111	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
12	Ralph Huffman	1946–1955	88	41	37	10	.523	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—
13	Wayne J. McConnell	1956–1968	115	45	67	3	.404	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—
14	Tom Stromgren	1969–1971	29	7	21	1	.259	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
15	Bill Giles	1972–1978	71	24	44	3	.359	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—
16	Bobby Thompson	1979–1980, 1984	31	9	20	2	.323	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
17	Jim Gilstrap	1981–1983	32	20	11	1	.641	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
18	John Vincent	1985–1989	50	22	26	2	.460	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
19	Bob Cortese	1990–1997	90	55	32	3	.628	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	2	5000000000000000000♠—
20	Jeff Leiker	1998–2000	32	13	19	0	.406	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
21	Tim O'Connor	2001–2004	44	20	24	0	.455	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
22	Kevin Verdugo	2005–2010	64	18	47	0	.277	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
23	Chris Brown	2011–present	67	38	29	0	.567	34	27	5000000000000000000♠—	.557	0	1	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—

Table statistics^[1]

Notes

↑ 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.^[4]
↑ 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.^[5]
↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[6]

References

1 2 DeLassus, David. "Fort Hays State Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
↑ Clark, Kevin (November 10, 2010). "Fort Hays football coach Kevin Verdugo will not return in 2011". Pittsburg Morning Sun. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
↑ Nicholl, Connor (December 11, 2010). "Football: Fort Hays State introduces Brown". Salina Journal. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. 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 October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.

Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches

Unknown (1902)
Unknown (1903)
Unknown (1904–1907)
Claude Bice (1908–1909)
No team (1910–1911)
Ira Van Cleave (1912–1914)
W. G. Speer (1915–1918)
Alfred J. Robertson (1919)
George Woodward & Ralph Archer (1920)
George Woodward (1921–1922)
William D. Weidlein (1923–1928)
Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1929)
W. C. Riley (1930–1934)
James J. Yeager (1935)
Paul D. Waldorf (1936–1941)
Bill Bearley (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Ralph Huffman (1946–1955)
Wayne J. McConnell (1956–1968)
Tom Stromgren (1969–1971)
Bill Giles (1972–1978)
Bobby Thompson (1979–1980)
Jim Gilstrap (1981–1983)
Bobby Thompson (1984)
John Vincent (1985–1989)
Bob Cortese (1990–1997)
Jeff Leiker (1998–2000)
Tim O'Connor (2001–2004)
Kevin Verdugo (2005–2010)
Chris Brown (2011– )

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List of Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches

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References