List of Bethany Swedes head football coaches

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Hall of Fame coach Bennie Owen got his start at Bethany from 1902 to 1904. His teams accumulated a record of 22 wins, 6 losses, and 2 ties.

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]

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
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
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 — — — —

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[10]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shafer, Ian. "Bethany College-KS (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Moritz, Larry (December 6, 2018). "Bethany introduces White as head coach". The Salina Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bethany College Announces Paul Hubbard as New Head Football Coach". Victory Sports Network. December 16, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "Bethany College announces new Head Football Coach". Today in Kansas. March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  5. ^ Cormack, Beth (March 25, 2013). "Bethany College announces new Head Football Coach". bethanyswedes.com. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "Bethany College Begins Search for New Head Football Coach". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. January 4, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "Bennie Owen". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "Ted Kessinger". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Elmer Schaake". Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
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