Kent Kessinger
| Kent Kessinger | |
|---|---|
 Coach Kent Kessinger and his team preparing to take the field | |
| Sport(s) | College football |
| Current position | |
| Team | Ottawa University |
| Record | 0–1 (0–0) |
| Playing career | |
| 1988-1991 | Bethany College |
| Position(s) | Offensive Lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004-present | Ottawa |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 50–35 (.588) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Awards KCAC Coach of the Year (2009, 2011) | |
Kent Kessinger is an American football coach and former player in the United States.
Coaching career
Coach Kessinger is the current head college football coach for the Ottawa University Braves located in Ottawa, Kansas. He has held that position since the 2004 season and is the 29th football coach at the school. His career coaching record at Ottawa was 50 wins, 35 losses, and 0 ties.[1]
Part of Kessinger's coaching style is to encourage athletes to participate in more than one sport, "It breaks up the year, it gives them something to compete with when they’re in the offseason, and if they really love to play it, then we encourage them to keep on doing it."[2]
Coaching results
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA Coach's Poll# | |||
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| Ottawa (KCAC) (2004–2010) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Ottawa | 3–7 | 3–6 | ||||||
| 2005 | Ottawa | 5–5 | 4–5 | ||||||
| 2006 | Ottawa | 1–9 | 1–8 | ||||||
| 2007 | Ottawa | 4–6 | 3–6 | ||||||
| 2008 | Ottawa | 8–2 | 7–2 | W College Fanz First Down Classic | |||||
| 2009 | Ottawa | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L Second Round NAIA Playoffs | 5 | |||
| 2010 | Ottawa | 9–1 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Football National Championships (first round) | 10 | |||
| 2011 | Ottawa | 9–3 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Football National Championships (first round) | 10 | |||
| 2012 | Ottawa | 8–3 | 8–1 | 1st | L NAIA Football National Championships (first round) | 16 | |||
| Ottawa: | 58–38 | 52–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 50–34 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. | |||||||||
Personal life
Kessinger is a graduate of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas[3] where he played offensive line under his father[4] Ted Kessinger.[5]
References
- ↑ "2012 Football Media Guide". Ottawa Braves. p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
- ↑ Emporia Gazette "Bravest Of The Braves", Michael Ashford, March 21, 2007
- ↑ Victory Sports Network Ottawa University
- ↑ Bethel College Athletic News "Threshers to open season against Ottawa", Mark Schnabel, September 18, 2004
- ↑ Topeka Capital-Journal "Sports Front", Ken Corbitt, September 5, 2005
External links
- Ottawa University athletics website
- YouTube Kent Kessinger at KCAC Media Day
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