Wayne J. McConnell

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Wayne J. McConnell

Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	(1912-04-09)April 9, 1912 Effingham, Kansas, U.S.
Died	July 3, 1981(1981-07-03) (aged 69)^[1] Hays, Kansas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1955 1956–1968	College of Emporia Fort Hays State
Head coaching record
Overall	84–81–4 (.509)
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Wayne J. McConnell was an American football coach in the United States. His lifetime record as a head coach was 84 wins, 81 losses, and 4 ties with a winning percentage of .497.

Coaching career

College of Emporia

McConnell was named the head coach of the College of Emporia Fighting Presbies at the start of the 1950 season, a post he held until completion of the 1955 season. During this time, his teams posted a record of 39 wins, 13 losses, and 1 tie. They were conference champions of the KCAC twice and also had an appearance in the Mineral Water Bowl in 1953.^[2]

Fort Hays State University

McConnell was the 13th head coach for the Fort Hays Tigers located in Hays, Kansas and he held that position for thirteen seasons, from 1956 until 1968. His career coaching record at Fort Hays was 45 wins, 68 losses, and 3 ties. This ranks him second at Fort Hays in total wins and 14th at Fort Hays in winning percentage.^[3]

References

↑ "Retired coach dies" Hutchinson News, Tuesday, July 07, 1981, Hutchinson, Kansas
↑ Emporia Gazzette, "Football Fortunes started Down in 1930" by Ed Shupe
↑ Fort Hays State University coaching records

External links

Wayne J. McConnell at the College Football Data Warehouse

v t e College of Emporia Fighting Presbies head football coaches

Horace Botsford (1901) Homer Woodson Hargiss (1910–1912) Gwinn Henry (1918–1922) Harold Grant (1923–1927) L. T. Harr (1928) Unknown Henry Brock (1941) Unknown Walt Newland (1946) Murray Brown Wayne J. McConnell (1950–1955) Bill Schnebel (1956–1964) Tom Stromgen Richard Bannister Unknown Dan Taylor

Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches

No coach (1902)
No team (1903)
No coach (1904–1909)
No team (1910–1911)
No coach (1912)
Ira Van Cleave (1913–1914)
W. G. Speer (1915–1918)
Alfred J. Robertson (1919)
George Woodward & Ralph Archer (1920)
George Woodward (1921–1922)
William D. Weidein (1923–1928)
Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1929)
W. C. Riley (1930–1934)
James J. Yeager (1935)
Paul D. Waldorf (1935–1941)
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)
John Vincent (1985–1989)
Bob Cortese (1990–1997)
Jeff Leiker (1998–2000)
Tim O'Connor (2001–2004)
Kevin Verdugo (2005–2010)
Chris Brown (2011– )

Persondata
Name	McConnell, Wayne J.
Alternative names
Short description	American football coach
Date of birth	1912-04-09
Place of birth	Effingham, Kansas, U.S.
Date of death	1981-07-03
Place of death	Hays, Kansas, U.S.

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