Franklin Gene Bissell
| Franklin Gene Bissell | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 12, 1926 Akron, Ohio |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952–1961 1963–1978 |
Kansas Wesleyan Kansas Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 116–119–7 |
|
Statistics | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
4 KCAC (1956,1957,1969,1971) | |
Franklin Gene Bissell (born April 12, 1926) is a former American football coach in the United States.[1]
Coaching career
A graduate of Heidelberg College, Bissell started his career at Kansas Wesleyan University as an assistant football coach in 1950. In 1952, he was named the 13th head football coach for the Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes located in Salina, Kansas, and he held that position until 1978, covering 26 seasons. He also coached track and was an assistant basketball coach, in addition to teaching a full academic schedule. His record as the head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan was 116 wins, 119 losses, and 7 ties. His Coyotes won four KCAC championships. As of the conclusion of the 2013 season, he was ranked first at Kansas Wesleyan in total wins. [2]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1952–1961) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5–4 | 2–4 | ||||||
| 1953 | Kansas Wesleyan | 3–5–1 | 3–3–1 | ||||||
| 1954 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5–3–1 | 4–2–1 | ||||||
| 1955 | Kansas Wesleyan | 6–3 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 1956 | Kansas Wesleyan | 8–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1957 | Kansas Wesleyan | 8–1 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1958 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4–4–1 | 3–4 | ||||||
| 1959 | Kansas Wesleyan | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| 1960 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4–4–1 | 4–4–1 | ||||||
| 1961 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5–4 | 5–4 | ||||||
| Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1963–1978) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Kansas Wesleyan | 3–6 | 3–6 | ||||||
| 1964 | Kansas Wesleyan | 3–6 | 3–6 | ||||||
| 1965 | Kansas Wesleyan | 3–6 | 3–6 | ||||||
| 1966 | Kansas Wesleyan | 2–7 | 2–7 | ||||||
| 1967 | Kansas Wesleyan | 6–3 | 6–3 | ||||||
| 1968 | Kansas Wesleyan | 7–2 | 7–2 | ||||||
| 1969 | Kansas Wesleyan | 8–2 | 5–0 (KCAC North) | KWU def. Sterling 34-21 KCAC Championship Game | |||||
| 1970 | Kansas Wesleyan | 7–2 | 3–2 (KCAC North) | ||||||
| 1971 | Kansas Wesleyan | 8–1 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1972 | Kansas Wesleyan | 3–5–1 | 3–4–1 | ||||||
| 1973 | Kansas Wesleyan | 2–8 | 1–7 | ||||||
| 1974 | Kansas Wesleyan | 2–8 | 2–6 | ||||||
| 1975 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5–5 | 5–3 | ||||||
| 1976 | Kansas Wesleyan | 3–7 | 2–6 | ||||||
| 1977 | Kansas Wesleyan | 2–7–1 | 2–5–1 | ||||||
| 1978 | Kansas Wesleyan | 1–9 | 1–7 | ||||||
| Kansas Wesleyan: | 116–119–7 | ||||||||
| Total: | 116–119–7 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Cook, R.C. (1959). Who's who in American Education: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Educators of the United States 19. Who's Who in American Education. ISSN 0083-9418. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- ↑ College Football Data Warehouse Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes coaching records
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