Kent Kessinger
| Kent Kessinger | |
|---|---|
 Kessinger and his team preparing to take the field | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ottawa (KS) |
| Conference | KCAC |
| Record | 75–44 |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Bethany (KS) |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| ?–2003 2004–present |
Augustana (SD) (OC) Ottawa (KS) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–44 |
| Tournaments | 1–6 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
4 KCAC (2009, 2011–2012, 2014) | |
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Awards
2x KCAC Coach of the Year (2009, 2011) | |
Kent Kessinger is an American football coach and former player. Kessinger is the head football at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. He has held that position since the 2004 season and is the 29th football coach at the school.
Playing career
Kessinger is a graduate of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas where he played offensive line under his father, Ted Kessinger.[1][2][3]
Coaching career
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."[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA Coaches' Poll# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2004–present) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Ottawa | 3–7 | 3–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2005 | Ottawa | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2006 | Ottawa | 1–9 | 1–8 | 10th | |||||
| 2007 | Ottawa | 4–6 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2008 | Ottawa | 8–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | 22 | ||||
| 2009 | Ottawa | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 5 | |||
| 2010 | Ottawa | 9–1 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
| 2011 | Ottawa | 9–3 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
| 2012 | Ottawa | 8–3 | 8–1 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 16 | |||
| 2013 | Ottawa | 8–4 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NAIA First Round | 14 | |||
| 2014 | Ottawa | 9–3 | 8–1 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 13 | |||
| Ottawa: | 75–44 | 67–32 | |||||||
| Total: | 75–44 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final NAIA Coaches' Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Emporia Gazette "Bravest Of The Braves", Michael Ashford, March 21, 2007
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