List of Bethel Threshers head football coaches

Otto Unruh was head coach for two separate time periods, first from 1929–1942 and then again from 1967–1969. He is credited with inventing the "T-Wing" offense.

The Bethel Threshers football program is a college football team that represents Bethel College in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 21 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1914.

The current coach is Martin Mathis.^[1] Mathis replaces James Dotson, who held the position for one season^[2] after the sudden resignation of Travis Graber on July 27, 2012.^[3]

As of the conclusion of the 2012 season, only two coaches (George Buhr and Jimmie Corns) managed career winning percentages above .500. Corns was the only one to do so across multiple seasons. Two coaches ended their tenures without a single win: Walter Miller in 1928 and James Dotson in 2012. Kent Rogers coached the most games (150), the most wins (69), and the most seasons (19) from 1979-1994.

Only two coaches achieved post-season play: Kent Rogers managed to bring a squad team to post-season play. Mike Moore took his 2006 team to the 2006 NAIA Football National Championship, losing in the first round to the Missouri Valley Vikings.

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
General		Overall		Conference		Postseason^{[A 1]}
#	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

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	CCs	Awards
1	William E. Schroeder	1914–1916	7	1	6	0	.143	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
2	Gus A. Hauray, Jr.	1922–1927	34	5	29	0	.147	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
3	Walter Miller	1928	7	0	7	0	.000	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
4	Otto D. Unruh	1919–1942 1967–1969	135	53	76	6	.415	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	Member Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.^[7]
5	Robert Tully	1946–1948	25	6	18	1	.260	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
6	J. M. Fretz	1949–1951	26	5	21	0	.192	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
7	David Unruh	1952	9	2	7	0	.222	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
8	Gilbert Galle	1953	9	2	6	1	.278	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
9	Milton Goering	1954–1959	44	14	28	2	.341	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
10	George Buhr	1957	9	5	4	0	.556	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
11	Wesley Buller	1960–1964	45	17	26	2	.400	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
12	Eugene Reusser	1965–1966	18	1	17	0	.056	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
13	Lee Cissel	1970–1971	18	4	14	0	.222	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
14	Jimmie Corns	1972–1976	45	23	22	0	.511	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
15	Jim Paramore	1977–1978	18	7	11	0	.389	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
16	Kent Rogers	1979–1994	150	69	80	1	.463	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
17	George Papageorgiou	1995–1999	47	18	29	0	.383	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
18	Mike Moore	1999–2009	98	47	51	0	.480	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	1	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
19	Travis Graber	2010–2011	21	2	19	0	.095	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
20	James Dotson^[2]	2012	10	0	10	0	.000	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
21	Martin Mathis^[1]	2013–	23	5	17	0	.227	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—

Notes

↑ 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.^[4]
↑ 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.
↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[5]
↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[6]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bethel College Names Marty Mathis to Head Football Position". KCACSports.com. November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dotson named interim head football coach". Bethel College. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
↑ Corbitt, Ken (August 1, 2012). "Ottawa playing for injured teammate". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Otto Unruh". Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 28, 2010.

Bethel Threshers head football coaches

William E. Schroeder (1914–1916)
No team (1917–1921)
Gus A. Haury, Jr. (1922–1927)
Walter Miller (1928)
Otto D. Unruh (1929–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Robert Tully (1946–1948)
J. M. Fretz (1949–1951)
David Unruh (1952)
Gilbert Galle (1953)
Milton Goering (1954–1956)
George Buhr (1957)
Milton Goering (1958–1959)
Wes Buller (1960–1964)
Eugene Reusser (1965–1966)
Otto D. Unruh (1967–1969)
Lee Cissel (1970–1971)
Jimmie Corns (1972–1976)
Jim Paramore (1977–1978)
Kent Rogers (1979–1994)
George Papageorgiou (1995–1999)
Mike Moore (1999–2009)
Travis Graber (2010–2011)
James Dotson (2012)
Martin Mathis (2013– )

List of Bethel Threshers head football coaches

Key

Coaches

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See also

References