List of Ottawa Braves head football coaches

The Ottawa Braves program is a college football team that represents Ottawa University in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 28 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1901. The current coach is Kent Kessinger who first took the position for the 2004 season.^[1]

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	J. Nort Atkinson	1901–1902	19	12	5	2	.684	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
X	No team	1903	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-—	-	-	-	-
2	Alpha Brummage	1904–1907	31	14	16	1	.468	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
3	Norman G. Wann	1908–1909	15	9	5	1	.633	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
4	Oscar Dahlene	1910	6	2	3	1	.417	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
5	Red Baughman	1911	7	1	3	3	.357	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
6	Floyd Daniel Hargiss	1912	7	0	7	0	.000	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
7	Porter Craig	1913–1914	13	5	6	2	.462	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
8	Arthur Schabinger	1915–1917 1919	30	9	17	4	.367	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
X	No team	1918	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-—	-	-	-	-
9	Robert E. Brannan	1920–1922	23	2	20	1	.109	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
10	Edwin Elbel	1923–1927	42	14	21	7	.417	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
11	Archie W. Butcher	1928–1929	16	2	12	2	.188	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
12	John S. Davis	1930	9	1	8	0	.111	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
13	Charles Erickson	1931–1935	40	18	21	1	.463	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
14	Dick Godlove	1936–1942	56	37	13	6	.714	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
X	No team	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-—	-	-	-	-
15	Wally A. Forsberg	1946–1948	28	20	6	2	.750	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
16	Richard Peters	1949–1952 1957–1971	174	129	42	3	.750	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
17	Paul J. Andree	1953–1955	27	12	14	1	.463	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
18	Grover Nutt	1956	9	0	9	0	.000	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
19	Ben Moor	1972–1975	37	18	19	0	.486	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
20	Don McLeary	1976–1977	18	10	8	0	.556	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
21	John Salavantis	1978	10	7	3	0	.700	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
22	Nyle Salmans	1979–1983	52	24	27	1	.471	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
23	Glen Percy	1984–1988	50	21	29	0	.420	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
24	Dave Dallas	1989–1996	78	38	39	1	.494	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
25	Chris Creighton	1997–2000	41	32	9	0	.780	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
26	Ronnie Jones	2001	10	6	4	0	.600	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—	5000000000000000000♠—
27	Patrick Ross	2002–2003	2	14	7	0	.667	14	4	0	.778	5000000000000000000♠—	1	1	5000000000000000000♠—
28	Kent Kessinger	2004–2012	96	58	38	0	.604	52	29	0	.642	2	4	3	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.^[2]
↑ 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.^[3]
↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[4]

References

↑ "2012 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ottawa Braves. p. 7. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
↑ 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.

Ottawa Braves head football coaches

J. Nort Atkinson (1901–1902)
No team (1903)
Alpha Brummage (1904–1907)
Norman G. Wann (1908–1909)
Oscar Dahlene (1910)
Red Baughman (1911)
Floyd Daniel Hargiss (1912)
Porter Craig (1913–1914)
Arthur Schabinger (1915–1917)
No team (1918)
Arthur Schabinger (1919)
Robert E. Brannan (1920–1922)
Edwin Elbel (1923–1927)
Archie W. Butcher (1928–1929)
John S. Davis (1930)
Charles Erickson (1931–1935)
Dick Godlove (1936–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Wally A. Forsberg (1946–1948)
Richard Peters (1949–1952)
Paul J. Andree (1953–1955)
Grover Nutt (1956)
Richard Peters (1957–1971)
Ben Moor (1972–1975)
Don McLeary (1976–1977)
John Salavantis (1978)
Nyle Salmans (1979–1983)
Glen Percy (1984–1988)
Dave Dallas (1989–1996)
Chris Creighton (1997–2000)
Ronnie Jones (2001)
Patrick Ross (2002–2003)
Kent Kessinger (2004– )

List of Ottawa Braves head football coaches

Key

Coaches

Notes

See also

References