The Missouri Western Griffons football program is a college football team that represents Missouri Western State University. The team has had 5 head coaches since organized football began in 1970. The Griffons have played in almost than 500 games in its 45 seasons. In those seasons, one coaches have led the Griffons to postseason play: Jerry Partridge. Partridge is also the only coach to have won conference championships with the Griffons. Partridge is the all-time leader in games coached, years coached, and winning percentage. Harold Coagle is, in terms of winning percentage, the least successful coach the Griffons have had as he has a .276 winning percentage.[1]
Key
| Overall games GC | Games coached | OW | Wins | OL | Losses | OT | Ties[A 2] | O% | Winning percentage | | Conference games CW | Wins | CL | Losses | CT | Ties | C% | Winning percentage | | Postseason games PW | Wins | PL | Losses | PT | Ties | |
Coaches
- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division II football season
# | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CCs | NCs | National awards |
1 | Harold Cagle | 1970–1973 | 38 | 10 | 27 | 1 | .276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | Rob Hicklin | 1974–1985 | 125 | 65 | 55 | 5 | .540 | 31 | 31 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Dennis Darnell | 1986–1990 | 54 | 19 | 34 | 1 | .361 | 16 | 33 | 1 | .330 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | Stan McGarvey | 1991–1996 | 66 | 39 | 25 | 2 | .606 | 29 | 24 | 2 | .527 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | Jerry Partridge | 1997–2016 | 232 | 149 | 83 | 0 | .642 | 117 | 68 | 0 | .632 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — |
6 | Matt Williamson | 2017–2022 | 48 | 31 | 26 | 0 | .544 | 29 | 26 | 0 | .257 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
7 | Tyler Fenwick | 2023–present | 12 | 8 | 4 | — | .667 | 7 | 3 | — | .700 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Notes
- ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Griffons. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
References
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- ^ "2014 MWSU Media Guide". Missouri Western State University. 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ Missouri Western was not a member of a conference until 1977.
- ^ a b Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- Harold Cagle (1970–1973)
- Rob Hicklin (1974–1985)
- Dennis Darnell (1986–1990)
- Stan McGarvey (1991–1996)
- Jerry Partridge (1997–2016)
- Matt Williamson (2017–2022)
- Tyler Fenwick (2023– )
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