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Vincent P. Batha was a college football and basketball player and coach in the United States. He also worked as a professor of math and sciences after retiring from coaching.[1]
Batha played tackle[2] for the Carroll College Pioneers (now called "Carroll University") located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The school honored his legacy by inducting him into their "Hall of Fame" in 1973[3] as as "charter member" of the group.[4]
Batha later became the the 16th head football coach for his alma mater[5] and he held that position for the 1931 season.[6] His career coaching record at Carroll College was 1 win, 4 losses, and 1 tie. This ranks him 26th at Carroll College in total wins and 25th at Carroll College in winning percentage.[7] He would remain with the program as assistant coach[8] under Glenn Thistlethwaite beginning in 1932.[9] Coach Batha's poor performance was called the worst start in seven years for the program, which was attributed to weakness at the end positions and turnover in the bakcfield.[10]
Batha also was the head basketball coach at Carroll from 1931 until 1934, posting the 12th-most wins at the history of the school (as of 2007-2008 season) with a record of 29-13.[11] He also was assistant Athletic Director and head coach of the track and field and cross country teams.[12]
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C.C. Boone was the 13th head college football coach for the Carroll College Pioneers (now called Carroll University)[13] located in Waukesha, Wisconsin and he held that position for the 1921 season. His career coaching record at Carroll College was 1 wins, 6 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 26th at Carroll College in total wins and 27th at Carroll College in winning percentage.[14]
While Boone was the coach, college president William Arthur Ganfield boasted that within four year's time Carroll will be beating the Wisconsin Badgers in football.[15] In his one year of coaching, the team fell far short of that mark with its one win for the season and was outscored by 119 to 14 and left fans and the school administration sorely disappointed.
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Lt. L. William Caine was the first head college football coach
for the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks located in Arlington, Texas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1919 until 1920. His career coaching record at UT Arlington was 2 wins, 7 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him
13th at UT Arlington in total wins and 13th at UT Arlington in winning percentage.[16]
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Chris Douglas is an American football player and coach in the United States. He presently is an assistant coach at Highland Community College[17] where he will serve as offensive coordinator.[18]
Douglass was the twenty-seventh head football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas. At Southwestern, he compiled a record of 20 wins and 29 losses, ranking him 22 out of 27 head coaches in winning percentage, and #10 in terms of total wins.[19] Before coaching at Southwestern, Douglas served as an assistant coach at Abilene Christian University, Jamestown College, and at Southwestern.[20] At Southwestern, Douglass would coach against his mentor and former Southwestern head coach Monty Lewis.[21]
Douglas stepped down as head coach after the 2006 season[22] and was replaced by current coach Ken Crandall.
Douglas and his family now live in Stigler, Oklahoma. He is now coaching high school football.[23]
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Phil Hower was an American football player and coach in the United States.
Hower was the 21st football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position 4 seasons, from 1977 to 1980. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 22 wins and 14 losses. This ranks him 7th at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 8th at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[24]
Hower was mentor to future Northern Illinois University coach Jerry Kill and son of former Moundbulder athletic director and coach Robert Hower.
Hower's love and passion to play the game of football continued after he graduated and was coaching high school football. He remained active and an avid supporter of the program, playing in an alumni game and receiving a shoulder injury.[25]
Hower continually worked in coaching, including working as the linebackers coach at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas under head coach Monty Lewis.[26]
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Wes Buller was a college football player and coach in the midwest United States.
Buller was the head coach at Bethel College Threshers in Newton, Kansas for five seasons, from 1960 until 1964. For those seasons, his teams compiled a record of 17 wins, 26 losses, and 2 ties. As of conclusion of the 2009 season, this performance ranks him sixth in total wins and ninth in win percentage at the school.[27]
Buller was the 19th football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position 3 seasons, from 1969 to 1971. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 15 wins, 11 losses, and 1 tie.[28] As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 11th at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 12th at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[29]
Buller resigned as head coach after the death of his wife in 1971.[30]
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Ray Morrison was the 17th football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position for the 1962 and 1963 seasons. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 11 wins and 9 losses. This ranks him 15th at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 14th at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[31]
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Bob Dvorak was an American football player and coach in the United States.
Dvorak played football at the college level at Southwestern College (Kansas) and in 1992 was elected to the school's "Athletic Hall of Fame".[32]
Dvorak would return to his alma mater to become the 16th football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position 3 seasons, from 1959 to 1961. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 19 wins, 6 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 10th at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 3rd at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[33]
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Robert T. "Bob" Hower was college sports coach and athletic director in the United States.
Hower was the 15th football coach[34] for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders[35] in Winfield, Kansas and held that position 5 seasons, form 1954 to 1958. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 11 wins, 31 losses, and 4 ties. This ranks him 16th at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 23rd at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[36]
Hower also coached men's basketball at Southwestern and was the 13th person on record to hold that post.[37] He coached for thirteen seasons, from 1955 until 1967 and then again for the 1970-1971 season. His record was 32 wins and 37 losses and the team secured two Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championships in 1961 and again in 1963.[38]
Hower served as the athletic director at Southwestern until his sudden death from complications from an automobile accident in 1972.[39] His son Phil Hower would go on to coach the Moundbuilders from 1977 until the conclusion of the 1980 season.
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Fred Dittman was the 12th football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position for the 1948 season. His coaching record at Southwestern was 7 wins, 3 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 19th at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 5th at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[40]
Dittmann served in World War II with General Patton’s Army and rose to the rank of captain. In 1946, Dittmann was assistant football coach to Art Kahler at Southwestern and then served as head football coach for the 1948 season while he pursued a master’s degree in chemistry from the University of Kansas.[41]
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Henry "Harry" Brock was the 10th football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position for the 1942 season. His coaching record at Southwestern was 4 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 23rd at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 10th at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[42]
Brock was also the basketball coach at Southwetsren for the 1945-1946 season,[43] producing a record of 11 wins and 9 losses.[44]
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Don Copper was the 8th football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position for three seasons, from 1937 to 1939. His overall coaching record at Southwestern was 5 wins, 21 losses, and 8 ties. This ranks him 22nd at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 25th at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[45]
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Frank Armin was the fourth football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas and held that position for the 1908 season. His coaching record at Southwestern was 3 wins, 4 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 25th at Southwestern in terms of total wins and 20th at Southwestern in terms of total winning percentage (as of completion of the 2007 season).[46]
Armin was also the basketball coach at Southwestern for the 1908-1909 season. He was the first basketball coach on record for the school, and the team produced six wins and three losses.[47]
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John Jacob "J. J." Thiel (1877? - April 15, 1946 )[48] was an American football coach, college professor, and sports figure in the United States.
Although Southwestern competed in football as far back ast 1895,[49] Coach Thiel was the first official head college football coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders in Winfield, Kansas, and he held that position for two seasons, from 1903 until 1904. His coaching record at Southwestern was 9 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie. As of the conclusion of the 2009 season, this ranks him 17th at Southwestern in total wins and fifth at the school in winning percentage (0.73077).[50]
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Dan Hanson is a retired college football player and coach. He presently works as a pastor.
Hanson first served as defensive coordinator at Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, Illinois. He later moved to Canton, Ohio to be the defensive coordinator at Malone College.[51]
Hanson was promoted to become the fourth head college football coach for the Malone College Pioneers (now called Malone University) located in Canton, Ohio, United States, and he held that position for four seasons, from 2002[52] until 2005, when he resigned for personal reasons.[53] His career coaching record at Malone was 13 wins, 27 losses, and 0 ties.[54] This ranks him third at Malone in total wins and fourth at Malone in winning percentage.[55] His conference record in the Mid-States Football Association was 5 wins and 21 losses during his tenure.[56]
Hanson's inagural 2002 season started out with three consecutive wins[57] and a national ranking [58]but was answered with 3 consecutive losses. The team would win one more before finising 2002 with a 4-6 record. Despite the losing record, Malone outscored their opponents 245 to 196.[59]
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Daniel M. Frasier was the 25th head college football coach for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for three seasons, from 1969 until 1971.[60] His coaching record at Geneva was 9 wins, 16 losses, and 1 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 16th at Geneva in total wins and 24th at Geneva in winning percentage (0.365)..[61]
Frasier engineered a turaround of the program, when the football team went to what was considered a "laughing stock of the district" to a 8-0 start in 1971 (some records show a 7-0 start and losing the last two games[62]).[63]
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Coligny Brainerd "Dr. C. B." Metheny (December 30, 1889 - October 19, 1960[64]) was an educator, athlete, and coach in the United States.
Geneva has honored his memory by building the Metheney Field House in 1961.[67] He was also given a lifetime alumni award by the school in 1946.[68]
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Arthur McKean was the sixth head college football coach for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania[69] and he held that position for five seasons, from 1907 until 1911. His coaching record at Geneva was 10 wins, 24 losses, and 7 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him
15th at Geneva in total wins and 25th at Geneva in winning percentage (0.329).[70]
McKean also played football at Geneva College when he was a student.[71]
Under McKean, the Geneva College team decided to join forces with five other colleges to abolish the game of football if significant rules changes were not made to make the game safer.[72]
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Dr. Archibald W. Leech was an American football player and coach in the United States. He gained prominence as an educator and businessman in the area of Cambria County, Pennsylvania where he also served as postmaster.[73]
Leech played college football, basketball, and baseball for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He was known for his athletic skills and was named "one of the most noted athletes ever graduated" from the school.[74]
Leech was the fifth head football coach for his alma mater, Geneva College. He held that position for the 1905 season and posted a coaching record at Geneva was 4 wins, 5 losses, and 0 ties. As of complletion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 23rd at Geneva in total wins and 18th at Geneva in winning percentage (0.444).[75]
The school suffered one of its largest defeats to Penn State[76] by a score of 73 to 0.[77] This game was also Penn State's ninth largest all-time margin of victory and total points scored.[78]
Leech only coached football for one year at Geneva, but stayed on as a full professor at the college.[79]
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Smith Alford was the fourth head college football coach for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1904 season. His coaching record at Geneva was 1 wins, 4 losses, and 2 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 27th at Geneva in total wins and 26th at Geneva in winning percentage (0.286).
[80] During his time as coach, Geneva played (and lost) games against Penn State and Pittsburgh,[81] losing 0-30 to an undefeated Pitt team [82] and later in the season 0 -44 to Penn State.[83]
The season was considered especially disapointing by fans, considering the previous three-year coach J.B. Craig had posted a total record of 26-3-3.[84]
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Long played high school football at West high School in Rochester, New York as a member of the class of 1908.[85] The 1906 team concluded an undefeated season and the 1907 team produced solid results as well.[86]
Long was the seventh head college football coach for the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes[87] located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1912 season. His coaching record at Geneva was 3 wins, 4 losses, and 0 ties. As of completion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 25th at Geneva in total wins and 20th at Geneva in winning percentage (0.429).[88] He also coached the local high school football team that same year.[89]User:Paulmcdonald/Collaborate/22
Ward A. Wescott was an American football player and coach.
Wescott played for the Oconto, Wisconsin town team in 1895 and played a game against the team that would become the Green Bay Packers. Wescott was both a player and trainer, receiving accolades for his abilities to teach the game as well as to play.[90]
Wescott was the second head college football coach for the Carroll College (Wisconsin) Pioneers located in Waukesha, Wisconsin and he held that position for the 1896 season. Preliminary reports predicted a "lively" season.[91]
Wescott's career coaching record at Carroll College was 5 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 17th at Carroll College in total wins and 12th at Carroll College in winning percentage.[92] Wescott's players were predicted as promising before the season began.[93]
Controversy was stirred up after a game against Milwaukee East High School on October 17, 1896. Carroll won the game 4-0, but the oppossing team disputed the result.[94] The next season's game was cancelled because Carroll was regularly using "ringers" or players that were brought in to the team from outside the school specifically to win games. [95]
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J.G. Britton was the fourth head college football coach for the Carroll College (Wisconsin) Pioneers located in Waukesha, Wisconsin and he held that position for the 1898 season. His career coaching record at Carroll College was 3 wins, 5 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 20th at Carroll College in total wins and 22nd at Carroll College in winning percentage.[96]
Britton was the head coach during a game witnessed by Miss Anna Sackett, who found the game to be so brutal that she revoked $5,000 from her will that had been bequested to Carroll College. She claimed that the "players were brutes" and would no longer support the school if they continued play.[97] Later that same year (October 29), she died and left none of the funds to the college.[98]
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William Davies was the ninth head college football coach for the Carroll College (Wisconsin) Pioneers located in Waukesha, Wisconsin and he held that position for the 1912 season. His career coaching record at Carroll College was 2 wins, 6 losses, and 1 ties. This ranks him 23rd at Carroll College in total wins and 24th at Carroll College in winning percentage.[99]
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John Edmund "Jack" Fries was an American Football player, coach, and sports figure in the United States.
Fries played right tackle for the Carroll College Pioneers located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In his senior year, he was captain of the team that he played on for four years.[100] As a player, he would witness his opposing team throw the the first legal forward pass on September 5, 1906 in a 22-0 against Saint Louis University.[101]
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Roy E. Haberman was the 12th head college football coach for the Carroll College (Wisconsin) Pioneers[102] (now called "Carroll University") located in Waukesha, Wisconsin[103] and he held that position for the 1919 season. His career coaching record at Carroll College was 4 wins, 3 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him 18th at Carroll College in total wins and ninth at Carroll College in winning percentage.[104]
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Fans of college football sometimes use the phrase Toilet Bowl to refer to a football game that is particularly poor in play quality, generally college football. While this name is certainly not official, it does bear mentioning.
Two specific college games that are often referred to as "Toilet Bowl" games are:
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Earl Craven was a college football player, coach, and administrator in the United States. He was president of the NAIA Coaches Association from 1957 through 1959.[107]
Craven entered Pacific College (now called George Fox University) in Newberg, Oregon during the fall of 1941. His time in college was interrupted by military service in World War II from 1943-1946, but he returned to Pacific and was awarded letteres in basketball, baseball and football. Craven earned a degree in psychology and education in 1949.
Craven coached at Friends, Taylor,William Penn, and George Fox.
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John Papas is a high school football coach who has coached for more than thirty years.[108] He is currently the head coach at Buckingham Browne & Nichols and the director of the New England Elite Football Clinic. He was the first football coach at Mount Ida College. In his youth, he played for the football team, the Red Raiders, at Watertown High in Watertown, Massachusetts.[108] He is also the co-host of "Watertown Rant" on access TV (WCATV.org).[109]
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Jock Sanders (born Jockée Kevin Sanders; 1988 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American football receiver and running back for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Sanders was given three and two stars by different recruiting sites while being recruited by West Virginia, Florida, Ohio State, UCF, Bowling Green University, and South Florida as an athlete. Sanders eventually committed to West Virginia University after a December 2, 2006 visit.
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Holly Neher is an American athlete who is credited as the first female in the state of Florida to throw a touchdown in a high school game, a feat she accomplished on her first pass attempt and third play in 2017.[110] As a junior for Hollywood Hills High School, she threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to teammate Alexander Shelton late in the fourth quarter of a 21–7 loss to Hallandale High School.[111]