| Position: | Quarterback |
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| Regular season: | 224–58 (.794) |
| Postseason: | 37–7 (.841) |
| Career: | 261–65 (.801) |
Kurtiss Riggs is an American football coach and a former quarterback. He was a coach with the Sioux Falls Storm from 2002 to 2023, all but the first as head coach.[1] During his tenure as head coach the team set a professional gridiron football record with 40 consecutive wins, and he led the team to four undefeated seasons. Riggs was also an assistant coach on national championship winning teams at the Sioux Falls Cougars. [2]
Riggs played college football for the University of Sioux Falls where he led the Cougars to win the schools first NAIA National Championship in 1996. He was selected to the All-American team and led the nation with 55 touchdown passes that season. In 1998, Riggs signed and played professionally in Europe for the La Courneuve Flash in France Championnat Élite Division 1. He also played for the Sioux Falls Storm in the Indoor Football League in 2000–2001, before taking over as head coach in 2002.[3][4]
Riggs retired after the 2023 IFL National Championship game, after winning 11 league titles and seven IFL Championships.[5]
- ^ Matt Zimmer (August 4, 2007). "The mind behind the magic". Argus-Leader. pp. 1C, 5C. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Team (August 23, 2018). "Coaches - Sioux Falls Storm". siouxfallsstorm.com.
- ^ Ryan Johnson (April 21, 2001). "Riggs passing through". Casper Star-Tribune. pp. D1, D4. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Denton (December 18, 1996). "Mr. Heisman (NAIA version)". The Jackson Sun. pp. 1C, 3C. Retrieved April 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers Beat Sioux Falls to Win IFL National Championship". Our Sports Central. August 5, 2023.
