Adams State Grizzlies football

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Adams State Grizzlies football
Adams state athletics logo.png
First season1930;95 years ago (1930)
Athletic directorKatelyn Smith
Head coachLevi Gallas
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumRex Stadium
(capacity: 1,500)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Alamosa, Colorado
NCAA division Division II
Conference RMAC
Past conferencesIndependent (1930–1945, 1956)
NMIC (1946–1955)
All-time record381–437–19 (.467)
Bowl record2–0 (1.000)
Playoff appearances2
Playoff record2–2
Conference titles8
Division titles2
Rivalries Fort Lewis [1]
ColorsGreen and white [2]
   
Mascot Grizzly bear
Website asugrizzlies.com/football
The Adams State football team in action against the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions in 2015. Adams State vs. Texas A&M-Commerce football 2015 11 (Adams State on offense).jpg
The Adams State football team in action against the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions in 2015.

The Adams State Grizzlies football team represents Adams State University in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Grizzlies are members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), fielding its team in the RMAC since 1957. The Grizzlies play their home games at Rex Stadium in Alamosa, Colorado. The team was formally known as the Adams State Indians.

Contents

Their current head coach is Levi Gallas, who has held the position since 2024. [3]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, and championships
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCC
1 Clifton White [7] 1930–193737122050.392
2 Henry Canine [8] 193861410.250
3 Vernon Hopper [7] 1939–19421961300.316
4 Neal Mehring [7] 1946–19471511400.7339100.9001
5 William C. Heiss [7] 1948–19491711510.6766210.722
6 Orval Steffen [7] 1950–19511851120.3335410.550
7 Michael Stimack [7] 1952–195644142910.330121110.5211
8 Ernie Smith [9] 1957–19581911710.0791810.150
9 Darrell Mudra [10] 1959–19623732410.87815100.93810003
10 Donald McKillip [7] 1963–1967, 196957391800.6846400.60010010
11 Gene Carpenter [11] 196898100.889
12 Ron Harms [7] 1970–197336211320.61118600.75011
13 Bill Schade [7] 1974–197627141300.519121000.545
14 James Paronto [12] 1977–198041221900.537191400.5761
15 Richard Ulrich [7] 198193510.3893410.438
16 Joel Swisher [7] 1982–19831971020.4217720.500
17 Jeff Geiser [7] 1984–1996135656820.489424110.5062201
18 David Elsenrath [13] 1997–19993192200.29081600.333
19 Wayne McGinn [7] 2000–200787355200.402283600.438
20 Marty Heaton [14] 2008–201477423500.545342900.540
21 Timm Rosenbach [15] 2015–20173292300.28192000.310
22 Josh Blankenship [16] 2018–20202281400.36481200.400
23 Jarrell Harrison [17] 2021–20244463800.13653100.139

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth

[18]

SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Adams State Indians
1930 1930 Clifton White NCAA —Independent012——
1931 1931 211——
1932 1932 121——
1933 1933 210——
1934 1934 130——
1935 1935 151——
1936 1936 340——
1937 1937 230——
1938 1938 Henry Canine 141——
1939 1939 Vernon Hopper 320——
1940 1940 050——
1941 1941 130——
1942 1942 230——
No team from 1943 to 1945
1946 1946 Neal Mehring NCAA — NMIC 5101st400Conference champion—
1947 1947 6302nd510——
1948 1948 William C. Heiss 6202nd310——
1949 1949 5312nd311——
1950 1950 Orval Steffen 2523rd221——
1951 1951 3603rd320——
1952 1952 Michael Stimack 251T–3rd251——
1953 1953 360T–3rd330——
1954 1954 3602nd320——
1955 1955 640T–1st410Conference co-champion—
1956 1956 College Division Independent080——
1957 1957 Ernie Smith RMAC 0916th041——
1958 1958 1805th140——
1959 1959 Darrell Mudra 8102nd310——
1960 1960 7011st400Conference champion—
1961 1961 8201st400Conference champion—
1962 1962 9101st400W Mineral Water —
1963 1963 Donald McKillip 6402nd310——
1964 1964 6302nd210——
1965 1965 5403rd120——
1966 1966 820W Mineral Water —
1967 1967 810——
1968 1968 Gene Carpenter 810——
1969 1969 Donald McKillip 6401st (Mountain)610L Conference championship—
1970 1970 Ron Harms NAIA Division I4323rd (Mountain)420——
1971 1971 540T–1st (Mountain)510L Conference championship—
1972 1972 6301st510Conference champion—
1973 1973 630T–2nd420——
1974 1974 Bill Schade 540T–2nd330——
1975 1975 6302nd610—No. 15
1976 1976 3609th360——
1977 1977 James Paronto 3706th360——
1978 1978 640T–2nd530——
1979 1979 550T–4th440——
1980 1980 830T–1st710Conference co-championNo. 10
1981 1981 Richard Ulrich 3515th341——
1982 1982 Joel Swisher 3424th332——
1983 1983 460T–4th440——
1984 1984 Jeff Geiser 6302nd620—No. 20
1985 1985 450T–3rd430——
1986 1986 2805th240——
1987 1987 5602nd [a] 420——
1988 1988 10312nd311L NAIA Seminfinals No. 16
1989 1989 9201st700L NAIA First Round No. 1
1990 1990 5402nd310——
1991 1991 6406th240—No. 16
1992 1992 NCAA Division II 3707th160——
1993 1993 4605th340——
1994 1994 371T–5th241——
1995 1995 460T–4th340——
1996 1996 470T–7th260——
Adams State Grizzlies
1997 1997 David Elsenrath NCAA Division II RMAC 1100T–8th170——
1998 1998 4606th350——
1999 1999 460T–4th440——
2000 2000 Wayne McGinn 370T–5th350——
2001 2001 290T–8th170——
2002 2002 560T–4th440——
2003 2003 4707th350——
2004 2004 740T–2nd620——
2005 2005 6504th530——
2006 2006 6504th440——
2007 2007 2907th260——
2008 2008 Marty Heaton 5605th540——
2009 2009 560T–5th540——
2010 2010 560T–5th450——
2011 2011 740T–4th540——
2012 2012 9203rd720——
2013 2013 7404th540——
2014 2014 470T–6th360——
2015 2015 Timm Rosenbach 380T–7th360——
2016 2016 28010th280——
2017 2017 470T–6th460——
2018 2018 Josh Blankenship 470T–6th460——
2019 2019 4707th460——
No team in 2020 due to COVID-19
2021 2021 Jarrell Harrison NCAA Division II RMAC 11009th180——
2022 2022 2909th270——
2023 2023 3808th270——
2024 2024 011010th090——
  1. ↑ Adams State forfeited three victories including a conference win over Western New Mexico

Notes

  1. ↑ 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]
  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.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [5]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Skyhawks take positive steps, but fall by 37-14 final on the road to rival Adams State". goskyhawks.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Logo Guidelines and Download – Public Relations & Marketing" . Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Adams State hires football coach". Alamosa Citizen. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  6. ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Adams State Coaching Records". January 7, 2009. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Obituary for HENRY E. CAN". The Rock Island Argus. July 12, 1939. p. 16. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Article clipped from Greeley Daily Tribune". Greeley Daily Tribune. December 27, 1958. p. 8. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Henry Blog: Former FSU football coach Mudra, 86, still active". May 14, 2021. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ "Article clipped from The Kane Republican". The Kane Republican. January 12, 1970. p. 3. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Jim Paronto (2014) - Hall of Fame". Adams State University Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  13. ↑ Report, Co-Lin (July 9, 2015). "Elsenrath hired to coach Co-Lin Wolves' offensive line". Daily Leader. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Article clipped from The Daily Sentinel". The Daily Sentinel. November 23, 2007. p. 21. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Timm Rosenbach Takes Over As Head Coach For Adams State Football". Adams State University Athletics. December 22, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  16. ↑ World, Bill Haisten Tulsa (January 3, 2021). "Josh Blankenship, son of Owasso's Bill Blankenship, to be introduced as Broken Arrow football coach". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  17. ↑ Arnold, Patti (October 8, 2021). "Making history: For first time, 2 Black head coaches meet in RMAC football". Grand Junction Daily Sentinel . p. 13. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  18. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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