Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football

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Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football
First season1903
Athletic directorHunter Sims
Head coach Kevin Bachtel
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumGordon Wood Stadium
(capacity: 7,500)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Brownwood, Texas
NCAA division Division III
Conference ASC
Past conferencesIndependent
TIAA
TC
TIAA
LSC
All-time record53656342 (.488)
Bowl record10 (1.000)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record0–1
Conference titles19
Rivalries McMurry
ColorsNavy and yellow gold [1]
   
Mascot Yellowjackets
Website hpusports.com

The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football team represents Howard Payne University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Yellow Jackets are members of the American Southwest Conference (ASC), fielding its team in the ASC since 1996. The Yellow Jackets play their home games at Gordon Wood Stadium in Brownwood, Texas. [2]

Contents

Their head coach is Kevin Bachtel, who took over the position for the 2023 season. [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, championships and selected awards
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLPTDCCCNCAwards
1Unknown1903–1908; 1914–19163392220.397
2 Elmer Simpson 1909; 191131200.413
3 Gwinn Henry 1912–1913155730.614
4 Arnold L. Kirkpatrick 1917–192352321730.25011400.250
5 T. B. Amis 1924–192736221220.63415410.5931
6 Joe Bailey Cheaney 1928–1934; 1946–194786582080.78134920.5936
7 J. McAdoo Keaton 1935–194280531980.55640460.5936
8 Felton T. Wright 1948–195031151510.5837700.593
9 Carl Anderson 1951–195246251920.5938800.5932
10 Guy B. Gardner 1953–19552918920.6674400.593
11 Bennie B. Williams 1956–1961118447220.738235020.738
12 Rusty Russell 1962–19631941500.68711200.593
13 Joe James 1964–196741162410.65571800.593
14 James Cameron 1968–197142211920.656141620.7381001
15 Dean Slayton 1972–197872284220.656213410.738
16 Harold Mayo 1979–19813062310.65621900.656
17 Bill Hicks 1982–19854082930.65622100.656
18 Jerry Millsapps 1986–19872051500.6560600.656
19 Bill Anderson 1988–199142241800.656181300.6561
20 Vance Gibson 1992–2004131894200.656652600.6560102
21 Mike Redwine 2005–200730131700.656111400.656
22 Steve Fanara 2008–20114093100.65652700.656
23 Roger Geise 2012–20154083200.65651800.656
24 Hunter Sims 20161001000.6560600.656
25 Braxton Harris 2017–20193072300.65662100.656
26 Jason Bachtel 2020–20222516900.65614700.656
27 Kevin Bachtel 2023–present0.656

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth

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SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets
1903 1903 Unknown IAAUS Independent010
1904 1904 220
1905 1905 020
No team in 1906
1907 1907 Unknown IAAUS Independent341
1908 1908 030
1909 1909 Elmer Simpson 020
No team in 1910
1911 1911 Elmer Simpson NCAAIndependent100
1912 1912 Gwinn Henry 231
1913 1913 342
1914 1914 Unknown261
1915 1915 230
1916 1916 260
1917 1917 Arnold L. Kirkpatrick TIAA 520
1918 1918 101
1919 1919 630
1920 1920 540
1921 1921 5302nd410
1922 1922 6215th421
1923 1923 4322nd312
1924 1924 T. B. Amis 7201st500Conference champion
1925 1925 5313rd411
1926 1926 TC 4412nd310
1927 1927 6303rd320
1928 1928 Joe Bailey Cheaney 10101st500Conference champion
1929 1929 8021st500Conference champion
1930 1930 7221st401Conference champion
1931 1931 620T–1st410Conference co-champion
1932 1932 7101st400Conference champion
1933 1933 5312nd420
1934 1934 9011st501Conference champion
1935 1935 J. McAdoo Keaton 5233rd313
1936 1936 7211st501Conference champion
1937 1937 8111st700Conference champion
1938 1938 731T–1st601Conference co-champion
1939 1939 5414th421
1940 1940 640T–1st510Conference co-champion
1941 1941 8111st600Conference champion
1942 1942 7201st400Conference champion
No team from 1943–1945
1946 1946 Joe Bailey Cheaney NCAA TC 252T–4th130
1947 1947 460T–4th230
1948 1948 Felton T. Wright 550T–4th230
1949 1949 650T–2nd320
1950 1950 451T–3rd230
1951 1951 Carl Anderson 440T–1st310Conference co-champion
1952 1952 360T–3rd130
1953 1953 Guy B. Gardner 3604th130
1954 1954 9101st200Conference champion
1955 1955 6222nd110
1956 1956 Bennie B. Williams College Division 640
1957 1957 LSC 3607th250
1958 1958 2706th250
1959 1959 370T–5th340
1960 1960 640T–4th430
1961 1961 4504th430
1962 1962 Rusty Russell 1818th061
1963 1963 3706th160
1964 1964 Joe James 2807th060
1965 1965 2807th060
1966 1966 551T–4th331
1967 1967 NAIA 730T–3rd430
1968 1968 James Cameron 2717th151
1969 1969 4707th250
1970 1970 Division I550T–5th450
1971 1971 1011T–1st711W Cowboy Bowl
1972 1972 Dean Slayton 540T–4th440
1973 1973 8302nd8103
1974 1974 560T–6th450
1975 1975 5516th4508
1976 1976 181T–7th151
1977 1977 2808th070
1978 1978 2808th070
1979 1979 Harold Mayo 2807th160
1980 1980 1818th070
1981 1981 NCAA Division II 3707th160
1982 1982 Bill Hicks 370T–7th160
1983 1983 280T–7th160
1984 1984 1815th040
1985 1985 2626th050
1986 1986 Jerry Millsapps 01007th060
1987 1987 NAIA Division II TIAA 550
1988 1988 Bill Anderson 470T–4th460
1989 1989 830T–1st820Conference co-champion23
1990 1990 550T–3rd330
1991 1991 730T–2nd320
1992 1992 Vance Gibson 8301st500Conference champion6
1993 1993 370T–3rd230
1994 1994 730T–1st410Conference co-champion23
1995 1995 730T–1st710L NAIA Division II First Round 13
1996 1996 NCAA Division III ASC 8203rd22019
1997 1997 7302nd320
1998 1998 8203rd520
1999 1999 5503rd430
2000 2000 640T–3rd630
2001 2001 8203rd720
2002 2002 9102nd81017
2003 2003 6404th630
2004 2004 7304th630
2005 2005 Mike Redwine 730T–2nd720
2006 2006 550T–5th350
2007 2007 190T–8th170
2008 2008 Steve Fanara 2808th170
2009 2009 460T–7th260
2010 2010 280T–8th170
2011 2011 190T–8th170
2012 2012 Roger Geise 190T–7th160
2013 2013 460T–4th240
2014 2014 280T–4th140
2015 2015 190T–4th140
2016 2016 Hunter Sims 01007th060
2017 2017 Braxton Harris 190T–9th180
2018 2018 190T–9th180
2019 2019 5505th450
2020–21 2020–21 Jason Bachtel 2303rd West220
2021 2021 730T–3rd630
2022 2022 7303rd620
2023 2023 Kevin Bachtel

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]

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