Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football

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Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football
First season1903;122 years ago (1903)
Athletic directorHunter Sims
Head coach Kevin Bachtel
3rd season, 7–12 (.368)
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 record536–563–42 (.488)
Bowl record1–0 (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 NCAA—Independent100——————
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 8302nd810—3
1974 1974 560T–6th450——
1975 1975 5516th450—8
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 8203rd220—19
1997 1997 7302nd320——
1998 1998 8203rd520——
1999 1999 5503rd430——
2000 2000 640T–3rd630——
2001 2001 8203rd720——
2002 2002 9102nd810—17
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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References

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  2. ↑ "Gordon Wood Stadium / About Gordon Wood Stadium". Brownwood ISD. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jason Bachtel departs HPU, brother Kevin elevated to head coach". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  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. ↑ "HPU Football School Records (PDF)" (PDF). Howard Payne University Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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