| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Evangel (1978) |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1978 | Evangel |
| Position(s) | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1980–1988 | Evangel (assistant) |
| 1989–1998 | Evangel |
| 2007–2011 | NW Oklahoma State |
| 2014–2019 | Southeastern (FL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2001–2006 | Edmonton Eskimos (scout) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 144–66–2 |
| Tournaments | 4–9 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 HAAC (1993, 1996–1997) 3 CSFL (2007, 2009–2010) 2 TSC (2015–2016) 2 MSC Sun Division (2017–2018) | |
Keith Barefield is an American former football coach. He served as the head coach at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri from 1989 to 1998, Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma from 2007 to 2011, and Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida from 2014 to 2019, compiling a record of career college football coaching record of 144–66–2. [1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evangel Crusaders (Heart of America Athletic Conference)(1989–1998) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Evangel | 3–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1990 | Evangel | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1991 | Evangel | 6–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1992 | Evangel | 7–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1993 | Evangel | 8–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1994 | Evangel | 7–3–1 | 6–2 | 2nd | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1995 | Evangel | 6–2–1 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1996 | Evangel | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 1997 | Evangel | 9–2 | 8–1 | T–1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1998 | Evangel | 5–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Evangel: | 66–33–2 | 56–22–1 | |||||||
| Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers (Central States Football League)(2007–2011) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 8–4 | 4–0 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 18 | |||
| 2008 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 7–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2009 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 7–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2010 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 8–3 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | T–15 | |||
| 2011 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 4–6 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Northwestern Oklahoma State: | 34–20 | 20–3 | |||||||
| Southeastern Fire (Sun Conference)(2014–2016) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Southeastern | 7–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2015 | Southeastern | 7–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2016 | Southeastern | 7–3 | 5–0 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 18 | |||
| Southeastern Fire (Mid-South Conference)(2017–2019) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Southeastern | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st (Sun) | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
| 2018 | Southeastern | 7–3 | 5–1 | T–1st (Sun) | 21 | ||||
| 2019 | Southeastern | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd (Sun) | 14 | ||||
| Southeastern: | 44–13 | 28–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 144–66–2 | ||||||||