List of Emporia State Hornets football seasons

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This is a list of Emporia State Hornets football season records. The Emporia State Hornets football team is the football team of Emporia State University, located in the American city of Emporia, Kansas. The team competes as a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) at the NCAA Division II level. [1]

Since the program's beginning in 1893, they have been known as the Normals, the Teachers, the Yaps, and the Hornets. [2] Since 1937, Emporia State's football team has played in Francis G. Welch Stadium, named after the long-time coach and athletic director at Emporia State. [3]

Emporia State has won 16 conference championships: six in the Kansas Conference, six in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, two in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, one in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference, and one in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. [4]

Seasons

As of August 28, 2025, the records are up-to-date.

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
No Coach(None)(1893–1896)
1893No coach1–1–0
1894No coach0–2–0
1895No coach0–2–0
1896No coach0–2–0
No team(Discontinued)(1897–1898)
No Coach(None)(1899)
1899No coach2–3–0
John Lamb (None)(1900)
1900John Lamb5–3–1
Fred Williams (None)(1901)
1901Fred Williams3–4–1
Horace Botsford (Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1902)
1902Botsford3–8–0
Paul Samson (Kansas Conference)(1903–1906)
1903Paul Samson3–4–3
1904Paul Samson6–5–0
1905Paul Samson4–5–0
1906Paul Samson4–4–0
Owen Samuels (Kansas Conference)(1907)
1907Owen Samuels1–6–0
Paul Samson(Kansas Conference)(1908)
1908Paul Samson3–5–0
Fred Honhart (Kansas Conference)(1909–1911)
1909Fred Honhart2–4–2
1910Fred Honhart5–2–0
1911Fred Honhart6–2–0
George Crispin (Kansas Conference)(1912–1913)
1912George Crispin5–3–0
1913George Crispin4–6–0
Homer Woodson Hargiss (Kansas Conference)(1914–1917)
1914Homer Woodson Hargiss5–1–1
1915Homer Woodson Hargiss5–2–2
1916Homer Woodson Hargiss6–3–1
1917Homer Woodson Hargiss5–3–1
H. D. McChesney (Kansas Conference)(1918)
1918H. D. McChesney2–2–0
George McLaren (Kansas Conference)(1919)
1919George McLaren1–6–2
Homer Woodson Hargiss(Kansas Conference)(1920–1927)
1920Homer Woodson Hargiss0–6–2
1921Homer Woodson Hargiss7–0–0
1922Homer Woodson Hargiss6–2–0
1923Homer Woodson Hargiss5–1–1
1924Homer Woodson Hargiss4–4–1
1925Homer Woodson Hargiss4–3–1
1926Homer Woodson Hargiss7–0–0
1927Homer Woodson Hargiss7–0–1
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Fran Welch (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1928–1954)
1928Fran Welch6–1–1
1929Fran Welch6–2–0
1930Fran Welch4–2–3
1931Fran Welch4–4–0
1932Fran Welch2–6–1
1933Fran Welch3–5–1
1934Fran Welch7–2–0
1935Fran Welch5–4–0
1936Fran Welch6–4–0
1937Fran Welch5–2–2
1938Fran Welch3–6–0
1939Fran Welch6–3–0
1940Fran Welch6–2–0
1941Fran Welch4–3–2
1942Fran Welch3–4–1
No team(WWII)(1943–1945)
1946Fran Welch4–5–0
1947Fran Welch7–1–1
1948Fran Welch8–2–0W Missouri-Kansas Bowl
1949Fran Welch6–4–0
1950Fran Welch6–2–1
1951Fran Welch5–3–1
1952Fran Welch7–3–0
1953Fran Welch2–5–1
1954Fran Welch2–7–0
Keith Caywood (CIAC)(1955–1966)
1955Keith Caywood0–10–0
1956Keith Caywood2–6–1
1957Keith Caywood2–7–0
1958Keith Caywood5–4–1L Mineral Water Bowl
1959Keith Caywood2–7–0
1960Keith Caywood3–5–0
1961Keith Caywood2–7–0
1962Keith Caywood3–5–1
1963Keith Caywood2–5–2
1964Keith Caywood0–9–0
1965Keith Caywood1–8–0
1966Keith Caywood3–6–0
Ron Blaylock (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference)(1967–1968)
1967Ron Blaylock1–9–0
1968Ron Blaylock5–2–2
Jim Lance (RMAC)(1969–1970)
1969Jim Lance5–4–0
1970Jim Lance1–8–0L Boot Hill Bowl
Harold Elliott (RMAC)(1971–1974)
1971Harold Elliott3–6–1
Great Plains Athletic Conference
1972Harold Elliott7–4–0
1973Harold Elliott7–2–0
Dave Hoover (GPAC)(1974–1978)
1974Dave Hoover2–7–0
1975Dave Hoover1–9–0
Central States Intercollegiate Conference
1976Dave Hoover0–10–0
1977Dave Hoover3–7–0
1978Dave Hoover2–8–0
Bob Seaman (Central States Intercollegiate Conference)(1979–1982)
1979Bob Seamen4–6–0
1980Bob Seamen2–8–0
1981Bob Seamen1–9–0
1982Bob Seamen3–7–0
Larry Kramer (CSIC)(1983–1994)
1983Larry Kramer2–8–0
1984Larry Kramer3–7–0
1985Larry Kramer6–4–0
1986Larry Kramer8–2–0
1987Larry Kramer7–4–0L NAIA playoffs
1988Larry Kramer8–3–0L NAIA playoffs
Independent
1989Larry Kramer11–2–0L NAIA Championship Game
1990Larry Kramer6–4–0
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
1991Larry Kramer5–5–04–5
1992Larry Kramer7–3–06–3
1993Larry Kramer3–7–03–6
1994Larry Kramer5–5–04–5
Manny Matsakis (MIAA)(1995–1998)
1995Manny Matsakis5–64–5
1996Manny Matsakis5–65–4
1997Manny Matsakis8–35–4
1998Manny Matsakis9–27–2
Jerry Kill (MIAA)(1999–2000)
1999Jerry Kill5–64–5
2000Jerry Kill6–55–4
Dave Wiemers (MIAA)(2001–2006)
2001Dave Wiemers5–62–6
2002Dave Wiemers9–36–3W Mineral Water Bowl
2003Dave Wiemers9–37–3T–1stL NCAA Div. II Playoffs
2004Dave Wiemers5–64–5
2005Dave Wiemers4–63–5
2006Dave Wiemers3–82–6
Garin Higgins (MIAA)(2007–present)
2007Garin Higgins3–81–89th
2008Garin Higgins4–72–78th
2009Garin Higgins2–91–89th
2010Garin Higgins5–63–67th
2011Garin Higgins5–63–66th
2012Garin Higgins10–29–22ndW Kanza Bowl
2013Garin Higgins9–29–12ndL NCAA Div. II Playoffs
2014 Garin Higgins4–74–7T–7th
2015 Garin Higgins11–39–22ndL NCAA Regionals Final
2016 Garin Higgins11–210–12ndL NCAA Playoffs
2017 Garin Higgins6–56–5T–6th
2018 Garin Higgins8–47–4T–4thL Corsicana Bowl
2019 Garin Higgins4–74–79th
2020 Season suspended due to COVID-19
2021 Garin Higgins6–66–5T–5thL Live United Texarkana Bowl
2022 Garin Higgins9–38–3T–3rdW Live United Texarkana Bowl
2023 Garin Higgins9–37–3T–3rdW Fun Town RV Heritage BowlRV
2024 Garin Higgins7–45–4T–5th
Total:566–558–43
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Sources: [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ The MIAA - ESU Archived October 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "The Legend of Corky the Hornet" (PDF). The Spotlight. No. 34. ESU Alumni Association. 2004. p. 32. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ Francis G. Welch Stadium
  4. ↑ DeLassus, David (2014). "Emporia State Composite Championship Listing". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ ESU 2012 Football Media Guide
  6. ↑ DeLassus, David (2014). "Emporia State Seasons". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
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