List of North Park Vikings head football coaches

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The North Park Vikings football program is a college football team that represents North Park University in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, a part of the NCAA Division III. The team has had at least 17 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1934, [1] although records for coach names only begin in 1958. [2] The current coach is Kyle Rooker who first took the position for the 2019 season. [3]

Contents

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]

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Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 college football season.

No.NameTermGCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLCCsNCsAwards
-unknown coach/coaches1934–1942
XNo team
-unknown coach/coaches1944–1957
1 Harold Swanson 1958–1960251771.700
2 Bob Lord 1961–1963246180.250
3 James Rooney 1964–1966242211.104
4 Norm Rathje 1967–196818990.500
5 Charles E. Emery 19699270.222
6 William D. Gourley 1970–1972278172.333
7 Mike Watson 1973–1974186120.333
8 Gene Mitz 1975–1977272250.074
9 Bill Anderson 1978–19857215570.208
10 Ron Ellett 19869090.000
11 Craig Fouhy 1987–1988181170.056
12 Mel Boehland 19899180.111
13 Tim Rucks 1990–1994459333.233
14 Mike Liljegren 1995–2000559460.164
15 Robin Cooper 2001–2005509410.180
16 Scott Pethtel 2006–20127010600.143
17 Mike Conway 2013–20186014460.233
18 Kyle Rooker 2019–present409310.225

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. ↑ "2013 Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Park Vikings Sports Information. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ Shafer, Ian. "North Park University (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ DeLassus, David. "North Park Vikings". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  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. ↑ "All-time football records" (PDF). North Park Vikings . Retrieved November 2, 2013.
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