List of Sterling Warriors head football coaches

Josiah McCracken coached the team in 1903, after his appearance in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

The Sterling Warriors football program is a college football team that represents Sterling College (Kansas) in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, a part of the NAIA. The team has had 34 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1893. ^[1] The current head coach is Chase Hansen, who took over for Chuck Lambert after the 2017 season. Lambert was the successor of his brother and former head coach ^[2] Andy Lambert ^[3]

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list

General		Overall		Conference		Postseason [A 1]
No.	Order of coaches [A 2]	GC	Games coached	CW	Conference wins	PW	Postseason wins
DC	Division championships	OW	Overall wins	CL	Conference losses	PL	Postseason losses
CC	Conference championships	OL	Overall losses	CT	Conference ties	PT	Postseason ties
NC	National championships	OT	Overall ties [A 3]	C%	Conference winning percentage
	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame	O%	Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2021 college football season. ^[7]

No.	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	CCs	NCs	Awards
–	No coach	1893–1895	4	2	2	0	.500	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
X	No team	1896–1897	0	0	0	0	–	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
–	No coach	1898	1	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
X	no team	1899	0	0	0	0	–	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
2	G. W. Benn	1900	3	2	1	0	.667	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
–	Unknown	1901	6	2	4	0	.333	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
2	Professor Schaffner	1902	6	3	2	1	.583	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
3	Josiah McCracken	1903	7	2	5	0	.286	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
–	Unknown	1904–1905	10	2	7	1	.250	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
X	No team	1906	0	0	0	0	–	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
–	Unknown	1907–1909	10	4	5	1	.450	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
4	Garfield Weede	1910–1918	68	34	30	4	.529	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
5	Coach Dunsmore	1919	9	0	8	1	.056	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
6	T. E. McDonald	1920	8	0	7	1	.063	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
7	E. H. Faler	1921	7	1	6	0	.143	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
8	Warren Woody	1922–1924	26	16	8	2	.654	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
–	Unknown	1925	7	1	5	1	.214	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
9	E. R. Cowell	1926–1927	15	8	7	0	.533	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
10	Art Kahler	1928–1930	26	19	5	2	.769	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
X	No team	1931–1933	0	0	0	0	–	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
11	Ralph Kirby	1934	8	0	8	0	.000	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
12	Harvey Chrouser	1935–1939	44	17	21	6	.455	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
13	Lou Odle	1940–1941	19	7	10	2	.421	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
14	Lorin Helm	1942	8	0	8	0	.000	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
X	No team	1943–1944	0	0	3	0	.000	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
15	John Paden	1945	3	0	3	0	.000	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
16	Duane Wilson	1946–1948	26	5	20	1	.212	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
17	Os Doenges	1949–1952	37	5	30	2	.162	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
18	Clair L. Gleason	1953–1959	58	29	29	0	.500	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
19	Benny Fose	1960	9	1	8	0	.111	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
20	Sam Wilkey	1961	9	2	7	0	.222	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
21	Robert Mistele	1962–1963	18	3	14	1	.194	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
22	Reuben Berry	1964–1965	18	3	14	1	.194	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
23	Curt Bennett	1966–1973	67	32	32	3	.500	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
24	Sam Sample	1974–1976	28	9	18	1	.339	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
25	Les Unruh	1977–1980	36	10	25	1	.292	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
26	Curt Bennett	1981	9	5	4	0	.556	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
27	Scott Downing	1982–1983	18	13	4	1	.750	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
28	Gary D. White	1984–1987	39	25	14	0	.641	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
29	Hadley Hicks	1988–1989	19	4	15	0	.211	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
30	Kim Raynor	1990–1993	39	13	26	0	.333	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
31	Bill Bauer	1994–1996	30	8	22	0	.267	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
32	Curt Bennett	1997–2000	40	19	21	0	.475	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
33	Mark Splitter	2001–2003	30	4	26	0	.133	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
34	Andy Lambert	2004–2015	81	46	35	0	.568	—	—	—		—	—	—	—
35	Chuck Lambert	2016–2017	23	17	6	0	.739	15	3	0	.833	—	—	—	—
36	Chase Hansen	2018–present	41	18	23	0	.439	17	20	0	.459	—	—	—	—

See also

• Biography portal
• College football portal
• Kansas portal
• Lists portal

• Lists of people from Kansas

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. Shafer, Ian. "Sterling College (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
2. "2016 Football Coaches(Chuck Lambert)". Sterling Warriors . Retrieved March 4, 2016.
3. DeLassus, David. "Sterling College Records By Year (incomplete data)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
4. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 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 November 24, 2009. 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 October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
7. "scwarriors.com Online Schedule". Sterling Warriors . Retrieved September 5, 2019.