Rich Wright

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Rich Wright
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Northwest Missouri State
Conference MIAA
Record59–19
Biographical details
Born Hamilton, New York, U.S.
Alma mater Dana College (1995)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992 Cortland State GA)
1993–1994 Dana (GA)
1995–1996 Northwest Missouri State (GA)
1997 Dakota State (DC)
1998 Central Methodist (assistant)
1999 William Penn (assistant)
2000–2003 St. Ambrose (assistant)
2004–2010Northwest Missouri State (DL)
2011–2016Northwest Missouri State (DC)
2017–presentNorthwest Missouri State
Head coaching record
Overall59–19
Tournaments6–5 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 MIAA (2018–2019, 2021)

Rich Wright is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Northwest Missouri State University, a position he has held since 2017. [1] From 1991 to 1994, Wright held several assistant coaching jobs in Nebraska and New York. [2] In 1995, Wright became a graduate assistant for Northwest Missouri State, where he was earning his master's degree, for two seasons. In 1997, Wright moved to South Dakota for an assistant coaching job. [1] Following South Dakota, Wright spent time in Missouri and Iowa, before returning to Missouri in 2004. In 2004, Wright became the defensive line coach and coordinator of special teams at Northwest Missouri State, and eventually moved to defensive coordinator and assistant head coach in 2011. [3] In December 2016 after winning the National Championship – Wright's fourth – Wright was named the program's 20th head football coach. [4]

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Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs AFCA#
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association)(2017–present)
2017 Northwest Missouri State9–39–22ndL NCAA Division II First Round 16
2018 Northwest Missouri State10–39–2T–1stL NCAA Division II Second Round 10
2019 Northwest Missouri State12–210–1T–1stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 5
2020–21 No team—COVID-19
2021 Northwest Missouri State11–29–11stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 4
2022 Northwest Missouri State10–39–22ndL NCAA Division II Second Round 8
2023 Northwest Missouri State7–46–4T–5th
2024 Northwest Missouri State0–20–122
Northwest Missouri State:59–1952–13
Total:59–19
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth
  • #Rankings from AFCA.

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References

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  2. "Wright to take over as Northwest head football coach | Sports". Maryville Daily Forum. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. "Northwest Missouri State University - 2017 Football Coaching Staff". Bearcatsports.com. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. "Northwest Missouri State University - Wright introduced as Northwest head coach". Bearcatsports.com. December 19, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.