List of Valparaiso Beacons head football coaches
The Valparaiso Beacons football program is a college football team that represents Valparaiso University in the Pioneer Football League, a part of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision.[1] The team has had 20 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1906, although records do not record a coach until 1919.[2] The current coach is Landon Fox who was hired as head coach after the end of the 2018 season.[3]
Key[edit]
| 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[edit]
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 college football season.
| No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | NCs | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Unknown | 1906–1907 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1 | George Keogan | 1919–1920 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Earl Goheen | 1921–1922 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | .542 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | William Shadoan | 1923–1924 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .618 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Millard Anderson | 1925 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Conrad Moll | 1926 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Earl Scott | 1927–1928 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Jake Christiansen | 1929–1940 | 97 | 50 | 43 | 4 | .536 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Victor Dauer | 1941 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Loren Ellis | 1942 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| X | No Team | 1943–1944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Loren Ellis | 1945 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Emory Bauer | 1946–1956 | 99 | 59 | 35 | 5 | .621 | 23 | 8 | 1 | .734 | — | 1 | 3 | — | |
| 11 | Emory Bauer & Walt Reiner | 1957–1964 | 71 | 40 | 29 | 2 | .577 | 25 | 20 | 1 | .554 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 10 | Emory Bauer | 1965–1967 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .333 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | — | — | 3 | — | |
| 12 | Norm Amundsen | 1968–1976 | 87 | 44 | 40 | 3 | .523 | 21 | 24 | 0 | .467 | — | — | 2 | — | |
| 13 | Bill Koch | 1977–1988 | 117 | 43 | 71 | 3 | .380 | 20 | 46 | 2 | .309 | — | — | — | — | |
| 14 | Tom Horne | 1989–2004 | 169 | 67 | 101 | 1 | .399 | 25 | 61 | 1 | .293 | — | — | 2 | — | |
| 15 | Stacy Adams | 2005–2009 | 55 | 15 | 40 | 0 | .273 | 6 | 28 | 0 | .176 | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | Dale Carlson | 2010–2013 | 43 | 3 | 40 | 0 | .070 | 3 | 29 | 0 | .094 | — | — | — | — | |
| Int | Mike Gravier (interim) | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | ||
| 17 | Dave Cecchini | 2014–2018 | 55 | 17 | 38 | 0 | .309 | 13 | 27 | 0 | .325 | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | Landon Fox | 2019–present | 52 | 17 | 35 | 0 | .327 | 14 | 21 | 0 | .400 | — | — | — | — |
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Valparaiso Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Shafer, Ian. "Valparaiso Crusaders (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ TN, Streamline Technologies | Nashville. "Landon Fox Hired to Lead Valpo Football Program". www.valpoathletics.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.