Don Rominger
Donald William Rominger Jr. (born February 27, 1940) is a former American football and track coach. He served as the head football coach at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas for five seasons, from 1973 to 1977, compiling a record of 10–35–2.[1] From 1968 to 1970, Rominger was a member of the faculty at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma, where was also head track coach and an assistant football coach.[2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Shawnee, Oklahoma | February 27, 1940
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1968–1969 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (assistant) |
1973–1977 | McPherson |
Track | |
1968–1970 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–35–2 (college football) |
Rominger was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He moved with his family in 1951 to a farm east of Tecumseh, Oklahoma and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1958. He earned an undergraduate degree at Oklahoma Baptist University, a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma, and, in 1976, a Ph.D. in history from Oklahoma State University. Rominger ran for Oklahoma Senate as a Republican in 2008.[3]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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McPherson Bulldogs (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1973–1977) | |||||||||
1973 | McPherson | 2–8 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
1974 | McPherson | 2–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
1975 | McPherson | 2–7–1 | 2–5–1 | 7th | |||||
1976 | McPherson | 4–5 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
1977 | McPherson | 0–8–1 | 0–7–1 | 9th | |||||
McPherson: | 10–35–2 | 10–28–2 | |||||||
Total: | 10–35–2 |
References
- "McPherson College Football Media Guide 2010" (PDF). McPherson College Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- "Former Norse Coach Elevated". The Norse Wind. Miami, Oklahoma. May 3, 1973. p. 9. Retrieved November 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Rominger running for Senate". The Shawnee News-Star. Shawnee, Oklahoma. September 10, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2020.