Ken Gibler

Kenneth Bernard Gibler (January 31, 1931 – November 23, 1990) was an American football and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri from 1968 to 1990, compiling a record of 162–64–8.

Ken Gibler
Biographical details
Born(1931-01-31)January 31, 1931
DiedNovember 23, 1990(1990-11-23) (aged 59)
Marshall, Missouri
Playing career
Football
1953–1956Missouri Valley
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1957–1961Blue Springs HS (MO)
1962–1967Arizona State–Flagstaff / Northern Arizona (assistant)
1968–1990Missouri Valley
Head coaching record
Overall162–64–8 (college football)
27–18–4 (high school football)
Bowls1–1
TournamentsFootball
3–3 (NAIA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 MCAU (1970)
5 HAAC (1971, 1974–1976, 1989)

A native of Grain Valley, Missouri, Gibler attended Missouri Valley College, where he played college football as an end for four seasons before graduating in 1957. He was the head football coach at Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri from 1957 to 1961, tallying a mark of 27–18–4.[1] Gibler returned to Missouri Valley as after working as an assistant football coach at Northern Arizona University for six seasons under head coaches Max Spilsbury and Andy MacDonald.[2]

Gibler died of cancer on November 23, 1990, in Marshall.[3]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Missouri Valley Vikings (Missouri College Athletic Union) (1968–1970)
1968 Missouri Valley 3–4–31–2–15th
1969 Missouri Valley 5–52–24th
1970 Missouri Valley 8–24–01st
Missouri Valley Vikings (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (1971–1990)
1971 Missouri Valley 7–36–11stL Mineral Water
1972 Missouri Valley 8–25–2T–2nd
1973 Missouri Valley 9–16–12nd
1974 Missouri Valley 10–1–15–0–11stL NAIA Division II Championship
1975 Missouri Valley 8–25–1T–1st
1976 Missouri Valley 8–1–15–0–11st
1977 Missouri Valley 8–26–01st
1978 Missouri Valley 9–26–01stL NAIA Division II Semifinal
1979 Missouri Valley 7–2–14–23rd
1980 Missouri Valley 7–45–3T–3rd
1981 Missouri Valley 8–27–12nd
1982 Missouri Valley 6–35–2T–2nd
1983 Missouri Valley 7–2–15–1–1T–2ndW Sunflower
1984 Missouri Valley 6–45–2T–2nd
1985 Missouri Valley 4–53–4T–4th
1986 Missouri Valley 4–64–3T–2nd
1987 Missouri Valley 6–3–14–1–12nd
1988 Missouri Valley 6–4[n 1]5–2[n 1]T–2nd[n 1]
1989 Missouri Valley 10–27–01stL NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1990 Missouri Valley 8–25–23rd
Missouri Valley: 162–64–8110–32–5
Total:162–64–8
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes
  1. Missouri Valley finished the 1988 season with an overall record of 5–5 and a conference mark of 4–3, tying for third place. In March 1989, Evangel forfeited all 11 wins and their conference title because they had used two ineligible players.[4]

References
  1. "Ken Gibler Takes Arizona Grid Job". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. April 17, 1962. p. 18. Retrieved May 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Gibbler Makes Debut in Head Coach Spot". Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff, Arizona. September 14, 1968. p. 5. Retrieved May 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. Eddlemon, Marty (November 28, 1998). "Gilber passes on". Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri. p. 19. Retrieved May 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. "Evangel forfeits 11 wins from '88 football season". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. Associated Press. March 31, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved May 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
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