List of Alma Scots head football coaches

The Alma Scots football program is a college football team that represents Alma College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, a part of the Division III (NCAA). The team has had 30 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1894. The current coach is Jason Couch, class of 1997. The former head coach is Greg Pscodna, who replaced Jim Cole who had coached the Scots for a record 21 seasons, taking the position in 1991.[1]

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 2019 season.

No.NameTermGCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLCCsNCsAwards
1John T. Ewing189422001.000
2J. M. Duffy18954310.750
3C. E. Woodruff18963201.833
4John H. Rice18976420.667
5George B. Wells
[A 5]
18983120.333
5aGeorge Sweetland
[A 6]
18983120.333
6Edward Fauver18996213.583
7Charles A. Allen190010721.750
8Theron W. Mortimer19015320.600
9Fred M. Hatch19028710.8751
10Pearl Fuller19038350.375
11Eben Wilson1904190516970.563
12Jesse Harper1906190715834.667
13Ira T. Carrithers190819099450.444
14Dennis Grady1910191113760.5381
15Wilfred C. Bleamaster191219163616173.4862
16Harry Helmer19177610.8571
17Alger H. Wood19198350.375
18Edwin Steele19207070.000
19Royal R. Campbell19211935117594810.5476
20Gordon MacDonald193619436033225.5922
21Floyd E. Lear19441945131120.077
22Steve Sebo19461948231571.6741
23Lloyd Eaton194919556240202.6612
24Art Smith195619626021372.367
25William "Bill" Carr19631964174130.235
26Denny Stolz196519705034160.6803
27Phil Brooks1971199018094860.5223
28Jim Cole19912012214115990.5373
29 Greg Pscodna 2012–2017 60 20 40 0 .333
30 Jason Couch 2018– 20 8 12 0 .400

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.[2]
  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.[3]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
  5. George B. Well, a student, coached the team before the season.[5][6]
  6. George Sweetland took over the team once the season started.[5][6]

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Alma Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Pattison, Eugeme H. (1986), Within Our Bounds: A Centennial History of Alma College, Alma College, p. 157
  6. "Hobart Gets a Famous Coach" (PDF), Geneva Daily Times, p. 3, April 3, 1914
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