Steve Schneider (American football)

Steve Schneider is a former American football and softball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Midland Lutheran College—now known as Midland University—in Fremont, Nebraska from 1992 to 2001 and Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska from 2012 to 2019, compiling a career college football coaching record of 86–103. Schneider was the athletic director at Midland from 1992 to 2007 and Peru State from 2011 to 2018. At Midland, Schneider was also the head softball coach from 1988 to 1992. He retired from coaching in December 2019.[1]

Steve Schneider
Playing career
Football
1977–1979Midland
Position(s)Defensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1980–1984Midland (assistant)
1985–1987Midland (LB)
1988–1991Midland (DC)
1992–2001Midland
2012–2019Peru State
Softball
1988–1992Midland
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1992–2007Midland
2011–2018Peru State
Head coaching record
Overall86–103 (football)
TournamentsFootball
0–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs)

Schneider played college football as a defensive lineman at Midland and was captain of the 1979 team before graduating in 1980. He joined the coaching staff at Midland as a part-time assistant in 1980. He was named linebackers coach in 1985 and promoted to defensive coordinator in 1988.[2]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs NAIA#
Midland Warriors (Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference / Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1992–2001)
1992 Midland 2–81–56th
1993 Midland 6–43–34th
1994 Midland 8–35–12ndL NAIA Division II First Round
1995 Midland 6–43–3T–3rd
1996 Midland 5–54–2T–2nd
1997 Midland 2–82–4T–5th
1998 Midland 4–63–3T–3rd
1999 Midland 4–62–4T–5th
2000 Midland 5–54–4T–6th
2001 Midland 5–53–5T–5th
Midland: 47–5430–34
Peru State Bobcats (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (2012–2019)
2012 Peru State 5–63–67th
2013 Peru State 7–45–4T–4th23
2014 Peru State 3–82–7T–8th
2015 Peru State 7–43–2T–2nd (North)
2016 Peru State 5–61–45th (North)
2017 Peru State 7–43–2T–3rd (North)
2018 Peru State 3–81–4T–5th (North)
2019 Peru State 2–92–3T–3rd (North)
Peru State: 39–4920–32
Total:86–103

References
  1. "Schneider to retire after eight years as head football coach at Peru State". Nebraska City News-Press. Nebraska City, Nebraska. December 10, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. Strenger, Scott (February 12, 1992). "Schneider accepts job as new athletic director". Fremont Tribune. Fremont, Nebraska. p. 7. Retrieved August 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .


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