List of Central Oklahoma Bronchos head football coaches
The Central Oklahoma Bronchos football program is a college football team that represents the University of Central Oklahoma. The team has had 13 head coaches since organized football began in 1902. The Bronchos have played in more than 1,000 games in its 110 seasons. In those seasons, three coaches have led the Bronchos to postseason bowl games: Al Blevins, Gary Howard and, Chuck Langston. Seven coaches have won conference championships with the Bronchos: Charles W. Wantland, Claude Reeds, Dale E. Hamilton, Gene Smith, Blevins, Phil Ball, and Howard. Blevins, and Howard have also won national championships with the Bronchos. Howard is the all-time leader in games coached, years coached, and wins, while Blevins is the all-time leader in winning percentage. Tracy Holland is, in terms of winning percentage, the least successful coach the Bronchos have had as he has a .341 winning percentage.
Of the 14 Bronchos coaches, Reeds is the only person who has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, albeit from his time as a player for the Oklahoma Sooners. The current coach is Adam Dorrel.
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 NCAA Division II football season
| # [A 5] |
Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CCs [4] |
NCs | National awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | No coach | 1902 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Boyd Hill | 1904 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Fenis Bently | 1905–1911 | 53 | 19 | 30 | 4 | .396 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Charles W. Wantland | 1912–1919, 1921–1930 |
160 | 101 | 43 | 16 | .681 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| 4 | Ralph Myers | 1920 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Claude Reeds[5]† | 1931–1940 | 93 | 57 | 28 | 8 | .656 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| 6 | Dale E. Hamilton | 1941–1942 1946–1949 1952–1957 |
101 | 73 | 25 | 3 | .738 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| 7 | Gene Smith | 1950–1951 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 8 | Al Blevins | 1958–1963 | 58 | 43 | 14 | 1 | .750 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 1962 | — |
| 9 | Phil Ball | 1964–1976 | 134 | 82 | 46 | 6 | .651 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 10 | Gary Howard | 1977–2002 | 273 | 162 | 105 | 6 | .604 | 55 | 51 | 1 | .519 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 1982 | — |
| 11 | Chuck Langston | 2003–2007 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 0 | .527 | 24 | 22 | 0 | .521 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Tracy Holland | 2008–2011 | 43 | 15 | 29 | 0 | .341 | 12 | 16 | 0 | .429 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Nick Bobeck | 2012–2021 | 101 | 47 | 54 | 0 | .465 | 44 | 53 | 0 | .454 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Adam Dorrel | 2022–present | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .500 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
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.[1]
- ^ 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.[2]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[3]
- ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Bronchos. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once.
References
[edit]- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. 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 September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ Central Oklahoma was not a member of a conference until 1919, and from 1977-1987, and 2011.
- ^ "Claude Reeds Biography". National Football Foundation. Retrieved September 3, 2004.