List of Fort Hays State Tigers football seasons

This is a list of Fort Hays State Tigers football season records. The Fort Hays State Tigers football team is the football team of Fort Hays State University, located in the American city of Hays, Kansas. The team competes as a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) at the NCAA Division II level.^[1]

Since the program's beginning in 1902, they have been known as the West Normals, the Normal Tigers, and the Tigers. Since 1936, Fort Hays State's football team has played in Lewis Field Stadium, named after William Alexander Lewis, president of Fort Hays State University from 1913 to 1933.^[2]

Fort Hays has won 12 conference championships: two in the Kansas Conference, five in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference, two in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, and two in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.^[3]


Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Unknown coach (None) (1902–1907)
1902	Unknown	1–0–3
1903	Unknown	2–1–0
1904	Unknown	3–3–0
1905	Unknown	3–2–1
1906	Unknown	2–1–1
1907	Unknown	1–2–1
Claude Bice (none) (1908–1909)
1908	Claude Bice	3–1–1
1909	Claude Bice	1–2–1
No team (none) (1910–1911)
Ira Van Cleave (none) (1912–1914)
1912	Ira Van Cleave	1–1–0
1913	Ira Van Cleave	4–2–0
1914	Ira Van Cleave	5–2–0
W. G. Speer (Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1915–1918)
1915	W. G. Speer	4–3–0	3–3–0
1916	W. G. Speer	5–2–0	4–1–0
1917	W. G. Speer	7–0–0	6–0–0	1st
1918	W. G. Speer	2–1–0
A.J. Robertson (Kansas Conference) (1919)
1919	A.J. Robertson	3–6–0	3–4
George Woodward (Kansas Conference) (1920–1922)
1920	George Woodward	2–5–1	2–3–1
1921	George Woodward	6–1–0	6–0	1st
1922	George Woodward	2–4–1	2–4–1
Bill Weidlein (Kansas Conference) (1923–1928)
1923	Bill Weidlein	4–3–2	3–3–2
1924	Bill Weidlein	4–4–0	3–4–0
1925	Bill Weidlein	2–4–1	1–4–1
1926	Bill Weidlein	3–5–0	2–5–0
1927	Bill Weidlein	2–5–1	2–4–1
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1928	Bill Weidlein	3–3–2	3–3–1	T–5th
Andrew Schoeppel (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1929)
1929	Andrew Schoeppel	2–5–0	2–5–0	T–5th
Jack Riley (Central Intercollegiate) (1922–1928)
1930	Jack Riley	2–5–2	1–4–1	T–5th
1931	Jack Riley	3–5–1	1–4–1	6th
1932	Jack Riley	4–5–0	2–4–0	T–4th
1933	Jack Riley	6–2–2	3–1–2	2nd
1934	Jack Riley	6–2–1	4–1–0	1st
Jim Yeager (Central Intercollegiate) (1935)
1935	Jim Yeager	8–2–1	3–1–0	T–1st
Paul Waldorf (Central Intercollegiate) (1936–1941)
1936	Paul Waldorf	6–3–0	4–0–0	1st
1937	Paul Waldorf	6–2–1	2–2–0	3rd
1938	Paul Waldorf	7–2–0	3–1–0	2nd
1939	Paul Waldorf	2–5–2	1–3–1	5th
1940	Paul Waldorf	3–3–3	1–3–0	T–4th
1941	Paul Waldorf	1–6–2	0–5–0	6th
Bill Bearley (Central Intercollegiate) (1942)
1942	Bill Bearley	1–8–0	0–5–0	6th
No team (WWII) (1943–1945)
Ralph Huffman (Central Intercollegiate) (1946–1955)
1946	Ralph Huffman	2–4–2	1–2–2	T–4th
1947	Ralph Huffman	5–3–1	2–2–1	T–4th
1948	Ralph Huffman	5–3–1	3–1–1	2nd
1949	Ralph Huffman	5–4–0	3–2–0	T–3rd
1950	Ralph Huffman	3–4–2	0–3–2	T–5th
1951	Ralph Huffman	5–4–0	2–3–0	T–4th
1952	Ralph Huffman	1–6–2	0–3–2	T–5th
1953	Ralph Huffman	3–4–1	2–2–1	T–3rd
1954	Ralph Huffman	7–2–0	4–1–0	T–3rd
1955	Ralph Huffman	5–3–1	2–2–1	T–1st
Wayne McConnell (Central Intercollegiate) (1956–1968)
1956	Wayne McConnell	1–8–0	0–5–0	6th
1957	Wayne McConnell	4–4–0	2–2–0	3rd
1958	Wayne McConnell	4–4–1	2–2–1	T–3rd
1959	Wayne McConnell	3–6–0	1–4–0	T–5th
1960	Wayne McConnell	2–7–0	1–4–0	T–5th
1961	Wayne McConnell	0–9–0	0–5–0	6th
1962	Wayne McConnell	6–2–1	3–1–1	2nd
1963	Wayne McConnell	2–6–1	1–3–0	4th
1964	Wayne McConnell	5–4–0	2–2–0	T–2nd
1965	Wayne McConnell	6–3–0	3–1–0	2nd
1966	Wayne McConnell	7–2–0	3–1–0	T–1st
1967	Wayne McConnell	3–5–0	2–2–0	3rd
1968	Wayne McConnell	2–7–0	0–4–0	5th
Tom Stromgren (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1969–1971)
1969	Tom Stromgren	0–9–0	0–6–0	6th
1970	Tom Stromgren	5–5–0	2–3–0	4th
1971	Tom Stromgren	2–7–1	1–3–1	T–4th
Bill Giles (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (1972–1978)
1972	Bill Giles	1–8–1	1–5–0	T–6th
1973	Bill Giles	5–4–0	2–3–0	T–3rd
1974	Bill Giles	1–9–0	1–4–0	T–4th
1975	Bill Giles	3–7–0	2–3–0	T–4th
Central States Intercollegiate Conference
1976	Bill Giles	5–4–0	5–1–0	T–1st
1977	Bill Giles	3–7–1	1–5–1	T–7th
1978	Bill Giles	6–5–1	4–2–1	3rd
Bobby Thompson (Central States Intercollegiate) (1979–1980)
1979	Bobby Thompson	5–6–0	3–4–0	T–3rd
1980	Bobby Thompson	4–4–2	3–2–2	T–3rd
Jim Gilstrap (Central States Intercollegiate) (1981–1983)
1981	Jim Gilstrap	6–5–0	3–4–0	T–5th
1982	Jim Gilstrap	6–3–1	4–2–1	4th
1983	Jim Gilstrap	8–3–0	4–3–0	T–3rd
Bobby Thompson (Central States Intercollegiate) (1984)
1984	Bobby Thompson	0–10–0	0–7–0	8th
John Vincent (Central States Intercollegiate) (1985–1989)
1985	John Vincent	7–2–1	5–2–0	2nd
1986	John Vincent	4–6–0	2–5–0	T–5th
1987	John Vincent	5–5–0	4–3–0	4th
1988	John Vincent	3–6–1	3–4–0	4th
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1989	John Vincent	3–7–0
Bob Cortese (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1990–1997)
1990	Bob Cortese	8–4–0
1991	Bob Cortese	8–3–0	4–2–0	2nd
1992	Bob Cortese	6–5–0	6–1–0	2nd
1993	Bob Cortese	8–4–0	6–1–0	1st
1994	Bob Cortese	5–5–1	5–5–1		2nd
1995	Bob Cortese	8–2–2	6–0–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division II Championship
1996	Bob Cortese	7–3	5–3	T–3rd
1997	Bob Cortese	5–6	4–4	5th
Jeff Leiker (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1998–2000)
1998	Jeff Leiker	6–5	4–4	5th
1999	Jeff Leiker	2–9	2–6	T–7th
2000	Jeff Leiker	5–5	3–5	5th
Tim O'Connor (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2001–2004)
2001	Tim O'Connor	3–8	2–6	7th
2002	Tim O'Connor	5–6	3–5	7th
2003	Tim O'Connor	6–5	5–3	3rd
2004	Tim O'Connor	6–5	5–3	4th
Kevin Verdugo (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2005–2010)
2005	Kevin Verdugo	2–8	2–6	T–7th
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
2006	Kevin Verdugo	1–10	1–8	T–9th
2007	Kevin Verdugo	4–7	2–7	8th
2008	Kevin Verdugo	2–9	1–8	10th
2009	Kevin Verdugo	6–5	4–5	6th
2010	Kevin Verdugo	3–8	1–8	10th
Chris Brown (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2011–present)
2011	Chris Brown	4–7	3–6	T–6
2012	Chris Brown	5–6	3–6	T–9th
2013	Chris Brown	6–5	4–5	8th
2014	Chris Brown	7–4	7–4	T–4th
2015	Chris Brown	8–4	8–3	T–3rd	L Mineral Water Bowl
2016	Chris Brown	7–4	7–4	T–4th	Heart of Texas Bowl
2017	Chris Brown	11–1	11–0	1st	L NCAA Second Round
2018	Chris Brown	9–3	9–2	1st	L NCAA First Round
2019	Chris Brown	8–3	8–3	T–3rd
Total:		472–503–55
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

Source: ^[4]

References

^ The MIAA
^ "Fort Hays State University Athletics - Lewis Field Stadium". July 6, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^ "Fort Hays State Tiger Football 2012 Media Guide" (PDF). September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
^ "2015 Fort Hays State Tiger Football Media Guide" (PDF). September 2, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[1] The MIAA

[2] "Fort Hays State University Athletics - Lewis Field Stadium". July 6, 2010. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[3] "Fort Hays State Tiger Football 2012 Media Guide" (PDF). September 3, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

[4] "2015 Fort Hays State Tiger Football Media Guide" (PDF). September 2, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2016.

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