Southwestern Moundbuilders football

Southwestern Moundbuilders football
First season 1903
Location Winfield, Kansas
League NAIA
Conference KCAC
Bowl record 22 (.500)
Conference titles 12
Consensus All-Americans 40
Colors Purple and White[1]
         

The Southwestern Moundbuilders football team represents Southwestern College in college football.

History

The team began in 1903 with 9 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie under coach J. J. Thiel.[2] Since then the Builders have posted three undefeated seasons: 1913, 1918, and 1967. There has never been a season of Southwestern College Football without at least one victory.

Coaches

1913 Southwestern Moundbuilders football team won the Kansas State Championship[3]
See also List of Southwestern College Moundbuilders head football coaches

The current head football coach is Ken Crandall, who took over the program in 2007. His teams have compiled a record of 18 wins and 44 losses as of completion of the 2012 season at Southwestern.[4] Other coaches during the program's history include Art Kahler, Harold Elliott, and Dennis Franchione.[5]

Conference championships

Southwestern football teams have won the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference ten times since 1929: 1964, 1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1997, 1998, and 1999.[6] They also were declared the Kansas State Champions in 1913.[3]

Post-season and bowl games

Southwestern has participated in 4 bowl games with an overall record of 2 wins and 2 losses. The team has also advanced to the NAIA Football National Championship four times, with a record of 2 wins and 4 losses. The Moundbuilder's total post-season record is 4 wins and 5 losses in 10 post-season games.

In 1982, head coach Dennis Franchione led the Moundbuilders to 9 wins and 2 losses, with a conference championship and a win in the Sunflower Bowl. Charlie Cowdrey followed up the next year with an appearance in the Sunflower bowl, and then again in 1985.

1984 was the first year that Southwestern qualified for the NAIA Football National Championship. The first round the team defeated conference rival Bethel 17–14, but then lost to Northwestern College by a score of 45-23.[7]

1996 saw Southwestern post its second bowl victory in the Wheat Bowl, defeating Baker University 28-20 under head coach Monty Lewis.[8]

After the 1997 regular season, the team played in the National Championship, losing 53–28 to Doane College.[9]

It was in 1998 when Southwestern saw some post-season success once again and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA Football National Championship. The Moundbuilders defeated the Lindenwood Lions 12–10 in the first round and then lost 52–6 to Si Tanka (SD).[10]

For the 1999 NAIA Football National Championship, the team lost in the first round to Northwestern Oklahoma State by a score of 44–10.[11]

Date Result Bowl Opponent Score Head Coach
1982 W Sunflower Bowl Oklahoma Panhandle State University 15 – 0 Dennis Franchione
1983 L Sunflower Bowl Missouri Valley College 21 – 51 Charlie Cowdrey
1984 W
L
1st round National Championship
Quarterfinals National Championship
Bethel
Northwestern (Iowa)
17 – 14
23 – 45
Charlie Cowdrey
1985 L Sunflower Bowl Baker University 0 – 29 Charlie Cowdrey
1996 W Wheat Bowl Baker University 28 – 20 Monty Lewis
1997 L 1st round National ChampionshipDoane53 – 29 Monty Lewis
1998 W
L
1st round National Championship
Quarterfinals National Championship
Lindenwood Lions
Si Tanka (SD)
12 – 10
6 – 52
Monty Lewis
1999 L1st round National Championship Northwestern Oklahoma State44 – 10Monty Lewis

References

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