Joel Swisher
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 28, 1943 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 | Doane (DC) |
| 1973–1976 | Dakota State |
| 1977–1980 | Augustana (SD) |
| 1982–1983 | Adams State |
| 1984–1986 | Eastern Illinois (assistant) |
| 1987–1988 | Western Michigan (assistant) |
| 1990–1991 | New Mexico (RB) |
| 1992–1994 | Jamestown |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 65–55–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 SDIC (1973, 1975–1976) | |
Joel Swisher (born October 28, 1943) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Dakota State University (1973–1976), Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1977–1980), Adams State College (1982–1983), and Jamestown College (1992–1994), compiling a career college football record of 65–55–4.
Coaching career[]
Swicher was the 16th head football coach at Adams State College—now known as Adams State University—in Alamosa, Colorado, serving for two seasons, from 1982 to 1983, and compiling a record of 7–10–2[1]
He was the head football coach at Jamestown College—now known as the University of Jamestown–in Jamestown, North Dakota for three seasons, from 1992 to 1994, tallying a mark of 15–12.[2]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota State Trojans (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1973–1976) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Dakota State | 6–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1974 | Dakota State | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1975 | Dakota State | 6–3–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1976 | Dakota State | 8–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| Dakota State: | 26–12–1 | 16–4 | |||||||
| Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings (North Central Conference) (1977–1980) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Augustana | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1978 | Augustana | 4–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1979 | Augustana | 4–5 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1980 | Augustana | 2–7–1 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| Augustana: | 17–21–1 | 10–16 | |||||||
| Adams State Indians (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1982–1983) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Adams State | 3–4–2 | 3–3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1983 | Adams State | 4–6 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| Adams State: | 7–10–2 | 7–7–2 | |||||||
| Jamestown Jimmies (North Dakota College Athletic Conference) (1992–1994) | |||||||||
| 1992 | Jamestown | 5–4 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1993 | Jamestown | 4–5 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1994 | Jamestown | 6–3 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Jamestown: | 15–12 | 6–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 65–55–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[]
- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Adams State Grizzlies all-time coaching records
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Jamestown College Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
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