Kent Kessinger
 Kessinger and his team preparing to take the field | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ottawa (KS) |
| Conference | KCAC |
| Record | 98–74 |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Bethany (KS) |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1995–2003 | Augustana (SD) (OC) |
| 2004–present | Ottawa (KS) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 98–74 |
| Tournaments | 1–6 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 KCAC (2009, 2011–2012, 2014) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× KCAC Coach of the Year (2009, 2011) | |
Kent Kessinger is an American football coach and former player. Kessinger is the head football at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. He has held that position since the 2004 season and is the 29th football coach at the school.
Playing career[]
Kessinger is a graduate of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas where he played offensive line under his father, Ted Kessinger.[1][2][3]
Coaching career[]
Part of Kessinger's coaching style is to encourage athletes to participate in more than one sport, "It breaks up the year, it gives them something to compete with when they’re in the offseason, and if they really love to play it, then we encourage them to keep on doing it."[4]
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2004–present) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Ottawa | 3–7 | 3–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2005 | Ottawa | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2006 | Ottawa | 1–9 | 1–8 | 10th | |||||
| 2007 | Ottawa | 4–6 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2008 | Ottawa | 8–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | 22 | ||||
| 2009 | Ottawa | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 5 | |||
| 2010 | Ottawa | 9–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
| 2011 | Ottawa | 9–3 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
| 2012 | Ottawa | 8–3 | 8–1 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 16 | |||
| 2013 | Ottawa | 8–4 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NAIA First Round | 14 | |||
| 2014 | Ottawa | 9–3 | 8–1 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 13 | |||
| 2015 | Ottawa | 6–4 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2016 | Ottawa | 4–7 | 4–5 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Ottawa | 3–8 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 2018 | Ottawa | 8–2 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2019 | Ottawa | 2–8 | 2–8 | 10th | |||||
| Ottawa: | 98–74 | 90–56 | |||||||
| Total: | 98–74 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References[]
- ^ Victory Sports Network Archived March 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Ottawa University
- ^ Bethel College Athletic News[permanent dead link] "Threshers to open season against Ottawa", Mark Schnabel, September 18, 2004
- ^ Topeka Capital-Journal[permanent dead link] "Sports Front", Ken Corbitt, September 5, 2005
- ^ Emporia Gazette Archived January 22, 2013, at archive.today "Bravest Of The Braves", Michael Ashford, March 21, 2007
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