List of Central Oklahoma Bronchos head football coaches

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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, . 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 13 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 Nick Bobeck, who was hired in December 2011.[1]

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Statistics correct as of the end of the 2016 NCAA Division II football season
# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CCs 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[4]† 1931–1940 93 56 28 9 .651 — — — — — — — 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 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–present 67 30 37 0 .448 28 36 0 .438 2 1 0 — — —

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]

References[]

[3] [5]

  1. ^ Special to the Sun (December 1, 2011). "Holland out as UCO football coach". Edmond Sun. Edmond, OK. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  2. ^ Central Oklahoma was not a member of a conference until 1919, and from 1977-1987, and 2011.
  3. ^ a b Whiteside, Kelly (2006-08-25). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  4. ^ "Claude Reeds Biography". National Football Foundation. Retrieved 2004-09-03.
  5. ^ "2013 UCO Media Guide". Mike Kirk. 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
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