List of Missouri Western Griffons head football coaches

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The Missouri Western Griffons football program is a college football team that represents Missouri Western State University. The team has had 5 head coaches since organized football began in 1970. The Griffons have played in almost than 500 games in its 45 seasons. In those seasons, one coaches have led the Griffons to postseason play: Jerry Partridge. Partridge is also the only coach to have won conference championships with the Griffons. Partridge is the all-time leader in games coached, years coached, and winning percentage. Harold Coagle is, in terms of winning percentage, the least successful coach the Griffons have had as he has a .276 winning percentage.[1]

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Statistics correct as of the end of the 2021 NCAA Division II football season
# Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL PT CCs NCs National awards
1 Harold Cagle 1970–1973 38 10 27 1 .276 — — — — — — — — — —
2 Rob Hicklin 1974–1985 125 65 55 5 .540 31 31 0 .500 — — — — — —
3 1986–1990 54 19 34 1 .361 16 33 1 .330 — — — — — —
4 Stan McGarvey 1991–1996 66 39 25 2 .606 29 24 2 .527 — — — — — —
5 Jerry Partridge 1997–2016 232 149 83 0 .642 117 68 0 .632 4 6 — 2 — —
6 Matt Williamson 2017–present 48 26 22 — .542 24 20 — .545 2 0 — 0 — —

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  1. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Griffons. 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]

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[3]

  1. ^ "2014 MWSU Media Guide". Missouri Western State University. 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Missouri Western was not a member of a conference until 1977.
  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.
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