Tom Sawyer (American football)

Tom Sawyer
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Winona State
Conference	NSIC
Record	197–89
Playing career
c. 1982	Winona State
Position(s)	Linebacker, punter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1989	Winona State (assistant)
1991–1994	Winona State (assistant)
1996–present	Winona State
Head coaching record
Overall	197–89
Bowls	2–2
Tournaments	1–6 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	8 NSIC (1997–1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2005, 2007); 2 NSIC South Division (2010, 2012)

Tom Sawyer is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota, a position he has held since 1996. A native of Barron, Wisconsin, Sawyer played college football at Winona State, lettering for four years as a linebacker and punter.^[1]

Head coaching record[]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NCAA^#	AFCA^°
Winona State Warriors (Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) (1996–present)
1996	Winona State	4–7	3–3	4th
1997	Winona State	9–2	6–0	1st
1998	Winona State	9–2	6–0	1st		20
1999	Winona State	7–4	6–2	T–2nd
2000	Winona State	9–3	7–1	1st	W Mineral Water
2001	Winona State	10–2	9–0	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round		13
2002	Winona State	8–4	8–1	2nd	L Mineral Water
2003	Winona State	11–2	7–1	T–1st	NCAA Division II Quarterfinal		9
2004	Winona State	10–2	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round		13
2005	Winona State	8–3	6–1	T–1st
2006	Winona State	9–3	7–1	2nd	L NCAA Division II First Round		19
2007	Winona State	10–2	9–0	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round		23
2008	Winona State	6–5	6–4 / 3–3	T–6th / T–4th (South)
2009	Winona State	7–4	6–4 / 4–2	7th / T–2nd (South)
2010	Winona State	7–4	6–4 / 5–1	T–5th / T–1st (South)
2011	Winona State	7–4	7–3 / 4–2	T–4th / T–2nd (South)
2012	Winona State	10–2	9–2 / 6–1	T–2nd / 1st (South)	W Mineral Water
2013	Winona State	6–5	6–5 / 4–3	T–5th / T–3rd (South)
2014	Winona State	4–7	4–7 / 1–6	12th / 8th (South)
2015	Winona State	5–6	5–6 / 3–4	11th / T–5th (South)
2016	Winona State	8–3	8–3 / 5–2	T–3rd / T–2nd (South)
2017	Winona State	10–2	10–1 / 6–1	2nd / 2nd (South)	L NCAA Division II First Round		15
2018	Winona State	8–3	8–3 / 5–2	T–3rd / T–2nd (South)
2019	Winona State	8–4	8–3 / 4–3	T–3rd / T–3rd (South)	L Mineral Water
2020–21	No team
2021	Winona State	7–4	7–4 / 4–2	T–5th / 3rd (South)
Winona State:		197–89	171–59
Total:		197–89
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[]

^ "Sawyer to run WSU football program". La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. June 5, 1996. p. D3. Retrieved January 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

External links[]

Winona State profile

[1] "Sawyer to run WSU football program". La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. June 5, 1996. p. D3. Retrieved January 5, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

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