Charles Sesher

Charles Sesher
Biographical details
Born	November 2, 1902; Cherokee, Kansas, U.S.
Died	February 26, 1982 (aged 79); Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.
Alma mater	Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg (1925)
Playing career
Football
1921–1924	Pittsburg State
Basketball
1922–1925	Pittsburg State
Position(s)	Quarterback (football); Forward (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925	Sedan HS (KS)
1926–1929	Cherokee HS (KS)
1930–1953	Hutchinson
Basketball
1925–1926	Sedan HS (KS)
1926–1930	Cherokee HS (KS)
1930–1957	Hutchinson
Track and field
1926	Sedan HS (KS)
1927–1930	Cherokee HS (KS)
1931–1954	Hutchinson
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1925–1926	Sedan HS (KS)
1926–1930	Cherokee HS (KS)
1955–1967	Hutchinson
Head coaching record
Overall	115–58–14 (junior college football); 259–151 (junior college basketball); 19–15–1 (high school football; excluding Sedan)
Bowls	2–1–2
Tournaments	Basketball; 6–2 (NJCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 2 KPJCA (1932, 1947); 3 KPJCA West Division (1948–1950); Basketball; 4 KPJCA (1933, 1939–1940, 1947)

Charles Elmo Sesher (November 2, 1902 – February 26, 1982)^[1] was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Sedan High School in 1925, Cherokee High School from 1926 to 1929,^[2] and Hutchinson Community College from 1930 to 1953.^[3] For all three schools he also coached basketball and track and field.

From 1955 to 1967, Sesher served as athletic director for Hutchinson.^[4]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Hutchinson Blue Dragons (Kansas Public Junior College Association) (1930–1953)
1930	Hutchinson	5–3	3–3	3rd
1931	Hutchinson	6–2	4–2	2nd
1932	Hutchinson	4–1–3	3–0–2	T–1st
1933	Hutchinson	4–3–2	2–3	4th
1934	Hutchinson	5–4–1	3–2–1	T–2nd
1935	Hutchinson	5–4–1	2–3–1	5th
1936	Hutchinson	8–2	6–2	2nd
1937	Hutchinson	4–5	3–5	5th
1938	Hutchinson	5–2–1	4–2–1	3rd
1939	Hutchinson	5–2–1	4–2–1	3rd
1940	Hutchinson	3–4–1	3–4–1	5th
1941	Hutchinson	3–4	2–4	T–7th
1942	Hutchinson	3–3	2–2	4th
1943	No team—World War II
1944	No team—World War II
1945	No team—World War II
1946	Hutchinson	7–2	6–1	2nd
1947	Hutchinson	10–0	8–0	1st	W Salt Bowl
1948	Hutchinson	10–1–1	5–0	1st (West)	T Wheat Bowl, L Texas Rose Bowl
1949	Hutchinson	8–3–1	5–0	1st (West)	T Wheat Bowl, W Salt Bowl
1950	Hutchinson	7–2	4–1	T–1st (West)
1951	Hutchinson	3–4–1	3–1	2nd (West)
1952	Hutchinson	5–3–1	3–1–1	2nd
1953	Hutchinson	5–4	4–2	3rd
Hutchinson:		115–58–14	78–40–8
Total:		115–58–14
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Hutchinson Blue Dragons (Kansas Public Junior College Association) (1930–1957)
1930–31	Hutchinson	9–5	7–4	3rd
1931–32	Hutchinson	7–6	6–5	4th
1932–33	Hutchinson	14–1	11–1	1st
1933–34	Hutchinson	5–10	2–10	7th
1934–35	Hutchinson	3–10	1–9	7th
1935–36	Hutchinson	9–6	6–7	5th
1936–37	Hutchinson	7–6	7–5	3rd
1937–38	Hutchinson	11–3	5–3	2nd
1938–39	Hutchinson	17–2	10–0	1st
1939–40	Hutchinson	15–2	8–2	T–1st
1940–41	Hutchinson	10–3	7–3	3rd
1941–42	Hutchinson	11–4	6–4	2nd
1942–43	Hutchinson	8–4	4–2	2nd
1943–44	No team—World War II
1944–45	No team—World War II
1945–46	No team—World War II
1946–47	Hutchinson	11–5	9–1	1st
1947–48	Hutchinson	9–6	5–5	4th
1948–49	Hutchinson	13–9	4–6	4th	NJCAA Runner-up
1949–50	Hutchinson	14–6	7–3	2nd
1950–51	Hutchinson	11–10	7–3	T–2nd
1951–52	Hutchinson	5–12	3–7	5th
1952–53	Hutchinson	8–12	2–8	6th
1953–54	Hutchinson	11–7	5–5	3rd
1954–55	Hutchinson	15–7	5–5	3rd
1955–56	Hutchinson	15–8	7–3	2nd
1956–57	Hutchinson	21–7	8–2	2nd	NJCAA First Round
Hutchinson:		259–151	142–103
Total:		259–151
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion


Year	Team	Overall	Standing
Sedan Blue Devils () (1925)
1925	Sedan
Sedan:
Cherokee Braves (Southeast Kansas League) (1926–1927)
1926	Cherokee	4–5
1927	Cherokee	2–7
Cherokee Braves (Independent) (1928)
1928	Cherokee	5–3
Cherokee Braves (Mineral Belt League) (1929)
1929	Cherokee	8–0–1	1st
Cherokee:		19–15–1
Total:
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

^ "Hutchinson Ex-Coach Sesher, 79". The Wichita Eagle. February 26, 1982. p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
^ "Sport Notes". The Parsons Daily Sun. December 20, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
^ "Charles Sesher, Oldtime Star, to Take the Reins of Hutchinson College". The Parsons Sun. April 15, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
^ "NJCAA to Recognize Hutch AD, Sesher". The Wichita Eagle. January 29, 1965. p. 18. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
^ "Kansas High School Football History -- Cherokee Braves". Kansas HS Football History. Retrieved December 29, 2024.