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The MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers football program is a college football team that represents MidAmerica Nazarene University in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC), a part of the NAIA. The team has had eight head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1979.[1][better source needed]

The current coach is Paul Hansen who first took the position for the 2020 season.

Key

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Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[A 1]
No. Order of coaches[A 2] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[A 3] C% Conference winning percentage
† Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[A 4]

Coaches

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Statistics correct as of the end of the 2024 college football season.

No. Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL Bowl record CCs Awards
1 Gordon DeGraffenreid [5] 1979–1990 115 44 71 0 .383 26 52 0 .333 — — — 1 (1985)
2 Mike Redwine [6] 1991–2000 107 53 52 2 .505 38 41 2 .481 1 1 0–1 —
3 Mike Cochran 2001–2005 58 46 12 0 .793 41 8 0 .837 1 4 1–0 2 (2002–2003)
4 Jed Stugart 2006–2008 33 26 7 0 .788 25 5 0 .833 0 2 — 1 (2008)
5 Jonathan Quinn [7] 2009–2011 58 45 13 0 .776 40 7 0 .851 4 4 — 2 (2010–2011)
6 Brian Wilmer 2014–2017 44 26 18 0 .591 17 7 0 .708 0 1 — 1 (2014)
7 Todd Sturdy[8] 2018–2019 22 11 11 0 .500 4 5 0 .444 — — — — —
8 Paul Hansen 2020–present 52 30 22 0 .577 15 11 0 .577 0 1 — South Division: 2 (2023–2024) —

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
  2. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
  4. ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Shafer, Ian. "MidAmerica Nazarene University (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  2. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  4. ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  5. ^ "Busy year for new coach". Olathe News. September 12, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "Busy year for new coach". Olathe News. September 12, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "Former NFL quarterback named head football coach at MNU - Nazarene Communications Network". www.nph.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012.
  8. ^ "Todd Sturdy Named MNU's Head Football Coach". MidAmerica Nazarene University. April 23, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
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