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List of Alma Scots head football coaches

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The Alma Scots football program is a college football team that represents Alma College in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, a part of the Division III (NCAA). The team has had 30 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1894. The current coach is Jason Couch, class of 1997. The former head coach is Greg Pscodna, who replaced Jim Cole who had coached the Scots for a record 21 seasons, taking the position in 1991.[1]

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 2022 season.

No. Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL CCs NCs Awards
1 John T. Ewing 1894 2 2 0 0 1.000
2 J. M. Duffy 1895 4 3 1 0 .750
3 C. E. Woodruff 1896 3 2 0 1 .833
4 John H. Rice 1897 6 4 2 0 .667
5 George B. Wells
[A 5]
1898 3 1 2 0 .333
5a George Sweetland
[A 6]
1898 3 1 2 0 .333
6 Edward Fauver 1899 6 2 1 3 .583
7 Charles A. Allen 1900 10 7 2 1 .750
8 Theron W. Mortimer 1901 5 3 2 0 .600
9 Fred M. Hatch 1902 8 7 1 0 .875 1
10 Pearl Fuller 1903 8 3 5 0 .375
11 Ebin Wilson 1904–1905 16 9 7 0 .563
12 Jesse Harper 1906–1907 15 8 3 4 .667
13 Ira T. Carrithers 1908–1909 9 4 5 0 .444
14 Dennis Grady 1910–1911 13 7 6 0 .538 1
15 Wilfred C. Bleamaster 1912–1916 36 16 17 3 .486 2
16 Harry Helmer 1917 7 6 1 0 .857 1
17 Alger H. Wood 1919 8 3 5 0 .375
18 Edwin Steele 1920 7 0 7 0 .000
19 Royal R. Campbell 1921–1935 117 59 48 10 .547 6
20 Gordon MacDonald 1936–1943 60 33 22 5 .592 2
21 Floyd E. Lear 1944–1945 13 1 12 0 .077
22 Steve Sebo 1946–1948 23 15 7 1 .674 1
23 Lloyd Eaton 1949–1955 62 40 20 2 .661 2
24 Art Smith 1956–1962 60 21 37 2 .367
25 William "Bill" Carr 1963–1964 17 4 13 0 .235
26 Denny Stolz 1965–1970 50 34 16 0 .680 3
27 Phil Brooks 1971–1990 180 94 86 0 .522 3
28 Jim Cole 1991–2012 214 115 99 0 .537 3
29 Greg Pscodna 2012–2017 60 20 40 0 .333
30 Jason Couch 2018– 57 37 20 0 .649 2

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]
  5. ^ George B. Well, a student, coached the team before the season.[5][6]
  6. ^ George Sweetland took over the team once the season started.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Alma Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  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. ^ a b Pattison, Eugeme H. (1986), Within Our Bounds: A Centennial History of Alma College, Alma College, p. 157
  6. ^ a b "Hobart Gets a Famous Coach" (PDF), Geneva Daily Times, p. 3, April 3, 1914