Monty Lewis
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Friends |
| Conference | KCAC |
| Record | 85–39 |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1984 | Southwestern (KS) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985 | Southwestern (KS) (OL) |
| 1986 | Fort Hays (LB) |
| 1987 | Northeastern State (LB/WR) |
| 1988–1989 | MacMurray (OC) |
| 1991 | Colorado State (LB) |
| 1992 | Kentucky (LB/OL) |
| 1993–2001 | Southwestern (KS) |
| 2002 | West Texas A&M (OC) |
| 2003–present | Friends |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 145–71 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2x KCAC Coach of the Year (2006–2008) | |
Monty Lewis is the head football coach for Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.[1] He accumulated 100 wins in just 15 years as a head coach and has one of the highest winning percentages of any active coach in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.[2]
Coaching career
Before coaching at Friends, Lewis was the head coach for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders[3] and led the team to a record of 60 wins and 32 losses during his tenure to become the "all-time winningest coach in school history"[4] including a 1996 Wheat Bowl victory against Baker University.[5] In terms of head coach winning percentage at Southwestern, Lewis ranks #6 overall.
After the 1997 regular season, his team played in the NAIA Football National Championship, losing 53–28 to Doane College.[6]
In 1998, his team at Southwestern advanced to the second round of the National Championship, defeating the Lindenwood Lions 12–10 in the first round and losing 52–6 to Si Tanka (SD).[7]
For the 1999 NAIA Football National Championship, the team lost in the first round to Northwestern Oklahoma State by a score of 44–10.[8]
Playing career
As a player for the Southwestern College Moundbuilders, Lewis was an NAIA All-American in 1983 and 1984[9] where he played for head coaches Dennis Franchione and Charlie Cowdrey.,[10] including the 1982 Sunflower Bowl victory.[11]
References
- ↑ Friends University Monty Lewis Bio
- ↑ KCAC Sports "Friends University's Monty Lewis Reaches 100 Win Milestone" October 20, 2008
- ↑ Arkansas City Taveler "Monty Lewis named football coach at Friends" By Rama Peroo, January 17, 2003
- ↑ CJOnline.com/sports | The Topeka Capital-Journal | Briefly in sports 12/05/01
- ↑ NAIAFOOTBALL.NET-The Nation's Home for NAIA Football
- ↑ "Coach: Monty Lewis (1997)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Coach: Monty Lewis (1998)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ "Coach: Monty Lewis (1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ↑ Southwestern College - Winfield, KS
- ↑ Southwestern College - Winfield, KS
- ↑ National Football Foundation