Wayne J. McConnell

Wayne J. McConnell
Biographical details

Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1912-04-09)April 9, 1912 Effingham, Kansas
Died	July 3, 1981(1981-07-03) (aged 69) Hays, Kansas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1950–1955	College of Emporia
1956–1968	Fort Hays State
Head coaching record
Overall	84–81–4

Wayne J. McConnell (April 9, 1912 – July 3, 1981)^[1] was an American football coach. His lifetime record as a head coach was 84–81–4 with a winning percentage of .497.

Coaching career

College of Emporia

McConnell was named the head coach of the College of Emporia Fighting Presbies at the start of the 1950 season, a post he held until completion of the 1955 season. During this time, his teams posted a record of 39 wins, 13 losses, and 1 tie. They were champions of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) twice and also had an appearance in the Mineral Water Bowl in 1953.^[2]

Fort Hays State University

McConnell was the 13th head coach for the Fort Hays Tigers located in Hays, Kansas and he held that position for thirteen seasons, from 1956 until 1968. His career coaching record at Fort Hays was 45–68–3. This ranks him second at Fort Hays in total wins and 14th at Fort Hays in winning percentage.^[3]

References

↑ "Retired coach dies" Hutchinson News, July 7, 1981, Hutchinson, Kansas
↑ Emporia Gazzette, "Football Fortunes started Down in 1930" by Ed Shupe
↑ Fort Hays State University coaching records

External links

Wayne J. McConnell at the College Football Data Warehouse

College of Emporia Fighting Presbies head football coaches

Horace Botsford (1901)
Unknown
Homer Woodson Hargiss (1910–1912)
Unknown
Gwinn Henry (1918–1922)
Harold Grant (1923–1927)
L. T. Harr (1928)
Unknown
Herb Worl (?–1936)
Lester Selves (1937–1939)
Henry Brock (1941)
Unknown (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Walt Newland (1946)
Murray Brown (1948–1949)
Wayne J. McConnell (1950–1955)
Bill Schnebel (1956–1964)
Tom Stromgren (1965–1966)
Richard Bannister (1967–?)
Unknown
Dan Taylor (1971–?)
Steve Kazor (1973)

Fort Hays State Tigers head football coaches

Unknown (1902)
Unknown (1903)
Unknown (1904–1907)
Claude Bice (1908–1909)
No team (1910–1911)
Ira Van Cleave (1912–1914)
W. G. Speer (1915–1918)
Alfred J. Robertson (1919)
George Woodward & Ralph Archer (1920)
George Woodward (1921–1922)
William D. Weidlein (1923–1928)
Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1929)
W. C. Riley (1930–1934)
James J. Yeager (1935)
Paul D. Waldorf (1936–1941)
Bill Bearley (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Ralph Huffman (1946–1955)
Wayne J. McConnell (1956–1968)
Tom Stromgren (1969–1971)
Bill Giles (1972–1978)
Bobby Thompson (1979–1980)
Jim Gilstrap (1981–1983)
Bobby Thompson (1984)
John Vincent (1985–1989)
Bob Cortese (1990–1997)
Jeff Leiker (1998–2000)
Tim O'Connor (2001–2004)
Kevin Verdugo (2005–2010)
Chris Brown (2011– )

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