History & Records /// Coaching History
ALL-TIME ASSISTANT COACHES
WESTERN CAROLINA HEAD COACHING RECORDS NAME C.C. Poindexter Ralph James James Whatley Marion McDonald Tom Young Dan Robinson Bob Waters Dale Strahm Steve Hodgin Bill Bleil Kent Briggs Dennis Wagner Mark Speir TOTALS
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SEASONS
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1931–34 (4 years) 1935–38 (4 years) 1939–41 (3 years) 1945 (1 year) 1946–55 (10 years) 1956–68 (13 years) 1969–88 (20 years) 1989 (1 year) 1990–96 (7 years) 1997–2001 (5 years) 2002–2007 (6 years) 2008–2011 (4 years) 2012–pres. (4 years) 82 SEASONS
10 4 6 1 39 51 116 3 31 23 22 8 17 331
26 30 15 3 55 67 94 7 45 32 43 36 29 483
2 3 1 0 4 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 23
.290 .149 .295 .250 .418 .435 .550 .318 .408 .418 .388 .182 .286 .409
C.C. Poindexter was WCU’s first head football coach.
Jim Whatley (left) served as head coach from 1939-41, while Marion McDonald (right) was Western Carolina’s head coach for the 1945 season.
Dan Robinson (1956-68) is one of only two coaches to amass over 50 wins as the Catamounts’ head coach.
Bill Bleil posted two winning seasons as WCU’s head coach from 1997-2001.
Bob Waters was head coach from 1969-88. He is the school’s all-time winningest coach with 116 victories.
Kent Briggs led his alma mater from 2002 through the 2007 season.
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Dale Strahm led WCU during the 1989 season.
Dennis Wagner was WCU’s head coach for four seasons from 2008-11.
Tom Young served as head coach for nine seasons (1946-55).
Steve Hodgin served as WCU’s head coach for six years (1990-96), after being an assistant for nine seasons.
A former WCU assistant under Steve Hodgin, Mark Speir took over in 2012.
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ANDREWS, Ralph.................. 1937-40
MILLWOOD, Don ................... 1974-88
ARTHURS, Pat....................... 2010-11
MOGRIDGE, Allen....................... 2003
BANKS, Arketa ....................... 2009-12
MOLNAR, Charlie........................ 1989
BEATHARD, Kurt ............... 1996-2001
MOORE, Patrick ..................... 2000-01
BECKMAN, Tim...................... 1990-95
MORGAN, LaMar ................... 2014-15
BLEIL, Bill .................................... 1996
NAPERT, David ...................... 2003-07
BLUE, Kenyon ........................ 2010-11
NICHOLS, Jason ................ 2016-pres.
BODLE, Dave .............................. 1989
O’BRIEN, Dick .................... 1996-2006
BOWMAN, Mack ......................... 1959
O’DANIEL, Drew .................... 2005-07
BRANDON, S.O. .................... 1938-40
PAPPAS, Jim ............................... 1954
BRIGGS, Kent ........................ 1982-88
PATE, Bobby .......................... 1974-79
CARLTON, Tyler ................. 2015-pres.
PATTEN, David ...................... 2013-14
CLINKSCALE, Steven ................. 2008
PAWLOWSKI, Matt................. 2008-11
COLLINS, Chris...... 2010-12; 2016-pres.
PETERSON, Bruce ..................... 1968
COLLINS, Geoff ..................... 2002-05
POLIZZI, Chris ............................ 2015
COOPER, Bob ............................ 1961
POWERS, Don ........1968-83; 2006-07
DALTON, Don ........................ 1971-89
QUINN, Shawn ....................... 2013-15
DAVIS, Ty ............................... 2008-11
RAYE, Craig ................................ 1990
DeGRAFFENREID, Al ............ 1980-96
REED, Rodney ............................ 2003
DENNING, Don ...................... 1969-73
REIS, Kris .................................... 2002
DENNY, Bill ............................ 2000-01
RHEA, Mark ....................... 2009-pres.
DIMEO, Casey ............................ 2007
RHULE, Matt .......................... 2002-05
ELDER, Trey .......................... 2012-13
ROBERTS, Justin................... 2009-10
ETHERIDGE, Zac .............. 2016-pres.
ROBINSON, Dan......................... 1950
FELA, Jeff............................... 1990-94
ROOF, Ted................................... 1997
FOLLETT, Andy ...................... 2008-11
ROSS, Jeremiah .................... 2010-11
FREISE, Fred .............................. 1946
RUCKER, Brian ...................... 2006-07
GIBSON, Dan ..................... 2008-pres.
RYAN, Steve ................ 1989, 1996-99
GIDEON, Blake .................. 2016-pres.
SANDUSKY, E.J. ......................... 1995
GLENN, Brad ..................... 2012-pres.
SATTERFIELD, Marcus .............. 2005
GODETTE, Cary ......................... 2002
SCOTT, John .......................... 2006-08
GUDGER, Jim ........................ 1946-58
SCOTT, Tommy ...................... 1984-89
GUNTHROP, Michael ......... 1997-2001
SETZER, Bob ..........1956-61, 1966-88
HAMILTON, Romie...................... 1963
SEWARD, Lamont.................. 2006-07
HECKENDORF, Keith ............ 2008-10
SHAW, Jaybo .............................. 2014
HENNIGAN, Mike ................... 1982-83
SHERROD, Brad .................... 2008-09
HODGIN, Steve ...................... 1980-89
SIMS, De’Rail ......................... 2013-15
HOLT, John......................... 2012-pres.
SISA, Steve ............................ 2012-13
HOLTHOUSER, Will ............... 1990-96
SMITH, Jordan ............................ 2012
HOOD, Jay ............................. 2010-11
SMITH, Ty .............................. 1980-81
JACKSON, Myron .................. 2002-07
SPEIR, Mark........................... 1991-96
JENNINGS, Raymond ................. 1997
STANLEY, Bill .............................. 1969
JONES, Norris ........................ 1950-51
THOMAS, Dennis ................... 2013-15
JOYE, Bill .................................... 1966
TURNER, John............................ 2002
KEY, Brent ................................... 2004
UNDERWOOD, Charles.............. 1951
KINNEY, Sandy ...................... 1994-95
VARN, Todd ............................ 2002-04
KIRKPATRICK, Donnie .......... 2003-04
VARNEY, Sid ............................... 1960
LANDRY, Dustin ................. 2016-pres.
WALKER, Curtis .......................... 2012
LEMMOND, Vaughn .................... 1955
WAHONICK, John ....................... 1937
LITTLE, Cameron ........................ 1968
WARE, Dwight............................. 1950
LOGO, Rick ............................ 2001-02
WAUGH, Ethan .................. 1999-2001
LOVETT, Jim .......................... 1962-63
WAUGH, Maury.................. 1997-2001
LOWE, Marty .......................... 2005-06
WEST, Eddie ............................... 1993
MALONE, Doug........................... 2007
WHITE, Clayton...................... 2004-05
MARINO, Vince ...................... 1994-95
WIKE, Johnny..........1964-73, 1984-94
MATOUS, Ken ............................. 2002
WILLIAMS, Denny ....................... 1964
MAYERS, Michael ....................... 2010
WOODS, Thomas .............. 1997-2000
McCONNELL, Tuck ................ 1947-48
WOOLUM, Tuck ..................... 1991-93
McDONALD, Marion..... 1938-41, 1946
YOUNG, Tom ......................... 1955-56
MILLS, Pat.......................... 2012-pres.
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