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
SEASONS 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. (3 years) 80 SEASONS
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10 4 6 1 39 51 116 3 31 23 22 8 10 324
26 30 15 3 55 67 94 7 45 32 43 36 25 479
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 .406
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.
Bob Waters was head coach from 1969-88. He is the school’s all-time winningest coach with 116 victories.
Dale Strahm led WCU during the 1989 season.
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.
ANDREWS, Ralph.................. 1937-40
MOLNAR, Charlie........................ 1989
ARTHURS, Pat....................... 2010-11
MOORE, Patrick ..................... 2000-01
BANKS, Arketa ....................... 2009-12
MORGAN, LaMar ............... 2014-pres.
BEATHARD, Kurt ............... 1996-2001
NAPERT, David ...................... 2003-07
BECKMAN, Tim...................... 1990-95
O’BRIEN, Dick .................... 1996-2006
BLEIL, Bill .................................... 1996
O’DANIEL, Drew .................... 2005-07
BLUE, Kenyon ........................ 2010-11
PAPPAS, Jim ............................... 1954
BODLE, Dave .............................. 1989
PATE, Bobby .......................... 1974-79
BOWMAN, Mack ......................... 1959
PATTEN, David ...................... 2013-14
BRANDON, S.O. .................... 1938-40
PAWLOWSKI, Matt................. 2008-11
BRIGGS, Kent ........................ 1982-88
PETERSON, Bruce ..................... 1968
CARLTON, Tyler ................. 2015-pres.
POLIZZI, Chris ................... 2015-pres.
CLINKSCALE, Steven ................. 2008
POWERS, Don ........1968-83; 2006-07
COLLINS, Chris...................... 2010-12
QUINN, Shawn ................... 2013-pres.
COLLINS, Geoff ..................... 2002-05
RAYE, Craig ................................ 1990
COOPER, Bob ............................ 1961
REED, Rodney ............................ 2003
DALTON, Don ........................ 1971-89
REIS, Kris .................................... 2002
DAVIS, Ty ............................... 2008-11
RHEA, Mark ....................... 2009-pres.
DeGRAFFENREID, Al ............ 1980-96
RHULE, Matt .......................... 2002-05
DENNING, Don ...................... 1969-73
ROBERTS, Justin................... 2009-10
DENNY, Bill ............................ 2000-01
ROBINSON, Dan......................... 1950
DIMEO, Casey ............................ 2007
ROOF, Ted................................... 1997
ELDER, Trey .......................... 2012-13
ROSS, Jeremiah .................... 2010-11
FELA, Jeff............................... 1990-94
RUCKER, Brian ...................... 2006-07
FOLLETT, Andy ...................... 2008-11
RYAN, Steve ................ 1989, 1996-99
FREISE, Fred .............................. 1946
SANDUSKY, E.J. ......................... 1995
GIBSON, Dan ..................... 2008-pres.
SATTERFIELD, Marcus .............. 2005
GLENN, Brad ..................... 2012-pres.
SCOTT, John .......................... 2006-08
GODETTE, Cary ......................... 2002
SCOTT, Tommy ...................... 1984-89
GUDGER, Jim ........................ 1946-58
SETZER, Bob ..........1956-61, 1966-88
GUNTHROP, Michael ......... 1997-2001
SEWARD, Lamont.................. 2006-07
HAMILTON, Romie...................... 1963
SHAW, Jaybo .............................. 2014
HECKENDORF, Keith ............ 2008-10
SHERROD, Brad .................... 2008-09
HENNIGAN, Mike ................... 1982-83
SIMS, De’Rail ..................... 2013-pres.
HODGIN, Steve ...................... 1980-89
SISA, Steve ............................ 2012-13
HOLT, John......................... 2012-pres.
SMITH, Jordan ............................ 2012
HOLTHOUSER, Will ............... 1990-96
SMITH, Ty .............................. 1980-81
HOOD, Jay ............................. 2010-11
SPEIR, Mark........................... 1991-96
JACKSON, Myron .................. 2002-07
STANLEY, Bill .............................. 1969
JENNINGS, Raymond ................. 1997
THOMAS, Dennis ............... 2013-pres.
JONES, Norris ........................ 1950-51
TURNER, John............................ 2002
JOYE, Bill .................................... 1966
UNDERWOOD, Charles.............. 1951
KEY, Brent ................................... 2004
VARN, Todd ............................ 2002-04
KINNEY, Sandy ...................... 1994-95
VARNEY, Sid ............................... 1960
KIRKPATRICK, Donnie .......... 2003-04
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. MILLWOOD, Don ................... 1974-88
Bill Bleil posted two winning seasons as WCU’s head coach from 1997-2001.
Kent Briggs led his alma mater from 2002 through the 2007 season.
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Dennis Wagner was WCU’s head coach for four seasons from 2008-11.
A former WCU assistant under Steve Hodgin, Mark Speir took over in 2012.
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MOGRIDGE, Allen....................... 2003
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