William Glen Schnebel (May 7, 1924 – December 9, 2002) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas from 1956 to 1964 and Northwestern State College—now known as Northwestern Oklahoma State University—in Alva, Oklahoma from 1965 to 1967, compiling career college football coaching record of 75–39–2. Schnebel was named the "Little All-American Coach of the Year" in 1960 and NAIA coach of the year in 1962.[1]
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1924 Fremont, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 2002 (aged 78) Alva, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1956–1964 | College of Emporia |
| 1965–1967 | Northwestern State (OK) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–39–2 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (NAIA playoff) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 KCAC (1959, 1962–1963) | |
| Awards | |
| Little All-American coach of the year (1960) NAIA coach of the year (1962) | |
Coaching career
editCollege of Emporia
editSchnebel's first head coaching job was at the College of Emporia in Emporia, Kansas. While head coach of the Fighting Presbies, he led his teams to a record of 62–23–1. They won Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference title three years (1959, 1962, and 1963), took second place in the conference twice (1956 and 1961), and third place in his final season at the college (1964).
Schnebel's team traveled to the Mineral Water Bowl in 1959 and defeated Austin, 21–20. In 1962 C of E was ranked number 3 in the NAIA and lost in the semifinal game to Central State, 20–0. In 1963 C of E was ranked 2nd in the NAIA and lost in the semifinal game to Saint John's, 54–0.
Northwest Oklahoma State
editAfter his term at the College of Emporia, Schnebel was named the head football coach at Northwestern State College—now known as Northwestern Oklahoma State University—in Alva, Oklahoma.[2]
Death
editSchnebel died on December 9, 2002, in Alva.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Emporia Fighting Presbies (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1956–1964) | |||||||||
| 1956 | College of Emporia | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1957 | College of Emporia | 2–6–1 | 2–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1958 | College of Emporia | 4–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1959 | College of Emporia | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Mineral Water | ||||
| 1960 | College of Emporia | 5–4 | 5–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1961 | College of Emporia | 8–1 | 8–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1962 | College of Emporia | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
| 1963 | College of Emporia | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Semifinal | ||||
| 1964 | College of Emporia | 7–2 | 7–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| College of Emporia: | 62–23–1 | 56–16–1 | |||||||
| Northwestern State Rangers (Oklahoma Collegiate Conference) (1965–1967) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Northwestern State | 3–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1966 | Northwestern State | 6–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1967 | Northwestern State | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Northwestern State: | 13–16–1 | 8–12–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 75–39–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ College of Emporia Alumni Association, history Archived November 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Emporia Gazette, "Schnebel and Addleman Arrived Together" by Ed Shupe
- ^ "William Schnebel". Fremont Tribune. Fremont, Nebraska. December 11, 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2020.