Christopher Bessler (born c. 1973) is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Dakota Wesleyan University, positions he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach for Doane University from 2018 to 2023 and Cozad High School from 1996 to 1999.[2][3][4][5] He also coached for Northern State, Augustana (IL), and Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School. He played college football for Doane as a linebacker.[6]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach |
| Team | Dakota Wesleyan |
| Conference | GPAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Alma mater | Doane College (1995) Northern State University (2001) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1991–1994 | Doane |
| Baseball | |
| 1991–1994 | Doane |
| Track and field | |
| 1991–1994 | Doane |
| Position(s) | Linebacker (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1995 | Doane (SA) |
| 1996–1999 | Cozad HS (NE) |
| 2000 | Northern State (assistant) |
| 2001–2002 | Augustana (IL) (DL) |
| 2003–2006 | MICDS (MO) (assistant) |
| 2007–2017 | Doane (DC/ILB) |
| 2018–2023 | Doane |
| 2024–present | Dakota Wesleyan (DC/LB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–36 (college) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane Tigers (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2018–2023) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Doane | 6–4 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2019 | Doane | 4–7 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Doane | 2–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
| 2021 | Doane | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2022 | Doane | 4–6 | 4–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 2023 | Doane | 2–9 | 2–8 | T–9th | |||||
| Doane: | 23–36 | 22–33 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–36 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Chris Bessler". Dakota Wesleyan University. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Doane football Head Coach Chris Bessler resigns". panhandle.newschannelnebraska.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Ron (April 17, 2020). "Bessler says Doane football team making the best out of today's unique situation". JournalStar.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024. (subscription required)
- ^ "Bessler Announces Two Coaches to Football Staff". August 1, 2018.
- ^ Ward, Andrew (August 21, 2018). "Doane ready to start Chris Bessler era on Saturday". KLKN-TV. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "Chris Bessler". Doane University. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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