Jason Bachtel (born c. 1980) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Houston Christian University, a position he has held since 2024.[1][2][3][4][5] He was the head football coach for Scurry-Rosser High School from 2011 to 2016 and Howard Payne University from 2021 to 2022.[6][7][8] He also coached for Galena Park High School, Gatesville High School, North Forney High School, East Texas Baptist,[9] and Argyle High School.[10][11] He played college football for Howard Payne as a quarterback.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Houston Christian |
| Conference | Southland |
| Record | 5–7 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1980 (age 43–44) Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Howard Payne University (2003) Lamar University (2018) |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2001 | Howard Payne |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002 | Howard Payne (RB) |
| 2003-2007 | Gatesville HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 2007-2010 | Galena Park HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 2011–2016 | Scurry-Rosser HS (TX) |
| 2017 | North Forney HS (TX) (OC/QB) |
| 2018–2019 | East Texas Baptist (OC) |
| 2020 | Argyle HS (TX) (OC) |
| 2020–2022[a] | Howard Payne |
| 2023 | Houston Christian (OC/QB) |
| 2024–present | Houston Christian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 21-16 (college) 31–33 (high school) |
Personal life
editBachtel's brother, Kevin, is the head football coach for Howard Payne University as Jason was his predecessor.[12]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (American Southwest Conference) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Howard Payne | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2021 | Howard Payne | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2022 | Howard Payne | 7–3 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Howard Payne: | 16–9 | 14–7 | |||||||
| Houston Christian Huskies (Southland Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Houston Christian | 5–7 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Houston Christian: | 5–7 | 3–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–16 | ||||||||
High school
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scurry-Rosser Wildcats () (2011–2016) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Scurry-Rosser | 3–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2012 | Scurry-Rosser | 5–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2013 | Scurry-Rosser | 12–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 2014 | Scurry-Rosser | 3–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2015 | Scurry-Rosser | 7–4 | 3-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2016 | Scurry-Rosser | 1–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| Scurry-Rosser: | 31–33 | 17–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–33 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Bachtel joined Howard Payne in January 2021 and coached the 2020–21 team that played in the spring due to COVID-19.
References
edit- ^ "Jason Bachtel - Football Coach". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Houston Christian to name Jason Bachtel as next head coach". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ FCS, Fear The (January 4, 2024). "Houston Christian Promotes Jason Bachtel to Head Coach". Fear The FCS. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Houston Baptist: FB: HCU Names Jason Bachtel as New Head Football Coach". www.anygivensaturday.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Sportsdesk, B. V. M. (January 4, 2024). "Jason Bachtel Named New Head Football Coach for HCU, Bringing Wealth of Coaching Experience and Texas Ties". BVM Sports. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Jason Bachtel - Football Coach". Howard Payne University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Jason Bachtel accepts new position as OC at Houston Christian, Kevin Bachtel named new leader". KTAB - BigCountryHomepage.com. December 18, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Jason Bachtel departs HPU, brother Kevin elevated to head coach". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Jason Bachtel - Football Coach". East Texas Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Samuels, Doug (January 7, 2021). "High school offensive coordinator lands Division III head coaching job". Footballscoop. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Jason Bachtel hired as HPU head football coach". Brownwood News. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "HPU Announces Kevin Bachtel as Head Football Coach". ascsports.org. December 17, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
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