Jeff Geiser (born February 25, 1953) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Adams State College—now known as Adams State University—in Alamosa, Colorado for 13 seasons, from 1984 to 1996, compiling a record of 65–68–2.[1] Geiser played college football as a linebacker at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1972 to 1974. He coached at Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, Colorado and Mesa State College—now known as Colorado Mesa University—before being hired as head football coach at Adams State.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 25, 1953 |
| Playing career | |
| 1972–1974 | Colorado |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1996 | Adams State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ? | Adams State |
| 2009–2016 | Eastern New Mexico |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 65–68–2 |
| Tournaments | 3–2 (NAIA D-I playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 RMAC (1989) | |
| Awards | |
| NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1989) | |
A native of La Veta, Colorado, Geiser worked as a sporting goods salesman before returning to college sports as the athletic director at Eastern New Mexico University in 2009.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams State Indians/Grizzlies (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1984–1996) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Adams State | 6–3 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1985 | Adams State | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1986 | Adams State | 2–8 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1987 | Adams State | 5–6 | 4–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1988 | Adams State | 10–3–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | L NAIA Championship | ||||
| 1989 | Adams State | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | ||||
| 1990 | Adams State | 5–4 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1991 | Adams State | 6–4 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1992 | Adams State | 3–7 | 1–6 | 7th | |||||
| 1993 | Adams State | 4–6 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1994 | Adams State | 3–7–1 | 2–4–1 | T–5th | |||||
| 1995 | Adams State | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1996 | Adams State | 4–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| Adams State: | 65–68–2 | 42–41–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 65–68–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ College Football Data Warehouse Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Adams State Grizzlies all-time coaching records
- ^ Duncan, argen (May 18, 2009). "ENMU names new athletic director". The Eastern New Mexico News. Clovis, New Mexico. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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