Kenneth Wable (August 22, 1927 – September 6, 2018)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mount Union University in Alliance, Ohio from 1962 to 1985.[2]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Van Wert, Ohio, U.S. | August 22, 1927
Died | September 6, 2018 Alliance, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 91)
Alma mater | Muskingum |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1952–1953 | New London HS (OH) |
1954–1955 | Massillon Washington HS (OH) (assistant) |
1956–1957 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
1958–1960 | Muskingum (assistant) |
1961 | Cornell (assistant) |
1962–1985 | Mount Union |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 123–95–2 (college) |
Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 OAC (1985) | |
Awards | |
2× OAC Coach of the Year (1982, 1985) | |
Beginning in 1979, Wable began a streak of consecutive winning seasons that persists to this day.[3]
Head coaching record
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editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Mount Union Purple Raiders (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1962–1985) | |||||||||
1962 | Mount Union | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–10th | |||||
1963 | Mount Union | 1–8 | 1–5 | 13th | |||||
1964 | Mount Union | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–7th | |||||
1965 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–4th | |||||
1966 | Mount Union | 4–5 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
1967 | Mount Union | 2–6–1 | 2–5–1 | 10th | |||||
1968 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 3–3 | 8th | |||||
1969 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 3–3 | 9th | |||||
1970 | Mount Union | 8–1 | 4–1 | 5th | |||||
1971 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
1972 | Mount Union | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th (Red) | |||||
1973 | Mount Union | 3–6 | 0–5 | 6th (Red) | |||||
1974 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2nd (Blue) | |||||
1975 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 2–2 | 3rd (Blue) | |||||
1976 | Mount Union | 3–6 | 1–4 | 5th (Blue) | |||||
1977 | Mount Union | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th (Blue) | |||||
1978 | Mount Union | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | T–4th (Red) | |||||
1979 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 3–2 | T–3rd (Red) | |||||
1980 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 4–1 | 2nd (Red) | |||||
1981 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd (Red) | |||||
1982 | Mount Union | 8–1 | 4–1 | 2nd (Red) | |||||
1983 | Mount Union | 6–3 | 2–3 | T–3rd (Blue) | |||||
1984 | Mount Union | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1985 | Mount Union | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
Mount Union: | 123–95–2 | 69–67–1 | |||||||
Total: | 123–95–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
edit- ^ "KENNETH WABLE". The Repository. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Former Mount Union Football Coach Ken Wable Passes Away". Mount Union Purple Raiders football. September 6, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Ken Wable, early architect of Mount Union football's rise, passes away". cantonrep.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.