Kent Kessinger is an American retired college football coach. He was the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, from 2004 to 2021, compiling a record of 108–85.
Kessinger and his team preparing to take the field | |
Playing career | |
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1988–1991 | Bethany (KS) |
Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1995–2003 | Augustana (SD) (OC) |
2004–2021 | Ottawa (KS) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 108–85 |
Tournaments | 1–6 (NAIA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4 KCAC (2009, 2011–2012, 2014) | |
Awards | |
2× KCAC Coach of the Year (2009, 2011) | |
Playing career
editKessinger is a graduate of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, where he played offensive line under his father, Ted Kessinger.[1]
Coaching career
editPart of Kessinger's coaching style was to encourage athletes to participate in more than one sport. "It breaks up the year, it gives them something to compete with when they're in the offseason, and if they really love to play it, then we encourage them to keep on doing it," he said[2]
Head coaching record
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
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Ottawa Braves (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (2004–2021) | |||||||||
2004 | Ottawa | 3–7 | 3–6 | T–8th | |||||
2005 | Ottawa | 5–5 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
2006 | Ottawa | 1–9 | 1–8 | 10th | |||||
2007 | Ottawa | 4–6 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
2008 | Ottawa | 8–2 | 7–2 | T–2nd | 22 | ||||
2009 | Ottawa | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 5 | |||
2010 | Ottawa | 9–2 | 8–1 | 2nd | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
2011 | Ottawa | 9–3 | 9–0 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 10 | |||
2012 | Ottawa | 8–3 | 8–1 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 16 | |||
2013 | Ottawa | 8–4 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L NAIA First Round | 14 | |||
2014 | Ottawa | 9–3 | 8–1 | 1st | L NAIA First Round | 13 | |||
2015 | Ottawa | 6–4 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
2016 | Ottawa | 4–7 | 4–5 | 5th | |||||
2017 | Ottawa | 3–8 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
2018 | Ottawa | 8–2 | 8–2 | 2nd | |||||
2019 | Ottawa | 2–8 | 2–8 | 10th | |||||
2020–21 | Ottawa | 5–5 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
2021 | Ottawa | 5–6 | 4–6 | 7th | |||||
Ottawa: | 108–85 | 96–67 | |||||||
Total: | 108–85 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Victory Sports Network Archived March 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Ottawa University
- Bethel College Athletic News[permanent dead link] "Threshers to open season against Ottawa", Mark Schnabel, September 18, 2004
- Topeka Capital-Journal[permanent dead link] "Sports Front", Ken Corbitt, September 5, 2005 - ^ Michael Ashford (March 21, 2007). "Bravest Of The Braves". Emporia Gazette. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013.