The Henderson State Reddies college football team represents Henderson State University in the Great American Conference (GAC). The Reddies compete in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The program has had 18 head coaches since it began play in 1905.[1]
The team has played 1,028 games in 116 seasons of Reddie football. In that time, Scott Maxfield led the Reddies to four postseason bowl games. Seven coaches have won conference championships: Bo Rowland, Bo Sherman, Duke Wells, Jim Mack Sawyer, Clyde Berry, Sporty Carpenter, and Scott Maxfield. Jimmy Haygood also claimed four Arkansas state championships.
Sporty Carpenter is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 119 victories during his 19 years at Henderson. J.H. Lassiter has the highest winning percentage with .833. Patrick Nix has the lowest winning percentage with .136.
The current head coach is Scott Maxfield, who was hired in 2005.
Key
edit| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
edit| No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.B. Webster | 1905 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | J.H. Lassiter | 1906 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.883 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Jimmy R. Haygood | 1907-1918[note 1] 1920-1924 | 110 | 49 | 52 | 9 | 0.486 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Bill Watson | 1919 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.250 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | Bo Rowland | 1925-1930 | 53 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 0.774 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | — |
| 6 | Bo Sherman | 1931-1934 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0.750 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Solon B. Sudduth | 1935-1938 | 32 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 0.281 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Lloyd Grow | 1939 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.500 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Tom Murphy | 1940 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Duke Wells | 1941-1961 | 162 | 73 | 78 | 11 | 0.484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Jim Mac Sawyer | 1962-1966 | 48 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 0.427 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Clyde Berry | 1967-1970 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0.650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Sporty Carpenter | 1971-1989 | 200 | 119 | 76 | 5 | 0.608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Ken Turner | 1990-1993 | 41 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 0.451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Ronnie Kerr | 1994-1998 | 54 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 0.361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Patrick Nix | 1999-2000 | 22 | 3 | 19 | — | 0.136 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Jesse Branch | 2001-2004 | 43 | 12 | 31 | — | 0.279 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Scott Maxfield | 2005–present | 199 | 134 | 65 | — | 0.673 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 0 | 2010 Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year
2012 & 2013 Liberty Mutual AFCA/National Coach of the Year Finalist 2012 & 2013 Great American Conference Coach of the Year 2013 AFCA Super Region 3 Coach of the Year[5] |
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ The college yearbooks contradict these official dates in at least three places. The 1916 yearbook describes Latin professor, women's basketball coach, and assistant football coach R.T. Proctor having to assume athletic director duties and get the football team into shape. The 1917 yearbook says that "coach [Haygood] was back at his old job last year [1916 football season]". The 1918 yearbook lists Dean of Men and former assistant coach John Wesley Rogers as athletic director and head football and baseball coach.
References
edit- ^ a b "FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK NEW SUMMER 2020 UPDATE (PDF)" (PDF). Henderson State University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Scott Maxfield - Head Football Coach - General Coaches". Henderson State University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.