Franklin Gene Bissell

Franklin Gene Bissell
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1926-04-12)April 12, 1926
Akron, Ohio, US
Died January 28, 2016(2016-01-28) (aged 89)
Salina, Kansas, US
Alma mater Heidelberg College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1952–1961 Kansas Wesleyan
1963–1978 Kansas Wesleyan
Head coaching record
Overall 116–119–7

Statistics

Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4 KCAC (1956,1957,1969,1971)
Awards
NAIA Hall of Fame (1991)

Franklin Gene Bissell (April 12, 1926 January 28, 2016) was an American football player and coach in the United States.[1]

Playing career

Bissell entered Heidelberg College and graduated after three years. While at Heidelberg, he was played defensive tackle and also was a punter under head coach Paul Hoernemann. Bissell started for three-years and was co-captain of the undefeated 1948 Ohio Conference championship team. Bissell also lettered in basketball two years and pitched for the baseball squad.[2]

Coaching career

A graduate of Heidelberg College, Bissell started his career at Kansas Wesleyan University as an assistant football coach in 1950. In 1952, he was named the 13th head football coach for the Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes located in Salina, Kansas, and he held that position until 1978, covering 26 seasons. He also coached track and was an assistant basketball coach, in addition to teaching a full academic schedule. His record as the head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan was 116 wins, 119 losses, and 7 ties. His Coyotes won four KCAC championships. As of the conclusion of the 2013 season, he was ranked first at Kansas Wesleyan in total wins. [3] He died on January 28, 2016 at the age of 89.[4]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1952–1961)
1952 Kansas Wesleyan 5–4 2–4
1953 Kansas Wesleyan 3–5–1 3–3–1
1954 Kansas Wesleyan 5–3–1 4–2–1
1955 Kansas Wesleyan 6–3 5–2
1956 Kansas Wesleyan 8–1 7–0 1st
1957 Kansas Wesleyan 8–1 6–1 1st
1958 Kansas Wesleyan 4–4–1 3–4
1959 Kansas Wesleyan 3–5–1
1960 Kansas Wesleyan 4–4–1 4–4–1
1961 Kansas Wesleyan 5–4 5–4
Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1963–1978)
1963 Kansas Wesleyan 3–6 3–6
1964 Kansas Wesleyan 3–6 3–6
1965 Kansas Wesleyan 3–6 3–6
1966 Kansas Wesleyan 2–7 2–7
1967 Kansas Wesleyan 6–3 6–3
1968 Kansas Wesleyan 7–2 7–2
1969 Kansas Wesleyan 8–2 5–0 (KCAC North) KWU def. Sterling 34-21 KCAC Championship Game
1970 Kansas Wesleyan 7–2 3–2 (KCAC North)
1971 Kansas Wesleyan 8–1 8–0 1st
1972 Kansas Wesleyan 3–5–1 3–4–1
1973 Kansas Wesleyan 2–8 1–7
1974 Kansas Wesleyan 2–8 2–6
1975 Kansas Wesleyan 5–5 5–3
1976 Kansas Wesleyan 3–7 2–6
1977 Kansas Wesleyan 2–7–1 2–5–1
1978 Kansas Wesleyan 1–9 1–7
Kansas Wesleyan: 116–119–7
Total: 116–119–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

References

  1. Cook, R.C. (1959). Who's who in American Education: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Educators of the United States 19. Who's Who in American Education. ISSN 0083-9418. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  2. "Dr. Franklin Bissell (bio)". Heidelberg College. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. College Football Data Warehouse Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes coaching records
  4. "Longtime beloved coach Gene Bissell has died at age 89". Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.

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