Jesse Branch
Jesse Branch (born February 1, 1941) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State University — now Missouri State University — from 1986 to 1994, and Henderson State University from 2001 through 2004, compiling an overall college football record of 67 wins, 75 losses, and one tie.[1] Branch also was the associate athletic director at the University of Arkansas from 1995 until 2000.
Head coaching record
| Year |
Team |
Overall |
Conference | Standing |
Bowl/playoffs |
NCAA# |
| Southwest Missouri State Bears (Gateway Football Conference) (1986–1994) |
| 1986 |
Southwest Missouri State |
3–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | | |
| 1987 |
Southwest Missouri State |
5–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | | |
| 1988 |
Southwest Missouri State |
5–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | | |
| 1989 |
Southwest Missouri State |
10–3 | 5–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 9 |
| 1990 |
Southwest Missouri State |
9–3 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 6 |
| 1991 |
Southwest Missouri State |
6–4–1 | 3–3 | 3rd | | |
| 1992 |
Southwest Missouri State |
6–5 | 4–2 | T–2nd | | |
| 1993 |
Southwest Missouri State |
7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | | |
| 1994 |
Southwest Missouri State |
4–7 | 2–4 | T–5th | | |
| Southwest Missouri State: |
55–44–1 | 31–23 | |
| Henderson State Reddies (Gulf South Conference) (2001–2004) |
| 2001 |
Henderson State |
1–10 | 1–8 | 11th | | |
| 2002 |
Henderson State |
5–6 | 5–4 | T–5th | | |
| 2003 |
Henderson State |
4–7 | 3–6 | T–7th | | |
| 2004 |
Henderson State |
2–8 | 2–7 | T–11th | | |
| Henderson State: |
12–31 | 11–15 | |
| Total: | 67–75–1 | |
| National championship Conference title Conference division title |
| #Rankings from final NCAA Poll. |
References
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- Walter Langston (1909)
- Corliss Buchanan (1910–1911)
- Arthur W. Briggs (1912–1917)
- Paul Andrews (1918)
- Arthur W. Briggs (1919–1933)
- Andrew McDonald (1934–1937)
- Red Blair (1938–1942)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Red Blair (1945–1946)
- Tommy O'Boyle (1947–1948)
- Fred Thomsen (1949–1952)
- Bill Dellastatious (1953–1954)
- Harold Stratton (1955)
- Aldo Sebben (1956–1960)
- Orville Pottenger (1961–1964)
- Jim Mentis (1965–1968)
- Don Cross (1969–1975)
- Rich Johanningmeier (1976–1985)
- Jesse Branch (1986–1994)
- Del Miller (1995–1998)
- Randy Ball (1999–2005)
- Terry Allen (2006–2014)
- Dave Steckel (2015– )
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- J. B. Webster (1905)
- J. H. Lassiter (1906)
- Jimmy R. Haygood (1907–1918)
- Bill Watson (1919)
- Jimmy R. Haygood (1920–1924)
- Bo Rowland (1925–1930)
- Bo Sherman (1931–1934)
- Solon B. Sudduth (1935–1938)
- Lloyd Grow (1939)
- Tom Murphy (1940)
- Duke Wells (1941)
- No team (1942–1944)
- Duke Wells (1945–1961)
- Jim Mack Sawyer (1962–1966)
- Clyde Berry (1967–1970)
- Sporty Carpenter (1971–1989)
- Ken Turner (1990–1993)
- Ronnie Kerr (1994–1998)
- Patrick Nix (1999–2000)
- Jesse Branch (2001–2004)
- Scott Maxfield (2005– )
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