List of Missouri Western Griffons head football coaches

Th Missouri Western Griffons football program is a college football team that represents Missouri Western State University. The team has had 5 head coaches since organized football began in 1970. The Griffons have played in almost than 500 games in its 45 seasons. In those seasons, one coaches have led the Griffons to postseason play: Jerry Partridge. Partridge is also the only coach to have won conference championships with the Griffons. Partridge is the all-time leader in games coached, years coached, and winning percentage. Harold Coagle is, in terms of winning percentage, the least successful coach the Griffons have had as he has a .276 winning percentage.^[1]

Key

General # Number of coaches[A 1] CCs Conference championships[2] NCs National championships † Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall games GC Games coached OW Wins OL Losses OT Ties[A 2] O% Winning percentage

Conference games CW Wins CL Losses CT Ties C% Winning percentage

Postseason games PW Wins PL Losses PT Ties

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2014 NCAA Division II football season

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	CCs	NCs	National awards
1	Coagle, HaroldHarold Coagle	1970–1973	38	10	27	1	.276	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	Hicklin, RobRob Hicklin	1974–1985	125	65	55	5	.540	31	31	0	.500	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	Darnell, DennisDennis Darnell	1986–1990	54	19	34	1	.361	16	33	1	.330	—	—	—	—	—	—
4	McGarvey, StanStan McGarvey	1991–1996	66	39	25	2	.606	29	24	2	.527	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Partridge, JerryJerry Partridge	1997–present	210	139	71	0	.661	107	56	0	.656	6	6	—	2	—	—

Notes

1. A running total of the number of coaches of the Griffons. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is counted only once.
2. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[3]

References

^[3]

1. "2014 MWSU Media Guide". Missouri Western State University. 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
2. Missouri Western was not a member of an conference until 1977.
3. Whiteside, Kelly (2006-08-25). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-09-25.