Morningside Football Coaching Records (RS- Regular Season, PS-Conference Post-Season)

Year-By-Year

Overall Coaching Results

Year Coach

Record

Overall, Conf, PS

 Finish Notes
2023 Steve Ryan 8-3 7-2 0-1 T-2nd GPAC Lost in Opening round
2022 Steve Ryan 11-1 10-0 1-1 1st GPAC Lost in Qtr Finals
2021 Steve Ryan 14-0 10-0 4-0 1st GPAC NAIA National Champion - Ranked #1-
2020 Steve Ryan 10-1 8-0 2-1 1st GPAC Lost in Semi-Finals, GPAC COY
2019 Steve Ryan 14-0 9-0 4-0 1st GPAC NAIA National Champions - Ranked #1- Steve Ryan NAIA/AFCA COY, GPAC COY
2018 Steve Ryan 15-0 9-0 4-0 1st GPAC NAIA National Champions - Ranked #1 - Steve Ryan NAIA/AFCA COY, GPAC COY
2017 Steve Ryan 13-1 8-0 2-1 1st GPAC Lost in Semi-Finals, GPAC COY
2016 Steve Ryan 10-2 8-0 1-1 1st GPAC Lost in Qtr Finals
2015 Steve Ryan 12-2 9-0 2-1 1st GPAC Lost in Semi-Finals - GPAC COY
2014 Steve Ryan 11-2 8-1 2-1 1st GPAC Lost in Semi-Finals
2013 Steve Ryan 11-2 8-1 2-1 1st GPAC Lost in Semi-Finals
2012 Steve Ryan 13-1 9-0 3-1 1st GPAC Lost in Championship - Steve Ryan NAIA/AFCA COY - GPAC COY
2011 Steve Ryan 9-2 8-1 0-1 1st GPAC Lost in 1st Round - GPAC COY
2010 Steve Ryan 10-2 9-1 1-1 2nd GPAC Lost in Qtr Finals - Ranked #5
2009 Steve Ryan 10-2 9-1 1-1 2nd GPAC Lost in Qtr Finals - Ranked #5
2008 Steve Ryan 10-2 9-1 1-1 2nd GPAC Lost in Qtr Finals - Ranked #5
2007 Steve Ryan 9-3 8-2 1-1 T-2nd GPAC Lost in Qtr Finals
2006 Steve Ryan 9-3 8-2 1-1 3rd GPAC Lost in Qtr Finals
2005 Steve Ryan 12-1 10-0 2-1 1st GPAC Lost in Semi-Finals - GPAC COY
2004 Steve Ryan 8-3 8-2 0-1 T-2nd GPAC Lost in 1st Round - GPAC COY - NAIA Football.net COY
2003 Steve Ryan 3-7 3-7   9th Great Plains 1st season in GPAC
2002 Steve Ryan 5-5 NA     Independent
2001 Steve Ryan NA NA     Only played JV games
2000 Dave Elliott 1-10 0-9   North Central  
1999 Dave Elliott 3-8 2-7   North Central  
1998 Dave Elliott 2-9 1-8   North Central  
1997 Dave Elliott 0-11 0-9   North Central  
1996 Dave Elliott 1-10 0-9   North Central  
1995 Dave Elliott 0-9-2 0-8-1   North Central  
1994 Charlie Cowdrey 3-8 2-7   North Central  
1993 Charlie Cowdrey 2-9 1-8   North Central  
1992 Dave Dolch 0-11 0-9   North Central Had to Forfeit 5 wins and 1 tie
1991 Dave Dolch 2-8 1-7   North Central  
1990 Dave Dolch 0-11 0-9   North Central  
1989 Dave Dolch 0-11 0-9   North Central  
1988 Erv Mondt 0-11 0-9   North Central  
1987 Erv Mondt 4-7 3-6   North Central  
1986 Erv Mondt 1-10 1-8   North Central  
1985 Erv Mondt 7-3-1 5-3-1   North Central  
1984 Erv Mondt 6-5 5-4   North Central  
1983 Erv Mondt 1-10 1-8   North Central  
1982 Tim McGuire 2-9 0-7   North Central  
1981 Tim McGuire 5-6 2-5   North Central  
1980 Lyle Eidsness 3-8 0-7   North Central  
1979 Steve Miller 0-10 0-6   North Central  
1978 Steve Miller 2-8 0-6   North Central  
1977 Steve Miller 2-6-1 1-5-1   North Central  
1976 John Dornon 1-7-1 0-5-1   North Central  
1975 John Dornon 3-6 2-5   North Central  
1974 John Dornon 0-9 0-7   North Central  
1973 Dewey Halford 0-9 0-7   8th North Central  
1972 Dewey Halford 2-8 1-6   North Central  
1971 Dewey Halford 7-3 3-3   North Central  
1970 Dewey Halford 3-5 2-4   North Central  
1969 Dewey Halford 4-5 2-4   North Central  
1968 Dewey Halford 4-5 2-4   North Central  
1967 Dewey Halford 4-5 2-4   4th North Central  
1966 Dewey Halford 3-6 1-5   North Central  
1965 Dewey Halford 5-4 3-3   North Central  
1964 Dewey Halford 4-5 2-4   4th North Central  
1963 Dewey Halford 3-5 1-5   North Central  
1962 Dewey Halford 2-7 2-4   5th North Central  
1961 Dewey Halford 3-6 2-4   4th North Central  
1960 Dewey Halford 4-5 2-4   5th North Central  
1959 Dewey Halford 5-4 3-3   North Central  
1958 Dewey Halford 4-4 3-3   T-3rd North Central  
1957 Dewey Halford 6-2-1 4-1-1   2nd North Central  
1956 Dewey Halford 6-1-1 4-1-1   1st North Central Halford NAIA Coach of the Year
1955 Dewey Halford 4-3-1 3-2-1   3rd North Central  
1954 Clayton Droullard 5-3 4-1   T-1st North Central  
1953 Clayton Droullard 3-5 2-4   4th North Central  
1952 Clayton Droullard 5-3 3-3   North Central  
1951 Clayton Droullard 3-5-1 2-4   North Central  
1950 Geroge Allen 6-2-1 3-2-1   North Central  
1949 Geroge Allen 7-3-1 3-2-1   North Central Connie Callahan AP All-American
1948 Geroge Allen 3-6 2-5   North Central  
1947 Lee Davis 4-4 0-4   North Central  
1946 Lee Davis 3-5-1 2-3-1   North Central  
1945 Russell Hughes 2-2-1 NA   North Central No NCC games due to WW II - NWU game in question W or L
1944 Stafford Cassell NA NA   North Central No games due to WW II
1943 Stafford Cassell NA NA   North Central No games due to WW II
1942 Stafford Cassell 2-6 1-6   7th North Central  
1941 Jason M. Saunderson 3-5 1-4   T-5th North Central  
1940 Jason M. Saunderson 3-2-2 2-2-1   4th North Central  
1939 Jason M. Saunderson 2-6 1-5   North Central  
1938 Jason M. Saunderson 4-3-1 1-3-1   North Central  
1937 Jason M. Saunderson 4-2-2 2-2-1   North Central  
1936 Jason M. Saunderson 3-4 2-3   4th North Central  
1935 Jason M. Saunderson 0-6-1 0-5-1   7th North Central  
1934 Jason M. Saunderson 4-3-1 2-1-1   T-2nd North Central  
1933 Jason M. Saunderson 4-4 1-3   4th North Central  
1932 Jason M. Saunderson 2-6 0-4   North Central  
1931 Jason M. Saunderson 2-6 1-3   North Central  
1930 Jason M. Saunderson 7-2 2-2   3rd North Central  
1929 Jason M. Saunderson 4-3 1-3   4th North Central  
1928 Jason M. Saunderson 5-4 1-3   T-3rd North Central  
1927 Jason M. Saunderson 3-5 1-2   North Central  
1926 Jason M. Saunderson 6-2 3-1   North Central  
1925 Jason M. Saunderson 3-5 2-4   North Central  
1924 Jason M. Saunderson 2-5 1-4   North Central  
1923 Jason M. Saunderson 5-2 3-1   1st North Central NCC Champions
1922 Jason M. Saunderson 1-4-2 0-2-2   North Central  
1921 Jason M. Saunderson 5-2    
1920 Jason M. Saunderson 6-2    
1919 Jason M. Saunderson 5-2    
1918 Jason M. Saunderson 2-0    
1917 Jason M. Saunderson 5-1    
1916 Jason M. Saunderson 5-1-1    
1915 Jason M. Saunderson 3-3    
1914 Jason M. Saunderson 4-3    
1913 Jason M. Saunderson 5-2    
1912 Jason M. Saunderson 8-1-1    
1911 Henry W. Ewing 5-3    
1910 J.W. Holister 5-3    
1909 J.W. Holister 4-3-1   Did MC plays Dubuque twice this year??
1908 J.W. Holister 2-4-1    
1907 John L. Griffith 2-3-1    
1906 John L. Griffith 4-2-1    
1905 John L. Griffith 6-1-1   Did 10/10/1905 vs Cornell happen??
1904 Eli F. Peckumn 0-4-3   One place at 0-3-4??
1903 Everett M. Sweeley 5-4   Did 10/10/1903 vs Simpson happen??
1902 Charles G. Flanagan 0-1    
1901 Charles G. Flanagan 2-3    
1900 Robert Negley Van Horne 2-2    
1899 Robert Negley Van Horne No games    
1989 Robert Negley Van Horne 0-1-1   One place had 4-0??

Coaches Totals updated 12/20/21

Coach Years (seasons) Record Notes
Steve Ryan 2001- Current (22) 227-43

NAIA Champions 2021, 2019 and 2018, GPAC COY (11), 2022,2021,2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2005, 2004), NAIA/AFCA COY (3) (2012, 2018, 2019)

2004 NAIA.net COY GPAC Record 165-21 Post-Season Record 33-16

Dave Elliott 1995-2000 (5) 7-48  
Charlie Cowdrey 1993-94 (2) 5-17  
Dave Dolch 1989-92 (4) 2-41 NCC Forfeits
Erv Mondt 1983-1988 (6) 19-46-1  
Tim McGuire 1981-82 (2) 7-15  
Lyle Eidsness 1980 (1) 3-8  
Steve Miller 1977-79 (3) 4-24-1  
John Dornon 1974-76 (3) 4-22-1 1956 NAIA coach of the year - 1956 NCC Champs
Dewey Halford 1955-73 (19) 73-92-3  
Clayton Droullard 1951-54 (4) 16-16-1  
Geroge Allen 1948-50 (3) 16-11-2  
Lee Davis 1946-47 (2) 7-9-1  
Russell Hughes 1945 (1) 3-1-1  
Stafford Cassell 1942-44 (3) 2-6 WW II took the 1943-44 season
Jason M. Saunderson 1912-41 (30) 118-93-11  
Henry W. Ewing 1911 (1) 5-3  
J.W. Holister 1908-10 (3) 11-10-2 ???? currently correct, but in question 1909 did we play Dubuque twice
John L. Griffith 1905-07 (3) 12-6-3  
Eli F. Peckumn 1904 (1) 0-3-4 ????? I have 0-4-3
Everett M. Sweeley 1903 (1) 5-3 ????? I have 5-4 10/10/1903 game vs Simpson in question
Charles G. Flanagan 1901-02 (2) 2-4  
Robert Negley Van Horne 1898-1900 (3) 6-2-2 ?????? I have 2-3-1, 1898 games ?