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Capital University

Capital Football Coaching History

*Last Updated JDecember 12, 2023
 

Jerry Katherman (1923-28)
Capital's first coach brought the Crusaders into the Ohio Athletic Conference in 1927.

Year W L T
1923 2 2 1
1924 4 4
1925 4 3 1
1926 3 2 2
1927 3 4
1928 1 6
Totals (.452) 17 21 4

Bill Bernlohr (1929-38, 44-45)
"Mr. Bill" served two stints as head football coach. He was also basketball coach and baseball coach while serving as athletic director until 1971.

Year W L T
1929 0 5 2
1930 5 1
1931 1 5 1
1932 1 4 2
1933 1 4
1934 2 5
1935 5 2
1936 4 2 1
1937 4 4
1938 6 1 1
1944 3 3
1945 5 1
Totals (.500) 37 37 10

Paul Davidson (1938-42)

Year W L T
1939 5 2
1940 3 3
1941 2 4 1
1942 3 4
Totals (.500) 13 13 2

Dale Rose (1946-50)

Year W L T
1946 1 6
1947 2 6
1948 4 4
1949 2 6
1950 0 8
Totals (.230) 9 30

Jack Landrum (1951-60)
Landrum is the winningest coach in school history and had only two losing seasons.

Year W L T
1951 2 4 1
1952 4 4
1953 5 3
1954 6 2
1955 5 3
1956 5 2
1957 6 1 1
1958 4 3 1
1959 4 4
1960 2 6
Totals (.570) 43 32 4

Gene Slaughter (1961-85)
Capital's all-time wins leader won the Stagg Bowl in 1970.

Year W L T
1961 5 2 1
1962 4 4
1963 2 6
1964 7 1
1965 6 2
1966 6 2
1967 5 3
1968 5 3
1969 3 4 1
1970 8 1
1971 3 6
1972 4 5
1973 4 4
1974 5 4
1975 1 8
1976 5 3 1
1977 5 4
1978 6 3
1979 5 4
1980 6 3
1981 6 3
1982 5 4
1983 4 5
1984 5 5
1985 5 5
Totals (.560) 120 94 3

Roger Welsh (1986-96)
Welsh led Capital to its only OAC title and an NCAA Playoffs bid in 1987.

Year W L T
1986 4 5
1987 7 2
1988 6 4
1989 1 9
1990 6 4
1991 6 3
1992 2 7 1
1993 5 5
1994 2 8
1995 1 9
1996 1 9
Totals (.391) 41 65 4

Jim Collins (1997-2007)
Collins led Capital to a school-record 11 wins and a second straight appearance in the NCAA Playoffs quarterfinals in 2006. A three-time OAC Coach of the Year (2001, 2003, 2006), he also won the 2006 Lee Tressel Ohio College Coach of the Year Award.

Year W L
1997 3 7
1998 1 9
1999 2 8
2000 3 7
2001 7 3
2002 6 4
2003 8 2
2004 7 3
2005 10 3
2006 11 2
2007 8 3
Totals (.564) 66 51

Jim Bickel (2008-09)

Year W L
2008 5 5
2009 7 3
Totals (.600) 12 8

Henry Stanford (2010-12)

Year W L
2010 5 5
2011 5 5
2012 2 8
Totals (.400) 12 18

Craig Candeto (2012-2015)

Overall OAC
Year W L W L

2013

3 7 3 6

2014

3 7 2 7
2015 3 7 3 6
Totals (.300) 9 21 8 19

Chad Rogosheske (2015-2020)

Overall OAC
Year W L W L

2016

4 6 4 5

2017

1 9 1

8

2018

3 7 3

6

2019 0 10 0 9
Totals (.250)  8 32 8 28
 

Brian Foos (2020-present)

Overall OAC
Year W L W L

2020*

0 4 0 4

2021

2 8 1 8
2022 0 10 0 9
2023 1 9 1 8
Totals (.088) 3 31 2 29
*2020 season shortened and played in spring 2021 due to Covid-19