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American football player and coach (born 1949)

Brian Naber
Biographical details
Born	(1949-02-07) February 7, 1949 (age 75)
Playing career
c. 1970	Concordia (NE)

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1983	Doane
1984–1989	Cameron

Head coaching record
Overall	54–40–2
Tournaments	6–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NAIA Division I (1987) 1 NIAC (1983)

Brian Naber (born February 7, 1949) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Doane College from 1981 to 1983 and at Cameron University from 1984 to 1989, compiling a career college football record of 54–40–2.

Coaching career

Naber was the 30th head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for three seasons, from 1981 until 1983. His coaching record at Doane was 16–14. Naber also took his Cameron team to the NAIA Championship game in 1986 and 1987, winning the national title on December 13, 1987, with a 30–2 thrashing of Carson–Newman at Cameron's home stadium in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Doane Tigers (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1981–1983)
1981	Doane	2–7	2–3	4th
1982	Doane	7–4	3–2	T–2nd
1983	Doane	7–3	4–1	T–1st
Doane:		16–14	9–6
Cameron Aggies (NAIA Division I independent) (1984–1987)
1984	Cameron	5–5
1985	Cameron	3–7
1986	Cameron	11–2–1			L NAIA Division I Championship
1987	Cameron	11–2			W NAIA Division I Championship
Cameron Aggies (Lone Star Conference) (1988–1989)
1988	Cameron	5–3–1	4–3	T–4th
1989	Cameron	3–7	2–5	T–5th
Cameron:		38–26–2	6–8
Total:		54–40–2
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

Doane College coaching records Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

v t e Doane Tigers head football coaches
No coach (1890–1891) F. P. Reed (1892) Albert W. Jefferis (1893) John Lyman (1894) F. W. Sweeney (1895) No coach (1896) No team (1897–1898) S. L. Mains (1899–1900) Harold Hughs (1901) Joseph Pipal (1902) M. O. Smith (1903) John Fuhrer (1904–1907) R. L. Carns (1908) F. M. Clark (1909) Earl Johnson (1910–1912) Earnest Frank (1913) T. T. McConnell (1914) Paul J. Schissler (1915) Alger H. Wood (1916) No team (1917–1918) H. H. Johnston (1919–1922) H. J. Nossek (1923) Ward Haylett (1924–1927) Roy L. Pierce (1928–1932) A. Eugene Haylett (1933–1941) James L. Dutcher (1942–1951) Aubrey Givens (1952) Fran Nagle (1953–1954) Al Papik (1955–1970) Ray Best (1971–1975) Joe Glenn (1976–1979) Nathan Hinkle (1980) Brian Naber (1981–1983) Fran Schwenk (1984–2004) Tommie Frazier (2005–2006) Matt Franzen (2007–2017) Chris Bessler (2018–2023) Jonathan Johnson (2024– )

Doane Tigers head football coaches

No coach (1890–1891)
F. P. Reed (1892)
Albert W. Jefferis (1893)
John Lyman (1894)
F. W. Sweeney (1895)
No coach (1896)
No team (1897–1898)
S. L. Mains (1899–1900)
Harold Hughs (1901)
Joseph Pipal (1902)
M. O. Smith (1903)
John Fuhrer (1904–1907)
R. L. Carns (1908)
F. M. Clark (1909)
Earl Johnson (1910–1912)
Earnest Frank (1913)
T. T. McConnell (1914)
Paul J. Schissler (1915)
Alger H. Wood (1916)
No team (1917–1918)
H. H. Johnston (1919–1922)
H. J. Nossek (1923)
Ward Haylett (1924–1927)
Roy L. Pierce (1928–1932)
A. Eugene Haylett (1933–1941)
James L. Dutcher (1942–1951)
Aubrey Givens (1952)
Fran Nagle (1953–1954)
Al Papik (1955–1970)
Ray Best (1971–1975)
Joe Glenn (1976–1979)
Nathan Hinkle (1980)
Brian Naber (1981–1983)
Fran Schwenk (1984–2004)
Tommie Frazier (2005–2006)
Matt Franzen (2007–2017)
Chris Bessler (2018–2023)
Jonathan Johnson (2024– )

v t e Cameron Aggies head football coaches
Unknown (1912) George L. Hawkinson (1913) Robert P. Short (1914) Harry J. Clemmer (1915) Emmett Gee (1916) C. L. Russell (1917) Unknown (1918) Byron F. Jolly (1919–1922) Guy Lookabaugh (1923) Unknown (1924) Goldie Dennis (1925–1926) William Huff (1927–1928) Penn Dickinson (1929–1931) Bryan J. Griffon (1932–1933) Julius H. Johnston (1934–1938) Jess Thompson (1939–1941) Lyle Yarbrough (1942) No team (1943–1945) Jess Thompson (1946) Billy Stamps (1947) Darwin Johnson (1948–1950) Jess Thompson (1951–1954) Leroy Montgomery (1955–1963) Lester Jensen (1964–1973) John Linville (1974–1975) Jim Helms (1976–1978) Keith Lavender (1979–1980) Cecil Morris (1981–1983) Brian Naber (1984–1989) Frank Crosson (1990–1992)

Cameron Aggies head football coaches

Unknown (1912)
George L. Hawkinson (1913)
Robert P. Short (1914)
Harry J. Clemmer (1915)
Emmett Gee (1916)
C. L. Russell (1917)
Unknown (1918)
Byron F. Jolly (1919–1922)
Guy Lookabaugh (1923)
Unknown (1924)
Goldie Dennis (1925–1926)
William Huff (1927–1928)
Penn Dickinson (1929–1931)
Bryan J. Griffon (1932–1933)
Julius H. Johnston (1934–1938)
Jess Thompson (1939–1941)
Lyle Yarbrough (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
Jess Thompson (1946)
Billy Stamps (1947)
Darwin Johnson (1948–1950)
Jess Thompson (1951–1954)
Leroy Montgomery (1955–1963)
Lester Jensen (1964–1973)
John Linville (1974–1975)
Jim Helms (1976–1978)
Keith Lavender (1979–1980)
Cecil Morris (1981–1983)
Brian Naber (1984–1989)
Frank Crosson (1990–1992)

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