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American football player and coach

Fran Schwenk
Biographical details
Born	c. 1948
Playing career
c. 1968	Northwest Missouri State

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971	Eastgate Jr. HS (MO)
1972	Northwest Missouri State (assistant)
1973–1975	Rock Port HS (MO)
1976–?	Clinton HS (MO) (assistant)
1979	William Jewell (assistant)
1980–1983	Missouri Western (DB)
1984–2004	Doane
2005–2009	William Jewell
2014–2018	Saint Mary (LB)

Head coaching record
Overall	136–116–3 (college)
Tournaments	1–1 (NAIA D-II playoffs) 2–1 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NIAC (1984, 1993, 1997)

Fran Schwenk (born c. 1948) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Doane College from 1984 to 2004 and at William Jewell College from 2005 to 2009, compiling a career college football coaching record of 136–116–3.

Coaching career

Schwenk was the 31st head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska and he held that position for 21 seasons, from 1984 until 2004. His coaching record at Doane was 114–87–3.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	NAIA
Doane Tigers (Nebraska Intercollegiate / Nebraska–Iowa / Great Plains) (1984–2004)
1984	Doane	6–4	4–1	T–1st
1985	Doane	6–3–1	4–1	2nd
1986	Doane	5–5	3–2	T–2nd
1987	Doane	5–5	2–3	T–4th
1988	Doane	4–5	3–2	T–2nd
1989	Doane	5–4–1	3–2	T–2nd
1990	Doane	3–7	2–3	4th
1991	Doane	5–4	2–3	T–3rd
1992	Doane	5–3–1	3–2–1	4th
1993	Doane	10–1	6–0	1st	L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal
1994	Doane	4–5	3–3	4th
1995	Doane	3–6	3–3	T–3rd
1996	Doane	6–3	4–2	T–2nd
1997	Doane	11–1	6–0	1st	L NAIA Semifinal
1998	Doane	5–4	4–2	2nd
1999	Doane	7–3	4–2	2nd		15
2000	Doane	5–4	5–3	T–3rd
2001	Doane	6–3	5–3	4th
2002	Doane	7–3	6–2	T–2nd		17
2003	Doane	4–6	4–6	T–7th
2004	Doane	2–8	2–8	9th
Doane:		114–87–3	78–53–1
William Jewell Cardinals (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (2005–2009)
2005	William Jewell	6–4	6–4	T–5th
2006	William Jewell	5–5	5–5	T–5th
2007	William Jewell	6–4	6–4	T–4th
2008	William Jewell	4–7	4–6	T–6th
2009	William Jewell	1–9	1–9	10th
William Jewell:		22–29	22–28
Total:		136–116–3
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 William Jewell Cardinals head football coaches
No coach (1894–1895) No team (1896) No coach (1897) Eddie T. Pendelton (1898) Hiram Jones (1899) Braum (1900) Stoval (1901) David Edwin Killiam (1902) Horner Graves (1903) Marvin Burch (1904) John Cramer (1905–1906) Asa Martin (1907) Alpha Brumage (1908–1909) Harry Campbell (1910) Bud Saunders (1911) Prewitt Roberts (1912) Robert E. Bowles (1913–1926) Bill Collins (1927–1932) Robert E. Bowles (1933–1936) Henri Godfriaux (1937–1942) No team (1943) Henri Godfriaux (1944) No team (1945) Henri Godfriaux (1946) Pat Bradshaw (1947–1949) Norris Patterson (1950–1967) Jim A. Nelson (1968–1977) Stan McGarvey (1978–1980) Vic Wallace (1981–1986) Stan McGarvey (1987–1988) Dan Carter (1989–1992) Sam Brown (1993–1996) Jeff Floyd (1997–2000) Dave Bassore (2001–2004) Fran Schwenk (2005–2009) Jerod Kruse (2010–2014) Shawn Weigel (2015–2018) Chuck Lliteras # (2019) Mike McGlinchey Jr. (2020–2022) Neil Linhart # (2023) Jason Ambroson (2024– ) # denotes interim head coach

William Jewell Cardinals head football coaches

No coach (1894–1895)
No team (1896)
No coach (1897)
Eddie T. Pendelton (1898)
Hiram Jones (1899)
Braum (1900)
Stoval (1901)
David Edwin Killiam (1902)
Horner Graves (1903)
Marvin Burch (1904)
John Cramer (1905–1906)
Asa Martin (1907)
Alpha Brumage (1908–1909)
Harry Campbell (1910)
Bud Saunders (1911)
Prewitt Roberts (1912)
Robert E. Bowles (1913–1926)
Bill Collins (1927–1932)
Robert E. Bowles (1933–1936)
Henri Godfriaux (1937–1942)
No team (1943)
Henri Godfriaux (1944)
No team (1945)
Henri Godfriaux (1946)
Pat Bradshaw (1947–1949)
Norris Patterson (1950–1967)
Jim A. Nelson (1968–1977)
Stan McGarvey (1978–1980)
Vic Wallace (1981–1986)
Stan McGarvey (1987–1988)
Dan Carter (1989–1992)
Sam Brown (1993–1996)
Jeff Floyd (1997–2000)
Dave Bassore (2001–2004)
Fran Schwenk (2005–2009)
Jerod Kruse (2010–2014)
Shawn Weigel (2015–2018)
Chuck Lliteras # (2019)
Mike McGlinchey Jr. (2020–2022)
Neil Linhart # (2023)
Jason Ambroson (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

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