The Alderson Broaddus Battlers football program was a college football team that represented Alderson Broaddus University as an NCAA Division II independent.
The team had eleven head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1905. The program ceased play in 1930, but in 2012 it was announced that it will begin playing once again starting with the 2012 season under new head coach Dennis Creehan. He would play with them until 2016 after stepping down to coach at The Spring League.
Key
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason | ||||
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| No. | Order of coaches | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage | ||||
Coaches
| No. | Name | Term | G | W | L | T | PCT | CW | CL | CT | PCT | PW | PL | PT | CCs | NCs | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randolph Howard | 1905–1907 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| X | No team | 1908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| -- | Unknown | 1909 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Prex Merrill | 1910 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| -- | Unknown | 1911–1917 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| X | No team | 1918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| -- | Unknown | 1919–1920 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.409 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Courtland Pollard | 1921 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Bill Latto | 1922 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Roman Krawchuck | 1923 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Furman Nuss | 1924 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Fred Chenoweth | 1925–1927 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0.318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Hunter Hardman | 1928–1930 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0.431 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| X | No team | 1931–2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Dennis Creehan | 2012–2016 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0.614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Sal Dewalt | 2017–2019 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Travis Everhart | 2020–2022 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0.038 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Notes
- Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.
- A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.
- When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.
- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2022 college football season.
References
- Shafer, Ian. "Alderson-Broaddus College (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- DeLassus, David. "Broaddus College Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- "A-B To Start Football in 2012". Alderson–Broaddus College. August 22, 2011. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- Hooke, Jonathon. "Creehan to No Longer Coach Football at AB Following 2016 season; Will Remain Athletic Director". Alderson Broaddus University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
| Alderson Broaddus Battlers head football coaches | |
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| Broaddus (1905–1931) |
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| Alderson (1921–1931) |
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| Alderson Broaddus (1932–2022) |
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