Ken Swearingen
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1934 |
| Playing career | |
| 1952–1953 | El Camino |
| 1955 | Pacific (CA) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1957–1961 | El Camino (assistant) |
| 1962–1975 | El Camino |
| 1976–1994 | Saddleback |
| 2004–2005 | Desert |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 253–76–6 |
| Bowls | 8–6 |
| Tournaments | Football 4–1 (California JC large division playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 junior college national (1968, 1985, 1992) 1 California JC large division (1971) 3 Metropolitan Conference (1968, 1971, 1983) 10 Mission Conference (1977–1985, 1987) 2 Mission Conference Central Division (1991–1992) | |
| Awards | |
| All-Pacific Coast (1955) | |
Ken Swearingen (born c. 1934) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at El Camino College in Alondra Park, California from 1962 to 1975, Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California from 1975 to 1994, and the College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California from 2004 to 2005, compiling a career junior college football head coaching record of 253–76–6. His 253 wins are the most of any junior college football coach. Swearingen led his teams to three national titles, at El Camino in 1968, and Saddleback in 1985 and 1992. His 1971 El Camino team also won the California state large division championship.
Swearingen played football at El Camino in 1952 and 1952 and then at the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California. He returned to El Camino in 1957 as an assistant coach and succeeded Doug Essick as head coach following the 1961 season.[1][2][3]
Head coaching record[edit]
Junior college football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Warriors (Metropolitan Conference) (1962–1975) | |||||||||
| 1962 | El Camino | 7–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1963 | El Camino | 6–3 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1964 | El Camino | 6–3 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1965 | El Camino | 5–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1966 | El Camino | 5–2–2 | 3–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1967 | El Camino | 8–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1968 | El Camino | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L California JC large division semifinal | ||||
| 1969 | El Camino | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1970 | El Camino | 6–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1971 | El Camino | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | W California JC large division championship | ||||
| 1972 | El Camino | 7–1–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1973 | El Camino | 6–3 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1974 | El Camino | 8–1–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1975 | El Camino | 6–4 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| El Camino: | 98–30–5 | 59–24–3 | |||||||
| Saddleback Gauchos (Mission Conference) (1976–1994) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Saddleback | 6–3 | 6–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Saddleback | 10–1 | 7–0 | 1st | W Mission Bowl | ||||
| 1978 | Saddleback | 9–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L Mission Bowl | ||||
| 1979 | Saddleback | 10–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | W Mission Bowl | ||||
| 1980 | Saddleback | 9–1 | 5–1 | 1st | W Mission Bowl | ||||
| 1981 | Saddleback | 11–0 | 6–0 | 1st | W Pony Bowl | ||||
| 1982 | Saddleback | 9–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | L Orange County Bowl | ||||
| 1983 | Saddleback | 9–1–1 | 5–0–1 | T–1st | L Santa Ana Bowl | ||||
| 1984 | Saddleback | 9–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L Pony Bowl | ||||
| 1985 | Saddleback | 11–0 | 8–0 | 1st | W Pony Bowl | ||||
| 1986 | Saddleback | 5–5 | 5–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1987 | Saddleback | 9–2 | 8–1 | 1st | W Pony Bowl | ||||
| 1988 | Saddleback | 8–3 | 7–2 / 4–1 | 2nd (Central) | L Pony Bowl | ||||
| 1989 | Saddleback | 1–9 | 1–8 | 6th (Central) | |||||
| 1990 | Saddleback | 6–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd (Central) | |||||
| 1991 | Saddleback | 10–1 | 8–1 / 5–0 | 1st (Central) | W Orange County Bowl | ||||
| 1992 | Saddleback | 11–0 | 9–0 / 5–0 | 1st (Central) | W Orange County Bowl | ||||
| 1993 | Saddleback | 5–5 | 3rd (Central) | ||||||
| 1994 | Saddleback | 1–7–2 | 1–3–2 | 6th (Central) | |||||
| Saddleback: | 143–37–1 | ||||||||
| Desert Roadrunners () (2004–2005) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Desert | 6–5 | 5–3 | L U.S. Bank Beach Bowl | |||||
| 2005 | Desert | 6–4 | 5–3 | ||||||
| Desert: | 12–9 | 10–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 253–76–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Ken Swearingen New Warrior Grid Coach". Gardena Valley News and Imperial-Hollypark News. Gardena, California. December 3, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Carr, Al (May 13, 1976). "Saddleback, Coach Like Change". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 11, part III. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Carr, Al (May 13, 1976). "Saddleback's Ken Swearingen (continued)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 13, part III. Retrieved April 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "All-Time Yearly Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). El Camino College. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Program History". Saddleback College Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Archive". College of the Desert Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
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