Ken Wable
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 22, 1927 Van Wert, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 2018 (aged 91) Alliance, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Muskingum |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952–1953 | New London HS (OH) |
| 1954–1955 | Massillon Washington HS (OH) (assistant) |
| 1956–1957 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
| 1958–1960 | Muskingum (assistant) |
| 1961 | Cornell (assistant) |
| 1962–1985 | Mount Union |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 123–95–2 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 OAC (1985) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× OAC Coach of the Year (1982, 1985) | |
Kenneth Wable (August 22, 1927 – September 6, 2018)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mount Union University in Alliance, Ohio from 1962 to 1985.[2]
Beginning in 1979, Wable began a streak of consecutive winning seasons that persists to this day.[3]
Head coaching record[edit]
College[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union Purple Raiders (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1962–1985) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Mount Union | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–10th | |||||
| 1963 | Mount Union | 1–8 | 1–5 | 13th | |||||
| 1964 | Mount Union | 4–5 | 3–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1965 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 5–2 | T–4th | |||||
| 1966 | Mount Union | 4–5 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1967 | Mount Union | 2–6–1 | 2–5–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1968 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 3–3 | 8th | |||||
| 1969 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 3–3 | 9th | |||||
| 1970 | Mount Union | 8–1 | 4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1971 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Mount Union | 1–8 | 0–5 | 6th (Red) | |||||
| 1973 | Mount Union | 3–6 | 0–5 | 6th (Red) | |||||
| 1974 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2nd (Blue) | |||||
| 1975 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 2–2 | 3rd (Blue) | |||||
| 1976 | Mount Union | 3–6 | 1–4 | 5th (Blue) | |||||
| 1977 | Mount Union | 4–5 | 2–3 | 4th (Blue) | |||||
| 1978 | Mount Union | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | T–4th (Red) | |||||
| 1979 | Mount Union | 7–2 | 3–2 | T–3rd (Red) | |||||
| 1980 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 4–1 | 2nd (Red) | |||||
| 1981 | Mount Union | 5–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd (Red) | |||||
| 1982 | Mount Union | 8–1 | 4–1 | 2nd (Red) | |||||
| 1983 | Mount Union | 6–3 | 2–3 | T–3rd (Blue) | |||||
| 1984 | Mount Union | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Mount Union | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| Mount Union: | 123–95–2 | 69–67–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 123–95–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "KENNETH WABLE". The Repository. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Former Mount Union Football Coach Ken Wable Passes Away". Mount Union Purple Raiders football. September 6, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "Ken Wable, early architect of Mount Union football's rise, passes away". cantonrep.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.